Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,477, for Joshua Thompson, New York

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New York

Thompson, Joshua

S.42.477

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19.203
New York
Joshua Thompson
of Ulster Co in the State of New York
was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Livingston of the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Van Courtland in the New York 
line, for the term of 1778-9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 16 of September 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of Mar
and sent to the Hon J Jenkins
House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of March 1824 $45
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1824, $48
$93.03
Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
May 1, 1820 
1 March 18[illegible]

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Direct to __________________

Kingston Ulster County NY

Sent by 
Mr. Jenkins of H. of R.

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State of New York Ulster County (ILLEGIBLE):
On the Sixteenth day of September 1823. Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County at a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in Kingston in said County being a Court of record within the said State with a (ILLEGIBLE) in point of amount keeping a record of these proceedings with the power of fine and imprisonment having a Seal and Clerk of its own Johsua Thompson aged 76 years resident in the town of Marbletown in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820, that he the said Joshua Thompson enlisted a private soldier in the month of April the year 1778 for nine months at Wawarsing [Warwasink] in Ulster County in the State of New York in the company commanded by Lieutenant Gilbert Livingston in Colonel VanCortland's regiment of New York State troops on the Continental establishment and that he continued to serve in the said corps until the end of the nine months when he was discharged from service at Wawarsing [Warwasink] in the State of New York that he was in no battles and that he has no other evidences in this power of his said services and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemenly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain  persons engaged

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in the land & Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war (ILLEGIBLE) on the 18th day of march one thousand eight-hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed real estate none personal property (necessary clothing, & bedding excepted) none I have no particular occupations. my family consists of myself & wife aged about 70 years that myself & wife are both infirm and no longer capable of pursuing any particular occupation or gaining a support. that I am in reduced circumstances and stand in need of assistance from his country for support and am dependent on private and public charity for a support and this deponent further saith that on the 8th day of May 1818 he the said Joshua Thompson made a declaration in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress "entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" before Abraham Hoffman Esquire then one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County which declaration was left with the said Judge to be transmitted to the war offices at the City of Washington by this deponent and this deponent ever since supposed that the same had been duly forwarded which he has lately discovered has been neglected the said Judge having since dec'd and the said declaration having been lately found among his papers which this deponent now annexes to this declaration to serve him the benefit of his said first declaration

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Sworn to & subscribed in open court
before the Judges thereof this 
16 day of September 1823.

His Joshua X (mark) Thompson

attest Lucas Elmendorf first Judge of the said court.

I, Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of Ulster County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Joshua Thompson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement in the Continental establishment.  I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Joshua Thompson has no property of any value whatever to exhibit in the aforesaid schedule.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this Sixteenth Day of September 1823.

Jacob Snyder

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State of New York
Ulster County: on this eighth day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Ulster County personally appears Joshua Thompson aged 72 years resident in the Town of Marbletown in the said County of Ulster, who being by me first duly sworn according to said date on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war". That he  (ILLEGIBLE) said Joshua Thompson enlisted in the Spring of the year 1778 for nine months, at Warwarsing in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Lieutenant [Lieuftenant] Gilbert Livingston in Colonel Van Cortland's Regiment, he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the end of nine months when he was discharged from service at Warwarsing in the State of New York, that he was in no battles and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his County for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid.   Abraham Hoffman

Joshua (X) his mark Thompson

I Abraham Hoffman Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joshua Thompson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the Common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid mentioned Act of Congress.
Kingston May 8th 1818.

Abraham Hoffman a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of (ILLEGIBLE)

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The written named Abraham Hoffman is duly qualified as a Judge as within described and his signature written made in his own handwriting witness the Seal of said Court of which I am clerk Dated May 8, 1818 Ch Tappan

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Ulster County: Johannes Berener of Kingston in Ulster County a pensioner who during the war of the revolution served in the company of Captain Poll in the Regiment of Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt in the Line of the State of New York on the Continental Establishment being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight in the month of April he was personally well acquainted with John Thompson of Marbletown in the same county and that the said Joshua Thompson together with Gerrit Comtable, Cornelius Conway and others went with this deponent to East Town in the State of Pennsylvania where the said Joshua together with the deponent and this there before mentioned were mustered and entered into the United States Service on or about the first of April in the said year 1778 and that the said Joshua entered and was enlisted in the Company of Lieutenant Commodant Gilbert Livingston Company in the said Regiment for the period of nine months from the time of being mentioned and that the said Joshua Thompson continued in the said service during that Campaign and was marched from East Town and was with the said Regiment in actual service during that Campaign which was stationed for some time at Valley Forge and from thence was marched to the White Plains immediately after the Battle of Monmouth where it remained until the close of the Campaign when the said Regiment went into Winter quarters in the

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in the Town of Rochester and neighborhood of Wawarsing in Ulster County aforesaid where the said Joshua was discharged from Leraie out of the said Regiment by the said Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt at the same time that this deponent was discharged from the same regiment in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine at the House of Cornelius Verney in Wawasing aforesaid and further saith not. 
This Deposition taken and 
Subscribed this 9th September
1823 before me and I do certify
that I am personally well acquainted
with the said Johannes Beremin for
twenty years and upwards and that 
he is a credible witness of good 
reputation 
Lucas Shnendorf
first Judge of the Court of Common 
Pleas of the County of Ulster in the 
State of New York 
 Johannes Beremin his x mark

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Ulster County: Garret Comtable of Hurley in the County of Ulster and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is personally well acquainted with Joshua Thompson of Markhamtown in the same County and State an applicant for a pension and has been well acquainted with him prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight and ever since and that the said Joshua Thompson voluntarily enlisted in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight in to the Company of Lieutenant Commandant Gilbert Livingston in Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt’s Regiment and was mustered at East Town in the State of Pennsylvania or about the sixth of May in that year at the same time with this deponent and that he was fully together with this deponent served in the said company and regiment from that time until in the month of April following when he as well as this deponent received their discharges from the said Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt after having both forth fully served out the full time of our enlistment in to the said company and regiment and this deponent personally knows that he forth fully served as a soldier in the said company and regiment on the Continental Establishment during the whole of the period of nine months and until his discharge after the (illegible) of the town of his said enlistment and further saith not. 
The pensions deposition (illegible) 
subscribed before me the 9th September 1823 and I do certify that I have been well
acquainted Garret Comstable for forty years and upwards and that he is a credible witness and is verified to believe.
Lucas Shnendorf - first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Ulster in the State of New York.

Garret Comstable his X mark

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Ulster County Ss Cornelius Conaway of Hurley in the County of Ulster
and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that he is well acquainted with Joshua Thompson of Marbletown in the same County and marched in the month of
April in the year one thousand seven hundred and tseventy
Eight in company with this deponent from his place of
above aforesaid as an enlisted Soldier for nine months
into the Company of Lieut Commodant Gilbert Livingston
  of Col Philip Van Cortlands Regiment of them
York State Troops on the Continental Establishment
to East town in Pensylvania, where he was mustered
at the same time with this deponent and immediately
joined the said Company and Regiment on or about
the sixth of May in that year and continued to serve
under said in [illegible] in the said Company and Regiment until in the month of April one thousand seven
hundred and seventy nine when he received his discharge
from Col Philip Van Cortland from the said service
at the same time that this deponent on his
discharge, and that this Deponent knows by daily observation that he actually served in the said Company and regiment from the beginning of day 1770
until in the month of April following when he was
regularly discharged after having served out faithfully
the full time of his original enlistment further
saith not
The above Deposition taken and subscribed this
9th September 1828 before me, and I do certify
that I am personally acquainted with the deponent Cornelius Conaway for many years and that he is a credible witness and entitled to belief
Lucas Elmendorf first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of
Wester County State of New York
belief

Cornelius his x mark Conaway

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the within named Lucas Elmendorf is duly qualified
as First Judge of the Court of Commonpleas of Ulster
County as within described and his signatures to
the three foregoing affidavits is his own proper hand
writing witness the seal of said Court of which
I am Clerk dated ninth February 1824
Jacob Snyder

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In reply to your request of
received
for a statement of the military history of Joshua Thompson
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 42477

[chart]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT./LENGTH OF SERVICE./RANK./OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  COLONEL / STATE

Warwasink, Ulster, Co Apl 1778 / 9 mo / private / Lt Gilbert Livingston Philip Van Courtland / NY

Battles engaged in, none
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ent at Warwasink, Ulster Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, May 8 1818
Residence at date of application, Marbletown Ulster Co NY
Age at date of application, 72 years
Remarks: 1823 wife - ac abt 73
no and for date of death.
In and for date of death.

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[column 1]
42477
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42.477
Joshua Thompson
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 5, Page 508
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[column 2]
1908 Apl. 20. Hist. to
Minnie M. Markle C.
1908 Nov. 17. Letter in above &

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3-595.
O.W. and N. Division.
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 17, 1908
Searched by Gill
---
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Original No.
Certificate No.
Soldier, Joshua, Thompson
Service N.Y. Service
Rev. War
Remarks:
no claim as above
except I. 42.477.
2748bim-07
Chief of Division

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Joshua  Thompson 29 159
[illegible] county
private
New York
Livingston Compy
Van Cortlands Regt
9 month
---
Ten, com
Sept 16.
1823
Lamuel Jenkins

L. Jenkins
N York

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Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secy. of War

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Sir
I herewith send the papers relative to
the claim of Joshua Thompson for a pension
on account of his revolutionary services
A decision is requested as soon as circumstances will permit
with great respect
Your obedt Sevt
Lemuel Jenkins
Feb. 27. 1824
The Hon. John C. Calhoun

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Waukesha, Wis, November 5, 1908
Commissioner Pensions 
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
My great grandmother widow of Joshua Thompson soldier in the Revolutionary War received a pension after his death. Will you please send me the data given in her pension record such as given or maiden name, date of marriage, names of heirs etc. For your convenience I will quote Joshua Thompsons war record: (N.B. Only Joshua Thompson who received a pension.) He enlisted at Wawasing, Ulster County, N.Y. and

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served under Lieutenant Gilbert Livingston and Colonel Philip Van Cortland. His certificate number was 19,203 at the N.Y. agency. Thanking you kindly for past far ore, I am,
Very truly yours, 
(Miss) Minnie M. Markle
507 Maple Avenue

P.S. If all the information asked for is not found in your department will you please forward my letter to the Auditor for the Interior, Treasury Department. 
M. M. M.

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[stamp]  U.S.PENSION OFFICE. A NOV 9 1908

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Waukesha, April 12, 1908

Commissioner Pensions 
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir: 
My great grandmother widow of Joshua Thompson who served in the Revolutionary War received a pension after his death. There were a number of children of whom my grandfather Michael Thompson born in 1805 was one. As you see by the enclosed, the records of three Joshua Thompsons have been sent me, but I having no other data at hand am at a

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loss to know which one was my ancestor. Now will you kindly search the pension records and verify the above also sending me any other information which might prove helpful to me in joining the D.A.R. 
Very truly yours 
Minnie M. Markle

507 Maple Ave
Waukesha
Wisconsin

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U. S. Pension Office 
A
April
15
1908

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Record Division 
November 17, 1918

Miss Minnie M. Markle
507 Maple Avenue 
Waukesha, Wisconsin 

Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 5th and received the 9th instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War pension records fail to show that a claim was filed for the widow of Joshua Thompson, Sur. File No. 42,477. 
In his application for pension he mentioned his wife, but did not state her name, and from the papers on file it does not appear whether or not she survived him.
For the date of last payment of soldier’s pension and name of the person to whom the arrears paid, apply to The Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: “Joshua Thompson, Certificate No. 19, 203, issued March 5, 1834, under Acts of March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820, and March 1, 1833.”
Very Respectfully, 
Commissioner