Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1666, for Squier Thurber, Rhode Island

SERVICE
R. I.
NUMBER
Thurber, Squier
W. 1666
Thorber, Squire a
B.L. Wt 26072-160-55
Catharine
CONTENTS

18766 Mude Thomas
Spurs Thurtel of P.M. Co. in the State of R Island who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Morris of the R.P. commanded by Colonel Brown in the R.P. Island line for 5 months Co. of Infantry " " " of Artillery
Inscribed on the Roll of R Island at the rate of 30 Dollars 83 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of July 1833 and sent 13 Aug. Carroll President R Island Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $61.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 15.42 $77.08
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. B. Brien Clerk Book 2 Vol. 3a Page 132

22657 Act Mar 3/55 March 29/55
Catharine Heuber mid. of Simon Heuber, Private Revolutionary Pension
26072 J.P. July 48-235
Boston No 160 as May 15/56 R. [unclear]
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Benja. Bowditch Providence R.I.
Chas. Bowditch July 26/1855 " " Aug 23/1855 July 48- no 235
Vol. I. page 63

235 Rhode Island Catharine Thurber widow of Squire Thurber who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private R I Line
ascribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of June, 1849 and sent to B. Lowell Providence R I
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 117 Vol. 1 29 July  Brick C.
Rep'd
Reg. of m 55-200 222657

Catherine Thurber wid of Squire 175 R.I. died 24 July 1848
Memo 1796 Mistress died 1837 Adm 30 th pr Am 4 March 1848
B. Cowell Esq. Providence R.I.

State of Rhode Island
The County of Providence on this 26 day of September AD 1848 personally appeared in open court being the Municipal Court of the City of Providence in said County and a Court of Record. Catherine Thurber now resident in said Providence aged 72 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress granting relief to certain surviving widows of officers & soldiers of the Revolutionary army passed July 29 1848. That she is the widow of James Thurber late of Johnston in said County deceased who served as a private in the State of Rhode Island during said war & was a pensioner under the act of Congress of June 7 1832 & to his declaration he made the refer for a specification of his service the said a pension at the rate of thirty dollars & fifty three cents per annum up to the time of his death which event took place on the 22 day of June AD 1837 and since that period she remained a widow and she further declares that she was married to her husband the said James Thurber on the 29 th day of May AD 1796 as will appear by the evidence hereto annexed

Taken from her family. Bille She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January Eighteen hundred and forty at the time above mentioned. She swears she is still a widow & has never before made any application for a pension
Catharine Sharber
In Municipal Court of the City of Providence. September 26 th 1848.
Subscribed and sworn to by Catharine Sharber, in open Court.
Albert Greene, Clerk.

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
A Record of Squier Thurber Family.
Squier Thurber son of Samuel Thurber was born February 17 th D 1739
And Married Catharin Fowle Daughter of M c Jonathan Fowle
May the 29 th D 1776 She was Born April 23 rd D 1776
Squier Thurber the first Ch d born August 11 th Seven O'clock 1797 Afternoon
George Thurber second son Born January 9 th D 1799 half past 4 o after
Catharine Thurber third Child and first Daughter
Was Born August the 6 th D 1800 Seven O'clock Morning
Rebekah Thurber Fourth Child and second Daughter
Was Born March the 13 th D 1802 at 6 O'clock Afternoon
Sarah Ann Thurber fifth Child and third Daughter
Was Born December 30 th D 1804 at one O'clock Afternoon
Fra Thurber Sixth Child and third son
Was Born May 22 D 1806 four O'clock in Morning
Celia Thurber Seventh Child and fourth Daughter
Was Born March the 5 th D 1808 one O'clock Morning
Ethan Thurber eighth Child and fourth son
Was Born September 15 th D 1810 half past seven O'clock after
Silas Thurber Ninth Child and fifth son
Was Born August 15 th D 1812 half past 10 O'clock After Noon
Hope Thurber tenth Child and fifth Daughter
Was Born November the first D 1814 Morning
Henry Thurber Eleventh Child and 6 th son
Was Born December 30 th D 1816 10 O'clock Morning
Marcia Thurber Twelfth Child and 6 th Daughter
Was Born November 22 D 1819 in Evening

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Henry Thurber the 11 Child Departed this life October the 9 th A 1818
Ethan Thurber the 8 Child Departed this life October the 18 th A 1818
Rebecca Thurber the 4 Child Departed this life August the 1 st A 1823
Catharine F Paine Wife of Olney Paine and Daughter of Iquier Thurber departed this life Jan A 1825
DEATHS.
Iquier Thurber son of Samuel Thurber departed this life June 22 A 1837

DEATHS.
FAMILY RECORD.
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DEATHS.
In Municipal Court of the City of Providence September 26 1898.
I certify that this paper was the day taken, by me, from and out of, the records in Court by Catherine Thurber, as her family bible, and annexed to her Declaration of forgery, in open Court, by order of said Court. —
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court.
Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

I, Catharine  Celia Thurber of the City of Providence aged 39 years, on oath do certify that Catharine Thurber who has signed & sworn to the preceding declaration is my Mother & the said Sarah Thurber was my father. My father died on the twenty second day of June A.D. 1837 & since that period my Mother has remained a widow. My father was a pensioner at the time of his death.
Celia Thurber
In Municipal Court of the City of Providence, September 26 th 1878.
Subscribed and sworn to by Celia Thurber, in open court,
Albert Greene, Clerk.

And the Court doth order it to be certified, that said Catherine Thurber, and also Olivia Thurber, who has given the foregoing Deposition, are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
In attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and here affixed the seal of said Court.
Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

Catherine Thuburn 22657

State of Rhode Island, &c.
County of Providence
On this 23 day of March A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Fifty-five, personally appeared before me, Robert Knight a justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid.
Catharine Thumber aged 79 years, now resident in the City of Providence in said County, who being duly sworn according
to law, declares and says she is the widow of Squire Thumber who was a private in Capt. X com-
pany, and in a Regiment commanded by Col. Y
in the war of the Revolution, and that her said husband was in actual service more than nine months in said war, and was honorably discharged.
And she further declares that she was married to said Squire Thumber on the 29 day of May A. D. 1796 by Rev. Dr. Gano
of Providence and that her name before marriage was Catharine Towle and that her said husband died on the 22 day of June A. D. 1857 and that she is now a widow.
And she further declares that she is now a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $30 83 , per annum; which pension was granted her on account of her said husband's services in said war; which pension is payable at the Agency for pay- ing pensions in the City of Providence. And she further declares that when she made a declaration to obtain her said pension she produced satisfactory evidence of her said marriage to her said husband and of his death, to which declaration and the evidence therewith filed, she now refers for proof of her said marriage, of her said husband's death, and her claim to Bounty Land under the Act of Congress of March 3d, 1855, and she makes this declaration for that purpose. She further declares that she has never made any application for Bounty Land before the present.
Robert Knight
Catharine Thumber
We Celia Thumber and Lucretia Shaw residents in said City of Providence in said State upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Catharine Thumber in our presence and that we believe from the appearance & statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be -
Celia Thumber Lucretia Shaw
X Witness not remembered

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year within written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be creditable persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. —
Robert Knight, Justice of the Peace.
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
PROVIDENCE, SC.
CLERK'S OFFICE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
PROVIDENCE, March 26 th A. D., 1855
1. Amasa J. Sweet
Clerk of the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS of said State, within and for the County of Providence:
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Robert Knight was in and sworn the 23 rd day of March aforesaid a Justice of the Peace for the city of Providence in said County.
duly appointed and qualified, and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and the acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments, and that the signature to the annexed Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN ATTESTATION WHEREOF, I hereto subscribe my name, and affix the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
Amasa J. Sweet Clerk.

N o 25742. Squire Thurber Providence County Rhode Island
Providence City 1 Month " Infy 8 9
26.67 4.16 30.83
Ben Cowell Providence R. Island

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Squire Thurber Providence County Rhode Island
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist apt 1775 — 4 — privt Capt Keen, 74 years Providence Traditionary evidence Two   Draft Oct. 1776 — 1 — " Capt Berrilly, Col Bowen Rhode Island Witnesses certificates credible, papers not properly attached —   Draft " " — 1 — " officers not named   Served Oct. " " — 1 — " Capt Arnold,   Served Apr 1777 — 1 — " Capt Shaw   Served 1780 — 1 — Artillery Col Hall  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is hereby required to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

James Thurber
25/4/2
May
1925
110 ... 17

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode-Island District, sc.
County of
On this 28 day of May A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court, being a special District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session—
Isaac Tilden a resident of Johnston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 74 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, viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
that he was born in Providence in the year 1759, February 7 th that he has no record of his age except what is in the bible. He lived in Providence when he was called into service since then he has lived three years in Connecticut, since then he has lived in Johnston in Rhode Island, where he now resides And this applicant further saith that in the year 1775 in the month of April soon after the battle of Lexington he enlisted as a minute man & a private in a company of minute men which company was then commanded by Charles Keene, and it was the duty of said company always to be in readiness at a minute's warning - and he did military duty in this company in guarding the shores of Narragansett Bay from said April to September following & between said April and September, he did actual service four months at least - and for this he claims a pension And this applicant further saith that in Oct 1776 he was drafted to go to a

Writen. he did actual service four months at least - and for this he claims a pension And this applicant further saith that in Oct 1776 he was drafted to go to a place called Patuxet, in Capt James Burdick Company & Col John Bowen's regiment of R Island militia & he went & served one month & returned & immediately afterwards, he was again drafted to go again, & he went and served another month
And this applicant further declares that in December 1776 , he served one month as a Volunteer & private in Capt Jonathan Arnold's Company of Grenadiers, This service was on the Island of Prudence. He was on that Island when the houses were burnt by the enemy, and this applicant further saith that in the year 1777 in the Spring of that year he served one month as a substitute for one James Wheaton, This service was in the Company of Capt James  Wheaton , Col but does not mention the Col: of the Regiment of the  Island militia
and this applicant further declares that in the year 1780 he served one month in Col Hall's train of Artillery at Newport he has with him the testimony of Thomas Luther

2 Daniel Snow, he also produces the testimony of the Revd Reuben Allen & Philip Mathewson (9 months, in all)
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. Squire Thurber
B Lowell Clk
We, Reuben Allen a Clergyman, residing in Smithfield and Philip Mathewson residing in Johnston hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Squire Thurber who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Reuben Allen Philip Mathewson
the May 28 1833
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
B Lowell Clk
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Reuben Allen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Smithfield and that Philip Mathewson who also signed the same is a resident in Johnston and that
Thomas Lutter Daniel Snow
and the credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, BENJAMIN COWELL, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Squire Thurber for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28 th day of May A D 1833
Benja Lowell Clk

Proban
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
1666
Catharine Thumber
Widow
Agnes Thumber
Pris. Rev. Won.
Act:
July 29, 1848.
Index:—Vol.
M.
Page
269
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11 m Feb. 8-1902 N. A. Mathewson Prov. R. d

26,072
160 acres

Squire Thuber, R. S. act 7 June 1832. p 30 83
To what time was he last paid? Lib. A
P d to 4 th March 1837.
1837
Pension Office June 22 1849

16,662 Squire Sherburn
May 28, 1833 - Johnson Rd - 74 Born Prov. Rd. 1759, P. 7
Apr 17 - Prov. Rd Capt Chas. Keene Col - 4 m
Oct 76 Capt Jas Burrill Col Jas Bowen 2 m
Dec 76 Capt John Arnold 1 m
Sept 77 Capt Snow 1 m
80 Capt - Col Hall 1 m
wid app. Sept 26 1848 Prov. Rd 72
mar Catharine Howle May 29, 1846
died June 22, 1837
Leif for family bible records births -
with David Snow Rd " Thos Luther " "

Providence Nov 16 1848
Sir
I herewith enclose the application of Catherine Thurber widow of Sylvester Thurber for a pension under act of Congress of July 29 1848,
I am respectfully Yours afft servt Benja Converse
J. L. Edwards Esq

I Daniel Snow of the City of Providence being now 76 years of age on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Squire Thumber who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed declaration & very well remembers of seeing said Thumber in Captain Jonathan Arnold's company of Grenadiers on the Island of Providence in December 1776 I belonged to a company of Light Infantry - but we quartered at the same house we were on said Island one month I also served in the same company with him in the Spring of 1777 in the Spring - This was in Capt Snow's company & Col Atwell's regiment we were stationed at Patuxet - Daniel Snow
the 1833. Sworn to before me and I further testify that said Snow is a credible witness
Priscilla Lowell Committee Dist Committee R I Dist

I Thomas Luther of the city of Providence being now 78 years old on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Squire Thurber who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration I well remember of serving with him in 1776 in October in Capt James Berrills Com- pany at a place called Patuxet we served on Nantucket. I also remember of seeing him in Col Halls train of Artillery at Newport in 1780. Thomas Luther
The 18 th 1833 Sworn to before me and I further certify that said Thomas is a credible witness
Stephen G. Arnold Commissioner Dist Court R.I. Dist

Chief of Pension Bureau Washington D. C.
Dear Sir;—
I am looking up the record of a Revolutionary Soldier "Squire Thurber" (Private) of Providence R.I. would like to know what company he served in when enlisted, and discharged, with (Vol. and page) - said Squire - Thurber received a pension probably living at Cranston R.I. at time of his death which occurred June 22 - 1837 His widow Catherine Thurber

afterward received a pension she died at Providence
Aug 23 - 1864
(The name sometimes spelled) (Squier
Information wanted in interest of D. A. R. and could not be found at State House - and was referred to your office
Respectfully Yours Mrs. D. A. Mathewson 81 Sycamore St Providence R.I.