Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7876, for Thomas Paine, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Paine, Thomas Elizabeth
R 7876
CONTENTS

Copy of Elizabeth Paine's Declaration the above that is engrossed was written through a mistake
The State of Ohio
Geauga County ss
On this 22 d day of May A.D. 1845.
Personally appeared before me James Keith away a justice of the peace in and for said County Elizabeth Paine a resident of Huntburgh Township in said County of Geauga and State of Ohio, being first by me duly sworn according to law doth on her said oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Thomas Paine who was a Revolutionary Soldier and died in Waterbury New Haven County and State of Connecticut June, 29 th 1825. That her maiden name was Elizabeth Paine and that she was mar- ried to her said husband October Thirteenth  twelfth 1779 by Rev Jonathan Church in New Hartford Litchfield County and State of Connecticut that she is aged eighty two years and that her said husband was aged sixty six years when he died and that he resided in the time of the Revolutionary war in New Haven in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut that she and her said husband went to New Hampshire house in Simsbury the first winter after they was married and lived there two or three years then moved to Waterbury and lived in said Waterbury till the death of her said husband and she continued to live in said Waterbury till about ten years ago when she moved to Ohio where she now resides with her son Solomon Paine that her said husband served in the Revolutionary war before she was married to him and afterwards, and that she has heard him relate his service in said war heard him say that he served in the fore part of the war in Battle at Montreal first service was in the Northern army he was in Battle at White Plains heard him tell of a ball striking the gun a soldier that was by the side of him her said husband in the battle of White Plains and that he was once at Red Bank and at New Haven when it was taken was on Long Island with the American troops and was at New York when evacuated he served a number of tours before married and that after she and her said husband was married her said husband served one tour at East Haven and at New Haven

of three months that she heard her said husband speak often of Capt Peck Capt Punderson Capt Thompson and Capt Johnson. That she has not married since the death of her said husband and now remains a widow that she made a Declaration for a pension one year ago last fall before Samuel Bodman a Justice of the peace which was put into the hands of one George Green and she has not learnt whither it has been sent to the pension office or not that her said husband served three months after marriage but if her proofs do not establish that fact then in that case she waves her claim under the act of July 4 th 1836 and claiming un- der the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 March 3 rd 1843 and June 17 th 1844. She prays that a pension may be granted her on account of the Revolutionary service of her said husband. her husband was a private in the Revolutionary war
Elizabeth her Paine mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 22 d day of May A.D 1845, and I hereby certify from personal knowl- edge that the said Elizabeth Paine is a person of truth and probity and I certify that the following word was interlined before signed to wit, "Thirteenth".
James Heathaway Justice of the peace.
Mrs Elizabeth Paine marriage proof was forwarded to the pension office a few days ago on the same sheet that Mrs Deidamia Bowdoin marriage proof was on which we refer to for proof of the marriage of Thomas Paine and Elizabeth Paine. Respectfully your servants.
Elliott & Heathaway

State of Ohio } Knox County } ss. Deposition of Solomon Paine of Humboldt in said County taken before me James Hathaway a Justice of the peace in and for said County being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his said oath depose and say that he is aged fifty nine years and that he is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Paine and that his said father was a Revolutionary soldier and died in Waterbury Connecticut New Haven County June 29 th 1825 aged sixty six years when he died and that Elizabeth Paine his said mother came to reside with him about ten years ago and now resides with him and remains the widow of his said father and that he is the third child of his said father and mother and that he has heard his said father relate his revolutionary service heard him say that in the fore part of the war that he served in the Northern army and was discharged late in the fall and crossing Lake Champlain it came a heavy snow storm and they was compelled to land in the woods and travel through a deep snow and was very much fatigued heard him say that he was on Long Island at New York and at New Haven when New Haven was taken believes that his said father served in all as much as one and a half years and further saith not
Solomon Paine
May 22 d 1845
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that from personal knowledge the said Solomon Paine is a person of truth and probity The following words interlined James Hathaway Justice of the peace before signed to wit:
"Connecticut, third."
J. Hathaway J. P.

Comptroller's Office Hartford Conn. 14 Decemr. 1844.
I certify, that on application for evidence of the service of Thomas Payne in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office relating to that war, and in a paper headed—
"Discharges 1775. General Wooster's Regiment", I find the name of Thomas Payne, as discharged by General Schuyler from Cap. Peck's Company, November 28 th .
A. Harrington, Comptroller
I also certify that in the accounts of the late "Pay Table" Office, I find this entry—
"Cap. Samuel Peck, Genl. Wooster Regt." Dr 1775 May 17 To Order on Treasr: in account for his Company . . . . . £510. 0. 0 and other charges of orders, subsequently, for the same purpose.
A. Harrington, Comptroller

No 12035 1845 Elizabeth Panie
At May 30th 1845. Mow of the name
Ohio act 7 July 1838
Married in 1779 husband died June 25. 1825

THE STATE OF OHIO, GEAUGA COUNTY, ss.
I, Reuben St. John, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Geauga, in the State of Ohio, do by these presents certify and make known, that James Hathaway Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing Declaration and Deposition was  for taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand-writing, subscribed his name, was at the time of taking the the same and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Chardon, in said county, this 23 a day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty- five
Reuben St. John Clerk. By John French Dep. Clerk.

The State of New York Monroe County
On this 11 th day of Sept A.D. 1839 Personally appeared before the court of Oyer and terminer now sitting in and for the county and State aforesaid Jonathan E. Marsh of the town of Pittsford County of Monroe and State of New York being first duly sworn according to law doth on his said oath depon and say that he is aged 44 years and is a son of John L. Marsh who was a son of Jonathan Marsh deceas- -ed and that said Jonathan Marsh was formerly Pastor of the church of New Hartford Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut and that he has the Records of Marria- -ges in his possession that was kept by the said Pastor Jonathan Marsh in said New Hartford and that said record he now exhibits in court that said record came into his possession at the death of his father John L. Marsh who lived with him the said Jonathan Marsh and died in Jan'y 1837 and that the following is a true extract from said Record to wit; October thirteenth one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine marry'd Thomas Paine to Elizabeth Paine
The above is a true extract from said Records with the exception of the date which is expressed in said Record in fair legi- -ble figures and characters as follows to wit;
October 13 1779
Jonathan E. Marsh
I Jonathan E. Marsh of Pittsford above named do testify and say on my oath that the above is a true extract from the Records of Marriages kept by my grand father Jonathan Marsh Pastor of the church of New Hartford Litchfield County State of Connecticut in regard to the marriage of Thomas Paine and Elizabeth Paine
Jonathan E. Marsh
sworn and subscribed in open court and I hereby certify that the court having examined said book of Records which was exhibited by said Deponent

are from the ancient appearance of said record satisfied of the truth of the above statements and the genuineness of said Record
N. Dayton President Judge of the 8 th Circuit & Presiding Judge of the Monroe Co Court of Oyer & Terminer
State of New York Monroe County ss
I certify that the Hon. Nathan Dayton is a civil Judge of the 8 th Circuit & Presiding Judge of the Court of Oyer & Terminer in & for said county and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that the above signature, is genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court of Oyer & Terminer, this eleventh day of September 1845.
Charles J. Hill Clerk

August 7, 1936
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Mrs. Sarah Paine Hoffman 530 South Clinton Street Iowa City, Iowa
THOMAS PAINE R. 7876 BA-J/MLB am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of a Thomas Payne (surname variously spelled), of Connecticut, who served under Captain Peek in 1775, also, one who served under Colonel Enos in 1777, and in which you desire to know if these services were rendered by one and the same person.
You are furnished herein the record of a Thomas Paine , of Connecticut, in which service was alleged under both officers named above. The data therein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 7876 , based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Thomas Paine are not shown.
Thomas Paine married October 13, 1779, in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Elizabeth Paine (no relationship to soldier shown). The date and place of her birth and names of parents are not given. They resided two or three years after marriage in Simsbury, Connecticut, then moved to Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, where the soldier died June 29, 1825, at the age of sixty-six years.
Elizabeth Paine applied for pension May 22, 1845, on account of service in the Revolutionary War of her husband, Thomas Paine, at which time she was aged eighty-two years and residing in Huntsburgh Township, Geauga County, Ohio, with her son, Solomon Paine, then aged fifty-nine years, with whom she had lived for about ten years. He was the third child of Thomas and Elizabeth Paine. No other names in the claim were designated as those of children.
In her application for pension, Elizabeth Paine stated that her husband, Thomas Paine, was a resident of New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War, and that early in the war

he served on a northern campaign to Canada and was in the battle of Montreal, also, that he was in the battle of White Plains, was on Long Island with the American troops, and on other tours prior to their marriage, that after marriage, he served one tour of three months at East Haven and was at New Haven when it was taken. She made no definite statement in regard to officers' names or dates of enlistment and discharge. It was stated that he served in all about one and one half years. In support of her claim for pension, there were submitted reports from the Office of the Comptroller for the State of Connecticut, one dated May 24, 1775, New Haven, in which it was shown that a soldier with name Thomas Paine served in 1775 under Captains Christopher Alling and Samuel Peck and was discharged November 28, 1775, and that one Thomas Paine enlisted June 17, 1777, served as private in Captain James Peck's company, Colonel Roger Enos' Connecticut regiment, and the account was receipted September 17, 1777.
Elizabeth Paine's claim for pension was not allowed as she failed to establish the fact that the Thomas Paine who rendered the service as shown by the Comptroller's reports was identical with her husband.
In 1848, one Sally Payne witnessed the signature by mark of soldier's widow, Elizabeth Paine, in Geauga County, Ohio, but no relationship was shown between her and the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1936 Aug. 7- Hist. to Sarah Brine Hoffman - 00213
7870
P. O. _____
Elizabeth Brine
Service: (Miss) _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Printed list of 1852 Rejected Suspended Claims, Ohio Following cause of suspension: Application filed: _____, 18
Proof of identity required with a soldier of the same name in the certificate of the Hartford Comptroller. Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Memoranda
Elizabeth Paine
Ohio Day & night Day & night
Oct 21st 1835
Oct 7th Aug 1835

Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 2, p. 22 Elizabeth Blackwell M.D. 1831

Elliott & Callaway Oct 28! 1860

433 Pension Office October 28th 1845
Gentlemen
The Certificate of Jonathan E. Marsh in the Case of Elizabeth Paine has been received and filed. The proof of Identity required by my letter to you of the 10 th July last must be produced before this claim can be admitted.
In the Case of Sarah Key acc d the Certificate of the Secretary of State of Mass. is satisfactory to show her husband served 8 mos 4 days in 1775. but there is no evidence that he served any service after his marriage. The certificate of the Town Clerk of New Bedford showing the births of the children of Samuel and Sarah Key appears to be drawn up in the same hand writing that most of the papers presented by you are. Some explanation of this point is required. Mrs Key in her declaration says that she is unable to produce said proof of her marriage.
Mrs Eliza Hatchaway Hampden Ohio

Pension Office October 14th, 1848
Sir,
The Supplemental Certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut presented in the Case of Elizabeth Paine, widow of Thomas Paine, shows service credited to the name of Thomas Payne in at least James Peck's Company of Col Ennis's Regiment in 1777 in addition to that heretofore credited by the Comptroller under the same Officer in 1775. But the amount of that service has not been shown nor has any satisfactory evidence identifying Applicant's husband with that soldier been produced. It should be made clearly to appear, that that soldier belonged to New Haven and that there was but one of that name capable of bearing arms in that town during  at the that period, and that Mrs Paine's  her husband had the reputation of having been a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
No one of the Objections to the admission of this Claim heretofore urged has been

Remind by the Indinee (now advanced)
J. H. Williams Oct 14. 48
James Washaway Esq Charlem Gunsboro

Pension Office July 10 th 1845
Sir, Gent.
The certificates of marriage in the cases of Elizabeth Paine, and Diadama Knowlton are herewith returned in order that they may be made on separate sheets of paper. The proof in each case must be complete within before it can be allowed. The original, from which this copy was made  taken , should be submitted to a court of record and the Certificate of said court as to its ancient and genuine appearance obtained.
In the case of Elizabeth Paine, it appears from the dates of the Certificate of service of her husband, and that of her marriage, that they were both obtained prior to the date of her declaration, this fact impairs their weight as as evidence, and before Blairmount can receive the benefit of these Certificates, she will be required to show by record or documentary evidence, or by the testimony of persons who had a personal knowledge of her husband's services, that he was the identical Thomas Payne  Thomas Payne who served under Capt Peck

in 1775. The records in the Comptroller's office showing the residence of Payne at the time of his enlistment, or those in possession of the Town Clerk of New Haven may furnish the proof required.
Mrs. Payne's claim is rejected under the act of 4 July 1836 there being no proof whatever that her husband was in service after marriage.
Elliot & Hacham June 10 '45
Mrs. Elliott & Hacham Humboldt Ohio
Register this act & c.

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio May 11 th 1848.
Sir
I herewith send the pension application of Mrs Elizabeth Paine made under the act of Congress passed Feb y 2 d 1848, also send further proof in support of her claim. Very Respectfully your most O b d t Servant.
James Hathaway
Hon. J. L. Edward, Com r of Pensions Washington City
D. C.

The State of Ohio,
Geauga County ss.
On this 5 th 14 th day of April, A.D. 1848.
Personally appeared before me James Hothaway a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Paine, a resident of Huntsburgh in the County and State aforesaid, aged 85 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d day of February, 1848, grant- ing pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Thomas Paine who was a Revolutionary soldier and served from the State of Connecticut, and died in Waterbury in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut June 29 th 1825. That she has an application now on file in the pension Office at the City of Washington D.C. which is filed under the acts of Congress passed on the 7 th day of July, 1838, March 3 d 1843, & June 17 th 1844, she further declares that she is still the widow of her said Husband.
Executed in presence of: James Hothaway, Sully Payne
Elizabeth her Paine mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written. And I further certify from my own personal knowledge that the above declarant is a person of truth and probity and the identical person who has a a pension application on file in the pension Office as stated by her in the above Declaration.
James Hothaway justice of the peace I certify that the following figures were arrased in the above Declaration before signed to wit: "85," and that the following figures were interlined before signed to wit: "14 th "
James Hothaway J.P.

THE STATE OF OHIO, GEAUGA COUNTY, ss.
I, Sorrey J. Miller
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Geauga, in the State of Ohio, do by these presents certify and make known, that James Hathaway Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing Affidavit was made
and who has thereunto, in his own proper handwriting, subscribed his name, was at the time of the date thereof, and now is
Justice of the Peace
in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Chardon, in said county, this 24 th day of April , A. D. 1848
Sorrey J. Miller CLERK.
B. Plummer

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford 28 August 1847.
I Certify that on application for evidence of the service of Thomas Payne in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the books & papers remaining in this Office relating to that war, and find a document headed
"New Haven May 24. 1775 — A List of the Soldiers "belonging to the 5 th Company and 2 nd Regiment which have done duty "according to the Act of Assembly in October last twelve half days "under the command of Capt. Christopher Alling" — Following which, is a list of names, with the amount of duty performed, attached to each. Among these names, is that of Thomas Paine , and 12 added, as the num- ber of half days training performed.
I have ascertained that the General Assembly of this state in October 1774 passed the Act referred to above. The duty to be performed before the 1 st May 1775.
Abijah Gattis Comptroller
I further certify that since signing the above, I have found a document headed — "A Pay Abstract for Billeting and Mileage of Cap. James Peck's Company in Colo. Roger Enos's Battalion," in which Thomas Payne's name appears, and he is credited under  in the columns — "Time of Enlistment" June 17 th . — "Time when March?" July 15 th . — "Number of days Billeting 28" — "Amount of Billeting £0.14.0" — This acct. is receipted Sept. 17. 1777. And is filed in the hand writing of the late Hon. Oliver Wolcott, about that time State Auditor as follows: — "Cap. James Peck Milage & Billet Roll his C. Enos Regt. '77. . . . . Specie Value £38. 3. 10 Sept. 17. 1777 Post at Greenwich."
Abijah Gattis Comptroller

Oct 6. 1845- Hempstead Sept 27 Dear Sir
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Hon J. L. Edwards Comm of Union Washington City D. C.

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio September 26 th 1845.
Dear Sir
We herewith inclose further proof of marriage in the case of Widow Elizabeth Paine claiming a pension on account of the Revolutionary husband service of Thomas Paine, deceased, which she was required to do in your letter of July 10 th 1845. She was also required to furnish further proof showing that her husband was the identical person that served under Capt Peck in 1775. as stated in the Comptrollers Certificate, it was also stated that her Declaration was made after the date of the Comptrollers Certificate which impaired the weight of testimony said Elizabeth Paine made an application for proof of her husbands service in the war of the Revolution which was signed in the presence of a Justice of the peace in which she stated the service of her husband and stated in said application that her husband served one tour in the Northern service and went to Canada the first year of the war said application was sent to the Comptrollers office prior to the date of the Certificate from the Comptroller of Conn which is now on file in your office, if it would strengthen her proof a certificate of the fact mentioned above might be obtained from the Comptroller of Connecticut
Respectfully Your O.B. Servants
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Elliott & Hathaway

Hon J. L. Edwards Comm of Finance Washington City D. C.
free John H. 1846 D. C.
May 30. 1845.

Kirtland Geauga Co. Ohio
May 23 d 1845.
Hon J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions
Dear Sir, we have the
honor to her with deposit for equity the declaration and proofs of Widow Elizabeth Paine Please make return to us when acted upon Respectfully your obedt servt,
Elliott & Hathaway

Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Regent MRS. IMOGEN B. EMERY 731 Higley Bldg., Cedar Rapids
Vice-President General, N. S. D. A. R. MRS. B. C. HIGGINS Spencer, Iowa
Registrar MRS. C. W. WESTER 828 W. 6th St. Cedar Falls
Vice-Regent MRS. HARRY E. NAREY Spirit Lake
Historian MRS. SARAH P. HOFFMAN 530 S. Clinton St. Iowa City
Recording Secretary MRS. EDWIN P. CHASE Atlantic
Librarian MRS. C. A. GARLOCK 1428 10th Ave. N. Fort Dodge
Corresponding Secretary MRS. O. S. VON KROG Eldora
Auditor MRS. M. M. BURNS Sanborn
Treasurer MRS. H. A. WHITE 719 Douglas Court Clinton
Historian MRS. SARAH P. HOFFMAN 530 S. Clinton St. Iowa City, Iowa
Chaplain MRS. CLAIRE H. PARKER 125 Kern St. Waterloo
July 27-1936
Veteran's Administration Bureau Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you kindly give me all data available from your records of the service in the Revolutionary War of Thomas Payne (Paine, Pain, Pane) of Connecticut?
I note that Thomas Payne served in the 10th. Continental Regt. under Capt. Peck 1775.
Also a Thomas Payne served in Col. Enos' Regt. June 1777.
Were both records of service for one and the same man?
Was this Thomas Payne from Pomfret, Ashford, Woodstock or vicinity?
Any information aiding in his identity will be most deeply appreciated.
Thanking you for this kindness, I am
Very truly yours,
Sarah Paine Hoffman State Historian Iowa D.A.R.
Rachel M. ...
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