Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6338, for Samuel Lehmann, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn

Lehmann, Samuel
or Leyman
Layman

Elizabeth

NUMBER
R. 6338

CONTENTS
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11.662
Elizabeth Leyman
Pa
Act 7 July 38
m 83 d 36
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State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County Set
On this 12th day of February 1845 personally
appeared in open Court before the Judge
of the same, Elizabeth Lyman, who on her solemn
 oath
makes the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the provisions of the acts of Congress
of the 7th of June 1832, the 7th of July 1838 the 3rd
Of March 1843 and the 17th of June 1844. Applicant
States that she is a resident of Philadelphia County &
State afs’d. That she is the widow of Samuel Lyman,
deceased. That she is informed and believes that
her husband Saml Lyman resided in German
Town during the first year of the Revolutionary war
and was appointed to the black Smith business
under Peter Smith. That said Smith was a tory
to the cause of the American Revolution and from
that cause said Lyman left the service of his master
and entered into the service of a company of artificers
of the war. And was engaged therein for sometion under
a private contract. That he continued to act in that
company until the Summer of 1776, when he was
called on under the millitia laws of said State to
perform his tour of two months service as a
private Soldier, which he did untill his
time of service was out, that from this tour of
duly he was honorably discharged.  That again in 1777
He performed an other tour of duty of two months Service
as a millitia Soldier
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and was during this tour of duty in 1777, wounded
in the fleshy part of the hip which did him slight
injury at that time. But as he advanced in age he
become sensably afflicted with the wounds as he after
told this applicant, and the ball which he received he
carryed to the grace with him. as he said. That after
this tour was over he was again called on to do some
Service in the artificers department and served at
Valley forge during the winter of 1777, and from time
 to time was ordered to Allentown to do duty in the
Artificers Services.  That he was again called on in
1780 to [do] stand his tour of duty as a private in a
militia Company, and served out his tour of two
months, and was discharged from service in 1780.
That for his services in the capacity of an artificer
and as a soldier he spent all his time from 1776 to
the Spring of 1781 when he was appointed and
commissioned Ensign in the Pa Militia and served a tour of
two months, commencing about the month of July 1781 and
serving out the same. That during the continuance of the first
tour he was appointed and commissioned a second time as ensign to take effect from the first tour. That he done the duty of two tours of two months each, under the commissions aforesaid. That the first commission & other documents touching his service is herewith attached that there is no documentary evidence of his service as a soldier nor does this applicant know the company or Regt to which her husband was attached while a soldier, but speaks only of his service from having heard him often narrate his Revolutionary service.
She has lately learned that one Frederick Axe may have some
personal knowledge of her husband's services. She states that
her husband departed this life on the 10th of Feby 1836
leaving this applicant Elizabeth Leyman as his widow.
That she is still living as such, that her husband
Samuel Leyman and herself intermarried on the
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of ___ 1783, as will more fully appear by the
Marriage certificate herewith certified, that her
maiden name before marriage was
Elizabeth Tensfelder of the County of Phila Pa
that her marriage with Samuel Lyman took place after
the war closed but prior to the 1st January 1794.
And therefore your applicant can only speak of her
husband’s services from information & belief as to
the wound she knows him to have been afflicted with. She
 can positively say that he carryed the ball in his flesh to his
grave, and always said he received it in battle at Amboy
in 1776 or 1777, She well recollects to have often heard
her deceased husband say he was entitled to a pension but
said he got his liberty and that was reward enough. She therefore prays the arrears of pension due her dead husband be allowed her and all other claims in her own right in virtue of his service be allowed & she will ever pray & Sworn to and subscribed this day & date [hour?]
E. Lehman
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 12th day of
February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred forty five.
James Campbell
Judge Ct C Pleas

Pennsylvania Philadelphia County ss
I Richard Palmer, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that the Hon James Campbell,
before whom the foregoing affidavit was made
and whom his own proper hand writing as there
unto subscribed his name, was at the time of so
doing and now is a Judge of the said Court of
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Common Pleas which is a Court of Record and
of Law duly commissioned and qualified to all
whose acts as such, full faith and Credit is
and ought to be given as well in  Courts of
 Justice as elsewhere. 
In Testimony whereof I have
thereunto set my hand and 
affixed the Seal of the said Court
at Philadelphia this 12th day
of February AD 1845
R. Palmer Prothonotary
per J S Tennery

Elizabeth Leyman
Declaration for Pension
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Elizabeth Lehman
Dec pen
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By Licence dated December 5th in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
eighty three, Samuel Lehmann, blacksmith,
and Elisabeth Sensfelder, both single persons
were lawfully joined in matrimony, on the
said 5th of December 1783.
Evidences were
William Lehmann & Ida Kraft

That the
above is a true Copy from the Records
of the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of
[Jos. Michael & Leon] in the City of Philadelphia.
I certify with my hand & the corporate seal of
our Congregation this 11th day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty five.
Chs R. Demme
Pastor of said Congregat.
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Letter to Hon G. M. Dallas
22d Feby 1845
6338
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REJECTED
6338

P. O.
Elizabeth Seyman
Service: Widow
Samuel Leyman
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
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OFFICE OF THE
Mount Holly Shoe Co.,
Charles Ridgway, Pres.
MANUFACTURERS OF
CHILDREN'S AND INFANTS' SHOES.
6/18 1887
Mount Holly, N. J.

Hon W.E. McClean
Dear Sir
Your favor 15th inst is at hand.
Samuel Lehman died Feby 10th 1836.
aged 77 years. I think that at the time of the
War the family resided in Germantown
Philadel. Pa. but the directory for 1816 puts
his residence and place of business as
296 & 302 North Front Philada Pa
Very Respy
Chas Ridgway
333 & 335 Arch W
Philada
Pa
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Office of C. S. Ridgway
Dealer in Leather and Shoe Goods,
Nos. 333 AND 335 ARCH STREET,
Philadelphia 6/4 188[7]

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Will you please give me if possible
the record of Samuel Lehman during the
War of the Revolution. I do not know
the position he held in the Army, but I
am advised that he was with it in
active service. I have been referred to you
by the [A] A.G.
Resp’y
Charles Ridgway
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City of Philadelphia Lieutenants
Office Sept 8 1781

Returns of Officers legally chosen for
the City of Phil and District Militia
1780.
May 2d Jacob Link Capt 7th Comp 6 Ball’n
1781. Godfrey Shider Lieutenant 7th Comp 6 Battl’n
Aug 27th Phlip Clumbergin 2nd Lieut 4th Artillery to
3rd Charles Wilson Peale Capt 2nd Comp 4th Batt’n
Wm Henry [Lt]

The following are nominated as officers
for Excellency’s and the Hon’l Council approbation
Viz
1781 August 16
Wm Hunter Lt 1st Co 3 Battallion
Simon Stickcorn Ensign 8th Com 3 Batt’n
Samuel Leyman Ensign 1st Com 3 Batt’n
Wm Henry W Lt
Ephraim Bonham [?] Lt
Frederick Hagner  [?] Lt
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Philadelphia August 2d 1782
Return of Officers Legally Chosen and
nominated agreeable to the millitia Law
of the State of Penn’y To be Commissioned after
latter are approved of by his Excellency the
president & commander in chief of the Penn’y
Millitia.
1781 Sept 4th Nominated Sam’l Lyman Ensign
in 2 Comp 6th Battallion
[1781 Sept] 25th Legally chosen John Delave Ensign 8th Co. 6th Battalion
[1781 Sept] 26th Adam Ester Legally Chosen Lieut 1 [?] Co. 4th Batt’n
Oct 5 nominated Wm M Dowell Lieutenant 2’d Co 6th Batt’n

1782 Ap’l 18th Nominated Alexander Russell Capt of 7th comp
15th Battallion
[1782 Ap’l 18th] John McPhearson Lieut in 7th comp 5th Battalion
Henry Toland Ensign 7th comp 5th Batt
[1782 Ap’l ] 29th Legally Chosen John Alexander Ensign 8th Comp and 1st Batt’n
May 11th Legally Chosen Joseph Robinett Capt of 4th Co. & 2 Batt’n
[May 11th] Nominated David Tettermary Ensign 1st co. & 6th Batt’n
[May] 25 Legally Chosen Michael Baker St. 4th Co. 2 Batt’n
[May 25] Jacob Byrderman Legally Chosen Ensign Do
June 18th Godfrey Shring legally Chosen 1st St. in 4th Co of Artillery
[June] 22nd Philip Chinnebery legally Chosen Segt 2nd Lt 4 co. artillery
July 6th Daniel Hartshorn Legally Chosen St in 4 Co Artillery
W Henry Lt
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Pennsylvania ss
Secretarys office
Harrisburg Jany 30th 1845
I do certify the foregoing to be true extracts from
the original papers remaining on file in this
Office
Witness my hand and seal of Secretary's
Office at Harrisburg Jany 30th 1845.
J. MIller
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The deposition of Frederick Axe taken in Rocksborough Township Phil’a County, deponent being now
in the 88th year of his age states that he is now
receiving a pension of 45$ per annum for
service done as a private & Lieutenant of the Pa
Millitia during the war of the Revolution.
That in the year 1776 he was well acquainted with
Samuel Leyman who was an apprentice to Peter
Smith of Germantown, both Black Smith’s trade.
That said Leyman & his Master fell out about
the war and said Leyman left him and entered into
the service as an artificer, for what length of time
deponent does not know. But Deponent saw him
in service before the battle of Germantown in
1776 and afterwards, that he said Leyman went into
Phil’a to do further service. That during the five tours
that this deponent done he thinks he saw said
Leyman in service but whether it was in the
Company of artificers or in the discharge of other
Service, in part or not, deponent does not
distinctly recollect,. But deponent having known
said Leyman in Germantown recollected him in
service while he deponent was out, as they did
not belong to the same company or Battallion dept.
Can not State how long his service was as a
artificer or other service, but Leyman was an
active and useful soldier, & for his good
conduct was, as deponent is informed & believes,
promoted to the rank of an Ensign. Of his
promotion in Phil’a Dept knows nothing only
from information.  All men of full age discharged
three or four tours of duty of two months
each, and deponent thinks that from the
number of time he was out & saw Lyman
his acquaintance that he must have been out
as much as three times & further saith not.
Frederick Axe
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State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County Set
I Charles B Rees, and Alderman a Justice of the
Peace in for the County aforesaid hereby certify
that Frederick Axe came before and made
Solemn affirmation to the truth of the foregoing
 deposition. I further certify that said Axe is known
 to me to be a man of fine memory of undoubted
veracity. Given under my hand this eleventh day of
Feby 1845.
Cha’s B Rees
Ald’n & J.P

Pennsylvania Philadelphia  County  SS.
 I, Richard Palmer Jr Esq Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do Certify that Chas. B. Rees Esq. before
whom the within deposition was taken and by whom
the foregoing Certificate and attestation was made
and given and who to the said Certificate and attestation has in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name,
was at the time of so doing and now is an alderman
and a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of
Philadelphia, duly commissioned and qualified
to administer oaths, take acknowledgments,
proof of Deeds & depositions, to all whose acts
as such full faith and credit are and ought to
be given as well in Courts of Judicature as
thereof.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the said Court at
Philadelphia this 12th February
A.D. 1845
R Palmer Jr Prothonotary
per J S Tennely
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Old war Div.
JNB Ex'r.
No. 
Co. Reg't

Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. July 7, 1887

Return this letter with your reply.
Sir,
Yours of the 18th ult. is received, relative to Samuel Lehman, a
Revolutionary soldier, who you state died Feby 10. 1836
Another examination has been made without finding his name
on record as an applicant for a pension. An application of a  widow, however found whose name is on record as Leyman may possibly, with some additional information, be identified as the widow of the one of your enquiry.

Be pleased to state whether a widow survived Samuel Lehman
and if so, her Christian and maiden name, any trade to which  her husband served in whole or in part apprenticeship, as well as, what use it is intended to make of the information desired-

Very respectfully
Commissioner

Mr Charles Ridgway
333 & 335 Arch St
Philadelphia Penn
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[circle stamp]
PENSION OFFICE U S
JUNE 21 1887

Old war Div.
JNB Ex'r.
No. 
Co. Reg't

Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. June 15th 1887

Return this letter with your reply.
Sir,

Yours of the 4th inst is received requesting information of
the Military service of Samuel Lehman in the war of the
the Revolution.
An examination has been made without finding his name
on the records of this office, from which circumstance it is
probable that he may have died before the passage of a pension law, under which he would have been entitled-
If he resided in Pennsylvania at the time of said war it is
possible that his name may be found in the recently published
Archives of that State, particularly in Vol X & XI.

Very respectfully
Wm E. McLean,
Act’g Commissioner

Mr Charles Ridgway
No. 333 & 335 Arch St
Philadelphia Penn.
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State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County Set
On this 12th day of Feby 1845-
It was proven to the satisfaction of the Court
by the examination of witness in open Court,
that Samuel Leyman, reputed to have been a private & an officer of the Revolution, parted this life in the County
of Philadelphia on the the 10th day of Feby 1836,
that he left at his death Elizabeth Lyman, his widow. That she is still living as such in the City of Phil’a. All of which is ordered to be certified to the war department.
James Campbell
Judge Ct C Pleas

Pennsylvania Philadelphia County ss
I Richard Palmer Jr Esq, Prothonotary of the Court
 of Common Pleas of said County
do certify that the Hon. James Campbell Esq [crossed out-’before’] 
by whom the foregoing order was made and who in
his own proper hand writing has thereunto subscribed
his name was at the time of so doing and
now is a Judge of the said Court of Common
Pleas which is a Court of Record and of Law, & duly
commissioned and qualified, to all whose acts
as such full faith and credit are and ought to
be given as well in Courts of Judicature as
thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at
 Philadelphia this 12th day of February A.D. 1845
R Palmer Jr Prothonotary
per J. S. Tennery
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In the NAME and by the AUTHORITY of the FREEMEN of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
The SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of
the said Commonwealth,
To Samuel Leyman. Gentleman
We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct
and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Ensign of a Company of foot in the third Battalion of Militia, in the City and County of Philadelphia. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Ensign by doing and performing all
Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers
and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Ensign
And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your
superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and in Pursuance of the Acts of Assembly of this State. This Commission to continue in Force until your Term, by the
Laws of this State, shall of Course expire.

GIVEN under the Lesser Seal of the Commonwealth, at Philadelphia, this twenty fifth Day of August in be Year of our
Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty one

No. 1
ATTEST.
T Matlock [illegible]

[left margin]
Jos. Reed President
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Ensign Saml Leyman
Pres't
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Philadelphia Sept’r, 4 1781

Sir, The Inhabitants of your district,
having neglected to choose
an Ensign agreeable to notice given -
We do hereby nominate you
Ensign in Captain Alexander Quarrier's
 Company whereby you are required to
Exercise all the Duties of your Command
agreeable to the Militia Law of this State.

Wm Henry Lt
Ephraim Bonham Sub Lt C

[circle stamp-illegible]

To
Ensign Samuel Layman