Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1763-200, for William Lynn, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn
Lynn, William
B. L. W. 1763-200
CONTENTS

MRS. H. N. SHERMAN LANESBORO, MASS.
June 19 th 1937
Pension Bureau. Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please give me any information you can of one William Linn (or Lynn) who was in the Revolutionary War, and enlisted from Connecticut. Was born about 1750 & 1755. Had he a pension, if so, where was it sent, and would you know when, and where he died?. Any information concerning him, would be most gratefully appreciated.
Yours very truly Susan D Sherman Lanesboro Mass.

State of Connecticut } St. Mark's Town County of Middlesex } June 11 th 1831
I David Lynn of Durham in said County & State; Brother and one of the Heirs at Law of William Lynn late, or formerly of Killingworth in said County (State now extinct); As upon oath testimony and declaration to the best of my knowledge and belief that since William Lynn died within the service of the United States; and service as a Lieutenant in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Hovey of the Continental line; The number of the Regiment not being known; but was the same in which Major Walbridge was a Major; and was understood to belong to General Parsons Brigade; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the Revolutionary war; The time of his service above referred to being at or near the time of Major Lincoln's expedition. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty land promised to said William Lynn on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever.
Certified David Lynn
Personally appeared the above named David

I here subscribe to the foregoing Declaration and in my presence make full to the truth of the same -
Attest. George W. Stanley Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut.
Middlesex County ss. Middletown
In Testimony that the above written George W. Stanley was a Magistrate autho- rized to administer Oaths & take acknow- ledgments &c. in the State of Connecticut at the above date - & that his name twice subscribed on this sheet appears to me to be his usual signature - I have hereunto affixed the County seal & subscribed my name & quality at Middletown this 11 th day of June A.D. 1831
Wm. D. Hill Clerk. County Courts Middlesex County

State of Connecticut, Middlesex County ss Be it known that on this 26 th day of February A. D. 1831 - before me John Olis Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate for the county of Middlesex in said State - Personally appeared James Francis of Killingworth in said County and Timothy Scranton of Guilford in New Haven County in said State; who being duly sworn, depose and say that they were soldiers in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution and were acquainted with William Lynn then of Durham in Middlesex County in said State;
That said Lynn enlisted in the year 1777 or 1778 as they believe in Major Higgin's Regiment, as a private; service through the war was a Lieutenant when he left the Army; That said Lynn left this part of the Country more than forty years since and during the last forty years has been generally reported and believed to be dead. That said William at the time of his marriage; That it has been generally reported and believed that he left no lineal heirs at the time of his death. That David Lynn of

said Durhan is a brother, and as we believe as then at Law of said William Lynn at the time of his decease - that he left also a brother who resides if living in a remote part of the country; and a sister resides in this County
Symme - James Francis
Timothy Scranton
And I the said John Alsop having made due enquiry do certify that the above names James Francis & Timothy Scranton are credible witnesses; and that the said David Lynn is a brother and one of the heirs at Law of William Lynn deceased named in the foregoing affida- vit - In witness whereof I have here subscribed my name since cause the Seal of said Court of Probate to affix the official Seal of said Court here
John Alsop
Judge of Probate for the District of Middletown in the County of Middlesex aforesaid
W. D. R. Ck

from David Linn
Hon. John H. Eaton Secretary of War Washington City

Middletown Connecticut
Feb. 26. 1831 -
For John H. Eaton
Secretary of the War Department
Sir: The enclosed Affidavit & Certificate are forwarded in support of a claim of myself & the other heirs at Law of William Lynn a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution, to such Bounty Land or other provision as we are entitled by law to claim. The length of time elapsed renders it impossible to prove the particulars of his service, and obliges us to refer to such evidence as may be found in the war department & may be necessary to sustain the application.
It is requested that the Warrant or Patent if issued may be lodged and forwarded with necessary information relative to David Lynn of Durham in Middlesex County Connecticut
Respectfully y r obed t serv t
David Lynn

William Lynn N o 1763

July 10, 1937
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Wm. Lynn B.L.Wt.1763-200 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. H. N. Sherman Lanesboro Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of June 19, 1937, requesting information relative to William Lynn in Linn who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Connecticut.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in bounty land claim, Wt.1763-200, based upon the service of the only William Lynn (searched under all spellings) who enlisted from Connecticut that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While living in Durham or Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, he enlisted in 1777 or 1778 as private in Colonel Meigs' Connecticut regiment, later served as lieutenant in Colonel Hatt's Connecticut regiment and was in service until the close of the Revolution.
In 1831 it was stated that he had left that part of the country more than forty years before and was then reputed to be dead and that it was believed he never married. The exact date of his death was not given.
He was survived by a brother who lived in a "remote part of the country" and a sister who lived in Middlesex County, Connecticut, their names not given, and a brother, David Lynn.

On June 11, 1831, said David Lynn, while living in Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, applied for bounty land which was due the above-noted heirs of William Lynn on account of his service in the Revolutionary War and Warrant 1763 for two hundred acres was issued August 24, 1831.
For information relative to the location of this land it is suggested that you address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington, D.C., giving the warrant number, the acreage and the date the warrant was issued and state the war in which the soldier served.
Very truly yours
A. D. BILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator