Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18238, Humphrey Tyler, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Tyler, Humphrey Wadline, Sarah
W. 18238
Former widow
CONTENTS

3860. Maine
Sarah  Clarissa  Gay widow of Humphrey  Tyler who was a Deaf in the Westport Mass
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 41 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of July , 1844 and sent to David  Thomson Conell Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 17  1844
Vol. 1 . Page 11
Reported
42

Sarah Wadline 8176.
03 Issue one certificate { acts '43 & '44
$41: 22 per ann
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Hon. James J. Edwards
Send cert: to David Hammons Lovell Maine
Sept 3 1843 Am. J. Smith
White July 13 1843
July 11 1843

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 d March, 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
State of Maine ss On this second day of July, A.D. 18 1840 personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Oxford, Sarah Wallin, a resident of Lowell in said County of Oxford, who is personally known to me, and has been for the last six months, aged seventy eight years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is now the widow of Moses Wallin; that she was formerly the widow of Humphrey Tyler, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution; that said Tyler enlisted at Scarborough, in the County of Cumberland, and then Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now State of Maine, in the month of May A8 1775, in the Company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Abraham Tyler and in the Regiment of Colonel Edmund Phinney of Gorham in said County of Cumberland for the term of eight months; that he marched immediately to Boston, and was in the siege of Boston until his term of enlistment expired; he then immediately enlisted again in the same Company, and under the same Captain, for one year more and served out his time, and that after the year

1776 he was either in the Continental Army, or privateering during the war; that she thinks he was privateering most or all of the time but is not certain; that a pension of Forty one dollars and twenty two cents per annum was allowed her under the Act of July 7. 1838; that her certificate or warrant is dated June 15 th 1844 & is numbered 8477; she further declares that she is still a widow.
Sarah Wadline
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me David Hammond Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine
County of Oxford. I Joseph G. Gove Clerk of the Judicial Court within and for said County of Oxford hereby certify that David Hammond whose genuine signature is affixed to the above declaration of Sarah Wadline is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Oxford duly commissioned & qualified as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court the eight day of July 1844.
Joseph G. Gove Clerk as aforesaid

Louell July 9. 1844.
Mr. Edwards will please to direct the answer to the application on the preceding pages to the subscriber at Louell Me.
Very Respectfully Yours &c
(David Hammond.
ad, pass erson,

10795
Sarah Wadsworth wid. Humphrey T. W. Me.
Act 7. July 38
m 80. a 95
Bonds 25 11 9 1.
advised 10 May 76. discharged 20 Sept. 1876 4 mo. 10 d.

I Jane Farnham of Lowell in the County of Oxford & State of Maine depose and say that my maiden name was Jane Tyler, being the daughter of Humphrey Tyler, and Sarah Tyler, now the widow Sarah Wadlin, that I was very young at the time of my father's death, but still well recollect the time. It must have been I think in 1791 or 1792 - the time.
My mother was afterwards, in 1797 or 1798, I think married to Mr. Roswell Smith at Saco - I attended the wedding and saw them married - In less than one year from their marriage the said Smith died. In 1809 to the best of my recollection, but I may be mistaken as to the year she was married to her third husband, Moses Wadlin of Biddeford in the County of York; I attended the wedding & saw them married; said Wadlin died in eight or nine years afterwards, in 1818 I think but will not be positive as to the year, at said Biddeford. From the time of his death until the present time my mother has lived with her friends and for the last five years in our family - I have no records or minutes of the events above stated, and therefore cannot give the precise dates - But the said Sarah Wadlin now is, and for the last twenty years, has been a widow - Jane Farnham
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Jane Farnham & that she is a person of truth & veracity. David H. Cummings full of Peace

Oxford ss. March 30th 1844. Then personally appeared the within named Jane Farnham and made oath that the within affidavit by her subscribed is true Before me. David H. Harmon Justice of the Peace
State of Maine
County of Oxford ss.
I Joseph Gleole Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Oxford, hereby certify that David Harmon whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing deposition of Jane Farnham is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Oxford duly commissioned and qualified as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court and subscribed my name this third day of April 1844.
Joseph Gleole Clerk as aforesaid

I Joseph Farnham of Lowell, Oxford County, Maine, depose and say that I married the daughter of Humphrey Tyler & Sarah Tyler, now the widow Sarah Wadlin, that the said Sarah was married to Moses Wadlin of Biddeford in the county of York in the year eighteen hundred & nine I think but will not be positive as to the year; I was at the wedding and saw them married - Said Wadlin died at said Biddeford many years ago, I think in the year 1818, but will not be certain as to the year. Said Sarah now is and for the last twenty years had been a widow, and has resided in my family for the last five years.
I have no record or minutes to which I can refer to enable me to state the precise dates of the above events - Joseph Farnham
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Joseph Farnham and that he is a man of truth and veracity
David Hammons
Oxford ss. March 30th 1844. Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Farnham and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true Before me David Hammons Justice of the Peace

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress of the 7 th July, 1838, and the 23 d August, 1842.
State of Maine ss. On this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before the subscriber, Judge of Probate within and for the County of Oxford, Sarah Hadlin, a resident of Lowell in said County of Oxford aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision declared, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Acts of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, and the 23 d of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Humphrey Tyler who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution; that she verily believes said Tyler enlisted in May 1775 at Scarborough in the County of Cumberland and then Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now State of Maine, in the Company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Abraham Tyler, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Edmund Phinney of Gaham in said County of Cumberland for the term of eight months; that he marched immediately to Boston and was in the siege of Boston until the expiration of his term of service; that he then again immediately enlisted in the same company for the further period of one year and served his time out; and that

he was afterwards privateering at different times during said war - she does not think he was in the continen- tal navy; that she lived near him at the time of his first enlistment and has frequently heard him say he was in the Revolutionary war; but that she has no documen- tary evidence of his services.
She also declares that she was married to the said Tyler by the Rev. John Fairfield at Peperaborough, now Saco in the County of York on the 5th day of October A.D. 1780, that said Tyler died in October 1798; that she was married to Russell Smith in 1798 she thinks, that said Smith died within one year after she was married to him; that she was married to Moses Wadline in 1809 & that said Wadline died in the year 1818; and that she is still a widow. She further states that her memory is poor & that she may possibly be mistaken as to the dates & marriages and deaths of her two last husbands, but that her last husband has been dead for at least twenty years; and that she has no family records whatever to which she can refer.
Sarah Wadline
Subscribed & sworn to the day and year above written
Before Groom Ransom Judge.
The cause of taking this declaration out of Court was an account of the old age & infirmity of the Deponent - which was unable to attend the regular term of said Court - Groom Ransom Judge -

State of Maine
Oxford County ss: I the Subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County, it being a Court of record, hereby certify that Lyman Ransom, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had in Judge of the Court aforesaid, and his signature above written is genuine. I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Sarah Madlin for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this third day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty four. Geo. G. Emery Register.

Marriages
One thousand seven hundred eighty, October 5. Humphrey Dyer of Searboro' to Sarah Warren of Pepp.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Humphrey Dyer to Sarah Warren, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows: "1780. Octr. 5."
Gerriston Ward Clerk of the first Congregational Church in Saco.
I, Gerriston Ward, above named, depose and say: that I hold the office of Clerk of the First Congregational Church in the town of Saco, form- erly Pepperellborough, in the county of York and State of Maine, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Gerriston Ward Clerk of the First Congregational Church in Saco, county of York & State of Maine.
State of Maine } York County ss } Subscribed & sworn to this twen- tieth day of March A. D. 1844.
Before me, Edwin Greene, Justice of the Peace

I, Hannah Cleaves, of Saco in the county of York & State of Maine, aged eighty years, depose & say: that I was present when Humphry Tyler of Scarborough was married to Sarah Warren of Pepperellborough (now Saco); but I cannot recollect what year they were married. It was a great while ago. I think they were married by the Rev. John Fairfield, then a minister in Pepperellborough.
Hannah Cleaves
State of Maine.
York County Js. Subscribed and sworn to this twentieth day of March A. D. 1844.
Gauriston Ward Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Hannah Cleaves; that she is a woman of good standing in society and a woman of truth & veracity.
Gauriston Ward Justice of the Peace

State of Maine. York County } ss.
I, William Drafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for said county of York, do hereby certify, that Lauriston Ward is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty fourth day of December 1838, and will expire on the twenty fourth day of December 1845, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this twentieth day of March 1844.
William Drafton, Clerk.
State of Maine, } ss. York County. } ss.
I, William Drafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the said county of York, do hereby certify that Frederick Greene is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty seventh day of March 1841, and will expire on the 27th day of March 1848, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this twentieth day of March 1844. William Drafton, Clerk.

STATE OF MAINE.
HUGH J. ANDERSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That Jonathan Merrill of Frankfort in the County of Waldo Esquire, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, was, on the Sixth day of February A. D. 1840 appointed and Commissioned, and on fourteenth day of March A. D. 1840 qualified as a Justice of the Peace and Quorum within and for our said County of Waldo that he still continues to hold said office.
and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at AUGUSTA, this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight and hundred and forty- four in the sixty- eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
Philip C. Johnson Secretary of State.

11 Thereby certify that Humphrey Tyler of Scarborough County of Cumberland and then the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now State of Maine Enlisted in May 1775 in the Company of Infantry Commanded by Capt Abraham Tyler at Scarborough and in the Regiment Commanded by Col Edmund Phinney of Galway of Cumberland County for the term of eight months and that he with the Company marched immediately to Boston was in the siege of Boston until his term of enlistment expired the close of the year he immediately enlisted again in the same Company for one year under same Captain and served his time out and that after the year 1776 he was either in the Continental Navy or privateering during the Revolutionary War Andrew Tyler also enlisted in same Company in September 1775
Frankly at Mills February 20 th 1844
Andrew Tyler
of Maine Waltham SS July 20 1844
Personally Appeared Andrew Tyler and made oath in due form of Law that the before mentioned Statement made and subscribed to by him is true
Before me
Jonathan Merrill Justice of the Peace
Frankly at Mills July 20 1844
James McHenry Dear Sir I am of rather advanced age and above I send you a statement of facts so far as I recollect of my late Brother serving in the Revolutionary War I am in good health
Respectfully yours Andrew Tyler

Saco March 13 th 1844
Mr Joseph Farnam
Dear Sir I saw a letter which was sent Mr Thacher respecting Humphrey Tylers Service in the U.S. Army I made enquiries and heard of Mr Andrew Tyler of Frankfort and wrote him and obtained the information enclosed I have directed this to you thinking it might be of some service to you
Yours Truly Samuel Dearing
If you should want any Assistance here in Saco Mr Lauriston Ward Esqr will attend to the same for you J. U. D.

Mr. Forman
If you find any justice of the Peace in Essex who was acquainted with Andrew Tyler get them him to certify upon the back of this deposition that He is a man of good standing in society & a man of truth and veracity
For all Mr
March 28
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To the Secretary of State
Virginia Mr

Hon. P. C. Johnson;
If Mr. Merrill had not sent you the affidavit named in my last Will you annex the usual certificate to this and return it to Geo. F. Emery Register of Probate at Paris, by return mail; if you have received that, return to him that instead of this, with the certificate annexed — Yours S. H. Hammons.
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City of State
notar
Me

no. 25 no 1
Andrew Tyler 13 Dec 75
Humphrey 10 May 76. discharged 20 Sept

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18238
Sarah Wadline
Former Widow of
Humphrey Tyler
Pr. Boston
Act: Mch 3. 1843, & June 17. 1843
Index:—Vol. 100 , Page 310
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Senate Chamber June 13, 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions,
Sir, I herewith enclose a letter received from the Hon. D. Ransom in relation to the case of Wilbert Wadsworth by which it will be seen that the evidence which was regarded as necessary by your decision, has already been forwarded by him. Hoping that the same may be found and made available, I am Sir Very respectfully &c J. Fairfield

Lowell April 12. 1844 Hon. J. S. Edwards;
I forwarded to the Hon. John Furness Esq., a few days since, the application of the Wid. Sarah Wadlin for a pension. Mr. F. lives in the vicinity of the applicant, during her marriage with her last husband & if any further information is wanted by the depart- ments, I think Mr. F. may be able to give it - Since enclosing him the papers I have received the enclosed certificate from the Sec. of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - I suppose it will be of the same validity as evidence as it would be if annexed to her applica- tion by the Register of Probate and therefore enclose it to you -
Respectfully yours
Leave Mr
Darius Hemenway

April 19/1844
Recall Me April 13
Free
Mr Addison Sarah
Hon. James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Lowell June 4. 1846.
Dear Sir;
Yours containing a line from Mr Edwards relative to the claim of Mrs. Wadsworth to a pension came duly to hand. I obtained a certificate from the Secretary of Massachusetts that her first husband served in the Reg. of Colonel Phinney from May 20th I think to Nov. 20th 1775 and forwarded the same to Mr. E by mail in about a week after I sent her application to you - It may have been overlooked or mislaid in his office or it may have miscarried - I sent it directly to him to save you trouble -
If he does not find it among the papers upon looking them over again, I will procure and forward a second one, but I think he will find it - Respectfully Yours
D. Hammons.
Hon. J. Fairfield

Fell M. R. Whetten 1844
June 14 '44
Mr. Wadsworth Mc.
add. pffr 19 wch.
born. of Newland
Edward H. L. Sternfeld Private U.S.

Senate Chamber
Apr 11, 1844
Hon. Mr. L. Edwards Chairman of Pensions,
Herewith enclosed are the papers of Widow Sarah Wadlin an applicant for a pension. She formerly resided at Saco, the place of my residence and was well known to me. Hannah Aver one of the witnesses now resides at Saco - I am well acquainted with her and know her to be highly respectable and entirely worthy of belief - Your earliest practicable attention to this case will oblige
Yours Res. Servt.
John Fairfield
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✓ Sarah Alalden 10795 Mayne let to Mrs. Fairfield May 25. 1844
Act. July 7. 1838

8477 Maine.
rep 13 June '44
Sarah Caroline formerly widow of Humphrey Dyer who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died in the October 1781 of in the State of Maine. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Regt. line for 12 mos War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 44 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of June and sent to Hon. John Fairfield U.S. Senate
Total amount, $206.50
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swan Clerk, Book Vol. Page 21.

Sarah Wadline, for widow of Humphrey Tyler, Maine will act July 7. 1838
amt 12 mo 11 days
$ 41.22
Hn. J. Fairfield Senat US

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
No. 32
Secretary's Office, April 5 1841
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
the name of Humphrey Tyler is found upon the eight months rolls, as a private from Scarborough, in the Company of Capt Abraham Tyler Col Plummer from May 1st to Dec 31. 1778.
There are no rolls of Capt Abraham Tyler for the year 1778 in this Office

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary Services, made by the Widow of the party who rendered the Service.
State of Maine, County of Oxford and town of Lowell
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of my husband's services in the War of the Revolution. He Humphrey Tyler, enlisted from the town of Scarborough, in the County of Cumberland & then Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now State of Maine in the month of May A.D. 1775, in the Company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Abraham Tyler, at said Scarborough, and in the Regiment commanded by Col. Edmund Phinney of Gorham in said County of Cumberland for the term of eight months and marched immediately with the company to Boston; he was in the siege of Boston until his time of enlistment expired, at the close of the year he immediately enlisted again in the same company, and under the same Captain for the term of one year and served his time out. After A.D. 1776 he was in the Continental Army or privateering during the War. I am now seventy three  eighty years old and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated. Witness my hand this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1844. Sarah Wadline
Signed by said Sarah Wadline in my presence David Hammers Just of Peace