Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11537, for Samuel Thompson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Thompson, Samuel
S 11537
CONTENTS
carded

8640 New York
Samuel Thompson
of Bath in the State of New York who was a private in the Company comman- by Captain _____ of the _____ command by _____ in the Ct. m. were for 12 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Ap. 1833 and sent to William Woods Bath.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $ 80 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1 20 00
$ 100 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk. Book C Vol. 4 Page 32

Samuel Thompson
14.
Designate commencement of service,
Ex. 3731
P 228

BRIEF in the case of  Samuel Thompson  of  Battle  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 65 years —  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Summed In 1782 — 1 As a —  Gen. D. Saml Burn; Co. Mil?  admitted substitute for James Thompson  Conn's State   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Haven — Conn —  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by the traditionary evidence of Witnesses — one a Clergyman — the latter certified to be credible —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not attached according to the regulation 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens Examining Clerk.

State of New York Steuben County ss
Samuel Thompson the applicant hereby in the annexed Declaration being duly sworn saith that by reason of the great length of time which has elapsed since the rendition of the services by him dependent as in said Declaration instated he is utterly unable to state precisely the day on which he entered into the said service nor does he recollect distinctly the month in which he entered the said service but according to the best of his recollection it was in the latter part of May or the fore part of June 1782 when he entered into the service
Subscribed & sworn this 2 29 day of March 1833 before me
Henry W. Rogers J. P.
Samuel Thompson

State of New York
Steuben County p- I Aaron C Switzer Deputy Clerk of said county do hereby certify that H W Rogers Esqr before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county of Steuben. and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed thereto is his proper hand and signature witness my hand and Seal this 29 th day of March A D 1833
A. C. Switzer

In the matter of Samuel Thompson Application for a pension
admitted
12 mo. Private
$40:

State of New York }
Tompkins County }
ss. Ira Smith, of the town of Ulysses in the County of Tompkins and State of New York, being duly sworn says that he resided at East Haven in Connecticut during the whole of the Revolutionary war and was well acquainted with Samuel Thompson who then, and during the said war resided in the same place. That in the year 1781. or 1782. he this deponent enlisted and served for one year under Lieutenant Samuel Bird in the Connecticut State troops or Militia to defend the Harbour of New Haven, and after his said term of one year had expired, he understood and has no doubt of the truth of the fact, that the said Samuel Thompson entered as a substitute for his brother Jared Thompson  enlisted and served in a Company Commanded by the same Lieutenant Samuel Bird, to defend the said Harbour of New Haven. That the term of service for which this deponent enlisted was one year and he understood that the next term, under the said Lieutenant Bird, in which he supposed the said Thompson served was for one year. That he has been acquainted with the said Thompson ever since they were children & school-mates together, and is well acquainted with him now, and has seen the said Thompson this day, and makes this affidavit for the said Thompson by his request for the purpose of affording him such evidence of his service, as is in the knowledge of this deponent. That he this deponent is 89 years of age according to his best belief
Sworn and subscribed the 28th
day of September 1832
Ira Smith
before me Nicol Holsey
a Judge of Tompkins
Common Pleas —
State of New York
Tompkins County }
Clerks office }
I Samuel Love Clerk of said county do certify that Nicol Holsey before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of the same one of the Judges

of the court of common Pleas of said county (which being a court of record for said county) and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed My official Seal at Ithaca Sept. 28. 1832
Saml. Love clerk
I, Nathl. Halsey the Judge before whom the within affidavit was made do hereby certify that Nathl. Smith the witness therein named is to the best of my knowledge a credible person and his statements entitled to full credit. Dated 25 th March 1833.
Nathl. Halsey Judge etc

State of New York
Steuben County
On this Sixteenth day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben now sitting Samuel Thompson a resident of the town of Bath in the County of Steuben aged sixty five years and upwards who being first duly 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. That in the summer of the year 1782 he entered a Company of Connecticut State Troops or militia, then stationed at the Fort called Black Rock or Milford, then situated at the mouth of New Haven harbor. That David Thompson a brother of the applicant was a soldier in said fort and that one year of the time for which he had enlisted was then unexpired. That the applicant enlisted as a substitute for the said David Thompson for the said term of one year. That the said Company was commanded by a Lieutenant Samuel Bird and that he has no recollection that there ever was a Captain in the command of the said Company while he was engaged in it. That he was stationed during the whole of the said term of one year at the said Fort and was employed in guarding said fort and the said harbor, and that the said Company was at no time while he was engaged in it, attached to any Regiment nor does he know to what Regiment the said Company belonged. That at the expiration of the said term of one year and in the summer of 1783 he was discharged from the said Service at the said fort and does not recollect whether he received a written discharge or not but if he did receive one he has lost it. That at the time he entered said Service he resided at East Haven near New Haven, Connecticut. That the only evidence of the said Services he can obtain are the two affidavits of his Declaration attached of Mr. Smith and Mr. Russell. Dubuque.
That he was born in the said town of East Haven on the 23 d day of September 1767. That he has no other record of his age than a copy of the family record as kept

by his father - That after the close of the war he continued to reside in the said town of East Haven until about the year 1805 when he removed to the town of Ulster in the new County of Tompkins in the State of New York where he resided about thirty years and from thence removed to Bath, Steuben County where he has since continued to reside and still resides - That in his present neighborhood he is known to Hon John Magee, Geo. C. Edwards, Henry Brother David Ramsey, James Braden, James G. Higgins David Higgins _____ who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief as to his services as a soldier of the revolution - He 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 of _____ A.D. 1841 Samuel Thompson Mc G Ramsey Dep CLK Steuben County
Mr. David Higgins a Clergyman residing in the town of Bath and Jonas Clark residing in same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty five 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 of _____ A.D. 1841 David Higgins Jonas Clark Mc G Ramsey Dep CLK Steuben County
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 the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that David Higgins who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman in the town of

Bath and that Jonas Clark who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Bath and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Martin P. Runsey Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Thompson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
M. P. Runsey Dep. C. P. Steuben County,

State of New York Steuben County ss: Roswell Davenport of the town of Cattle in the county of Tioga and State of New York being duly sworn says that he resided at Pease Haven in Connecticut during the whole of the Revolutionary war and was well acquainted with Samuel Thompson who then and during said war resided in the same place; that he this deponent understands and has no doubt of the truth of the fact that the said Samuel Thompson listed as a substitute for his Brother David Thompson and served in a company commanded by Lieutenant Samuel Bird to defend the Harbour of New Haven for the space of about one year it being the latter part of 1782 and the fore part of 1783. This deponent further says that he resided within three miles of said Harbour during said war and was well acquainted with the great part of the soldiers who were in the fort at the time and has been acquainted with said Thompson ever since they were children & school mates together and is well acquainted with him now and has been ever since their childhood and has seen the said Thompson this day and makes this affidavit for the said Thompson by his request for the purpose of affording him such evidence of his service as is in the knowledge of this deponent. That he this deponent is 64 years of age according to his best belief sworn and subscribed the 1st day of Oct 1830 before David C. Vose Justice of the peace Roswell Davenport

State of New York Steuben County ss } I David Runsey Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Daniel C. Norris, before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose name appears to the within certificate was at time of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of said County of Steuben duly authorised to administer oaths, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to the said affi- davit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of October A.D. 1832 D. Runsey
I Daniel C. Norris the Justice of the peace before whom the within affidavit was made do hereby certify that Roswell Davenport the witness herein named is to me well known that he is a credible witness and his statements entitled to full credit - Dated 25 March 1833 -
Daniel C. Norris Justice of Peace

October 7, 1939.
Mrs. Evelyn B. Smith 13 Gansevoort Street Bath, New York.
BA-J/ILL Samuel Thompson S. 11537
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of October 2, 1939, in which you request, as soon as possible, the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Thompson, who was born September 23, 1767, in East Haven, Connecticut.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 11537, based upon service of Samuel Thompson in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Thompson was born September 23, 1767 in East Haven, Connecticut, and resided there at the time of the Revolutionary War. The names of his parents were not given. (He had a brother, Jared, who was living at the time of said war.) leave out next time.
Samuel Thompson enlisted in May or June 1782, and served one year as private under Lieutenant Samuel Bird in the Connecticut troops, during which he was stationed at Black Rock Fort guarding the harbor at New Haven. This service was rendered as substitute for his brother, Jared Thompson, who had been in service there.
Samuel Thompson continued to reside in East Haven, Connecticut, until 1805, then moved to Ulysses, New York, and resided there ten years, after which he moved to Bath, New York.
Samuel Thompson was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, at which time he resided in Bath, Steuben County, New York. He made no reference to wife or children.
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 address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Samuel Thompson Certificate #8640 Issued April 22, 1833 Rate $40 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
She enclosed Special  Delivery envelope + this was mailed, as requested.

1920 Aug. 27. History to Mrs. E. E. Rogers, 99 Division St. Norwich, Conn. (see her letter in Samuel Thompson, Conn. Wid. File 18248) and 1939- Oct. 7. Hist. to Mrs. Evelyn B. Smith-LLH-
Rest
11534 INVALID.
File No. 11537
Samuel Thompson
Phil. Pa. war
Act: June 2 nd 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 16
Department of War City of Washington D.C.
Revolutionary Claims

Secy of War Sir,
Here in I send you the papers of Saml. Thompson on his application for a pension as amended. The old man is unable to designate particularly the day he entered service and has so stated in an affidavit accompanying amended papers. The certificates of credit of witnesses have been promised and will appear by a reference to back of affidavits.
I am
Yours obedient
William Woods
Bath N York 29 March 1833

BARON STEUBEN CHAPTER BATH, N. Y.
MRS. JOHN W. BASSART REGISTRAR
October 2, 1939
A.D. Hiller Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:      ✓ Re: BA-J/ILL
There has been an error in the spelling of the name of the Revolutionary Soldier about whom I recently made an inquiry. His name is Samuel Thompson who enlisted and served from East Haven, Conn. He was born September 23, 1767, and enlisted for his brother Jared.
I regret the error very much and would appreciate a copy of his Revolutionary War pension record as soon as possible.
Thank you for your trouble.
Very truly yours,
13 Oct special delivery stamped sent Mrs. Evelyn B. Smith, Registrar.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
811537
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Thompson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May-June 1782 1 yr Pvt. Lt. Samuel Bird stationed at Black Rock Fort, Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Haver Conn Date of application for pension, Oct 16 1832. His claim was al Residence at date of application, Bats, Steub Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, born East Haver Conn. Sept 23 1767 - Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family, except that he had a brother Jared.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
bro Jared