Pension: Benjamin Thompson, 1832 :Salisbury, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire

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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman rickman@worldpath.net
Date: December 16, 2000
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Benjamin Thompson and Abigail, (Widow)
Revolutionary War Pension Application

This abstract is from a book called "N. H. Revolutionary Pension Papers",
abstracted & prepared by Mrs. Amos G. Draper 1917-1922
It is available at the New Hampshire Historical Society.


W26518
New Hampshire Service

August 28, 1832 Benjamin Thompson of Salisbury, Merrimack County, New
Hampshire, seventy-one years of age, deposed:

that he enlisted at Concord, N. H., in March 1775 under Capt. Joshua Abbot,
Col. Scammell for one year; marched directly to Winter Hill and from there
to West Point, where at the end of his term, he was verbally discharged;

that he enlisted again May 1, 1776 under Col. Aaron Kingsman for six months,
was put into Capt. Livermore's company, Col. Dearborn's regiment, marched
to New Jersey; there he was drafted out and marched to White Plains, then
to Soldier's Fortune for winter quarters; served out his six months and
(owing to his being drafted) three months more, and was then verbally
discharged;

that he was born in Chester, N. H. in 1761 and now resides at Canterbury,
N. H.
                           Benja. Thompson


August 28, 1832 Benjamin and Thomas Pettengill both of Salisbury, N. H.,
certified that it is the general belief in the neighborhood in which
Benjamin Thompson lives, that he has been a soldier in the Revolution, in
which opinion we concur.

                          Benja. Pettengill
                          Thomas H. Pettengill, J. P.


July 21, 1832 Josiah Chandler of Grafton, N. H., seventy-one years of age,
testified to service with Benjamin Thompson in 1776.
                         Josiah Chandler


Claim allowed

April 7, 1843 Abigail Thompson of Salisbury, N. H., seventy-five years of
age, deposed:
that she is the widow of Benjamin Thompson, Revolutionary Pensioner, to
whom she was married February 29, 1787; and that her husband died March 6,
1842.
                         Abigail Thompson

Same day Polly Thompson of Salisbury, N. H., testified that her father died,
as stated; and that Abigail Thompson has never re-married.
                         Polly Thompson

April 14, 1843 the Town Clerk of Pembroke, N. H., certified that the
marriage of Benjn. Thomson and Abigail Hasletine, both of Concord, (N. H.)
February 29, 1787, is recorded on the books of the town.

                        Jacob Sawyer,
                        Town Clerk

A certificate was filed from New Hampshire showing that Benjamin Thompson
of Concord, N. H., was credited with six months service on the New Hampshire
rolls.

Claim allowed as were her subsequent claims made March 7, and June 9, 1845,
her mark being witnessed both times by Daniel Davis Jr.

A question having been raised about which Benjamin Thompson served under
Capt. Livermore, in 1780, the lawyer referred to an affidavit made by
Benjamin, husband of Abigail in the case of Hannah, widow of Jonathan
Moulton, NH Service, W15094 in which he refers to service with Jonathan
Moulton in 1780 under Col. Kinsman.