Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6331, for Simeon Lewis, Rhode Island
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SERVICE R.I.
Lewis, Simeon
NUMBER R. 6331
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31279
Simeon Lewis
June 26. 1834
Pension Office

R. Gland
original

[illegible] Gordon

Nathan Wilcox Esq
Brands Iron Works
Richmond R.I.
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Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress
Passed June 7th AD 1832-
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State of Rhode island and providence plantations
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Kent County Ss 
On this 29th day of May AD 1834 personally appeared
Before me Benjamin R Hoxsie one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the Town of West greenwich in said County of Kent Simeon Lewis a resident of said Town of West greenwich in said County of Kent and
State aforesaid aged Eighty 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 7th AD 1832

The he entered the service of the United States under the following Named officers and served as herein stated-
---
Entered the service as a soldier in the year 1776 - was drafted under
Capt John Hoxsie in the Town of Exeter in the County of Washington
And State aforesaid where I then lived with my father, and was
Attached to Col Robert Browns Regiment and was in duty in guarding
the shores on the Narragansett Bay Near point Judith in said State of
Rhode island was in this Tour Two months at least in December of the same
year I was called out. In a General alarm was under command of
Lieutenant Phinchas Sinison Major Charles Dyer then was in command of
the Regiment was on the shores of the Narragansett Bay when the British
Fleet came into the Harbor of Newport in Rhode island a part of our
Company was detained then on duty of whom I was one [was &c]
This tour three months at least in the year AD 1777 I was Drafted
under the Command of Lieutenant George, Willcox who officated as Captain
was attached to Col Charles Dyer Regiment was on the shores of Boston
near Narragansett Bay and the South Ferry so called in South Kingston
in guarding said shores in this Tour was in General Spencers Expedition Was [in] duty in this tour three months at least
In the year 1778 I was again drafted Was under command of
Lieutenant John Bates of Samuel and Ensign Jonathan Lillibridge 
Was attached to Col Dyers Regiment was at North kingston on
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On providence River at Eastgreenwich at providence and Bristol Ferry
then crossed on to the Island of Rhodeisland and was in General Sullivan
Expedition was in this tour three months at least in the year 1779
I was drafted under Capt George Willcox attached to Col Charles Dyers
Regiment was on duty at point Judith at the South Ferry on the
Narragansett Bay was in this Tour two months at least In the
[illegible] 1780 I was drafted under Capt George Willcox and attached
To Col Charles Dyers Regiment was on duty at Boston Neck
And at point Judith and on the Narragansett Bay In this tour
I was one month at least in the year 1781 I was Drafted under 
Command of Lieutenant Robert Perrigo attached to Col Charles Dyers
Regiment was on duty at Northkingston on the providence river
was at the South Ferry Boston Neck on the Narragansett Bay
in guarding said shore Was in this tour 2 months at least
In the year 1782 I was drafted was under command of
Lieutenant Robert Perrigo and attached to Col Charles Dyers Regiment Was
in duty guarding the shores of providence River on the Narragansett
Bay Near point Judith and the South Ferry on said Bay
I was in this tour 1 month at least and for these services
claim a pension Have no record of my age only our family Record I have no written discharges and dont recollect of ever having
any one He Hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not
on the pension Book of the agency of any State Herewith annex
a Tabular Statement of My services
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year above Written
Witness Benjamin R. Hoxsie
             his
Simeon  X  Lewis
            mark
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Statement Showing the Services of Simeon Lewis
1776 2 months Soldier Capt Hoxsie Col. Robert Brown 
Do 3 months  Do [illegible] Major Cs Dyer
1777 3 months Do Willcox Col Dyer
1778 3 months Do Lt.Bates
1779 2 months Do Lillebridge Do
1780 1 month Do Capt Willcox
1781 2 months Do Lt Perrigo Do
1782 1 month Do

One Year 5 Months

Age [illegible]
Residence
Eighty Years
Mortg
[illegible]

Proof of the Dictation is [illegible]
Naomi Stafford Green
Roger Lewis
Hon H Jeffery Hazard
Joseph Crandall
Gardiner Lillibridge
Solomon Lewis
Roger Sheldon
Road by them the

We Stafford Green a Minister of the Gospel residing in the Town of Westgreenwich aforesaid, and Roger Lewis residing in
the same town Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Simeon Lewis who has subscribed and sworn to the above
Declaration that we believe him to be 80 years of age that He is Reputed and Believed in the Neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur In that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid - 
Stafford Green
Roger Lewis
Witness Benjamin R. Hoxsie

And I the said Benjamin R Hoxsie Justice of the Peace as above and before written declare my oppinion after the investigation of the
Matter and after putting the interogataries prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier and served as he states and I further certify that the
Above Samuel Stafford Green is a minister of the Gospel and a resident in said Town of Westgreenwich and that the said
Royer Lewis who has signed the same is a resident in said
Westgreenwich and is a creditable person and their statement is  Entitled to Credit
Benjamin R. Hoxsie Justice Peace
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And I Benjamin R Hoxsie Justin
of the peace as above written
Further Certify that the within and aforegoing Declaration was taken
By the at the House and Residence of the said Simeon Lewis
In Westgreenwich as aforesaid and by Reason of Bodyily infirmity
And Total Blindness of the applicant and not able to attend
a Court of Record, I further certify that the foregoing contains
the Whole proceedings in the Matter of the application of
Simeon Lewis for a pension
In testimony whereof I now
set my signature hereto this 29th day of May AD 1884
Benjamin B. Hoxsie Justice Peace
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The Deposition of Jeffrey Hazard Esq and Joseph Crandall Esqr both of Exeter in the County of
Washington in the State of Rhodeisland and providence
plantations being duly sworn according to law testify
and say in the Matter of Simeon Lewis on his
Claim for a pention that said Lewis is a Man
that we are well acquainted with and have been
for many years he is a man of good character
we believe him to be Eighty years of age and we
have no doubt of his being a Soldier in the
Revolutionary war
Jeffrey Hazard
Joseph Crandall
State of Rhodeisland and
providence Plantation
Washington at Exeter this 7th day of June AD 1834
personally came the above named
Jeffrey Hazard and Joseph Crandall ESQS
and made solemn oath to the truth of
the above Deposition and I further
Certify that the above named Deponents
are persons to whom I am well
acquainted and persons
Entitled to
Credit
Isaac Greene Justice of the Peace
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The Deposition of Gardiner Lillibridge of Exeter in the County of Washington in the State of Rhodisland and providence Plantations being
First duly sworn according to law testify and says in the Matter of Simeon Lewis of Westgreenwich formerly of formerly of Exeter for his claim for a Pension that Simeon Lewis is a Man well known to me. 

I know the said Lewis to have been a soldier of the Revolution. I was with said Lewis in a Tour of duty on Boston Neck Near point Judith on the Narragansett Bay in Rhodisland. In guarding said shores this was in
the year AD 1777 - was under Capt George Willcox then officiated on Captain and was attached to Col Charles Dyers Regiment. In this tour in what is called Spencers expedition Was With him as a soldier one month the said Lewis by General Report in the Neighborhood
is confided to have been a soldier of the Revolution In most Part of the Revolution war
Sworn to and subscribed at Exeter aforesaid this Ninth day of June AD 1834-
Gardner Lillibridge
Washington ss at Exeter This Ninth day of June AD 1834 Personally came Gardiner Lillibridge the above-Deponent and made Solemn oath to the Truth of the same I further certify that the above Named Deponent is a man well known to me and his Testimony is Entitled to
Credit
Isaac Greene Justice of Peace
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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office June 14th AD 1834
Certify that at the session of the General
assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday
of May last, Benjamin R Hoxsie was elected a
Justice of the Peace for the town of West Greenwich
and Isaac Green a Justice of the Peace for the
town of Exeter both in the County of Washington,
for the term of one year: and that they have
been severally commissioned accordingly: as
appears of record in this office
Witness Henry Bowen Secry
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief of the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, that the name "HENRY BOWEN to the
afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of
Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same,
was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified
according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith
and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Prosidence
, this fourteenth
day of June
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
and of Independence the fifty eighth
John Brown Francis
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND
Henry Bowen Secry

[White seal to left of text in margin above signatures]
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The Deposition of Solomon Lewis formerly of Exeter in the
County of Washington State of Rhodeisland and providence
Plantations now a resident in the Town of Voleentown in the
County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged-
Eighty four years-- being sworn according to law Testifys and
Says. In the Matter of Simeon Lewis Claim for a pension
that said Simeon Lewis is a man with whom I am well
acquainted when we both lived in Exeter aforesaid. I am
knowing the said Simeon Lewis to be a soldier of the
Revolution I was with him in a Tour of duty under Capt
John Hoxsie attached To Co Robert Brown Regiment In guarding
the shores of the Narragansett Bay in Rhodeisland was in
this Tour with him Two months at least
I was with the said Simeon In One other tour under it
Phineas Kenyon Under Command of Major, Charles Dyer
In guarding said shores of the Narragansett Bay was
In this tour with him one month at least, and left
the said Simeon when on Duty Those tours was in the 1776
In the year AD 1778 I was with the said Simeon On the
Island of Rhodeisland was in what is called Genral Sullivan
expedition In August of that year I was with him in this
Tour one month at least and I returnd and left said
Simeon those on Duty and I am knowing to the
said Simeon Leaving home with his Gun and Equippage
at various other times which I was not with him and
Reputed to have been in the war of the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed by the Deponent In My presence at Westgreenwich
attach this 23rd day of July AD 1834
Witness Charles Tillinghast
Solomon Lewis
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State of Rhodeisland and providence plantations
Kent County of Westgreenwich July 23d AD 1834
Personly came Solomon Lewis Subscriber to the
above and within Deposition and Made
oath to the Truth of the same and I further
Certify that the said Deponent is a person
Well known to me and is entitled to Credit
Charles Tillinghast Justice of the peace
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The Deposition of Roger Shelden of Peter
in the County of Washington and State of
Rhodeisland and Providence Plantation being
first sworn according to Law Testifys and says
In the matter of Simeon Lewis Claiming for a
Pension that the Deponent is well knowing
to the said Simeon Lewis as having been a
Soldier in the Revolutionary war  I with the
said Lewis as a soldier and was placed under the Command of Lieutenant Uriah Crandall
In the year seventeen Hundred and seventy
Eight was in Southkingston
on Narraganset Bay the said Simeon Lewis was [their] soldier 
With me [in] the spring of that year the
Time I Can not Exactly recolect one month
at least and it is General Respected in the
Neighbourhood where he resides that he
was a soldier of the Revolution and that
 I concur in that opinion
Roger Shelden

The State of Rhodisland and Providence
Plantation
Washington County Ss
at Exeter this 19 day of July 1834
personally Came Roger Shelden Signer
to the above Deposition and made oath
To the truth of the same and I further
Certify that the above Deponent is
a person well known to me and is intitled
to Credit
Thomas Lewis Justis Peace
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Witness

Explanation of the Declaration of Simeon Lewis
On his Claim for a Pension I have produced the
Testimony of Solomon Lewis of Volentown County of Windham State of Connecticut and Roger Shelden of Exeter Washington County R.I.  
I dont know of any officers I served under that is now living My associates as soldier - Samuel Bates, Abel Baker, John Lewis - and
Many others I could name are Dead or in ports far Western From Me Whether they are dead or Living I dont know, -
Ensign Jonathan Lillibridge I am informed is now living --
Sworn and Subscribed in my presence
Witness
Benjamin R. Hoxsie
             his
Simon     X     Lewis
           Mark
State of Rhode and providence Plantations
Kent County ⎬ Westgreenwich This 30th day of July AD 1834
Personally came Simeon Lewis Signer to the
above Declaration and made oath to the same 
Before me
Benjamin R. Hoxsie Justice Peace
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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office August 25th AD 1834
Certify that at the session of the General
Assembly of said State holden on the first
Wednesday of May last Charles Tillinghast was
elected a Justice of the Peace for the town of West
Greenwich in the County of Kent  Also Benjamin
R Hoxsie for said town and Thomas Lewis
for the town of Exeter in the County of Washington
for the term of one year each; and that they
have been severally commissioned accordingly.
as appears of record in this office
Witness
Henry Bowen Secry
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
BE IT KNOWN, that the name " HENRY BOWEN to the
afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of
Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same,
was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualfied
according to law. Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith
and credit are to be rendered
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence
, this twenty fifth
day of August
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
and of Independence the fifty ninth

John Brown Francis
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secry

[White seal affixed in lower left margin]
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June 27, 1933
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/MCS
Simeon Lewis
R. 6331

Mr. Francklyn Hogeboom
The Lexington
Lexington Avenue at 48th Street
New York City

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War
record of Simeon Lewis.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file
in the pension claim, R. 6331, based upon the military service
of Simeon Lewis.
While a resident of West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode
Island, aged eighty years, he applied for pension May 29, 1834, and all
and alleged the following service: that while living in Exeter,
Washington County, Rhode Island, with his father (his name not
given) he served from sometime in 1776 until sometime in 1782,
at various times, amounting to about seventeen months in all, as
private with the Rhode Island troops under Lieutenant's Phinehas
Kinyon, John Bates and Robert Perrigo, Captains John Hoxsie and
George Willcox, and Colonels Robert Brown and Charles Dyer and
was in General Spencer's expedition in 1777 and in General Sullivan's expedition to Rhode Island in 1778.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof
of the alleged service, in accordance with the requirement of
the pension law.
In 1834 one Roger Lewis was living in West Greenwich, one
Solomon Lewis was living in Voluntown, Connecticut, aged eighty
four years and stated that he formerly lived in Exeter, Rhode
Island and served in the Revolution with Simeon Lewis, and one
Thomas Lewis was justice of peace in Washington County, Rhode
Island. John Lewis served with the soldier, Simeon Lewis. It
was not shown that these men were related to the soldier and
there are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Simeon Lewis
R Island
6331
Suspended
Nathan Wilcox
23 Sept 1834
Nathan Wilcox
August 3d '35
Irwin R. Nyes
Apl 21, 1860
Hon. N.F. Dexter
Sep 17, '41
ser ltrs [illegible] of Jonathan [illegible]
4236
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March 29, 1933
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Simeon Lewis
R. 6321
BA-J/MCS

Mr. Harold F. Porter, Jr.
4 North Jefferson Street
Carthage
New York

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War
record of Simeon Lewis.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in
the pension claim, R. 6331, based upon the military service of
Simeon Lewis.
While a resident of West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode
Island, aged eighty years, he applied for pension May 29, 1834,
and alleged the following service: that while living in Exeter,
Washington County, Rhode Island, with his father (his name not
given) he served from sometime in 1776 until sometime in 1782,
at various times, amounting to about seventeen months in all, as
private with the Rhode Island troops under Lieutenants Phinehas
Kinyon, John Bates and Robert Perrigo, Captains John Hoxsie and
George Willcox, and Colonels Robert Brown and Charles Dyer and
was in General Spencer's expedition in 1777 and in General Sullivan's expedition to Rhode Island in 1778.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of
the alleged service, in accordance with the requirement of the
pension law.
In 1834 one Roger Lewis was living in West Greenwich, one
Solomon Lewis was living in Voluntown, Connecticut, aged eighty
four years and stated that he formerly lived in Exeter, Rhode
Island and served in the Revolution with Simeon Lewis, and one
Thomas Lewis was justice of peace in Washington County, Rhode
Island, John Lewis served with the soldier, Simeon Lewis. It was
not shown that these men were related to the soldier and there are
no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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June 15, 1933

Veterans Bureau
Washington
D.C.

Gentlemen:

We have an applicant for membership in
this Society who claims admission on the Revolutionary service rendered by his ancestor,
Simeon Lewis, who was born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island,
February 18, 1754, and died there on March 22, 1837
We have not been able to find any Revolutionary
rolls of Rhode Island soldiers, so that this
claim can be checked. Can we trouble you to give us
any account of the Revolutionary Service rendered by this man?

Yours very truly,
FHogeboom
Francklyn Hogeboom
Registrar
FH:LM
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HAROLD F. PORTER, JR.
4 NO. JEFFERSON ST.
CARTHAGE, N. Y.
Feb. 28, 1933
Director of Pension Office
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am interested in obtaining the
military record, and any other additional
information possible, concering
Simeon Lewis, of W. Greenwich, R.I. who
was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
I believe he drew a pension at
one time. If so will you be so
kind as to send me a copy of his
pension affidavit, etc.?
The purpose is for family history
Trusting I am placing you to
no great disadvantage
Very truly yours
H F Porter Jr.
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1933. Mar. 19. hist. to
We, Harold F. Porter Jr.
WCS
1933 Min.
June 17 hist
to Mr. Francklyn Hogeboom
WCS
6331       REJECTED
P.O. ____________________________
Simeon Lewis
Service: ______________________
Enlisted: ________________________
Discharged: _____________________
Application filed: ____________________
Alleges: _________________
Re-enlisted: _________________________________
_____________________________
1852
List gives fol reason for suspension
"Suspended for further proof and
specification
Attorney: ________________________
P. O. _______________________
______________________
__________________________ Recognized.
___________________________________ Contract
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Deposition
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 9th AD 1832
State of Rhodeisland and providence plantations
Kent County

On this 28th day of May AD 1835 personally appeared Before
Jonathan Whaley One of the Justices of the Court of Common
Pleas Within and for the County of Kent
Simeon Lewis
of Westgreenwich in said County of Kent and his
Residence in said Westgreenwich aged 81 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 7th AD 1832 and
In amendment and Explanation of my former declaration
Now in the files of the department of the Commissions of
Pensions at the City of Washington Deposeth and saith
that in those tours of a longer form than one Month
as stated in my declaration now on file as aforesaid to
which I refer you I was not in actual service in Camp
or Garrison for the whole length of those tours But only
one month in actual services in Each of these tours Except we
were in classes and held ourselves in Readings at a minutes
Wanring and were often called out and was in actual
Service four or five days at a time But, Having No
Witten documents and old age and Bodily infirmity and
loss of Memory I cannot ascertain the length of time when
days would amount But from my recollection I shall
say One Month at least
his
Wit Jonathon Whaley
                his
Simean     X    Lewis
             mark
State of Rhodeisland and providence Plantations
Kent County
Westgreenwich May 28th AD 1835. Personally came
Simeon Lewis subscriber to the aforegoing declaration
and made Oath to the same and at his dwelling house
and place of Residence Being through Bodily infirmity.
and Blind Not able to attend in Court and I further
certify the said Simeon is a person entitled to Credit
Jonathan Whaley Jst Crt Comm Pleas
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Newport R.T. June 2d
1835
Jonathan Whaley at the time the
within declaration was made before
[illegible] was and is now one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
for the County of Kent [Washington is crossed out] in this
State, and in reference to the application of the within named Simon
Lewis, my attention has been requested
to the depositions in his behalf now
on file in the office of the Commissioner
 of Pensions of Elder Stafford
Greene
Soloman Lewis and Silas
James with these deponents
I am well acquainted and know those
all to be highly respectable men -
Justice J. Pearce
Kent of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
I certify that Jonathan Whaley Esquire is one of the
Justices of said Court, that the foregoing
is his proper signature in his own hand writing
that full faith  and credence is  and ought to be given to all his official acts
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my name & affixed the seal
of said Court at East Greenwich
this sixth day of June AD 1835
John Brown Clk