Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35658, for Richard Thompson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Noass.
Thompson, Richard
S. 35658
CONTENTS

12.716
R
Maine
Richard Thompson 20 of Wills in the dist.  state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Phinney of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of July 1819 and sent to Genl. W. Dillingford, Esq. Kennebec, Maine
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 23.4 / 30.31 07.14 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Dec. 1818. - 40.00
65.00 York 135.14
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
65.00 July 24. 1819 65.00 York County
Notification sent to David Small Esq. Kennebec Maine 8 th July 1820

Richard Thompson 2 o
12. 716
Sept. 1819.

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss.....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County of York , on the first Tuesday of July , being the fourth day of said month, and by adjournment at Alfred , from day to day, on the eighteenth day of July , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene , chief Justice Judge of said Court.
ON this eighteenth day of July , in the year 1820, personally appeared in open court, —
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said County , — Richard Thompson  D aged sixty five years, resident in Wells in said County , 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. Wildes , — in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phinney 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 eighth day of April , — A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 12.716 — 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 hereunto 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 herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Richard Thompson  D
Sworn to and declared, on the 18 th day of July , A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE
Benjamin Greene
Ch. Justice One of the Judges of the said Court.
Atty. Daniel Sewall, Clerk

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
1 cow & 1 old horse 30.00 - 2 small hogs 8- 1 old horse waggon & harness 15- pots, kettles & all other cooking utensils 3- 1 pr. old looms 2.25 -
The old shell of a house in which I live, was in the time of the late war sold to pay the direct Taxes, which I have been unable since to redeem -
Richard Thompson V d
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me the S d Rich d Thompson V d who, by occupation am a labourer which I am able to pursue by  only only a part of the time, by reason of old age & infirmity.
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife Mary 52   Son Joseph 15 Richard Thompson V d  
STATE OF MAINE.
I, York ss. Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit , within the county of York 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 fifty eight dollars and twenty five cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of July , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall, { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York

Additional Evidence  I Richard Thompson , aged sixty three years, born in Drumwick Maine, now a resident of Wales , Lincoln County District of Maine - do upon oath testify and declare that I enlisted into the Continental Army in the year 1776. into Col. Wilds Company and Col. Phinney's Chas. Regt., I served out the full term of my enlistment and re-enlisted January 1777 in Col. Daniel Merrill, Company, in Col. Merrill's Massachusetts Regt. for the period of three years - which I fully served & I was Honorably discharged at Fish- kill the last of December 1779 - I under recollection am now by the same name of my self , living in Col. Wilds Company & Col. Phinney's Regt in the year 1776. he belonged to Wells , and was my Cousin, he was born in  Wells , as I have always understood - I have lived in the town of Wales for more than thirty years & possibly the name of Wales and Wells connected with my Cousin Richard Thompson's name & my own may be the cause why any identification between him & myself - should be required - Richard his & Thompson mark
(Known to me July 8. 189) Personally appeared Richard Thompson to me well known, as a credible & disinterested witness - and he made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
Robert B. Mc Intire Justice of the Peace

I Joseph Chandler Esq. of Augusta Kennebec County and District of Maine do hereby upon Oath testify and declare that I well know Richard Thompson, within named, he has lived in the Town of Wales , Lincoln County, to my knowledge for more than thirty years - I have always understood he was born in Maine - and he has always since my acquaintance with him, pertained the character of a man of truth.
Joseph Chandler
Kennebec J. July 8. 1819.
Personally appeared Joseph Chandler Esq. to me well known to be a credible and disinterested witness. He made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.
Before me Robert C. Von Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of the District of Columbia
Kennebec County
In Testimony that Robert C. Von, Esquire of Augusta is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Kennebec , on this Eighth day of July A.D. 1819. I the subscriber Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within the said County of Kennebec do subscribe my name & affix the County Seal
John Davis

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss.
ON this eighth day of April 1818, before me, the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the first Eastern District, in said Commonwealth, personally appears Richard Thompson resident in Wells in said county of York and state aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration—in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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.” That he, the said Richard Thompson, now sixty three years of age, in the month of April or May 1775, enlisted as a private soldier, in a company raised and armed and commanded by Capt Sesse Dorman, for the term of eight months, into the United States army and that as soon as he enlisted he marched with said company to the camp at Cambridge, where the said company was attached and made part of the regiment commanded by Col James Scammon and that he continued to do duty until his period of service was expired and that without returning home he immediately enlisted again the last of December 1775 or first of January 1776 for the term of twelve months, under Capt Silas Wells, whose company was attached to the Regiment under command of Col Phiney which was one of the Massachusetts regiments of Continental troops and that he continued to do duty in said company and regiment at the various places in which the same was stationed until the first of January 1777 when he was honorably discharged and returned home and that if he received any written discharge, the same is since by time and accident lost
And that he is reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Benj. Greene
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
I BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern District, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Thompson did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. and I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is reduced in his circumstances and in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Wells this second day of July in the year of our Lord 1818.
Benj. Greene

35 658
Rev INVALID.
File No. 35,658
Richard Thompson
Rev Rev 1840
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 430
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James L Edwards Esq
Washington City

Kettlebrook July 12. 1819.
Sir,
I duly received yours of the 24 ultimo in reply to mine of the 14 June — you say that a pension certificate has been issued to Richard Thompson, for 12 months service in Colo Phenney's regiment. — By the enclosed testimony you will be informed that there were two persons of the same name in that regiment and that both of them were soldiers in the same (Wilde's) company — On the 4 of August 1818 I forwarded to the pension office the declaration of Richard Thompson of Wells, with the additional evidence to prove the service — It was sworn to before Judge Greene — From the accompanying evidence you will see that there were two men by the name of Richard Thompson in the same company & regiment, & that one of them now resides in Wells , York Co — The other in Wales , Kennebec County — The coincidence of name — service and place of residence has probably led to the opinion that there was but one Richard Thompson in the company — The certificate issued and delivered to Mr Vose was for the man who lives in Wales — If the evidence now forwarded is, as I presume it will be, with thank you to enclose to my care the certificate of Richard Thompson of Wells Respectfully yours Geo. Wallingford —

Richard Thompson Private Col. Phoenix Regt Mass t Line 1776— 1 year disch 8 th April 1818
Admitted.

(Additional Proof)
I Joseph Dennet of Lyman in the county of York and commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentleman, sixty three years of age do on solemn oath testify and depose as follows - That about the last of December 1775 I enlisted into the continental army for the term of twelve months under Capt Silas Wells of Braintree in the regiment commanded by Colo Phiney of the Massachusetts line - That Richard Thompson of Wells in said County Laborer died about the first of January 1776 enlist as a private soldier in the same company for the like period of twelve months and I am well knowing to the said Thompsons doing his duty until the last of October or first of November following at which time I was taken sick and put into the hospital and did not again join said regiment, but I have no doubt and verily believe that said Thompson continued to do his duty until the end of the year 1776 - I further depose that the declarant is the same Richard Thompson above named - Joseph Dennet
Commonwealth of Massachusetts York ss. June 23. 1810 Then the above named Joseph Dennet personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed - Before me G. O. Wallingford his peer.

I Samuel Miller of Arundel in the County of York and commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentle man sixty seven years of age do on solemn oath testify and depose as follows That Richard Thompson of Wells in said County Laborer enlisted as a private soldier in the American army in April or May 1775 into a Company commanded by Capt Jesse Dorman in which company I was a sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colo James Scammons. That the said Thompson continued to do his duty in his said company until the eight months service had expired - I further testify that the said Thompson again enlisted for the term of twelve months the last of December December 1775 or the first of January 1776 into a company commanded by Capt Silas Wilds in the regiment under the command of Colo Phiney of Gorham for the term of twelve months, which was a Massachusetts regiment and upon the continental establishment - I further depose that the said Thompson continued faithfully to do his duty until his period of service was ended when he was honorably discharged on the first of January 1777 - That I was sergeant in said Wilds company during the whole of said year and am well knowing to the performance of said services and That the declarant is the same Richard Thompson above named
Sam l Miller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts York ss 3 July 2. 1810. Then the above named Samuel Miller personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed -
Before me
C o W illiam Allington Esq.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Yook ss.
I Benjamin Greene Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth hereby certify that the aforementioned Deponents, Lemuel Miller and Joseph Dennet are creditable and disinterested witnesses and that it appears to my satisfaction from the foregoing evidence that the said Declarant did serve in the revolutionary army, on the Continental establishment, against the common enemy, more than nine months at one continued period of service and that the said Declarant was honorably discharged from the service — Given under my hand and seal of said Court. this 31. day of July, Anno Domi ni 1818. —
Benj. Greene
I Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth do hereby certify that George W Wallingford Esq who has certified the foregoing depositions is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified and empowered to administer oaths and the Hon Benjamin Greene is Chief Justice of said Circuit Court of Common Pleas —
Daniel Sewall.

Additional evidence in the case of Richard Thomp- son of Wells —
Declaration forwarded August 4. 1910 by G. W. Wallingford — sworn to before Benja Green

Additional Evidence , in the case of Richard Thompson of Wells - York County -
I Samuel Miller of Arundel in the county of York and district of Maine sixty eight years of age do on solemn oath testify and depose that I was clerk and orderly sergeant of the company com- manded by Capt Elias Wicks of Braintree in the regiment under command of Col Edmund Phinney in the twelve months service, in the year 1776, in the continental army, in the massachusetts line and was well acquainted with every man belonging to said company during said year — I further depose that there were two persons belonging to said company by the name of Richard Thompson one of whom lived in Wells in the county of York and district of Maine , which town was the place of his nativity and that he now does and always has from his birth to the present time resided in and been an inhabitant of said town of Wells — and that the other person belonging to said company by the name of Richard Thomp- son , at the time he enlisted into the american army resided, as I understood at that time, at Brunswick, or a place then called New Mea- dows in the vicinity of Brunswick in the county of Cumberland a district of Maine I further say that the last mentioned Richard Thompson was a corporal in the first three years service, in the company of which I was a Lieutenant, which was commanded by Capt Daniel Merrill company , in Col Brewster's regiment — But Richard Thompson of Wells

was discharged from the army on the first day of January 1777 and was not after that period a soldier in the army at any period of the war
I further testify that I have always known the aforesaid Richard Thompson of Wells from the time the war of the revolution commenced & have during the whole time since lived within six or seven miles of his residence — and I further say that I always understood from them that they were first cousins and further say not — —
Lemuel Miller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York ss. June 7. 1819 The above named Lemuel Miller, who is a credible and disinterested witness personally appeared and made oath to the truth of of the preceding declaration by him subscribed
Before me
G. W. Wallingford Judge
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of York. July 12. 1819.
I the subscriber Clerk of the General court of Common pleas for the county of York in the first eastern court in said Commonwealth do hereby certify that George Wallingford whose name appears above is a Justice of the peace of said county duly empowered to take and administer oaths and that his certificate as such is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 12 th day of July anno Domini 1819. —
Daniel Sewall.