Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 958, for Henry Lyon, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                               NUMBER
Continental          Lyon, Henry               W. 958
New Jersey        Joanna.        BL.Wt.24439-160-55

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CONTENTS
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6333

Declaration of 
The Widow Joanna Lyon
for a pension under the
act of Congress Passed
July 7th, 1830.

[Illegible] 20 Apl 1783
Husband died 19 May 1824


Capt. Bruen-Artificers
"Henry Lyon" on roll
Enld [Enlisted] 17 July 1777. 3 years

Admitted
Artificer 2 years

Saml [Samuel B. Miller
Newark New Jersey



[Written vertically on right side]

[Illegible] to the first of January
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Declaration
 On order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th, July 1838.  Entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows.

State of New Jersey}
Essex County} ss

On the sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Essex. Joanna Lyon a resident of the City of Newark in the County of Essex and state of New Jersey aged seventy three years last January.  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 7th, 1838.  Entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows.  That she is the widow of Henry Lyon, late of the County of Essex and state of New Jersey Deceased.  Who was an enlisted private soldier for one year as an Artificer, in the first of the War of the Revolution under the command of Captain Caleb Bruen.  And also subsequent then to enlisted as a private soldier, for three years on during the War of the Revolution under the command of Captain Jeremiah Bruen and Belonged to the New York Line.  In the Service of the United States, (and done a fifer duty) as she has always understood by her said husband and others.  And the said Joanna Lyon further declares that she was Married to the said Henry Lyon on the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three by the Revd {Reverend} Jacob Van Arsdale, A Presbyterian Clergyman residing at Springfield in said County.  And that her husband the aforesaid Henry Lyon died on the Nineteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty four at his residence in said County of Essex.  That she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the service But the
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the Marriage took place Previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and Ninety four by at the time above stated.  And that she has no Documentary evidence Except the Family Record hereunto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year Above written before the said court.}  Joanna Lyon

E Van Arsdale Clerk
 I Elias Van Arsdale Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex in the state of New Jersey do hereby Certify that the Foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the Application of the Widow Joanna Lyon for a pension..
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office this Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine.  
E Van Arsdale Clk [Clerk}
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Births

Henry Lyon was born April 18th 1757
Joanna Clark was born Jany [January} 1st 1766

Children

Jotham Clark Lyon was born Feb. 20th 1784
Phoebe Lyon was born January 10th 1786
Moses Lyon was born January 4th 1788
Israel Lyon was born October 30th 1789
Joanna Lyon was born April 20th 1792
Mary Lyon was born July 1st 1794
Joanna Lyon was born Jan [January} 25th 1797
Abigail Lyon was born Janu [January] 24th 1799
Ann Eliza Lyon was born Novr [November} 10th 1800
Hannah Lyon was born Janr [January] 1st 1803
Henry Lyon was born Octr [October] 25th 1807
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Marriages

Henry Lyon and Joanna Clarke 
were Married April 20th 1783.
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Abby Lyon was married to Matthias Burnet March 30th, 1819.

Moses Lyon and Abby Parkhurst were married April 17, 1827.
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In the Matter of the Application of the Widow Joanna Lyon for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7th. 1838.

State of New Jersey}
Essex County}     ss   Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller, A Justice of the Peace and for said County, of Essex, Hannah Lyon of the City of Newark in the County and State aforesaid,   A respectable person and known to me to be Entitled to Credit as a witness And being by me duly sworn on her oath saith that she is in the thirty sixth year of her age.  And is the daughter of Henry Lyon and Joanna his wife of the County of Essex New Jersey.  And that the Leaf which is hereunto annexed, purporting to be a Family Record of the ages of her said Father and Mother, The date of their Marriage and the Birth of their Children, This deponent saith was taken from an ancent [ancient] family Bible which has Been Long in possession of her said Mother the above named, Joanna Lyon.  And is as this deponent verily beleaves [believes] a True Record of all theron stated.  And this deponent further saith that her father the said Henry Lyon died at his Residence in said County of Essex on the Nineteenth day of May Eighteen Hundred and Twenty four, and has Left a Widow named Joanna Lyon, who is still Living in the said County of Essex and has Remained a Widow and unmarried ever since the death of her said Husband and is Now in the Seventy third year of her age.  And further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed at Newark]
in the said County of Essex this]  Hannah Lyon
Eighth day of November in the ]
year of our Lord A. D. 1839 Before]
me.

Saml[Samuel]  B. Miller Justice of the Peace
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In the Matter of the Application of the Widow Joanna Lyon for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7th, 1838.

State of New Jersey]
Essex County] Js     Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller A Justice of the Peace in and for said County Hannah Harrison, A Respectable person Residing in the Township of Clinton in the County and state aforesaid, and known to me to be entitled to Credit as a witness.  And being by me duly sworn on her oath saith that she is in the Eighty first year of her age.  That she was wel l acquainted with Henry Lyon, and Joanna his wife, (Formerly Joanna Clarke) of Essex County New Jersey, during the War of the Revolution.  And this deponent further saith that she is sister to the above named Henry Lyon and was present and saw the said Henry Lyon Married to the above named Joanna Clarke, in the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty three, By the Revd [Reverend] Jacob Van Arsdale, who was then pastor of the Presbyterian church at Springfield, in said County of Essex New Jersey.  And that the said Henry Lyon and Joanna his wife always resided together as husband and wife and Reputed so to be until the death of the said Henry Lyon, which took place in the spring of the year one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty four at his residence in said County of Essex.  And that he has Left a Widow Named Joanna Lyon, who is now Living in the City of Newark in said County of Essex New Jersey and has Remained a Widow and Unmarried ever since the death of her said husband.  And is now as much as Seventy three years of age.  And this deponent further saith that she is knowing that her Brother the said Henry Lyon, Enlisted for one year as a private soldier, in a Company of Artificers under the Command of Captain Caleb Bruen in the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and was stationed on Long Island in the service of the United states, in the War of the Revolution before the British Army took possession of said Island  And at
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at the Expiration of his said enlistment, the said Henry Lyon again enlisted for three years as a private soldier under the Command of Captain Jeremiah Bruen, and as this deponent always understood belonged to a Company of Continental Artificers in the New York Line, In the Service of the United States.  And was absent from home And in actual Service for all that time,  except a few days at a time when home on furlow.  And this deponent further saith that the said Henry Lyon was also a Fifer whilst he was in the said service.  And further saith not.

Sworn to and subscribed at Newark]
in said County this thirteenth]   Hannah Harrison
day of August A. D. 1839]
Before me.]

Saml [Samuel] B. Miller-Justice of the Peace

[Written vertically on left side below above]

Mrs. Hannah Harrison
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In the Matter of the Application of the Widow Joanna Lyon for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7th, 1838.

State of New Jersey}
Essex County} ss  Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller A Justice of the peace in and for said County David Lyon [illegible] Residing in the township of Union in the County and state aforesaid, A Respectable person and known to me to be entitled to Credit as a witness.  And being by me duly sworn on his oath saith that he is in the seventy ninth year of his age.  That he was well acquainted with Henry Lyon of Essex County New Jersey, during the War of the Revolution.  And is knowing that the said Henry L;yon enlisted for one year as a private soldier in the Company of Artificers, under the command of Captain Caleb Bruen in the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and was stationed on Long Island, before and at the time the British took possession of said Island, and left there with general Washington's army the same year.  And this deponent further saith that on the expiration of his enlistment for one year the said Henry Lyon again enlisted as a private soldier for, three years under the Command of Captain Jeremiah Bruen (subsequently Major Bruen) and was attached, to and belonged to the New Jersey Line in the Corps of Continental Artificers, in the Service of the United States, and served out his full term of three years in the war of the revolution. And that after said term of service and about the Close of the war of the Revolution,  the said Henry Lyon Married a Woman by the name of Joanna Clarke.   Who always resided together as husband, and wife and Reputed so to be until the death of the said Henry Lyon, which took place about fifteen years ago.  Who has left a widow Named Joanna Lyon, who is still living in the City of Newark New Jersey and has remained a Widow and unmarried ever since the death of her said husband,  And is now about seventy two or three years of age and is the Identical person who was married to the said Henry Lyon and further saith not.  Sworn to and}                   David Lyon
subscribed at Newark in said County this}
eighth day of November 1839 before me Saml [Samuel] B. Miller Justice of the Peace.
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State of New Jersey}
County of Essex} js        I John P. Jackson Clerk of the County of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the affidavit hereunto annexed of Hannah Lyon, Hannah Harrison and David Lyon were severally made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Justices of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and Sworn and that the Signatures "Saml B. Miller" affixed to the Jurate of said affidavits respectively are genuine.  

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Newark in said County the Eleventh day of November AD Eighteen hundred and thirty nine. 1839
J. P. Jackson Clk

[Written vertically on left side}

Mr. David Lyon
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[Written vertically on left side]

Received 3 March 55-165271

2637
New Jersey
Joanna Lyon
widow of Henry Lyon 
who served in the Revolutionary
New York
war, as an artificer
Increased from $144
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued and 12th day of March 1852 and sent to 
James G. Berret
Present
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 302 Volume 4

302
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Vol. L. 178.

[Written on the right side]

Act March 3
June 11] ss

165291
____________________________________________________ Joanna Lyon wife of Henry Lyon

[{Joanna Lyon} struck out]
[{Henry Lyon} struck through] Artificers
Capt. Brewer
[{Capt Caleb Bruen} struck through]
[{Jeremiah Bruen} struck through]
[{N. J. Line} struck through]
N. J. Line
Rev War
_________________________________________________
Rev Pensioner
AO. 160 ac Apl [April] 25/56
N J  Feby 48-2600

___________________________________________________
Boyton.

C R Waugh 
Newark 
N Jersey

[Written diagonally across the right side] No 24409 of Apl 29/56
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District of New Jersey to wit:

On this first day of September AD 1818
before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said District, personally appeared Henry Lyon aged Sixty one years resident in the township of Union in the County of Essex in the said District, who being by me first duly 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 Army and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war "That he the said Henry Lyon enlisted some time in the year 1776.  At Long Island in the state of New York in [{Captin] crossed out] Caleb Bruen's Company of Artificers in the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps for the term of one year when he received a written discharge which he has since lost, immediately after receiving his discharge as aforesaid he reenlisted in Captin Jeremiah Bruens Company of artificers at Morristown in the State of New Jersey on the continental establishment,  that he continued to serve in the pd corps for Six months when the term for which he enlisted expiring he was Discharged.  Shortly after receiving this last discharge Capt Jeremiah Bruen received a warrant to raise a new Company for Three years  That he reenlisted again in Capt Jeremiah Bruens Company of artificers in the Continental establishment
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That he continued to serve in the said corps for the term of three years when he was Discharged from service at Morristown in the State of New Jersey, that being an Artificer he was not in any battle.  And that he is in reduced circumstances, and [illegible] in need of the assistance of his  country for support, and that he had no other evidence now in his houses of his sai services, having left his last Discharge received from Major Bruen in the hands of the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey in order to get that part of his pay which he had lost by reason of the Depreciation of money, and which by an act of Legislature was ordered to be refunded.
Sworn to and declared before}   Henry Lyon
me the day and year asd. [aforesaid]
William S. Pennington
District Judge

New Jersey District js
David Williams being duly sworn according to Law on his oath Saith that he is well acquainted withe the before married applicant Henry Lyon.  That he served in the same Company with the said Henry Lyon in the continental service in the revolutionary war.  The company was first commanded by Caleb Bruen and afterward by Jeremiah Bruen, that the deponent is sure that the said Henry Lyon served as long as three and he believes as much as four years in said company.
Sworn before me the 2nd Nov 1818}
William S. Pennington
District Judge}
David Williams
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[Written on the left side]

The Regiment and Line in which the applicant served should be listed in the declaration.  The time when the last enlistment (3 years) took place, should also be set forth in the declaration.
It would be wise in his case to give the Christian names of Colonel Baldwin (in whose Regiment it is supposed applicant served) as there are 2 Colonels by the name of Baldwin, one commanded a regiment of artillery artificers such, are embraced by the law of 18 March 1818 but more artificers are not 10 May 1820.

[Right side:]
Henry Lyon, private
Essex county, New Jersey
Captain Bruen's Company
artificers, 1 year.
regiment. and colonels. name not specified.

1st September, 1818.
Artificers not entitled to pensions under the act of 15th March 1818

[{Rejected.} 

[Hand pointing right}  See the otherside
                                     __________________
                                      _________________
William S. Pennington, 
judge
Newark, Essex Co.
New Jersey.
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John Allen being duly sworn according to law on his oath Saith that he is well acquainted with Henry Lyon the before married applicant that during all the time that he the Deponent served in the company commanded by Jeremiah Bruen which was upwards of Eighteen months the said Henry Lyon served in the said company and that the Deponent always understood that said Henry Lyon was enlisted in said company for three years and served out his time.

Sworn before me the 2d Nov 1818}   John Allen
William S. Pennington District Judge}

District of New Jersey js  Winens [Wynans] first being duly sworn according to law on his ath saith , that he is well acquainted with Henry Lyon the before married applicant that he knew him while in the Army in the Revolutionary War, that the said Henry Lyon served in the company of Capt Caleb Bruen in the artificers in the Continental army in the year 1776 that said Henry Lyon served to the knowledge of the Deponent one year the, time for which he was enlisted in said Company of artificers, which said Company of artificers, bore arms and carried their muskets when ever they marched and served with the main army, and under the immediate command of General Washington, the Deponent served in the same Company with the said Henry Lyon.
Sworn before me the 17th June} Isaac Wynans
1820 William S. Pennington District Judge}
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I, William Pennington Clerk  of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper handwriting of William S. Pennington Esqr Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

As witness my hand & the Seal of the said District Court at Newark this second day of November AD. 1818.

Wm Pennington

District of Jersey js {{on the first day of September eighteen hundred and eighteen before the subservient judges of the District of New Jersey set formally}  crossed out]
William Brown being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he L [illegible] d enlisted in Capt Caleb Bruen's Company of artificers in March 1776, and served in said Company untill March 1777, and that the before named applicant Henry Lyon served during the whole time in said Company, that the said Company of artificers marched from Newark their place of rendivze [rendezvous] with muskets and bore arms the year through, and whenever they marched they marched with muskets on their sholders [shoulders] , and always considered themselves liable to be called into action, the Deponent understood that the artificers were organized with a Regiment, and commanded by a Colonel Baldwin whose Christian name the Deponent cannot remember.  William Brown
Sworn before me the 7th June 1820}
William S. Pennington District Judge}
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I William S. Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the District of New Jersey do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named applicant Henry Lyon did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the proceeding Declaration against the Common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the Direction of the afore mentioned act of Congress and I do further certify that I have examined two respectable witnesses as to the circumstance of the said applicant Henry Lyon, his near neighbors and from the testimony in comfortable circumstances, yet by sickness in his family, his own bodily infirmities and other misfortunes [{he is not as} crossed out] his circumstances are reduced, and that he is not able to make a comfortable living without assistance from his Country.
Newark 5th November 1818   William S. Pennington 
District Judge
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161271
Application
Joanna Lyon for 
Bounty Land
165271






C R. Waugh atty,
Newark N. J.
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State of New Jersey}
County of Essex}

On this ninth day of June Eighteen hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared to me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, in said state Joanna Lyon aged Eighty nine years, a resident of Newark in this state, who being duly sworn according to Law, declares that she is the widow of Henry Lyon, deceased late of the County of Essex in said state, who was enlisted as a private soldier for one year, as an artificer, in the War of the revolution, under the command of Captain Caleb Bruen, and also subsequent thereto enlisted as a private soldier for three years & during the war of the revolution under the command of Jeremiah Bruen, and belonged to the New Jersey line in the service of the United States, that she now receives a pension from the Government, but that she cannot state the time of her said husband's enlistment, but always understood that he served his full term, and continued in actual service until the close of the war of the revolution, when he was honorably discharged.  She further states that she was married to the said Henry Lyon on the twentieth day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty three at Springfield in said County of Essex, by the Reverend Jacob Van Arsdale a minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian denomination that her maiden name was Joanna Clark, and that her husband died at his residence in the County of Essex on the Nineteenth day of Eighteen hundred and twenty-four, and that she is now his widow, and that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage except the family record, a copy whereof is hereto annexed.  She further declares that she makes the declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she is entitled
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under the act "appearing March 3, 1855.
Joanna     +    Lyon
              mark

We Phebe R. Goble and Elizabeth S. Baldwin both residents of Newark, Essex County New Jersey upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Joanna Lyon in our presence; and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Phebe R. Goble
Elisabeth L. Baldwin

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and, that I have no interest in the claim
Garret Sandford
Justice of the Peace

Copy of the Family Record from the Bible
Marriages
Henry Lyon & Joanna Clark were married April 20, 1783.
Children
Abby Lyon & Matthias Burnet, were married March 30. 1819.
Moses Lyon & Abby Parkhurst were married April 17. 1827.
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Elizabeth S. Baldwin being by me duly sworn according to Law on his oath saith that she is well acquainted with Joanna Lyon, and with her family Bible, that the above is a true copy from the Record of Marriages, in the family Bible of Joanna Lyon Compared with the original of the affiant.  Elisabeth L. Baldwin

The foregoing affiant was sworn to and subscribed before me on the first day of June Eighteen hundred and fifty-five, at Newark, in said County of Essex, and I certify that I know the affiant to be a credible person entitled to belief, and also that I have seen the family Bible of Joanna Lyon, and the record therein and believe it to be genuine.         G. Sandford
                                    Justice of the Peace

New Jersey Essex County js
Rebecca Coyer______________ being by e duly sworn according to Law on her oath saith that she was acquainted with Henry Lyon, and with Joanna Lyon his wife, who resides in the County of Essex, that the said Henry Lyon died in this county about thirty years ago, and Joanna Lyon, his widow down to the present time.
Sworn & subscribed before me}  Rebecca  Collyer
at Newark June 9, 1855}
G Sandford Justice
of the Peace
State of New Jersey}
County of Essex} js J James J. Terhune Clerk of the
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County of Essex & also of the Courts of record thereof to Certify that Garret Sandford before, whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were severally made and taken at the date thereof was an acting Justice of the peace, for and residing in said County elected commissioned and Sworn and duly authorized to administer Oaths; and that the signatures to said Declaration & affidavits respectfully are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal the Ninth day of June AD. 1855.

James J Terhune, Clk
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Rv. War Section.

                                                 February 2, 1917.

Mr. Chester N. Jones,
299 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

Sir:

In reply to your letter of the 30" ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.958. it appears that Henry Lyon was born Apr.  18, 1757,
place not stated.  He enlisted at Long Island, N. y. in the spring of 1776 in Capt. Caleb Bruen's  Co. of Artificers, served on year and then immediately reenlisted at Morristown, N. J. i Capt. Jeremiah Bruen's Co. of Artificers, served six months and shortly after enlisted in the same company and served three years.  He died in Essex Co. N. J. May 19, 1824.

He married at Springfield, N. J. April 20, 1783, Joanna Clark who was born Jan. 1, 1766.  She was allowed pension on her application executed Oct. 16, 1839, while residing in Newark, N. J.   Their children were.

Jotham Clark, -----born Feb.   26, 1784.
Phebe, ------------ born Jan.   10, 1786.
Moses, -------------born Jan.     4, 1788, (married Apr. 17, 1827 , 
(Abby Parkhurst.
Israel,  -------------born Oct.    30, 1789.
Joanna, ------------born Apr.    20, 1792.
Mary, --------------born Jan.     24, 1797.
Joanna, ------------born Jan.     25, 1797.
Abigail, ------------born Jan.      24, 1799,  (married Mar. 30, 1819, 
9Matthias Burnet.
Ann Eliza, ---------born Nov.      10, 1800.
Hannah, ----------born Jan.           1, 1803.
Henry, ------------born Oct.         25, 1807.

Very respectfully, 
G M. Saltzgaber

Commissioner.
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Sand reply to 

Mrs. Wilcox.

[{Deputy
Nov 21, 1898
Commissioner.} inside oval stamp]

The Arlington.
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Mr. G. M. Saltzgaber, 
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

According to the Census of Pensioners for the year 1840, which was printed in 1841, there was living  in Livingston, [{incorrect quotation, it is Newark} written in the margin] Essex County, New Jersey, at that time one Joanna Lyon, who was the 74 years of age and a pensioner.  At the earliest convenience of your Department will you kindly give me the benefit of the record covering her application for pension.
This is a personal matter which I am interested in, and not as President of our New Jersey Society.  If you will, therefore, have the data sent to me at my New York office as indicated above it will be very much appreciated.

Yours very truly,
Clirsten v Jourz
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622 South 9th St Minneapolis 
Mar. 21st 1898

to Pensions Bureau
Washington D. C.

Will you kindly send me the official record of Revolutionary War service with data of enlistment, ages & of Henry, Richard & Moses Lyon of Elizabeth or Newark, New Jersey?
Yours Respectfully
Anna S. Cleveland
Minneapolis Minn
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will you procure from Pension Dept the records of Harry, Moses, & Richard Lyon who served in the Revolutionary War. enlisted from New Jersey. Elizabethtown or Newark their residence probably.  I wish to learn their respective ages.

[{DEPUTY  NOV 21 1898  COMMISSIONER.} stamp]
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Dec 5' 98
Mrs Wilcox
Cirz

1917 February 2.  List to Chester N. Jones. An

[Right side]

Rev.

WIDOW, & c.

File No.    958
Joanna Lyon
Widow
Henry Lyon
Artificer Rev. War

Act. Feb. 2" 1848.

Index:-Vol.     A,   Page 449

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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24,439






Revolutionary War
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Newark New Jersey November 12th, 1839.
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of pensions.

Sir I herewith transmit to you the Declaration and evidence of the Widow Joanna Lyon for a pension under the act of Congress of July 7th, 1838. which you will please to file in your office and examine in turn
With the highest respect
I Remain you AC.

Saml [Samuel] B. Miller
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Mrs. Joanna Lyon
Payment to be made at Trenton by
P. Dickenson Esqr
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of New Jersey


Payable on the 4th September and 4th March



Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 302  Vol. 4.
Leo. Jenkins Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d; 1848, Joanna Lyon widow of Henry Lyon who was an artificer in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of one hundred and forty four dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. 

Given at the War Office of the United States this 27th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty eight
Geo. L. Marcy
Secretary of War
[seal]
Examined and Countersigned,
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Brief in the case of Joanna Lyon, widow of Henry Essex County and State of New Jersey act 7 July 1838 & c

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Claim ("[{original," or} crossed out] "for increase.")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim.
Artillery Artificer Incd [Increased] from $144 to 240.


Name and residence of Agent

J. G. Berret                S. Cole
Agent                          Examining Clerk.
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Washington 20th March 1852

Hon JE Heath
Commr [Commissioner] of Pensions

Sir'

I enclose herewith the Joanna Lyons pension certificate, and have to request that such increased allowance may be made by shall be due in conformity with the practice of your office in such cases.  

Very Respectfully
James G. Berret
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Incd [Increased] to $240 deg
former pay to at $144 per annum
C Acts
38
43&44
48.'

James G. Berret
Present
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Newark March 10th 1952

Mr. Berret
Sir
I have just returned from Trenton, & with pleasure comply with your request, Mrs. Joanna Lyon was living and in her usual health the fourth of March.

Respectfully

Mary D. Miller
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Per 2d Feb: 48.  W. J.

Boyton
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Moore &. Bryant, Crawfordsville. Ind:.

Yours Respectfully.
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165240
165241
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Newark June 9, 1855
I send herewith application of Joanna Lyon for Bounty Land, when warrant is issued please forward.  I believe the papers are sufficient, she is on the pension list, and proof of the facts are now on file, for the purposes of obtaining a pension.  
Yours,
C. R. Waugh, 
Newark.
N. J.
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5.033
New Jersey
Joanna Lyon
widow of Henry Lyon who died on the 
of Essex Co. in the State of N.J. who was an artificer in the  ________ commanded by Captain __________________ of the ______________ commanded by _______________ in the Revolution [{line} crossed out] for two years

Inscribed on the Roll of Trenton at the rate of 240 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March 1852 and sent to James G. Berret
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending

Incd [Increased] $144

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by H. R. Weightman  Clerk,
Book D.  Vol. 1          Page 201


A.2. 128
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Reprinted 
Dec. 27/48

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2637
New Jersey.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________Joanna Lyon widow of Henry Lyon who served in the Revolutionary war, as an artificer
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 144 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 27, day of Dec. 1848 and sent to 
Hon D. G Gregory
HofRl
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1948, Page 302 Vol. 4
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New Jersey 2033
________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Joanna Lyon
widow of Henry Lyon
[{who was a pensioner under the Act of} crossed out] and who died on the 19, May 1824 of Essex Cl. in the State of N. Jersey who was an artificer in the company commanded by Captain Bruen of the regt. commanded by _________________ in the N. Jersey line for 2 years.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 144 Dollars __________ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th. day of February 1840 and sent to Saml {Samuel] B. Miller, Newark, N.J.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrears to the 4th of Sep'34                        504.00
Semi-annual allowances ending 4 Mar'40    72.00
                                                                    _______
                                                                    _______
                                                                   $576.00
                                                                    ________
                                                                    ________
{Act July 7,}
{1838.}
Recorded by D. Brown                   Clerk
Book  A.  Vol.  2.     Page 128
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Reported

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New Jersey. 53.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Joanna Lyon
widow of Henry Lyon
who was an Artificer
in the New Jersey line
for 2 years.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 144. Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of April 1848. and sent to 
Samuel B. Miller Esqr.
Newark
New Jersey.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
 Vol. 1   Page 123.
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53
New Jersey
Joanna Lyon
widow of Henry
who was an Artificer
in the Revolution
Incd [Increased] from $144
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March 1852 and sent to James G. Berret
Present.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2. Page 97
A A  123
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[Written horizontally]

1 Henry Lyon

Wm Pennington
Aft.
Newark, N.J.
recd [received] 26 June 1820.

see Feb. 48-2637

[{Free} Written across above]

[{NEWARK 25 N.J.} Postal stamp]


[Written vertically]

The Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Newark 22d June 1820.

I have taken the affidavits of William Brown and Isaac Wynans which prove that the Company of artificers, in which Henry Lyon named in the enclosed application served, bore arms, altho  I am no personally acquainted with said Brown and Wynans yet from their appearances and deportment I think them entitled to full credit as witnesses, nor have I any reason to believe that they are any way connected with said Henry Lyon, or that they have any interest in his application, they do not remember the first name of Colonel Baldwin.  The artificers were not formed into Brigades or Lines.  I have a perfect recolection, that this company of Bruen's served with the main army under the immediate Command of General Washington, in 1777, and I  have a strong impression on any errand that they carried muskets, but I do not believe that the artificers that served with the artillery, did because the artillery men themselves did not, carry muskets in 1777.

Yours with respect

William S. Pennington


The Hon. John C Calhoun.
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91

Mrs. Joanna Lyon
Declaration for a pension under the act of March 3rd, 1848.


Saml [Samuel] B. Miller
Newark, New Jersey
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Declaration

In order to obtain the Benefit of the at of third day of  March 1848, granting pensions for one year to Certain Widows, who have Received pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838.
State of New Jersey}
Essex County}ss4
On this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Forty three, Personally Appeared Before the subscriber one of the judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Joanna Lyon a Resident of the City of Newark in the County of Essex and state of New Jersey, 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 benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd, March 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the Widow of Henry Lyon deceased who was an enlisted private soldier for one year as an Artificer, under the Command of Captain Caleb Bruen And also subsequent then to enlisted for three years as a private soldier or during the war of the Revolution under the Command of Captain Jeremiah Bruen and Belonged to the New Jersey Line in said war, and done a Fifer duty.  And the said Joanna Lyon further declares that she Received a pension from the United States of one hundred and Forty four dollars per Annum, under the act of July 7th, 1838.  And that she further declares she is still a Widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day} Joanna Lyon
and year Above written Before me}
Saml [Samuel} B. Miller Judge of Common Pleas.

And I do hereby Certify that the declarant in the foregoing Declaration named is personally known to me to be the Identical person who Received the above mentioned Pension from the United States.
March 23, 1848.  Saml {Samuel} B. Miller Judge of Common Pleas.
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State of New Jersey}
County of Essex}js  I John P. Jackson clerk of the County of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County Do hereby certify That Samuel B. Miller before whom the foregoing Declaration and affidavit of Joanna Lyon was made and taken, at the time of taking the same, was and still is one of the Judges of said Court, residing in said County duly commissioned and Sworn: and that the Signature "Saml B. Miller" to the jurat of this Declaration and Affidavit the above certificate are genuine

In  Testimony Whereof I have hereto set my hand and official Seal at Newark in said County the Twenty Seventh day of March AD. Eighteen hundred forty three.

J P Jackson clk
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Mrs
 Joanna Lyon 
aa
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Saml [Samuel] B Miller
Newark
N. J.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of 2,nd February 1848. Entitled an act making, Further provision for surviving Widows and soldiers of the Revolution 
State of New Jersey}
Essex County}js
On this Seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Forty eight personally appeared before me the subscriber A Justice of the Peace in and for said County Joanna Lyon A Resident of Newark in the County of Essex and state of New Jersey Aged Eighty two 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 on the second day of February 1848, granting pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Henry Lyon.  Who was an enlisted private soldier for one year as an Artificer in the first of the Revolutionary war under the Command of Captain Caleb Bruen.  And subsequent then to enlisted on as a private soldier for three years or during the war of the Revolution under the Command of Captain Jeremiah Bruen and belonged to the New Jersey Line in the service of the United States and done a Fifer duty. and died on the nineteenth day of May 1844 at his Residence in said County.  And the said Joanna Lyon further declares that she Received a pension under the act of Congress of June 19ht, 1844. of one hundred and Forty five dollars per annum
And that she is sill a Widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the} 
day and year above written}              her
Before me.                              Joanna X Lyon
                                                         mark     
Saml [Samuel] B. Miller Justice of the peace
I Certify that the above named Affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same Individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing Affidavit.
August 17th, 1848      Saml B. Miller Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

I CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Samuel B Miller Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken. was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Essex in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Samuel B Miller

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this thirty first day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State.