Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,564, Joseph Wyman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Wyman, Joseph
S. 29,564
CONTENTS
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29 564 Reg INVALID.
1931 - Feb. 12 - Hist. to Mrs. E.E. Woodford - 122.
File No. 29,564
Joseph Nyman Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 39
Index: — Vol. 9 , Page 491
[Arrangement of 1870.]

And the said Judge of Probate does hereby de- clare his opinion that after investigating the matter & putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Soldier in the Revolution and served as he states.
And the said Judge of Probate further certifies that it appears to him that Joseph Bennett who has signed the preceding certificates is a Cler- gyman residing in the town of Medum upon which & that Wyman Richardson resident in the same town is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. P. May Probate
I, Isaac Fiske Register of the Court of Probate of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Wyman for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this twenty second day of August A D 1832
Isaac Fiske

Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Middlesex
ss.
On this twenty second day of August A.D. 1837 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Judge of Probate , now sitting at
Charlestown within and for the county - aforesaid
William Joseph Noyes aged sixty nine years, resident in Who being 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, in the year 1780, about the first of July, for the term of eight months, in the Continental line, or State service, don't remember which - I think no Captain was assigned to my Company - The two Lieutenants were - Sturtevant & Davis - I was transferred once, or twice, from one Company to another, & have forgotten the Command of the Regiment - was in Orange town, State of New York, in September & on 2 d of October same year, when Major Andre was hung - as a spy - was on guard the night before, & saw the gallows the day he was hung - was at West Point at the time & in New Jersey at a point - I was young, & my health failed, & was unable to perform duty the last part of the time & in that account was permitted to return home a short time before my term expired -
I know of no man living, who was in the same Company with me, or to whom I was known in the army, whose testimony I can procure & have no document to prove my service, except the certificate of Joseph Newell & William Nicholson, both of said Salem.

which is hereto annexed -
He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Wyman
We Wyman Thomsen of Wadsworth & Joseph Bennett a Clergyman residing in the town of Wadsworth in the County of Middlesex hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Wyman who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Wyman Thomsen Joseph Bennett
And the said Court thereupon proceeded to propound the following interrogatories, which he answered under oath, as follows:
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer, in Wadsworth - County of Middlesex - Mass s in the year 1763 - July 5 th
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have - in the town records of said Wadsworth
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
in Wadsworth, during the war - afterwards in several different towns - but now, & six or seven years past - in said Wadsworth
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer, entirely
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 service?
Answer, General Washington - Genl. Howe
6. 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?
Answer, Messrs. Joseph Bennett - Col. John Wadsworth - Col. Still Sheffield - Captain Richardson - Lieutenant Wyman - Esq. - Col. Elizah Dutton - Joseph Wyman

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BRIEF in the case of  Joseph Wyman of Middlesex Co in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     about 1 July 80 - He enlisted for 8 mos but on account of ill health, returned home short time before his term expired — 8 — private Gen. Leut. Sturtevant & Davis — thinks there was no Captain and forgot the Colonel    a Roll for 6 Months
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Woburn  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? no living witnesses — Tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Eastman Examining Clerk.
24 Jan 33

Knowleoville N. Y.
Jan. 26 th 1931
To the Department of Interior Pension Bureau
Will you kindly send to my address the Revolutionary war record of only Joseph Weyman of Mars. also that of Benjamin Bacon born at Woodstock Conn. 1787; died in Lebanon Conn. 1824.
Respectfully Yours
(Mrs E.E.) Cora A. Woodford Knowleoville
N. Y.

10859 Massachusetts
Joseph Wymann
of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Davis of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Massachusetts line for _____ months
71 Moodley
Cont.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of April 1833 and sent Wymann Richardson Newton Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 10.00
Died Sept. 25, 1836 $ 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by A. H. Addison Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 2 a Page 91

February 12, 1931.
Mrs. E. E. Woodford
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section ILL
Knowlesville, New York.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29564, that Joseph Wyman was born July 5, 1763 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
While residing in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, he enlisted about July 1, 1780 for eight months, served as private under Lieutenants Sturdevant and Davis, was present when Major Andre was executed and, on account of ill health, returned home a short time before his term expired. was permitted to go
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1832, while a resident of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, where he had resided for six or seven years.
Soldier died September 25, 1836. - A.B
There are no family data.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Benjamin Bacon.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.