Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7725, for Thomas Thompson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Thompson Thomas
S. 7725
Carded
CONTENTS

10731 New Hampshire
Thomas Thompson
Stratford in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Merrill of the 1st Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia for services
Mass. Line Aug. 13, 04 Records corrected.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of April 1833 and located at Cutler Conway New Hampshire
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $60.00 Semestral allowance ending Sept 14, 1833 15.00 $75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by L. H. Atkinson Clerk Book E Vol. 15 th Page 123

11.016
Thomas Thompson
Pw 9 Mm
Zara Butler Esq Conway N H

11.016
BRIEF in the case of Thomas Thompson  County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? no  3. How old is he? 84  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Sub. In 1775. 1 st August. " 6 " Private. Gen. Capt. Wentworth Stuart State troops, Col. E. Phinney   Drafted 1777. 24 th Decem. " 3 " ditto. Capt. Whitemore, Col. Fogg, Major Row  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Parsonsfield, District of Maine.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Four Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.
March 11. 1833.

Thomas Thornton Application for Decision
11,015.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
COUNTY OF STRAFFORD ss.—
COURT OF Probate
TERM, 1832
On this thirteenth day of September 1832, personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate now in session at Eaton within and for said County of Strafford, Thomas Thompson a resident of Conway in said County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted  went into the army of the United States, in the year 1775
and served as follows: — That he left home the first of August 1775 and took the place of Sergeant Shaw who had previously enlisted in Capt. Wentworth's Company of State troops from the part of Massachusetts called the District of Maine and served in said company till the first of February 1776 when the said Thompson had served five months he was requested by the officers to remain one month more till the new recruits came in which he did making six months. That at the time he went into the Army he lived in Parsonsfield since incorporated by the name of Stark in the District of Maine. That he marched through Saco, Wells & Berwick in Maine Dover in New Hampshire, Dover & Exeter to Cambridge in Massachusetts, where he was stationed for the term aforesaid. He served in Col. Edmund Phinney's Regiment. Samuel March was first Lieut. and Aaron Dyer. Jonathan Sawyer was second Lieut. in the company in which he served and Caleb Rowe was second Lieut. — That he was drafted to serve three months and marched from the same place the twenty fourth day of December 1777 through Saco, Wells, Dover, Exeter & Antrim to Cambridge in Massachusetts from thence through Providence in Rhode Island, Hartford & New Haven in Connecticut to P'keepsie in the State of New York where he was stationed for the term of three months and served in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hagg. At the name of the Lieut. Col. he does not recollect — Rowe was Lieut. in the company commanded by Capt. Whittmore. Lieutenant Mitchell was first Lieut. and Andrew Brockle second Lieut. — he was dismissed at P'keepsie from the service the latter part of March 1778. The said Sergeant Shaw is not now living. That the said Thompson served nine months of the wages and the said Shaw is not now living. That the said Thompson served as a private soldier nine months in the whole. has no discharge and to the best of his recollection never had any
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an Annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Thomas Thompson
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their  its opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate
ATTEST—
James Patten Clerk of the
Court of Probate
for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Thompson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this 13 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
ATTEST—
James Patten Patten

Revtran
4425
INVALID.
File No. 725
Thomas Thompson
Ohio Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 13, Page 372
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thomas Shaw,
Apprentice
1847

I Thomas Shaw of Standish in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine, do testify & say that I well knew Thomas Thompson a private in the company commanded by Capt Wentworth Stewart in Col Edmund Phinneys Regiment, in the Revolutionary war that he, enlisted served from the first of August in the year 1775 to the first of Feb'y 1776 that during the period above named he was stationed at Cambridge. - That during the above period I served in the same regiment & same company & I have since well known the above named Thompson who now lives in Conway in the State of New Hampshire & know him to be the same identical Thomas Thompson.
Thomas Shaw
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. July 18, 1832. Personally appeared the above named Thomas Shaw, who is a man of truth & veracity to the best of my knowledge and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Oliver Frost Justice of Peace

State of Maine
Cumberland county ss.
I W m J. Vaughan Clerk of the Courts of Cum- berland county do certify that Oliver Frost is a magistrate as within - and that the foregoing signature, pur- porting to be his, is genuine as I believe -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twentieth day of September 1832
W m J. Vaughan
{ Clerk of the Courts Cumberland county

John S. Sturgis Disposition

I Jonathan Sturges of Gorham in the County of Cumberland to State of Maine, do testify & say that I well knew Thomas Thompson a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Wentworth Stewart in Col. Edmund Phinney's Regiment in the Revolutionary war, that He served to the best of my recollection six months or more during the years 1775 & 1776 - commencing in August 1775 - ending in Feb. 1776. That during the above named period he was stationed at Cambridge - That I served in the same Regiment in the Com- pany of Capt. Hart Williams & have since well known the above named Thompson who now lives in Conway in the State of New Hampshire & know him to be the same identical Thomas Thompson.
Jonathan Sturges
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. July 18, 1832 Personally appeared the above named Jonathan Sturges who is a man of truth & veracity to the best of my knowledge & made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true -
Before me
Jacob H. Clements Justice of Peace

Jonah Munn Affidavit

I Isaiah Mares of Standish in the county of Cumberland aged seventy six do testify and say that I well knew Thomas Thompson a private in Capt. Whitmore's company and Col. Fogg's Regiment in the State Service in the time of the Revolution he was when I knew him at Pecksport in the State of New York said Thompson never been in company State of New Hampshire I have been acquainted him since the Revolution and know him to be the same Thomas Thompson he (said Thompson) served to the best of my recollection about three months I served in Capt. Loring's company in the same Regiment
Isaiah Mares
State of Maine
Cumberland ss July 14 1832 Personally appeared Isaiah Mares above named a man well known to me of truth and veracity and made solemn oath to the above statement
Before me Caleb Hodsdon Justice of the Peace
State of Maine
Cumberland County ss.
I Wm J. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Caleb Hodsdon is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is genuine as I believe. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twenty first day of September A.D. 1832.
Wm J. Vaughan
Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County

Charles Thorne Affidavit

I Charles Thomas of Gorham in the County of Cumberland aged Eighty Do testify and say that I will know Thomas Thompson a private in Capt Samuel Whitmore's Company and Col. Hogg's Regiment in the State of New York and in the State Service in the time of the Revolution he was when I knew him at Preakskill said Thompson now lives in Conway State of New Hampshire I have been acquainted with him since the Revolution and know him to be the same Thomas Thompson he said Thompson served to the best of my recollection about three months
his Charles Thomas mark
State of Maine
Cumberland July 19. 1832 personally appeared Charles Thomas above named a man well known to me of truth & veracity and made solemn oath to the above statement
before
Daniel Baker Justice of the peace
State of Maine-
Cumberland County ss.
I, Wm B. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County, do certify that Daniel Baker is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine, as I believe.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal of office this twenty first day of September, A. D. 1832.
Wm B. Vaughan
Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County