Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16862, Thomas Hall, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
★ Hall, Thomas
NUMBER
S 16862
CONTENTS
Carded

16,862 INVALID.
File No. 16,862
Thomas Hall
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Virginia 27.897 Thomas Hall of Mathews in the State of Va. who was a Pvt in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by Col. Peyton in the Va. line for 9 mo: 27 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 33 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Aug st 1834 and Lieut. H. P. Stockard Mathews Co. Va.
  Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 34  99.00    Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sept.  16.50     $115.50  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Stockard Clerk, Book C Vol. 6 th Page 18.

State of Virginia
County of Mathews
on this 14 th day of July 1834 Personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the County of Mathews now sitting Thomas Hall a resident of the county of Mathews and State of Virginia aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, in Order to Obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated I entered the service in 1779 by order of Sir John Payton Col n to Richard Billings capt n to enrol me when Ar- =nold went up James River they wanted some men to go to Williamsburg to guard the capital I being a young man just old enough to go on the list they took me with them we started and marched to Glou- =cester Court House hearing that Arnold had retreated and was coming up York River we stoped at Gloucester Court House and there we were stationed for some time and then we marched back again and was dis- =charged of that tower of duty I served three months on that tower of duty in 1780 I was called out under the same capt n & Col n to go to Point-Comfort to do duty where there was a steady guard kept on the acco- unt of the British having possession of Point-Comfort Dread to prevent them from comming up in the neigh- bourhood to plunder it. on that tower of duty I served

Three months in the latter part of the same year I was called out in like Order under the same officers on the account of some barges coming up east-river, to try to land on the shore there we had a little firing upon them we were stationed at the mouth of the river for some time and then marched to point-comfort where the Guard was usually kept on that tower of duty I served six weeks whilst stationed at point-comfort we had to fire on the enemy many times on the account of they attempting to come up in the neighborhood to plunder we never had any engagements with them that was worth speaking about in 1781 I was called out when all the Gloucester militia was called out to go down to Gloucester Town where Gen Wallis had blockaded York river up with his fleet and marched to Gloucester coast House where we were stationed there for a little while and then marched to herbeards Old field there we stopt a little while and then marched down to Ware Church there I was taken sick and had to come home I did not get down to Gloucester town where they had the engagement on that tower of duty I served two months and a half I served all the time as a private and for such service I claim a pension I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state I was born in 1764 in Gloucester County Kingston parish I have no record of my age I was living in Gloucester County Kingston parish when called

into service I have lived there ever since I was called in to service as a militia man I never received no war- -ter discharge I was acquainted with Col. Boswell Col. Gery Col. Payton I can prove my service by Richard Hurst who served in the same company as I did and Matthias Gayle who served with me in a nother company. They can testify to my chara- -cter if sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid Thomas Hall
we Richard Hurst and Matthias Gayle residing in the county of Mathews do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of Revolutionary war and that we concur in that Opinion sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid. Richard Hurst Matthias Gayle
And the said court do hereby declare their Opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certify that it appears to them that Richard Hurst and Ma- thias Gayle who have signed the preceding certificate are residing in the county of Mathews and creditable persons and that their statements is entitled to credit

The affidavit of Richard Hurst and Matthias Gayle both of lawful age made in open court to accompany the declaration of Thomas Hall made in Open court before the court of the said county on the 11th day of July 1834 in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832 the affiants being first duly sworn having the declaration read above mentioned deponeth and saith that they were well acquainted with Thomas Hall before he entered the service of the United States and are sure that they believe he entered the service in the year 1799 and served as he states in his declaration for we served with him on guard several times sworn to and subscribed in open court Richd. Hurst ✓ the day and year aforesaid Matthias Gayle ✓
Personally appeared before me Justice of the court of Mathews County now sitting Richard Hurst and Matthias Gayle who make oath that the foregoing affidavit contains the truth to the best of their knowledge and belief we do hereby certify that they are men who have sustained a character of respectability and that their statements are entitled to credit given under our hands and seals the day and year above written.  31. 7. 34 H. Hurst Matthias Gayle 31. 7. 34 Matthias Gayle
State of Virginia
Mathews County ss
I Shepard G. Miller Clerk of the court of Mathews County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Hall for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 18th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Shepard G. Miller