Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23842, for Thomas Phillips, Rhode Island
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Service

Rhode Island                Phillips, Thomas      Number S23842
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28830
New York
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Thomas Phillips

Peterbough in the State of New York, 
was a private in the Company commanded 
Captain Johnson of the Reg 5  commanded
Col Waterman in the Militia of New York for 
6 months ---                $20.00

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Transcribed on the Roll of New York 
the rate of 20 Dollars -Cents [struck through] per annum
commence on the 4th day of March 1831

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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of July 1834 ---
and [unreadable] to C M Davis [unreadable] N.Y.

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Arrears to the 4th of March '34 -                       $60.00
Permanent allowance ending Sep 4th "            $10.00
                                                                                 _______
                                                                                 $70.00

Revolutionary Claims
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Vinal Luce, Clerk
Book E   Vol. 4     Page 115

Opposite page:

Date of death not on a/s
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State of New York 
Rensselaer County on this 27th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty-four I personally appeared in open courts before John D. Willard Esquire judge of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Rensselaer of the degree of Couseler avs  morse sitting Thomas Phillips a resident of the Town of Petersburgh in the county of Rensselaer and state of New York aged Eighty Seven years who being first duly sworn regarding to law oath and his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress dated June 7 1832. 

That he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers as herein stated. That he was born in North Kingston Rhode Island in the year 1747.  That his age is recorded in the town clerk’s office in said town that when he entered the service of the United States he was living in the town of East Greenwich in said state. That in the month of November 1776, he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in a company –commanded by Captain Allen Johnson that he was stationed at Warwick in said state. That when he entered the service of the United States the British shipping came into Newport. That he continued in the service four months, at was discharged at Warwick, that he received no written
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Discharge. The members of this regiment this deponent does not recollect. It was commanded by Col John Waterman. 

That on the first day of May in the year 1777. This deponent again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer that he resided in East Greenwich. That he entered the service for the term of one month. That Captain Allen Johnson commanded the company, Col John Waterman commanded the Regiment that he was stationed at East Greenwich in the state of Rhode Island that he received not written discharge. This despondent further says that in the year 1778. He removed to the town of Exeter Rhode Island these l--- Kings County. That he was called into service by draft in the month of July of that year that he was moved to North Kingston at Boston Neck. The company was commanded by Capt. Stephen Whitmans that he faithfully served out his term of one months and was discharged at Boston Neck in said state of Rhode Island that he received no written discharge that in the year 1779. He removed into Petersburgh Rensselaer County New York that in the year 1779 – the company to which he belonged. Was required to furnish
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There nine months were that the company was [illegible] into these classes and this deponent and eight other hired  a man by the name of William Sumat to serve the term of nine months and paid him forty dollars and give him a green blanket. 

And this deponent further says that he faithfully served as a private soldier in the service of the United States the several terms by his above stated. 

That he has no documentary evidence whatever of his services and enlistments and that he does not know of any person now living by whom he can prove his services alone specified that proved by the affidavits –hereto annexed, nor does he know of 
any person now living who is personally knowing to said services he has resided in Peterborough  where he now resides for the last fifty six years . That previously to that time he resided in the town of East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island that the name of the persons residing in his  [illegible] landlady and who an [illegible] with him for who can testify as to his character as to with this [illegible] and [illegible] beliefs as to his service as a soldier of the Revolution one Rufus Moit,  Percy Waits the  [illegible] relinquishes any claims
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[illegible] claim whatever to a Pension an an annuitgy except the [illegible]  and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state-

Given to subs[illegible] 
In open court the day + year aforesaid, 

Henry R. Bristol, Clerk [signature]  Thomas Phillips [signature]
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/196397518?objectPanel=transcription&objectPage=7


Mc Fy[illegible]  Lewis a clergyman  a resident in the town of Peterbough County of Renper[ ] in State of New York + Percy Wait + Rufus wait residing in the same place hereby certify  that we are acquainted with Thomas Phillips who was subscribed as [illegible] to the above declaration that we believe him[ illegible] . Eighty-seven years of age that he is representing [illegible] in the [illegible] where he resides [illegible] a soldering of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
 
Sworn to [illegible] in open court the day + yar aforesaid
Henry R. Bristol clerk (signature)
 
F. Lewis
Rufus Wait
Pelecy Wait
 
And the said county hereby declare therein opinion after the investigation of the matter, + after putting the interrogation pre[ ]ed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier +_ served as he states. And that he writes for them to verify that it appeared to them that county clerc Lyl[illegible] Lewis who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman and resident in the town of Petersburgh in the county of Renspearr + the state of New York, and that Palecy Wait + Rufus Wait who have also signed the same are residents of the same place.
That they are credible persons + their statement is entitled to belief and that.  Ab[] Jones whose office write
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Is here unto annexed is also entitled to []
 
                  I,  H.N. Bristol clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in upon the county of Ren[illegible] do certify that the forgoing contains the original [] of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Phillips for a pension.
 
In testimony wherby
I have here unto set my hand,
Head of Office this 27th day of May 1834,
 
         Henry R. Bristol Clerk
 
[seal]
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State of New York
Rensselaer County
Town of Petersburgh
 
 
Able Jones of the town of Petersburgh aforesaid in said county being duly sworn dep[] that he was acquainted with Thomas Phillips in the year 1776 and this deponent and the said Thomas Phillips both lived in the town of East Greenwich in the state of Rhode Island, and that in this month of November in the said year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six the British shipping came into Newport, and the militia was ordered out, and that this deponent and this said Thomas Phillips both belonged to one company.  And that he and the said Thomas went together into the Revolutionary service in the town of Warwick in said state and there stayed in the service for months ending about the middle of March, and that the said Thomas Phillips was in the service with this deponent during the said same four months aforesaid –
This deponent + the said Thomas belonged to the company commanded by Captain Allen Johnson L[] don’t [] the no. of the regiment to which they belonged but the regiment was commanded by Col. John Warterman, this deponent further says that he and the said Thomas Phillips at the expiration of the four months service they both was discharged + that they both went home, and that on the first of May of May following in the said year 1777 this deponent and this said Thomas was again let out into the service and went to East Greenwich in the state aforesaid under the command of the said captain Allen Johnson for belonging to the regiment commanded
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Nathan Nolton Justice Peace
I do certify that I am well aquainted with the above named.   (Illegible) years and (illegible) him to be of the age by him stated in his affidavit and from age and infirmity is unable to attend
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February 7, 1933
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[illegible]
BA-J/EEL
Thomas Phillips - S.23842
Jacob Thayer - S.42482
Mr. Vernon S. Phillips
1249 Glenn Avenue
Columbus, Ohio
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Phillips (two), Jacob Thayer, John Packard, Jacob Nash, Isaac, Charles and Daniel Williams.
A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land based upon service of Jacob Nash and Charles Williams, as described by you, or a Thomas Phillips, who served in the New York Troops, or of a John Packard. It has not been possible to identify the record of any particular Isaac or Daniel Williams. The record of only one Thomas Phillips has been found who applied for pension from Rensselaer County, New York; his record and that of Jacob Thayer follow, as found in their respective claims for pension, Thomas Phillips, S.23842, and Jacob Thayer, S. 42482.
Searched by MMHF.
Thomas Phillips
S. 23842
Thomas Phillips was born in 1747, in North Kingston, Rhode Island: his birth was recorded on the town records of said North Kingston.
While residing in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, he volunteered in November, 1776, served four months as a private in Captain Allen Johnson's Company, Colonel John Waterman's Rhode Island Regiment, and was stationed at Warwick: he enlisted May 1, 1777, served one month under the same officers and was stationed at East Greenwich,
Found Capt Allen Johnson's RI [unintelligible] but not in [unintelligible]
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Rhode Island: in 1778, he moved to Exeter, Rhode Island, and in July, 1778, enlisted there, and served one month in Captain Stephen Whitman's Rhode Island Company.
Could not identify
In 1779, Thomas Phillips moved to Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 27, 1834, while residing in Petersburgh, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
Date of death not on [intelligible]
......
Jacob Thayer
S. 42482
The date and place of birth of Jacob Thayer are not given.
While a resident of Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusets, he enlisted in May, 1775, and served one year and eight months as a private in Captain William Reed's Company, Colonel John Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-three years and resided in Ontario, Ontario County, New York.
In 1820, he referred to his wife, as aged sixty-five years but did not give her name of the date of their marriage: he also referred to his son, aged thirty; to his daughter, aged twenty-eight and to a granddaughter, aged nine years, but gave no names, and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Revolution 
23842
INVALID
File No. 23,842
Thomas Phillips
[illegible] Rev war

Act: June 7th 32
Index:-- Vol. D, Page 321
[Arrangement of 1870]

[facing page, handwritten]
1933 - Feb 7 - History [illegible] Vernon S Phillips [illegible]
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The Thompson Foundation
AN ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO CO-OPERATIVE RELIGIOUS WORK
AMONG THE STUDENTS OF OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
VERNON S. PHILLIPS, D.D.
1249 GLENN AVENUE.
COLUMBUS, OHIO

[stamped]
RECEI [illegible]
Jan 13 19[illegible]
Mail Sub-Div
Vets. Adm. Reader #10

[stamped] 
Insurance Service
Retirement Sub-Division
Jan 14 1933
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Veterans Administration

Jan. 11, 1932 

The Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
JAN 14 1933
Dear Sirs,-

I find in the Pension Rolls, listing the Pensioners of the Revolutionary War, two names concerning which I should like additional information.

I should like to know in what unit and in what capacity each of these men served, what their residence was during the War, and their place or places of residence after the War, so far as your records show. I should also like any information about their wives and children or other items of interest, that may be disclosed by their papers.

These two are --
Thomas Phillips, Rensselaer County, N. Y. Private in N.Y. Militia

[handwritten note] only who ser. in N. Y. [illegible]

Jacob Thayer, Ontario County, N. Y. Private, N. Y. Line.
Perhaps this should be Ontario, Wayne Co. N. Y.

I should also like to know whether John Packard of Plainfield or Cummington, Mass. received a pension. He probably enlisted from Bridgewater, Mass or West Bridgewater, and later moved to Plainfield.

Also, I should like information about Jacob Nash [handwritten note "John Herrick"] who enlisted at Braintree, Mass., responded to the Lexington alarm, etc. He afterwards lived in Cummington, Mass. and then moved to Denmark, Lewis Co. N. Y. where he died in 1828.

Also I should like to know whether Isaac Williams, Daniel Williams or Charles Williams of Norwich or Huntington, Mass. received a pension. Any information you can give me about any of these and their families will be gratefully received.

Sincerely yours,
Vernon S. Phillips