Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33025, for Thomas Lyon, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Lyon, Thomas
S 33025
CONTENTS

Notification sent Oct 10 20 1820 to Sarah W. [?], Massachusetts
6,507 Massachusetts
Thomas Lyon 4 Capt Vose Private Mass Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Jan'y 1817 and sent to John Davis Esq. Boston Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 40 00 53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 48 $88 00 53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Charles [?] Esq.

No 1615 Thomas Lyon. - private Greaton's Mass ts Regt. Served from Decr 1775. for one year.
Admired
Thos Lyon Soldier

District of Massachusetts } P
I Thomas Lyon of Dorchester in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts a citizen & resident of the United States of the age of fifty nine years, - an applicant for a pension do depore say that in the month of December in the Year 1775 I enlisted into the army of the United States as a private soldier in Cambridge in Col. John Greaton's regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Company commanded by Capt. Elijah Vose - of the Continental establishment That my enlistment was for a year & I served my time & was discharged verbally - that I am much reduced in circumstances & stand much in need of aid from my country for support
Thomas Lyon
Massachusetts District } Boston 3. April A.D. 1818 }
Sworn to before me
W. Dacey Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

Copy of Thomas Lyon's Schedule etc.
6507
Cow Jersey

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this Nineteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Thomas Lydon aged Sixty two years, resident in Dorchester in said County, labourer who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: I enlisted in the year service about the first of January 1778 in the Company commanded by Captain Elijah Dine in Col. Greate's Regiment and faithfully served my Country during the whole of that year as a Private and was then honorably discharged as is full stated in my former declaration. I have received a pension and a certificate was duly issued dated January 27 th 1819. My certificate is not numbered.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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 provisions 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 18th 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.
Thomas Lydon
Sworn to and declared, on the nineteenth day of July A. D. 1820 before
James Ware Judge of C. C. Com Pleas for S d circuit
I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and 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 one hundred and eight dollars and cents .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this nineteenth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

A Schedule of the property of Thomas Lyon of Dorchester in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1 st 1820 necessary clothing beds and bedding excepted
Real Estate
One half of an old dwelling house and garden of \frac{1}{3} of an acre ————— $1, 00
Personal estate
Two hogs ————— 5 00 Shovel, hoe, and some small farming utensils ————— 2 00 Bench, tables, pot and kettle and some small articles of household furniture ————— 9 00
I have no family but a wife aged sixty six years very infirm and apparently in a decline. I was formerly a shoemaker but am unable from age and infirmity to do much labor being lame and having lost the use of one eye. I have no income and am indebted to the amount of about one hundred dollars
Thomas Lyon

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston
June 9
A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Thomas Lyon 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 document marked A. 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.
W. Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Thomas Lyon by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c David
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

L P Boston Mass. July 31. 1895.
Chief of Bureau, Dear Sir:
I desire to obtain a certificate of service of Thomas Lyon a Revolutionary soldier. Born in Stoughton Mass. April 17- 1758 and died 1845. He was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War .
This information is requested because I desire to use it in relation to my becoming a member of a society.

composed of descendants of participants of the American Revolutionary War.
Very respectfully Daniel H Sloan. 23 E. Springfield St. Boston. Mass.

33 025 Rey INVALID.
Aug. 10/95 H. H. G. Waind J. H. H. 23 E. Springfield Boston. Mass. Me.
File No. 33 025
Thomas Lyon Rev. Rev. Mr.
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]

This May Certify that Thomas Lyon enlisted into Col. John Greatons Regiment in the Continental Service, in Decem r . 1775 and serv d as a good Soldier one year.
Milton April 1 st .
Elijah Vose Lieut Col.
1818