Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,621, for Ignatius Lynes, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lynes, Ignatius Lydia
N. 24,621
CONTENTS

20,300 New York
To H. Hill
Dec. 24. 1842.
Sagalius Lynus
of Otsego in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Corps commanded by Captain Shepard of the Regt. commanded by Col. Donaldson in the Massie line for 9 Mo: & 20 D.
Reported to Agent, see letter
  $30.  64.40    2.20  16.10    $32.20  $80.50  
Inscribed on the Roll of 1831 at the rate of 32 Dollars 20 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sep. 1833 and Butte H. Hill Burlington
  Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33  $ 80.50    Semi-ann. allowance ending A.D. 34  16.10     $96.60  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Go. A. Tull Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 06

4378. New York Albany.
Lydia Synes widow of Ignatius, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 54 Dollars 40
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of March 1849 and sent to
J. E. Walworth Burlington N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 120 Vol. 4.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of New York County of Otsego ss.
On this 15 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Otsego in the State of New York now sitting
Ignatius Synes a resident of the town of Burlington in the County of Otsego in the State of New York aged 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereina stated. In 1775 he lived in Westfield in the State of Massachusetts, and at Westfield in March 1775 he enlisted or volunteered as a Minute Man under Captain William Shepherd
1 1/2 mos in training & preparatory
Saint John Shepherd and Ensign Richard Fally, and was called out on the alarm of Lexington on the arrival of the news. March about the 21 st April 1775 About 8 days after the Battle and
1 2/3 mos
marched to Roxbury about 120 miles and I served at Roxbury under Capt Shepherd till about the 10 th of June when he was promoted to a Lieutenant Colonel & then Enlisted into Captain Wareham Park's company in Colonel Donaldson's Regiment of Massachusetts State Troops for the term of Nine months was
9 mos
Stationed on guard at Roxbury during Bunker Hill Battle General Thomas commanded the division of the army he was in before General Washington took the Command. General Thomas went to Canada while he was in the service and General Ward took his place at Roxbury. He was in the siege of Boston during the whole of his term of service. He was in the Detachment under Gen. Thomas on the night of the 4 th March and carried a back load of

Fascines across the neck from Roxbury to Dor- chester Heights and worked all night on the fortifications there. He continued in said service till about the 10 th March 1776. when he was dis- charged at Roxbury - having served one year from the time he was enlisted as a minute man. He does not recollect whether he had a written dis- charge or not. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Thomas Francis of Norwich in the County of Chenango & State of New York whose affidavit is herewith annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Horace Lathrop. Clerk
Ignatius Lyne
We William G. Angel and Joseph Cashman residents of the town of Burlington in the county of Otsego and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ignatius Lyne who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he re- sides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in presence of us this day & year aforesaid Horace Lathrop Clerk
W. G. Angel Joseph Cashman

State of New York Chautauqua County ss. Thomas Francis of Norwich in said County aged 73 Years being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Ignatius Lynes of Burlington in the County of Otsego and that afore said and that this deponent was well acquainted with said Lynes in the year 1775 and well knows that said Lynes did serve and march after the alarm of Lexington Battle to Roxbury in Capt. Shepherds Company of Minute Men and afterwards that this deponent saw said Lynes and was knowing to his being in Capt. Parkes Company in Col. Donaldsons Regiment of Massachusetts State Troops at Roxbury in the Siege of Boston (this deponent being then a private in Capt. Enoch Chapins Company in Col. Donaldsons Regiment) for the space of eight months after they arrived at Roxbury - how long said Lynes served as minute man before he came to Roxbury this deponent does not know, and further this deponent saith not Sworn and subscribed to this 3 rd Home Francis 13 th day of July 1822 Milo Hunt J.P.
Pd
23 } NB. The credibility of the Witness is certified on the Back of this

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Francis the person who made the within affidavit and that he is a credible person Given under my hand at Sherburne this 13 th day of July 1832.
Alto Hunt Esquire
State of New York County of Chenango ss. I, Davis H. Pike clerk of the said County do certify that Alton Hunt Esquire, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, and whose name is subscribed to the preceding Certificate, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and to the preceding Certificate, to be his genuine handwriting and signature -
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 14 th day of July A. D. 1832 -
P. B. P. Middle Deputy Clerk

And the said court doth hereby certify and declare their opinion after an investigation of the matters and after perusing the interrogatories prescribed by the new Department that the above named Applicant is not a Revolutionary Soldier and never as he states
And the said court further certifies that its responses to them that William G. Dugell and Joseph Cushman that was subscribed and sworn to the above certificate are credible persons and entitled to credit in their statements
J. O. Morse J. C. Warrenton } Judges Seth Chase

State of New York } Otsego County } In I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Ignatius Lynes for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal this 19 th day of October 1832
Horace Lathrop By S. H. C. Corp Deputy
State of New York } County of Otsego } Personally appeared before me James A. Walworth Esqr a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said county Ignatius Lynes the person who made the foregoing declaration who being duly sworn deposes and saith that the Period in which he served in the the Revolutionary war was 1775 and 1776 in what was called the Roxbury campaign in Massachusetts State Troops - The reason that he did not procure a Discharge to make a certificate was there was no one residing in the vicinity where he resides that knew any thing about it - And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State. Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of May 1833
before me
James A. Walworth a Judge of Otsego County
Ignatius Lynes
Declaration of Ignatius Lynes 8052

In the matter of the application of Lydia Lynes for a pension under the Act of Congress Passed July 7. 1838.
Albany June 22. 1843.
Sir
I would very respectfully solicit your attention to the above claim.
Ignatius Lynes the husband of the applicant received a pension of $32. 20 for services by him performed in the State of Connecticut.
The applicant was married by a Justice of the Peace not in the habit of preserving records. Her family record is submitted, duly authenticated by affidavit.
The original pension certificate of said Ignatius Lynes is also submitted in proof of identity.
I am very Respectfully Your Mr. On foot
W. B. Pierce
How L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half Pay & Pensions to certain widows"
State of New York Otsego County ss On this 29th day of May 1843 personally appeared before James H. Walbridge one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego in said State of New York Lydia Lynes a resident of the town of Burlington in said County aged seventy three 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 made by an act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. entitled "An act granting half Pay & Pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Daniel Lynes who was a Soldier during the war of the revolution, and at the time of his death a Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That as she this Declaration was not married to the said Daniel Lynes until after the war of the revolution she cannot specify the particulars of his revolutionary services. She knows that during said war he resided in the town of Westfield in the State of Connecticut and she has often heard him relate circumstances of his service. (In addition to Captain William Sheffield as bearing in March 1775 at Westfield Conn. that April 21 March to Repel the enemy under Capt. Sheffield until June 10th then retreated into Capt. Murrays Park Company Col. Doughtys Brigade served until March 10th 1776 and declarant further states that she was married to the said Daniel Lynes on the Seventh day of September One thousand seven hundred & eighty four at New Canaan Fairfield County Conn by Reuben Murray Esq as Justice of the Peace That Sally Babcock and William Babcock William Agassiz (his heirs) (were) Howard & Elmer Hazard -

present at her said marriage. Some of whom De- clarant believes are still living. That a record of said marriage, together with the births of Declarant's children was entered in her family bible by Robert Gates which said record is here with offered as evidence of her said marriage. That her hus- band the said Ignatius Lynes died on the tenth day of November 1838 at Edmeston Otsego County N.Y. since which time this Declarant has re- mained a widow single & unmarried. That she was not married to the said Ignatius Lynes previous to his leaving the Service, but that her marriage took place previous to the year 1791 to wit at the time before stated.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid before me & I certify that the De- clarant is unable to attend Court by reason of old age & bodily infirmity and I further certify the reason she signs with her Mark she cannot write her name from bodily infirmities and that I am personally acquainted with said declarant.
Lydia J. Lynes Mark
J. C. Waterworth Judge of Otsego County Courts 3
Lydia J. Lynes

91.19 Lydia Lynes
Act July 7. 1838
NY.
m 84 a 38.
$53.31 per an 54,40.
act 1843 N o 5525
Agnt Wm B. Pierce Albany NY.

HC
William B. Pierce Esquire
Albany

TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES; AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. BY HIS MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMAND.
APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES.
EDINBURGH: Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His Majesty's Printers. MDCCXCIII.

Ignatius Lynes Born April 25, 1755
Lydia Shepherd Born Sept 14, 1765
They were married Sept 7, 1784.
John Lynes Born Dec 4, 1786.
Luanna Lynes Born Dec 27, 1789
Died Oct 2nd 1793.
Hannah Lynes Born June 4, 1792
Rufus Lynes Born May 23, 1794
Eliza Lynes Born July 8, 1799
William Lynes born Jan the 9 1804
John Lynes Died Feb.
Henry
James
John

State of New York Ottego County Is
Rufus Lyman assistant of the bond of Burlington Otsego County aged forty three years being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and says that he is the Son of Lemuel Lydia Lyman that always lived with his father and Mother until his father's death only since that time his Mother the said Lydia Lyman has lived with him and has always seen the annexed family Record in his father's family Bible ever since he was large or old enough to remember and that since his father's death he the Deponent has had the aforesaid Bible and Record in his charge and has no doubt of the truth and correctness of the same and well knows the annexed family Record was taken from his father's family Bible and that his Mother from bodily infirmities and Old age is unable to attend the Courts and further saith not his Deponent and subscribed Rufus Lyman this 29th day of May 1843 Mark
Before me J. C. Waldo Judge of Otsego County
I further certify that I am well acquainted with the individual named Rufus Lyman and that he is a credible person for the reason he does not write his name he never learned to write J. C. Waldo Judge etc.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, OTSEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, SAMUEL RUSSELL, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, That James W. Walworth Esq. whose name is subscribed to the certificates of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instruments and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Judge of Otsego County Common Pleas in and for the said County of Ot- sego, dwelling in the said County, appointed and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge of Common Pleas and verify believe that the signatures of the said certificates of proof or acknowledgement are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, the
Thirteenth day of June A. D. 1843 Samuel Russell Clerk.

State of New York
City & County of Albany } ss
William D Pierce of said City being duly sworn saith that the accompanying Pension certificate of Ignatius Lynes was received by him through the Post office in company with the declaration of Widow Lydia Lynes and the affidavit of her son Rufus Lynes, the same having been sent to him by said widow in order to obtain her Pension under said act of July 7. 1838, together with her family record.
Subscribed & sworn this 23 rd day of June 1843 be for me -
Wm D Pierce
J. M. Little Court of Deeds.
State of New York
City & County of Albany } ss Clerks Office.
I Henry B. Haswell Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Jacob M. Little — before whom the above affidavit of Wm D Pierce purports to have been taken was at the time thereof a Commissioner of Deeds in for said County duly Commissioned & sworn. That I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Jacob M. Little — ; have examined his signature to said affidavit & verily believe the same to be genuine. Witness my hand & official Seal this twenty third day of June A D 1843.
H. B. Haswell Clerk

18052
Ignatius Lynes
f.
It not allowed
8. — Proof 1.20
9.20
Admitted
Private gym & 20 days
Henry Sill
Burlington Otsego Coun New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 17 1837
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ignatius Lynes Ulster County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Oct? Mar 1775 1 1 20 priv Capt Shepherd Cols Providence Westfield   9 " priv Park Donaldson do Massachusetts Living   G. Thomas age 78 years Witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
His claim is for service in the State Service
The oaths were administered in open Court by the Clerk under the direction of the Court and the credibility of the witnesses was certified by the Clerk. It appears to me that the objection, if such there be, is groundless. H. Lins.

Lydia WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24,621
Lydia Lynes wid of Ignatius Lynes Rev War
Act: Feb 2 d 48
Index:—Vol. A , Page 450
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lydia Lynes.
Act July 7. 1838.
Supplemental
Hn B. Taphan June 11

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 8 1811.
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 Ignatius Lymen is found upon the returns of Col. Danyel's regiment, Capt Warland Parks, as a private to Aug 1. 1778. Brims & Hays; upon the returns in Oct. and upon the Oct rolls in November of the same year.
There are no rolls of said regiment in this Office after 1778.

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.
John G. Pease, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Albany County
Town of Washington State of New York
SS On the 23rd day of September A.D. 1883 Lutia Lynch whom I know to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within power of attorney formerly came before me acknowledged that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein and that the same was made as her free act and deed and not as her of her free act & deed.
On this day personally appeared

I wish to obtain evidence of the revolutionary services of my husband Ignatius Lynes, dec d . At the commencement of the revolutionary war he resided in Westfield from whence in March 1775 he enlisted under Captain William Shepherd, and served until June 10 th 1775 when he again enlisted under Captain Wareham Parkes & served until March 10 th 1776 at Roxbury & other places in that vicinity.
Respectfully your loving wife
Ignatius Lynes Mark
I hereby employ William B. Pierce of the City & County of Albany & State of New York to prosecute my application for a Pension with full power to apply for proof at the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts & elsewhere, & to do all other acts necessary & lawful to be done as my attorney in the matter aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this nineteenth day of September 1843. Sealed & Delivered presence of William B. Pierce Ignatius Lynes Mark

Burlington NY September 18
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Mr. Cole 2 11/
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Burlington N. Y.
Sept. 18 th 1848
J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
Enclosed I send you the Declarations severally of Mrs Lois Story. Chloe Meacham. and Lydia Lyman. all Widows claiming pensions under the Act of 2 d February 1848. You will see by reading their several Declarations that they have each drawn pensions under former acts & that each of their husbands died before them You will please to send their pension certificates to me
I am Sir yours most Resp t . James C. Walworth Atty H.C.

Oct 24 # Burlington 193 Oct 191,
My Dear Sir,
Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
Burlington Otsego Co. N.Y. Oct. 18. 1842
Ignatius Limes a Pensioner of $32.00 under the Law of 7 th June 1832. died some two years since leaving a widow to whom he was married since the close of the Revolu- tionary war and before the Year 1787. would any existing pension Law allow a widow a pension in such a case & if so please to send me the form of proceeding necessary to obtain the allowance —
I am respectfully your most obedt servt
Henry Lill

182 aa 5720
J. C. Walworth Atty. Burlington N.Y.

State of New York County of Otsego ss
On this twenty fifth day of August A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego Lydia Lyons a resident of the town of Burlington in the aforesaid County of Otsego and State of New York aged Seventy Nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declarat- ion in order to obtain the benefits of the provi- sions made by the act of Congress passed 3 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
Lydia Lyons
That she is the widow of Ignatius Lyons who was a private in the Revolutionary Army (from the loss of records & the infirmities of old age she cannot recollect of which line she served under) and drew a Pension under the act of 7 th of June 1832 at the time of his death and that this Defendant drew a pension of $54 40 / 100 under the Act of 7 th of June 1844 Annually — And further declar- es that she is still a Widow
That her late husband resided in the aforesaid town of Burlington at the time he was placed on the Pension Rolls — Subscribed and sworn to Lydia Lyons the day and year first above written mark
Solomon W. King (Justice of Peace)

I certify that the above declarant Lydia Lyons is Personally known to me and the reason why she does sign with her marks is from the infirmities of Old age
Solomon W. Day (Just of Peace)
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } I, Charles McLean, Clerk of said county, do here- Otsego County, ss. } by certify, that Solomon W. Day the person subscribing the foregoing affidavit & certificate and before whom the same was taken, was, on the 24 th day of August 1848 therein mentioned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Otsego, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Solomon W. Day , and verily believe that the name subscribed to the said affe. & cert. is his proper and genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed this 16 th day of September A. D., 18 48 .
Chas. McLean Clerk.

New York 20,507
Ingratius Lyner, decd, late
of Otsego Co, in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Shepard of the regt. commanded
by Col. Donaldson in the Mils.
time for
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 5 4 Dollars 40 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Find 10 th November 1828 when he decd
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of March
1844 and sent to Hon. B. Dappan Senate U. States
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-ant. allowance ending
Increased from $32:20
former payments under this act to be deducted,
Payable to Lydia s Lyner, his widow.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Book E. 2, Vol. 4, Page 42

Rep?
5120.
Albany, N. York
Lydia Lynes
widow of Ignatius Lynes
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 54 Dollars 46
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of March 1844
and sent to Hon. B. Tappan
Hon. of Reformation
Senate U. S.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A,
Vol. 1, Page 261,

Rep.
New York 8201.
Lydia Lyne, widow of Ignatius Lyne, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 10 th November 1838 of Otsego Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Shepard of the regt. commanded by Col. Donelson in the Mass. — line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 54 Dollars 40 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of March 1844 and sent to Hon. B. Tappan, Senate U. States
Total amount, $272:00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1, Page 167.

Ignatius Lynes
Ignatius died 10 Nov
Payments to be made 1838 at New York Increase per act 1832 by Mrs. W. B. McK
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of V th Enter Index act 1843
add 6 mo 20 days
$24. $22.20
32.20
53.31
$56.40
$53.31 per ann
V th Issue 2 calif. acts act 1838 act 1843
Hon. B. Tappan Senate U.S.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E. Vol. 1
Page 16 by G. C. Steele
Clerk.
Sept 1838
Annuity
in Washington & Ohio Co
and previous thereto to in Edm. Co.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Sagastiz Lynes of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Thirty two dollars and Twenty cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 13 day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
J. P. Kirtland
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. P. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.