Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8072, for Fifield Lyford, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
N. H.

Lyford, Fifield
Judith K.

NUMBER
W. 8072.

CONTENTS
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579.
Vermont Montpelier
Judith H. Lyford
widow of Fifield Lyford
NH
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
3rd February 1853

Certificate of Pension issued the
4" day of June 1853
and sent to
J. M. Thayer
Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 29, 1848, Page 30  Vol. a
1832
1853
July 18 - to J. M. Thayer
Duplicate issued conecting
Error in name & Agt notified
,
his
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536
Vermont
Fifield Lyford
Caledonia Co in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Clough of the regt commanded
by Col. Poor in the N Hampshire
line for two years from 1775

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of September 1832 - and sent to Pensioner
Cabot, Vermont

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $120.-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 40.-
$160-

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm  Allison  Clerk,
BookD  Vol. 4  Page 70
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Fifield Lyford
Declaration
Pension
Office } July 23d, 1832

$80 per ann
$80 per annum
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State of Vermont  } SS.
District and County of Caledonia  }
On this 14th day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Hon Benj. F. Deming Judge of
the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid
now sitting Fifield Lyford of Cabot in the County and
District aforesaid aged Seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated.
That at Northfield in the State of New Hampshire the
then place of his residence in the month of Dec. 1775 he
enlisted in the New Hampshire line of the Continental troops
in the Company of Capt. Jeremiah Clough in Col. Enoch
Poor's regiment Marched to Winterhill near Boston
was stationed there until after the British troops evacuated
Boston in March 1776 - from thence marched to the
Southward thro Providence R.I. to New London Conn.
& there took shipping for New York City. After remaining
a few days took shipping for Albany N.Y. marched
from thence to Fort Ticonderoga, from thence in but
teaux to St. Johns in Canada from thence to Sorel where
they met the American troops under Gen. Arnold on
their retreat from Canada, from which place they
retreated to Mr Independence on Lake Champlain where
they were stationed and he was there discharged after
having served the full term of his enlistment about the
first of January 1777, being one years service
That at said Northfield about the first of March
1778 he enlisted for the term of one year in the N. Hampshire
troops in Major Whitcombs corps of rangers
of which there were two companies L Taylor marched
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to Charleston New Hampshire supposing they were going to
the State of New York-- there had counter orders and
marched to Peacham Vermont which was at that
time a frontier town and the most northerly set
thement in that part of the State marched in Company
with Col. Hazens Regt and was engaged in guarding while
Hazen's troops were cutting the road from said Peacham
to Canada thro. Hazen's Notch. was stationed at the
block house about twelve miles north of Peacham until
fall then returned to Newbury Vt and there remained
in said Corps until March 1779 when he was discharged
That at Northfield in the State of New Hampshire
aforesaid about the last of May or first of June 1780
he enlisted for the term of three months in the New Hamp
shire troops in the Company of Capt Ebenezer Webster
and in Col. Nichols Regt mustered at Amherst N.H.
marched by the way of Springfield Mass to West point
N. York, was stationed at sd Paint and at Robinson's farm
opposite-- Was one of Gen. Arnold's life guard at the
time of his defection. At the end of the three
months the officers being unwilling to discharge them
until the arrival of other troops he remained in
the service about two months longer the time
occupied in his return home.
That he has heretofore made application for a
pension under the act of March 18. 1818 and for
warded at that time proof of the first year's service
stated in this declaration. He then resided at Colest
his present place of residence
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or an annuity except the present and declares that
his name is not on the pension roll of any State
field and
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
before Benj F Deming Judge of Probate
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states
I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate
for the District of Caledonia aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of said Court in the
matter of the application of Fifield Lyford
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this fourteenth
day of July A.D. 1832.
Amos Paul Register