Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,471, for Moses Thompson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Thompson Moses
NUMBER
Continental Mass. N.H.
S. 42.471
CONTENTS

New York Roll. L (N o 1861)
Moses Thompson, 4 Colo Reed Sergeant Massachusetts line - 17 th Reg t 26 years in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31. of July 1818, and sent to John Russell, Esquire, Cooperstown, N. York.
Arrearages to 4. Sept. 1818.
5 months 4/30. $ 41.06
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Nov 32
Putnam
Continued on the roll under the Law of the 18 th May 1820 — Otsego, Otsego Co.,
Notification sent to John Russell Esq 20 June 1818 Cooperstown New York

Mrs Thompson Middlesex & Otsego Co. New York. No. 1, 1861
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1861
31 July 1861
Notication sent to John Russell of Cooperstown New York

District of New-York, } ss. Otsego County, }
ON this 21 st day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the county aforesaid, Morris Thompson aged 60 years, resident in Middlesex in the county of Otsego in said District, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, in Captain Hudgens company, Colonel Sturges regiment, belonging to the New Hampshire line: And the date of his original declaration was on the 18 th day of April 1818. on which he has received a pension certificate, No. 1861. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift or 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 in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.
ARTICLES OF REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE. No real estate.
One Cow and Calf. Unable to do any labour or any kind of business and depend entirely on my pension from Government for support. I have a wife and one child residing with me - Wife unhealthy and Son Willard, aged 15 years able to support himself - Morris Thompson I sworn to and declared on this 21. June 1820. Before the Court
G. Morell C.M.

Oliver Moore Clerk of Ohio County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Draft and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the re- cord of the said Court and I do further Certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixteen Dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 23 rd day of June 1820. O. Moore Clerk.

Herogobautuff Moses Thompson of the town of County of Allega and State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that it he is a resident of the town of Middlesex in said county And that in the month of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty six entered into a company belonging to the army of the United States and was mustered by Captain Spal- den (whose said town name is not now recalled) by his appointment, which com- pany was attached & belonged to the first New York Artillery Regiment and mustered by Col Ord whose head- quarters was his appointment was also for a term of one year and that he remained in service & army of the United States under said Captain Spaldin until February and then said term expired and he re-entered into the army of the United States and during the war and that he entered the last time into a company commanded by Capt George H. Thomas under whom he served nearly four years That said Thomas's company was an independent company of Rangers That he served in said last company until the same was disbanded That he has been in service more than six years

This deponent was then transferred to the fifth - Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col Rufus Putnam under whom this deponent served until the conclusion of the war. That during said term this deponent served as private corporal & sergeant - And he further saith that at the conclusion of peace, in September 1783 and a eighth there- he was honorably discharged from said Army. and he further saith that he has never received any pension from the United States. And also that he is in reduced circumstances in life. and is in need of assistance from his country for support and further saith not
Sworn before me this 1 st day of April 1818.
Moses Thompson
John Russell Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Attest at Albany Feb.
Isaac Leavitt. Clerk of the Court
And county of Allegany being sworn saith that he belongs to the army of the United States. during the revolutionary war that he is is personally acquainted with Moses Thompson named in & who has submitted the above affidavit and that in the said Moses Thompson during

The years are thousand seven hundred & eighty and eighty two & eighty three that he was a regular soldier in the army of the United States. and served as such within the time of four and more than two years. and also that said man served in said army until the close of the war and was then honorably discharged from said army. And further that upon
Said was — Isaac Levers Sworn before me this first day of April 1818.
John Russell Judge of the Court of Sessions State of New York
Albany ss — I, John Russell an of the judges of the Court of Sessions held in and for the county of Albany in the State of New York do hereby certify and declare that I am satisfied that Moses Thompson named in the above entitled the foregoing affidavit was a soldier in the revolutionary war and that he the said Moses served the months of February and March and April and May June and July and August and September and October and November and December and served in the war of the revolution against the common enemy more than six years —

and that said Moses remained in said Army until the same was disbanded and was then honorably honorably discharged therefrom and I do also certify that the foregoing affidavits made by said Moses and Noah Laurens contained the proof on which I have so found and my opinion and also that I am person- ally acquainted with said Moses and given full credit to the facts set forth in said affidavits
John Russell Judge of Otago Common Pleas
Otago County ss: I certify that John Russell whose signature appears to the above affidavit was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Otago duly qualified as such -
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this 1 st day of April A D 1818
Walter W Webb Supt. Cts.
Moses Thompson

State of New-York, } OTSEGO COUNTY, }
ss.
Ivory Holland of the town of Richfield with whom I am well
acquainted being duly sworn, saith, that he is personally well acquainted with Moses Thompson the applicant above named, and has been so acquainted with him the said Moses
for thirty seven years, and during that time the said Moses has sustained a good character for truth and veracity, and he this deponent verily believes that full credit ought to be given to the declarations of the said Moses when under oath.
And this deponent further saith that he, this deponent, was a Lieutenant in Col. Rufus Putnam's Regiment belonging to the Massachusetts line and this deponent knows that the said Moses Thompson served as a Sergeant in said Regiment during about two years from the year 1781. — and further this deponent saith not —
Sworn before me This 24 th day of April 1818.
Ivory Holland John Russell Judge of Otsego County

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File No. 42 471
Moses Thompson Serg Peter Davis
Act: 18 th March 18 th .
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 508
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Moses Thompson
Adm d
J. Russell Esq.
Cooperstown
N. Y.

State of New-York, } ss. OTSEGO COUNTY, }
Benjamin Gilbert Esq. — of the town of Middlefield with whom I am well being duly sworn, saith, that he is personally well
acquainted with Moses Thompson — the applicant above named, and has been so acquainted with him the said Moses — for thirty seven years, and during that time the said Moses — has sustained a good character for truth and veracity,
and he this deponent verily believes that full credit ought to be given to the declarations of the said Moses when under oath.
And this deponent further saith that he knows the said Moses this deponent, was a commissioned officer, in the year 1781, in Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment, called the 5th Massachusetts regiment, and he knew the said Moses at that time, and that he, the said Moses, served in said Regiment as a Sergeant for a longer period than nine months — and that the said Moses was considered a brave and faithful soldier — Sworn before me this 2nd day of May 1888! John P. Ripley Judge of Otsego Co. N.Y.
Benjamin Gilbert

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