Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1011-100, for Luke Thomas, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey

Thomas Luke

Number 
B.L. Wt. 1011-100
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Hon. Romulus sanders. M. C.
No Carolina

Revolutionary Case
The heirs of Luke Thomas
[Illegible]
[illegible] No 1011-

Dec 14th 1821
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-1011-
The heirs of Luke Thomas
Private
New Jersey live-

[illegible] Dec. 18th 1821

1821
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Hon. R. M. Sanders-
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I Alexander Thomas aged sixty three years a citizen of the United States do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with Sally Thomas who has submitted the above Declaration in my presence and well know that she is the identical person She therein represents her self to be and further I know that her father Luke Thomas did “inform” the Military services therein stated having served two years with him in the same Company and Regiment under Captain James Broderick in Colonel Spencer’s regiment in the New Jersey [illegible] And further he was my brother and deceased in [illegible] 1874 and is  buried on my plantation.            Alexander Thomas

Before me
Isaac Odell 


I Sarah Thomas widow  & [illegible] of Luke Thomas [illegible] aged sixty years and citizen of the United States do upon oath declare that immediately after the close of the - Revolutionary War I became acquainted with Luke Thomas in the State of New Jersey Sussex County & we were married in seventeen hundred and eighty four and lived together as man and wife until eighteen hundred and fourteen in which year he died. We had nine children of which Sally Thomas is the youngest that is living & she lives with me it is my [illegible] she may have the patent from the land I often saw my husbands “illegible” house with a badge of Honor annexed he gave it to the children to play with upwards of twenty years ago and that was the way it was [illegible]
REN
Sarah x Thomas
      Mark

Before me
Isaac Odell
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I Charity Odell aged fifty four years a citizen of the United States do upon oath declare that in the year of seventeen hundred and ninety nine Luke Tomas husband of the aforementioned Sarah Thomas came and took me to his house at which time his daughter the aforementioned Salley Thomas was born

Charity x Odell
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Before me 
Isaac Odell


State of North Carolina |
Guilford County————|
Before me Isaac Odell one of the acting Justices of the [illegible] County—
Personally appeared the above named Salley Thomas [illegible] to the foregoing Declaration & in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act & deed—
And likewise appeared personally Alexander Thomas Sarah a Thomas widow and Charity Odell who hath submitted the above certificates of Identity and Legitimacy all to me well known to be persons of respectability & truth and have made solemn oaths to the truth of the [illegible] by them respectively submitted this twenty first day of November [illegible]

Isaac Odell
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New Jersey Battalion - [illegible] 9544.
In testimony that the above written Isaac Odell Esq. was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, [illegible] in the State of North Carolina County of Guilford at the above date and that his name there subscribed appear to me to be his usual signature. I [illegible] here unto offered the [illegible] seal and subscribed my name & [illegible] at office the 24th day of November AD 1821
Jon Hanner GGG

State of North Carolina |
Guilford Country.           |
[Illegible]
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State of North Carolina Guilford County} I Salley Thomas daughter of Luke Thomas aged Twentytwo years a citizen of the United States Do upon oath Testify & Declare to the Best of my knowledge & belief that in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven my father Luke Thomas did enlist in the army of the Revolution against the common Enemy of his country for the town of During the war and Served for the company commanded by James Broderick and for the Regiment under the Command of Colonel Spencer of the New Jersey line and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war in seventeen hundred & eighty three when he was [illegible] discharged his discharge is since Destoryed so that I cannot produce it to corroborated the above statement I further declare that he never to my knowledge received a warrant for the Bounty land promised to him on the part of the United States nor did he ever assign or transffer his claim to that gratuity for any manner whatsoever that I ever heard or understood [illegible] know all men by [illegible] to that I Salley Thomas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint the Honorable Remulus M Saunders of the county of Caswell and state aforesaid my true and lawfull attorney for me and for my name to demand and received from the Secretary of War of the United States or of such other perform as is only authorized to [illegible] & deliver me same a warrant for the quantity of land due to me & [illegible] & to sign a receipt on acquaintance therefor & my land atty is hereby fully authorized & empowered to constitute & appoint one or more attorneys under him for the special purposes above [illegible]. 

[signed] Isaac Odell [/signed]
[signed Salley Thomas [/signed]
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New Jersey Battalion - [illegible] 9544

In testimony that the above written] Isaac Odell Esq. a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgment, He in the State of North Carolina & County of Guilford at the above state that is name the subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature. I know hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed my name & [illegible] at office this 24th Day of November AD 1821

[signed] Jno Hanner [/signed]

State of North Carolina Guilford County }
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State of North Carolina }
Guilford County }
I Salley Thomas daughter of Luke Thomas aged twenty two years a citizen of the United States do upon oath testify & declare to the best of my knowledge & belief that in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven my father Luke Thomas did enlist in the army of the Revolution against the common enemy of his country for the term of during the War and served in the company commanded by James Broderick and in the regiment under command of Colonel Spencer of the New Jersey line and that he continued in the service aforesaid untill (sic) the close of the War in seventeen hundred & eighty three when he was regularly discharged.  His discharge is since destroyed so that I cannot produce it to corroborate the above statement.  I further declare that he never to my knowledge received a warrant for the bounty land promised to him on the part of the United States nor did he give assign or transfer his claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever that I ever heard or understood.  Therefore know all men by these presents that I Salley Thomas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint the Honourable Romulus M. Saunders of the County of Caswell and State aforesaid my true and lawfull (sic) attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States or of such other person as is duly authorised (sic) to [illegible] & deliver the same a warrant for the quantity of land due to me & [illegible] as aforesaid & to sign a receipt on acquaintance therefrom & my said atty is hereby fully authorised (sic) & empowered to constitute & appoint one or more attorneys under him for the special purposes above 
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Test Isaac Odell [illegible]
Salley Thomas [illegible]