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

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.