Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 16927, Thomas Cogswell, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass
Cogswell Thomas Ruth
W 16927
{ B.L.Wt. 332-400 Mayor. Issued Feb. 8, 1800 to Thomas Cogswell No papers.
CONTENTS

Palsmouth 99 New Hampshire
Ruth Cogswell widow of Thomas Cogswell dec'd late of Strafford in the State of New Hamp- who was a Col in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by himself in the Mass Co line for 2 years & afterwards Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 600 Dollars - 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Octo 1836 and sent Pearson Cogswell Gilmanstown N.H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $3300.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 31 300.00 $3600.00
July 4. 1836
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 26
2 Let to Hn. G. Tomlinson, Jan 13. 1837.
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 Sept 1839 to 16. Oct 1839 Age notified 25 Sept 1841.

No 237 Ruth Cogswell Widow of Thos Cogswell M.W.
Admnl at Hoo p en. commencing Mar. 4 1838
Ad 4 July 36

State of New Hampshire } ss Sept 12 AD 1836 Strafford ————— }
On this 12 th day of September personally appeared before Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate of the said County of Strafford Ruth Coyswell a resident of Gilmanton in the County of Strafford and State aforesaid Aged Eighty five years, Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the Widow of Thomas Coyswell Esquire late of said Gilmanton deceased who was a Revolutionary Officer during the War of the Revolution. When he entered the service as a Captain the Massachusetts line and rose from that to a Major and from that to a Major General with the rank of Colonel. She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Coyswell on the 26 th day of February in the Year one thousand seven hundred and seventy that her Husband the aforesaid Thomas Coyswell died on the third day of September eighteen hundred and ten and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herunto annexed —
Sworn

to and subscribed on the day and year above written before eth  eth
Subscribed to me before me
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate Strafford Co. State of New Hampshire
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel C. Atkinson is Judge of Probate in and for said county of Strafford and that the above is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Probate for said county of Strafford this 13 th day of September A. D. 1886.
Ina H. Eastman Register of Probate

I John Horn of Gilmenton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I was well acquainted with the Hon Thomas Coyswell late of said Gilmenton Esquire deceased that he died on the 3 rd of Sept 1810 and that I am well acquainted with his Widow Ruth Coyswell now living in said Gilmenton who has given her declara- tion this day in order to obtain the benefit of the pension law of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 and that she has remained the Widow of the said Thomas Coyswell ever since his death and is still his Widow State of New Hampshire Strafford County Sept 12 th 1836 —
John Horn
Strafford ss. State of New Hampshire —
Sept 12. 1836.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Daniel Atkinson Judge of Probate

Thomas Cogswell and Ruth Badger both of Haverhill (Mass.) were Married at Gilmanton N.H. by the Rev. d Moses Badger February 26 th A.D. 1770
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of the Marriage of Thomas Cogswell and Ruth Badger as recorded on the Book of records in the Town Clerks Office at Gilmanton N.H.
Attest Josiah Parsons Town Clerks of Gilmanton
Sept. 16 th 1836

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, September 7 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The Executor of Ruth Cogswell, dec d ., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Portsmouth, N.H. Agency, at the rate of Six hundred Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 16 th October 1839.
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Jan 11.
Ruth Lloyd Act H. July '36 91 # 114
99
James L. Edwards Com. of Penhont
Am. G. Wilson Senator U.S.

Washington Jan. 11. 1887.
Sir,
I request you to state to me the amount of the pension allowed to the person whose petition is enclosed & the sum already paid to the petitioner, in virtue of the act of July last.
I am yours respectfully, G. P. Linton
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16,927
Ruth Cogswell
Widow of
Thomas Cogswell
Col. Rev. War.
Act: July 4 th 1836
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Gilmanton Sept 18 th 1836
James L. Edwards Esq. Commission er of Pensions
Si enclosed you have the Declaration of My Mother Martha Cooper for a Pension presuming sufficient & abundant Documentary evidence might be found at the War Department It was about that time to go into his particular service as it seemed you did not require it by the 7 th Sec of your regulations since her Declaration I have hunted over my father's old war papers in part and I find he was appointed a Capt in May 19 th 1775 by the Colony of Massachusetts in Colo Lord Gwynnes Regt and in January 1 st 1776 he was appointed by the Congress by all the United Colonies at that date a Capt in Colo Laurie Bolins Regt. and in Jan'y 1 st 1777 he was appointed a Major in Colo Joseph Vose Regt after that it appears he went into the Quaker Master Gen Department as Major Master General with the rank of Colo Under the Secretary Pikering and continued in that department until the close of the war and afterward until 1783 presuming these facts may readily be

turned to at the Department I say none if any thing should further be wanting you will if convenient return the papers with instructions -
Yours Very Respectfully Pearson Coystall