Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7669, Solomon Dyer, Mass.
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(3-1776) 
SERVOCE MI,BER
Mass Dyer Solomon R7669
Nickerson, Isabella
Former widow
CONTENTS
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John Nickerson
Testimony
June 15 1842
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I John Nickerson of Provincetown in the county of Barnstable Commonwealth of Massachusetts [illegible] oath do testify and say that in the lifetime of my mother Isabella Nickerson [illegible] of [illegible] her first husband Solomon Dyer had been in the revolutionary army before she heard of his death; and her [illegible]
[illegible] was that it was about one year
John Nickerson
Barnstable SS June 15th 1842
[illegible] personally appeared the above named John Nickerson and made oath to the foregoing statement by him subscribed before me [illegible] Solomon Rich Justice of the Peace
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State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk} ss At the Municipal court of the City of Boston begun & holdess at Boston in the said county on the first Monday of July AD 1842
I Peter O Thacher sole judge of the said municipal court of the city of Boston do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that Isabella Nickerson widow of Seth Nickerson was a resident of the county of Barnstable in the state aforesaid and died in Provincetown in said county in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven on the third day of August and that she left eight Children whose names are Jemima Collins Jenny Lascom, Seth Nickerson Jesse Nickerson John Nickerson, and Eldridge Nickerson all of Provincetown aforesaid; Isabella Standley of St. Johns in the Province of New Brunswick and Thankful Thomas of Boston in the county of Suffolk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Boston this sixth day of July 1842
Peter O Thacher, Judge of the Municipal court of the city of Boston the same being a court of record for then said county and commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Ss
I Thomas W Phillips clerk of said municipal court hereby certify that Peter O Thacher Esquire Judge of said municipal court of the city of Boston & that the signature within purporting to be his is his genuine signature. 
Witness my hand & the seal of said Municipal court thereto set this seventh day of July AD Eighteen hundred & forth two
Thomas W Phillips clerk
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Isabella Standley's Declaration June 16 1842
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State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk} SS
On this tenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and forty two personally appeared before me, Peter O Thacher Judge of the Municipal court of the city of Boston Isabella Standley a resident of St Johns in the Province of New Brunswick aged sixty nine 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 pension made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 1836 and the Act explanatory of said Act passed March 3 1837; That she is the daughter of Isabella Nickerson deceased formerly of Provincetown in the County of Barnstable and state aforesaid who was married to Solomon Dyer formerly of Truro in said county who enlisted in the first year of the Revolutionary War and after serving some time about Boston, we went to Canada where he was killed by the bursting of a cannon; but the date of his death, and the officers under whom the service was performed, she has never known She further declares that her mother was married to the said Solomon Dyer on the twenty fourth day of October in the year seventeen hundred and seventy that her father the said Solomon Dyer died as above mentioned; that her mother was afterwards married to Seth Nickerson of Provincetown who died about the year eighteen hundred; and that she remained a widow till her death which took place on the fifth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven
and in presence of me, Peter O Thacher Isabella her X mark Standley 
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year first above written (June 10, 1842) in court, before me
Peter O Thacher sole Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston being a county court of record
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Marriage Certificate
Solo Dryer to Isabella Eldridge
Truro Oct 26 1770
June 18 1842
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County Solomon Dyer was married to Isabella Eldridge October the twenty fourth seventeen hundred seventy
Recorded by Daniel Paine } Town clerk of Truro
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the Exception of the date which in Expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows October 24th 1770
Truro June 13th 1842
attest Barnabas Paine Truro clerk of Truro
I Barnabas Paine above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Truro in the county of Barnstable & state of Massachusetts aforesaid & that the above is a true Extract from the record with the Exception above named as certified by me
Barnabas Paine Town Clerk of Truro 
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable County Ss 
Truro June 13th 1842
Then the above certificate was subscribed and sworn to 
Before one John Kenny } Justice of the Peace
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Certificate of Marriage of Seth Nickerson & Isabella Dyer Oct 25 1779
Cert June 15th 1842
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable County SS
Provincetown June 15th 1842 
I Elisha Dyer do hereby certify that it appears by the record of deaths of the town of Provincetown, that there is contained the following entry of death viz Seth Nickerson died April the eleventh one thousand eight hundred and one
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows April 11th 1801
I Elisha Dyer do hereby certify that it appears by the record of deaths of the town of Provincetown that there is contained the following entry of death viz Isabella Nickerson died August third one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
I hereby certify that the above is a true copey of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows August 3d 1837
I Elisha Dyer above named depose and say that I hold the office of town clerk in Provincetown county and state aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me
Attest Elisha Dyer} Town clerk of Provincetown
Barnstable Ss June 15th 1842
There personally appeared Elisha Dyer clerk of the town of Provincetown and made oath to the foregoing statement by him subscribed before me Solomon Rich Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable County SS
Provincetown June 15th 1842 
I Elisha Dyer do herby certify that it appears by the record of Marriages of the town of Provincetown that there is contained the following entry of marriage viz Seth Nickerson and Isabella Dyer were married October twenty fifth seventeen hundred and seventy nine I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows; October 25th 1779.
I Elisha Dyer above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in Provincetown county and state aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the words of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me
Attest Elisha Dyer} Town clerk of Provincetown
County of Barnstable ss} June 15th 1842
There personally appeared the above named Elisha Dyer town clerk of Provincetown, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement, by him subscribed
Before me Solomon Rich Justice of the Peace
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Silas Atkins Deposition
Novr 1837
to Identify
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I Silas Atkins of Provincetown in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts on my oath testify and say that I am now in the seventy ninth year of my age and that I was born and lived in the town of Truro in the county of Barnstable and state of Massachusetts untill I was twenty five years of age, I also say that in the neighbourhood where I live there was a man by the name of Solomon Dyer and that he had a son by the name of Solomon Dyer who was about fifteen or sixteen years older than myself he married a woman by the name of Isabella Eldridge and by her had a daughter and one son, he then enlisted as a soldier in the army of the revolution and went in the army to Canada and was there killed by the bursting of a cannon as I understood it that time
Silas Atkins
Barnstable Ss Jan 22 837
There personally appeared Silas Atkins and made oath to the truth of the above statements by him subscribed Before me John Atkins; Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the aforesaid Silas Atkins is a man of truth and veracity
John Atkins Justice of the Peace
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Micah Dyers
Deposition
Nov 24 1837
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I Micah Dyer of Wellfleet in the county of Barnstable and state of Massachusetts on my oath testify and say that I am now in the seventieth year of my age I lived in the town of Truro in the county & state aforesaid untill I was ten or eleven years old and then removed with my father to this town I had a brother Solomon Dyer I remember his leaving name as they told me to join the army some time afterward, I remember they told me he was killed, in firing a salute Wellfleet November 24th 1837 Micah Dyer
Barnstable Ss November 24th 1837
Then personally appeared Micah Dyer made oath to the truth of the above by him subscribed
Before me Joniah Whitman Justice of the Peace 
I hereby certify that the aforesaid Micah Dyer is a man of truth and veracity
Joniah Whitman Justice of the Peace
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7669
PO Nickerson
Isabella 
Service: former widow Solomon Dyer
REJECTED
Enlisted: 18
Discharged:  18
Application filed: 18
Alleges:

Re-enlisted: 
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized Contract
Cert of Dis Searched for 18
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5626
Mass 
Let to Eleazer Homer July 13.42
" " Charles G Thomas Augt 42d
act 4 July 36
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no 5626
Isabella Nickerson did
province New Bruns
Mass
M70.d76.
widow decd 3 Aug 37  8 childrn
7669
Eleazer Homer
Boston
Mass
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aug 1 1849
Mass
Solomon Dyer
[illegible]
JL Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of pensions
Washington Dist Columbia
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JL Edwards Esqr Commissioner of pensions
Dear sir
I am just presented with a letter from you by a very mentons old and needy lady as Isabella Nickerson's only surviving child by Solomon Dyer decd by which It appears the Eleazer Homer Esqr of Boston has furnished you with the papers and evidence in support of said Solomon Dyers claim to a pension 
the business is now put into my hands. I do not know how far Mr Homer has fallen short of the requisitions of the bar in furnishing you with the proper evidence nor have I myself as yet informed my self of my whole duty on the subject yet I am instructed to insure immediately your objections to Mr Homers communications to you on the subject as the full facts are non furnished by the claimant.  You very properly state that no satisfactory  examination of the rolls can be made unless the names of the officers are furnished by a detailed statement of the service as the rules require; and that no officer [illegible] is designated in the papers" 
The best statement we can give of the service at present is as follows
The said Solomon Dyer was born at Truro Barnstable co Mass at or about the first of the Revolution he enlisted whether as a private or in an artillery company not certain by known) under Capt
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N (I believe Vailer) Hutch then resident of Walden Middlesex county Mass from Hatch's company we are informed he was drafted into Gen cheryler's army and was killed by the bursting of a gun or field piece at or near platsburg point while engaged in fireing a salute next day after the skirmish The facts are very notorious and were never questioned in Truro his notine place if you think they are sufficient to entitle my client to another examination of the rolls will you please inform me of the result of such examination
I am very respectfully 
your obed ser
Charles G Thomas 
Atty at Law

Boston court at N0 20
July 23 1842
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Boston July 8th 1842
Sir
I herewith forward to you the claim of the heirs of Mrs Isabella Nickerson formerly widow of Solomon Dyer who performed service in the first two years of the Revolutionary War and was killed in the service in 1776 as near as can be ascertained as he never returned after he first entered the service it is impossible that the heirs of the widow being all with one exception by her second husband should know any thing about his service or the officers under whom it was performed. 
From the statements of a few aged persons which however are not clear enough to be taken as evidence, it is thought that he entered the service in 1775 and served on the sea coast south of Boston till the summer of 1776 when he was drafted to go to the northward where he was killed.
If the deponent will allow the rolls of Col Whitney's Reg in 1776 to be searched for the name of Solomon Dyer I think it probable that some evidence may be found of the service.  The captains in said Reg were Zebedee Redding Nathanial T Kinslow, Jonathan Carriel, William Warner and Abisha Brown also Capts Smith King and Guild whose given names
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I have not been able to ascertain 
In addition to these the Sea Coast rolls of Capt John Vinton or Capt Joseph Trufant may afford some evidence of Solomon Dyer's service in 1775 or 1776.
Yours respectfully
Eleazer Homer
JL Edwards Esqr
Washington
D.C.
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No 3387
Declaration of Isabella Nickerson formerly widow of Solomon Dyer
May 4 1837 Provincetown
Mass
Cope of [illegible] 
Statement 
Hon Jno Reed HR
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No 3387
Declaration of Isabella Nickerson formerly widow of Solomon Dyer
May 4 1837 Provincetown
Mass
Cope of [illegible]
Statement
Hon Jno Reed HR
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Provincetown May 4th 1837
This certifies that I Isabella Nickerson was married to Solomon Dyer in Truro Oct 24th 1770 and lived with him untill the year 1775 then his Uncle Naylor Hatch of Malden sent for him to enlist with him and go into the war and he went and enlisted and was sent to Canada and was there some time and several months after the news came that he was killed by a gun and some time after his clothes were sent home to me and I remained a widow seven years Afterwards I was married to Seth Nickerson of Provincetown in the year 1782 and lived with him nineteen years and I have remained a widow ever since
Isabelle Nickerson 
Barnstable Ss Provincetown May 4th 1837
Then personally appeared Isabella Nickerson widow and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement by her subscribed according to the best of her memory is true before me 
Solomon Rich Justice of the Peace
Provincetown May 4th 1837
This certifies that I have known of the afore named Isabella Nickerson being a widow for about twenty years and still remains a widow
Solomon Rich Justice of the Peace
A true copy 
Attest Solomon Rich Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office Boston July 7 1842
I hereby Certify that Peter O Thacher is judge of the Boston Municipal court for the county of Suffolk that John Kenny Solomon Rich John Atkins and Josiah Whitman are justices of the peace for the county of Barnstable and they were so at the date of the several attestations
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned and that to their acts and attestations as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of court 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the commonwealth the date above written 
John G Palfrey
secretary of the commonwealth