Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37242, for Thomas Means, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Nassau
Heads, Thomas
NUMBER _____
S 37242
CONTENTS

Notification sent to John Murphy Esq.
26 June 1820. Rolland Marie
Copied for Land Agent

6,930
District of Maine
Thomas Means. 18
of Freeport in the state of D of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Francis of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of D of Maine at the rate of 8 — Dollars per month, to commence the 28 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of Feb 1819 and sent to Hon P. Mellen Senate U S.
  Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818. Apr 30  33.80    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819  48.00     81.80  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

2111. Thomas Means
Copy
$40.00
John C. [unclear] [unclear]
WILLIAM DISTRICT
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6930 13 Feb '19
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DISTRICT OF MAINE, ss.
At a District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland within and for the District of Maine, on the first Tuesday, being the sixth — day of June and by adjournment from day to day, on the ninth — day of June . . . in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable ALBION K. PARRIS , Judge of said Court.
ON this ninth . . . day of June . . . in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Maine District, Thomas Means . . . aged sixty four . . . years, resident in Freeport . . . in said District, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a Private . . . in the company commanded by Capt. George White . . . in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis . . . in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the 20 th . . . day of April . . . A. D. 1818 , and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 6930 . . . was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day 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 and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th 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 what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed ; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
Thomas Means
Sworn to and declared, on the ninth } day of June . A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE
Albion K. Parris " " " "
{ U. S. District Judge for the District of Maine.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
Real estate — I have none —
Personal estate — one cow — one old horse — six sheep — one pig — a few necessary and very ordinary articles in the house, where I live by sufferance — I have no income — and am in debt one hundred and fifty dollars
Thomas Means
Sworn to
Before
Albion H. Parris
U. S. Dist. Judge
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Thomas Means, . . . who, by occupation am a laborer . . . which I am not able to pursue by reason of age and the asthma —
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife Eleanor . . . 63 in comfortable health   Samuel . . . 20 able to support himself   Catharine . . . 22 . . not healthy — quite feeble  
Thomas Means
Sworn to
Before
Albion H. Parris
U. S. Dist. Judge

121 226 227 228 MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
I, JOHN MUSSEY, Junr. Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied 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 forty nine . . . dollars and twenty . . . cents. and no more
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this ninth . . . day of June . . . A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
John Mussey Junr
{ Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.
$49.20

Thomas Means private Col Francis regt Mass line Die 7 th - 3 years April 28 th 1818
See the Judge's certificate on file
Adm d
Hen P. Mellen

I, Thomas Means of Freeport in the District of Maine being fifty one years old do testify and say that I enlisted in the year 1776 in December in the company commanded by Captain George White in the Revolution ary War, in the Massachusetts Line Col: Francis' Regiment, and marched to Ticon- deroga and served there until the post was evacuated, from thence marched to Hubbard- ston and was in the Battle there; and then marched to New York State and served there and other places, three years. was at the Battle of Monmouth, & at the Storming of the Fort at Stony Point. And when my term of enlistment was out I was discharged and now produce the Certificate. Being now advanced in years, and in reduced circumstances I am in need of assistance from my country under the provisions of the law of Congress passed March 1818.
Thos Means

District of Maine ss. Portland April 28 1818. I William Hardy of Scarborough in said District being of lawful age do testify and say that I am knowing that the within named Thomas Means was in the Army of the U.S. on the continent - tal establishment in the revolutionary war for the term of three years; that I was there a servant and saw him at various places. and have no doubt of the truth of his statement being true W m Hardy
April 28 1818 I Jonah Chase of Windham in said District being of lawful age do testify and say that I was in the Army of the revolution. and do attest to the truth of the facts in W m Hardy's affidavit above. Jonah Chase
Sworn to before
Albion K. Peirce
Judge U.S.D.

Thomas Means a Corporal in the 11 Massachussetts Regiment Is permitted to pass from his present quarters, to his place of Residence in the State of Massachusetts Bay, the term of his enlistment being expired, it is expected that he may remain unenlisted, provided he behaves peaceably & decently, he has been a very serviceable Soldier in his Regiment.
Given under my hand this 13 th Day of Feb y 1779
Moses Knap Maj r
Comd g 11 th Mass s Reg t

To the Honorable Albion K. Parris Esq. Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
We the subscribers inhabitants of the Town of Tazewell in the County of Cumberland, being well acquainted with Major Thomas Means of said Tazewell, are of opin- ion that he is a proper subject for the pension granted to those soldiers who served in the Army of the U.S. in the revolutionary war - Major Means by hard industry and good economy was formerly a man of handsome property, and had no misfortune, which led him would have disdained to call on his country for support, but being now reduced to want by an accumulation of misfortunes he is compelled to ask as a right the sum which the liberality of the Government has bestowed on those soldiers who fully served in the revolution - Should he show his services and establish his claim, of which we have no doubt, his situation his situation not only claiming relief, but commiseration -
Tazewell April 12. 1818.
Cornelius Dillingham } Selectmen William Pate } of Tazewell
Samuel Holbrook (Post Master
Joseph Lufkin
Isiah W. Mitchell
Jacob Johnson
Ansel Clark
Geo Bartol
Joseph Norton
George Rogers
Nathaniel
Joseph Dennis John Attyde

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Thomas Means the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence a discharge dated Dec r 13. 1779 signed by Moses Hap, Maj t comm d 11- Mass. Reg t and also the depositions of William Hasty an officer in the Revolutionary army and Josiah Chase a soldier, in the same army both taken and sworn to before me, which are hereunto annexed
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Thomas Means the applicant, served as a noncommissioned officer in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my official Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Albin L. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.

37 242 Rev INVALID.
File No. 37, 242
Thomas Means
Sci Rev Ind
Act: 15 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 369
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Means, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9972 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 23, 1797 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.