Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1913-200, for Thomas Lyford, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
N. H.
CONTENTS
Lyford, Thomas
NUMBER
B
L. Wt. 1913-200
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Reved
of the Hon Secretary of War of the United States
a land warrant No for two hundred acres of
Land Issued in the name of Fifield Lyford
and the other heirs at Law of Thomas Lyford
Decesed late a Leiutenant in the command
by Col Poor & other officers of the Newhampshire line in the war of the Revolution
Joseph Berman agent
& attorney for the heirs
Dated this
day
1833
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State of Vermont 
Caledonia County  I Fifield Lyford of Cashel in the County and State
 aforesaid one of the heirs at Law of Thomas Lyford
a Lieutenant in the Newhampshire line in the war of the
revolution do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my
knowledge and belief that the said Thomas  entered the service in the year
1775 & Joined the army of the United States & served as a lieutenant to the close of the war the entire [illegible] in the year 1776- for during the war 
the in to a regiment 
commanded by Colon Poor than of the Newhampshire Line & then
served in that Redgiment & in other troops of the Newhampshire
line during the war. I further declare, that I nor any other of this
heirs of the said Thomas have never received a warrant for the
Bounty Land promised to the said Thomas on the part of the
United States nor do I believe that he ever received it or transfered
his claim to it in any manner whatsoever therefore-
Know all men by these presents that I feel by fore of the
Town of Cabot in the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont afore
said to constitute & appoint Joseph Berman of Fairfax in the
County of Franklin & State of Vermont aforesaid to be true
and Lawfull attorney for me & in
my name to demand and
from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the
quantity of land due to me & the other him as aforesaid to the
said Thomas & my said attorney is hereby fully authreed and
empowered to constitute & appoint one or more substrates or atter
under him, for the special purposes above expressed
witness where unto I set my hand & seal this 18th day of
Oct AD 1832
John Slank
Fifield Lyford
Israel Cutting
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County
Oct 18th AD 1832
Then personally appeared Fifield Lyford the signer & [illegible] of the foregoing declaration & power of attorney and in my [illegible] acknowledged the power of attorney the subscribed & [illegible] to be his free act and deed for the purpose thereon in mentioned
Attest John Dorman Just Peace

State of Vermont
Caledonia County I certify that john Damon was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take [illegible] in the State of Vermont at the above date and that his name thereon subscribed appears to me to be his real signature & I have hereunto affixed the county seal & subscribed my name and [illegible] at Danville this 22d day of Novr AD 1832.
Benj FDeming County Clerk
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Thomas Lyford
No. 1913.
1912 Mar 6 letter to F.E. Guernery H.R. (Letter in claim R.6541 Nathaniel Lyford)
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State of Vermont
District of Caledonia SS I Benjamin F. Deming Judge
of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia afore
said do hereby certify, that it is made to appear by
satisfactory proof to me exhibited that Thomas Lyford
late of Cabot in the said District of Caledonia deceased at
said Cabot in the year 1805 and that the following
persons are heirs at law and only heirs of the said
Thomas Lyford, to wit
Fifield Lyford of said Cabot son of said Thomas
Thomas Lyford of said Cabot son of said Thomas
John Lyford of Woodbury in said district son of said
Thomas
Peter Lyford of sd Woodbury son of sd Thomas
Catharine Hill of said Woodbury wife of Isaac
Hill daughter of said Thomas deceased
Betsey Streeter of said Woodbury wife of Benjamin
Streeter daughter of said Thomas deceased.
John Bruce of said Woodbury grandson of said
Thomas deceased and legal representative
of Mehitabel Bruce deceased who was
the daughter of said Thomas deceased
David Lyford of said Woodbury Thomas Lyford
of said Cabot Catharine Elmore wife of in
Elmore of Elmore in the County of Washington
Jonathan Lifford of Calais in said County of Washington, Roxana Hoyt wife of Stephen Hoyt of
said Cabot, Harvey Lyford of said Cabot Mercy
Whitcher wife of Calvin Hinchers of said
Sydney R. Lyford and Harrison Lyford both of said
Cabot, all of whom are grand children of said
Thomas Lyford deceased and legal representatives
of David Lyford late of said Cabot deceased
In witness whereof I have hereunto subsubscribed
my name and affixed the
seal of said Court at Danville in said
District this 25th day of January A.D. 1833
1
Benjamin F Deming Judge of Probate
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We John Simons & Sally Simons both of Johnson in the County
of Franklin and State of Vermont testify & say that we were personly
by acquainted with Thomas Lyford Deceased - late a Leutenant in
the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution
he said before belonged to serve on the Newhampshire
line in the said Revolution War in were well acquainted with
the sons of the said Lyford Viz - David & Fifield now of
Cabet in this State the
said Thomas Lyford didewide sum years
past State dated at Johnson this 4th day of August
A.D. 1830 -
John Simons
Sally Simons


State of Vermont Johnson August 4th 1830
Franklin County  then personally appeared John Simons & SallySimons the above Signers & made oath to the above depositions by them Subscribed before me Joseph Beeman J Peace & I further certify that the said John Simons & Sally Simons
are in my opinion persons of the truth & veracity
Joseph Beeman Just Peace