Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13466, Thomas Holmes, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
born
Holmes, Thomas
S. 13466
CONTENTS
cardinal

(92)
Connecticut Roll
Thomas Holmes
Sergeant
of Battery B: in the State of Connecticut who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain John Riley of the Regiment commanded by Colonel S. B. Webb in the Connecticut line, for the term of six years from 1777 to 1783
Continental Conn. Records completed May 5/06
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Ten Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of July 1832 and sent to S. H. Parsons Hartford Conn.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1832  120. 00    Semi-annual all'ce ending Sept. 4  60. 00     180. 00  
{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820}
June 7 1832
Rec: Books, vol 3. fol. 47
a B Hx d. Sept. 17 - 1841

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Connecticut Hartford County, } ss. Hartford
Be it known, That before me, Samuel H. Parsons a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas Holmes and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his possession, of which (I certify) the following is a true copy;
“WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary War claim
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18 th November 1818, Thomas Holmes late a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars cents per month, to commence on the 30 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES,
this 14 day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
PHLEMON CANFIELD, Printer.
now receives That he is entitled to a pension of* eight dollars per month, on account of wounds and disabilities received, or of services rendered to the United States during the revolutionary War ; that he served in Captain John Riley company of foot in the th  th regiment; that he now resides in Wethersfield in the county of Hartford and state of Connecticut and has resided there for the space of Sixty — years past; and that previous thereto, he resided in same place
Sworn and subscribed this
5 day of July 18 32
Before me,
Thomas Holmes Samuel H. Parsons Notary Public
NOTE.—The above Deposition must be signed by the Deponent. * This blank must be filled with the amount to which the Pensioner is now entitled, which in some cases varies from that in the original certificate.

And the dependent further faith

Thomas Holmes
502
Sept 1818
C

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.
ON this 1 day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Thomas Holmes aged Sixty three years, resident in Wethersfield in the County of Hartford, as he said
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
That he enlisted in the service of the United States on the first day of March AD 1777 in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt John Riley in the Regiment commanded by Col Saml B Webb in the line of the State of Connecticut in the Continental establishment, that he continued in the service of the United States till the 10 day of June AD 1783 when he was discharged at West point that he has deposed to the foregoing facts on the 30 day of March in 1818 and obtained "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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
a Pension Certificate number 502
A Schedule of all my property necessary clothing & bedding
   excepted Value    1 Cow 15  1 Hay 8  1 Horse with harness 5  1 Chest with 2 D r 1.50  3 tables 3  1 Chest 1  6 brown chairs 3  6 kitchen D r 1.50 38  1 lock & key 4  1 L g & Punter 2.50  9 earthen plates 36  6 table spoons 75  6 tea spoons 50  1 tea Pot 25  6 tea cups & saucers 50  1 bread box 25  9.11  47.11  
   Amount brought up Value    1 Sugar Bowl 92 1/2  6 tumblers 25  2 of Bowls 20  7 tin pans 1.25  1 tin pail 50  1 Wood D r 30  2 earthen pots 25  1 stone D r 25  1 Wash tub 1.  1 iron Pot 1.  1 D r & small 50  1 Spider 30  1 Old copper tea Kettle 1.00  1 Skillet 35  6 knives & forks 30  1 W iron andirons 1.50  1 peal & tongs 75  1 Pellows 25  1 Sack 20  2 glass Bottles 25  1 axe 75  

Amount brought up — 58.87 1/2
1 Hoe ————— 50
1 Bushel Basket 20
1 earthen mug — 6
1 griddle ————— 40
1 toasting Iron — 30
3 Old wheels ————— 2.46 60.54 1/2
And would further state that I am by occupation a rigger but from age infirmity & feebleness and am now unable to labor in my calling & can do little or nothing to any profit. That I have in my family to maintain & support my wife Harriet Holmes who is aged 55 Years & contributes about one quarter to her own support & my daughter Jerusha Holmes aged 20 Years who is able to contribute considerable to her own support. That I am owing Epaphras Holmes of New York about the sum of two hundred Dollars for house rent which I am wholly unable to pay, and liable every moment to be ejected from the house, and if I do not obtain the Pension shall be unable to subsist without charity, his income not being sufficient for his support. Thomas Holmes
aged year
7.11
Sworn to and declared by said Thomas Holmes on the 1 st day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
Sixty ————— dollars and fifty four half cents.
I, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 26 day of August 1820
Th. Chester Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Re
awt
April 1, 1929
Mrs. E. S. Waite 447 Central Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13466, it appears that Thomas Holmes enlisted in March 1777 and served as a sergeant in Captain John Riley's Company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged from the Third Connecticut Regiment, June 10, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, at which time he was living in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut,
In 1820, soldier was sixty-three years old and referred to his wife, Harriot, aged fifty-five years old, and to his daughter, Jerusha, aged twenty years.
The soldier died September 17, 1841.
The above noted Thomas Holmes is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, who served with the Connecticut Troops.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Rev War
✓ 13.466 INVALID.
File No. 13.466
Thomas Holmes Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 180
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1925-Mch. 13- Hist. to Mrs. Herbert Fordham awf. 1927- mch. 14- " " Mrs. Le Roy M. Bellas awf. 1929- Apr. 1- " " Mrs. E. S. Kielt awf. 1930- Oct. 30- " " Miss Helen Fox awf. 1937- April 8- Hist. to Harriet Holmes S.S.R. 1939- May 9- Hist. to Mrs. L. J. da Mack - S.S.R.

HEAD-QUARTERS, June South 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Sergeant Thomas Holmes Furloughed 2 nd Comp y 3 rd Conn y Reg t
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment
has been honored with the Brevet of Major for Zelo and Merit
Thomas Holmes S.F. 13462. Conn.

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Thomas Holmes a Sergeant in the Third Connecticut Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States from March 1777 - to the date hereof and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the tenth day of June 1783
G. Washington
By His Excellency's
Command,
Thunbull Swift
REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
Joseph Clark Adjutant.
THE above Sergeant Holmes has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six Years faithful Service.
Sam d B. Webb Colonel

502
Connecticut Roll
Thomas Holmes 4
Sergeant
* Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War Continental Conn. Records completed March 1818
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Jonathan Brace, Hartford, Conn.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept r 1818 5 months 2/31 & 4/30 $41.57
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
6 years
Wethersfield, Hartford Co. Continued.
Notification sent to Thomas Chester 20. Oct 1820.
Hartford Cont

Captain John Riley foot Colonel Samuel B. Webb
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the law of the UNITED STATES, of the 18 th of March, 1818, Thomas Holmes late a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of Eight dollars _____ cents per month, to commence on the 30 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this 14 th day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
Colonel

Thomas Holmes Esq.
30 March - 1812 -
Comed

State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss
Thomas Holmes Holmes of Wethersfield in the County being duly sworn doth depose & say that served in the revolutionary war on the continental establishment in the Connecticut line for more six years —
That he entered the service in the month of March 1777 to serve during the war & faithfully served as a sergeant until the peace when he rec d an honorable discharge dated June 10 th 1783 & belonged at his discharge to Capt John Riley's Company, Col o Sam l B. Mobb's Reg t  being the 3 rd Conn Reg t —
That he is a resident citizen of the U States has never had any pension, is in reduced circumstan- -ces & in need of assistance from his country for support —
Thomas Holmes
Sworn to subscribed this 30 th day of March 1818
Before me —
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut —

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Hartford and County of Hartford. }
I JONATHAN BRACE, Judge of the County Court, within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that Thomas Holmes who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a sergeant in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment, for at least the term of nine months, and is a resident citizen of the United States, in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support. His discharge he also swears is hereto annexed .
And in addition to the proof contained in the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof, I further certify that it is proved to me by the testimony under oath of Justin Bliss & Gideon Goff who are credible witnesses that the said Holmes served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid ;
and from the like testimony of same witnesses that the said Holmes is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, and subscribed my name at Hartford aforesaid, this 14 th day of April
A. D. 1818.
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court aforesaid
April 14 th 1818. sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Honourable Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said Court.
Thomas Chester Clerk

Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C. Rev Dept. Dear Sirs
Would you please send me the following notations if possible Thomas Conn Henry Holmes Jr or Thomas Henry Holmes Jr of Guilford Conn also lived at Westbrook and Killingworth Conn. Thomas Holmes Jr is buried at Guilford Conn.
Joseph Hall of Lowell Mass whose wife was a Marble and had son Aaron Hall.

James Triver born 1760 died 1844 at Caldridge now Berlin Heights Ohio
1841 Arnold Burrell
Born 1766,
died 1842
probably from Mass.
Thanking you I am Miss Helen Fox 1122 2 nd St.
Lorain O.
Librarian of Nathaniel Perry Chapter S.A.R. Lorain O.

Please add one not a sdv negt.
MRS. L. J. LA MACK 332 RUGGETT STREET RACINE, WISCONSIN
4310 washing ton
March 17, 1939
Dear Sis:
Will you please tell me if the following are received pensions from the Revolutionary war.
1. Abel Potter - B. Dec. 15, 1767, D. Dec. 10, 1817
Rhode Island married Pamela Perkins
2. Thomas Holmes
Born Woodstock, 1786 died in Connecticut married H. Davis
Please give names of their children if possible.
Sincerely
Hattie Rudha Mack
(Mrs. L. J. L.)

Feb. 4, 1925.
Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: I joined the D.A.R. on one line from Thomas Holmes, a pensioner in Hartford, Conn., as late as 1840, aged 84 years. Can you give me the date of his death, also

his parents name, and the name of his wife, and whether he came from a line in Woodstock. Conn, or from a line in Rocky Hill?
Yours truly
Inez Fordham
(Mrs. Herbert Fordham)
Hotel Gotham,
New York City.

447 Central Ave. Beloit, W. V. March 18, 1937.
Veterans Administration Washington,
Gentlemen,
Will you please give me information concerning Thomas Holmes , mentioned in the 'Twenty-first Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution' 1919. A only Comm report of Revolutionary Pensioners who served from the State of Connecticut.
Whom did he marry, his children, and his father's name, also maiden name of his mother. Date of his birth, + where?
Thank you very much for this courtesy. Respectfully yours Harriet Holmes.

Beloit Wis
Only Conn Troops
Dear Sir,
Can you give me the date of birth & death of Thomas Holmes who fought in Rev War? He enlisted as Private May 10 - in N yllgs Reg. Ct.
Enlisted as sergeant March 1-1777 Enlisted as Captain Sept. 8. discharged Nov. 9-1776.
Thanking you for the courtesy.
Mrs E.S. Waite
P.S. Can you also give me name & birth of his father?

Mrs. Je Roy M. Kellas 90 West Main Street Malone, New York
January 20, 1927
Dept of Revolutionary War Records Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Gentlemen:
Will you be good enough Sergeant to send me a copy of the Pension Application of Thomas Holmes, Revolutionary soldier of Wethersfield, Conn.
He was a Revolutionary pensioner as early as 1818. His name appears on list of applicants for pension on file in the County Clerk's office in Hartford Conn. Residence Wethersfield Conn.
The information requested is needed for local D.A.R. records, and your early attention in the matter will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours
Anne Hungerford Smith Kellas (Mrs. Je Roy M. Kellas)

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Aug
March 13, 1925.
Mrs. Herbert Fordham, Hotel Gotham, New York City.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13466, it appears that Thomas Holmes enlisted in March 1777 and served as a Sergeant in Captain John Riley's Company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Third Connecticut Regiment, from which he  + from the 3 rd Conn Regt. was discharged June 10, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, while a resident of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
In 1820, soldier was sixty-three years old and referred to his wife, Harriot, aged fifty-five years old and to his daughter, Jerusha, aged twenty years.
Soldier died September 17, 1841. The names of his parents, do not appear in said claim.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

v.& 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
October 30, 1930
Miss Helen Fox 1122-Second Street Lorain, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13466, that Thomas Holmes enlisted in March, 1777 and served as a sergeant in Captain John Riley's Company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged from the Third Connecticut Regiment June 10, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, at which time he was living in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
In 1880, soldier was sixty-three years old and referred to his wife, Harriett, aged fifty-five years, and to his daughter, Jerusha, aged twenty years.
The soldier died September 17, 1841.
The above noted Thomas Holmes is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, who served with the Connecticut Troops, and said records fail to afford any information in regard to Thomas Henry Holmes.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

April 8, 1937.
Harriet Holmes 447 Central Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin.
BA-J/ILL Thomas Holmes S. 13466
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Holmes of Connecticut, who received a pension.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 13466, based upon service of Thomas Holmes in the Revolutionary War. It is the record of the only soldier with that name of Connecticut, found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
Thomas Holmes, while a resident of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, enlisted about March 1, 1777, served as sergeant in Captain John Riley's company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's regiment, and continued in service until June 10, 1783, when he was discharged at West Point, from Colonel Samuel B. Webb's 3 d Connecticut regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, at which time he resided in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
In 1820, Thomas Holmes gave his age as sixty-three years, but did not state the date and place of his birth nor the names of his parents. His wife, Harriot, was aged then fifty-five years; her maiden name and the date and place of their marriage were not given. A daughter, Jerusha, aged twenty years, was living at home in 1820. There are no data in regard to other children.
The soldier referred in 1820, to Epaphras Holmes of New York, to whom he owed his house rent, but did not state any relationship to him. In 1832, Thomas Holmes was a resident of Wethersfield, Connecticut, where

he had resided "for the space of sixty years past; and that previous thereto, he resided in the same place".
Thomas Holmes died September 17, 1841.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

May 9, 1939.
Mrs. L. J. La Mack 4310 Washington Racine, Wisconsin.
RA-J/ILL Thomas Holmes S. 13466
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding Thomas Holmes, who was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, in 1758, married H. Harris and died in Connecticut, and Abel Potter, who was born in 1767 and died December 10, 1817, both soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Searches by A.D.Y. A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of the Abel Potter cited by you. The record of Thomas Holmes is furnished herein, as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 13466, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Holmes, while a resident of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, enlisted about March 1, 1777, served as sergeant in Captain John Riley's company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's regiment and continued to serve until June 10, 1783, at which time he was discharged from Colonel Samuel B. Webb's 3 d Connecticut regiment, at West Point, New York.
Thomas Holmes was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, at which time he resided in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
In 1820, the soldier gave his age as sixty-three years, but did not state the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. His wife, Harriet, was then fifty-five years of age; her maiden name is not shown, nor the date and place of their marriage. A daughter, Jerusha, aged twenty years, was living at home in 1820.
The soldier resided in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1832. He

died September 17, 1841.
In 1820, Thomas Holmes referred to one Epaphras Holmes of New York to whom he owed his house rent, but did not state any relationship to him.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.