Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46092, for Samuel Lyon, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.H.
Vt.
Lyon, Samuel
NUMBER
S46092
B.L.W.T3275-100-
Issued Aug 7, 1789
CONTENTS
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Norwich NY. May 5, 185e
Hon L. P. Waldo Com of Pensions
Dear Sir-- Pardon the undersigned for
presuming so much upon your valuable
time. I would like to have you inform
me concerning the emoluments, &c. of
persons who served in the Revolutionary War
The information I am in quest of
and
reasons for so doing, are these I have
received several letters, from individuals
engaged in the pension business, stating
in substance, that Samuel Lyon, my
grandfather) was a private, and served in
said war, (from the State of New Hampshire, I
think) and, also, that he or his heirs, were entitled to pay for services rendered. Not having
much confidence in these men, the affair
has never been investigated. If in accordance
with your rules and regulations, and agreeable to you, I would like to have you inform
me whether, his heirs, can get anything, (he
being dead, how it is to be gotten, what
proof, sc. necessary to obtain it.

Yours very [signature] Resly R. B. Lyon
Norwich N. York
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This letter added to this claim July 15 1924 from cl. R.6562 of Samuel Lyon, New York Troopes
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446
No. of Original Payment 657

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Sept 5. 1828
Samuel Lyon
of Oxford
in the County of
Chenango in the State of New York
has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Munro's deponent recollect company, in the first regiment of the New Hampshire
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve
of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.
By direction of the secretary
[signature] A Dinkins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
13th September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to Samuel Lyons. in the New Hampshire line
It further appears that Sam agency, uel Lyon is not now on the pension list of the any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826

[signature] Peter Hagner Aud
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446
No. of Original Payment 657

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Sept 5. 1828
Samuel Lyon
of Oxford
in the County of
Chenango in the State of New York
has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Munro's deponent recollect company, in the first regiment of the New Hampshire
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve
of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.
By direction of the secretary
[signature] A Dinkins


TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
August 1820
 
the name of Samuel Lyon cannot be
found among those of the Massachusetts line tos
whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollar
were issued-
[signature] Peter Hagner Aud

The line have been encomitty paid
and the name and mistaken by the
this auditor, another reference made
Sept 5 gng
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I Samuel Lyon of Oxford in the County of
Chenango and State of New York Do hereby
declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of
the army of the Revolution for and during the war
and continued in its service untill its termination.
at which period I was a private in Captain
Munro company in the first regiment of the
New Hampshire line. As to the Certificate of eighty
Dollars under the resolve of Congress passed the 15th of
May 1778. I do not recollect that ever had one
And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth
day of March 1828 on the pension list of the
United States
[signature] Samuel Lyon

Before me John Noyes one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango and
State of New York a magistrate duly empowered
to administer Oaths in the County aforesaid
personally appeared this day in Gray and Obadiah
German of the County of Chenango aforesaid and
did severally make oath that Samuel Lyon by
whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is
generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier
in the army of the revolution in manner as therein
stated. We further declare that we have been
acquainted with the above named Samuel
Lyon above thirty years and he has at all times
been reputed as a soldier of the revolutionary war
enlisted during the war and to have served to
the end thereof
[signature] [illegible]
[signature] Obadiah German
Sworn and subscribed
the 3d day of July 1828
before me
[signature] John Noyes Judge of Chenango Common
pleas
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Chenango County
State of N. York On the 3d day of July 1828

came before me in any and on Oath said
that about 20 years since Samuel Lyon
before mentioned put into his hands his
discharge from the Army at the close of the
war, he believes in April 1783 for the purpose
of obtaining his land. The said Mary was
them member of Congress and applied
at the land Office and found or was informed
that said Samuel Lyon was originally
entilled to land, but that the patent had
---
been taken out by some other person
N.C
Sworn the 3d day of July 1828
Marybefore

me John Noyes Judge of Chenango Common pleas
Per Randall, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Chenango in the State of New York
do certify that John Noyes Esq. before whom the forgoing
affidavits were taken or sworn, was at the time a Judge
of said Court and duly empowered to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ┃
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
this third day of July in the year 1828
P. Randall Clk
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Oxford
Chenango
Hon. Richard Rush
Co.
State of N. York
Sir I here is any defect in the
enclosed papers of Samuel Lyon you will have
the goodness to inform me. This man enlisted three
times for during the war, and never deserted the
first time was in a corps of Vermont Rangers which
was broken up. The second time he enlisted into
Warners Regt which was destroyed on Mohawk
River, being almost all killed the Regt was disolved
and he enlisted into the first N. Hampshire Regt in
the infantry company of said Regt and served to
the end of the war. Being in Congress seven sessions
from the 9th to 12th Congress or during the time, he put
the discharge into my hands to procure his land, but
I found it had been patented, I think to Rogers Lyon
insisted I still insists that he never sold it and the
discharge was put into the hands of his nephew the
living to the Westward, to take legal measures to procure
the land. This nephew is dead & the discharge lost.
Most respectfully
your humble Servt
On Tracy
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
Lyon, Samuel
WARRANT
NUMBER
3270
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
ACREAGE
GRADE Private
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
New Hampshire
ISSUED Aug. 5, 1789
to Anspach and Rogers, assignees
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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December 7, 1939.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Florence J. Hale
25 Hayes Street,
Norwich, New York.
S. 46092
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Samuel Lyon who in 1828 was pensioned
in Chenango County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in
pension claim, S. 46092, based upon service of Samuel Lyon in the
Revolutionary War.
BA-J/cc
Samuel Lyon
The date and place of birth of Samuel Lyon and names of his
parents are not shown.
Samuel Lyon enlisted for and during the war, (date not stated)
and served to the close of the war, and was in a company of Vermont
Rangers in Colonel Warner's regiment and a private in Captain
Munro's company in New Hampshire regiment, his service terminating at the
close of the ever-
Bounty Land Warrant #3270 for one hundred acres was issued
August 7, 1789, on account of the service of Samuel Lyon in the
Revolutionary War.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
July 29, 1828, at which time he was residing in Oxford, Chenango
County, New York. His age is not shown.
Date and place of his marriage and name of his wife are not
shown.
In 1855, soldier's grandson, R. B. Lyons was residing in Norwick;
New York, names of his parents are not shown.
Church
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Reference was made to a nephew who lived westward" and was
deceased in 1828. His name was not stated.
No further family data are shown.
Interior Department, this city, and furnish the warrant number,
the acreage and the date of issuance
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
Samuel Lyon, you should address the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the
For information in regard to location of the land cited above
you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
following data:
Samuel Lyon
Pension commenced March 3, 1826
Rate, $80 per annum
Act of May 15, 1828
New York Agency.
name placed on pension Roll
Very truly yours
Sept. 17, 1828
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
2
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25 Hayes St.
Norwich, Chenango Co. N. Y.
Nov. 20, '39
Veterans Administration,
Dear Sir,
Washington, D. C.
I am anxious to learn of the
Revolutionary service, and any family data of
Samuel Lyon.
His name appears on a list of those receiving
benefits of acts of Congress 1828, Chenango C. N. Y.
Very truly yours,
Florence J. Hale
21
V SITA
RECEIVED
Reader No. 2
NOV 22 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
19.
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Ord
Rank
Regt:
War 3-230.)
File No. 46.092
Name: Samuel Lyon
Lot
Compy: Munro's
New Hampshire line
Act 1828
1
Issise.
2
Asse.
28
Agency.
RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.
Comm's
Comm's
Comm's
1939 - Dec 7 - Hist to
Florence J Hale
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Pension Office
May 9.
1855,
In reply to your letter of the 3d inst
Son
are informed that heirs as and have
and to a deceased soldier,
---
in dam to amass of pension they and
payable just, to the end, let of no
neither
inder to the children not grand children
a day lateral heirs or neer then
Your grand father Samuel Lye
wide addore under the Act of June
7, 1832. 1833, and is now a
suspended file. The law nor set
allowed the lease that he did notes
allest hath since the red
required by the regulations. The alledged not
he served at 12 north on the West Chester
Cunty Noble the years 1780.81, 82 & 83
the Regiment of a Drake and in the
capary of Capt. Henry Strang. If then
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on any children now lay, and they did
she to prosecute the claim, they shall
apply to the Caphelle of New York at
Allary above looks may see that the
father redends north servce of
the claim established the son
per March 4, 1831 to the day of
deck went as stated to pay all the
child of he do not lean
a seer who is now his
R
Lucy
B. Lyon E.
Norwich
New York