Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7708, for Thomas Thweatt, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Thweatt, Thomas or Th. Thweat
S 7708.
B.L. Wt. 2326-300
Carded
CONTENTS

Power of Attorney Henry C. Thuratt

I now all men by these presents That I Henry C. Threlatt of Mar- shall County and State of Mississippi do hereby constitute and appoint Henry C. Threlatt my true and law full attorney with power of substitution for me and in my name to prepare papers and collect proofs and vouchers to make claim and my to him to obtain from the United States an allowance of three hundred acres of bounty land in right of the services of my late Father Thomas Threlatt as a Captain of the Virginia line in the Army of the Revolution and to prosecute the same before the proper departments at Washington City and if allowed to ask demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the bounty land thus allowed and to deposit the same when so received with the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Washington City for Land Scrip and to ask demand receive and receipt for the certificate or land scrip due therefor and to sign transfer and make sale of the same and to do and perform all things touching the same which any of my right do care specially request Witness my hand and seal this 14 th day of October 1843 Henry C. Threlatt
William Gibson George West
State of Mississippi } Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice Marshall County } in and for said County Henry C. Threlatt known and described to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and that for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and acknowledged before me this 14 th day of October 1843
John R. Wilson Justice of the Peace
The State of Mississippi } I Gordon Waite Clerk of the Probate Marshall County } Court in and for said County do hereby certify that John R. Wilson whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in said County and State aforesaid duly elected, commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are given to his official acts as such Justice under my hand and the seal of said Court at office the 14 th day of October 1843
Gordon Waite Clerk

Thomas Shovatto Will. —
copy
fee for copy. 99. Certificate Seal. 37 Tax on Seal 100
$1.36
W HOLMCHAE

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Threatt of the County of Halifax & State of Virginia, do make this my last will and testament: In which I dispose of my Estate both real & personal in the following manner, to wit: First: I direct that all my just debts to be paid which are but few & small Secondly: I give and bequeath unto my son Elisha Buckalee Threatt all that tract of land whereon now live, including the land I purchased of Thomas Roberts & Geo Legrand as per Deeds recorded in Halifax Court, making in the whole near two hundred acres be the same more or less, to him his heirs & assigns forever. I also give & bequeath unto my said son Elisha two hundred & eight acres of land lying on both sides of the Beavertail Branch be the same more or less, whereon I now have a water mill, it being the land I purchased of Charles Allen & wife and bounded as per Deed recorded in Halifax Court, to him his heirs and assigns forever. Thirdly: I give & bequeath unto my son Henry Threatt two hundred and fifty three acres of land lying in the County of Dinwiddie be the same more or less it being the land whereon my father Henry Threatt formerly lived & left to me by his last will & testament to him his heirs & assigns forever, I also give and bequeath unto my said son Henry one thousand acres of land in the State of Kentucky & County of Livingston lying on the Cumberland River & (Goose) River & Livingstone Creek it being that tract of land which I had of Richard C. Anderson & Mary his wife as per Deed bearing date the 9 th day of March Eighteen hundred & three & acknowledged by them in the Clerk's office of

Jefferson County the Sixteenth day of April one Thousand Eight hundred & three & Registered in said office on said Sixteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and three, and is, or is to be, recorded in the Clerk's office of the Court of Appeals. and bounded as follows, to wit: (Beginning) at a black oak on the Bank of Cumberland River on the upper side of said (Gore), now Livingston Creek, thence up the said Creek as it meanders to a white oak marked "R. B. A." thence South 30 Degrees West four hundred & fifty poles to a Sunset Gum thence North 60 Degrees West 441 poles to a white oak on the bank of Cumberland River, thence down the River North 30 Degrees East 500 poles to the beginning having reference to said Deed for particulars will more fully appear to him his heirs & assigns forever. I also give unto my said Son Henry five hundred Pounds Cash to be paid when my Son Elisha Barkdale Threatt arrives at lawful age, at which time I give and bequeath to be equally divided between my aforesaid two Sons to wit: Elisha Barkdale Threatt & Henry Threatt all the rest of my Estate Consisting of all and every Species of property whatever excepting what I have herein before disposed of with a further Exception of one hundred pounds which I hereby give to be equally divided between my brother Giles Threatt & Peter & Armistead Barkdale as a compensation for their trouble as acting as Executors to my Estate and Guardians to my two Sons. My further will and desire is that should either of my aforesaid Sons die

before he arrives at lawful age or marries that all the Estate both real & personal which I have allotted the one to be deceased as herein before mentioned should devolve to the Survivor to him his heirs & assigns forever, my will & desire further is that my plantation be kept up until my son Elihu arrives at lawful age with the whole or as many of my negroes as my executors shall think advisable together with as much of stock & utensils as will be necessary for the use of the plantation & if the Profits arising from my Estate to be applied to the Education and Support of my two sons. Further I hereby nominate constitute & appoint my brother Giles Wheat & my friends Peter & Armistead Buckner Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made, I also appoint them Guardians to my two sons Elihu & Henry until they arrive to the age of twenty one years as Executors they have power to settle all my accounts as they may think reasonable, as Guardians I wish them to have my sons raised & educated in a manner they may think most for their advantage, further: If they find it necessary to hire out any of my negroes I wish them to be hired privately or in that way they may think advisable so as not to have them abroad but this extra privilege I do not give to any other person but to my the Executors Individually, as above named In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this my last will and testament this Twenty third day of July Eighteen

hundred and five At the request of Thomas the word All in on first page 18 th line Threats live when name was interlined before signed are hereunto subscribed have become witnesses to this his last will & testament
Thomas Threatt (Seal)
G. Coleman.
Wm Woaden
Wm Curdell.
Benj. Ingraham
Joseph Smith
At a Court held for Halifax County the 26 th day of August 1811 the within written last will & testament of Thomas Threatt was exhibited in Court and proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto subscribed & ordered to be recorded. And on motion of Peter Barkdale & Armistead Barkdale two of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto according to law, certificate is granted them for obtaining probate thereof in due form they giving Security where- upon they together with Henry Coleman & Thomas Guillot their Securities entered into & acknowledged their bond in the penalty of $10,000 00 conditioned as the law directs, liberty being reserved to the other Executor therein named to join in the probate thereof when he shall think fit.
Terle John Wimberly C. C.
I William Hott. clerk of the county Court of Halifax County do hereby certify that the foregoing is truly transcribed from the records of my office. In testimony whereof

I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County at my office this 27 th day of October 1843 N. Hall. clk.

Power of Attorney.
E. B. Shreve 1811
Eliza B. Shreve to J. D. Neal Esq.
To
Examine into claim for commutation pay to that of Thomas Shreve decd. late Captain of Virginia Continental Line in the Revolutionary war.
Filed by
N. B. Puryear
ms.

Know all men by these presents that I, Elisha B. Thweatt of Pittsylvania County of Virginia have made, constitute and appointed Elisha presents us make, constitute and appoint E. B. Heal. of the County and State aforesaid my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name place and stead, to procure, receive, demand and receive from the Government of the United States pension, commutation pay, arrears of or any money whatsoever that may be due me on account of services rendered by my Father Thomas Thweatt deceased, during the revolutionary war, and to grant and give receipts and acknowledgements therefor, to examine the public records, documents and all papers connected with the said service, and as attorney or attorneys under him to make and at his pleasure to revoke. Hereby ratifying and confirming all and every thing my said attorney may by virtue of same to be done in the premises as fully as if I were present in person in act for myself, and revoking all and every other power heretofore given by me for the purposes aforesaid. Witness my hand and seal this 17 th day of December 1855
E. B. Thweatt
(Seal)
State of Virginia County of Pittsylvania On this 17 th day of December 1855 personally appeared Elisha B. Thweatt, a resident of

The County and State aforesaid, wherein name is signed to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged before me this same day personally appeared to be his will and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid Samuel J. Miller Atty
State of Virginia Pittsylvania County I Langhorne Scruggs Clerk of the County Court of said County and State, do hereby certify that Samuel Miller who has given the preceding certificate was at the date thereof a justice of the peace for the said County duly elected, commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine
As witness my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of December 1855 L. Scruggs Clerk
STATE OF VIRGINIA
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Hon. Cave Johnson am? April 1 st 1844
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Rec. April 1 st 1844

14 of Ref Ap 21 st 1846
Dear Sir,
I enclose you the letter of Mr. Thweatt and the revocation of a power of Att y given Mr. Northrup - I have had it before the 3 d Auditor who informs me that half pay was rec d in lieu of Comutation. Transfers me to your office for information as to how to send - will you give the information required by the letter on that branch of the Liberator & return me the letter -
Also file the revocation of the power of att y to Northrup inform me if he has made any application which has been done
Yrs frnd C: Johnson
Col. J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions
April 1 st 1844. Returned to Mr. Johnson the letter of Mr. Henry C. Thweatt, and the Paper containing a Revocation of his Power of Attorney given to Henry Northrup & dated the 14 th Oct r 1843. With information that land War t . N o 2326. for 300. was issued the 22 d Nov 1843 to Elisha B. and Henry C. Thweatt, Sole Devisees of Thomas Thweatt dec d . Who was a Captain in the Virginia Line, and that said Warrant was delivered to their duly authorized Agent and Attorney, Henry Northrup.

NAME Thweatt Thomas, pensioned as Thomas Thweat  Virginia
SERVICE
Son states that his father served during the Revolution
Invalid record book of pensions issued under Acts prior to Apr. 24, 1816, shows Captain Thomas Thweat, paid at the Virginia Agency at $20 per month.
Over
ALLOWED FOR disability  SOLDIER  WIDOW none
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH
Aug. 15, 1811.
PLACES OF RESIDENCE
DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE
NAME OF WIFE
NAMES AND AGES OF CHILDREN
Elisha B. a resident of Pittsylvania Co. Va. in 1855.
Over
DATE OF SOLDIER'S APPLICATION for son Elisha B. Dec. 17, 1755.
DATE OF WIDOW'S APPLICATION
none.
WIDOW'S AGE AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE
CERTIFICATE
ACT.
AGENCY
FILE NO.
Virginia
8.7708

In the claim of the heirs of Thomas Thweatt, for bounty land, it is shown that Thomas Thweatt was a Captain of the First Regt. Va. Line, commissioned Mar. 26. 1777, invalidated in Feb. 1781, received bounty land from the State of Virginia in 1783 and was pensioned as an invalid under the resolutions of Congress of June 1785.
His father Henry lived in Dinwiddie Co. and his brother Giles was alive in 1805.
A copy of soldier's will is on file in said claim.
Bounty land Warrant No. 2326 for 300 acres of land was issued Nov. 22, 1843, to Elisha Barkdale Thweatt of Pittsylvania Co. Va. and to Henry C. Thweatt of Marshall Co. Miss. the sons and only heirs of said Thomas Thweatt deceased formerly of Halifax Co. Va.
Nov. 1908 J.M.

April 29, 1935
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Thomas Thweatt, S.7708 BA-J/MCS
Miss A. Böhmer Rudd 14 S Street, N.E. Washington, D.C.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Thweatt.
The papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7708, show the following data relative to Thomas Thweatt:
He was the son of Henry Thweatt of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, but the date and place of his birth were not given.
He served as captain in the Virginia line from February 24, 1777, until May 4, 1782. He was placed on a list of invalid officers in 1781 or 1782 but the nature of his disability was not given.
He received an invalid pension under the Resolutions of Congress of June, 1785.
He was living in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1805, and died there August 15, 1811.
In 1805 he referred to his sons, Elisha Barksdale and Henry C., who were then not twenty-one years of age, and to his brother, Giles Thweatt.
Said Henry C. Thweatt was living in Marshall County, Mississippi, in 1843, and Elisha Barksdale Thweatt was living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in 1855. In 1843 they were referred to as the sole devisees.
The name of the soldier's wife was not given and there are no further data relative to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1907 Jan. 28. To And Int. for date of death. aw 1933 Feb. 1. hist. to Mrs. M. T. Norris. mcs 1935 Apr. 29 hist. to Miss A. Böhmer Rull mcs
Rev. War
7708  INVALID.
File No. 7708
Thomas Wheat  Capt. Pa. Line Inf.
Rev. bounty land. 2326.
Act: _____
Index: — Vol. 183 , Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Edward Phelon Lt Maj r Ezra Smith Lt Cannt Wm Hutton Capt Lt Pa Selah Benton Capt Conn
Invalid Officers

Mr Dorr will please answer.
Let Hon R. C. Puryear Mar 4, 1856 - giving full particulars and informing him that the heirs of Puryear have no claim. D. L.
Commission of Pensions, Washington City D. L.

Thomas Thweat, Captain.
Va. Nov. 20 th ,
Let to Hon J. W. Baldwin; H. R. Dec. 16. 1837.

Memoranda
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a continuous list or series of entries.]
Rec. Nov. 17 th 1843

Memorandum
The Power of Attorney of Elisha B. Stewart and widow of Elisha to go with a copy of the will of Capt Elisha Stewart of the Virginia Line of the Army of the Revolution for the 300 acres of Bursky Land due from the U.S. Should his name not be found on the rolls of those who have received one of those reported as yet entitled to be paid in the section of Bursky lands (which it is believed does not) It is respectfully asked for an order to obtain that widow from the Washington papers an file in the state department 16th Decr 1843
Henry Clay
encl. 1843

HEIRS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS THWEATT.
APRIL 12, 1836.
Read, and laid upon the table.
Mr. TURRILL, from the Committee on Revolutionary claims, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to which was referred the petition of the heirs of Thomas Thweatt, report:
That Thomas Thweatt was a captain in the Virginia continental line, and served until the end of the war, and it does not appear that he ever received commutation, but instead of that grant, it appears, from documents in the Third Auditor's office, that he received half pay during his life. Having elected to receive half pay for life, he was not, of course, entitled to commutation. Your committee, therefore, recommend the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved , That the prayer of the petition ought not to be granted.
Blair & Rives, printers.
The above is an official printed copy of a Report made to the House of Representatives of the United States on the 12 th April 1836, and printed by order of the House.
J. Purdie Apt. Clk H o of Reps Nov 20. 1843

Dec 14
Capt. M c Thuratt V.M.
Mr. Thurb Capt. M c Thuratt
L. Edwards C. P. L. Union D.C.
True W. B. Medin D. B. Broomfield Yes.

Capt. Thomas Stewart, Naval rd 1, Tasmania. Please to say up to what time, and at what rate the pension has been paid?
Ponsonby Sept. 16. 77
A. H. G.
Dead, paid to 15 th Augt. 1811 at the rate of $20 per mo. JH

H. P. Ropes
Decr. 16 th 1837
Dear Sir,
Will you be so kind as to inform me if you have in your office any of the books alluded to in the inclosed letter or any infor- mation relative to the claim?
Very respectfully
Yrs.
James W. Brundin

Washington D.C.
March 1, 1886.
Sir:
Herewith I enclose by request the power of Attorney granted to Maj. J. D. Seal of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to examine into the claim of Thomas Thweatt decd. for Commutation pay , means of pension , and Bounty Land from the United States.
The said Thomas Thweatt is said to have served throughout the Revolutionary war as a captain in the Virginia Continental Line, but never received the above claims in his life time. He is also said to have been an invalid pensioner many years ago.
I have to request that you will cause an examination to be made, and a report made to me as to whether either Commutation pay or Bounty Land , or any means of pension is due the surviving children of said Officer on account of his service in the Revolution.
Very respectfully
Your obt. servt.
H. C. Payne
J. Minot Esq
Commr. of Pensions

Thos Thweat Capt Continental 4000 acs as Capt. 27 th Feby 1783. - Service from 24 Feby 1777 to 4 th May 1782. No land from W. S.
Warr t 2326, for 300 acs to Thos Thweat V o Court to Elisha B. & Henry C. Thweatt, sole devisees Henry Northup atty, 22 o Nov. 1843.
Recd \frac{1}{2} pay for life - in lieu of the commutation & therefore was not entitled - Pensioned at \frac{1}{2} pay until 1811 as an Invalid.

Wm J. Thompson and Feb 5/57
Recorded in Letter book P. 22.
23 26
300 Acres
Wm Thweatt W th Court line
Rev. Wm
2326
Recd 2 d Jan y 1857

Sir Please give an early answer to Mr Spizel's letter & oblige Yours
L. Thompson

General Land Office, Jany 2 d . 1851.
Sir:
The letter of J. R. Speight, of Ripley, Mo., which you referred to this office on the 27 th ultimo, desiring to be informed whether "there is any land or money due to one William Thucatt, a captain in the Revolution," was this day referred to the Commissioner of Pensions.
I am, Sir, Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
G. B. Cuttfield Commissioner.
Hon. Jacob Thompson House of Reps.
Warrant N o 3326. for 300 lbs 22 d Nov 1843. to Elisha B + Henry C. Thewatt, Sole devisees of Thos. Thewatt who was a captain in the Va Cont t line. Notification sent to Mary Kather + subsequently patented

Chesterfield Arrangement of the Virginia Line on the 10 th Feby 1781. Tho s Thweat is returned among the Captains of the 1 st Regiment of said Line, and as having been Commissioned the 26 th March 1777.
A. List of the Officers of the Virginia Line. Invalided, Resigned, Superseded &c since the Chesterfield Arrangement in February 1781. and not included in a late Arrangement at this place in May last — Cumberland Old Court House Sept r 2. 1782.
Captains — John Spottswood
" Joseph Scott
" Thomas Thweat
" Robert White
} Invalided
Each of these Officers received their Bounty Lands from the State of Virginia in 1783 —
It appears by the Records of Correspondence in the Office of the Third Auditor that Capt n Tho s Thweat, was settled with and paid for services to the 4 th May 1782, and that he was Pensioned as an Invalid (at half pay) under the Resolutions of Congress of June 1785, and paid as such to the time of his death in 1811.

Power of Attorney Blake B. Thurston

Know all men by these presents that I Elisha B. Thuratt of Pittsylvania County and State of Virginia, do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Northrop of Washington City my true and lawful attorney with Power of substitution for me and in my name to prepare papers and collect all the proofs and vouchers necessary to enable me and my Co heirs to obtain from the United States, a Warrant for three hundred acres of Land in right of the services of my late father Thomas. Thuratt as a Captain of the Virginia line of the army of the Revolution and prosecute the same, or cause it to be done until the same shall be allowed or finally rejected, and if allowed to ask, demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the bounty Land thus allowed and to deposit the same when so received in the General Land Office at Washington City for Land Scrip, and to ask demand receive and receipt for the Certificates or Land scrip due thereon (and to endorse, assign, transfer, and make sale of the same) and to do and perform all things necessary to be done in and about the business.
In witness of which I have set my hand and seal This 14 day of October 1843.
Witness
Thomas G. G. T. G. T. G. Susanah Clement
Elisha B. Thuratt

State of Virginia } S.S. Personally appeared before Pittsylvania County } me the subscriber a Justice of the } peace in and for said County Elisha
B. Thuratt signer and sealor to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named — Also being duly sworn according to law, says that his late father Thomas Thuratt was a Capt and Invalid Pensioner of the Virginia line of the army of the Revolution. That he has never received a warrant from the United States for the bounty land due his late father , neither does he believe, that he during his life ever received it or assigned or transferred his right to the same or transferred his right to the same in any manner whatsoever. — Also at the same time personally appeared Thomas B. Standley, and near Susanah Clement persons well known to me and who I hereby certify to be witnesses of credibility, who being also duly sworn according to law say that Elisha B. Thuratt who signed the foregoing power of attorney in their presence is a son of Thomas Thuratt late of Halifax County in said State deceased, who was a Revolutionary Officer and Invalid Pensioner of the War of the Revolution, and further they say not. Sworn, subscribed and acknowledged before me this 14 th day of October 1843. Susanah Clement Thomas B Standley Vincent Dickenson J. P. 3 3

Virginia to wit
I William H. Tunstall clerk of the County Court of Giles County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Vincent Dickerson is an acting Magistrate for the County & State aforesaid, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 19th day of October A.D. 1843.
Wm. H. Tunstall
Virginia Giles County to wit
I Daniel Coleman Presiding Justice for the County and State aforesaid do certify that William H. Tunstall who has taken the preceding certificate is clerk of the said Court; and that his said attestation is in due form. Given under my hand this 19th day of October 1843.
Daniel Coleman

John Gordon Esq.
Present

Thomas Thweat N. 2326.
Inv. pension d. file 7708

Memorandum
Thomas Wheat was a Discharged capt of the Va Line to wit arranged out as an invalid. See the report of Officers who met at Cumberland etc cannot have an the hand of Sept 1782 to be found amongst the Washington papers in the State Department. See also the Journals of Congress of the 16th Sept 1776 granting land which no other grants to all who served to the end of the war or until discharged by Congress or who fell in battle or die of wounds received in battle being broken out as invalids was always tantamount to a discharge and such officers acquired a right to said new property land the same as any other. See Memorandum referred to James M c Guire a capt of the Va Line - Memorandum M c Guire was in 1781 offered to Lewis Cooper an invalid capt of Va line also No 526 new series to John Stocker an invalid capt of Va line many others could have been he given. none of these officers were arranged out as supernumeraries they did not serve to the end of the war other than in the capacity of invalids. See also a list of officers of the Invalids might all such know land - I will name one other invalid at the same time with Wheat to wit capt Robert White land has been drawn by him (it is believed) since Mr Gordon became a clerk in the County Land office -
If it were practicable for Mr Gordon to take this case up to May he cannot imagine how much he would oblige me  15th March 1843 G. B. Hays
July 10 th 1781 - Chesterfield arrangement - Capt. Wheat - noted Invalided Tho. Wheat - Capt. originally of the 10 th now of the 1 st date of Commission March 26 th 1777
A list of the officers of the Va Line who have been killed, invalided, resigned, superseded since the Chesterfield arrangements in July 1781, and not included in a later arrangement at the place as may last - Cumberland Old Court House - Sept 2 nd 1782    Capt Jno Spottswood  } Res d land from the State of Virginia in 1783 - for 3 years    " Jno Scott    " Tho. Wheat    " Robert White    Invalided land from Va in 1783 - for service from July 1777 to May 1782

PHONE DIAL 2-6672
MISS A. BÖHMER RUDD Genealogist and Heraldic Artist
Made request for records of Thos. Pleasall, S. 770 E. N. 7 Apr. 26, 1935 —
4212 FOREST HILL AVE.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

until Wed. May 1
143 Street
N. E.
Washington, D. C.

5-19 N. Blount St Raleigh W.C. 1-25-33
Will you please send to me Revision Record of Thomas Shovcraft of Va. from Vol 1 p. 438 Va. State Library
and oblige
(Mrs) M. T. Norris

aw desk
O. W. and N. Div
Division. Inw. File no. 4708 Thomas Shweat Rev War.
Au , Ex'r.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Jan. 28, 1907
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of _____
Thomas Shweat Capt. Va Line, Revolutionary War - pensioned under the invalid pension acts prior to Apr 24 1816 by certificate No. no number, date of issue unknown, Virginia Agency, showing date of death of soldier or date of last payment of pension.
$20 per mo
Died + p'd 15 Aug 1811
Very respectfully,
J. H. Daughart Acting Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Jan'y 30 th 1907.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 28 th inst, in case of Thomas Thweat, Rev War, Certificate — Virginia Agency, Roll, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show payment to have been made at $20.- per month to 15 August 1811 date of death. The date of payment is unknown.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
ROBERT S. PERSON
Auditor.
Handwritten signature of Deputy Auditor
Deputy Auditor.

February 1, 1933
Thomas Thweatt, S. 7708 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. M. T. Norris 519 N. Blount Street Raleigh North Carolina
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Thomas Thweatt, a soldier of the Revolution.
The papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7708, show the following data relative to Thomas Thweatt:
He was the son of Henry Thweatt of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, but the date and place of his birth were not given.
He served as captain in the Virginia Line from February 24, 1777, until May 4, 1782. He was placed on a list of invalid officers in 1781 or 1782 but the nature of his disability was not given.
He received an invalid pension under the Resolutions of Congress of June, 1785.
He was living in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1805, and died there August 15, 1811.
In 1805 he referred to his sons, Elisha Barksdale and Henry C., who were then not twenty-one years of age, and to his brother, Giles Thweatt. In 1843 they were referred to as the "sole devisees".
Said Henry C. Thweatt was living in Marshall County, Mississippi, in 1843, and Elisha Barksdale Thweatt was living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in 1855. In 1843 they were referred to as the sole devisees.
The name of the soldier's wife was not given and there are no further data relative to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Reference given in claim is too indefinite to establish exact date of com. as capt. of Heilman's Co. in 14th Va. Regt. Dec. 2, 1776. I did not attempt to give all of com. & numbers of Regts. in which he served. MCS
Found no name in aging book, but in 1835 list of Pensions. See County land book.