Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,911, Thomas Berry, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Berry, Thomas.
S. 36,911
CONTENTS

19008 Maine
Thomas Berry.
of Lincoln in the State of Maine who was a Lieut in the Comp y commanded by Captain Mabry of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis in the Mass tts line, for the term of one year (1776)
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of May 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of June 1823. and Antle E. Thatcher Esq. Thomaston, Maine
Arrears to 4th of Semi anl. all'ce ending Sept 1823 $ 73. 4
$ 73. 4
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } 2
1 March 1823

State of Maine                      At the Supreme Judicial Court of the County of Lincoln ss      State of Maine, begun & holden at Wiscasset within & for the County of Lincoln on the 20 th day of May 1823 in open Court the same being a Court of Record for said State personally appeared Thomas Berry resident in said County of Lincoln aged seventy eight who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 & the 1 st May 1820 That the said Berry entered for one year in the month of December A D 1775 in the State of Massachusetts and acted as a volunteer till March following, that in the month of March 1776 he received a Lieutenant's commission & was attached to Captain Richard Mallett's company in the regiment commanded by Colonel Francis & continued to serve as a Lieutenant in said company until the last of December 1776 in the Massachusetts line - making more than nine months service in continuation as a Lieutenant. That he has now no other evidence of his service than the deposition that accompany this declaration - that he is in extremely reduced circumstances & in need of the assistance of his country for support and respectfully asks that his name may be placed on the Pension Roll of the United States by virtue of the act of Congress of March 18 th 1818 entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War."
And in pursuance of the act of 1 st May A D 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818 & 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, & 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 whatever other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed
Thomas Berry
Schedule of the Real & Personal estate (necessary clothing & bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber
Real estate none
Personal estate none
Thomas Berry
Schedule of the family residing with me Thomas Berry who by occupation am a Mason, which I can no longer pursue by reason of my age & bodily health
Names ages Capacity of each to support themselves no wife or children Thomas Berry

36911 Rev INVALID.
1930 Apr. 21. Photos mailed to Edw. H. Gould, Lee Joel Adams, W. 23402. A. K. Y.
File No. 36911
Thomas Berry Lieut Genl Genl
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thomas Berry 1867
of the agent

Quist Lincoln ss May 27 1823.
At the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine - begun & holden at Wiscasset within & for the County of Lincoln on the 3 d Tuesday of May A D 1823.
Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Berry who made & subscribed the foregoing declaration together with the schedule thereto annexed - and being examined touching the same made solemn oaths to the truth of the facts therein contained
Before me Prentiss Mellen Chief Justice of said Court -
Attest Nath Coffin Clk
I Nathaniel Coffin Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within the County of Lincoln do certify that the foregoing oath, schedules thereto annexed are true copies from the records of said Court, & I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said Schedule is Nothing - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 28 th May 1823.
Nathl. Coffin

Enclos
I Christopher Stover of Appleton in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine age Sixty four years do testify and say that I entered in the Continental Service in the Revolutionary war called in the year 1776 on the first of January & was attached to Capt. Wells Company Col. Phippen's Regiment. I was well acquainted with Lieut Thomas Berry now of Thomaston in said County of Lincoln and knew that said Berry had a Lieutenants Commission in the month of March in the year 1776 in the year Service called said Berry was mustering men sometime before and that said Thomas Berry was attached to Capt. Richard Nadeburgs Company in Col. Francis Regiment & he continued in said Regiment at and fulfilled the duty of Lieutenant until the last of December 1776 or the first of Jan y 1777
Christopher Stover
I Christopher Stover of Appleton in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in the office of the Secretary of State at Augusta, Maine
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County of Lincoln SS.
State of Maine -
The subscriber Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County of Lincoln. Hereby Certify that Eben Thatcher who made & subscribed the within certificate is a Magistrate within the County of Lincoln qualified by law to act as such & that the within is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed my official seal at Wiscasset in said County the 14 th Day of June A.D. 1828
Nath. Coffin
to Stevens - Sept 2

Subs. I John S Jones of St. George in the County of Lincoln in the State of Maine aged Sixty nine years. testify & say that I am well acquainted with Lieutenant Thomas Berry now of Hampton in Said County of Lincoln I know that Said Thomas Berry had a Lieutenant commission in the Month of March 1876 and that he was attached to Capt. Richard Mab-bury's Company in Col d Francis Regiment & performed the duty of Lieutenant in Said Company & Regiment till the last of Feb y in Said year or the first of Jan y 1877. Said Service was performed in the Revolutionary Service as called & in the year Service as understood at the time
his John S Jones mark
Lincoln 15 March 14-1823 -
Personally appeared the above named John S Jones and is a credible witness & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true before me - (David Hall's justice of the Peace)

Concise
State of Maine
County of Lincoln ss.
I the subscriber Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County of Lincoln - hereby certify that David Fales Esquire who made & submitted the within certificate is a magistrate within the County of Lincoln - duly qualified as such - and that the within is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of my said Office (Clerk) at Belfast in said County the 14 th day of June A.D. 1823.
Nathl. Coffin "
John S. Jones Supt.

George Williams
Dept. —
as to
Thomas Berry
service
Census

Amidst George Williams of Bowdoin in the county of Lincoln Lawfull. Age do testify & - say. That I was. A soldier in the Revolutionary War. In the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five and in the following year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six. and was well ac- quainted with Thomas Berry Now of Thomastown In the County of Lincoln. and formerly of the Town of Brunswick In the County of Cum- berland. said Thomas Berry In the Last of the year 1775 was an Adjutant and continued to act as such until he received a Lieutenant's Com- mission In Colonel Francis Regiment where said Berry acted as an Officer until the Last of December in the year one thousand seven hundred - and seventy six. George Williams
Lincoln ss. Bowdoinham July. 3- A.D. 1819 Then the above named George Williams Person- ally. Appeared and made oath to the above - Deposition by him subscribed to be the truth.
Before me - James M. Rogers Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that the above signed George Williams is a man of truth as I am Well acquainted with him James M. Rogers Justice Peace

State of Massachusetts County of Lincoln ss - July 7-1819 -
I hereby certify that George Williams the aforesaid Deponent is a credible Witness and that James M Rogers Esquire before whom said Deponent gave his Deposition is an acting magis- trate in the County of Lincoln duly qualified to act in said capacity & that the above is said Rogers signature.
Ebenezer Thatcher one of the Judges of the CC Pleas in the State of Massachusetts

See request in Joel Adams, W.23402.
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