Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10524, for John Thompson, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Thompson, John "Tompson"
R. 10524
Resu in Va.
Amis
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let 11 Feb 1840 676- W. J. Greene.
95594
Kentucky
John Thompson of Shelby in the State of Kentucky who was a professor in the army commanded by Captain Singleton of the ... commanded by Col. Grimes in the ... line for Private of Co. G M o 4 1/2 M o " Infantry
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 52 Dollars 50 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Feb 1834 and Hon. W. H. Pope H. R.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 131.25 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 March 26.25 $157.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk. Book Vol. Page 29

State of Kentucky } Set Shelby County } On this 13th  13th day of June  May 1841
Came personally in open court, Jane Moore wife of Shadrack Moore, resident of Shelby County, aged forty Six who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of July 1838 entitled an act to grant half pay pensions to certain widows. That she is informed & believes that her deceased father was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War - Served as such in the Militia of the State of Va according to the manner of form as specified in his declaration now on the files of the War Dept at Washington City, on which declaration her said father John Thompson was allowed a pension of fifty two dollars & fifty cents per annum on the 7th day of July 1834 and whose certificate was numbered 25594 which application or declaration was made in the County of Shelby Ky. She will not undertake to further particularize the time of service or the persons under whom or the countries they which he marched as she knows nothing of her own knowledge and only shall from information of her father but would most respectfully refer to the matter as narrated in the declaration of her father as aforesaid. She would further state that her father departed this life on the 13th day of May 1835 leaving a widow, Amos Thompson that said Amos Thompson formerly Amos Sheppard intermarried with her father John Thompson very early after the close of the Revolutionary War, and that they continued to live together as husband & wife until the 13th day of May 1835 when her father departed this life, that said Amos widow of John Thompson survived her said husband.

That said Annie made her declaration to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, but said before the claim was allowed, that said Annie departed this life on the 14 th day of April 1840, being still the widow of said John Thompson, that said Annie left at her death the following children who now live, this affiant Jane wife of said Moore Sall widow of Woodson Grington, W m Thompson of James Thompson, She would further state that as her dear mother made her declaration which she presumes is now on the files of the pension office, she begs leave to refer to that for the date of her marriage & the State county etc. She would say from the best of her information said John Thompson intermarried with Annie Sheffield subsequent to the close of the war, but prior to the 18 th day of January 1794, at the time above stated, I sworn to that described the day & year aforesaid,
Jane Moore
It was on the day and year aforesaid, by the oath Joseph Stratton & Chadwick Moorepoven that John Thompson reputed a soldier and pensioner of the United States departed this life the 13 th day of May 1835 and that he left a widow Annie Thompson who continued to live as his widow until the 14 th day of April 1840, when she departed this life leaving the following persons her children to wit

M rs John & James Thompson Sons of John and Amis Thompson dec d and Jane wife of Shadrick Moore & Sally widow of Woodson Arrington, that the above are all the living children of said Amis Thompson dec d  at her death of which is ordered to be certified by the Court as satisfactorily proven in open Court, and that no other person of the same name was a pensioner in said County. It was also proven to the satisfaction of the Court that said John John Thompson died since his mother Amis Thompson, that the said M rs and James Thompson Jane Moore Sally Arrington are all the living children of Amis Thompson dec d the said John Thompson having died since the death of his said mother all of which is ordered to be certified to the War Department
State of Kentucky Shelby County Set. May Term 1844 I James D. Whitaker Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County do hereby certify that the above deposition and order is truly copied from the record in my Office
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Shelbyville this 15 th day of May 1844
James D. Whitaker Clerk Shelby County Court By R. T. Whitaker D.C.

John Thompson died May 13 1835
Ann Thompson widow of John died 14 Feb 1840 Apr 1840

State of Kentucky Shelby County ss
July Term 1835
Satisfactory proof was this day made in Open Court by the Oaths of Benoni S. Newland and Shadrach A. Moore that John Thompson late a pensioner of the United States departed this life On the 13 th day of May 1835 and that the said John Thompson was the Identi- -cal person named in an Original Certificate now here shown to the Court bearing date the 7 th day of February 1834 and signed by Simon Wats Secretary of war granting to said John Thompson a pension of fifty two Dollars and fifty Cents per annum and numbered D 8574 and it was further proven to the satisfaction of the Court that Annie Thompson is the widow of the said John Thompson and that she is now living
a copy attested
J. S. Whitaker C.S.
State of Kentucky Shelby County ss
I James S. Whitaker clerk of the County Court for said County do Certify that the foregoing Order is Correctly Copied from the Order book in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Shelby County this 10 th day of March 1840.
Walter A. Whitaker D.C. for J. S. Whitaker C.S. Shelby County Court

29.222
John Thompson Ken.
for 1778 p of Can & Inf 15 p m P r Can 9 r 37.50 P r In 41 r  15 752.50
Cannot allow as a best unless direct proof of service in that company is exhibited.
26 25 5 131.25
Hon. P. H. Pope

State of Kentucky Shelby County 355
On this 15 day of January 1834
personally appeared before me Binion S. Nutland a Justice of the Peace in and for Shelby County and one of the Judges of the county court for said county of Shelby John Thompson aged 79 years who being justly duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 He states that he was residing in Rutherford County State of North Carolina when he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated and under the following named officers that in the month of January 1778 he volunteered under Capt Richard Smyth for a term of three months and was mustered at Gilbert Town  Lincoln Courthouse in said County of Rutherford and was attached to Col William Grim's regiment of Militia and did march with said regiment from Gilbert Town  Lincoln Courthouse to Corp's Creek in the lower part of the State of North Carolina where the regiment was stationed for a that time. Thence they marched to Campbell Town where they remained until the three months for which he volunteered having expired when he was discha- rged By his said Capt Smyth about the first of April 1778 He further states that in the month of Oct 1778 that he again volunteered under Capt 3 Peter Sides for a term of three months and was attached to his troop of Horse he states they rendezvoused at Gilbert Town  Lincoln Courthouse in said County of Rutherford and marched to Salisbury in Rowan County and was stationed as a guard over some Tories that had been taken he states that whilst he was stationed at Salisbury that he did guard said prisoners and prevented their escape for it was expected that if the Tories had been set at liberty that they would have been committing many outrageous acts upon the families of the Whigs He states that when ever any of the Tories were taken prisoners

Given upon my honor
that they were taken to Salisbury and there put under guard and kept. he states that he did guard said Tories until his three months expired when he was discharged in writing by his said Capt Peter Scovel in the month of January 1779. he states that he did return home where he remained until the month of June 1779 when he again volunteered under Capt. Abner Hilkeneade for a term of three months and was attached to his troops of whom he again volunteered at said Gilbert Town and marched upon the frontiers of North and South Carolina against the Indians and Tories who were employed in destroying the property of the whigs he states that during this campaign that he was employed in reconnoitering the frontiers in various directions sometimes in North and sometimes in South Carolina until his three months expired when he joined the balance of Capt Hilkeneade's company returned to Rutherford County and were discharged by his said Capt in the month of Sept 1779. He further states that in the month of July 1780 that he again volunteered under Capt John McLean for a term of three months and remained at Gilbert Town in said County of Rutherford and was attached to Capt McLean's company of horse and from his having faithfully discharged his duty upon his former term he was appointed to the office of a sergeant in which capacity he continued discharging the duties of that office until his three months expired after having remained at Gilbert Town he states that Capt McLean was ordered and did march his company into the frontiers of North and South Carolina and was employed in reconnoitering said frontiers in order to overawe the Tories and keep them from committing outrages upon the frontiers settlements in this section he states that he was employed until his three months expired when Capt McLean marched his company back to Gilbert Town where

he was discharged by his said Capt in the month of Oct 1780 He further states that that in the month of July 1781 that he again volunteered under Capt Whitehead for a term of three months and underwent at  in Whitehead's  at in said County of Rutherford and Powned Ser d Coln Singleton's Regiment and Marched in said Singleton's regiment to command ed by Capt Whitehead Major Whitehead and Coln Singleton from said Gilbert Town to Charlestown in South Carolina on arriving at Charlestown the British had left that place and there being no necessity for an army he states that the regiment was dismissed in Sept 1781 - he states that from old age bodily infirmity and a total loss of vision that he is unable to appear in open court to make his declaration he states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no living witness by whom he can prove said service he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
John X  Mark  Truett
Sworn to and subscribed before me this date and year aforesaid Benoni S. Cleveland J.P. 58
Interrogatories put by the Magistrate
Ques Where and in what year were you born Ans I was born in Augusta County State of Virginia 1752 Ques Have you any record of your age
Ans I have only a traditional account of my birth Ques When were you living when called into the service; when have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans I remained in Rutherford County North Carolina till 1796 I then moved to Shelby County Ky where I now live
Ques How were you called into the service; were you drafted and you volunteered or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom

This and you are a true copy of the original as shown to me and I have my hand to the same
I volunteered for five years of three months each I will state the names of the regular officers who were with the troops when you were here, and such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect were there were no regular officers when I served there, Colonel Martin's Regiment of Militia, Colonel Williams, Griffin's regiments, as the most of my service was undered upon the frontiers skirmishing and ranging there was a large army in that section of country
* State the names of some of your neighbors who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution
I will state Mr Ephraim Davis a clergyman and Capt William Wall Ephraim Davis a clergyman and William Wall residing in the neighborhood of John Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration say that we are well acquainted with him we believe him to be 79 years of age he is upright and believed in his neighborhood to be a man of good veracity and a soldier of the revolution and we concur in the opinion
Ephraim Davis Wm Wall
I Bement I Nuland a Justice of the peace in and for Shelby County and one of the Judges of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Ephraim Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above certificate is a clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the above applicants and Capt William Wall who has also testified is a resident in the neighborhood of the above applicants and he is a reputable man and that his statement may be received and after putting the witness on oath by the war department and hearing the answer - we are satisfied that he was a soldier of the

revolutum and serve as he has stated I further certify that from old age and bodily infirmity together with the loss of vision that he is unable to appear in open court to make his accusations I further certify that the above interrogations were made in my presence given under my hand as a Justice of the peace in and for Shelby County
Benoni G Newland J.P.
I James Whelakin Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County do hereby certify Benoni G Newland before whom this accusation was made is a Justice of the peace in and for Shelby County and one of the Judges of the Court from which I am clerk and full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 22 day of January 1834
Ja S Whelakin Clerk Shelby County Court
John Fries atty
Notary Public Henry G. H.

The deposition of David Shepherd taken at his house in the County of Ripley and State of Indiana deponent being in the year of his seventy  eighty five age, states on oath that he lived in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina in the year 1784 that he was a brother of Anis Thompson formerly Anis Shepherd of Rutherford County and State of North Carolina that said Anis intermarried with John Thompson in the County of Rutherford Carolina in the year 1784 that said John and his wife Anis moved from Carolina to the State of Kentucky and they both died in the County of Shelby said John Thompson was an universally reputed a soldier of the revolutionary War that said Anis and John Thompson lived together from the day of marriage until 1835 or thereabouts when said John deceased that they left numerous children most of them live in Shelby County, Ky David Shepherd
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30 th day of April 1844 Jesse Demaree J. Rea
State of Indiana } Ripley County } ss Personally appeared Came before me Jesse Demaree one of the Justices for said County David Shepherd who made oath to the foregoing affidavit and subscribed the same; said Shepherd is a very old man and is in high standing in society and should be believed on oath of affirmation under my hand and seal this 30 th day of April 1844 Jesse Demaree J. Rea C 3

State of Indiana Ripley County ss. I Conrad Overkamp Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court do hereby certify that Leese Demaree before whom the within & foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and still is an acting Justice of the peace of said County duly Commissioned and sworn into office & that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such & that the signature purpor- ting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Versailles this 1 st day of May A.D. 1844
Conrad Overkamp Clerk

REJECTED
10. 524.
P. O.
Annie Thompson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
C 25594 Pri
P. O. _____
Col. Grimes N.C. troops
Recognized. _____
Contract. _____

11.223
Annis Thompson de
187
unpaid
let. to W.H. Todd Oct. 24. '44 " to same Oct 31. '44
let to Hon. Garrett Duncan Jan'y 7th '48.
10524
Act July 7 th '38

John Thompson Ken at 7 June '32 $52.50. to what time paid? Van Offin Feb 11. 1840
Bill 13 th May 1835 p st . that paid H

Amos Thompson 24 Oct 1844 Cour. Pen
$213.66- 15- $198.66 Bal 395- 393-
Ben

Pension Office
October 24. 1846.
Sir,
The papers in the case of Annis Thompson, decd., claiming a pension under the act of July, 7, 1838, have been examined and filed. The date of the marriage should be established by public or private record, or documentary evidence. The certificate of the Secretary and Comptroller of N. Carolina, should be produced to establish the service of John Thompson, the husband; who says he served as a militia man in 1778, under Capt: Singleton and Capt: Sides; in 1779 under Capt: Kerkendall; in 1780 under Capt: John McLean, in 1781 under Captain Whitesides.
Respectfully, Your abt. servant. J. L. Edwards
William H. Ladd Esq. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Phila Nov 3 rd 1844
Dr Sir
In the case of John Thompson there is no evidence to sustain the claim nor no rolls of the militia. Do just what in the case sent you, I have no further evidence of service, why that it is in this case required when impossible to get. Still not acted out as to my mind passing strange. If there is any part of the service worthy or admissible allow it thus far, or reject it entirely, it is useless to go to any trouble about establishing marriage, when the service I fear is insufficient. I would never have touched the claim but for a letter of yours that led me to believe that the service was already was admitted, which you will find among the papers to Hon ble W. S. Graves. I enclose the papers & finally give it up unless you will allow some part of the claim.
Very respectfully Wm H Todd

Raleigh 5 th Nov r 1844.
Office of Secretary of State
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 2 nd instant was received yesterday, and on examination I find the name of John Thompson five times on the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, as follows (Viz), John Thompson a private enlisted in Capt t Williams's Company of the 4 th Reg t in 1777 for 1 year, discharged Aug t 1777. John Thompson a private in Capt t Colis's Company 4 th Reg t for 1 year in 1777, Discharged 10 th Aug t 77. John Thompson a serg t in Capt t Brevard's Company of the 10 th Reg t in 1781 for 12 months, left the service 21 st July 1782. John Thompson a private in Capt t Sharp's Company 10 th Reg t in 1782 for 18 months. John Thompson a private in Capt t Brevard's Company 10 th Reg t in 1782 for 18 months. Thomas Polk was Col o of the 4 th Regiment and Abraham Shepard of the 10 th Reg t .
If either of the above cases will suit the case you are prosecuting, say which (if more than one) and I will send you a certificate. The money suit, if I can get it off here, will pay me for this service. I have not the Militia Rolls.
Yours respectfully
W m Hill Secy y of State
M c William A. Todd.

War Department Pension Office
February 11. 1840.
Sir, I herewith return the letter of John Lane Esq. in the case of Mrs Effie Winlock, widow of Joseph Winlock deceased, and of Mrs Polly Knight, widow of John Knight deceased. I have to inform you that they were allowed pensions under the act of July 7 1838. Mrs Winlock's husband, who was a pensioner, died 28 March 1831; his claim was allowed 19 Aug t 1839, and the amount due from the 4 th March 1836 to 4 th March or perhaps 4 th September 1839 was paid her, & not the full five years' pension as asserted by Mr Lane. Mrs Knight's husband, who was also a pensioner, died 12 March 1838: her pension was allowed 6 Ap r 1839; her first payment would embrace the period from her husband's death to 4 th March 1839. The act of July 7 1838 provides for five years' pension from 4 th March 1836; but where the claimant's husband was a pensioner & died after March 4 th 1836, the widow's pension commences at the period of her husband's death, & is payable semi-annually up to March 4 th 1841, provided the widow does not marry again or die previous to that period; in either of which cases the pension ceases.
Agreeably to your request I herewith enclose copies of the acts of July 4 th 1836 and July 7 th 1838, from which it will be seen under which acts the widow of John Thompson of Shelby Co te is entitled to a pension. As there is more than one person of her husband's name residing in Kentucky who receive pension, the claimant should state in her declaration, at what rate her husband was paid.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obt. servt. J L Edwards
Hon. W. J. Graves, House of Representatives.

Phil a 26 th Oct 1844
Dear Sirs
Yours of the 24 th Inst came only to hand, you state that In the case of Annis Thompson widow of John Thompson of Ky. It is necessary to furnish record evidence of her marriage with the said John Thompson, The declaration of Mrs Thompson was not made out by me, but the unrecd application in favor of the children was, They were uninformed as to the place of their fathers Mothers marriage, you will please inform me where & when Mrs Thompson alleges she was married in her declaration filed by my brother now deceased to aid me in establishing the fact of her marriage according to the rules of the Department
The fact of your dept requiring me to prove the Service of John Thompson after his Thompson's claim was adjudged to him under the laws and paid, when the lapse of 11 years has placed it out of my power to get proof, if the records in N. Carolina fail, Seems Strange when the same intelligent head of the Office is still in power, I have regarded a decision of that Office as a Judicial one and when once made remains unchanged unless on a review

The extraordinary original Claim was erroneously allowed, Now as I done a good deal of busy- ness under the act 7th June 1832, I am aware that the oath of the applicant and other witnesses to certify as to his reputation as a soldier, was then deemed sufficient, I merely remark the above as something new to me, Altho I will in every instance cheerfully comply with the rules of the Office, while I beg pardon for writing so long a letter, as the case is small & covered over with the mass of upwards of half an age be as ancient as possible in the adjudication of allowance of the little pittance due the orphans, of Mrs Thompson long since deceased
Very respectfully your obedt Servant
Wm H Todd
To The Honble Commissioners of Pensions Washington D.C.

Washington City 8 Feb 1840
for I herewith forward you a letter of John Lane of Shelbyville Ky to which I respectfully ask of the department an answer. I also wish you to have enclosed to me a blank for a widow to draw a pension the necessary directions
Respectfully
Yrs and the Servt W. H. Frazar
J. S. Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions Washington

Thompson
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Washington Dec. 29 th 47
Dear Sir
The enclosed letter is from a most worthy and respectable gentleman the present Marshall of our State - He resides in my District and I trust you will do me the favor to grant him the inquiry asked - and to as soon as you conveniently can -
I remain
With respect &c
Garnett Duncan
G. Duncan

Hall of Representatives
Feby. 4. 1834
Will Mr. Edwards be kind enough to examine the enclosed declarations and approve me of the result - at his earliest convenience
Respectfully -
Your obed. Servt.
Patrick H. Dohy
To J. L. Edwards Esq Comr of P. & S.