Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10510, for Jonathan Thomas, North Carolina
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Thomas, Jonathan Patience 
R.10510
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State of Virginia 
Grayson County

On this 23rd day of October 1832 formally appeared in open court before the court of Grayson County now filing for Johnathan Thomas, a resident of Grayson County in the state of Virginia, aged 69 years, who having first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That in the year 1782 he volunteered, against the tories, and marched in a company, under Capt. William Douglas, in the pursuit of the tories, and overtook and defeated a party of them near Haw River in Orange County in the state of North Carolina, and after this he pursued them into Chatham Guilford and Randolph Counties in North Carolina, and then into the mountains of Virginia, about this time a tory by the name of Hightown, killed Col. Mebane of the Continental army, and the company in which this declarant was then serving pursued the said Hightown and one of his brothers, but could not overtake either of them, one other tory however was taken in this chase, by the name of McRobards, who, through the darkness of the night, afterwards made his escape. This declarant when the company were disbanded, received a discharge from Capt. William Douglas, dated 15th day of March 1782, herewith
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forwarded for the inspection of the War Department. Before the aforesaid service, for which this declarant has the discharge aforesaid, in the year 1781 while in a militia company commanded by a Capt. Richard Edward of Orange County, North Carolina, this declarant was taken prisoner by the British and tories about 2 miles from Hillsboro in North Carolina, and taken by the enemy, together with the Governor of North Carolina, his secretary and nearly all the members of the North Carolina Legislature with many others amounting as well as he now realises to 200 men, and carried them to Wilmington in the aforesaid state, Col. Archibald Litle of the regular troops was taken prisoner at the same time and place, the British were commanded by a Major Craig and after being kept at Wilmington a considerable time, intelligence of the surrender of Cornwallis reached the British, who immediately left the place for Charleston, and many of the tories returning to their homes in the upper part of North Carolina, brought the declarant with them from whom he soon escaped and immediately joined Capt. Douglas company and service therein, as herein before stated. This declarant was prisoner about 5 months as near as he can recollect,. He was born in Orange
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County, North Carolina, in the year 1762, Nov. 29th. He has a record of his age, made by his father, now at home, in his bible, He resided in Orange County North Carolina, until May 1782 when he removed into Montgomery County in the state of Virginia afterwards Wythe County from Grayson County where he yet resides. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 

His is known to Joshua Hank and Eli Cook in his present county who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. 
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Thomas

We Joshua Hank and Eli Cook, residing in the county of Grayson and state of Virginia, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Thomas who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a solider of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Joshua Hank
Eli Cook
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after [illegible] the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joshua Hank and Eli Cook who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Grayson and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
The discharge mentioned in the foregoing Declaration is as follows Vis: 
This is to certify that Jonathan Thomas hath served a tower [tour] of duty of three months in my company in the District of  in our expedition against the tories and is hereby discharged from the service. Given under my hand this 15th day of March 1782.
W. Douglas Capt.

I Martin Dickenson, Clerk of the Court of Grayson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original preceding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Thomas for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, at office, this 27th day of October 1832. 
M. Dickenson

Jonathan Thomas  W. 6883
J. P. Vaugh  Grayson CJ4 Va   
Law McCannah Grayson Va.
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State of Virginia 
Grayson County to wit

On this 18th day of April 1853 personally appeared before the undersigned on [illegible] Justices of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid and as such duly qualified to administer oaths Patience Thomas as a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 82 years who having duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 29th July 1848. She states she is the widow of Jonathan Thomas who was a private in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and for a specification and proof of the services after said husband she refers to the declaration and proof heretofore filed by the said Husband and thence procured since his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Thomas on the 14th February 1787, that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Thomas died on the 13th day of Dec. 1838. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January Eighteen Hundred viz: at the time above stated.
She further state she is now a widow and that she has not before made application for a pension. 
Patience Thomas her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
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above written before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid who doth further certify that the said Patience Thomas is well known him and from her age and bodily infirmity she cannot she cannot attend the court of the County of Grayson which is a court of Record and of which I as a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid constitute a member. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. 
Attest G. H. Matthews Harry Hash J.P.
[illegible] Cox

State of Virginia
County of Grayson

I Stephen M. Hale Clerk of the county court of Grayson County do hereby certify that Harry Hash Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made and who has there unto subscribed his name was at the time of doing so, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly elected commissioned and sworn, and that his signature there to is genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of April 1853
Stephen M Hale Clerk
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office
I, William J. Clarke, comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit:
Jonathan Thomas
Not. C. 11057, £13, S13 specie
Indent or Army certificate issued by auditors of Hillsborough District No. 2111 £6 S15 specie 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 27th day of January A.D. 1853
Wm. J. Clarke Comp
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Comptroller's Office N.C.
Raleigh May 19th 1852
Sir
A letter written by you to the Secretary of State some time since requesting information respecting the services of Jonathan Thomas was by him handed to me with the request that I would examine the records of payments, in this office, to Revolutionary soldiers and inform you of the result of the investigation. 
I searched again and again with great care and tho' I found many and large payments made to J Thomas I was unable to discover any trace of Jonathan.
Since that time I have recd. some ten or a dozen books belonging to this office which had been in the pensions office of Washington City and in them I find a payment to Jonathan Thomas. This will answer for a subtraction to base the assumption that the initial payments partly, if not wholly, were made to him. 
Please write particulars respecting the service, grade and c. and include the usual fee of five dollars, where I will promptly forward a certificate. 
S.D. Lewis
Very Respectfully
Your obt servant
Wm. J. Clarke, Comptr.
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Acts of July 14, 1882, and March 8, 1873 (crossed out) 
_________10, 510. [illegible]___________
P.O. ___________________________________
__Patience [?] Thomas________________ 
Service : ________________________________
Rejected (slanted on top) 
Enlisted : _______________________________, 18
Discharged: ____________________________,18

Application filed : _______________________, 18


Alleges : ____________________________________
P. O. _______________________________________
__________ Recognized.   ______________ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis.    Searched for ________, 18
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16,883
Jonathan Thomas 
vo.
Samuel Cambrough 3/53 [?]
Acts June 7, (added comma)1832
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No. 14.931
Patience Thomas
Widow of Jonathan
Va.
S. L. Lewis  August 4 1853
10510
Act July 7 1838
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This is to Certify that Jonathan Thomas haith served tower [tour] of duty of three months in my Company in the district of Hillsborough in an expedition against the tories and is hereby discharged from the same given under my hand this 11th day of March 1782 W. Douglas Capt