Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10500, for John Thomas, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Thomas, John or John F.
R. 10500.
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State of Ohio } County of Lake } In Open Court
On this 30 th day of July A.D. 1857 Before the Court of Probate held within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared James H. Thomas age seventy years a Resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio Who being duly sworn according to Law both on his said oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed May 23 rd 1828, for himself and others. That he is one of the Children or Heirs of Capt. John Thomas, Esq. who was a Revolutionary Soldier and who served during the war and in a Company of Rangers the number of his Company or the Capt's name he cannot recollect. Nor the Regt. but I think it was Col. Warner's who commanded and I am not positive. I understand him to say that he made two enlistments the first was at the commencement of the Revolutionary war at Skaneateles now called Whitehall and where he was born, and raised until he entered the army of the United States and after serving out his first enlistment he then enlisted into a company of Rangers for during the war, and served for some time previous to the close of the war as first sergeant and was in actual service in the war until the end when he was honorably discharged but that he never drew any Land or the eighty Dollars in Money due him by the resolve of Congress passed Sept. 16 th A.D. 1776 and also by a resolve passed May 15 th A.D. 1778. He further states that he left no documentary evidence of his service and that he died in July 3 rd A.D. 1836, and left a widow Rebecca Thomas whose maiden name was Rebecca Holiday and who died his widow March 11 th 1832, and that neither of them ever drew a pension, and that the only surviving Children are James H. Thomas your petitioner and Betsey Thomas alias Betsey Bishop, Amelia Thomas Alias Amelia Samson, and who are both now living and reside in Ozigo County State of New York. Betsey the eldest aged 64 years and the other Amelia 60 years and in which County & State James Thomas died, and he further states that as there were several young men in the house when he died

that for several years previous to his death he wrote his name John H Thomas taking the first letter of his mother's name to prevent mistakes in letters and other business matters. He hereby appoints David M. McLaughlin Esq. Attorney with power of substitution to prosecute his claim to receive the Certificate when issued and to do all acts necessary to do that is proper in the premises.
James H Thomas
Witneps D. M. Pike
Sworn to & subscribed before me, on the day & year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent James H. Thomas, and believe him to be as is above stated, and that he is of the age above stated & further, that I am not interested in this claim as attorney or otherwise & also certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that John Thomas died July 3. 1830, that Rebecca Thomas his widow died March 11 th 1832 - that they left three surviving children, still living to wit, James H. Thomas, Betsey Bishop, Amelia Osmond -
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Probate Court of Lake County & the day & year as above -
Lord Sterling Probate Judge
State of Ohio Lake County ss. On this 30 th day of July A.D. 1831 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid James H. Bishop and Elias Osmond formerly of Ohio County State of Ohio who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses and who being upon duly sworn depose and say that they were each well acquainted with John Thomas who was always reputed to be a Revolutionary soldier deceased and also his wife Rebecca Thomas who deceased and that they lived together as husband and wife and were so reported to be. That deponent never knew the facts of their marriage disputed or questioned, that the

said John Thomas died in July the third A.D. 1830 and that his wife Rebecca Thomas died in March 11th 1832 following his death. And that the following named are the only surviving Children of the said Soldier (viz) James H. Thomas Betsy and Amelia or as some called her Milly. And further we are borrowing to his writing his name John H. Thomas some years previous to his death he said it was for the purpose of not making mistakes in his letters and other matters as there were several John Thomas in the neighborhood: and we have often heard him say in the course of his lifetime that he never law a pension or the money and land which he supposed he was entitled to for his services from the government as he served during the war. He used to say served as first sergeant in Company of Rangers and if we are not mistaken a part of the line under Col. Warner in one of the Continental lines which do not remember. one 64 years the other 78 James P. Bishop Elias Ismond
George D. Lee B. W. Stone
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of July A.D. 1857
George D. Lee Justice of the peace
The State of Ohio, } I, CHRISTOPHER QUINN, Clerk of the Court of Common LAKE COUNTY, SS. } Pleas within and for the County of Lake, and State of Ohio, do by these presents, certify and make known, that George D. Lee Esq., before whom the annexed and foregoing Affidavits
of James P. Bishop & Elias Ismond
was taken; and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand-writing subscribed his name, was at the time of taking the same and now is A Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio, and who is duly authorized to take such Affidavit and that the annexed and foregoing Affidavit is executed and _____ agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Painesville in said County, this Thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Seven.
C. Quinn Clerk.

State of New York Cattaraugus County
On this twenty third day of July A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the said County James Thomas who is to me known and who is a credible witness and who being by me duly sworn before and say that he is well acquainted with John Thomas Wood and that he was a Brother of his of his this deponent. And that he was then in Alleghenyburgh in the State of New York since called White Hall. And that his Brother the said John Thomas enlisted into the army of the United States about the commencement of the Revolutionary war with Great Britain and the United States and served during the war in a company of dragoons, his Captain's name I do not recollect nor the number of his Regiment but I think his Col d name was Warner but I will not be positive and for some time previous to the end of the war I understood him to say that he served as first sergeant and as he frequently got permission to come home to see to that was left when after a fatal occurrence that took place on an Island called fourteen mile Island in Lake George which was as follows. Colonel Bronson and Major Hopkins with fifty men twenty armed together with my Mother and Sister about thirteen years old and my Brother about nine years old and myself between seven and eight years old set out in a small Boat from near Fort George to go down or sail down the lake to Pick some Whistle Birds and on our return back with the Boat a stiff Breeze of wind blew up which drove us on to the Point of fourteen mile Island where we had to stay through the night they hauled the Boat out on to the shore and turned it up on the side or edge and propped it with some sticks and there my Mother sister and Brother and myself got away and as many more as could be saved for the night and the balance laid down by the side of us when my early in the morning was alarmed by the sound of a volley of gunfire a shower of shot among us Major Hopkins was shot dead on the spot and Bronson badly wounded my Mother received five or six shots through her legs and hips which caused her death in five days after my sister was shot dead on the spot my Brother was taken away by the British & Indians and I have never seen him since I was shot through my leg which which will give a deal of trouble and which carries the  away to believe me I suppose (over)

The balance of the Company the most of them killed and what was not killed taken by the enemy. We lay there five days & nights before we were finally our men and taken into Fort George. The cause of this sad occur- rence my Brother John Thomas who was the eldest of my Brothers came home as often as permitted to see us, all through the war. Some years after the close of the war my Brother John Thomas to some mistake in business matters and letters wrote his name as they were John Thomas F. Thomas by putting in the first letter of his mother's and then  then time forward went by the name of John Thomas till he died. He was married to Rebecca Holiday some seven or eight years after he left the army and I can't say but more and perhaps life. I did not see them married but they were reported to be married and lived together as man and wife until he died in the year 1880 in July and his wife Rebecca died his widow about two years after. My Brother John or James F. Thomas as he wrote his name the last part of his life, left three Children, one a son by the name James H. Thomas, who now lives in Ohio. Two daugh- ters one by the name Milly who married and Samuel and the other by the name of Betsey who married a Bishop. They both lived in Oregon County state of New York the last I knew of them, and they are the only surviving Children I ever knew of. And further I have often frequently heard my Brother say that he never drew any kind of money from the government which he was entitled to by the Resolves of Congress the sixteenth of September A.D. 1876. and the Resolves of May 13th 1878 giving eighty dollars to those soldiers who served or enlisted during the war. I lived with my Brother John Thomas several years after he left the service and I never knew of his drawing any money from the government or the eighty dollars in money and he always told me that he had not. Neither did I ever know of his widow drawing any thing from the government by reason of John Thomas services, or any otherwise. { James Thomas are this 23 rd day of July A.D. 1857 } Sworn to and subscribed before Richard Morley Corydon Morgan
Richard Morley Corydon Morgan
Corydon Morgan

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
} ss.
I, THOMAS MORRIS, Clerk of said County, do certify that Corydon Morgan Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken, was on the day of the date hereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, elected and sworn and duly authorized to take the same; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Justice of the Peace and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal this 27th day of July 18 87 .
Thos Morris Clerk.

Acts of July 14, 1902, and March 3, 1903.
REJECTED
10.500
P. O. _____
Tom Thomas
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 . .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

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Heirs at law John Thomas,
Ohio
Set: N. Moseley, Expt: 1/57.
10500
Act 15 th May, 1828,

Wilmington, Lake County, Ohio Aug. 8/54
Dear Sir. Enclosed I send the declaration or petition of James Wilson as one of the heirs at law of John Thomas Esq. a Revolutionary Soldier. In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed May 15 th 1828 also the evidence taken in the case which you will please examine and report to us your views &c. Yours
most Respectfully George Whiting Commissioners of Pensions Washington City