Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,485, for Abijah Thayer, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Thayer, Abijah
S. 19,485
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1796 Massachusetts
Abijah Thayer
of Douglas in the State of Mass s who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Randall of the Reg t commanded by Col. French in the War s here for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 19 Dollars 95 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Nov r 1832 and Rev d J. Folsom
Arrears to 14th of Sept r '32 $14.92 Remizant. allowance ending Sept r 33 249.97 $ 264.89
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Cle Book 10 Vol. 2 Page 86

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this Twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirtytwo  before me personally personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Dyer Judge of Probate  with Court of Worcester now sitting  Ebenezer Dyer a resident of Douglas in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I enlisted some time in the fall of 1775, for two months under Capt. Nathan Randall, the names of other company & field officers not recollected & went to Winter Hill near Boston & served there two months. - Also that some time in December 1776 I enlisted for three months, under Capt. Nathan Randall, & Ensign Lincoln, in Col. French's Regiment & served at Dorchester three months, & saw the British troops when they evacuated Boston, being at that time paraded on Dorchester heights in expectation of a battle. - Also that on or about the first of April 1776 I again enlisted under Capt. Nathan Randall, & Ensign Randall, in Col. Marsh's Reg't & served in 2d Company & Reg't at Nantasket  at the gate in Castle Island seven months, under General Lincoln. - This enlistment expired & I left the service on or about the first of November 1776. - Also that some time in the month of May 1778 as near as as I can recollect I enlisted for two months under Capt. Nathan Randall, & Lieut. John Godfrey in Col. French's Reg't & served at Warwick in the state of Rhode Island two months, under General Spencer. - Also that some time in the month of July 1778 I enlisted for one month under Capt. King, & one Lieut. Randall, names of other company & Regimental officers not recalled & served at Framingham in Massachusetts one month. These several engagements were all in the Massachusetts state troops - I never had any written discharge.
I was born in Taunton in the state of Massachusetts in the year 1758. - I have no record of my age I resided in Taunton when called into service & have lived - since the Revolutionary war principally in & Douglas of which town I am a legal inhabitant. - I know of no person by whom I am from the above service - I am acquainted with Revd. Dea. Holmes & Mother Aspinwall of Douglas who can testify to my character for veracity.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathaniel Dyer Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Elijah Thayer

We David Holman a Clergyman residing in the town of Douglas and Cathedral Carpenter residing in Douglas hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Thayer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Me W. H. James Judge of Probate Court of Middlesex
David N. Nunn Nash, Carpenter
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that David Hobbs who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Douglas and that Nathaniel Carpenter who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Douglas - and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. S. James Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Sheshkiles Wheeler Register, Clerk of the Court of the Probate for the County of Gloucester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Shayer for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said County of Probate this 28th day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty six
Joseph Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Gloucester in Massachusetts

19485 INVALID.
File No. 12.485
Abijah Hays Pris New War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 218
[Arrangement of 1870.]