Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,440, for Alpheus Thompson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Thompson, Alphonsus      21. 16, 44, 45 Rula
CONTENTS

Albany 4347
Bula Thompson widow of Alpheus Thompson
He was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 22 d Jan. 1816 of Madison Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Carpenter of the reg't commanded by Col. Wood in the Mass. State Troops time for 7 months & 11 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 24 Dollars 54 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Oct. 1839 and sent to O. R. Granger Morrisville, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '39 85.89 Semi-annual allowance ending March '40. 12.27
$98.16
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2.
Clerk Page 106
Reported to Pen. Agent 25. March 1840, see letter.

State of New York Madison County, On this 6 th day of July 1839 personally appeared before Epenetus Holmes a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Madison or, Bula Thompson, a resident of the town of Smithfield in said County aged Eighty one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, or her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows" - That she is the widow of Stephen Thompson late of Smithfield in said County deceased - She knows nothing of her husband's and since his death from what & what she has heard has been reported - She remembers of having heard say that he served in the Revolutionary War in Capt Carpenter's Company - She further declares that she was married to the said Stephen Thompson by the Rev Mr Jones at the house of Edmond Bliss in Weston (Mass) the latter part of the month of November or the first of December in the year 1782 - She recollects the time of the marriage from the age of her oldest child who was fifty six years of age in March last past; that her husband, the aforesaid Stephen Thompson died on the 22 nd day of January 1816 & she has remained his widow ever since his death - That she was not mar- ried to him prior to the having the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794. loved at the time above stated. sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me & I certify that the said Bula Thompson cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court -
her Bula Thompson mark
Epenetus Holmes Judge of Madison County Court

I Bernard D. Bicknell late M. C. from the Congressional district of Composed of the counties of Madison & Onondaga N. Y. do hereby certify that Ephraim Hobbes was on the 6 day of July 1839 a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Madison & that I am acquainted with his hand writing & that his signature is the official & genuine - Dated July 8. 1839
Bernard D. Bicknell

State of New York Madison County, Marsha Bliss of Smithfield in said County being duly sworn, says, that she was well acqu- ainted with Stephen Thompson deceased in her life time & also is well acquainted with Bula Thompson widow of the said deceased & whose name before her marriage was Bula Blodget. That the said Stephen Thompson & Bula Blodget were united in Matrimony by the Rev. Mr. Jones at the house of the father of this deponent at Weston (Mass) in the latter part of the year 1782: This deponent was present & saw them married = She was on why she remembers that it was in the year 1782 & in the latter part of that year is, that it was on Thanksgiving day that they were married & the deponent was in the tenth year of her age at the time of the marriage, having become nine years of age in August previous to the marriage & that she the deponent is now sixty six years of age & that the oldest child of the said Stephen & Bula, whose name is Mary Dorrance, was fifty six years of age on the 14 th of March last, she having been born four or five months after the marriage. At & previous to the marriage the said Bula resided in the family of the father of this deponent & the deponent recollects of inviting some person to the wedding. Weston is now called Warren. The said Stephen Thompson died in Smithfield in said County on the 22 nd day of January 1816 - The said Bula Thompson has remained the widow of the said Stephen Thompson ever since the period of his death. Sworn to & subscribed before me
This 10 day of July 1839 Otho P. Granger Comr. of Deeds
Mrs Martha Bliss
I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Marsha Bliss & that she is a credible person & her statement above is entitled to full credit. Otho P. Granger Comr. of Deeds

I Bennet Pillsbury late M. C. from the Congressional district composed of the Counties of Madison & Onondaga in the State of New York, do hereby certify that Otho P. Granger was on the 6 th day of July 1839 a Commissioner of Peace in the said County of Madison & that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Granger & that his signature to the within affidavit & certificate is genuine. Dated July 8. 1839.
Bennet Pillsbury
Otho P. Granger of Herkshire Madison Co. N.Y. agent.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
No. 16440 Opula Thompson Widow of Alpheus Thompson Prs Rec'd
Act July 1 st 88 ex: Vol. m , Page 272
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4367 New York
Act. July 7. 1838
Bala Thompson
Marr'd Dec 1782
Husband and 22 d Jan 1816
Col Wood - Capt John
Census - In Vol 17. p age 234 -
7 mo & 11 days - Miss. State Prob.
Admitted
Private 7 mo & 11 days

State of Massachusetts Hampden County
5758 May 8, 1839.
Then George French, the deponent to the foregoing dep- osition appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed be- fore me
Foster Foster, Jus. Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll Clerk of the Judicial Court of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampden do certify that Foster Foster Esq. whose signature is affixed above to this paper was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within said County duly Commissioned and Acting under the Authority of this Commonwealth and that full faith, credit and ought to be given to his acts & attestations done in said capacity and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Foster Foster & believe his signature to said certificate is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth at Springfield on this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & thirty Nine
John Ingersoll Clerk
MS. A. 9. 2. 34 p. 40

I George Trask of Warren in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify & say, that I am an ordained minister of said Warren which was called Western till the year 1834, that on being requested to examine the town & church records to ascertain if the marriage of Alphens Thompson & Bala Bladget was to be found in said records, I have made careful examination for that purpose, & ascertained that during the ministry of Rev. Isaac Jones who was the first minister of said Warren, then Western, no record of marriages is to be found on the books of the church - that the first record of any marriage on the church books was in the year 1791 under the ministry of Stephen Bates, the successor of said Isaac Jones, & that no marriage is recorded in the town books of said Western, now Warren, prior to the year 1791, nor are the names of said Alphens Thompson & Bala Bladget to be found on either the church or town records. I have no knowledge that any record of marriages at the time above named was kept by the church or town of Western, & if there were any such records, they are not now to be found. The records of both church & town at that early period are in a very shattered & disordered state.
Geo. Trask.
The word Stephen interlined before signing by me, J. Foster.

5758 July 12.
Not July 7. 1838.
Bula Thompson
ms. of
Free
1 J. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions Washington D.C.

Morrisville (Madison County) N.Y. July 8. 1839
Sir
Enclosed I send you Mr. Papas of Bula Thompson widow of Alphens Thompson an applicant for a Pension.
I believe I have never asked to have a pension application to be taken up out of turn; but if such a course is adopted in any case, I would ask it in this case; for the reason that the applicant is quite infirm & very poor,
Respectfully yours
Otis P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq

Ans d . 25. March 1840
Mar 23 1840
free
1840 1841
My Friend
Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions Washington D. C.

Morrisville Madison County N.Y. March 18
1840
Yrs
On the 13 d of October 1839 a pension Certificate was issued to Bula Thompson widow of Aspheus Thompson. She sent a power of Attorney to Albany to draw her money & the pension agent says that her name is not returned - Will you have the goodness, to return her name so that she can get her money, she was allowed $24.54 per year.
Respectfully yours Otho P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq
O. S. Parkers Joseph Clark now in Albany has written to you on the same subject.

State of New York
(Jefferson County) ss. Aliel Carpenter of the town of Adams in said County of Jefferson being duly sworn deposes & saith that he is now seventy eight years old, that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & now draws a pension for services rendered in said war. This deponent further saith that at the commencement of the war he was residing in the town of Brimfield in the County of Hampshire (then called) State of Massachusetts & was well acquainted with Alpheus Thompson who then resided in said town of Brimfield & had been brought up there. This deponent was engaged in the service in the year 1777 & had been stationed at different places in the State of Rhode Island, until about the month of December 1777 when the regiment to which he belonged was ordered to White Plains near the City of New York. — This deponent and a few others went by the way of said Brimfield at that time the said Alpheus Thompson enlisted as a soldier in the war & accompanied this deponent to White Plains; this deponent thinks he & said Thompson left said town of Brimfield in the fore part of the year 1778 but he cannot remember which month. When this deponent & said Thompson arrived at White Plains both were attached to the Brigade under Genl. Nigon. Regiment commanded by Lieut Col. Hale. (the Col. Wood not being present) & to the Company of Capt. John Carpenter. This deponent & said Alpheus Thompson continued in together in the service as regular soldiers until sometime in the month of March or April 1779 when both left the service & went home. This deponent was enlisted under the term of three years. & he thinks the said Alpheus Thompson enlisted for the term of eight months but this deponent is quite certain that he remained in the service a little a more than a year & further this deponent saith not.
Aliel Carpenter

Subscribed & sworn this 17 th day of December 1838. (before me) Benjamin Wright Judge County
I the above named Benjamin Wright do hereby certify that I am well acquainted personally with Abial Carpenter who subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit. I have resided in the same town with him for the last fifteen years. that he is of sound mind & good memory and that his statement is entitled to full credit & belief. Given under my hand at Adams this 17 th day of Dec. 1838
Benjamin Wright Judge of Jefferson Co. Cont.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Jefferson County Clerk's Office,
I, PELEG BURCHARD , Clerk of said County, do hereby Certify, that Benjamin Wright Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same a Judge of Sessions on County Courts in and for the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take the same.—and further, that I am well ac- quainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of said county, this 17. th day of December in the year 1838
P. Burchard
Clerk.