Revolutionary War Pension Application of Aaron Thomas Rabun County, GA I just happen to have a pension for 5th great grandfather Aaron Thomas. His wife,Sarah Silvey Thomas applied for widow benefits in Georgia and I have alsio included that. He applied in Macon County NC and she aplied in Georgia after his death she was living with their son. Thanks, Marj Thompson Revolutionary War Pension Application for Aaron Thomas Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Benefits passed the 7th June 1832. State of North Carolina Corte of slier 2 quarter sessions Macon County December ( ) 1832 On this 28 day of December 1832 personally appeared in open corte before the Justice of the Peace 1 quarter sessions new ( ) Aaron Thomas a resident of Macon County aged about 72 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 the 7th June 1832. I was born in the year 1760 in Orange County North Carolina the 27 day of January and entered into the services of the United States in the year 1780 as a drafted man for three month time under the command of Col. Locke I believe the Captain name was Thomas (Tremain) an ( ) in the month of July marched from Salisbury to (Rocky River) then marched near Camden and then I was put under the Command of General Gates and I was in Gates army when he was defeated near Camden and then I was with others gathered together and discharged in (Roer) County North Carolina My next tour I entered at Salisbury this time as a drafted man for a three month in the year 1781 under the command of Col. M.. and Capt. Humprey and I marched under them to the Virginia line guarding the prisoners taken at the battle of the Cowpens in South Carolina but I believe I did not serve all the time ( ) ( ) to ( ) ( ) of being taken by the British Army under Cornwallace we were dismissed to escape being taken prisoner I went out again as a volunteer or as a minit man in the month of August 1781 I continued on until January following 1782 I entered the services again in Salisbury under the command of Maj. Locke and Capt Charles Gorden of the North Carolina state ( ) as a regular and I that governor Martin was the commander in Chief I was kept guarding prisoners until July I then march to Hillsborough after scouting through the county often times and particularly after a tory officer named Farnor then got back about Hillsborough I marched to one James Paul I then was discharged making a twelve month time my discharges have all been lost or mislaid so that I know nothing about them I have no way of proving my service and I ( ) ( ) My age was recorded in a spelling book my 18 month discharge was given my ( ) 1:3 month discharge by Col. Lock my minit man ( ) get no discharge I do hearby ( ) is this every claimed what ( ) to ( ) an annuity except the present and declaims that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any ( ) ( ) to ( ) this day by ( ) ( ) I moved from Lincoln North Carolina then to Rutherford North Carolina and continue there 42 years then on one plantation then to Macon County where I am now living ( ) to ( ) on the day (signatures) John Pathman Aaron Thomas Note: In "A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services; With Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census.", Published by authority of an act of congress, under the direction of the secretary of state. Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives. 1841. Aaron Thomas is shown as living in Macon Co., NC, aged 81 years and living with Amos Thomas as of June 1, 1840. This Amos Thomas is assumed to be the son of Aaron Thomas. Declaration of Sarah Thomas to obtain benefits from Aaron Thomas' pension as his widow: State of Georgia Rabun County On this third day of March One thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Two personally appeared in open court before this undersigned Justice of the Inferior Court duly Authorized by law to administer on this, Sarah Thomas aged Eighty One years a resident of Rabun County in the state of Georgia who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 27th July 1848. That she is the widow of Aaron Thomas deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the state of North Carolina under act of 7th June 1832 at the rate of twenty Three dollars and Thirty Three cents per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Aaron Thomas on the twenty ninth day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety seven That her husband the aforesaid Aaron Thomas died on the third day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Seven that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January Eighteen Hundred at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension. In presence of Sarah Thomas Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written. Edward Coffee J.J.C. Bailey Dorsen J.J.C. Lewis S. Jones J.J.C. Note: Sarah Thomas was living with her son Elijah Thomas in Gilmer Co., GA at the time of the 1850 census. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Marj Thompson ivey2@flash.net ====================================================================