Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,447, for Eleazer Thomas, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Thomas Cleager or Arispey Arispah
NUMBER
W. 19.447
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
Trisby Thomas, Mass widow of Eleazer Thomas who was a Private in the Mass. line for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of July, 1843 and sent to J. W. Lord Plymouth Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 55.

I Asa Thomas of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth of lawful age to give evidence on Oath do testify & say that I am a son of Eleazer Thomas late of Middleborough in said County decd. Said Eleazer died at said Middleborough on the first day of August in the Year Eighteen hundred & twenty six leaving a Widow whose name is Arispey Thomas who is still living & has never been married since his decease. Asa Thomas
Plymouth Jp. Sept 1. 1838. Then the above named Asa Thomas personally appeared & made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me & I certify that he is a credible person.
Jacob H. Lord Jp. Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County 3 rd I John B. Thomas Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the said County of Plymouth do hereby certify, that Jacob H. Lord Esquire before whom the above deposition was sworn, was, on the day of taking the same a Justice of the Peace for said County of Plymouth, duly sworn - confirmed & qualified under the authority of said Commonwealth to administer oaths & take depositions - And that his signature subscribed to the Jurat of the same deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight. W. H. Williams

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Arad Thompson Jonathan Cobb & William H. Soule Esquires are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him are their true & genuine signatures as I believe.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this sixth day of September 1838.
Jacob H. Lord

April Twenty Sixth One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty one. Eleazer Thomas and Susie Bryant, both of Middleborough.
All the above named persons were Married by me.
Book bearing Justice of Peace D r Allen Shaw certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Records of said town, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows, April 26. 1781.
D r Allen Shaw above named depose and say that I hold the Office of town clerk in the Town of Middleborough county of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me. ————— Middleborough July 27 th 1838. D
Allen Shaw Town clerk of Middleborough
Plymouth ss. Then personally appeared Allen Shaw Subscriber to the above Certificate, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above; and he is a credible witness
Before me Elad Thompson Justice Peace Middleborough July 27 th 1838

I Samuel Cobb of the Town of Middleborough & County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Being of the age of Eighty Six the 14 th Day of February last past -
I Depose and Say that I well knew Ezezer Thomas of Middleborough In the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts when he enlisted in the Company Commanded by Capt Nehemiah Allen in the year of Seventeen Hundred Seventy Six In December the fourth the Company went to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island and stayed there six weeks and then to Bristol in the same State and stayed six weeks more and our three months were out March the fourth Seventeen Hundred Seventy Seven and I further Depose and say that I was with the above named Ezezer Thomas in the same Company and at the same time and same Places above named
Middleborough August 14 th 1838 Samuel Cobb
Plymouth ss. August 14 th 1838 Then the above named Samuel Cobb personally appeared and made oath to the above Deposition to be perfectly true
Before me Jonathan Cobb Justice of the Peace
I hereby Certify that I am acquainted with the above named Samuel Cobb and I believe him to be a man of Truth and veracity
Jonathan Cobb Jus. Peace

This certifies that I Noah Thomas of the Town of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, Deposeth and saith, that I was Seventy Seven years old the Eleventh day of July last past; and that in the Spring of the year, Seventeen hundred and Seventy five, I listed in the Company commanded by Capt. Joshua Bensen and marched from Middleborough in said County (where said company was raised) about the first of May of said year to Roxbury near Boston; where I served as a Soldier in said company, and in the regiment commanded by Col. Cotton, during the eight months service at that place, and that I well knew and was knowing to Ezezer Thomas (a Brother of mine) enlisting with me and marching to Roxbury, where he actually served during the said eight months, as a Soldier in said regiment and that he was a mess mate with me during said time.
Dated this Ninth day of Aug. Eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
Noah Thomas
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. - Aug. 9. 1838
Then personally appeared the above named Noah Thomas and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true, and that I further certify that I believe sd. Noah Thomas to be a man of truth and a credible witness.
Before me - Wm. H. Soule Justice of the Peace

1238
Aristides Thomas
admitted Pn 11 mo. $36.66
vol. 14, page 31 on roll 8 mo 1877
morelly C. & S. & Allen for Dec 1876 to Apr 1877
admitted that season 3 mo. 8 mo. 11.
for roll
J. H. Lord,

1238
Arispes Thomas
admitted for 11 mo. $36.66
vol. 14, page 31 on roll 8 mo 1875
rolls Capt. Robert Allen for Dec 1876 to Apr 1877 admitted that season 3 mo. 8 mo. 11.
for rolls J. H. Loudon,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. On this second Monday of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty eight personally appeared before the Court at Plymouth for said County Arispey Thomas a resident of Middleborough in said County, Widow, aged Seventy five years, Widow, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows." That she is the Widow of Eleazer Thomas late of said Middleborough deceased who was a Soldier of the Revolution & served eight months at Roxbury in the Year 1775 in Capt. Joshua Beman's Company in Col. Cottont's Regiment.
She also served three months at Rhode Island in 1776 in Capt. Nehemiah Allen's Company at Newport & Bristol.
She further declared that she was married to the said Eleazer Thomas on the twenty sixth day of April in the Year One thousand seven hundred & eighty one; that her husband the aforesaid Eleazer Thomas died on the first day of August in the Year One

thousand eight hundred & twenty six that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four Miss. At the time above stated.
As is my her mark Thomas
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year first above written
Before me
Willis Wood Judge of the said Court of Probate
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Willis Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County this seventeenth day of August 1838. Jacob H. Lord

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19447 Arispey Thomas Widow of Clarence Thomas Per Stewart
Act: March 3 rd 48
Index:—Vol. M Page 272
[Arrangement of 1870.]

109 6
cert. corrected and ret. Decr. 15. 1838
Massachusetts
Abishey Thomas widow of Ebenezer Thomas decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 1 st August 1826 of Plymouth in the State of Ms. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Allen of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Ms. line for Monmouth
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. v at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Nov. 1838 and sent to Plymouth Ms.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 $91.65 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 31, 1838
$109.98
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by A. H. Addison Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 1 st Page 136

Arispey Thomas Widow of Eleazer Thomas

Plymouth May 5, 1843
Probate Office
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I send herewith the Applications for renewals of Pensions of
Arispah Thomas &
Debivah Brooks
under the Act of March 3, 1843. Their Cer- tificates may be forwarded to me
Yours &c
J. H. Lord

Inst- Dec 15 Mr. Addison
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Probate Office Plymouth Mass. Dec 10. 1838
Sir
I think you will find on examination of the papers of Mrs. Arispey Thomas that she is the Widow of Eleazer & not Ebenezer Thomas.
It is a mere clerical mistake but one which had better be corrected & so I return you her Certificate for that purpose.
Yours with respect Jacob St. Lourd
James L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.

972
Anispey Thomas
$36.66 paid
J. H. Lord Plymouth Mass

State of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss. On this third day of May in the Year One thousand eight hundred & forty three personally appeared before the subscriber Henry Sherman a Justice of the Peace within & for the County aforesaid, Arispah Thomas a resident of Middleborough in said County, Widow aged Eighty years after being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served dur- ing the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Eleazer Thomas who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolu- tion as set forth in her declaration made under the Act of July 7. 1838 for whose ser- vices she obtained a pension under the Act last aforesaid for the sum of Thirty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum
She further declares that she is still a Widow
Witness Harrison Thomas Henry Sherman
her Arispah Thomas Mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & Year first above written & I certify that the above named declarant is personally well known to me to be the person described therein
Henry Sherman Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob N. Lord Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Henry Sherman Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this fifth day of May in the Year 1843 J. N. Lord

Sept 10
file with Arispey Thomas's papers
Rec. 8 Sept.
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Probate Office, Mass tts Plymouth Sept 6. 1838
Sir
I enclose an affidavit which constitutes a part of the evidence in support of the Claim of Arispey Thomas
for a pension forwarded by me a few days since.
Yours &c J. H. Lord
J. L. Edwards Esq Washington D.C.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Thomas, Elijah GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6542 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 13, 1792 — to — not shown —
*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.