Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,522, for Ebenezer Lyon, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lyon, Ebenezer
S. 44,522
CONTENTS
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New Hampshire.
4674
Ebenezer Lyon, Capt Seward Private, 4 Massachusetts line.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 3 rd of April. 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of Nov. 1818 and sent to Samuel R. Pease Esq. Lancaster, Coos. Co. N.H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 — $ 40.58 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 Mar. 1819 — 48. "
3 years 1777. $ 88.58
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Northumberland N.H.
Continued
Notification sent to John Willson Esq. 19 th Sep. 1820.
Lancaster N.H.

44522
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 44,522
Ebenezer Lyon Pris. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 305-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Copy. Ebenezer Lyon's Declaration of Schedule July 1820—
4.674
copy
March 10/19.

State of New Hampshire
Coos - ss - At the Court of Common Pleas held at Lancaster within and for the County of Coos being a Court of record by Law established on the second Tuesday of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty
Present the Honorable
William Lovjoy } Esquire Associate Justices John Penethier Jr }
Personally appeared in open Court Ebenezer Lyle aged sixty seven years resident in Northumberland in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war in the Artillery as follows viz in Capt. Thomas Second Company of Col. John Cramers Regiment - in the Massachusetts line that his original declaration is dated April 3 rd 1818 and that he has received a pension and his pension certificate is numbered 11.674 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose 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 intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th 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 as follows viz

Schedule
  1 Swine of the value of $3.50   1 5 Pail Kettle 3.30   1 1 Pail Pot 1.18   1 Tin Kettle 1.00   6 Tin cups & Saucers .07 $9.05 
Ebenezer Lyon
And I further declare that I am by nature a laborer but am unable to do more than one third of a common man labor since am so unwell considerable of the time as to be unable to do anything - My Wife Dolly is 69 years of age very feeble and most of the time unable to do any work
I have not any children - and really stand in need of the assistance of my Country for support
Ebenezer Lyon
Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on the 11 th day of July A.D. 1820 - before the Justices assembled Attest. John Willson Clerk
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Coos do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the 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 nine dollars five cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820
John Willson Clerk

Ebenezer Lyon's application April 3 d 1818.
Cranes Mass. Rep. Art.
[Faint, illegible signature or scribble]

State of New-Hampshire.
Coos, ss. ON this third day of April A. D. 1818. before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears Ebenezer Lyon resident in Northumberland in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 :— viz: —
I Ebenezer Lyon formerly of Medfield in the common- wealth of Massachusetts, now resident in Northumberland, county of Coos and State of New Hampshire, on oath testify and declare, that I have served in the Army of the United States, in the revolutionary war on the Continental establishment in the Massachusetts line more than nine months in the manner following, that is to say, in the latter part of the year 1776. or the beginning of the the year 1777.
Seward's Company of Artillery, attached to Col. Crane's Regiment for the term of three years, which term I faithfully served, at the expiration of which I then enlisted into the same Company and Regiment, during the war and faithfully served my time out, and received an honorable discharge, signed by Gen. George Washington —
I further testify and declare that I am now far advanced in life, between sixty and seventy years of age that my circumstances, as to property are reduced and indigent, by reason of sickness in my family and other misfortunes which I have been obliged to en- counter — That I am in need of assistance from my Country for support, and consider myself entitled to a pension from the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an act of Congress passed March 18th. 1818. entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"
Leicester N.H. April 3. 1818.
Ebenezer Lyon
Witness Mrs Lovejoy

that he is absolutely reduced in his circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Wm Lovejoy
I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said for the full term of nine months at one period of Ebenezer Lyon enlisted did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is absolutely reduced in his circumstances, and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for his support.---And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned acts of Congress.
I also certify that I am personally acquainted with Ebenezer Lyon the applicant aforesaid, and know he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and also that the Court, of which I am a Justice, is a Court of Record. Witness my hand at Lancaster in said County, the day and year above.
Wm Lovejoy
Coos Co - State of New Hampshire John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Lovejoy, before whom the annexed declaration of Ebenezer Lyon was made, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos aforesaid, that the above attestation is in his own proper handwriting and that to his acts and attestations as Justice as aforesaid full faith and credit is and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this 4th day of September A.D. 1818.
John Willson