Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19888, Seth Wyman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wyman, Seth.
8 19888
Carded
CONTENTS

New Hampshire,
Seth Wymard Private in
Captain Sawyer's company of the Reg't formed by Col. Frye in the Army of the Rev. Mass.
Ratio of disability, _____
Date of discharge _____
scribed on the roll of New Hampshire at four dollars per month, the same on the increased to $6.40 by the law of the 26. April 1816, to take effect from the pass. of the act.
normal Certificate of pension issued the 22 d of Dec r 1826 and sent to S. P. Beers, Litchfield cont.
Arrears to 4th
Semi-ann. all'ce ending
The certificate in this case, was by mistake sent to S. P. Beers, returned by him to the Pension Office, and sent to Jonas B. Bow- man, at Bedford, N. H. on the 10 th May 1825. —

I John Wyman of Goffstown in the County of Hillsborough in State of New Hampshire, testify and say, that Seth Wyman (my father) is now living, and resides in Goffstown aforesaid, that I have fre- quently seen in his possession a certificate from the paymaster of the United States, entitling him to a pension of the sum of of the sum of that I have frequently received said pension for him of the paymaster of the United States, that said certificate became very much worn and defaced, so much so that it was very difficult to ascertain its con- tents, that some time in the spring, last past, my father shewed me some parts of said certificate, which he told me were all that remained, it appeared to me that it had been wet, the writing was entirely obliterated, so that its contents could not be ascertained, and the same entirely useless to him.
John Wyman
September 22 nd 1824 Then the above named John Wyman personally appeared and made oath that the above certificate by him signed is just and true, before me, Jonas B. Bowman Justice of the Peace

Hillsborough fs. 7.
State of New Hampshire
I Andrew Wallace clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for the said County of Hillsborough being a Court of Record, do certify that Jonas B. Bowman is an acting Justice of the
Peace within and for said County, and that his name under the within certificate is his signature - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the seventh day of October Anno Domini 1824
Andrew Wallace clerk

The new certificate, if granted, is requested to be directed to Jones B. Bowmann of Bedford in the County of Hillsborough & State of N. H. or any information that may be further necessary for the obtaining said certificate
Jeth Wyman

I Seth Wymann of Grafton in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, testify and say, that I served in the Revolutionary Army, in the Company commanded by Capt. James Sawyer and in the Regiment commanded by Col. James Sarge, in the year 1775, and was wounded in the Battle at Bunker Hill on the 17 th day of June 1775 and was examined as an Invalid on the 8 th day of Nov. 1793 by the Commissioners appointed for that purpose and recommended for a pension from the United States, and received a certificate signed by Saml. Penney one of said Commissioners on the 11 th day of September 1796 - and that I received a certificate from the paymaster of the United States entitling me to a pension of ten dollars per month  forty dollars per month . Said certificate last mentioned became very much worn and pasted together a number of times; In the course of last spring said certificate got wet by accident, and came to pieces, some parts missing, but they were in such a situation that the contents could not be ascertained, and the writing entirely obliterated, and is entirely lost - therefore I wish to obtain a new certificate for the purpose of enabling me to receive my pension from the United States.
Seth Wymann
(September 22 nd 1824. Then the above named Seth Wymann personally appeared and made oath that the above certificate by him signed is just and true - Before me, Jones P. Bowman Justice of the peace.

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss.
I Andrew Wallace clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for the said County of Hillsborough being a Court of Record, do certify that Jonas B. Bowman is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and that his name under the within certificate is his signature. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the seventh day of October Anno Domini, 1824.
Andrew Wallace Clerk,

Oct 12, 1906
alt.

Wyman, Seth
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on December 31, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers class 9, page 139.
Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel James Frye's
Disability: Wounded by a musket ball passing through his thigh.
When and where disabled: June 17, 1775, Bunker's Hill
Residence: Goffstown,
Lowest pension entitled: One-fourth
Remarks: Militia

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section S. 19888
W.S.
September 28, 1927
Mrs. Robert S. Conners 9 Rogers St. A v c. Lynn, Mass.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that SETH WYMAN enlisted, place not stated, in 1775 and served as private in Captain James Sawyer's Company in Colonel James Frye's Massachusetts Regiment; at the battle of Bunker Hill he was wounded by a musket ball passing through his thigh. The length of his service was not stated.
On account of the disability resulting from the above mentioned wound he was pensioned from March 4, 1795.
In 1824 he was a resident of Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
He died June 22, 1825.
In 1824 a son, John, was living in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
There are no further data on file relative to his family.
The Revolutionary War records fail to afford any information in regard to a Solomon Eaton as described by you.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

19888 INVALID.
1926 Mar. 5; hist. to O. S. Rogers - WCA 1927 Sept 28; hist. to Mrs. Robt. S. Conner - WCA
File No. 19,888
Seth Wyman
Rev War wounded at Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 491
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MRS. ROBERT S. CONNERS 9 ROGERS AVENUE LYNN, MASS.
Dep't of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C. Gentlemen, -
Will you kindly send me the military history of Seth Wyman, son of Hezekiah, born Feb. 17, 1750 at Woburn, Mass. He probably enlisted at either West Cambridge or Charlestown.
Also that of Solomon Eaton, of Deer Isle, Maine, who probably enlisted at Castine, Maine. Very truly yours,
Mary L. Conners (Mrs. Robt. S. Conners)

AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BELL SYSTEM
HARRY J. BRANDT ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
195 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, February 18, 1926.
Mr. Winfield Scott, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Since I wrote you on February 8th, asking if you would be kind enough to let me know whether or not there was any record of Seth Wyman or his wife as Revolutionary pensioners, I have come into possession of some facts about him which may be helpful in any investigation you are able to make. These facts all came from volumes of New Hampshire state papers dealing with Revolutionary Rolls.
Seth Wyman's name appears among the signers of a statement of "enlistments in Colonel Kelley's Regiment raised by the State of New Hampshire for the defense of Rhode Island for the term of six months." He also signed an acknowledgment, dated "Goffstown, August 7, 1778", of the receipt of ten pounds as a bounty from the town of Goffstown, to enable him and others "to go to Providence in Rod Island to do a short tower of duty as volunteers in the Continen tal Army under General Sullivan." His name also appears on the "Payroll for Capt. Jas. Aiken's Company in Colonel Moses Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers, which regiment marched from the State of New Hampshire and joined the Continental Army in Rhode Island, August, 1778." His rank is given as Private, and his entry into the service as Aug. 7, 1778. He also appears to have enlisted again in July, 1779, for the defense of Rhode Island, as a Private. His name appears in the muster roll of Colonel Kelley's Regiment as having enlisted July 22, 1779. His signature, dated July 20, 1779, appears on the receipt for bounty from the town of Goffstown for service in Rhode Island for one year. The payroll for Major Daniel Reynold's Company in Colonel Hercules Mooney's Regiment - "which regiment was raised by the State of New Hampshire for the Continental service at Rhode Island 1779" - contains an entry for Seth Wyman as Private. It is also on record that Seth Wyman, Goffstown, age 36, was mustered into camp by Major William Scott on June 27, 1780 as one of 600 men raised to serve until the 31st of December. He was discharged with time allowed to travel home Dec., 4, 1780.
I am sending you the above facts in the hope that they may lead to the discovery of other records of his service in the Continental Army, information regarding his movements after the war, the date and place he died, together with any information

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about his wife and children that may be available in connection with pension records.
Yours very truly,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "A. Rogers".
OSR/L

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
S. 19888
W.S.
March 5, 1926
O. S. Rogers 195 Broadway New York City
Sir:
I have to advise you from the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau it appears that SETH WYMAN enlisted in 1775 and served as private in Captain James Sawyer's Company, Colonel James Frye's Massachusetts Regiment; at the battle of Bunker Hill he was wounded by a musket ball passing through his thigh. The length of his service was not stated.
On account of the disability resulting from the above mentioned wound he was pensioned from March 4, 1795.
In 1824 he was a resident of Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
He died June 22, 1825.
In 1824 a son, John, was living in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
There is no further data on file relative to family.
The above noted is the only Seth Wyman of New Hampshire found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Sec 1835-List of Invalid Pensioners Rockingham Co., N.H. W.S.
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BELL SYSTEM
195 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, February 8, 1926.
Mr. Winfield Scott, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Seth Wyman, born in Woburn, Mass., about 1750, and a resident of Goffstown, N. H., in 1776, is understood to have served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War. He was my wife's great great grandfather, and we are making an effort to find record of his service in order to establish the eligibility of Mrs. Rogers' application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. His wife was Sarah Wright of Bradford, Mass., and their marriage probably occurred about 1770.
I am writing to ask if you will be kind enough to let me know whether or not there is any record of him or his wife as Revolutionary pensioners. It is understood that after his death his wife did receive a pension. He and his wife may have spent their last days in upper New York State in the vicinity of Malone, inasmuch as a son, John Wyman, is known to have gone there from Goffstown, N. H. There is reason to believe that his father and mother went with him.
We shall appreciate very much any help you can give us in this matter, or any suggestions you may be able to offer as to where the information that we desire may be found.
Yours very truly,
O. S. Rogers
OSR/L