Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,022, for Joseph Thomson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Thomson, Joseph or Thompson
L 2 3, 0 2 2
CONTENTS

N o 18042 Pennsylvania
Joseph Thompson, alias Thomson
of Ithaca in the State of Penna who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Palmer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Richards in the Connecticut Troops for 7 months & 1 day
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 23 Dollars 43 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of July 1833 and sent to R. G. White Millsborough Pa.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 46.86 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833 11.71
$57.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Book E.
Vol. 5
Page 60
Head Letter to Pension Agent 23 d Mar. 1843.
Date of death not in AB

Philad. a Bank
March 18. 1843
I'm authorized to pay the amount due to the children of Joseph Thomson deceased on the enclosed Vouchers. The power of Atty Wants another Witness - if the balance of the Vouchers are sufficient another Witness can be had upon their being returned to Geauga County if required
Respectfully
David F. Smith
Plains April
J. H. Bacon
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Chairman of Russian Washington

16580
Admitted June 10 th day
1843
R. J. White Esq. Wellsboro Pa
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State of Penna Tioga County } ss.
On this 20 th day of May personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Wellsboro' in & for the County of Tioga Joseph Thompson a resident of Charleston Township in said County & state aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law o ath on his o ath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7. 1832. -
That he entered the service as a private under Capt. Elijah Palmer of Stonington Harbour - Isaac Geer Lieutenant - John Stanton of Preston Ensign - commanded by Col. Richards (number of company & regiment not recollect d .) as near as this deponent recollects the 15 th of May 1776 - & on the first of June following marched from Fort Griswold in Groton - to Oadlyne on the Connecticut River where we were engaged in making fascines till after English harvest - thence to New London on Winthrop's point - kept guard till the August below the lighthouse - thence to Poquatanuck in Preston Conn. where we were employed in cutting gabions - thence thro' Norwalk to Noroton, where we were employed in making fascines & gabions to take down the river to Long Island where we were destined. We did not however go to Long Island - an engagement had taken place between Sullivan & the British & the enemy being too strong for our troops Washington called them off. From this service Declarant states he was discharged on the 16 th of Sept. 1776 as near as he can recollect & as he believes. -
Declarant further states that he was called out upon alarms several times during the war at New London & once at Stonington - These alarms were occasioned by British ships appearing off the harbours - By reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service rendered in consequence of these alarms - nor can he state positively how many times he was called out - nor the periods of the war - but according to the best of his recollection he was engaged in this service at different times, not less than three months & as he believes principally in the year

1777. Thomas Holmes was his captain at Stonington. (other officers names not recollected) & John Morgan capt. at New London & Henry Morgan Lieutenant. - Declarant served as a private during the whole of his service - He has no documentary evidence by which to support his claim & knows of no person who can testify to his service, whose testimony could be procured.
In answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department - declarant saith -
1. That he was born in Stonington N. London Co. Connecticut in the year 1761 - Jan. 5 th . 2. That he has no record of his age. - 3. That he lived in Groton when he enlisted where he resided till he was married - Then moved to Oregon County N. York - lived there till ten years ago - removed to Charleston Niaga Co. Penna. where he now resides - 4. That he enlisted or volunteered - was not drafted nor did he serve as a substitute - 5. For answer to fifth interrogatory refers to the body of his declaration - 6. That he was dismissed from the service but had no regular discharge in writing. - 7. That he is known to Israel Greenleaf, Eben Ezra Jackson & others who will testify to his character - for veracity & good behavior & that he is reputed a soldier of the revolution - That there is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood & that he is unacquainted with any whose affidavit he could procure.
We hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. -
Joseph D. Williams
The foregoing declaration & answers sworn to & subscribed this day & year above written. -
Isaac Breuninger Prathy

We Ebenezer Jackson, Israel Greenleaf & Benjamin B. Smith hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Thomas - who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be seventy two years of age & upwards - That he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution - & That we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. - Jonah Brewster Prathy
Israel Greenleaf Ebenezer Jackson Benj m B. Smith
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter & putting the interrogatories presented by the War department - That the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Ebenezer Jackson Israel Greenleaf & Benjamin B. Smith who have signed the preceding certificate reside in Wellsboro' in the County of Tioga aforesaid
and that they are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. -
Tioga County ss.
I, Jonah Brewster Prathy, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings in matter of the application of
Joseph Thomas for a pension - Witness my hand & seal of said Court at Wellsboro' the 20th day of May A.D. 1833 -
Jonah Brewster Prathy

Application For A Transfer
The State of Ohio } Portage County } ss On this fourth day of September 1833 before me the Subscriber a justice of the Peace for said County of Portage persona- lly appeared Iobe Thompson of of Shalersville Portage County Ohio who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Christopher Miller in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Billings in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio (Cincinnati agency) That he wishes his name transferred to the Ohio, Pittsburgh agency That he now resides in Shalersville where he intends to remain - and wishes his pension to be there payable in future - The following are the his reasons for wishing & wishing his name transferred from Cincinnati to Pitts- burgh viz That it is nearly 300 miles to Cincinnati and no direct communication whereas it is but 100 miles to Pittsburgh and almost daily communica- tion
Sworn and Subscribed to Iobe Thompson before me the day and year aforesaid, -
Henry Root justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Iobe Thompson and know him to be the person who subscribed the above affidavit Logues Printis
I hereby certify that Logues Printis who has subscribed and sworn to the identity of Iobe Thompson above is a person of truth & veracity - Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
The State of Ohio Portage County ss.
I Geo. Kirkum Clerk of the Court
Henry Root
Justice of the peace
of Common Pleas of said County certify that Henry Root is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures pur- porting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have here- unto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 6 day of September in the year 1833. Geo. Kirkum Clerk.

December 23, 1932
BA-J/SEL
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Joseph Thomson- S.23022
Thomas Thompson- R.10547
M.S.Gregory, M.D. 708 Medical Arts Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request of December 4, for the Revolutionary War records of Thomas, James, Alexander, Joseph and Nance Thompson, all of Stonington, Connecticut; Thomas, born March 25, 1750; Alexander, born June 10, 1760; Nance, born April 27, 1748; Joseph, born January, 1762; James, date of birth not given.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no claim for pension found based upon service in that war of Alexander Thompson, as described by you, or of a Nance Thompson. With the data given by you, no claim for pension could be identified as that of James Thompson, in whom you are interested. The records of Thomas and Joseph are given below:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.23022, based upon the military service of Joseph Thomson in that war.
Joseph Thomson(he signed Thomson but was pensioned Thompson alias Thomson) was born January 8, 1761, at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
While residing at Groton, Connecticut, he enlisted May 15, 1776, served as a private in Captain Elijah Palmer's Company, Colonel Richards' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged September 16, 1776; during the year 1777, he was called out at various times on short tours on alarms, at least three months in all, under Captains John Morgan and James Holmes in the Connecticut Troops.
After the Revolution, he continued to reside at Groton, Connecticut, until he married(name of wife and date of marriage not given); then moved to Otsego County, New York, where he lived until about 1823, then moved to Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania,

of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833.
Children are referred to; their names are not given.
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 Revolutionary War pensioner, Joseph Thompson(S.23022), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Joseph Thompson alias Thomson, Certificate No. 18042, issued July 22, 1833, rate $23.43 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
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Thomas Thompson R.10547
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.10547, based upon the military service of Thomas Thompson in that war.
Thomas Thompson married November 24, 1773, at Stonington, Connecticut, Lucy Killam.
He died June 23, 1831. His age is not stated.
On April 27, 1843, his widow, Lucy, then aged eighty-eight years and a resident of Tolland, Connecticut, applied for the pension that might have been due her on account of the services of her husband, Thomas Thompson, War of the Revolution, and alleged that the said Thomas Thompson enlisted, place not stated, in September, 1776, and served six months as a private under Captains Buell, Eleazer Hatchison or Hutchinson and Colonel Obadiah Horsford in the Connecticut Troops and that he also served another tour under Captain Clark, dates of this service not given.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six

months service as was required by the pension laws.
There is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Revolution
23 0.22 INVALID.
1914 Mch. 5. Hist. to Mrs. H. M. Fenn. 4.
1932 Dec 27 - Hist to M. L. Gregory. MA-EEH
File No. 23,022
Joseph Thompson
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index: - Vol. 9 , Page 417
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb. 12, 1914
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions.
Gentlemen:-
The writer is anxious to obtain the war record of Joseph Thompson born Stonington Conn. 1757 a soldier of the Revolution enlisting from his native state. Any information you may have will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance for the same. I remain.
Yours truly,
Grace T. Fenn (Mrs. H. M. Fenn) 58 Melrose St. Rochester, N. Y.

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Rev. War Section.
M. S. 1865
3-1865
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
February 17, 1914.
Mrs. H. M. Fenn, 58 Melrose Street, Rochester, N. Y.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 12" instant, you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been filed on account of his services, and in order to identify such a claim, if filed, for Joseph Thompson, in addition to his name, some of the following data is essential: (Do not know) (names of some officers under whom he served), places of residence at enlistment (probably Stonington Conn.) and (Otsego Co. N.Y. - After 1820 Tioga Co. Pa.) after discharge, approximate dates of 1757 birth 1842 and death, given name of his widow. Catherine Coats
Very respectfully,
J. M. Salzbauer Commissioner.
If you have any such claim, I trust the above will enable you to give me the information I desire.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. H. M. Fenn 58 Melrose St. Rochester, N.Y.

PRESIDENT W. W. ROBERTSON 400 EAST 15TH ST. PHONE 2-3301 OKLAHOMA CITY
SECRETARY-TREAS. DR. MYRON S. GREGORY 708 MEDICAL ARTS BLDG. PHONE 2-5727 OKLAHOMA CITY
REGISTRAR WALDO JOS. BASHAW 727 AMER. NATL. BANK BLDG. PHONE 3-2355 OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CHARTERED MAY 18, 1905
December 4th, 1932
VICE-PRESIDENTS PAUL PRICE PINKERTON .... SAND SPRINGS 619 NORTH MAIN EUGENE S. BRIGGS.....DURANT PRES. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WM. LAFAYETTE CRITTENDEN....OKLA. CITY 1020 PETROLEUM BLDG. CHAPLAIN REV. JAMES HARDIN SMITH, D.D. 412 EAST 9TH. OKLA CITY HISTORIAN JOSEPH B. THOBURN..... OKLA. CITY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING NATIONAL DELEGATE DR. GEORGE R. TABOR..... OKLA. CITY 324 AMER. NAT'L BANK BLDG. MANAGERS STATE PRESIDENT STATE SECRETARY-TREAS. PRESIDENT OF LOCAL CHAPTERS
The Veterans Administration, Department of Pension Records Revolutionary War, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hiller:
Your splendid letter of July 26th, 1932 in re Moses Thompson was received and I thank you very much for it. In that letter, you quote the family of James and Mary Thompson. I have lately discovered great probability that one of this family went to Western New York and was my double-great-grandfather. Just which one, I am unable to say. Thomas, James, Alexander, Joseph and if 'Nance' is a male, those five had army records, all being born and raised in Stonington, Connecticut. Would it be too much of a request to ask that the Pension Records of the five mentioned be searched for me? I am including each name upon a separate sheet for convenience, as I understand you wish them all separate.
Yours very truly,
M. S. Gregory M. S. GREGORY, M. D.
Captain, World War.
P. S.
Should there be any extra expense to this large amount of work, I will be very glad to remit at once. According to our family history, our grandfather Thompson died rather early, but grandmother Thompson lived to be 103 years old, dying somewhere in Indiana. Again thanking you.
M.S.G.
5 Enclosures.

PRESIDENT W. W. ROBERTSON 400 EAST 15TH ST. PHONE 2-3301 OKLAHOMA CITY
SECRETARY-TREAS. DR. MYRON E. GREGORY 708 MEDICAL ARTS BLDG. PHONE 2-5727 OKLAHOMA CITY
REGISTRAR WAI DOUGLAS BASHAW 727 AMER. NAT'L BANK BLDG. PHONE 3-2356 OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CHARTERED MAY 18, 1905
December 4, 1932.
VICE-PRESIDENTS PAUL PRICE PINKERTON .... SAND SPRINGS 619 NORTH MAIN EUGENE S. BRIGGS.....DURANT PRES. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WM. LAFAYETTE CRITTENDEN....OKLA. CITY 1020 PETROLEUM BLDG. CHAPLAIN REV. JAMES HARDIN SMITH, D.D. 412 EAST 9TH. OKLA CITY HISTORIAN JOSEPH B. THOBURN..... OKLA. CITY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING NATIONAL DELEGATE DR. GEORGE R. TABOR..... OKLA. CITY 324 AMER. NAT'L BANK BLDG. MANAGERS STATE PRESIDENT STATE SECRETARY-TREAS. PRESIDENT OF LOCAL CHAPTERS
Dear Mr. Hiller:
Will you kindly give me whatever pension history you may have upon the following:
JOSEPH THOMSON or THOMPSON born January, 1762. Was born and raised in Stonington, Connecticut.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Yours very truly,
M. S. Gregory M. S. GREGORY, M. D.
Captain, World War.
one family b. 1761 James

PRESIDENT W. W. ROBERTSON 400 EAST 15TH ST. PHONE 2-3301 OKLAHOMA CITY
SECRETARY-TREAS. M. S. GREGORY AMER. NAT'L BANK BLDG. PHONE 3-2327 OKLAHOMA CITY
REGISTRAR WALDO JOS. BASHAW 727 AMER. NAT'L BANK BLDG. PHONE 3-2355 OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CHARTERED MAY 18, 1905
VICE-PRESIDENTS
PAUL PRICE PINKERTON .... SAND SPRINGS 819 NORTH MAIN
EUGENE S. BRIGGS..... DURANT PRES. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
WM. LAFAYETTE CRITTENDEN.... OKLA. CITY 1020 PETROLEUM BLDG.
CHAPLAIN
REV. JAMES HARDIN SMITH, D.D. 412 EAST 9TH. OKLA. CITY
HISTORIAN
JOSEPH B. THOBURN..... OKLA. CITY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
NATIONAL DELEGATE
DR. GEORGE R. TABOR..... OKLA. CITY 324 AMER. NAT'L BANK BLDG.
MANAGERS
STATE PRESIDENT
STATE SECRETARY-TREAS.
PRESIDENT OF LOCAL CHAPTERS
December 4th, 1932.
Dear Mr. Hiller:
Will you kindly give me whatever pension history you may have upon the following.
THOMAS THOMSON or THOMPSON born March 25th, 1750. Was born and raised in Stonington, Connecticut.
Thanking you in advance, I am
one found who must in
Yours very truly,
M. S. Gregory M. S. GREGORY M. D.
Captain, World War.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Thompson  Pensioned as Thompson & Thomsen a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 23072
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 15, 1776 to Oct 16, 1776 Private Elijah Palmer Richards Conn.   1777 3 mos. John Morgan ✓   on alarms at various times Thomas Holmes  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Groton Conn until he was married - date, name of wife not stated.
Date of application for pension, May 20, 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Charleston, Tioga Co., Penn.
Age at date of application, born Jan'y 5, 1761 at Stonington, Conn.
Remarks: Moved from Groton to Tioga Co. N.Y. thence to Charleston Pa. abt 1823. - To Aud. for name of person to whom arrears were paid -