Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 18,409, for Zebah Thayer, Massachusetts

Mass.
Thayer, Zebah Sarah
P 18409
CONTENTS

Sarah widow of Isaac Thayer

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston.
Feb y 23 1829. 60
I hereby Certify. That at the date of the attestation hereto annexed
Pearson (1000 a )
Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted: and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. The signature of said Pearson hereto annexed. I certify the same
In Testimony of which, I have hereunto affixed the SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, the date above written.
Oliver Warner
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Suffolk ss: On this twenty first day of February 1860 personally appeared before me Eliphalet Pearson a justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths, within & for the Commonwealth aforesaid Nancy Wells aged fifty years a resident of Charlestown, County of Middlesex aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that from information derived from Lebah Thayer her father & other sources, she now believes that the Lebah Thayer named in the certificate of Secretary Warner hereto annexed & her said father Lebah Thayer were the same identified person, & the one who performed the services mentioned & referred to in said certificate & further this declarant from said information very firmly believes that her said father did perform said services & that he continued in the Revolutionary service till the close of the Revolutionary War & that on leaving the service in said War he was honorably discharged & that any written discharge he may have had cannot be found — And this declarant further states that the said Lebah Thayer was born in Milford in said Commonwealth April 8th 1764, that he died July 19. 1830, that he was married to Elizabeth Freeman December 13th 1788, that his said wife died

December 10th 1820, that he married again to Mrs. Sarah Gould who also died about two years since, that he had no children by his said second wife, that his children by his first wife were Hannah Thayer now widow of Thomas B. Paine. This declarant Nancy Thayer now Nancy Wells wife of Thomas W. Wells, Joseph Thayer all of said Charlestown, Isaac Thayer of Concord commonwealth afore- said Lydia P. Thayer now wife of Samuel Vila of Boston & commonwealth afore said & Leboah Thayer Jr. that all said children are now living except said Leboah Jr. & are all of age. That the said Leboah Thayer the elder never received a pension, that this declaration is made under the acts of Congress granting pensions, for the pur- pose of obtaining what may be due the said children of said Leboah Thayer the elder under the virtue of said acts for his services in the Revolutionary War of the United States of America.
Nancy Wells
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Suffolk ss. February 21st 1860 Then personally appeared before me the above named Nancy Wells & subscribed the foregoing declaration & made solemn oath to the truth of the same as therein stated according to her best knowledge, information & belief.
E. Pearson
Jurist of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston!
December 20 th , 1858.
W hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, It appears that the name of Lebah Thayer of Braintree is borne upon a muster roll of an independent company of 8 months men commanded by Capt. John Tilton. Service as a private, 8 months 2 weeks and 4 days from May 3, 1775. Also in a muster of an independent company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Thayer and stationed at Braintree. Service as a private 4 months & 22 days from Jan. 1, 1776. The name of Lebah Thayer is borne upon an abstract of Capt. John Cutler's Co., Col. Nathan Hale's reg't. Service as a private, 6 months & 2 days from June 10, 1778. Also, in an abstract of pay due to Maj. Nathl. Heath's company, enlisted to do duty as guards in and about Boston &c., under orders of the General Court passed April 19 and June 26, 1779. Service as a private, 3 months from Feb. 27 th , 1779. Also in a pay roll of Capt. Thomas Slocum's Co., Col. Thayer's reg't of New Lines, raised to reinforce the Continental army. Service

as a private, 3 months at West Point. Also on a pay roll of Capt. Wm. Burhick's Co., raised for the defence of Castle & Governor Islands and commanded by John Hancock. Served as a private, 5 months & 13 days from May 12, 1781. Also, on a pay roll of Capt. Thos. Cushing's Co., commanded by John Hancock. Served as a private, 14 months & 7 days from Oct. 25, 1781.
On file in this Department is an order on Thomas Ives, state treasurer, signed by Ebenezer Thayer for Lebah Thayer and dated Braintree April 21, 1784, directing the said Thomas Ives to pay to Capt. Ephraim Savage the amount due for services done at Roxbury in the year 1778.
The name of Lebah Thayer is borne upon an order on Thomas Ives, state treasurer, directing him to pay to Capt. William Burhick the wages due to the subscribers on the Castle roll and warrant dated Nov. 7, 1782, which order was paid Dec. 3, 1782, and is now in file in this Department.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Oliver Warner
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Act of July 16, 1862 and March 2, 1867.
18409 Reg Reg
REJECTED map
0. Sarah Thayer widow of Zebulon Thayer
enlisted: _____, 18
discharged: _____, 18
application filed: _____, 18
alleges: _____
re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Horton July 23. 1860
Dear Sir
Inclosed please find Application by heirs of Robert Hays for pension - We suppose if the evidence in my thing falls short it can be supplied from the rolls in the Department - The difficulty of making out a case of Rev. Suddine compels us to rely on the rolls & trust Mr. Hays will have the benefit of them - If anything indiscoverable is wanting we will supply it here if we can - Your well of affection give it our early attention - yours E. Pearson
Com. of Pensions

1860 Feb 25
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a formal letter.]

Dear Sir,
Boston Dec 14. 1860
Yours of the 8th inst is just recd - you say "Congress has passed no law granting pensions to the children of revolutionary soldiers" - I have before me a synopsis of the laws granting pensions &c. prepared by John S. D. Dinsmore Esq. also enclosed are the papers by Thos. G. Dinsmore Esq. both of which in speaking of pensions, & if not recovered by rev. officers  officers  addis say that (in case of death) it may be recovered by his widow children executor or administrator according to the circu- stances of the case" in three several cases Mr E. wrote me on the subject & referred me to the acts of  Jan 7. 1832 July 15. 1828 - Jan 7. 1832 - July 4. 1836 - July 7 1838 - July 29. 1848 - he also says the Sec of War & the interior have so decided - Besides I have had 2 or 3 applications that have been expressed at the Pen. office in behalf of children (like Miss Deborah Mayhew by Nancy Wells) & no objection was ever made to them on the ground that the law was not in the impliedly certainly & their rejection was put not on the ground of no law but on the ground that the cases did not come within the law & they would have been granted if the proof of service in one case of the others - I supposed therefore there was no question of that kind that could be received against it
Geo E. Whiting Esq Com't of Pensions
Yours truly E. Pearson

1863 John Taylor Refused
At Clinton May 2/60 Same June 18/60 20. Wm Allen H. Rich Jan. 17. 1863.
At June 7. 1862