Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18176, Jacob Tyler, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Tyler, Jacob Julia
NUMBER
N. 18176
CONTENTS

Connecticut
Julia Tyler.
widow of Jacob Tyler, decd: - who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832 - and who died on the 3 July, 1832 - of Southington in the State of Connecticut who was a First Major in the --- commanded by Captain --- of the Regt: - commanded by Col: Douglas in the Connecticut militia line for 6 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 27- Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of May 1839 and sent to Romeo Lowry, Southington, Ct: ---
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $81.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 13.50 $94.50
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Stewart Clerk, Book L - Vol. 1 - Page 214

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Julia Tyler Wid of Jacob Conn Ad July 7 1838 Married 1781 died July 5 1832 Allow. $27 per ann
Romeo Lowrey Southington 65

State of Connecticut } Hartford County } S Southington Probate District
On this 14 th day of December A D 1838 Personally appeared before me the Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington Julia Tyler a resident of the Town of Southington within the P o Probate District aged Seventy Nine 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 act, "Entitled an act granting half pay and pension, to certain widows," That she is the widow of Jacob Tyler formerly of said Southington now deceased - who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution that she has not any actual knowledge personally of his services, except from hearing him repeatedly speak of his services, but as she understood from him he served Seven months in the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six and served in Douglass Regiment that he was stationed at New York and in the neighborhood of New York and was discharged Christmas day

1776, That he served as the helmsman in 1777- in the State of New York  Connecticut , at Dunkirk and its vicinity how long she is unable to state.
That her said husband Jacob Tyler made his application for a pension under the act of June 7, 1832 and obtained a certificate, and drew a pension until the time of his death which happened, upon said application a certificate for a Pension was granted which did not reach him before his death, which happened on the 3 rd day of July 1832 and that she drew the amount due at the time of his death and returned his Pension Certificate as required by the rules of the Pension department.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Tyler on the 22 nd day of November One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one, and that he died as before stated on the 3 rd day of July 1832 that she was was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st day of

January 1794 (vix) at the time above stated. That there is no record of said marriage except that kept by the Rev William Robinson who married us and was then minister in the Congregational Society in said Southington. She would respectfully refer the department to the application of her said husband for proof of his services, as before stated. She further declares that she has never been married since the death of the said Jacob Tyler and that she is now his widow.
Sworn and subscribed to
Julia Tyler
the day and year aforesaid
Timothy Jones Judge of Probate for the Southington District.
I further certify that the erasures and interlineation in the second line from the top of the second page and the columns of the 6 th and 8 th lines from the top of said page were made before signing.
Timothy Jones Judge of Probate for the Southington District.

I Ichabod C. Frieze of Southington in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy Eight years, depose and say that I was well acquainted with Jacob Tyler, and Julia Newell before their marriage that I was present at their marriage in the fall of the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one, the month or day of the month I do not recollect, that they were married at said Southington by Rev William Robinson then the minister in the Congregational Society in Southington that I have known them ever since to the time of said Jacob Tyler's death that I was present at his funeral on the 4 th day of July 1832. and that I have since frequently seen his widow Julia Tyler, who is now living in said Southington and has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Jacob Tyler - Ichabod C. Frieze Timothy Jones Judge of Probate for the Southington District. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 14 day of Dec r 1838

I Timothy Jones Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington in Connecticut, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Julia Tyler the above mentioned applicant and have been for more than twenty five years that she is the widow of Jacob Tyler who was a Revolutionary pensioner and resided in said Southington until his death and that the said Julia Tyler is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to full credit. I also certify that I am well acquainted with Deborah C. Fries and Rev. Eliezer C. Jones, who have made oath before me to the accompanying depositions, & that their testimony is entitled to full credit.
Southington Probate
District, Ct
Decr 18, 1838
Timothy Jones Judge of Probate for Southington District.

I Elisha C Jones of Southington in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut being minister in the Congregational Society for said Southington, depose and say that I have in my possession a book kept by Rev William Robinson formerly the minister in said Society - in which is entered by him the marriages in said Society from 1780 to 1820. - or as said Deponent supposes the names of such as were married by the said Robinson - In said Book under the head of marriages the Deponent finds the following entry
"One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one November twenty second Jacob Tyler and Julia Newell which the deponent certifies is a true copy from the said record or entry kept by said William Robinson, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows
1781
Nov 22. Jacob Tyler and Julia Newell
Sworn and subscribed this Elisha C. Jones 17 th day of December 1838 Pastor in the Cong. Soc. Southington before me Timothy Jones Judge of Probate for Southington District.

I John Kirby Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington in Connecticut do hereby certify that Timothy Jones is the Judge of said Court of Probate and that said Court is a Court of Record and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 18 th day of December A.D 1838
John Kirby Clerk

Declaration of Julia Tyler of Southington in the county of Hartford in the state of Connecticut widow of Jacob Tyler late of said Southington deceased in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of Connecticut Southington Probate District, } Southington
On this 10 th day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of Southington, now sitting at Southington in said District Julia Tyler aged Seventy two - years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That Jacob Tyler, late of said Southington now deceased was born in Branford in the county of New Haven in the state of Connecticut March 18 th A.D. 1754, as appears from a record in a Great Bible now in her possession and as she believes from the frequent declarations made by the said Jacob Tyler in his life time, that he remained in said Branford until about the year 1779 Simsbury in the county and state aforesaid, upon the when he removed to said Southington, where he resided until the time of his death which happened on the 3 rd day of July A.D. 1832, That she was married to the said Jacob Tyler Nov 22 nd 1781 and lived with him as his wife until the time of his decease, and is now the widow

of the said Jacob Tyler. and now resides in said Southington. That she has frequently heard the said Jacob Tyler talk of his services in the Revolutionary War - and that she has always understood and believed that the said Jacob Tyler in the spring of the year 1776 enlisted into the service of the United States, in the company commanded by Capt Edward Russell and in the Regiment commanded by Col William Douglass of the Connecticut State Troops and that he was at New York with the army in the summer of 1776, and at other places, and that he was discharged Christmas day 1776, the time of his discharge she has heard him state frequently, and that he was in the service, on this enlistment for the term of seven or eight months - and from the best information she has been able to obtain on the subject she believes that he was in the service of the United States for the term above stated - and that he served as fife Major during said campaign -
And also that in the spring of 1777, the said Jacob Tyler entered the service of the United States and served in the company of Capt David Woods, as an artificer - that he was stationed as she understood at Danbury in the State of Connecticut, and continued in said service for the term of nine months

That at the time he entered upon the first described service he resided in said Branford and at the time he entered upon the last described service he resided in said Branford That she has no documentary evidence of his services and that John Field, and Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie, whose Depositions are herunto annexed are the only persons whose testimony relative to said service she can obtain. That Robert Foot and Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie have always lived in the vicinity of the said Jacob Tyler, and can testify respecting her character for veracity and the belief of the services of the said Jacob Tyler in the Revolutionary war - That the said Jacob Tyler was seventy eight years and some months of age when he died That she hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that the name of the said Jacob Tyler is not on the Agency of any state Julia Tyler
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
I, Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie of Southington aforesaid, aged Seventy two years depose and say that I was born in the Town of Branford in the State of Connecticut, and was well acquainted with Jacob Tyler, late of said

Southington deceased from the time I was fourteen years old until the time of his decease, and removed from S d Branford to Farmington in Connecticut, and from them to said Southington with said Jacob Tyler, about the year 1779. That I enlisted in the spring of 1776 into the service of the United States in the company commanded by Capt Edward Ruse, and in the Regiment commanded by Col William Douglass of the Connecticut State Troops, for the term of six or seven months. I cannot tell which. and that, our company was soon ordered to New York where we joined the main army - and continued in the service until the expiration of said Enlistment, when we were discharged Christmas day Dec r 25 1776. at North New Castle in the State of New- York, and that the said Jacob Tyler then residing at said Branford enlisted at the same time and served during the said term, in said company and Regiment as a fife major and was discharged at the same time that I was and returned with me to said Branford and served as I am confident six or seven months.

And further that early in the month of May 1777. he entered the service of the United States as an artificer in the company of Capt Wood, for the term of nine months and was stationed at Danbury in the State of Connecticut, and continued there for the full period of nine months and was dismissed in the month of February 1778. as he thinks - that said Jacob Tyler was with him in the same company and entered upon said service and continued with him until they were dismissed as aforesaid - That while in this service their business was to make coffins, barracks waggon's etc for the use of the army - and the deponent further states that every since the Revolutionary war he has lived in the same town with the said Jacob Tyler until the period of his death, which was the forepart of July 1832, that he attended his funeral and recollects that he was buried the 4 th day of said July - that he was present at the marriage of the said Jacob Tyler with the said Julia Tyler who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and knows that the
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now widow

said Julia Tyler is the widow of the said Jacob Tyler and that her statement as made in her declaration is entitled to full credit -
Esahab Subgovernor Trumbull
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
I Robert
I Robert East of Southington in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged eighty one years depose and say that I was born in Branford in the State of Connecticut and removed to said Southington about the year 1760 that I was well acquainted with Jacob Tyler late of said Southington deceased, before he removed from said Branford, and lived a near neighbor to him in said Southington ever since the Revolutionary war. That I was present at the time of his marriage with Julia Tyler who has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that said Jacob Tyler died at said Southington July 3 rd A D 1832, and was buried July 4 th 1832, and that I attended his funeral, that I was knowing to his being in the Revolutionary war and and believe that he served as stated in the aforesaid declaration of the said Julia Tyler - and know that he has been reported

in the neighborhood where he resided and died to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that the character of the said Ithiel Tyler is such for veracity as to entitle his statement to full credit. And that the said Ithiel Tyler was about seventy eight years of age when he died.
Robert Root
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
I David L. Ogden a clergyman residing in Southington in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, hereby certify that I know Ithiel Tyler late of said Southington deceased - that, he was a man apparently about seventy eight years of age, that he died I think the fore part of July last, and that Ichabod Cullpepper Fitch and Robert Root are residents of said Southington well known to the subscriber, as men of veracity and whose statements are entitled to full credit
David L Ogden
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the said board does hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the

war Department - That the above named Jacob Tyler was a Revolutionary soldier and served as stated by the said Julia Tyler and that he died at said Southington on the 3 rd day of July A. D 1832, and that the said Julia Tyler who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration is the lawful widow of the said Jacob Tyler - and the court for the certificate that it appears to said court that David L. Ogden who has subscribed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in said Town of Southington and that Robert Foot and Deborah Culpepper Fairlee who have subscribed and sworn to the above Deposition are residents of said Town of Southington and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I John Wightman a clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Southington in Connecticut. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Julia Tyler, for the pension due Jacob Tyler at his decease, and that the annexed Deposition of John Field was exhibited before said court, and Romeo Lawrey who has subscribed the certificate accompanying the same was a justice of the Peace when said Deposition was taken.
2 testimony whereof I have hereunto set

my hand and the seal of said bond. this 15 th day of September A D 1832.
John Wightman

I John Fields of Cheshire in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that sometime in the spring of the year one Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy six I enlisted into the company of Capt Edward Russell in the Regiment commanded by Col. William Douglass of the Connecticut line of continental troops and soon after joined the main army at New York and according to my best recollection I enlisted for the term of seven months and am positive that I was discharged Christmas day December 25 th A. D 1776, The Deponent further states that Jacob Tyler now residing in Southington in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut enlisted into the same company at the same time and for the same term, and continued in the service from the spring of the year 1776 untill the 25 th day of December A. D 1776, the Deponent thinks for the period of seven months and the Deponent further states that said Tyler in said campaign served as fife major, and
And further the Deponent saith not
John Fields
State of Connecticut } to Southington June 23 rd A. D 1832 Hartford county }
Then personally appeared John Fields who has subscribed the foregoing Deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same -
Before me Romeo Lowrey Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } for Southington June 18 th 1833. Southington Probate District }
Personally appeared Julia Tyler widow of Jacob Tyler late of said Southington deceased, before the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Probate for said District, and being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that she is unable to state any facts relative to the service of the said Jacob Tyler other than she has stated in her original declaration, but that she verily believes that the first term of the service of said Jacob Tyler mentioned in her former declaration, was for a period not less than seven months. and that he served as fife major as therein stated. and for such service she claims a pension Julia Tyler
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Romes Lowrey Judge of the Court of Probate for said District —
State of Connecticut } for Southington June Southington Probate District }
824 I Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie of Southington in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy two years dispose and say that I was enlisted into the service of the United States in the Spring of the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt Edward Ruperl and in the Regiment commanded by Col William Douglass as I have stated in a former Deposition herunto annexed and served as therein stated in said Company and Regiment for a period not less than six months and that Jacob Tyler late of said Southington now deceased enlisted at the same time that I did and was discharged at the same time and served in said Company and Regiment as a fife major for a period of not less than six months.
Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie
State of Connecticut } for Southington June 1833. Southington Probate District }
Then personally appeared Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, and I further certify that the said Ichabod Culpepper Frisbie who has subscribed and sworn to said Deposition and who has also sworn and subscribed to the Deposition hereto before annexed on the 10 th day of September 1832, is well known to me as a person of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit. And also that John Field who has sworn and subscribed the Deposition herein before made on the 23 rd day of June 1832 is well known to the subscriber as a person of truth and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Romes Lowrey Judge of the Court of Probate for said District —
I John Wightman Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington in Connecticut, do hereby certify that Romes Lowrey before whom the foregoing Depositions were taken and who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Judge of said Court of Probate and was at the time of said certificates and that the signature annexed to said certificates is his genuine signature and that said Court is a Court of Record.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of June A D 1833
John Wightman

Connecticut 17812
Julia Tyler, widow of S. Tyler of Farmington in the State of Conn who was a Major in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Douglas in the Conn Mtns line for 6 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 27 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept 1832 and sent claimant Farmington Conn
Arrears to the 14th day of his death $ 36 — Pension allowance ending
Certificate issued in favor of Widow —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. M. Ullrich Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 18

11016
De 21 7 July 38
Patrick 12th 18
W. L. Lee Edward By Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

J. L. Edwards Esq - Comt of Pensions
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Should any communication in relation to the interest application of Julia Tyler be made to me I will attend to it
Southington Ct      Yours Respectfully Decr 18, 1838      Romo Lowrey

General burying 18 24
Julia Taylor widow of Jacob Taylor died 3 July 1832 Vice Mayor 6 m. 27-
Rosemary Loring Esq. Southampton Claimant Co Southampton

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Julia Taylor which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no - See Green 5 VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 181
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 181
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 111 no as true
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 110
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 181
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 181
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Witnesses should be in order to substantiate this claim state definitely what they may know of the services of Taylor — The claim for service as an artificer is inadmissible unless it can be made to appear, that the corps in which it is alleged that such service was performed was a Continental Corps duly organized

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18176
Julia Styles widow of Jacob Styles wife Major South
Act: July 7 th 38
Index:—Vol. M , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]