Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,474, Samuel Wyman, Mass.
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Wyman, Samuel
Service Mass.
Number S. 45,474

Contents
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14,821
New York
Samuel Wyman
of Lee in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line for the term of one year     war

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of
8 dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th 
of Sep 1819 and sent to the pensioner at Rome New York

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 $133.33
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820   48.00
$181.33

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued

Notif. (smudged) 1820 to Benjn. P. Johnson, 
Rome New York
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Shubael Stone's
Deposition
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I Amas Kimball of Rutland in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont of the age of the age of sixty eight years testify & say that in the Month of Feby 1783 I was a Sergant in Capt. Cogswell Company in the 8th Massachusetts Regiment Michael Jackson Col. at that time Samuel Wiman was trasfered from Capt. Waid's Company in the same Regiment into our Company which was a Granadier Company. That sd. Saml. Wiman continued in sd. Company untill I left the regiment which was about the first of Nov. AD 1783. I left him doing duty in sd. Regiment at that time. That afterwards in the month of June Ad1784 I have always understood that sd. Samuel was discharged from the American Regiment where he did duty often. I left regiment as I understood & verily believe. that I have known sd. Samuel ever since & have no doubt of the above facts as to service after I left the army.
Amas Kimball
State of Vermont
Rutland County ss
Rutland July 5th 1819
Then personally appeared Amas Kimball signer of the foregoing affidavit to me well known & made solam oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth And that the sd. Amas is a credibal witness.
Moses Strong Just. Peace
in 7 for the County of Rutland
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State of Vermont
I Robert Temple Clerk of the County of Rutland do certify that Moses Strong Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was at the date thereof & now is one of the Justices of the peace for said County duly commissioned and that the foregoing is his signature.
(seal)
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said County at Rutland this 31 August 1819
R. Temple
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I Waitstill Ranney of Townshend in the County of Windham & State of Vermont of lawful age do testafy & say that according to my best recollection about twenty years past I was going to Boston & I received a number of discharge & other papers from the old revolutionary soldiers & according to my best recollection I had the discharge of Samuel Wyman ^then of Chester now^ of the town of Lee in the in the State of New York with the others, but I got nothing on the & of course supposed them to be of no use & what became of his discharge I cannot tell but I believe I lost it. And further your deponant saith not.
Waitstill Ranney

State of Vermont
Windham County ss
Townshend July 24, 1819
Then personally appeared Waitstill Ranney signer of the above affidavit and made solemn oath that that said affidavit contains the truth. And I further certify that said Waitstill Ranney is a candid witness.
Saml. Kingsbury, Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Windham 

State of Vermont
Winham County Court Clerks Office
Brattleborough, August 23d 1819
I certify that Samuel Kingsbury Esquire is one of the Justices of the Peace for this county duly commissioned under the authority of this State and that the above is his signature.
Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court the day and year above written
James Elliot Clerk
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I Shubael Stone of Marlborough in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire of the age of fifty two years in December last past, do testify and say that I was knowing to Samuel Wyman being a privet [private] soldier in the service  of the United States in Capt. Amos Cogswill Company and Col. Michael Jackson's Regt. That I belong to the same company and that I was knowing to said Wyman serving faithfully from the year AD 1782 untill the time of his discharge which was in the last of June in the year AD 1784
and I further testify and say that I am not in any way interested in what I testify.
Shubael Stone

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire SS
August 4, 1819
Then  personly [personally]appeared Shubael Stone signer of the above affidavit and made solemn oath that said affidavit contained the truth and nothing but the truth and I further certify that said Stone is a cradbial [credible] witness and that he is ot interested in what he has testified to I believe
Phinehas Farrar Jus. Peace
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Samuel Wyman
Mass line
Col Tupper
13 August 1782 war

Samuel Wyman's
declaration

Wanting further evidence of service and the seal  of the court

Admitted
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Destrict of New york Ss
On the 15th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in Oneida County in the United States, in said destrict personally appeared Samuel Wyman aged fifty nine years resident in the Town of Lee in said destrict, who being by me sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", that the said Samuel Wyman enlisted in the Town of Groton in the State of Massachusetts on the 13th day of August in 1782 under the command of Capt. Brixton in the 10th Regt. commanded by Col. Tupper^ in the Massachusetts line^ that he was mustered at Boston by Col. Popkins, that under a new arrangement he was transferred into the 8th Regt. commanded by Col. Michael Jackson in the company of Capt. Amos Cogswell, that in the fall of the year 1783 on a new arrangement he was put into the Regt. called the American Regt. commanded by Col. Henry Jackson, his captain's name was John Hobby. that he continued to serve in said corps in the service of the United States untill the 19th day of June 1784 when he was discharged from service in the State of New York at West point. that some years after he sent his discharge to Boston for the purpose of drawing some more pay as was reported might be, but his discharge was lost or was never returned to him again, that his service was principally at West point in securing the property of the United States. And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service.
Sameul Wyman
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
Prosper Rudd one of the Judge of Common Pleas Oneida County
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I Prosper Rudd Judge &c as within mentioned do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the withing named Samuel Wyman did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the within declaration for more than nine months continued service against the common enemy; And that I am knowing to his being in very low and indigent circumstances. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the within mentioned Act of Congress.
Prosper Rudd one of the Judges of Com. Please Oneida County

Clerks Office
Oneida County ss
I Certify that Prosper Rudd was a Judge of the Court at the time of making the within and above certificate and that his signature to the same appears to be of his own proper hand writing. Witness the Seal  of said County and my hand this seventh day of September 1819
Francis A. Moodgood Clk
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Oneida Common Pleas September Term 1820
State of New York
Oneida County ss
On this 8th day of September 1820 personally appeared in a court of Common Pleas being a court of record for said County Samuel Wyman aged 61 years a resident of Lee in said County, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows. He enlisted at Groton Mass. in August 1782 for three years in Capt. Buckston's Company in Col. Tupper's Regiment and afterwards by transfer was placed in Col. Jackson's 8th Mass. Regiment & in Capt. John Hobby's company and continued to serve until last of June 1784 when I was discharged from service at West Point in the State of New York. My original application was made on the 15th of April 1818 & my certificate is No. (blank)
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818. And that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War”, passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor do I have any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Samuel Wyman
Sworn to & declared the 8th day of September 1820 before Th. H. Hamilton Judge

Inventory of Estate
Real estate none in law or Equity
Personal
1 yearling Heifer valued at   $8.00
1 5 pail kettle   4.00
1 iron pot    1.25
1 spider 6/ 1 tea kettle 5/    1.37 1/2
1 table 16/ 6 cups & saucer 2/         2.25
4 plates 2/  6 knives & forks 6/       1.00
2 bowls 1/ 1 axe 4/ 1 hoe 2/         .87 1/2
1 pr andiron 12/ 1 pr tongs 8/        12.50   $21.25
Samuel Wyman
Sworn to & declared the 8th day of September 1820 before Th. H. Hamilton Judge
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I am farmer by profession an 61 years of age my wife 55 years of age in Sept. instant and has been for a long time afflicted with the asthma. We have three children Polly aged 17 who is much troubled with pain in the side. Hathon 16 & 
Zina 12 who are as healthy as children usual who I am obliged to support & that with great difficulty.

State of New York Oneida Common Pleas SS 
A court of record by Statute. The whole of these proceedings were had in open Court and in the opinion of this Court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the above schedule is twenty one 25/100 dollars and no more.

I Francis A. Moodgood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Oneida do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total mount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty one Dollars twenty five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this eighth day of September 1820
Francis A. Moodgood

Samuel Wyman
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45474
Revy.
INVALID

File No. 45474
Samuel Wyman
Pri Rev War

Act 18th March 1818
Index: Vol. 3, Page 593

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Ex'r  INVALID

REJECTED
Abigail Adams

[balance of form blank]

Gen. notes made by N. D. Adams Sept. 83
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State of New York Rome Sep. 13, 1819

Sir
I think the inclosed papers are now compleat. If a certificate for Pension is allowed please to divert the same to the applicant at the Post Office in Rome, State of New York