Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42563, Nathaniel Tyler, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Tyler, Nathaniel.
8 42563
CONTENTS

13, 173 4
New York
Nathaniel Tyler
of Bellvil in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift of the Connecticut line, for the term of Six years War
inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of April 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1819 and sent to William Thompson Monticello New York
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar 1819  87. 69    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep 1819  48. 00    10 Mo. \frac{25}{30} \frac{4}{31}   $135. 69  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Continued under Act 1 May 1820 - Wolfborough sent 10th July 1820 to J. B. Brownson, Monticello, N.Y.

State of New York
Sullivan County ss On Sixth day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan County in the State of New York personally appeared Nathaniel Tyler aged Sixty two Resident in the Town of Bethel in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an Act, to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War That the s d Nathaniel Tyler enlisted in Pechskill in the State of New York in the Company Commanded by Capt. Solomon Strong in Col. Philip B Bradley of the 5 th Reg t in the Connecticut line and he continued to serve in said Regiment for three Years, and afterward Continued in Col. Beman Swift Reg t . in the Connecticut line until he was discharged by Gen Washington the 7 th of June 1783 in the State of New York and that he was in the Battles of Germantown and Red Bank Monmouth and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services, except the Depositions hereunto:
Sworn & Signed before me the 6 th day of April 1818
Wm A. Thompson first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan County
Nathaniel Tyler

Nathaniel Tylor surrender papers -
Certified Copy ————— P.
Bethel.
13,175
ip 30 June 1819.

State of New York } ss. on this thirteenth day of June Sullivan County - } one thousand eight hundred and Court of Common } twenty, personally appeared in open pleas } for said County the Court Court being a Court of record by the Constitu- tions & laws of the said State Nathaniel Zho aged sixty three years resident in the town of Bethel in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, that he enlisted during the war as a musician or private some time in August 1777 in the Company commanded by Captain Solomon Strong in Col. Philip B Bradley's regiment of the Connecticut line of the revolutionary continental army establishments, that he enlisted at Peks Kill in the state of New York that he continued to serve as such musician or private in the until the seventh day of June 1783. when he was discharged in writing near West Point in the state of New York which said discharge, which said discharge has been sent to the department of war, that he made a declaration before William A. Thompson Esquire first Judge of the Court of Common pleas for Sullivan County in order to obtain his pension on the sixth day of April 1818. that he has received a pension Certificate dated the thirtieth day of June 1819. numbered 13173, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any prop- erty or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged

in the land & in abal hevin of the united - States in the nooktionary was paped on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or peculies, on trust or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is con- tained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. Nathaniel Tylus.
Real estate none
Schedule of the personal property of Nathaniel Tylus. 2. Cows $10. each ————— $20.00.
  1 year old heifer 4.00 4.00   1 old horse about 25 years old, worth about 2.50   2 small pigs 2.00 each $4.00, 1 iron kettle 2.00 6.00   1 iron kettle sd. 1 old frying pan 25. iron tea kettle 1.75   1 small brass pan 75. 1 do pot 75. 1 adg. 75. — 2.25   2 augers 50. ca 1.00 1. 25. 1 hatchet 1.00 — 3.25   old plough iron sd. 5 set pewter plates 1.50. — 2.00   7 earthen plates, 44 2. do platters 12 1/2 5 set cups 25. 81.   1 small tea Cannister 12 1/2 2 old pewter basins — 12 1/2 25.   2 pewter porringer 18. 1 mug 6. bowl 6. 11. spoons 68. 98   4 knives & forks 25. 1 pail 37 1/2 sugar dish 12 1/2 — 75   1 milk cup 12 1/2 looking glass 75. Bellows 75. — 1.62 1/2   1 qt jug 12 1/2 pt jug 9. bottle 18. do. 12 1/2 wheel sd. 1.00   Wheel 1.50 Basket 37 1/2 Chest 37 1/2 harness 12 1/2 — 2.87 1/2   Shoe hammer 12 1/2 pinners 18. smoothing iron 37 1/2 68.   3 old chairs 37 1/2 2 old tables 1.00 old hatchet sd. 1.87 1/2   2 milk cups sd. 1 file 37 1/2 square plow pop 37 1/2 1.25   old bridle 37 1/2 — 37 1/2 
Nathaniel Tylus $43.62
that he is a laborous at days work that from infirmity & old age he is not able to get a —

comfortable living, by work nor to support himself by work, & that he has no other means of support, that he has six in his fam- ily, to wit himself, his wife Margaret, aged 50 years, who can probably support herself
John Tyler his son aged sixteen years, is of sufficient capacity to support himself if he had left Elizabeth Hand daughter aged about twenty seven years, able to support herself, said Elizabeth has two children - Lakin about nine years old & John 2 or 3 years old, neither of them able to do any thing towards their support
Nathaniel Tyler
S sworn in open Court this 13 th day of June
1820 before me
Conner Thompson Act Judge of Sullivan
Common pleas
I John P. Jones clerk of the Court of Sullivan County - do hereby certify that the foregoing Clerks Office of the Court of Common pleas for said County do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the prop- erty exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty three Dollars sixty two Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said on this nineteenth day of June 1820.
J. P. Jones Clerk

42563
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42,563
Nathaniel Tyler
Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 579
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Sullivan County. - 1819
Supplementary Certificate
In addition to my former Certificate I William A. Thompson first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan County. Do certify that the several Persons who made the affidavits annexed to the Declaration of Nathaniel Tyler of P'keel were personally known to me and that they severally are Credible Witnesses and entitled to full credit in any Court of Justice in the United States. and I do further certify that the S d Nathaniel Tyler is personally well known to me and that from my own personal knowledge the S d Nathaniel Tyler is in reduced circumstances, and that he is Indigent and Poor, and in want of the common necessaries of life and that he stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for Support - May 8 th 1819 -
Wm A. Thompson first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan County
P.S. Will Mr Edwards of the Pension Office have the Goodness to make a Return to me of all the persons that made their Declarations before me, as they are daily calling on me for information & particularly the case of Capt e Durand
Wm A. Thompson

State of New York Sullivan County
ss: I John P. Jones Clerk of the County of Sullivan and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County. Do hereby certify that William A Thompson within named & before whome the annexed affidavits were taken was at the time of the taking and certifying of the same duly Commissioned & sworn as first Judge of said County And that I am well acquainted with the hand writ- ing of the said William A Thompson and verily believe the Certificates to the annexed affidavits to be his own proper hand writing and signature, And further that I saw him subscribe his name to the within Certificate
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen. —
J. P. Jones Clerk
Vide, my Certificate on the other side of this page W. A. Thompson
May 8. 1819

I William A Thompson just Judge of the Court of common pleas for Saline County I do hereby Certify that I am satisfied that the several affidavits herunto annexed are true and and that J s Nathaniel Tyler is the person meant and described in the discharge and that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment for the time and in the manner set forth in the J s Nathaniel Tyler's affidavit and I do further certify that the said Nathaniel Tyler is in reduced circumstances in life and is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Wm A Thompson

State of New York Sullivan County }
Bethel Bela Elderkin of the Town of Lumberville Bethel in S d County aged 67 years being duly sworn according to Law upon his Cath saith that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Tiler of the Town of Lumberville Bethel Soldier in the late Revolutionary war that he knows that the said Tiler is very indigent and has no Estate either Real or Personal and is a very infirm Man and unable to labour but a small part of time, and has no visible means of supporting himself—
Sworn and signed before me on the 10 th day of June 1818 Bela Elderkin
Wm A Thompson put Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Sullivan County
June 10

Waltham & Tisbury papers.
Enlisted 7 of Aug 1861. Col Strong Capt. Col. P. H. H. 13 Bradley. served 3 years in his Reg. Co. discharged 7 of June 1863
Battle of Germantown near mouth.

State of New York Sullivan County }
David Youngs of the Town of Bethel in said County aged 38 years being duly sworn according to law upon oath saith that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Tiler of the Town of Bethel of said County and that he knows that the said Tiler is very indigent and has no estate either Real Real or personal and is a very unfor- tunate man and unable to labour but a small part of the time and has no visible means of supporting himself David Youngs
Sworn and signed before me on the 10 th day of June 1818
Wm A Thompson Just Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan County -

Monticello Cooperstown Sullivan County July 7 1820
1309 1/4 J. L. Edwards Esq.
74 536 721
Pension office War Dept.
Washington

Cochecton Sullivan County New York - June 30. 1820.
Sir, In closed, I send you the previous papers of Nathaniel Tyler, John Gilders, & Josiah Waters, made necessary by the act of May last, other proof of their inability to support themselves, & of their indigency, and, if required, be forwarded - after an examination an answer will be gratefully rec d .
I am respectfully yours ob t Serv t
J. W. Brownson
Edwards Esq r

1783. THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
NATHANIEL TYLER Daniel Tyler. S. J. 42 563. Conn.

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Nathaniel Tyler Drummer in the Second Connecticut Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States from the 7 th of August 1777 to the 7 th of June 1783 and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 4 th of June 1783
Geo. Washington
By His Excellency's
Command,
John Trumbull
REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
C. Swift
Adjutant.
THE above Drummer Tyler has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for Years faithful Service.
Five years & 10 months C. Swift. Col.

Nath l Tyler, Musician, Bethel, Sullivan Co. New-York. Col o . Bradley & Col o . Swift's regiments — Connecticut line — 1777 to 1783. 6 th April, 1818.
Judge's certificate of indigent circumstances. as wanting A M th May 1819 William A. Thompson, Monticello, Judge, Bethel , Sullivan Co. ^ New-York.

State of New York Sullivan County
William Tyler of the Town of Bethel in S d Sullivan County aged 60 years being duly sworn according to law on both sides that he resides in the S d Town of Bethel and is personally well acquainted with Nathaniel Tyler of S d Bethel. And the Deponent personally knows that the S d Nathaniel Tyler was a Soldier in Col d Philip B d Broadly Regiment in the Connecticut Troops, during the Revolutionary War, and that he saw him frequently while a Soldier in S d Regiment of and has Reason to believe that he was a Soldier in S d Regiment for three Years or more, and the Deponent further personally knows that the S d Nathaniel Tyler was at afterwards a Soldier in Col d Heman Swifts Regiment of the Connecticut Troops for one year or more, and that the said Nathaniel is very indigent and in want of the necessaries of life for Support
William Tyler
Sworn and Signed before me the 6 th day of April 1818
Wm. A. Thompson pres. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Sullivan County

State of New York Sullivan County,
Timothy Tyler of the Town of Bethel in Sullivan County being duly sworn — according to law on both saths that he is aged 63 years and that he is personally well acquainted with Nathaniel Tyler of Bethel and personally knows that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in Standing Army of the Connecticut line and from seeing the said Nathaniel often in said army he believes he was three years or more in said Connecticut line of Troops, and personally knows that said Nathaniel is very infirm and unable to labour but a small part of the time, and in want of the necessaries of life I sworn and signed before me on the 6 th day of April 1818
Timothy Tyler
Wm A Thompson, Just Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Sullivan County