Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18867, Thomas Hawes, Mass. Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. Navy
Hawes, Thomas
S. 18867
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CONTENTS
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S. Maine 11,496
Thomas Hawes —
of Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pr. in the Company commanded by Captain Aye — of the Regt commanded by Col. Cady in the Mass. Co. to Prof. — Wavy
Private 19 mo 14 d — 65.30 Materier 2 " — 7.70 73.00
Inscribed on the Roll of — Maine at the rate of 73 Dollars — per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d day of May and sent to — 1833 R. C. Vose Augusta Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 14 6.00 Semiant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 36.50
182.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. D. Spague Clerk Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 20

1886 4 INVALID.
1926-May 26-Rec. to Mus. N.E. Middlesex M.S.F.
File No. 15,367
Thomas Hanes
St. New York
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 13th day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jui'c, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Thomas Haines a resident of Naples in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain Mye and served in Col. Keny's regiment of
the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers:
very Mye capt. etc. Bapett, Maj. & Col. That he enlisted for six months in May 1776 as a private. That this period he fully served out on  Nantasket Island in Massachusetts (Bapett) & was there verbally discharged the last of November or first of December of the same year. That in February 1777 he again enlisted as a private for twelve months in Capt. Mye's Company & Col. Bapett's regiment of the same troops. That after serving on Nantasket Island until August or September of the same year, by permission of his officers he entered on board the Continental Sloop of War, Providence , of twelve guns, commanded by John Peck Rathbone Esq. for the cruise, that he sailed in said Sloop of War (as a Marine) from Saigon Cove & after a cruise of two months, returned in the Portsmouth Bedford where he was verbally discharged. That in June 1778 he enlisted as a private for six months in Capt. Joseph Griffith's Company in Col. Wade's regt. of the same troops. That he served at Rhode Island under Gen. Sullivan , was some part of the time in the boats, stationed at & near Rhode Island & was discharged at Yerinton in November 1778. —

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
That he was born in the year 1761 at Yarmouth, Massachusetts, has a record of his age in his family Bible. That during his revolutionary services his home was at Yarmouth & in the year 1781 he removed to said Napaquid where he has ever since lived. That he enlisted was not drafted or received as a substitute. That he never recd. a written discharge. That he has named such of his officers as he now recollects. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
13 th Augt. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Thomas Hawes
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Before Nathan Weston Jun. Int. S.P.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun.
State of Maine April 24, 1833. It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity cannot without prejudice to his health appear in open court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same.
Nathan Weston Int. S.P.C.

Thomas Haines 24587
Private Mass. troops.
Nye's Co. - Cury's regt 6 months
" - Bapett's regt 7 months
Marene.
Sloop Providence - 2 months.
Private.
Griffiths Co. Wade's regt 6 months, -
14 months & 18 days as a private 12 " as a marene 27 months & 18 days.
Applicant informed by the of the above April 12. 1883. H. C. Rose
Augusta, Me Private 19th no. 1883 65730 Pension 2 8. - $7300
I Elisha Nye, aged eighty seven years, an officer of the revolution, upon oath testify and declare that I know that Thomas Haines then of Yarmouth now of Wapalborough, served in 1777 as a private in the company I commanded six or eight months, and then with my consent the said Haines enlisted as a marene for a cruise on board the sloop of War Providence.
Elisha Nye
Subscribed and sworn to, August 15 1882,
before Nathan D. Weston fore Not. P. C.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Thomas Hawes for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15 th day of October
A. D. 183 2 .
J. A. Chandler

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 19 th 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Thomas Haines is borne on a list, Elisha Nye's muster roll for his company stationed at Elizabeth Islands, as having served as a private from June 1 st to November 21 st 1776, & was paid for five months & 21 days service.
see Mass. A. & S. p. 555-17 40 days and 1/2 (not Jan)
And that the name of Thomas Haines is borne on Capt. Elisha Nye's muster roll for his company stationed at Elizabeth Islands as having been paid for service as a private from Jan y 4 th to the 20 th of April 1777, being three months & 17 days & that there are no further rolls of that company for that year in this office.
And that the name of Thomas Haines is borne on a Pay roll of Capt. Joseph Griffiths company in Col. John Jacobs' regiment from the Massachusetts State, now in the service of the United States engaged for the term of one year from the first of January 1778, as having served as a private from June 7 th 1778 & was paid for six months & 27 days service including time to go home.
Edward D. Bangs Secy.

Copley Courts, Apt. 207, Washington, D. C.
March 27, 1926.
United States Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Sirs:
Will you kindly forward me an abstract of the Revolutionary War services of Thomas Hawes, of Yarmouth, Maine, Record No. 18867.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. H. E. Middleton
Mrs. H. E. Middleton.

MMH
May 26, 1926
Mrs. H. E. Middleton Copley Courts, Apt. 207 Washington, D. C.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 18867 it appears that Thomas Hawes was born in 1761 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Yarmouth, Massachusetts he enlisted June 1, 1776, served as a private in Captain Elisha Nye's Company, Colonel Cary's Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged November 21, 1776.
He enlisted February 4, 1777 as a private in Captain Elisha Nye's Company, Colonel Bassett's Massachusetts Regiment and served until in August or September following, when he, by the consent of his officers, entered as a mariner on board the Continental sloop, "Providence", Captain John Peck Rathburn, and served two months.
He enlisted June 7, 1778, served six months and twenty-seven days as a private in Captain Joseph Griffith's Company, Colonel John Jacobs' Massachusetts Regiment and was in General Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition.
In 1781 he moved from Yarmouth to Vassalborough, Massa-
OK to miss him of the list and discharge as if was in discharge , even tho' in Mass S. & S. he is mariner

chusettts where he was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.