Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,277, for Matthias S Lemon, Pennsylvania
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Service
Penn.

Lemon, Matthias S.
or Leman

Number
R. 6277

War 1812

This soldiers widow Mary Lemon, was allowed bounty land Wt. 100469-
160- 55 for his services as Lt. Co. 
New York militia. War 18122.
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233069 Act. Mar 2/53
                       Oct 27 / 57

Mary Lemon widow of 
Mathias Lemon
      Lieut. col.

Gen. Davis.
    N. Y. Mil.

War 1812
also see this soldier’s Rejected Revolutionary War pension claim
  R. F. 6277.

1925- Sept. 12- Hist to Wm. L. Chitty MSF
1928- Sept- 12- Hist to E.. F. J. Take.  MSF
Both inquires of the above are in Rev. War perd. cl. R. 6277 of Matthias S. Lemon _ M M S F
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283.069

Mary Lemon
Claim for Bounty Land

James W. Prow
 attorney.
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The State of Indiana } 
Lawrence County } SS.

 On this Eighth day of October A D one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid Mary Lemon a Resident of Lawrence County in the State of Indiana who being duly sworn according to law Declares that she is the widow of Mathias Lemon Deceased who was a Colonel and in Command of the Militia in the State of New York in the War of 1812 and 15, that her said husband ordered out into service as a Colonel in the year 1812. for this term of time not recollected and was in actual service in said war as Colonel __, for the term of time not known but supposed to be six months, and was honorably discharged at plan not known in the year 1812. and in the State of New York, as will appear by the Rolls of his said Regiment and that his discharge has been lost
 She further states that she was married to the said Mathias Lemon in Lawrence County and State of Indiana on the 14th day of December A D 1820 by one Nathaniel Jenkins a methodist preacher, and that her name before her said marriage was May Hunnel and that her said husband died at Green county in the State of Indiana on 15th day of December A D 1841
 She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act passed September 28th 1850 also acts passed June that time never having ___ or knowing that she is entitled under any former act of Congress
           Mary Lemon

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
        James Wilson (seal)
           Justice of the peace
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the State of Indiana }
County of Lawrence } SS.

  on this thirteenth day of october A D 1857 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and State aforesaid Jon Stewart and James H Johnston residents of the (of the) State of Indiana and County of Lawrence who being duly sworn according to to Law, declare Mathias Lemon Deceased who was a Colonel in the Malitia in the State of New York and in the Waro of 1812 & 15 and that the said Mathias Lemon was in said service in the year 1812. And that the said Mary Lemon was married to the said Mathias Lemon deceased at Lawrence County in the State of Indiana on the 14th day of December A.D. 1820
By one Nathaniel Jenkins a methodist preacher and that the name of the said Mary Lemon Before her marriage was Mary Hunnel that her husband the said Mathias Lemon died at Green County in the State of Indiana on 15th day Dec AD 1841 and that she is the widow that we believe the above statements to be correct from a one acquaintance with the said Mathias Lemon deceased and also With his said Widow Mary Lemon and from other persons well acquainted with said Mathias Lemon and from what we have hard him and other say and they wear that they are disinterested witnesses.
                             Nathaniel Jenkins
                              James H Johnston

subscribed and sworn to before Fifteenth day of
October AD one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven and I hereby Certify that on credible witnesses 
                        James Wilson (seal)
                        Justice of the peace
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We Francis M Lemon and Johnson Lee Residents of Lawrence County in the State of Indiana upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Lemon in Our presence and that we believe from the appearance and Statements of the applicant She is the Identical person she represents herself t be this thirteenth day of October AD 1857
                Francis M. Lemon
                 Johnson Lee

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year Below written and I Certigy that I know the affiant to be credible persons that the claimant is th emerson she represents herself to be and I have no Interest in this Claim this thirteenth day of october in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven.
            James Wilson (seal)
                 Justice of the peace

State of Indiana }
Lawrence County SS}

I Geo. K. Thomson Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit Court certify that James Wilson Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits appear to have been made is and was at the date thereof an acting justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and, qualified and that his signature above are genuine as I believe
     Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Bedford this 14th day of Oct. 1851
        Geo. A Thomton Clk.
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State of Indiana }
Fountain County } SS

 On this Twentieth first day of March 1838 personally appeared in open Court before this Court of Fountain County and State of Indiana, it being a Court of Record, Matthias Lemmon a resident of New Town in the County and state aforesaid aged Seventy six 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 provision, made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he was called into the service of the United States as a volunteer militia man, in the State of Pennsylvania, in a Fight Company, in the year of seventeen Hundred and seventy nine, about the first of March against the Indians, rendezvous at Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania, and was under the following named officers, Captain Thomas Gaskins, and Lieutenant Alexander McMullen, and was ordered out by Lieutenant Colonel. Hunter with his Company to Scout on the North Branch of Susquehanna when he was discharged at Nothumberrland in the State aforesaid was again called into service in the same year about the last of June, or the first of July, as a Volunteer Horse Company the last of June or the first of Jul rendezvous at the Town of Sunbury Penna under Lieutenant Staffield Getish and was required to Scout the fishers on the East Side of the North Branch of the Susquehanna and continued in service until the was considerable frost in the Ground but does not recollect the exact length of his service, but believes It was over three months, and at the expiration of that time, was discharged at Sunbury Pa. Said affiant further saith that he was not attached to any regiment, but that the company in both cases was required to protect the Country from an attack by the Indians. Said affiant was born in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania in the year of 1762, and resided there when he entered into service, said affiant further saith that he was never engaged in any battles and that he has no
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documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service-

  H hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of any agency in any state 
   Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
                    Matthias Lemmon
Witness at _____}
P H Patterson }
Jame P. Carleton }

We Samuel Low Clergyman  residing in the County of Fountain and State of Indiana and William Tannebill residing in the County & State aforesaid hereby certigy that we are well acquainted with Matthias Lemmon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he has resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
  Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
              Samuel Low
              Wm Mc Tannehill

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter , and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further confers that it appears to them that Samuel Low who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County of
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Fountain & State of Indiana and that William Tannehilll who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County & State and is a credible person, and that then statement is entitled to Credit
                     J Naylor
                       Robert Milford
                       B. Morris

I William P White of the Court of Fountain County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Matthias Lemmon for a pension

  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Twenty first day of March AD 1838
          WB White Clerk
                   of the Courts of Fountain Cy.
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Mrs Mary Lemon
 Widow of Matthias Lemon
      Bounty Land Claim
      Act 1855
No unknown see within
Claimant’s P.O.
Address is
 Bono
    Lawrence County Indiana
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“ This is to certify to the County Clerk of Washington County that I Nathaniel Jenkins did join together Matthias Lemmon and Polly Huniel in the solemn bonds of matrimony on the15th day of December 1820.
           Nathaniel Jenkins “

State of Indiana }
Washington county } ss.

  I James B. Wilson Clerk of the Washington Circuit Court within and for said County, and legal custodian of the Marriage records of said County, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full true and complete copy of the recorded marriage of Matthias Lemmon & Polly Huniel as the same appears in said Record of the date therein named
  In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribed my name and affix the seal of said court at Salem in said County the 18th day of May A. D. 1861.
           James B. Wilson Clerk.
             Wash. Cir. Court
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    Lawrence county Indian St
      I Mary Lemon aged on my best information- 75 years make the following statement Viz I am a resident of said County and I am widow of Matthias Lemon who in his lifetime was engaged in the Military Service of the United States in War of Revolution and War of 1812 
 Viz My said husband in his lifetime then a resident of Lawrence?  County Indiana through agency of           of Bedford ? Indiana made an application for Revolutionary pension Act 1832 - Refer to his statement therein - I have always under from him that he served two tours in said war- Refer for particulars to his own Statement 
 My said husband was also in service of United States War of 1812- Served in the New York Troops- and is as I believe in rank of Colonel - He then lived in Genessee county New York I believe refer        son William S in Washington Co Ind
  I was married t said Marcia’s Lemon in Washington County Indiana on (or about ) the 15th day of December 1820 by one Nathaniel Jenkins a preacher.
   I have no record of it - The count line has been changed - I lived in corner of County I am not sure as to which County I then lived in
My marriage was proved in former application below named
  My said husband died in Greene ? County Indiana in the month of fall or early winter in year 1842 or 3. leaving me his widow and since then I have never married again but remain his widow- The reference herein above given is the best that I can make as to his services- I make this declaration for the purpose of applying for the benefit of Bounty Land Act of March 3rd 1855
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and I hereby with full power of Institution irrevocable by me appoint CH Barkley of Louisville Kentucky my agent in this behalf I have never heretofore applied for or received the benefit of any Bounty Land Act of Congress and have no application and neither did my said husband that I now remember ever hearing of except that about 3 years - months ago through agency of James W. Prow of Bono Indiana- I made application- Refer there to 
 The above named and referred to service being the only service ever performed by him so far as I now remember ever hearing of - I cannot give more particular accounts of it except that about year 1820 by assistance of Governor Jennings- M. C. he receive some arrears of monthly pay or something of the kind of the amount - as well is now remember of about       $ 50 ( Nett)
 This 11th day of Ma 1861
   Mary Lemon

Lawrence County Indiana Set
  We the undersigned aged respectively 38 and 36 years both residents of said County State that the above named and described Matthias Lemon died in Greene County Indiana about 18 or 18 ears ago Viz- Said Frances M. Lemon one of us knew him well and heard of his death soon after- this other witness Mary Lemon the younger was for many years past so heard and believe and never hear disputed 
 And we state therefore without hesitation that he is dead 
 And that during his lifetime and up to the time of his death he and Ms Mary Lemon lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be among their neighbors and acquaintances Viz
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Viz Francis M Lemon one of us was well acquainted with them Mary Lemon, this other one - has always so understood and believed and ever heard it disputed- Therefor we State the same to be so without hesitation 

And according to what we have always heard and believed and never heard disputed the said Matthias and Mary were lawfully married about 40 years ago and the name of said Mary before they were so married was Mary Hunnell

  The said Mary Lemon now resides in this county and she did on this day in our presence sign and acknowledge the foregoing statement and for one reason herein above given we certify that she is the identical person whom she there in represents herself to be and that she is now a widow and that she has been a widow ever since the death of said Matthias Lemon
  And we are disinterested 
     This 11th day of May- 1861

                     Francis M. Lemon.
                 Mary Lemon  ( the younger )
                     her X mark
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Lawrence County Indiana Set.
  The foregoing statements were on this day signed and sworn to before me a Justice of the peace ~~ in and for said county by the respective parties there to all of whom are well known to me as credible persons of said county resident and whom I believe to be of the respective ages named therein~~ The claimant is the identical person whom she therein represents herself to be and is now a widow Therein the witness to be disinterested and I am disinterested. This 11th day of May 1861

                  James E Oldham (seal) JPLC

Lawrence county Indiana Set
     I            Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do hereby certify that James E Oldham whose genuine signature appears to the above certificate was at the date therefor an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified.
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Witness my name and official seal at my office in Bedford on this 13th day of May ~~ 1861
       Davis Harrison Clk

  Claysville Ind May 29- 1861

Mr C H Barkley
    Sir in answer to yours of the 17 instant I will state that my Father Matthias Lemon resided during the near of 1812 instant the town of
Luster or Suster [?] County of Genesee in the State of New York he was Callam [?] of a Regiment in said County and during the year of 1814 I think it was his whole Regiment was ordered to the frontlines on the Niagara River to which place he went with his Regiment it was at the time that the American troops held possession of fort Erie on the Canady                   [?Canada] shari, he went over to fort Erie but I think that he did not stay there more than two or three days, I was 14 years old that sumner
               Yours Truly
                   Wm. B. Lemon

C H Barkley
       Louisville Ky
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W_ : 100469-160-55
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Apl. 5

Matthias Lemmon
[stamped] Covington Mar 26

Indiana 
Act __
Hon James L. Edwards
   War Department 
   Pension office
   Washington City
         D. C.
FREE
O.M Apl 5
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Covington Ia
         March 21 1838

Sir
    Enclosed is the application of Matthias Lemon for a pension. You will confer a favor by informing me of the success as early as practicable -

  Very Respectfully
        yr obt Sevt
          Jas P Carleton
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J. P. Carleton
  May 22, 1838
       Ind
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War Dept Pen: office
  May 22, 1838

Sir
    The declaration of Matthias Lemmon has been examined. He alleges to have volunteered as a militia man of Pennsylvania to serve on the Indian frontiers as a scout in 1779, and that he performed two tours of three months __. The militia of Pennsylvania was not called out to serve so long as these scouts under one engagement  
 Those who were engaged as alleged in protecting the settlements of the white from Indians depredations during the summer were not engaged in continuous service or alleged nor was the serve authorized to the authorities of the State, excepting in some particular instances. The applicant did not perform six months actual service of the character provide for by this act of June 1832, and non who did not serve six months are provided for by that act.
   The claim is consequently been rejected and the papers filed in this office.
    James P. Carleton Esq.
        Covington 
            Indiana
                                      cop
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Bono Inda. Oct 23 1857.

George C Whiting Esq.

  Commissioner Pension
office.
 you will please find Enclosed Claim of Mary Lemon for Bounty Land I have drawn up her claim as wise as i can from her statements the old lady is old.
 I think there will be no difficulty in finding the papers of Col. Mathias Lemon Regiment and the Services which he Rendered
 I most Respectfully Refer to papers and evidence on Record in his Case
         Very Truly & Respectfully yours
              James W Prow
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Treasury Department.
 Third Auditor’s office
   30th of November, 1861

Sir:
  I herewith return the papers ( borrowed from your office ) in the suspended Bounty Land application No 283069 of Mary, widow of Mathias Lemon, deceased, and inform you, that on reexamination of the records on file in this office it appears that a Mathias Lemon, late Lieutenant Col’ of General Davis’s Brigade of New York Militia, was paid for his services from 1st of September, to the 16th of September, 1814, through this office on the 17th of January, 1823.
                  Resp Yours Lt
                         R J Simmon [?]
                                 Auditor
Jis H Barrett Esq.
       comm’ of Pensions.}
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M Lemon
 Additional Evidence
 Commissioner of Pensions
 Washington
Official Business 

[stamped] Pension Office Sept 6 1861

[stamped] Louisville Sep 3 KY
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283.069
 Act Mch 3/53
        Oct 27/ 57

Mary Lemon, Wid. of Mathias Lemon. Lieut Col.
N. Y. Mil 1812.

D Dec 5/61 ARS
Old envelope inside,
S. Files Dec. 18/ 61 ARS

C H. Barkley
     Louisville Ky:
Indiana case )
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Mathias Lemon
Indiana
Rejected
[ lines crossed out- “ Dec lat. 22d
May 1838 J. P Carleton let 8 January 1839 Nov _ __
let: 23 June 61 Hon J. L. White ___ Oct ____”]

did not serve six months in a regular organized corps _ by order of competent authority.
         6 2 77

Act 7 June 32

was a reference to __ letter and addressed 15 J. P. Castell on May 22- 1838
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[crossed out “ Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873.”]

REJECTED
6277
P. O. 
     Mathias Lemon
Service: ……….
Enlisted: ……….., 18__.
Discharged: ………….., 18__.
Application filed: …….., 18__.
Alleges: …..See Bounty Land 100469160-55
                    War of 1812

[ crossed out “Re enlisted”] .. Printed list of 1852 fives as cause of rejection Not under competent Military authority or organization -“

Attorney: ………….
P. O. ……………..
……….Recognized. ………….Contract.
……….Cert. of Dis. Searched for ……….., 18_.

July 17, 1907 Service and family data to Mrs. Mary L. Morgan
 (Copy.) CMB

1925 - Sept. 12- Hist to Wm. L Chitty MMH
1925- Sept. 12 Hist to E F. J. Tase MMH
1928 Aug 10, Hist to Mrs Harvey Morris M.S.S.
1936 Apr 20 - Hist to J Hall Long MLB
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Pen Office
     June 23, 1841

Sir, 
  The declaration of Matthias S. Lemon has been examined 
He claims for alleged service which consisted principally in watching against the hostile attacks of the Indians. In the early settlement of our western frontiers, it was indispensably necessary in many instances to the safety of the inhabitants that the able bodied men of every age should arm the in self defense against the savages of the wilderness. It is well known that for this purpose black houses were erected, and that the people were obliged to resort to them for protection. This description of predators warfare however, was never considered of such a character as to place the persons
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engaged in it on the footing of soldiers drafted or enlisted for the general defense of the County, and such person therefore are not provided for by the pension laws. The applicant for such service can of course have no lawful claim to a pension.
The applicant exhibited a declaration in 1838, and his claim was there rejected.

Hon. J. L. White
 June 23rd, 1841
OC.

Hon. J. S. White
 HR

a.c __ on index
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Washington June 22d 1841

Hon J L. Edwards
       Sir
         I herewith forward to you the application of Mathias L. Lemon for a pension. I have not examined the declaration. If the papers are not sufficient - please inform me in what consists the error.
       Yours Resptly
          J. L. White
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Matthias L. Lemon
     Oct 2, ‘41
       OC
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GO.

Pen. Office-
      Oct. 2, 1841

Sir,

  In reply to your letter of the 14th ult,relative to your case
I have to inform you that the Dept. is constrained to adhere to the decision heretofore made in which your claim was rejected. You alleged to have performed two tours of three months each as militia man of Pennsylvania during which you were engaged in defending the frontiers from the hostile incursions of the Indians. Those who were so engaged were not called out by the now paid by the State. When the militia were drafted it was to perform some specific service they were not drafted to serve more than two months under one engagement 
The act of 7th June 1832, does not provide for any who were not specially called into service.

Mr. Matthias S. Lemon
       Claysville
           Inda

o.c
43.469
act 32
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Wm L. Chitty Atty.
326 West 3d St
 Los Angeles-

Mr. Ambrose Rowell called in behalf of the above atty- and requested that said hire be forwarded to him (W.L.C.) at Los Angeles-

Sept 3- 1925
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3-595.
O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Pensions,

…………., 190…

Searched by ………Simmons
Original No…………………
Certificate No. …………..
Claimant, ………………….
Soldier,….Matthias Lemon,
Service, ……….Col. N. Y. 1812.

Remarks: ………No 1812 Surv.
                          No 1812 Wid.
                          No O. U. Jm-
                          No C W. U Pid.
                          100469-16-53 ok
                           Rev. Rej. # 6277.

Chief of Division
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[stamped] B. W. & N. Division JUN 25 1907
                      Received

Bedford Ind.
Pension Department,
   Washington D. C.

Would you please accommodate me by furnishing the military history of Matthias Lemon of the War of 1812, his rank being that of a colonel he inlisted from New York.
 and tradition says that he also served a short time in the
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Revolutionary War entered at the age of 16th, taking the place of a brother who was killed in service. I should appreciate both records very greatly
 Resptly.
(Mrs) Mary L. Morgan
1401-W-13-Street.
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Act March 3/55
283.069   Oct 27/57

Mary Lemon widow of Mathias Lemon. Col.
NY Mil
1812
Treas Dept3d Aud. off’s Nov 17/ 47
No  Er: of Col Lemon’s Ser on file in this offices

___ J Simmons


L Sept. 21/61 Glens Ana
A Nov. 30/57 Glenn
J H Barkley
[ crossed out “James Prow’]
Louisville Ky 
[crossed out “Bona Indiana”]

Ser of col Matthias Lemon
       NY
No Sv: of _____
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Mrs. Mary Lemon Widow of Mathias Lemon Bounty Land Claim 
Act March 3rd 1855
Number 283.069
Answer to (Circular D.)
Requiring Proof of Husband’s Death

C. H. Barkley
 Louisville 
Kentucky
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ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
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A.
Supplemental,

Lawrence County Indiana Set

 I Mary Lemon of said County widow of Matthias Lemon deceased and as such an applicant for benefit of Bounty Land Act of Congress of March 3d 1855.
  being informed that my said claims suspended for proof of death of my said husband I State that I know of no witness who were present at his burial or funeral I mean none now living He died at the residence of his son Thomas Lemon but he and his wife are both now dead - So that the accompanying evidence is the best that I can procure on the point ~~~

  This 4th day of January 1862
        Mary Lemon

 Lawrence County Indiana Set,

  Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for said County. The claimant is the identical person whom she  therein represents herself to b rand she is now a widow.
  And I am disinterested this 4th day of January 1862
              Jonathan Turley JP (Seal)
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“B”

Lawrence County State of Indiana set,

  We the undersigned of said County resident aged respectively fifty nine and Sixty Six years, state that we were well and intimately acquainted with the above named Matthias Lemon and he has been reputed and fully believed to be dead for more than fifteen years reported to have died in Greene county Indiana.
  We heard of his death soon afterwards and we have never since seen or heard of him as being alive, and know that his former friends and acquaintances have during all of this time fully believed him without any doubt to be dead
And such is matter of belief and of notoriety. Therefore we state without hesitation that he is dead.
And we are disinterested witnesses.
  This 4th day of 1862
      Easther Stewart 
       Margaret Norman
              her X mark

Lawrence county Indiana Set
  Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for said County on this day, The witnesses are credible persons of said County resident I believe them to be of respective ages named there in and to be disinterested 
   And I am disinterested. This 4th day of January
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Lawrence County Indiana Set

  I Davis Harrison Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county do hereby certify that Jonathan Turley who’s genuine signature appears t each of the above certificates was at the date of each an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified.
  Witness my name and official Seal at my office in Bedford on this 9th day of January A.D. 1862
   Davis Harrison clk
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Mrs Mary Lemon Widow of Mathias Lemon 
Bounty Land Claim
Act March 3rd 1855
Number 283.069
Answer to ( Circular D.)
Requiring proof of Husbands Death

[stamped] ____
                   Interior
                   Jun 15 1862
                   _____ Office
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Act March 3rd 1855
No. 285.069
Mary Lemon widow of Matthias Lemon 
Answer to Circular L

[stamped] Department
                     of the Interior
                     Nov 18 1861 Pension Office

C. H. Barkley
Louisville
Kentucky
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( Circular L. )

ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1855, AND MAY 14, 1856.

PENSION OFFICE.
 Sept. 21, 1861
Sir:
  The application of Mary Lemon widow of Matthias Lemon for Bounty Land under the acts of March 3, 1855, and May 14, 1856, No. 283,069 has been examined, and the claim suspended.
  Service is alleged to have been rendered in the New York Militia Nov of 1812
  The Auditors report: No rolls ( claim for service revolation- any service has already been reported. )

The claim is, therefore, suspended for other evidence of service, which must be of the nature or record evidence— such, for instance, as a discharge, the muster or pay rolls in any public office in the State in which the service was rendered, a contemporaneous entry of any kind made by a person whose duty it was to notice and register the fact, the record of any town, or any accredited history, &c.
  When such evidence shall have been received, the claim will be re-examined. Parole testimony is not admissible to establish service in a company of which no record exists.
      Very respectfully 
                 JOSEPH H. BARRETT,
       Commissioner.
C. H. Barkley, Esq
Louisville, Ky
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Act March 3rd 1855
No. 283.069 ~ In name of 
Mary Lemon, widow of Marcia’s Lemon 
Circular L. Received ~ Anexed hereto Remarks in answer~

First - As to service in War 1812
  I will call your attention to the statement of claimant Viz
  That about year 1829-30, through agency of Senator Jennings he received his arrears of pay - say about $ 50, which may have been granted by special act of Congress- Perhaps you have an index of Acts, etc. by which evidence of the service might be obtained -

Second
    As to Revolutionary service - Please send tome an abstract of his statement so the I can have search made in records of the State where he claimed to have served
             Yours Respectfully
                C H Barkley
                    Louisville Kent 
                    November 14 1861

Commissioner Pensions
       Washington
             D. C.
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No. 283.069
Act 1855
Mary Lemon Widow
Matthias Lemon
Answer to 
Circular D.

[stamped] ______
                  Dec 16 1861
                  Pension Office

C. H. Barkley
     Louisville
     Kentucky
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Bounty Land Act March 3rd 1855

No 283.069 Mary Lemon widow of Matthias Lemon Circular D Requiring proof of Death of husband
                       Remarks

My Brief of the case indicates that the statements the witnesses are satisfactory on the point and I will therefore request of you that you give to the case another examination on

        Yours Respectfully
            C H Barkley of 
                 Louisville Kentucky 
                  Oct 12th 1861

Commissioner Pensions
    Washington
           D. C.
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Sept 24’ 44
M. J.
Matthias Lemon

To Hon J. L. Edward’s
Pension Agent
 Washington City
     D. C.

____
Claysville Ga
Sept 16
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Claysville ________ County State of Indiana Sept 14th 1841

Sir
      I have received your __retain against my claims for a sinctian you say that I had applied for a pension in the year 1838
I did and the reason that the pension agent gave for his objecting it was that the state of Penn never drafted Militia for a longer term than two months which caused me to think there was either fraud or corruption in the Department and it concluded to do nothing about it until a change off the Administration took place which I was very shut would from the  frauds & corruptions of the thin Administration.
It ____ very mutch from your.
you say that I claim for ___ services which consisted in watching the attacks of the Indians in the early settlements of the frontiers, I think you are not acquainted with the history of the early settlers of that section of the Country in which I did the service in. Claimed in my Application for a pension the selling of the county commenced shortly after the war ____ the English & the French in this county and the British out posts in Pennsylvania was at the junction of the north and east Branch of the Susquehanna River one mile from where the County sits now is. the country remained in perfect place with the Indians until the Commencement of the Revolutionary War. , the county in which I came the services contained a large populations that was a Regiment of Solgers Enlisted there Colonel Wm Cook commanded them the under officers ware principly from the county Captain Laudarin
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raised a company of rifleman which ware attached to Colnal Morgan Rifel Regiments a company of malitia was drafted about the same time and was marched to the lines Thomas gaskins was there Lieutenant other drafts war maid
the Indians them commence there war far in the count and many of the inhabatints moved into the interior County 
the indians continued there made of war fare in small parties until the year 78 th_ the county was invaded by a large British focus and Indians and took fort Freeland & detachment of volunteers __ out commanded by Capt John Brody & Capt Hawkins Boon both officers of the Regular army and attacked the fort ware defeated and many lives ware lost at the attack & an the ____, the officers whoo commanded Early in the attack fell at the Commencement of the engagement, Fort Bosley was burned about the same time some lives ware lost ware lost & the invaders ware permitted to retreat immatisted the inhabitants fled to the towns and parts for protection in the year 1780 the northerly part of the county was invaded by a large British fourse [force] & indians 
Eallant Butler Commanded the regular troops and he marched out to meet the army and was defeated & had to retreat to the Fort & left the whole settlement to the mersey of the Indians who commenced of general masacaur of many women & children Had Sir the Militia substitutes & volunteers had to meet the same Common infamy & the Indians that the other drafted Militia of the interior county had to meet with Had Sir taking the forgoing
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statements founded upon facts into our serious consideration 
Can you say that the Militia volunteers & substitutes of the county of which I don the services in stated in my application for a pension are not intitled to a pension in the provision made in the pension land,
Sir I am not alltogether ignorant of the laws of my Country I have held a number of appointments Boath ___ & Milatory & and in all Courts of law the testimony and the strict letter of the law on which they made there desisians and not on any Constriction which they may have made on the law 
But on the law and the testimony before them I have at all times ___ the law __ of my Country in peace & in War in the ___ at the point of danger I was pit at the ;ad pf general Smith for ____ in said Candday and attached myself to a silver gray company that was commanded by Wm Parini formally a sargint __ in the revolution & the expidention failed. I was in the history of Fort Erie as a Calnaleander the command of Brig general  Sturis who fell in the attack on the British Batteries 
Magyar general Brard being colder in the Chief of the army when the this of ___ & cannon Balls fragments saluted the ear. I received my pay from government through the ___ of Jonathan Jennings where a number of Congress from this State 
Now Sir the forgoing statement to submitted to your ____ to consider ___
         Respectfuly your humble servant
                 Matthias S Lemon
___ J. _. Edwards
                    ________ Agent
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Matthias S. Lemon
     Declaration for Pension


Hon. J. L. White
         HR
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State of Indiana }
Washington County } Ss

  On this 14th day of June 1841, personally appeared in the Circuit Court holden in and for said County, in open Court before the Judges thereof now sitting and being a Court of word, Matthias S. Lemon, a resident of said Count of Washington and State of Indiana aged seventy nine years on the 18th day of February last, 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 June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
  That he entered the said service in the month of June 1778 at Sunbury in the County of Northumberland & State of Pennsylvania when he then resided as a volunteer by joining a company of volunteers under the command of Captain Stuffle Gaddis: said company was not attached to any Regiment; I was raised by the Citizens of Northumberland County which was then a frontier County to protect their citizens against the incursions & ravages of the indians; a short time previous, the indians had murdered one man living on fishing Creek by the name of Van Camden, and taken his son and three other prisoners. The said company were mounted men and their services consisted in ranging up and down the Susquehanna on the South East side & along the creeks that empty into the river and protecting the settlers. This Declarant further states that from the time he joined said company as such volunteer as aforesaid, he performed his duty faithfully in the same, and was constantly engaged as a private in said company in ranging and scouring the county as above set forth until he was discharged, which wa some time in the fall of 1778- He cannot recollect precisely the length of the term for which he volunteered, or which he served.
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but is certain it was not less than three months. He was not engaged in any battle; but the Indians during the period of his said service were driven, or retreated to the other side of the Susquehanna river ~
  That in the month of March 1779 he again entered the said service at the Town of Northumberland in Northumberland County in said State when he then resided, as a substitute for his Brother James Lemon who had been drafted in the militia for three months: that as such substitute he served as a private in a militia company under the command of Captain Thomas Gaskins, and Alexander McMullon was Lieutenant; said company was not attached to any Regiment, but served under the orders of Col. Samuel Hunter, who was the only Colonel of militia in that County at that time to his knowledge. The service of said company consisted in Ranging up and down the Susquehanna river on the North west side from Northumberland up to fishing Creek ~ This declarant further states restates that he performed his duty faithfully as a substitute for his said brother, as a private in said company for the full term for which he was drafted, which was three months.- that he was constantly engaged in said company, in marching & traversing over that region of county & protecting it from the ____ and ravages of the indians. He further restates that he was not acquainted with many of the officers of the regular army: he knew a Capt. Boone, and also Capt. Brady who was killed about that time: and he recollects distinctly that General Sullivan about that time, with a strong force marched up the Susquehanna on an expedition against the indians
This declarant further states that he served in the two tours of service as above set forth in the years 1778 & 1779 not less than six months: that he received no discharge from any of the officers under whom he so served; that he has no documentary evidence; and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service:
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State 
             Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid ~~
      Matthias Lemon
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We Hiram Stacey, a Clergyman residing in the said County of Washington & State of Indiana, and James H. Johnson residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Matthias S. Lemon, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.~
  Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 

  Hiram Stacey
    James H  Johnson

  The following are the answers of the said Matthias S. Lemon to the interrogations prescribed by the War Department and propounded to him by the Court ~

To 1st Interrogatory
        Answer, I was born in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania at a place called Piqua on the e18th of February 1762

2nd Interrogatory
      Answer.. I have no record of my age

3d Interrogatory 
      Answer. I was living at Sunbury in Northumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania when called into the service: after the Revolutionary war I lived. in Pennsylvania till about the year 1798, then moved to Ontario  County State of N. York, lived there sometime and moved to Genesee county in the same State, lived there till the year 1817 then moved to this County when I have since resided & still reside 

4th Interrogatory
       Ans. I was first called into the service as a volunteer as I have above stated: and 2d as a substitute for my brother James Lemon who had draughted [drafted] as a militia man for three months.

5th Interrogatory 
       Ans. There were no regular officers with the troops when I served, nor can I recollect the names of any such officers except that of Col. Cook, who was a continental officer of the Pennsylvania line. I cannot recollect particularly any of the continental or militia Regiments; the general circumstances of my service were such as I have above stated.
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6th Interrogatory 
     Ans. I never received a discharge from the service, according to my present recollection

7th Interrogatory 
     Ans. I am known to my present neighborhood to James Fleming, James Johnson, Byron Stacey, Nathaniel Jenkins, Christopher Smith, Lacey Fleming, Michael Wilsong and others, who can testify as to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution ~

  And their belief said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented b the War Deparmtent that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Hiram Stacey who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the said County of Washington and State of Indiana, and that James H. Johnson is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.


State of Indiana }
Washington County }

 I Eli W. Malote Clerk of the Court of Washington County, in the State of Indiana, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the ______ Proceedings of the said County in the matter of the application of Matthias S. Lemon, for a Pension
        In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Fourteenth day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty One ~
       Eli W. Malote Clk