Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20548, for Simeon Lyman, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Lyman, Simeon
Joannah
NUMBER  W. 20548
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[unreadable] 16 Decr 1839 
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Connecticut - 5148 
Joannah Lyman widow of Simeon Lyman, decd Con  
and who died on the 19th of April, 1820 of Sharon &c in the State of Connt who was a pri & sgt in the Comp commanded by Captain Bostwick of the - commanded by - in the Connecticut for 13 mo. 12 days private 
6 months Sergeant 
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 74 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836 
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of March 1840 
and sent to C. F. Sedgwick, Sharon Connt
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840   $298.64
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 1840    37.33  
$335.97
{ Act July 7 1838.}
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk 
Book A Vol. 1  Page 193
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to the truth of of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed and I further certify that the said David Lyman is a credible witness. 
Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace  
N.B. Record different place interlined before the forgoing affidavit was signed sworn to 
C. F. Sedgwick 
Deposition of David Lyman
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The Deposition of David Lyman of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut who testifies and says that he is now of the age of seventy years and over and that he is a son of Simeon Lyman formerly of said Salisbury who died in the year of our Lord 1800 at the age of eighty one years. This Deponent is a brother of Simeon Lyman who was formerly known and called by the name of Simeon Lyman Junior who died thereon in said County of Litchfield several years since. This Deponent well remembers the Revolutionary War and many of the incidents which occured during in the process of it - two brothers of this Deponent to wit, the said Simeon Lyman Junior and John Lyman served at different times and reads in different periods in the army during the said war but how often, this Deponent does not now remember.  This Deponent lived in the family with his said father, Simeon Lyman and s;o did his said brother Simon Lyman Junior during the whole period of the war except he the said Simon Junior was in the service and this Deponent can state with perfect confidence that his said father did not go into the service on any occasion he being then considerably advanced in life and having two sons who went frequently.  This Deponent well remembers that his said brother Simeon was called Sergeant  Lyman by his comrades  after his return for the army.  This Deponent known Joanna Lyman wife of said Simeon for many years.  She is now the widow of the said Simeon Lyman Junior and before her marriage with him she bore the name of Joannah Parmer. This Deponent was present at their marriage which took place at the house of the Deponents father at the same time that one of the sisters of this Deponent
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was married to Captain Nathaniel Tremain now of Pittsfield Massachusetts.   This Deponent has known the said Joannah Lyman well from that time to today, that she is the widow of the said Simeon Lyman Junior.  This Deponent never knew any other persons who bear the name of Simeon Lyman except those & above mentioned,  other than Simeon Lyman a son of my said brother Simeon; he is now about forty five years of age. And further this Depond saith not.  
David Lyman
State of Connecticut 
County of Litchfield}   Decr 11. 1834 
 Personally appeared David Lyman and made oath to the truth of of the foregoing Deposition by subscribed and I further certify that the said David Lyman is a credible witness. 
Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace 
N.B. There were different places interlined before the forgoing affidavit was signed sworn to –
 C. F. Sedgwick 
Declaration of David Lyman
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5148
Declaration of Joannah Lyman widow of Simeon Lyman
Con
Act 7 July 1838
Admd [admitted] 
13 mo 12 days pri
6 mo Sergt
$74.66 / 100
No deduction
C. F. Sedgwick Esq
Sharon
Con
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State of Connecticut 
District of Sharon }  ss Court of Probate holden at Canaan October 16th AD 1839 
On this sixteenth day of October AD 1839  Personally appeared Joannah Lyman before the Court of Probate for the District of Sharon the said Court being a Court of Record and now sitting, the said Joannah being a resident of Sharon in said District, aged Eighty four years, who being first 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 7. 1838, entitled “An act granting half pay and pension to certain Widows”.  That she is the widow of Simeon Lyman late of said Sharon who was a Sergeant, Corporal and  Private in the army of the Revolution and who served in said army as follow s.  
1 1775 5 mo.  
The said Simon Lyman served as a private in the year 1775 in the 7th Company 7th Regt from the 21st day of July to the 21st day of December being five months in the whole.  Said Company being commanded by Captain Isaac Bostwick, as appears by the controllers certificate hereto appended.
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1776 7 mo  
2.  The said Simon Lyman send seven months from May 25 to Decr 25. 1776 in Col Bradleys Regiment part of the time as a corporal and part of the time as a private as appears by the Deposition of Ely Everett a member of said Company, and also by the Journal of said Simeon Lyman kept by him during his said service.  
3d 1777 1 ½ mo 
3d The said Simeon Lyman served as a Volunteer for six weeks in AD 1777 as farther appears by the Journal of said Lyman kept during said service.   
1778 & 1779 12 mo
4th The said Simeon Lyman served one year from the Spring of 1778 to the Spring of 1779 as appears by the affidavit of James Crane and John Lyman, hereto annexed and also by the certificate of the Controller of the State of Connecticut, this service was performed in the capacity of a Sergeant.  
The Deponent further says that she was married to the said Simeon Lyman on the seventh day of December AD 1780, as appears by the Deposition of Roger Averill Esqr the town Clerk of said Salisbury, that before her said intermarriage with the said Lyman She bore the name of Joannah Parmer,  that her husband the said Simeon Lyman died at Sharon aforesaid on the 19th day of April AD 1820
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that she was not intermarried to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January thousand eight hundred & ninety four to wit at the time aforesaid,  all which will appear by reference to other certify hereto annexed.  
Joanna Lyman x her mark
Subscribed in presence of  
Ruluff Dutcher 
Isaac Lyman
Subscribed & Sworn before me on the day and date first & year first above written 
William M. Burrall Judge of Probate 
At the same Court 
Joanna Lyman the declarant, presents the Depositions of Roger Averill Esq,  Eber Everitt and Isaac Lyman, in proof of the several facts set forth in her aforesaid declaration, and this Court having examined said Depositions, Doth certify that Charles F. Sedgwick Esqr before whom said depositions were made, was at the date of the same, and is now a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield, Connecticut legally appointed, Commissioned and sworn, and that his signature annexed to said deposition is his in his handwriting and full faith and evidence is to be given to the same.  This Court doth thereupon order said depositions to be annexed to the declaration of said applicant under the seal of this Court.   
William M. Burrall Judge of Probate
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State of Connecticut 
County of Litchfield} Ss. Court of Probate District of Sharon 
I Edmund Belden Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Sharon aforesaid Do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joanna Lyman for a pension.   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of Office and of said Court this 18th day of October AD 1839 
Edmund Belden Clerk
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State of Connecticut
Litchfield County } ss  On this 18th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine Personally appeared Roger Averill Esquire of Salisbury in said County who being duly sworn deposes and says that he is the town Clerk Register of the said Town of Salisbury and that upon examining the Record of Marriages in said town he found an entry as follows 
“December seventh, one thousand eight hundred and eighty,  then were Simeon Lyman Junr of Salisbury & Joannah Parmer of Sheffield married together, and also Nathaniel Tremain & Olive Lyman both of Salisbury were married together, and also Moses Calhein & Thankful Stevens both of Salisbury  married together,  all joined in marriage said Day by the Revd Jont’n Lee Pastor" 
That the foregoing is a true copy of said Records except the date which is fairly expressed on said Record as follows “December 7th 1780".   
And further this Deponent saith not- 
Roger Averill 
Sworn before me this 10th day of September and I further certify the said Roger Averill is a creditable witness.   
Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace
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The Deposition of Ebe Everitt of Sharon in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut who certifies and says that he is of the age of eighty five years and over and was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States. This Deponent was in service in the year 1776, being the year of the battle on Long Island and of the capture of New York.  
This Deponent was during that year in a company belonging to Bradleys Regiment, the name of the Captain is now forgotten by this deponent but the Deponent well remembers that Daniel Brinmade of Salisbury was a Lieutenant in said Company.  The said Company enlisted for seven months and served through the whole of that period in the neighbourhood of New York and in the States of New Jersey &  Pennsylvania.  The seven months service was completed on Christmas Day of the year 1776 and I was at home on the first day of the year 1777.  
This Deponent well remembers that Simeon Lyman then of Salisbury was a member said company and for a period of the time served as a Corporal in said Company and served in said Company through the period of 7 months as aforesaid. Several years after the close of the war, Mr. Lyman moved [unreadable] this town where he lived at the time of his service and  this deponent knew him well for the time of his being in the army to his death.  
Ebe Everitt x his mark
Witness Samuel E. Everitt
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State of Connecticut  
County of Litchfield} ss  On this 3d day of October by personally appeared and made oath Ebe Everitt and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him Subscribed and I further certify that Ebe Everitt is a credible witness – 
Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace
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The Deposition of Isaac Lyman of the town of Sharon in the County of Litchfield and State Connecticut of lawful age who certifies that he is a son of the late Mr. Simeon Lyman who died at said Sharon on on the 19th day of April 1820. That the wife of the said Simeon Lyman to wit Mrs Joannah Lyman, and who is the mother this deponent is still living that she has not intermarried but is still the widow of the said Simeon Lyman and further saith not.   
Isaac Lyman 
Litchfield County Oct 14th 1839 
Personally appeared Isaac Lyman and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. And I further certify that said Isaac Lyman is a credible witness. 
C F Sedgwick Justice of the Peace
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Journal from Sept 17th to Decr 2 1777- kept by Simeon Lyman 
West have been 1777- 
He must have been in 1777 for he refers to the Capture of Ft.. Montgomery  & to the taking of [unreadable]
C. F. Sedgwick
the next morning Munday [unreadable] we staid til abut noon and we went to Landford & Loomis in Dover about 15 miles and I laid that night Wednesday the 24 we set out and went about 6 miles and got breakfast.
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then we went to [unreadable] we marched about 25 miles and staid that night Thirsday we marched to Green ponds about 21 miles there we was to stay till further orders.  Friday 26th we we drawed two days allowance of provisions and the returns of the want of Cartrages was maid for the Company and we chose our messmates.   
Saturday 27 in the morning we was ordered to service our guns and about Noon there was 25 men turned out of our Company to go to Danbury to gard some Cannon in to the [unreadable] 
Sunday in the morning we drawed 2 days allowance and in the --- afternoon I went to meeting.  Munday 29th  I went down to Capt Waters Company to see my mates To See fore ridgments [regiments]  that came from the White Planes and there was Lutennant Clayborn with his men that went from Salisbury, there was one ridgment that was dresed younforn [uniform]  with the cloths that was taken from the Enemy and they had the band of musick.  
Tuesday 30th  I went on gard to the mills about 7 miles to stay 2 days on [unreadable] 3 Sentenels at night and [unreadable] by day of I Stood 2 hours at night to October 1st Wednesday, we plaid ball and baked apples and plaid quoits.  
Thirsday in the morning I went and got a brakefast and about 12 oclock the new gard came and releaved and we came home and there we one of the inhabitence that shot too long through the [unreadable] of his [unreadable]
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but he maid his escape and got home and there was a scout of our men went out after the Tories & Friday went down to Capt Gates Company and played ball that day and at night I staid on gard at our quarters 2 hours.  Saturday about 12  oclock we was larraned the Shiping was coming of the north river and the Captain was ordered go with 8 men and about & 2 oclock we was ordered to turn out 23 men & a Sergt & 2 Corprels and the Lutenant lead us we went to head quarters and they took 40 men for a picket gard and the rest of us was ordered go into the meeting House and say that night Sunday 5th we staid till about12 oclock then we had orders bring all of our baggage to head quarters and be ready to march and we stayed till Sun about hours by at night then we had orders to march to the pixcills  [Peekskills] and we marched till about 11 oclock at night then we came to the barrack and staid that night Munday 6th about noon the shipping came up against the pixcills [Peekskills] Landing and droped acor [anchor] they went over the Jersey side and burnt some stores and building  that was not of not of much value and landed there men to go round on the back of Fort Montgomery and about the middle of the afternoon the fight began and held till dark at night with Canon and Small arms every [unreadable] but the the Enemy got the fort,  made prisoners of our men, some of them got away and those that was in our Ships put fire to the
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and Came up at night, I was warned on picket gard and went down against the Tories in the Shiping [shipping]  and lay there all night.  In the morning all came up to our barrack all the Continentals was all gone all the Tories was made to the Fishkills.  We stoped and Eat some victuals and about 12 o clock we had orders to march to the pixcells [Peekskill]  and there was 453 of the Militia came in that rode on horses all in one body and we got to quarters about 11 oclock at night.  Wednesday 8th we went and see our friends.  Thirsday 9th it rained all day and at night I was warned to go on quarter gard and we had to stand [unreadable] hours.  Friday 10th  the Militia Came in and there was a great number [unreadable] by the regiment to [unreadable] to march in the Loer Conn.  
and the Ginirel [General] moved uptown about 1 miles and the gard drove his Cows and Hogs and the new gard came and releaved us and we cam to headquarters and I laid that night Saterday  11th in the morning I went town to our Company and about 12 oclock we was all ordered to parrade the hole of the redgments [regiments] and there was 2 6 pounders brought up the hill and they formed the Hallow Squire and the general came in and read the news that was from the northward and maid a gread Speach  to as then then they fired the Canon 3 times a pease then . they gave 3 a’haraws and was dismissed.  Sunday 12th in the morning I sent home my Linning Shirts and trowser and we had too sermons preached that do
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Munday  13th  I was warned an fortage [forage] picking corn.  Tuesday 14th I went
unto the upper barracks after apples and sass and about sunset we was ordered to draw 3 days allowance and be ready to march by 5 oclock the next morning.  Wednesday 15th was all paraded and the baggage was rode up and we was to be ready to march at a moments warning and Sun about an hour high we had orders to march to Sunbury.  We marched about 7 miles and he had orders that the army had returned back and we had orders to return to our barracks and we got back about 12 oclock at night.  
Jan 16th  in the morning we was ordered to march to Poughkeepse and we had got [unreadable]    20 rods and we had an Express that geniral Burguine [Burgoyne] had resigned his army with
the honours of war and we had orders to return to our barracks,   Friday 17th in the morning we had news that the Enemy had landed at Poughkeepse and we had orders to march to meat them and we arrived there at Night about 20 miles.  Saterday 18th  in the morning we set out for
Kimebeck and we arived there sun about an hour high and it was 17 miles, put up at the Widow Montgomery house and drawed days allowance and reched it Sunday 19th in the morning the Rigements  all paraded and we was all sarched [searched] to find some money that was stole out of the house but they [unreadable] in it then we had orders to march to Redhook about
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miles we arived there Sun about an hour high there we come up with some of the Shiping and we drawed half a gill of parleagut rum appease [apiece]  and we was ordered to go in the woods and stay that night we drawed our flares and made a show  and the rest in any Jony Cakes.  Sunday 20th  I was on picket down against the shipping Tuesday 21.  I was not well Wednesday  22th in the morning I began to brake out with the Measles and I moved and about 10 miles before I could get in.  Thirsday 23th I was very sick.  Friday 24th  I was some better.   Saturday 25th I got home and found my friends well at home 
Sunday 26th  I was my Low and not Well. Munday 27th I was better and went to Doct Whelans and got a portion of Phisick Tuesday 28th It was a very Stormy day and I took my Physick.  Wednesday 29th I went and got a pair of shoes.  Thirsday 30th  I went to Sharon and got my shirts and bought a gun.   Friday 31th I went and got a gun fixed.   November Sateday 1 I went to hunting and Shoting at a mark.  Sunday 2th I went to meting.   Munday 3th went down to the fore end of the town and in the afternoon I picked Corn.  Tuesday 4th I went to work in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Mrs Camp
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Funeral. Wednesday 5th I went to work for Pain Turner. Thursday 6th It was a stormy day and I went over in the East Streat.   Friday 7th I went to git wood for Mr Green.   Saterday 8th   I went to work for Mr Jones.  Sunday 9th I went to meting.  Munday  10th  I went and cut cordwood. January 11th  I went on the mountains hunting and I Shot at 2 dear but have not fore Shots and did not much damage.   Wednesday 12th  it was  a cold stormy day.  Thursday 13th I went to hunting and shot at 1 dear as was on the full jump but did not hit him.  Friday 14th I went and hunted part of the day but did not see any dear.  
Saturday 5th I cut Cordwood.  Sunday 16th I went to meting. Munday 17th it was stormy day.   Tuesday 18th I went to hunting on the mountain after dear.  Wednesday 19th I went to hunt Squirrels and we cilled [killed] 12.   Thirsday 20th  was thankgiving and I went to meting and at night there was 30 peple  went to Stileses and held a diner.  Friday 21st there was about 12 Cople of us went and got a supper and had a dance and I staid all night. Saturday 22th I got a brakefast and went round visiting and at home at night Sunday 23th  I went to meting Munday 24th [unreadable]
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Tuseday 25th I saw the penal Spectator.   Wednesday 26th  went to [unreadable] Thirsday 27th I was a riding in [unreadable]  Friday 28th  Thereby I was aiding is the erly I went and put up my ordered that I set for [unreadable] Saterday 29th I went down town.   Sunday 30th I went to meting.  December Munday 1th  I buchered 2 hogs and a cow and put them up to salt.  Tuseday 2th I helps salt them down.  Wednesday 3th I went to town.  Thirsday 4th I went to hunting on the mountain and did not see any dear but tracked plenty.
Friday 5th I went down to Sharon.   Saterday 6th I went up to Comps mills. Sunday 7th to meting Munday 8th I went to work for Mr. Samuel Lee for £1.5.0 and was to have cloth at the old Price for shirting and was Call and any thing I wanted to wear
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John Hunter  Dr.  0-
Jared Everest Dr. 0-0
Jared Everest Dr. 0-2 x -0
Jared Everest Dr. 0-1x-0
Dyre Barton Dr. 0-1x-0
Dyre Barton Dr. 0-1x-6
Jared Everest Dr. 0-0x-6
Peter Mason Dr. 0-0-6
Jared Everest Dr. 0-0x-7
Jared Everest Dr. 0-2x4
Jeremiah Douchey Dr. 0-2x-4
Daniel Chapin Dr. 0-12x-5
Doct Whelan Dr. 0-3x-6
Simeon Lyman
Book A. W. 20548
Conn
Simeon Lyman
Commencing Augt 9 1776 & ending Jany 13 1777
His Lieutenant is proven bu the date of the commencement of the service is fixed by the Dept of Ebe Everitt
C. F. Sedgwick
[unreadable] going and packing our things and be ready to march at a moments warning.
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Commencing Augt 9 1776 & ending Jany 13 1777 – 
the first part is proven but the date of the commencement of the service fixed by the Dept of Ebe Everitt 
C. F. Sedgwick 
[unreadable] going and packing our things and be ready to march at a moments warning.
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Friday 9th we went and [unreadable].  Saterday 10th I helped Cook and tend the sick.  Junday 11th I went to meeting.  Munday 12th I went on gard and there came About 100 Sail in to the harbor and they fired 50 Cannon to Salute.  Tuesday 13th I washed my Cloths and went and got some water can.  Wedneday 14th there was a regular [unreadable] over to us and he was [unreadable] took to York and at night there was 2 more.  Thirsday 15th I was on gard and at night there came Men to take our place.  Friday 16th we had order to [undreadable] our guns and pack our things and be ready to march at a moments warning
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Saturday 17 we maid a place to put on things in.  Sunday 18th the Shiping Came down the North River and the Cannon rored both sides but they was not stoped but every much shattered to peces and took with our firing.  They killed one man in the City and there was 6 that was wounded with there Cannon Courtesty of our men.   Munday 19th I was on quarter gard and his men went down with the Lutenants gard and the regulars had fired 2 12 pounders in the Corn against our parade and when they had got on the parade they fired at 5 times  but did not hurt but more than one was very near.  Then there was 3 Men Came from the regulars that they took at Boston and they said that they would atone us Soon there was 3000 Struck there tents and come and pitched over against us and we expected them every Hour.  Tuseday 20th the regulars fired at our men with there Cannon 12 times but they hurt no one man our men fired there 2 [unreadable] rifles at them and scattered them about.  Wednesday 21th  there was a man washed up ashore and they took him out about a mile and sank him with a Stone and at night there came up thunder shower and there was 9 men killed in the City 3 was officers with the lightning there was three that came from the regulars to us and brought a barrel of pork, a Cag of rum, a barrel of flower, a Cag of Shougar and the Rifleman got
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Thirsday 22th I was on Picket gard and the Shiping was a moving out round Long island and they was a going to land and they did Land and our men fired the wheat and hay and retreated back.   Friday 23 I went over to the City and they was a going over to resist the Enemy and they began the fire the regulars flung up a brest work on the brush Plain and kept out flank gards and  our men took one of them with 19 men in the fire Continued all night.  
Saturday 24th  the fire continued with Cannon and Small arms very hot by Spells all day. Sunday 25th the fire Continued by Spells and then about 30 Cannon at our men at Elisabeth town.  
Munday 26th I was on main gard and there was two deserters came in to us that was there was a Head Colonel that was found to have letters from Lord How [Howe]  to poison the two water pumps and the day that it was to be done he was found out and the next day he was Shot by his ridgment [regiment],  the five began about 12 oclock at night with Canon and small arms and in the morning there was as hot a fire as Ever was known in [unreadable] Tuseday 27th in the morning the fire was in Sett of us and the Shiping was ahisting [hoisting] Sail and making to York and came in short of our fort and gave them a broad side and [unreadable] and our men return the fire and the fire Continued about us by spells and just at night men fired the howsers along the shore in a mile of us
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Wednesday about 2 oclock the fire began and Continued till 3 oclock at night very hot with Canon and Small arms.  Thirsday 29th I went to Pawls Hook [Paulus Hook] and the drums beat
a challange on both sides and the fire began, but not so hot as before but it fell all day at night
[unreadable] Left our forts and came back to New York.  Sunday 30th in the afternoon our men Left [unreadable] and the regulars fired there Canon at there boats [unreadable] they got to New York.  Saterday 31th I was on gard the regulars fired there [unreadable] all day September 1th Sunday they was not much Fire or vary Little Munday 2th I went to take some Sick to the hospital and they was very week.  Tuseday 3the there was one of our [unreadable] Wednesday 4th I was on [unreadable] gard and the Shiping moved up toards New York.  Thursday 5th in the afternoon they flung a number of Shels and fired Cannon at the City and our men returned the fire.  Friday 6th There was not much firing at night. There was 2 deserters.  Saturday 7th was on gard there was not much firing. Sunday 8th there was a firing with Canon all day.  Munday 9th they fired some Canon.  Tuseday 10th there was not much firing.  Wednesday 11th had orders to be redy to march at Eight oclock the next day.  Thirsday the 12th we loded our baggage and in
our rigement [regiment] and marched [unreadable] 18 miles and got up in a barge
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Friday 13th  in the afternoon we went to exercise and I received two Letters which I recd to my grate joy. Saturday 14th  I Wrote Letters.  Sunday 15th the regulars Landed on York side and there was a very hot fire and one ridgment Cut off and they got some boats and row acrost the west side. Munday 16th  they had a smart battle on York side and our men drove the enemy off there lines twise with the loss of 50 men and they lost 300.  I was on post and see the fight.  Tuseday 17th  there was not much done on either Side.   Wednesday 18th I got [unreadable] 
Thirsday 19th we got some men and [unreadable] and washed some Cloths.  Friday 20th I mended my old Shirts and serviced my gun  and in the afternoon we had orders to move town about half a mile and at night we see a light down to York.  Saterday 21th in the morning I went down to the fort and I see new york in flames [unreadable] Sunday 22th  about 12 oclock there was about 20 Canon fire at pauls hook [Paulus Hook}  and soon about 2 hours by the ridgement [regiment]  was ordered to march down to roughbucks ferry about 10 miles and we got there about 9 oclock at night and we struck up some fire and those that night
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Monday 23th The Enemy fired with there Canon and landed there men on Pauls Hook [Paulus Hook] on our side then we was ordered to have enough for a double gard  stay and the rest of the ridgement  to return to their quarters and we moved down to the hows Tuseday 24th  I was on gard duty I was ordered to take 6 men and go down a point and keep 2 Sentinels and stay till break of day and then return to our gard.  Wednesday 25th we had orders to march to old Bargain and our [unreadable] is as brought to us.  Thirsday 26th the enemy came to a [unreadable]  Friday 27th [unreadable] they began to fire and [unreadable] on another hill came the Enemy at our men with their field pieces in our encampments and went through Some tents but did not hurt one man.  Our men worked all night at the forts Saterday 28th I received 3 letters.  There was much firing.  Sunday 29th we was  [unreadable] Munday 30th I went and got some [unreadable] October Tuesday 1th I went and got some [unreadable] Wednesday 2th I was in the gard with the [unreadable] 8 miles from our home [unreadable] had nothing my  a piece of [unreadable] to eat.  Thirsday 3th in the morning we Shot a hog and boiled it with [unreadable] and made a meal of it.  Then about 3 oclock we got home.  We got some victuals again.
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Friday 4th about 7 oclock we was ordered to draw 3 days [unreadable] and cook it in 2 hours and then send our pots to the Porter Saterday 5th  I went and put our things and about 9 oclock we went on the parade with our packs and we had  orders to return and be ready at a moments warning and about 8 oclock we had orders to march to the English Neighbourhood and we got there about 3 o'clock at night Sunday 6th  we fixt lodging.  Munday 7th I got some thing to send home and at Night I went on gard Tuseday 8th  I Scoured my Gun Wednesday 9th I dug a grave for the Lutenant and about 3 oclock he was buried there was a shiping went up the north river with a very hot fire.  Thirsday 10th I scoured my gun  Friday 1th I was on fort gard Saturday 12th   about 10 oclock was Sumoned [summoned] and we went to the Colonals and paraded and we sat in Barracks  and one of the Soldier took up his gun a Scouring insted it went off and the ball Struck a gun and on out it into and nocked off the housing and part went into the ground and the other in a mans Leg and a buck shot the other side and 2 back then struck a mans hat and 2 went through under Sargent Gates arms as he lady down on his blanket and grased his backside there.  We was [unreadable] 9 oclock and then we had orders to [unreadable]
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[unreadable] Sunday 13th our oldest Corprol [corporal] died and about 7 oclock  we had orders to draw 3 days allowance and Cook it up.  Munday 14th there was not much done.  Tuseday 15th made an ax halve and ground my ax.  Wedneday 16th I was on main gard.  Thirsday 17th we did not do much.  Friday 18th we went and got [unreadable] for our howser.  Saterday 19th  we lade up our house Sunday 20th I wrote a letter.  Monday 21th I went and got some walnuts.  Tuseday 22th I did not do much. Wednesday 23th I went to Hackinsack.  Thirsday 24th I was on gard to gard fat cattle at  Hackinsack Friday 25th about 12 ockock there was the [unreadable] fire with Canon from the Shiping that Ever I heard it was a big day with them.  Saterday 26th I washed my Cloths Sunday 27th in the morning there was 2 Ships came against our Lines and [unreadable] and we began a fire with Canon and they fired and the fire hit all day and before night they Cut there Cable and go back Munday 28th I was on fateague Tuseday 29th tere was 11 Regulars and 11 [unreadable]  brought over and sent to [unreadable]  Wednesday 30th I worked at our hut Thursday 31st I was on [unreadable] gard and there was orders that our ridgement Should go over York those that was not on duty.
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November 1th  Friday there was not much done.  Saterday 2th I worked at my hut  Sunday 3th we staid at home.  Munday 4th I wrote a letter Tuseday 5th  we did not do much but about 3 oclock there Came 3 Ships up by our forts we fired and struck them a Number of times one of the Lutenants was killed with one of our Canon.  His arm was blown into the river.  We was [unreadable] just at Sun Set and Staid til 8 oclcok then was dismissed.  Wednesday 6th I went and got a cheese.  Thirsday 7th I got a barrel of cider.  Friday 8th I worked at my hut.  Saterday 9th I was on the powder gard.  Sunday 10th there was not much done.  Monday 11th I went and got some Bord [board] for one hut.  Tuseday 12th I worked at my hut.  Wednesday 13th I went up the river about 4 miles to keep the Tories from the Shiping.  We staid that day Thirsday 14th we staid.  Friday 15th we was released.   Saturday 16th I moved up to my hut and they began a heavy fire on York Side and it kill till last night.  Then our men retreated to the forst and the Enemy Serrounded the port and our men gave it up and Came out as prisoners Sunday 17th there was not much done.
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Monday 18th I was on gard at [unreadable] and at night there was one [unreadable] of  York Tuseday 19th  I came up with the prisoner one there was a [unreadable] and the Gards was cald in and we went to [unreadable]  the Enemy came out and took a of our Canon and pervisions and store and took some of our men and all the packs of the other prisoners that we took at York Island  Wednesday 20th this morning I went and found of our Company and we had orders to March out in the Country and we had marched about half mile and they began a fire at our gard and our men fired the Stores and the Enemy Landed below and our men met them and they was a  smart fire for Some time and marched at till  about 10 oclock at night then we put up. Thirsday 21st we marched till noon then had orders that we must a part go back and join the ridgment and the rest go on with the sick and it fell to my lot go with the sick and we make on Friday 22th  we marched on to go to New London   Saterday 23th  we marched on slow.  Sunday 24th we went within 3 miles Munday 25th the we went into town and Carried our Sick almost to the Fishkills and I came across to draw some provision for the Company Tuseday 26th  in the morning I went to
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the town and I was ordered to go to the Company and fetch them over got over, we got over about 8 o clock at night Wednesday 27th  we went to our barracks and I heard that there was some of Salisbury men there to work and I went and found them all well Thirsday 28th  I scoured my gun Friday 29th I wrote Some Letters Saturday 30th I see  of See Mr Luke Camp and he said that our folks was all well at home December Sunday 1th there was not much done. Munday 2th there was some of the tropers come to see us Tuseday 3th I got rady to go back to the ridgment [regiment] Wednesday 6th We set out and went fore [four] miles over the ferry Thursday 5th  we set out and went to Chester about 12 miles and staid that night Friday 6th  we marched to Lewistown about 18 miles Saterday 7th we went to Newtown about 13 miles Sunday 8th  we went to Hanover furnis about 13 miles Munday 9th  I got my shoes mended and went the 6 miles Tuseday 10th  we went about 10 miles Wednesday 11th we went to the Moravian town and see there Mill and Store and I never Saw Such contrivance as they had and we marched 10 miles and at night there came a Light Show
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Thirsday 12th in the morning we heard that they had taken all the boats up and broke them and the Enemy was 19 miles off and they expected there would be a number there that night and the people said that they would take up arms against the Enemy and we thought best for us to return and we set out and went about 12 miles to Nuttown [Newtown] Friday 13th we went about 10 miles to Senickstown Saturday 14th in the morning we heard that General Lee was taken  we met  General Gates and he said that  he was a going to join Washington and we might go with them and we went about 18 mile towards the Delaware river Sunday 15th  we crost [crossed]  Delaware river and went about 13 the miles Munday 16th  we stoped and washed our Cloths and went about 3 miles Tuseday 17th  we went about 20 miles to Nazareth the Morales lives there and they was very kind to us Wednesday 18th we went to Bethlehem and See the Waterworks where they sent the water up Steap hill all over the town in pipes and we went about 10 miles  Thirsday 19th  we went about 16 miles to Bedminster town Friday 20th  we went about 20 miles to Salisbury Saturday 21th we went about 13 miles and come to our Company and found them all well and in [unreadable] Spirits
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[unreadable] Tuseday 24th in the morning there Came a Scouting Party of the Hessians and fired and killed one of our men and [unreadable] and our men fired there Canon and [unreadable] them off in the afternoon we was marched and the [unreadable] us to stay a few days longer but we refused to stay upon the account of [unreadable] Wednesday 25th we got our breakfast and they sent for money and we staid until about noon and we was not like to get it and we set out for home and went about 12 miles to Salisbury Thirsday 26th in the Morning it snowed and we sat out and it Stormed, all day and we went about 8 miles to Plumsted  Friday 27th  we went over Delaware river and we marched about 20 miles to Greenage  Saterday 28th   we went about 20 miles to Plansfield in Sussicks [Sussex] County and it was very late traveling Sunday 29th in the morning went about six miles and got brakefast and we hired a slay [sleigh] to go to Sessick town about 20 miles with us and we went about 30 miles  Munday 30th we went about 34 miles and we rode in a slay [sleigh]  about 8 miles we went to Middletown
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Tuseday 31th in the morning we went 3 miles and got a brakefast and hired a slay [sleigh]  to barrow us to the river and we [unreadable] and said that night we went 24 miles January 1th 1777 we went to Clove about 29 and staid that Night and it rained and it was very bad going and Thirsday 2th we went home and found them all well we went about 24 miles Friday 3th I went to see my friends that day Saterday 4th  went over the East side of the Swamp to See the Neighbors Sunday 6th I went to Meting and heard a Sermin it seamed very strange to hear preaching again  Munday 6th I went down to the fore [far] end of the town and to Sharon and [unreadable] Wednesday 8th Some of my accounts Thursday 9th I went over to Canan [Canaan] to see my frinds and was gone 2 days Saterday 11th  I went down to the Lone end of the town Sunday 12th I went to Meting Munday 13th  I went to work for the Widdow Camp
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Simeon Lyman
Simeon Lyman Junior
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Jeremiah Daucy Dr 0-0x-4
To reckonings Law Atorney 0-5-0
To reckonings at Pens 0-6-0
Abraham Welden Dr by cash 0-0-4
Rodrick Steal Dr b Cas 0-1-3
Abraham Welden Cr by cash 0-4-3
Silas Bingham  Cr. 0-1-1
Jeremiah Davey Cr. 0-1-8
Silas Bingham  Dr. 0-3-6
Jared Everest Dr. 0-0-1
Abraham Welden Cr  0-0-4
Jeremiah Daucy R. 0-3-8
Silas Bingham  Cr. 0-15-0
Jered Everest Cr. 0-1-11
Jared Everest Cr. 0-1-3
Jared Everest paid by cash 0-15-0
Jared Eveest Dr to Cash 0-13-0
To reckonings 0-4-6
To reckonings 0-4-6
To drink 0-2-2
To reckonings 0-6-8
To drink  0-0-4
To victuals  0-2-0
To victuals 0-2-0
1-2-4
A Pease 0-4-6
Clark Dr. 0-1-1
Jorg White Dr. 0-0-6
Jeremiah Daucy Do 0-2-11
Jeremiah Daucy Do 0-3-0
Jeremiah Daucy Do 0-4-0
A Peas  0-3-9
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The March from the Fishkills towards Philadelphia I paid at the tavern for the Company 0-12-0
Lawfull money
To reckonings 0-9-6
To rum 0-3-4
To vicutals  0-6-9
A pease 1-12-2
0-4-7
To reckonings 0-9-0
To reckonings 0-3-0
To reckonings 0-5-3
To reckonings 0-6-0
To reckonings 0-5-8
1-8-11
A pease  0-5-9
Marching from Hackinsack to New Windsor I spent Lawfull money to Liquor  0-3-0
To victuals 0-2-0
To ox coping 0-8-4
To victuals 0-1-2
To victuals 0-2-2
To drink 0-0-6
To victuals 0-3-0
To Liquor  0-1-2
To victuals 0-0-9
L S. 0-14-6 4/2
Ebe Everett Dr. 0-1-5
Jeremiah Daucy Dr 0-1-5
Clark Cr 0-0-77
Jeremiah Daucy Cr 0-2-0
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Samuel Lee Dr 0-0-9
Benjamin Hows  0-0-5
Jorg Warsars  0-0-5
Jeremiah Daucy  Dr. 0-4-0 
Samuel Lee Dr 0-0-9
Ebe Everett Dr. 0-0-9
Ameriah Griswold Dr 0-0-6
Jeremiah Daucy Dr by Cash 0-0-3
Salmon Bostwick  Dr. by Cash 0-0-3
Ebe Everett Dr. by Cash 0-0-4
Clark Cr. by Cash 0-0-10
Daniel Yale Cr by Cash 0-0-5
Ausben Cr by Cash 0-0-5
White Dr. by Cash 0-1-8
Ebe Everett Dr. 0-0-8
Jeremiah Daucy Cr 0-2-5
Isaac Hunt Dr. 
Abraham Weldon Dr. by cash 1-4-0
Sargent Fauster Dr by Cash 0-5-5
[unreadable] for Jackson 0-0-8
Thomas Adey Dr to rum 0-0-3
James Hicks D 5 Copper 1-4
Abraham Welden Dr by Cash 0-2-0
Benjamin Hows Dr by Cash 0-1-5
To the Wes for butter 0-x-0
John Holister Dr by Cash 0-4-0
Jabes Ginnings Dr by Cash 0-0-6
Jery Daucy Dr by Cash 8-0-7
Zebulon Walker Dr by Cash 0-0-4
Jeremiah Wilson Dr. by Cash 0-12-1
John Howard Dr by Cash 0-0-2
Jack Hunt Dr by cash 0-1-6
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Samuel Lee Dr 0-0-9
Benjamin Hows  0-0-5
Jorg Warsars  0-0-5
Jeremiah Daucy  Dr. 0-4-0 
Samuel Lee Dr 0-0-9
Ebe Everett Dr. 0-0-9
Ameriah Griswold Dr 0-0-6
Jeremiah Daucy Dr by Cash 0-0-3
Salmon Bostwick  Dr. by Cash 0-0-3
Ebe Everett Dr. by Cash 0-0-4
Clark Cr. by Cash 0-0-10
Daniel Yale Cr by Cash 0-0-5
Ausben Cr by Cash 0-0-5
White Dr. by Cash 0-1-8
Ebe Everett Dr. 0-0-8
Jeremiah Daucy Cr 0-2-5
Isaac Hunt Dr. 
Abraham Weldon Dr. by cash 1-4-0
Sargent Fauster Dr by Cash 0-5-5
[unreadable] for Jackson 0-0-8
Thomas Adey Dr to rum 0-0-3
James Hicks D 5 Copper 1-4
Abraham Welden Dr by Cash 0-2-0
Benjamin Hows Dr by Cash 0-1-5
To the Wes for butter 0-x-0
John Holister Dr by Cash 0-4-0
Jabes Ginnings Dr by Cash 0-0-6
Jery Daucy Dr by Cash 8-0-7
Zebulon Walker Dr by Cash 0-0-4
Jeremiah Wilson Dr. by Cash 0-12-1
John Howard Dr by Cash 0-0-2
Jack Hunt Dr by cash 0-1-6
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To the Mess for chocolate 0-0-10
To the Mess for potatoes 0-0-2
To 4 quarts of Milk and a pound 0-1-0
To the Mess of Squashes   0-0-8
To 4 quarts of Milk 0-11-0
To the rochmeny is 8 d a peas for the 
Segent Yates I by to Cloth
Five twenty dr by Cash 0-01-9
[unreadable] by Cash to Carpenter 0-0-5
John Roback Dr by Cash 0-0-3
Jabe Toller Dr by Cash 0-1-6
Tomas Daley by cash 0-0-3
Samuel Lee by Cash 0-0-3
Benj Griswold Dr by Cash 0-0-3
[unreadable]
Jared Everest Cr to the Mss to 1 pound of [unreadable] 0-1-3
Abraham Welden Cr 
To the Mess for Chocolate 0-0-6
Dr to Jared from the mess 0-0-7
Daniel Campbell by cash  to the mess 0-1-0
Benjamin Flores Cr by cash x-2
Abraham Welden Cr by Cash 0-6
Nathaniel Besel Jared Beers in [unreadable] Dr
By Cash for rum 0-4-6
Sergent Gates by Cash 0-4
Sergent Gates by Cash 0-5
Abraham Wells Dr by Cash 0-4
Jeremiah Griswold Dr 0-4
Ebenezer Plumley
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Sergent Yates Dr by Cash X-0
Lutennant Daniel Brinsmark 
 By reckington  6-3
Credit by cash 1-16-0
Debit by Cash 0-6-0
Jared Everest Cr by Cash 0-0-8
Jethro Jackson Cr by Cash 0-3-0
Sergent Yates Dr by Cash X
James Holmes Cash 1- 8
Jared Everest by Cash 1-0-5
Jesse Willson Dr by Cash 1-0-3
Jethro Jackson Dr by Cash 0-0-9
Ebenezer Plumley Dr by Cash 0-5
Jared Everest Dr. By Cash 0-0-2
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Forward here
Sept 17th to Decr 8 1777 kept by Simeon Lyman
Must have been in 1777  he refers to the taking Montgomery  & to the taking of [unreadable] 
C. F. Sedgwick
the next morning Munday 
the we staid till about noon and then we went to Laneford  Loomis  in Dover about 15 miles and staid that night Wednesday 24th we set out and went about 6 miles and got our brakefast
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September 17th  1 was warned and [unreadable] Lees and see how many with company would go in the Lrram for six weeks and then on there we went home and was to be ready at a moments warning to march to the pixcills [Peekskills] Thursday 18th I went 
And maid Sider [Cider] for Mr. Grean Friday 19th I went down town after a horse that got out of the paster Saturday 20th I Cut Stakes Sunday 21st I went to meting and we had orders to march the next morning Munday  22th 
we staid till about noon and then we went to Lanefork Coons in Dover about 15 mile; and staid that  night Wednesday 24th we set out and went about 6 miles and got our brakefast
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State of Vermont 
Chittenden County,} ss I  William Noble, Clerk of Chittenden County Court  do hereby certify that Fredrick G Hill before whom the foregoing Deposition of John Lyman was taken was & is a Justice of the [unreadable]
Deposition of James Crane & John Lyman to prove service in 1778 & 1779 one year
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State of Vermont 
Addison County ss }  On this 2nd day of October 1839 before me, Samuel Swift a Judice of the peace for said County of Addison, personally appeared James Crane of Middlebury in said County and being duly sworn depose and says as follows.    In the spring of the year 1778, I volunteered, or enlisted into a company of Connecticut State troops, and from several town in Litchfield County, for one year, said company was commanded by Capt. Beebe of Salisbury in that County, and Titus Ives and Gersham Hewitt were first & second lieutenants and in the same company Simeon Lyman Junr served as a sergeant. The said Lyman and myself both then resided in said town of Salisbury. The said Lyman & myself served in that company, in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, for the said term of one year, at White Plains, West Point, and Norwich in Connecticut. The service ended in the spring of 1779. I have no recollection, that the said Simeon Lyman Junr. was at any time absent during the service, and I recollect, that the said company was paid for a years service, although I do not recollect, the exact time, when the service commenced or ended. In a former affidavit, which I gave in relation to the above service of the said Simon Lyman Junr. I stated by mistake, that it was in 1777; but on examining papers in my possession, I am satisfied that it commenced in 1778. James Crane 
Subscribed and sworn the day & year first above
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written, before me, and I certify that the above named James Crane is well known to me and is a credible witness.   
Saml Swift, Justice of the peace 
State of Vermont 
Addison County} ss  I Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison do hereby certify that Samuel Swift before whom the foregoing affidavit of James Crane was made was at the time and is a Justice of the peace for said County and his name subscribed thereto is his own Signature.   
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 2 day of October 1839 
Saml Swift Clerk
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I John Lyman of Jericho in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont of Lawful age depose and say that my brother Simeon Lyman Junior (then) was to my knowledge in the service the whole of the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight in the summer of that year he was stationed at West Point in the State of New York on North River and in the winter at Norwalk in Connecticut.  Capt David Beebe was our captain.   I can also further state that my brother was in the service previous to this time, but how long I cannot state,  at or near Boston. And it is my [unreadable] that he was there the most of our summer. The year 1778 that by I was out with him my brother an Orderly Sergeant, and acted in that capacity. And further this deposed saith not.
John Lyman 
State of Vermont 
Chittenden County }  ss  Jericho 8th July 1839 
Then John Lyman of Jericho in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont personally appeared and made solemn oath that the forgoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth 
Before me Fredk G. Hill Justice 
I hereby certify that I believe the John Lyman who subscribed the above deposition to be a highly respectable man and a man of truth and that the words "my brother”  interlined was down before signing
F. G. Hill Justice Peace
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State of Vermont 
Chittenden County,} ss I  William Noble, Clerk of Chittenden County Court  do hereby certify that Fredrick G Hill before whom the foregoing Deposition of John Lyman was taken was & is a Justice of the Peace in & for Said County of Chittenden duly Commissioned & Sworn that his name thereto subscribed is his own genuine signature. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Burlington in said county this fifteenth day of July AD 1839
William Noble.
Deposition of James Green & John Lyman to prove service in 1778 & 1779 one year
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Jas L. Edwards Esqr  
Commr of Pensions  
Washington D.C.
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Sharon, Connecticut. Oct. 21. 1839
Mr Edwards- 
I herewith forward you the papers in support of the claim of Mrs. Joannah Lyman for pension under the act of 1838.  
I believe the [unreadable] is acceptable to sustain the claim for full 2 years service 1 year a sergeant and nearly another as Corporal.  You will find the part alluded to of his being made corporal, or rather as drawing a warrant towards the end of his Journal in 1776, the first part of his Journal is lost but enough of it is left to show it authenticity.  Please send a certificate to me if the proofs are deemed satisfactory.   
Your very Respectfully 
Chas. F. Sedgwick
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Controller Certifcate
5 mo in 1775 & Capt Beebe Co in 1778 & 79
Charles F. Sedgwick  Esqr
Sharon Ct
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Comptrollers Office 
Harford Sep 9 1839  
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Simeon Lyman who claims service in the War of the Revolution in 1775 near Boston and in 1776-7 officers not given,  in 1778-79 as Sergeant under Capt David Beebe,  Col Enos regiment. That I have examined the Books of as remaining in this office, and find his name on a Pay Roll of the 7th Company Regiment raised by order Genl Assembly Court 1775 commanded by Isaac Bostwick,  Simeon Lyman commenced service  July 21 Discharged Decr 21 having served five months. (5 months) 
That no Pay Roll of Capt David Beebe can be found in this office.  
That on Pay Table Book is the following Account  
Under the Head of War 
1779 March 19 To order on Tres for Capt David Beebe for his Pay Roll his Company in Col. Enos Regt in 1778 and 1779  £2451.8.4
Henry Kilbourn Compt
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Harford Sep 9 1839 
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have certificate as evidence of the service of Simeon Lyman for 5 mo at Roxbury also In amount of Cap Beebe account for the year 1778-1779, which shows much service  hope it will be satisfactory 
I  remain yours Truly 
Henry Kilbourn Compt
Charles F. Sedgwick
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Dec 16 
Ct
Add proof 
Joannah Lyman
FREE
G. Wm Crump Esqr
Acting Commr of Pensions
Washington City
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Sharon Decr 11. 1849 
Geo Wm Crump Esqr
Sir
I have been this day to Salisbury on behalf of Mrs Joannah Lyman to take the Deposition of David Lyman whom I have known for many years as respectable citizen of that town & where that her husband was the Simeon Lyman who served as a Sergeant in Capt. David Beebes Company & Col Enos Regt in 1778 & 1779. I  think the testimony will put that question by and all dispute.   
In respect to the length of service in those years Mrs Lyman had no other knowledge of it, than that contained in the Deposition of John Crane and John Lyman and she made her declaration to conform to what she understood the proof that they contained. If however, the fact is that that they served only 6 months she will be well satisfied with [unreadable] allowance of time as your letter to me of the 4th inst indicates – 
Yours Respectfully 
Chas F. Sedgwick
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6264 – act 1838 Connt
Joannah Lyman, widow of Simeon Let to Chas F. Sedgwick 4 Dec ‘39
43.33
1.33
44.66
30
74
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Simeon Lyman d 1820
Joannah m. 1780  
‘75. 5 m. Comptroller Cert 
’76  7 mo pr & Corp Col Bradley 
‘77  1 ½  Journal 
’78-9 12  Sergeant  #on roll at Saw Pitt July 4 ‘78 for 3 mo 
Vol  19 & 20 pg 1 of 20 
# minute men - half pay while out in service are not to be out at any time over 3 mos
Mr Jno Lyman
Jas Crane } on roll
See Saml Hart 
5
7
1 ½ 
6
19 2/3
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Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 20548 
Joannah Lyman 
Widow of Simeon Lyman 
Sergt Rev. War 
Act: July 7. 1838 
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 449 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Nathaniel Tremain of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty two years do testify & say, that I was well acquainted with Simeon Lyman late of Sharon in the State of Connecticut, deceased. I became acquainted the said Lyman about the year 1778 or 1879. and married a sister of the said man, and was present at his Marriage with Joanna Parmer. the marriage took place at the House of his father in Salisbury Connecticut, on the Seventh day of December 1780 and was solemnized by the Rev. Jonathan Lee a congregational Clergyman then settled in said Salisbury, I am enabled to give the exact date of the Marriage from the fact, that soon after the Marriage I made a record of the fact in my Bible which I still have, in the words & figures following viz "Decr 17th 1780" and I well recollect that it to be place about that time.  The said Simeon Lyman died many years since the exact time of his death I do not recollect. I was not present at his death, but heard fit in a few days after it took place. In reference to his services in the Revolutionary War I can state nothing of my own knowledge. But I heard him at different times after the close of his services state of having served as a soldier in the war and also other members of the Lyman family frequently mentioned the fact. I was also a Soldier in the Revolutionary War & am now a Revolutionary Pensioner, & often conversed with Lyman about our services, but do not now recollect with sufficient distinction to state to the particulars of his services as related to me by him. And further I say not. 
The word "he” being first married & “I"interlined 
witness Chas Sedgwick 
Nathaniel Tremain x his mark
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Berkshire ss Lenox June 11th 1839 
Then the within named Nathaniel Tremain personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the within Deposition by him subscribed in my presence.  And I certify that I am acquainted with the said Nathaniel Tremain and know him to be a man of truth & a Credible Witness.   
Geo. J. Tucker Justice of the Peace  
The word “Nathaniel Tremain” named by me 
Geo. J. Tucker Just. Peace 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Berkshire ss  
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Berkshire do certify that George J. Tucker is a Justice of the Peace with & for said County that the certificate to the foregoing deposition of Nathaniel Tremain was made & signed by him as it purports to be.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand of affixed the seal of said Court this eleventh day of June 1839 
Chas Sedgwick Clerk