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- served as a Private in Capt.Peter Mills Co. or Artificer Ref: NY in the Rev.War Vol I p.67. Also served for a time with the Mass. Continentals. Placed on pension roll 2 Oct 1819
Per Thomas Saga: a Capt. in the artillery. At age 21 m. Rhinebeck NY, settled in NY, Mamakating Twp, Ulster Co., takeing his bros. Benjamin with him as there were 2 adult males in the 1790 census. Had 11 ch.
Phoebe was the dau. of Bez.Tyler III & Abigail Calkins BushTyler and was one of the ch. left fatherless at her Scout fathers death at the Minisink Battle.
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Revolutionary War Pension File (W2972) of Joseph Thomas, father of Mary Thomas Dexter
State of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Co., Viz. On the 25th day of August A.D. 1819 before me the subscriber and associate judge of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna, personally appeared Joseph Thomas, aged 59 years, resident in said county, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision by the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War".
That the said Joseph Thomas enlisted in the year 1778 in the month of October at Newburgh, in the State of New York, into Capt. Peter Mills company of Artificers, Col. Baldwin's regiment, and that he continued in said company for upward of two years, and did duty as a private, and that the said company then being broke up, and he the said Joseph Thomas having enlisted for three years, he was attached to Capt. Patton's company of Artillery artificers, where he served the remainder of his enlistment.
That during the time he was attached to Capt. Patton's company, he was marched to Yorktown in Virginia, and was there doing duty at the time of the Capture of Cornwallis. That his period of enlistment was completed three or four days after said capture, and that he remained with and did duty in said company until they returned to Philadelphia and that then he got his discharge, signed by Gen. Knox.
That after his return home, in the winter of A.D. 1782, the house where he then lived was accidentally burnt, and his said discharge was destroyed by the fire, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Sworn and declared to before me the day and year first above written.
William Thomson
(Both John Conklin and Elias Conklin swore that they knew Joseph Thomas had served as declared above, and William Thomson, associate Judge, endorsed Joseph Thomas' request for a pension, which was granted.)
Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of Pennsylvania, Viz: On this 27th day of August A.D. 1838, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Susquehanna and state aforesaid, Phebe Thomas, a resident of the Township of Great Bend in the County and State aforesaid, aged 68 years the 30th day of last August, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration. . . that she is the widow of Joseph Thomas who was a Revolutionary Soldier & who drew a Pension prior to his death, & that after his death she received the amt which had earned for the part of a year up to the time of his death. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Thomas on the 1st day of June in the year 1785, that her Husband, the aforesaid Joseph Thomas died on the 24th day of April A.D. 1831; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 -- Viz: at the time above stated.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written in Open Court before me.
her mark
Phebe X Thomas
Source: Archives of Grace Hayes Van Winkle. Transcribed by Terrill Hayes, March 24, 2001
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