Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 12172, for Thomas Lyon, Connecticut
Page 1

(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Lyon, Thomas
Eunice

NUMBER
W. 12172

CONTENTS
Page 2

3538
Connecticut
Eunice Lyons dcd
widow of Thomas Lyon who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Teamster Conn.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 192 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. endg 25 Octr 1849

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Octr 1850 and sent to G. M. Thayer Esq Boston Mass.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 302 Vol. 1

(right side) 
D. P. Tyler 18 Nov 1851
Page 3

State of Connecticut Windham County SS, Probate Court, District of Hampton.
On this twenty first day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the district of Hampton in the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Eunice Lyon, a resident of Pomfret in said county, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Thomas Lyon, late of said Pomfret, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary Army, and served, as she verily believes as follows: On the second day of September seventeen hundred seventy six the said Thomas Lyon was drafted to go into the revolutionary service as a private in Captain Zebadiah Ingall company, and Colonel Ebenezer Williams regiment: and at said time he marched with said company to New Haven, thence to Stratford, Horse neck, Westchester, Fort Washington &c and served in said company as a private three months.-

In the month of December, in the year aforesaid the said Lyon was again drafted to perform a tour of service in the State of Rhode Island: and in the latter part of said month of December, the said Lyon went from said town of Pomfret to the town of Providence, and served there as a private, under the command of Captain Joseph Abbott
Page 4

three months, and in Captain Robert Sessions Company, six weeks. The said Thomas Lyon then returned to said town of Pomfret, and early in the month of May seventeen hundred seventy seven, went to Groton in Connecticut, and served in Capt. Ingall's Company & Colo. Tyler's Regiment, one month; the said Lyon then joined Captain Wood's Company from Killingly, crossed over the river to New London, and served there as a private, three months. The said Thomas Lyon then returned to Pomfret and soon after joined the said Capt. Ingall's Company, went to Providence, thence to Tiverton and served as a private in General Spencer's expedition six weeks. Soon after this, the said Thomas Lyon enlisted into the revolutionary service for three years, and immediately after enlisting as aforesaid he left home and was absent three years: a part of which time he served as a teamster in Captain Force's Company, as I have been informed by him, sd. Thomas. She further declares that in the life time of the said Thomas, he frequently told her that he served as a private in the Army a considerable part of said three years, and that he was in several engagements during said time. She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Lyon on the second day of October, seventeen hundred eighty one; that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Lyon died on the twentieth day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty three; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.- She further declares that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim to a pension.
Eunice Lyon