Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,470, for Francis Lighthall, New York
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE Continental N.J. Lighthall, Francis 
Sarah 
NUMBER W. 20470 
CONTENTS
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32766. A.
New York- 
Francis Lighthall, deed of Montgomery Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Bell of the Regt commanded by —— in the N.Y horps line for 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & end 28 May 1836, when he died. 
Pension issued the 29 day of Augt. 1850  and Sent to Hon. H.P. Alexander H.R. 
Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending Payable to his  widow Sarah Lighthall {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}  Recorded by J P Chase Clerk, Book 32 Vol. 4 Page 43
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5507    A
New York
Sarah Lighthall
widow of Francis Lighthall
N. Y.
who served n the Revolutionary
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
29th day of Augt 1850
and sent to
Hon. H P alexander
House of Reps

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 120  Vol. 4

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Reported
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State of New York,
County of Montgomery, this Eighteenth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me Samuel Belding Jr. County Judge of Montgomery County Sarah Lighthall, a resident of the Town of Minden in the County of Montgomery, aged Eighty six years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress of the United States of July (7.) Seventh 1838. entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"" and of the Resolution of Congress of August (16th) Sixteenth 1842, and of the Acts of Congress of March 3. 1843. and June 17, 1844 and also of the act of Congress of February 2, 1848. That she is the widow of Francis Lighthall, who was a private in the militia of the State of New York during the Revolutionary War, and served as such, as she has been informed by him at different periods during the Revolutionary War, and during which time he was captured by the Indians and carried to Canada where he remained as a prisoner of war for more than two years, and nearly three years, as she has been so informed as aforesaid. That this claimant has no documentary evidence of the service of the said Francis Lighthall, but she supposes the evidence if had any, is on file in the War Department; he having made application for a pension sometime before the year 1835, but which she is informed was never decided upon. to which application and evidence now on file in the said Department in relation to the claim of her said Husband the clamant refers for the amount of service during the years 1777. 1778. 1781, 1782, and also
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The claimant further states that she resides in the town of Minden in the County of Montgomery at a his town of fifteen miles from the Court