Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35098, for Aaron Thomas, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn.)
Thomas Aaron
S 35098
CONTENTS

.14894
Ms 594
Michigan
Aaron Thomas
d. Oct. 1825
Detroit Territory in the state of Michigan who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons of the Connecticut line, for the term of 2 years
scribed on the roll of Michigan at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Sep 1819 and sent to Vandrandt & Rockwell, agents, Washington City
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819. From 31 30 $3.30
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48
1 year from 1775
$91.35
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
[Signature]
Stephen H. Thomas Colonel Michigan Militia

Aaron Thomas, a Revolutionary Pensioner —
Cath. P. Clark Certificate
14.1894
7 Sept. 1819.
CW

Territory of Michigan County of Wayne
On this 18 th day of July 1820. personally appeared, in open court, being a Court of record for Said County, Aaron Thomas, aged sixtyseven years, resident in Detroit in Said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declared, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows, that he enlisted in a Company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Brewster, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Parsons, in the Connecticut line, in December, 1775, & that he continued in the service, until December 1776, when he was discharged; that his original declaration, for a pension, under the act of Congress of the 18 th of March, 1818. was dated the 23 rd day of March 1819., that he has received a pension certificate, under this act aforesaid numbering 14.894.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift sale, or in any manner, disposed, of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby, so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land & naval services of the United States, in

the revolutionary war," passed the 18 th day of March, 1818. and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than is contained in, the Schedule, hereunto annexed. to wit. Two bows, one axe, one hoe, one scythe one rake, & one pitchfork. (Signed) Aaron Thomas,
I also declare, and state, that my occupation is that of a Farmer, that from infirmity, I am unable to obtain a livelihood by it, that my family consists of myself and wife,
Territory of Michigan } County of Wayne } Ss.
I Thomas Rowland, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule there- to annexed, are truly copies from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion, of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is, xx thirty Dollars.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this _____ day of August, one thousand, eight hundred & twenty.
Thomas Newland Clerk of the Court for the County of Wayne

Aaron Thomas
claim for Revolutionary Pension. —
Further evidence of service marked also the line of the claim and second
11 June 1819.
See a letter from a Thomas 15 June 1819 to letter to A. Thomas
15 June 1819
Van Zandt & Rockwell, Aug. 24 1819. Agents
endorsed

I Aron Thomas declare and state, that I was born in Preston in the State of Connecticut - that I am now and always have been a citizen of the United States - that on, or about the first day of January 1776 - I enlisted into a company in the Continental Army of the Revolution, commanded by Capt Ebenezer Brewster, in Col. Parsons Regiment, in which company I continued to serve for the term of twelve months, and was discharged in the State of New Jersey - I have now no written discharge to exhibit - I never received any pension - am Sixty Six years of age, in reduced circumstances and stand in need of support from my country - I have no other evidence now in my power, of the aforesaid service -
Detroit 23 d March 1819
Southwestern
Courtesy of Michigan
Detroit 23 d March 1819
I James Witherell, one of the Judges in, and over the Territory aforesaid, do certify that Aron Thomas signed, and made oath to the above declaration, as containing the truth, according to his best recollection before me - and I further certify that I will know him to be in indigent circumstances - The annexed is the Seal of the Supreme Court of the Territory -
J. Witherell

March 2, 1940.
Mrs. George W. Lowell 108 Brooks Street Brighton, Massachusetts.
BA-J/ILL Aaron Thomas S. 35098
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Aaron Thomas, of Connecticut.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and the claim for pension found of only one Aaron Thomas who served from Connecticut. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in that claim, S. 35098.
Aaron Thomas was born in Preston, Connecticut; the date of his birth and names of his parents were not given, nor his residence at the time he entered service in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted late in 1775 or about January 1, 1776, at Roxbury, Massachusetts, served as private in Captain Ebenezer Brewster's company, Colonel Parsons' Connecticut regiment and was discharged in New Jersey, having served one year.
yr. Conf. Service OK no (comm) - Parsons
Aaron Thomas was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed March 23, 1819, at which time he resided in Detroit, Territory of Michigan. He was aged then sixty-six years. His wife was living with him in Detroit in July 1820; her name was not given, nor the date and place of their marriage. There are no further data in regard to the family of this soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and and address of person paid and, possibly, the date of death

of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Aaron Thomas Certificate # 14894 Issued September 7, 1819 Rate $8 per month Commenced March 23, 1819 Act of March 18, 1818 Michigan Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

35 098 Rev INVALID.
File No. 35 098
Aaron Thomas
His Rev Mrs
Act: 18 March 18
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 485
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 Sept. 22 Hist. to Mary Fuller Martin. V.L.M. 1917 Feb. 28 Hist. to Mrs. E.E. Rogers (Edna M.)
1932 - July 26 - Hist. to Mrs. Morell Colwell - ILL.
1934 Apr. 4 - Mrs. Morell Colwell City of Conn. name of N. Y. Aug.
1940 March 2 - Hist. to Mrs. George N. Lowell - ILL.

Warren Thomas - Conn. Sen. Claim for pension. Panzant Stockwell Agts
see letter 24 Aug o 1819
enclosed

District of Michigan ss Detroit on this twenty ninth day of July 1819 before Me The Subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the said District, personally appeared Aaron Thomas aged - Sixty Six years - resident in Detroit in the said District, who being by Me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress titled "an act to provide for certain persons en- -aged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" that the said Aaron Thomas Enli- -sted for the term of one year on the first day of November Seventeen hun- -dred and seventy five in Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts in the

Company commanded by Captain Robert Brewster of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Peabody in the line of the State of Connecticut in the Continental Estab- lishment, that he continued to serve in the Said Corps until the first day of November Seventeen hundred and Twenty Six when he was discharged from Service in the State of New Jersey and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support; and that he has no other pecuniary means in his power at his said Services -
Attest
Given under my hand and declared before me this day and year aforesaid
I James Witherell Judge, as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction on that the Said Aaron Thomas did serve

in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the commencing for the term of nine months at and time on the continental establish- -ment, and I have transmitted the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied he needs the assist- -ance of his Council for Suffolk.
A. Fishkill

MRS. GEORGE W. LOWELL, REGENT MINUTE MEN CHAPTER BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
February 8, 1940
Veterans' Administration Bureau Washington, D. C.
The only one of Conn
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me any information you may have regarding the Revolutionary War services of Aaron Thomas , of Connecticut. I think that he came from near Hartford, Conn.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Sincerely yours,
Vera W. Lowell
Mrs. George W. Lowell 108 Brooks Street Brighton, Mass.

File BA-7/10/34 only of Eny name of "470 Bot
Bainbridge N.Y. Apr. 2, 1934
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Re my letter to you Mar. 5, 1932 about Aaron Thomas who gave Revolutionary War Service in state of Connecticut enlisting July 9, 1775, as corporal in 9th Company, Capt. Abraham Filer's from Haddam, in the 8th Regi- ment, Col. Jedidiah Huntington commanding, discharged Dec. 17, 1775. Credited to Haddam , Conn. for service in 1775." Said Aaron also served "as a corporal in Capt. Josiah Baldwin's Company, Ely's

Conn. regiment. His name appears on a roll of that organization dated Aug. 29, 1778." Last from Adj. Gen., Wash. D.C.
For years have searched for the where he sold land & residence man's record after leaving Haddam about 1805, with no success.
Traced his wife, Ruth Bailey to West Springfield, Mass. in 1805, and nothing further about her.
"New York in the Rev." V. 1, P. 67:—
"The Line Artificers, Lieut. Col.
Luther Baldwin, Capt. Peter Mills, Lieut. Jotham Knight, — enlisted men — Aaron Thomas. Above is under Miscellaneous Rolls.
Did any Aaron Thomas secure a pension, or land bounty for service in N.Y. State, or is any mention

of such Aaron among records of your office?
Said Aaron born about 1730 - 4; married Apr. 13, 1754, Haddam, Ct., Ruth Bailey born —, dau. of —, both living 1805.
Wanted also —
Exact date his birth + place?
" " her " " " ?
Her parentage?
Date + place of his death?
Date + place " her death?
(Name Thomas found in Jefferson, Schoharie Co. N.Y. where their dau., Hannah who married Hum- phrey Readwell lived.)
Figures would show that the Michigan pensioner, Aaron Thomas, was born about time this man married. Yours truly Mrs. Morell Colwell

Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am writing in behalf of Mrs. Fanny B. Woodruff of Kahoka Missouri, to ask if you will kindly favor us with the military history with details, of Aaron Thomas, a Am. pensioner under the Act of 1818, residing in Michigan. I think that he is her gr.gr. grandfather. An Aaron Thomas served from Haddam and his ances. We lived in Haddam. I have been able to find very little about him

only that he married Ruth Bailey at Haddam, April 13, 1754 and had children Susanna, Dorothy, and David, perhaps others. Of course the pensioner might have had another wife at the time of his application. I hope to be able to identify this pensioner with her ancestor. As Consulting Registrar of the Conn. D. A. R. I am frequently called upon, as in this case, by women of New England stock, who live at a distance from the Records, to assist by tracing pedigrees, and finding Revolu- tionary ancestors, with the necessary data to complete their application pa- pers. Will you please send the cer- tificate to my address, and oblige

Yours very truly (Mrs) Mary Fuller Martin "Consulting Registrar"
30 High Street Bristol Cwm Sept. 10, 1913
P.S. If the pensioner Aaron Thomas served from Huddam I think the identification would be satisfactory as in looking over Huddam Record I found no other Aaron Thomas
M. F. M.

Box 410
Bainbridge, N.Y., July 3, 1932.
Bureau of Pensions,
An ancestor Aaron Thomas en- listed in Revolutionary War July 9, 1775 as Corporal in 9th company, Capt. Abraham Diller's from Haddam, Conn., in 8th Regt., Col. Jedidiah Huntington commanding, discharged Dec. 17, 1775. Credited to Haddam, Conn. for military service in 1775,
Conn. pensioner, act of 1818, residing in the State of Michigan.
Will you kindly send me copy of all data on your record pertaining to above Aaron Thomas - wanted for eligibility to D.A.R. - especially date and place of birth, same for wife, Ruth Bailey, date and place of marriage, any mention of family & residence

especially proof that Hannah Snow Thomas was his daughter, date and place of death of Rev. Soldier, also Pension No. Can you tell me where in Michigan to write for further record ?
Thanking you,
Yours truly
Mrs. Morrell Colwell.
Bainbridge, Chenango Co. N.Y. Post 410.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S. F. 35-098
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Aaron Thomas a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan'y 1. 1776 12 mos. Pvt. Ebenezer Brewster Parsons Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated Date of application for pension, Mar. 23. 1819 His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Detroit, Mich. Age at date of application, 66 yrs Born in Preston Conn. Remarks: In 1820 soldier refers to his wife but no name is stated and there is no further family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

MRS. ELISHA EDGERTON ROGERS GENEALOGIST 99 Division Street, NORWICH, CONN.
Rev Sec H
February 16, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;
✓ Will you kindly advise what there is on record of the Revolutionary service of Aaron Thomas, of Haddam, Conn., who is given in Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, page 646, as a pensioner res- iding in Michigan, with date and place of birth, and oblige
Very truly yours,
Edna M. Rogers (Mrs. E.E.)

Rogers
MRS. ELIZABETH ROGERS PENSION OFFICE
February 13, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly advise what there is on record of the Revolutionary service of Aaron Thomas, of Haddam, Conn., who is given in Connecticut War in the list of the Revolution, but had, as a pensioner, no- thing in National Archives as place of birth, and other
Yours truly,

April 4, 1934
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Aaron Thomas-S.35098 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Morell Colwell Box 410 Bainbridge, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Aaron Thomas, who served in the Connecticut troops, and of one who served in the New York troops.
You were furnished, July 26, 1932, the Revolutionary War record of the only Aaron Thomas, who served in the Connecticut troops, that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office, and said records do not show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of an Aaron Thomas, who served in the New York troops, or who applied for pension, residing in the state of New York.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

July 26, 1933.
Mrs. Morell Colwell Box 410 Bainbridge, New York.
SA-J/ILL XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Aaron Thomas S. 35098
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Aaron Thomas, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, pensioned under the Act of 1818, residing in Michigan.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 35098, based upon the service of that Aaron Thomas in the Revolution.
Aaron Thomas was born in Preston, Connecticut, date of his birth not given.
He enlisted January 1, 1776, served as private in Captain Ebenezer Brewster's Company, Colonel Parsons' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged at the end of service of one year, in New Jersey.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 23, 1819, at which time he was a resident of Detroit, Michigan; he was then sixty-six years of age.
In 1830, the soldier referred to his wife but did not give her name; the date and place of their marriage is not given, and there is no reference to children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the above noted pensioner, you should apply to The Records Division, General Accounting Office, this city, citing the following:
Aaron Thomas, Certificate #14894, Issued September 7, 1819, Rate $8 per month, Commenced March 23, 1819. Act of March 18, 1818. Michigan Agency.

It is suggested that for further information in regard to the soldier, Aaron Thomas, you consult the records of the county in which he resided in Michigan.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
List of 1835 pen. gives date of death Oct. 15, 1825.
Agency Book gives Oct. 1825. left date out + referred to Genl. Act. Office