Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14006, for Samuel Thompson, Massachusetts

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SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass Privateer
Thompson, Samuel Thomson or
N. 14006
Jane
CONTENTS
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2945 Rep
Massachusetts
Jane Thompson. widow of Samuel Thompson, Decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 5th: June 1812 — of Essex Co in the State of Mass — who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Selman of the Regt — commanded by Col: Glover in the Mass: — time for 8 Months —
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 26 — Dollars 66 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of May 1839 and sent to Jas: Gregory, Marblehead, mass:
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $ 79.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 13.33
$ 93.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Stewart — Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 — Page 137

Jane Thompson M. '79
Samuel b. 1892
'75 8 ✓ M o Selma & Broughton a roll Vol 35 p 84

Pay 14-006
WIDOW, &c.
No. 14006
Cane Thompson
Widow of
Samuel Thompson
Per Rev. W. J.
Act: July 7 th 88
Index:—Vol. M, Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb 197 Hild. 5 Mrs. Cardwell The Arlington City
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Jane Thompson wid of Samuel 335 Mass. Ad July 7 1838 Married 1779 died 1812 Allow for 8 mo $26.66 In annu. Capt Selmar Col Glou Mass Military Vol 35 p 84
Is Gregory Esq Marblehead Mass

State of Massachusetts } ss. Marblehead. County of Essex - - - }
On this thirtieth Day of August, A.D. 1838, personally appeared before me (David Cummings Esquire, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, & a Court of Record, within & for said State & County, Jane Thompson (sometimes written Thomson) a resident of said Marblehead aged nearly Eighty Years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, & from the best of her knowledge & belief, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows": That she is the widow of Samuel Thompson, alias Thomson who was a Private in the Company of John Selman of the 21 st Regiment of Massachusetts Foot, commanded by Colonel John Glover, in the War of the Revolution; that her said husband was a resident of said Marblehead at the time of his enlistment, & enlisted in said Corps & in said town as a volunteer, in the eight months' service, on the thirteenth Day of June, A.D. 1775: That her said husband continued in said Corps doing his duty in & about said Marblehead until the 22 nd Day of June the same month when he marched with said Regiment to Cambridge, near Boston, & joined the American Army assembled there then under General Ward; That shortly after Gen. Washington arrived & took the command; that he continued with said Corps doing his duty until until sometime in the month of October following, when he was detached with more than a hundred of his fellow townsmen of the same Regiment to man two Schooners fitted out by order of Congress, through General Washington, on a secret Expedition to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to intercept two British vessels bound to the Canadas & laden with munitions of War: that said Expedition was entrusted to the command of Captain Nicholson Broughton & John Selman, after named, & both of said Regiment: That her said husband accordingly proceeded with said Expedition to said Gulf & cruised there for sometime without meeting with said vessels, & returned back to the Port of Beverly, in said County of Essex, about the first part of the month of December following; That her said husband & his companions immediately joined said Regiment again

of his fellow townsmen of the same Regiment to man two vessels fitted out by order of Congress, through General Washington, on a secret Expedition to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to intercept two British vessels bound to the Canadas & laden with munitions of War: that said Expedition was entrusted to the command of Captain Nicholson Broughton & John Selman, of her named, & both of said Regiment: that her said husband accordingly proceeded with said Expedition to said Gulf & cruised there for sometime without meeting with said vessels, & return- -ed back to the Port of Beverly, in said County of Essex, about the first part of the month of December following: that her said husband & his companions immediately joined said Regiment again at Cambridge, & that he continued there & around said Boston doing his duty until the thirty-first of the same month, when the term of his enlistment having expired said Regiment was discharged & he returned home: that her said husband was afterwards in various proportions, & in much service, & was wounded in the ankle while in Battle on board of one, which gave him much trouble through life afterwards, but that she does not now recollect of any other Public service performed by him than that which she has herein stated.
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Thompson, alias Thomson, on the fifteenth day of June in the year seventeen hundred & seventy-nine: that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Thompson died suddenly at home on the fifth day of June A.D. 1812 & that she has remained a widow ever since his death; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage

took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witness
her Jane X Thompson mark
James Gregory
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written - the said applicant being unable by reason of infirmity to appear in Court. Before me, David Cummings
I, William Thompson, of Marblehead, in the County of Essex & State of Massachusetts, do on oath testify & declare that I am in the Eighty- second year of my age: that on the fifteenth day of May A.D. 1775, I enlisted as a Private & volunteer into the Company of Captain Joel Smith of the 21 st Regiment of Massachusetts Foot, commanded by Colonel John Glover. That I served in said Company & Regiment during the whole term of enlistment, which said term expired on the 31 st day of December of the same year, when said Regiment was discharged at Cambridge, near Boston: That I immediately after my said discharge again enlisted into the Second Regiment of Artillery of the New Hampshire Continen- tal Line, commanded by Colonel (afterward General) Knox, & served therein from time to time during the whole war, & was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown, in Virginia, Oct. 19 th . 1781: That I was pensioned in the month of July, 1818, for said service; That I well recollect that Samuel Thompson, alias Thomson, was a Private in the Company of Captain John Selman of the aforesaid Glover Regiment in the said year of 1775, at the same time with myself: That according to the best of my recollection he enlisted soon after myself & I further have no doubt that he served as Jane Thompson, his widow, who is understood to have signed the Declaration hereto annexed. I have no doubt that he died at the time his said widow has herein declared. I have from my youth up known said Jane Thompson - whose maiden name was Jane Bray, & I do further know that she is now a widow, & has remained a widow & not intermarried since the death of her said late husband the aforesaid Samuel Thompson.
Witness, Joseph Mansfield J. Gregory
his William X Thompson mark
State of Massachusetts } ss. Marblehead October 25 th . 1838. County of Essex -
Then personally appeared the above named William Thompson, a witness of good moral character & of good & undoubted character for truth & veracity, & made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the above affidavit by him in my presence subscribed -
Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. David Cumming is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. That
James Gregory Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
November 7. A. D. 1838.
John Prince Clerk.

Extract from the Record of Marriages in the Town of Marblehead, County of Essex, State of Massachusetts -
Seventeen hundred Seventy nine June Fifteenth
Samuel Thompson and Jane Bray, both of this Town
I certify that the above is a true extract from the records with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair, legible figures as follows. viz. 1779 June 15
I, Rich d Homan, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Marblehead, County & State aforesaid, & that the above is a true extract from the Records, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Rich d Homan Clerk of the Town of Marblehead.
Essex ss.
Marblehead September 13 th 1838
Then personally appeared, Richard Homan, a credible witness, & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
James Gregory, J. of the Peace.
Cummins Judge of Probate Court

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Thompson, Samuel GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3530 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 30, 1789 to Ephraim Irene, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.