Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,727, for Henry Thompson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Thompson, Henry
8 17.727
Carded
CONTENTS

17. 845
Connecticut
Henry Thompson of Bethlehem in the State of Conn who was a Col of Inf in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Webb - in the Conn line for 7 o 8 o 9 o & 10 o Co's of Col's 1 st & 2 nd regts
Date of death not stated
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 32 Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Sept 1831 and Rent 6 B. Phebe Woodbury (widow) Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1831 $ 60 92 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 14 - 16.18 $ 77.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Willcock Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 48

16097
H. Thompson
The pay roll there 5 in 8 days sum in which is undoubtedly all performed in Webb's Reg in 1775 as he was paid for no more.
2/ The last term in the independent company does not appear to be supported by the best evidence & has not been allowed.
416 200 28 37 35 22.37
7 in 8 days Wrate of Infantry
1 1/2 priv Cavalry
Pay to $32.37
H. B. Phelps
Mather in Boston
Woodbury
Conn

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
France —
183 3
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. Those 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, showing the Service of Henry Thompson Litchfield et:
   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.     Cont Jun '75 not Specific for Col R. L. Webb. 78 Trady   July '76 " " " -   Aug to Feb '77 14 " -   July '79 28 " -   '80 not Specific  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Henry Thompson

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 herein requested 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 he is 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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in 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.
The Depositions and Comptroller's certificate referred to in claimant's declaration are not found with his p

State of Connecticut, Court of Probate } ss.
Woolsey District
On this 8 th day of August 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Woolsey holden at Woolsey in Sitsfulce County
Henry Thompson a resident of Athens in the County of Sitsfulce and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy eight years, who being first 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. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
I was born in that part of Stratford Connecticut now called Hambleton and the 18. day of June 1754 since when in infancy removed with my father to Woolsey in that part called Athens at this time where I continue to reside until about the end of the Revolution.
In the month of June 1775 I enlisted into the company of Continental troops commanded by Capt Nathaniel Fitch for four months at Athens and immediately marched by the way of New London Stonington and Providence to Boston. This company officers were. Nathaniel Fitch Capt one Gibbs Lieutenant one Lieut Ensign and belonged to Col Charles Webb's Regiment In Sullivan's Division I remained in the same doing duty as a private in this company until about the 20 day of December 1775 
In July 1776 I was a private in Capt Shias Dunning's Company of Militia in Woolsey that part now Athens and was called out with said company about the middle of July and marched to New Haven and from there by water to New York and to what Regiment this company belonged I cannot

tell. I was in New York when the British on Long Island, and remained there until after the first British took New York City I was concentrated out by Major Arnold, and about first of October 1776 I returned to New York with the company I remember a Major Burr was a false officer and received our company
In the month of January or Feb 1777 I enlisted into Capt. Aguirre's Company, Troop, Horse. Aguirre's Company belonged to that part of Woodbury called South Britain. Gideon Housley was Lieutenant. He belonged to North Britain. I was called out in April 1777 when the British landed at Sandy and went to Sandy and Compo. I was in the battle at Compo.
I was out in this tour two weeks.
In July 1779 I was still a member of Capt. Aguirre's Troop, and was ordered to go to New Haven when the British landed there and were went out  on  the  ground and marched to Fairfield and Norwalk. The British had burnt those towns. After remaining in that vicinity I was drafted or detached with some other of the Cavalry and went to Crompond New York. I was out in this tour a little more than four weeks. Major Bull com- manded the Regiment to which Capt. Aguirre's com- pany belonged.
In the fall of 1780 Capt. Nathaniel Chapman was commissioned by the Assembly of the State of Connecticut to enlist men into an independent company. I enlisted into his company. The time I cannot now state for but believe it was for six months. I joined the company and about the first of Dec 1780 I was marched to the vicinity of Kings Bridge, and encamped in a rocky place covered with Woods, where we remained

Huts in the Rocks and frequently near founting posts to Ruybroge. and were employed in preventing the British parties from penetrating into Connecticut. I continued in this company doing duty until the first part of March when our company here came to return to Bethlehem. I was out between three and four months in this operation & found Major Fish rejoined and commanded us. In Bethlehem had the Chief command on the Coast throughout.
Since my return from the last operation & last in March 1781 have continued to reside in Bethlehem

and now since then. I believe I received a discharge at Norton but have lost it. I have none for this other period of service. I believe of no entry of my birth. I know of no other evidence of June than the deposition herewith transmitted & a certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut
I am acquainted with Rev. Paul Church of Norton in said place Rev. Isaac D. Dineen of said place Rev. Isaac D. Brownell of Woodbury
I have no other evidence for for further proof & can find none.

To Thompson
14,097.

The said Henry Thompson 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.
H. B. Phelps Mayor of Probate Henry Thompson District of Woodbury
We, Grove L. Brownell a clergyman, residing in the town of Woodbury and David Bird residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 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 day and year aforesaid. H. B. Phelps Mayor of Probate District of Woodbury David Bird Grove L. Brownell
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Rev Grove L Brownell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Woodbury and that Rev David Bird who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Bethlehem and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. B. Phelps Mayor of Probate District of Woodbury
Nathan Preston Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Woodbury do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Thompson for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Probate Office, this ninth day of October 183 2
Nathan Preston Clerk

November 22, 1939.
Mrs. Clifford E. Westgate 702 North K Street Tacoma, Washington.
RA-J/ILL Henry Thompson S. 17727
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 17727, based upon service of Henry Thompson in the Revolutionary War.
Henry Thompson was born June 18, 1754 in Stratford, that part which was later Huntington, Connecticut, and was taken by his father when an infant to live in Woodbury, that part which was later designated Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Henry Thompson enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut troops at different times, shown as follows: from July 12, 1775 in Captain Nathaniel Tattle's company, Colonel Charles Webb's regiment, and continued five months and twenty-eight days; from the middle of July 1776, two months in Captain Elias Dunning's company and was at the evacuation of New York City; from sometime in April 1777, two weeks in Captain Agur Curtiss' company of Horse under command of Major Bull and was at the burning of Danbury and in the battle of Crompton; from July 8, 1777, four weeks in Captain Agur Curtiss' company; from sometime in July 1779, about four weeks in Captain Curtiss' company under Major Bull; and three months in Captain Nathaniel Chapman's company.
Henry Thompson was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he resided in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He had resided there ever since the Revolutionary War.
No reference was made to wife or children of this soldier.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name 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:
Henry Thompson Certificate #17845 Issued September 28, 1833 Rate $32.37 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Connecticut Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

I
17727
INVALID.
File No. 17727
Henry Thompson
Re Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 374
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hen. Thomson estate
Charles H. Phelps Esq. J. M.
Woodbury —

Comptrollers Office Sept 18 th 1832.
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Connecticut, do certify, that it appears from the copy of an original Pay Roll of the 5 th Co. 7 th Reg t raised by order of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, July 2 nd 1775, that Henry Thomson enlisted into said Company the 12 th day of July, & served therein until the 20 th day of December, being five months & eight days; & received therefor £10, 10, 8. It appears also, that he served as a private, & that the Company was commanded by Capt Nathaniel Totten.
Elisha Phelps

Frederick Stanley
May 18th above I have only that above some words which is a good attempt some impression of the above

I Frederick Stanley of the City & State of New York being 74 years of age after being Truly Sworn Depose & Say that in the year of 1775 I was well acquainted with Henry Thompson of Bethlehem in Litchfield County & State of Connecticut at that time belonging in the Town of Litchfield in Connecticut I well remember that said Thompson was an Enlisted Soldier with me in a company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Tuttle of Southbury in said Litchfield County we were marched to New London in the latter part of June 1775 from thence to Stonington & then Norwich from thence through Providence to Boston & joined a Regt. Conn. by Col Charles Webb in General Sullivan's Brigade of the United States Army I well remember that said Thompson served in said company commanded by Capt Tuttle During the campaign at Boston which I do not recollect whether it was six or eight months but not less than six I well remember that Lemuel Gibbs of Litchfield was Lieut. ... Grant of Norfolk was Ensign further the Disputant says not
Frederick Stanley
State of Connecticut County of Litchfield ss Bethlehem on the 3 rd day of August A D 1832 came before me David Pine a Justice of the Peace for Litchfield County Frederick Stanley of the City & State of New York & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed
David Pine Justice of the Peace
Day & Date above I hereby certify that above named Frederick Stanley is a credible Witness David Pine Justice of the Peace

Probate Court, District of Woodbury Apr 14 1832
Be it remembered that on the day above year aforesaid, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District of Woodbury now in session at Woodbury. Eleazar Green of Bethlem in said District, whom the Court certify to be a credible witness, once being duly sworn in open Court, deponeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Henry Thompson of Bethlem, since the year 1777. once saw himself in the army of the Revolution, once was a Private in Capt Ayer Curtis company of Cavalry in Major Dales Regiment in the year 1779. once was marched with the rest of said company in July 1779 when the British evacuated at New Haven for the relief of New Haven. and the Revolution the Northern war of the long House Laurels in Connecticut. once well remembers said Thompson was a Private in said Curtis company and was with the company in said hour of duty. This deponent remembers him

well at Norfolk. and knows he was in guarantee there. and was dismissed before the Deponent but thinks he said Thompson continued in service in this town from two to four weeks. The Deponent remained longer.
Ebenezer Green
Thompson's father-in-law
was about year a friend
W. H. Phelps Esq. of Providence
Dist Woodbury

I Ebenezer Hall of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged seventy four years. Do hereby say that I have been well acquainted with Henry Thompson of Bethlehem in the County of State aforesaid from the year 1776 to the present time in the year 1776 we were privates in a company of Militia Com. by Capt Elias Dunning in said Bethlehem - in the month of July said Thompson with myself & the rest of the Company were ordered into the service of the united States in the war of the Revolution & ordered to march to New York accordingly did so & I well recollect that that said Thompson served the town out which was two months when we were discharged for a short time then called the second time as an alarm was out about two weeks I do not recollect whether said Thompson was there Also I well remember or not in the month of July 1779 said Thompson with myself & others of the Militia were ordered to March to Kingston in C t to repel an invasion of that place by the British said Thompson at that time belonged to the troop I do not recollect the name of his Capt, I was under the command of Capt Enoch Howley. we marched directly from Kingston to Norwalk & performed a tour of duty of about two weeks I saw said Thompson in the service of the united States doing duty in the troop during that time I lived in Bethlehem At that time & have resided there ever since within one mile of said Thompson
Ebenezer Hall ✓
State of Connecticut County of Litchfield ss Bethlehem on the 30 th Day of August A D 1832 came before me David Main a justice of the Peace for the County of Litchfield Ebenezer Hall of Bethlehem in said County a person well known by me to be a credible witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition before him subscribed David Main justice of the Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that David Birdsey, before whom the within affidavits of Frederick Stanley and Ebenezer Hall appear to have been taken, was on the third day of August 1832 & on the 8 th day of August 1832, & that he now is a Justice of the Peace for said County, that he hath right by law to administer Oaths, and the within signatures to said affidavits which purport to be his are genuine. Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court this 15 th day of September A. 1832. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.
Ebenezer Hall

State of Connecticut
Probate Court } District of Woodbury
On this 24 day of June 1833 personally appeared before said Court now in session at Woodbury in Litchfield County Henry Thompson of Bethlehem in said County and district age 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in addition to & supplementary to his last original declaration made in said Court on the 8 th day of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7 June 1832 1832
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This That I am now in the state by a reference to the Comptroller's books that I entered the army 12 July and continued under Capt. Tuttle until 5m 28, 20 Dec 5 Mo 8 Days. The Comptroller's certificate is annexed
After the expiration of the enlistment which was made in June 1776, viz. on the 20 th Dec r I was induced to remain some days longer as a volunteer. Prior to 20 days, before not leave Boston until after 1 st Jan y 1776. Francis Henry Deponit from my farm in the company it is annexed
as to the time of duty in

in 1776 I state that from the impression of my memory & the want of any more information I dare not say the precise day, 1776 I venture I am right in the original declaration as to the year and month. 2. Mo I do not claim a service in this town longer than two months . I have made enquiry of other Soldiers in this town and believe the draft was for two months, such is but information I can obtain as to its duration. I annex Ebenezer Hall's deposition as proof of this service.
In the original declaration I have stated a term of duty in the Cavalry under Capt. Curtis in February or March 1777. I labour under great confusion as to this and cannot satisfy my own mind. I have made enquiries about it and the information I receive is so contradictory, that I feel it my duty to abandon any claim to this term.
As to the term in April 1777 I have a distinct recollection. It commenced when on the day the British arrived at Danbury. The 15th or 26th of April as I am informed. I was a private in the Cavalry Capt. Curtis Major Dule and on the reception of the intelligence of the attack the Cavalry company of Curtis immediately marched

and therefore to destroy the British horse superior. The fires at Sandusky were yet burning. Our company found them to St. Joseph's in the engage- ment at Camp. After this our company was retained as a lookout corps being there. They were the company a part of at times. I was in the first retrenchment and did duty as far as two weeks. I am certain I believe a little longer. I believe two weeks only.
5777 July 1, 1777 The date of my commencing service in 1777 I am sure I able to say with accuracy. The British forces New Haven on 7 July. On the day after the 8 th our company of Canady was mustered (Capt Curtis) and were hurrying to New Haven when we received orders to go to Fairfield & that as the British had gone down from the forward. I continued in duty in this company upon the Coast North of the Sound. Four weeks as near as I can remember. I have no means of knowing with entire accuracy. But was detached to Crown Pond.
Mr Hall in the annexed Deposition and the Deposition of Elazar Green prove my service in this town.
As to the four under Capt Chapman which I have station

in the original declaration to be in 1780 I am apprehensive I am wrong as to the year. as to the term and the best length of it three months I am correct. I further state that by reason of old age and the conveyance top of memory I cannot swear positively as to the precise day of entering a leaving the term in Capt Chapman company nor the year in which I found that I found three months in said company sworn Henry Thompson A. Phillips Roberts
I Nathan Preston Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Woodbury do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original and supplementary proceedings in the said Court in the matter of Henry Thompson application for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 24 day of June 1833 Nathan Preston Clerk

2 May 18-1754
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November 22, 1939.
Mrs. Clifford E. Westgate 702 North K Street Tacoma, Washington.
BA-J/ILL Henry Thompson S. 17727 Zebulon Thompson W. 18134
See letter in this claim
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Henry Thompson, a pensioner of Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1832, and Lucy Thompson, a widow, who received pension in 1840, then a resident of Adams, New York.
The Revolutionary War record of Henry Thompson, pension claim-S. 17727, and that of Zebulon Thompson (Thomson), whose widow Lucy was a pensioner of Adams, New York, claim-W. 18134, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

November 4, 1931
BA-J/HH
Oscar Baskam 210 N. 7th Street Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Henry Thompson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.17727, based upon the military service of Henry Thompson in that war.
Henry Thompson was born June 18, 1754, in Stratford(that part which was later Huntington), Connecticut and when an infant moved with his father to Woodbury(that part which was later Bethlehem), Connecticut. The names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Bethlehem, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops, as follows: from July 12, 1775, in Captain Nathaniel Tuttle's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Regiment and was discharged December 20, 1775; however, upon request, he volunteered to remain longer and served about twenty more days; from about the middle of July, 1776, two months in Captain Elias Dunning's Company, was at the evacuation of New York; from sometime in April, 1777, two weeks in Captain Agur Curtiss' Company of Horse under Major Bull and was at the burning of Danbury and in the battle at Groton; from July 8, 1777, four weeks in Captain Agur Curtiss' Company; from sometime in July, 1779, about four weeks in Captain Curtiss' Company, under Major Bull; he also served three months in Captain Nathaniel Chapman's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, while residing in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
The above is the history of the only soldier named Henry
He said at first that this last rev. was in 1780 but in his second statement said the first was wrong & he was unable to give the date
Date of death not on AB

Thompson found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Because of the large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Very truly yours
A. B. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Thompson, Henry GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3522 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 5, 1796 to Samuel Stone, 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.