Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33207, Jeremiah Tyler, Mass.

SERVICE
Tyler, Jeremiah
NUMBER
Nass.
S. 33207
CONTENTS

16.522  Massachusetts Jeremiah Tyler of Ashby in the state of Mass who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow of the Mass line, for the term of 3 years from 17
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of March 18 and Scudder Hon. J. Nelson  Board of Reps.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1820  173.41     Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 Sep 1820  48     21 mo 21/31   $221.41    188      5.41      173.41   { Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }  
Continued  6 March 1820

to Joel Adams Esq. May 3d as to payt. to children. Do. is fine May 21. 1836- clo. to same & P. Ayt. Oct. 19. 1836-
Mortification sent 17 May 1822, to Stephen Hooper, Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss. }
December Term, 1821. }
On this fourteenth day of December 1821 personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Records, viz the Court of Common Pleas for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now holden in the county of Middlesex within the said Commonwealth, Jeremiah Tyler resident in Ashby in said county yeoman who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz - He enlisted in the month of April 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Munro and afterwards by Capt. Boardman in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow and served in said corps in the States of Massachusetts and New York, Pennsylvania and the Jerseys three years when he was honorably discharged in writing, which discharge he has lost. He has no family residing with him. The number of his pension certificate is 15522. He is a Farmer by profession but from age not able to earn his subsistence. His original application was made on the 15 th day of May 1818. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the pro-

visions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Jeremiah Tyler
Schedule.
2 Cows . . . . . $32.00
Jeremiah Tyler.
Middlesex S d . C. C. Pleas at Cambridge } Dec. Term 1821 }
Sworn to in court.
Atty. Abrm Biglow Clk.
I Abraham Biglow clerk of the court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty two dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court at Cambridge in said county of Middlesex on this twenty fourth day of December A.D. 1821
W m - Abm Biglow 3

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
26. June 1818
I AM satisfied that the above named, Jeremiah Tyler by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
W. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
15. May
A. D. 1818
Jeremiah Tyler
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Jeremiah Tyler subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A & B together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. Davis
Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

569 Jeremiah Taylor
Rejected
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1 April '77 - Taylor -
Deleted 1 Jan 1980

United States
Massachusetts District
Jeremiah Tyler of Ashby in the County of Middlesex and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under the Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war entitled that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution three years in manner following viz enlisted in the spring of 1777. in the company commanded by Captain Munroe in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Briglow and served in said company at the capture of Burgoyne. in Pennsylvania and in New York until the spring of 1779. when he was honorably discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country. Jeremiah Tyler
Massachusetts District, ss. Boston 15. May 1818. Sworn to before me
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.
Joseph Lawrence Esq. Woburn (place of residence)

33 207 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 207
Jeremiah Tyler Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 187
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Boston - February, 12 th . 1820 -
Sir -
I take the liberty of returning the papers of Jeremiah Tyler. reported as having deserted. By the accompanying statement of Joel Typhane, who is himself a prisoner, it will appear that the three years were supposed by them to have expired according to the terms of the law and General Washington's order. & that the act was viewed by him as excusable if not justifiable, and as not involving the guilt or the penalty of desertion. It may be added that several of those persons have already received pardons -
Very respectfully -
I have the honor to be Yo r Obedt t . Servt t . Stephen Hopkins.
P.S. Enclosed also is sundry Bradford's certificate of his faithful service -

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
Feby 12 th 1820
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Jeremiah Tyler served as a Soldier in Capt. Munroe's Company, and Col. Bigelow's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from April first 1777 to April 1 st 1780, being three years and months.
the time for which he enlisted
Hlden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Sir
Hon. J. L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Mops Chelsea, Oct. 12. 1836
Dr Sir
I have obtained a Certificate, showing that the persons, purporting to be the Magistrates, before whom the Powers of Attorney were executed, in Jeremiah Tyler's case, were duly authorized and commissioned by the Supreme Executive of this Commonwealth - The Powers were all made by me, and the case is a plain and just one - The arrears of Pension, by the laws of the U.S. are due and I hope we have complied with all the Acts and Requirements of the Pension Office, to entitle us to receive the money - I have been never a day employed every year since 1818 in offering assistance to Pensions - obtaining their Pensions, and have never presented any claim, out what has proved to be just, and hope I shall not fail at this time, as the parties claiming, rely wholly on my directions in obtaining their money. I called at the Commercial Bank yesterday in Boston, yesterday, and the By said he was perfectly satisfied that all was correct, and directed me to forward the papers to the Department for the new grant order - which I hope you can forward to me, and thereby oblige your very humble Servant
Jack Adams
John Edward. Esq. Com d . of Pensions

Mr. Edwards
FREE
Rev. John C. Calhoun - Sunday off Mr. Washington City.
Rec. 16 May 1822

Baton. May. 18. 1822
Honble Calhoun,
Sir - Jeremiah Tyler, a pensioner of the United States, forwarded through the agency of the Clerk of the court, in Chuddless an adjoining county of this Commonwealth, his schedule of property some months since. He is in fact possessed of no property or at any rate a very small sum. He has I believe complied with the requisitions of the law in all respects. His name however, is not on the roll last sent here from Washington, & the payment of his pension is now held. Will you have the goodness to inform me if there is any objection to his receiving information of the continued amount of his pension -
Very respectfully, I am your obedt Servant - Stephen Wooper

United States -
Chappaquiddick District -
I Joel Chase of Boylston, in the District aforesaid a servant of the United States, of lawful age testify and say, that I was a private soldier in the Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Bowdoin, and will recall Jeremiah Tyler, of Ashby, to have faithfully served in Captain Clapp's company in said regiment, and believe that he served three years. On or about the first of January 1780 - a number of men, left the army without leave, conceiving their three years to have expired, in accordance with the terms of the law under which they enlisted. They however returned the next day all of them to their duty - and it was only in consequence of their not being permitted to go when they supposed that their term of enlistment had expired, that they left their duty for a few hours - They all received their wages, and an honorable discharge. Some time  Some day before the men above mentioned, went away - General Washington had ordered all the three years men to be discharged, and to have pay for their guns by leaving them behind - and General Washington said, that they should not be called deserters, and that their credit should stand as good as it was before and that he pardon- ed the whole -
Joel Chase
2-444-1. Mota. February 12 - 1820 -
Personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Tyler Joel Chase whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed before me Stephen Hooper. J. P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss Woburn June 19 th 1810 I Jonathan Tyler of said Woburn of lawful age Do testify and say that Jeremiah Tyler enlisted into the United States service for three years under Continental officers and that I was with him when he passed muster at Concord and that he was in Capt Munkoe's Company in Col d Bigg's New Hampshire Regiment and I saw him at the taking of of Burgoyne with other Continentals in General Glover's Brigade and further your Deponent saith Capt Munkoe informed me when he was at home on a furlough that the said Jeremiah Tyler was a good soldier and further I say that the said Jeremiah served the three years and was regularly Discharged - Further your Deponent saith not Jonathan Tyler
Middlesex ss Woburn June 19 th 1810 Personally appear- ed the above named Jos h Tyler & made solemn oath that the above Ex position by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth relative to the subject matter there- in mentioned the same being taken by virtue of a special order from the Hon ble John Davis Esq r Judge of the District Court of Massachusetts District directed to Joseph Spanner Esq r of said Woburn dated May 15 th 1810
Before me Benjamin Wyman Justice of Peace

Middlesex ss. Woburn May 24 th 1819
To all whom it may concern, this may certify that to the best of my knowledge & belief the within name Jonathan Tyler is a person of veracity.
Benjamin Wyman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Witnesseth. I Abraham Wiggin Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Middlesex, do certify that Benjamin Wyman is a Justice of the Peace acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, & his name set to the fore- going certificates is his own proper sig- nature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty fifth day of May 1819.
Abraham Wiggin

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss Woburn June 19 th 1818 I John Flagg of said Woburn of lawful age do hereby say that I was well acquainted with Jeremiah Tyler before he enlisted being a neighbor of mine also after he returned from the army and was discharged I further say that he enlisted into the United States service in the year 1777 and that he returned from the army in the year 1780 1781 further your deponent saith that the said Jeremiah enlisted under Jonathan Porter of Woburn a recruiting officer in Capt. Edmund Munroe of Lexington Company in Col. Biglow's Regiment said Jeremiah's Capt. was killed at the Battle of Monmouth I further say that one of his officers informed me after he returned from the three years service that Jeremiah Tyler was a good soldier further your deponent saith not John Flagg
Middlesex ss Woburn June 19 th 1818 Personally appeared the above named John Flagg & made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth relative to the subject matter therein mentioned the same being taken by virtue of a special order from the Hon. John Farley Esq. Judge of the District Court of Massachusetts District Directed to Joseph Lawrence Esq. of said Woburn dated May 15 th 1818
Before me Benjamin Wyman Justice of

Middlesex ss. Woburn May 24 th 1819
To all whom it may concern, this may certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the within named John Filagg is a person of veracity.
Benjamin Wyman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Abraham Riggs Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the county of Middle- sex, do certify that Benjamin Wyman is a Justice of the peace, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, & his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Courts, this twenty fifth day of May 1819.
Abraham Riggs Clerk

Ans. 4 May 1836
Jane Tyler map 6 May 20
May 20
Chelmsford May 5 Apr 37
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Jane Tyler map 10
Hon. J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Send vouchers to the office for it -

Chelmsford Ms. April 25. 1836
Hon. J. L. Edwards } Comm r of Pensions }
Sir:
Jeremiah Tyler, late of Lowell in this State, and a Revolutionary Pensioner, died Sept. 2. 1835 and leaving one son in Andover and one Salisbury in Essex County one in Lancaster in the County of Worcester, one daughter in Lowell in the County of Middlesex, & all in this State - and one son in Concord in the State of New Hampshire - and leaving a widow, - We have the necessary Certificate of the Judge of Probate, and Powers of Attorney from all the heirs at law; but the delay from each other has caused so much delay, that the Agent declines paying, without an order from the Commissioner of Pensions - We have had great trouble in obtaining the papers on account of the delay from each other, I therefore hope you will allow the Agent to pay on the Powers we have, notwithstanding the lapse of time since some of them were of age - This is a just and honest case, for the truth of

which statement, I am ready to pledge my word and honor - I have no interest in the case, other than to assist a poor widow, who maintained on her father, and in the money of him, while he lived; and the arrear, now due, are going to her. (Mrs Locke) to pay for the support of Mr. Tyler and for his funeral charges - Mr. Tyler had no property at all
Respectfully your Mt. Servt
Joel Asaams Agent for the Heirs Mrs. Tyler, deceased

Chelmsford Mass. May 10. 1836 -
Hon. J. L. Edwards ? Com r of Pensions Sir
I inclose the papers in the case of Jeremiah Tyler's Pension, and request in behalf of his children, that an order may be granted, directing the Pension Agent in Boston to pay the arrears to Franklin Putnam, or to the subscribers, if proper, as I am often in Boston and can receive the money without expense to them - I hope you will not require any evidence of the signature & commission of the Magistrates, who took the acknowledgments of the several Powers, and this most unplea- singly causes us great delay as well as needless expense - There is no doubt but all is cor- rect, exactly as represented - The money is to be paid to Mrs. Sack, who supported her Father for several years before his death, having his Pension money for her compensation - She is as poor as can be, and supports herself by keeping a boarding house at the Factories in South -
With much respect, I am your H. Servt
Jaeb Adams