Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9,151, for David Lynn, Maryland
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(3-1776)

Service
Md.

Lynn, David
Mary

Number
W. 9.151

{B.L.Wt. 1295-300 - Capt. 
Issued Feb. 1, 1790.
No papers.
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Maryland    Repentance
Mary Lynn
widow of David Lynn
Md
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Captain
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
480 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
16th day of October 1848
and sent to
Hon Henry Johnson
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[crossed out] 29th July, 1848, Page 251 Vol. 1
book D
New Certife issued
21 Dec, 1848. & sent
to Hon. H. Johnson
N. (uncertain)
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for the purpose of othering the benefit of an act entitled
"An act for the relief of certain surviving off & solders of the army of the
revolution"" approved on the 15th of May 1828. I David Lynn of Cumberland
in the County of Allegany in the State of Maryland do hereby declare
that I was an officer in the Continental line of the Army of the revolution
I served as such to the end of the war at which period I was a Captain
in the Seventh Regt of the Maryland line
I also declare that I afterwards received certificates (commonly called
commutation certificate for a sum equal to the amount of five years full
pay, which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress of the 22 March 1783
insted of the half pay for life to which I was entitled under the resolve
of the 21 Octr 1780
Witness my hand this fourth day of June
in the year 1828
David Lynn
Before me Robert Armstrong a Justice of the peace duly empowered
to administer oaths in the County of Allegany in the State of Maryland
personally appeared this day Per Perry and John Hoge
of the said County, who did severally make oath that David Lynn by
whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and
believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution in
manner as there stated
in the year 1828
Witness my hand this 3rd day of June
Rob Armstrong
I Aza Beall Clerk of the Court of the County of Allegany
in the State of Maryland do hereby certify that Robert Armstrong
before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time
Justice of the peace duly empowered to administer oaths
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Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of
of the said Court this 3rd day of June in the year 1828
Aza Beall Clerk of
Allegany County Court
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State of Maryland, Allegany County SS.
On this twelfth day of September 1848 personally appeared before the Orphans Court of Allegany
County aforesaid Mary Lynn, a resident
of said County and state, aged seventy four
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 July 29th 1848;
That she is the widow of
Captain David Lynn, who was a captain in
the Maryland Line in the Army of the American
Revolution, and who in his life time received
a pension from the United States and the proof
of whose services are on file in the office
of the Commissioner of Pensions of the United States
at Washington.
She further declares that she was married
to the said David Lynn at West River
in Anne Arundel County in the State of
Maryland, by the Reverend Mr. Higginbotham
on the 28th day of April in the year 1795; that
her husband the aforesaid David Lynn
died on the 6th day of April 1835. near the
town of Cumberland in Allegany County aforesaid
where he had resided for many years presiding
his death, and where she has resided
ever since his death; and that she has remained
a widow ever since that period,
as will more fully appear by reference to the
proof hereunto annexed,
Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year above written before
Mary Lynn
James Fitzpatrick 
John Hays 
Justices of the Orphans
Court of Allegany Co. M.
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Maryland Allegany County:
I,
William R. McCulley, Register
of
Wills of Allegany County do certify
that James Fitzpatrick & John Hays,
Esquires whose names
are subscribed to the aforegoing declaration, an affidavit of Mrs. Mary Lynn
are Justices of the Orphans Court of said
county, duly commissioned and qualified
and that their said signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of the said
Court this twelfth day of
September 1848
Test. W. Kelley
Register of Wills
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RECORD DIVISION.    3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,       , 190
In reply to your request of             , received
for a statement of the military history of David Lynn
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.        COLONEL
STATE.
Capt. in the 7th Regiment Md. Line
and served to the end of the war.
Battles engaged in, [check]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check]
Date of application for pension, June 4, 1828
Residence at date of application, Cumberland, Allegany Co., Md.
Age at date of application, [check]
Remarks: He married at West River Anne Arundel Co., Md.
April 28, 1795 Mary Galloway, and died Apr 6, 1835 near Cumberland
Allegany Co. Md. She was allowed pension (uncertain) application
executed Sept 12, 1848 while a resident of Allegany Co. Md.
aged 74 yrs,
Very respectfully.
Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08
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Payment to be made at
Baltimore
by
J.F. Gittings, Esqs.,
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
Maryland.
Payable on the
4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the
Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
21, 1848, Page 255 Vol. 1. Book D.
Lumpkin
-
Clerk.
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War Department
Widow's Pension.

I certify that in conformity with the act of [February 2d, 1848, is lined out] 29th July, 1848, Mary Lynn of Maryland, widow of David Lynn, who was a Captain in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Four hundred and Eighty dollars [and cents is crossed out] 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

Given at the War Office of the United States this 16th day of October on thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.

W. L. Marcey
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned
J L Edwardy
Commissioner of Pensions.
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18958
INVALID.
See D.W. Wid. File 9151
File No.
18958
David Lynn
Capt Revy War
Maryland line
No 17
Act: May 15" 28
on Maryland roll
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David Lynn, decd
on roll, Act May 15. 1828

Let to Hon. L.F. Linn,
April 29. 1842.
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Berkley Springs, (Bath) VA. Aug 24th 1848.

Sir,
Having just received a letter from Lynn, widow of the late Captain David Lynn
of the Revolutionary army attached to the Maryland
line, requesting me to inform her what kind
of evidence will be required to establish her
claim for a pension under an act of Congress of the

last session, granting
penny to certain
surviving widows of officers & holding of the Revolutionary army, who were married to 1800,
take the liberty to request the favor of you to
give me the information desired by the return
of mail. Be pleased to direct your letter
to this place
with qual respect,
Col. Edwards
Commissioner of
Pages.

I am, Sir, your obt set.
H. Johnson
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(uncertain)
Sept 29 1848
Mr. James Smith
Dear Sir,
I pray you to excuse
my delay to answer your letter of
Jne [June] 6th Inst.  - you would have
heard sooner from me, but must
our nearest magistrate, was absent
from me neighbourhood [neighborhood] and thus I could not ^get^ all from him as the clerk of the county untill [until] a few
days past
I, [illegible] Mason remembering well all the concerns [illegible] - about the marriage of Mrs  Lynn, many years agoe [ago] exactly as she has related on the proposed afidavit [affidavit] & has made it on the words used here.
You will be pleased to
say of Mrs Lynn that we are much
satisfied that it was in our
power to be of service to her on
this occasion and that this [illegible]
will write to her about our (uncertain)
in a few days
Respectfully yours
I am yo ob st [I am your obedient servant]
(uncertain) Mason
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Cumberland, Md Sept 23,1848
I. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions,
Enclosed I forward to you
the application of Mrs. Mary Lynn for a
pension, under the act of July 29, 1848 to-
gether with the applicants of myself and Robert
Read and his letter to you.
I am aware that testimony ought to be produced
proof the fact of her marriage to Capt. Lynn
previous to the year 1800: but she has been (uncertain)
on the subject and I transmit the papers as they
are. The fact of her marriage (about which
there is no doubt). will be established hereafter
as soon as the testimony is received.
Vry respectfully
(uncertain)
James Smith
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Hon: J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C

Oct 30/48
[crossed out]

These papers were filed
with (uncertain)
handed to me on the
11 July 1849

[stamped]
Cumberland
Oct
27
1848
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Mineral Bank of Maryland,
Cumberland, Oct 28, 1848
Hon:
J. L. Edward
Commis of Pensions
Washington ----
Dear Sir, We are in receipt of your favour
of ---- with stated enclosures, viz: ----
I enclose certificate of
Mary Lynn, upon which she wishes to (uncertain)
the amount of money overdue. She has
sent to the Pension agent at Balt---- to obtain
a blank to be executed by her in and to
obtain testimony, to which I also enclose.
This blank
Jobs(uncertain) requires her to appear before the
Pension agent of Balt--- is this necessary or
may a magistrate or some other office here
be substituted. I will thank you to give
me any information necessary. Your early
reply will be very much obliged
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Jos H Ficker
Clerk
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Free
CUMBERLAND
OCT
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pnesions
Washington, D.C.
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Cumberland Sept. 30. 1848
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir:
Enclosed I send the affidavit of Mr. Mason, and the letter of Genl Cleasen [illegible] to me on the subject of Mrs. Lynn's application for a pension under the act of July 29, 1848.
When the case is adjudicated please advise me and as I presume the application will be successful please send the requisite forms to
Yr obt srv
James Smith
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Declaration
of Mary Lynn
No
---
No 10
Mary Lynn
of David
Md
Act 29 July 1848
Married 1795
husband and 1835
Appended Copy

No. 17
Alma
as Capt
$480.00 from
from 4 March 1848
Hon Henry Johnson
Present
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Mr. J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Avl [illegible] 29, '42David Lynn
[remainder illegible]
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Senate Chambers
April 28. 1842
Sir
Will you please state at the time
Captain David Lynn of Maryland name
was placed on the Pension roll, and at what
time he drew or ceased to be a Pensioner and
to whom the last payment was made

Yours Respectfully,
Lea Linn

Mr Edwards
Commissioner of [illegible Pensions?]

David Lynn, Cumb Co Md  Captain
$480. per ann in June 1828
from 3d March 1826 to 11th April 1835
Last pay for the 3d March 1835 to day of his death made to
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J D Wilson
W. Morton, Esq  [this name lined out]
Pension 
First Auditors [these words lined out] Office
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J D Wilson
W. Morton [these two words lined out] Esq
Pension
First Auditor [these words lined out]  Office
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on examination at the Registers
office it appears that the last
account settled at the Treasury 
for David Lynn was from the
3 Sep 1833 to 2 Mar 1835 $240
Very respectfully
M unsonors [illegible]
1st Aud Off
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Act 1828
Settled at 
Treasury
Consd with
Invalid file
#18,958
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Commission in favor of David Lynn, as Captn in the 7th Maryland Regt to rank from 22 May 1779 & dated 30 Nov 1779.
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3-049.

Ex. Ew   Div. Rev War Section

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,

Washington, D.C. Sept 11, 1920

The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.

[Name of claim, - is crossed out-]
Name of widow Mary Galloway Lynn
Name of soldier, David Lynn

[P.O. -is crossed out-] address of claimant at enlistment - Frederick County Md - and after service Cumberland, Md

Company

Regiment 7th Md. Regiment

State where enlisted Frederick County
1776-Nov 15.-1783.

If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.

approximate date of birth and death July 15 1758_April 11-1834

Return attached letter with reply.

F.D.  [Byington?]
Commissioner.

C-2469
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August 8- 1920

Circle Stamp: Pension Office. U.S. AUG 9 1920

Bureau of Pensions,
Mr. J. M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner,

Dear Sir,
Having read with great interest Miss Dorsey's article in the D.A.R. Magazine for July 1920 - describing your system of keeping the Revolutionary records I am tempted to ask if you can give me any information in reference to
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Captain David Lynn and his brother Lieutenant John Lynn The latter was wounded in the battle of Cowpens, I think. I will be most grateful to have any information you can give me about both of these men.

Very unity yours
Mary Lynn Robbins
10 Prospect Square
Cumberland
Maryland
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Office of Superintendent
U.S. Capitol Building and Grounds

Washington D.C. May 20, 1912.

Hon. J.L. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
I have the honor to request that I may be furnished with a statement of the service of David Lynn, Ensign, Griffith's Regiment, Flying Camp, Maryland Troops, also Lieutenant and Captain in the 4th., Maryland Line.

The Davud Lynn referred to, my great grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. This information is desired to complete my papers for admission to the Sons of the American Revolution. it may be that an application for pension was filed by the soldier David Lynn, or by his widow Mary Galloway Lynn.

Very respectfully,
David Lynn

Superintendent's Office.
U.S. Capitol.
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1912 May 31 Hist. to David Lynn. V.L.M.
1920 Nov. 3 Hist. to Mary Lynn Robbins

Reoy Widow, &c.

File No. 9151
Mary Lynn
Wid
David Lynn
Capt Rev War

Act: July 29th 1848.
Index: - Vol. A, Page 449

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 2

affidavits of James Smith & Robert Read.
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Maryland Allegany County to wit:
Be it remembered that on this 21st day
of September in the year 1848, before me the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of
Maryland in and for Allegany County
personally appeared James Smith and
Robert Read
two credible citizens of
the Town of Cumberland in the County aforesaid,
who being by me duly sworn on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God, do respectively
depose and say, that they knew the late
Captain David Lynn of said County, and
that they are well acquianted with Mrs.
Mary Lynn, who is and has remained
his widow since the period of his death;
that the said Mary has resided at the time
of Cumberland aforesaid during all said period
and that these deponents make this affidavit
to enable her to receive a pension from the United States under the act of Congress of July 29, 1848
Sworn and subscribed
before me
James Smith
Rob. Read
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State of Maryland, Allegany County, Sct
I hereby certify that HH Ainsworth gentleman before the annexed affidavits were made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace of the state of Maryland, in and for Allegany County, duly commissioned and sworn and the the written signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of Allegany County Court, this 21 day of September 1848
Henry Bruce Clerk of 
Allegany County Court State of Maryland
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No of org [Panel?] 17.

Revolutionary Claims.

Treasury Department,
9th June 1828.

David Lynn of Cumberland in the County of Allegany in the State of Maryland has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war, at which period he was a Captain in the Seventh regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing. 

[dollars, paid to him by the agent in the State of - is lines out]

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary, 
A. Dickins

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office,
June 10th. 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Capt David Lynn in the Maryland line, amounting to Twenty four hundred dollars. It further appears that He is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been since the 3 March 1826

John Hagner [illegible]
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State of Virginia Fairfax County SS
Be it remembered that on this 25th day of September in the year 1848 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Virginia in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Mrsl Anne  Mason a resident of said county who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that she personally knows Mrs. Mary Lynn, the widow of the Late David Lynn, of Allegany County in the state of Maryland; that she knew the said Mary Lynn.  then Mary Galloway before her intermarriage with the said Capt. David Lynn, and the this deponent was one of the bridesmaids of the said Mary when she was so married to her said husband, at West River in Anne Arundel County Maryland on about the 28th day of April 1795 and that the Reverend Mr. HIgginbotham performed the said marriage ceremony.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Anna M Mason
H Cond
Justice of the Peace.
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justice of the peace in and for said County of Fairfax, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are due to all his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 26th day of September 1848 and in the 43rd year of the Commonwealth.
S. M. Ball
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James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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To James L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
My dear Sir
On the twelfth of Sept I appeared before our Orphans Court and filed my declaration under the [illegible] of my lawyer to obtain my pension under the act of Congress passed July 29th 1848
on the 21st day of Sept my attorney James Smith and Robert Read merchant, appeared before the subscribing Magistrate and executed according to the regulations of the Act that I am the identical Mary Lynn widow of the late Capt David Lynn, and have remained his widow up to the present period. During the interim of the above dates. My attorney [illegible] at my request a letter to General John Mason, asking the favor of him, to obtain from Mr. Mason a certificate she was present at my marriage. Mo answer has been received, I am left to conjecture the proper direction has not been given. Of course Sir I cannot expect of you to depart from the regular routine of your official duties. But in as much as my Country has at last achieved this act of [illegible] through by justice towards me, I take it for granted the robes of Office will not throw around my path any undue restraint in its realization. The strongest presumptive widener has been laid before you. Positive proof can be, after a delay of some weeks. But in a matter of such problem [illegible] I hope I may expect of you to arrange the business forthwith. I live too near the seat of Government to dare to impose upon it.
With great respect
Mary Lynn
RoseHill near Cumberland
Sept 22nd 1848
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Maryland Allegany County Court:
Be it remembered that on this 18th day of December in the year 1848 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Mary Lynn of said county who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God doth depose and say that some short time prior to the 26th day of October last, she placed in the hands of J. H. Tucker Esquire, the Cashier of the Mineral Bank of Maryland a certificate of J. L. Edwards Esquire, the Commissioner of Pensions of the United States shewing that she the said Mary Lynn is untitled to a pension of Four hundred and eighty dollars per annum commencing on the 4th day of March last and that she is credibly informed and believes that the said certificate is lost or mislaid. Sworn before me} Mary Lynn
Mr. Taylor D D
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Allegany County Sat
I Henry Bruce Clerk of Allegany County Court do hereby certify that Wm Taylor Esq
before whom the written deposition appears to have been made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a justice of the peace of the state of Maryland in and for Allegany County duly commissioned & sworn
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said County this 19th day of december 1848
Henry Bruce Clk of Allegany County state of Maryland
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Maryland Allegany County Court:
Be it remembered that on this 18th day of December 1848, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland, in and for said County personally appeared J. H. Tucker Cashier of the Mineral Bank of Maryland and made oath that on the 26th day of October last past he enclosed by mail to J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions at Washington a certificate issued by the said Commissioner of Pensions shewing that the said Mary Lynn is entitled to a pension from the United States of four hundred and eighty dollars per annum commencing on the 4th day of March last past.
sworn before me
Jos H. Tucker
Cashier Mineral Bank of Md
Mr. Taylor D D