Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6552, for Alvan Lyon, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Lyon, Alvan
R. 655-2
CONTENTS

No 22850 Alvin Lyons Bedminster N.Y.
e.f.j-
Hon. A. Ward H.R.
J. H. [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] N.Y.
1832 1764 68

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. Those 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, showing the Service of Alvin Lyon Westchester Co N.Y.
   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.     defd 1778 79.80.8702 2 6 Sergiant Capt M c ang Col Br n Pres t not Battle Town of Cortland New York Towns - Croton river Pinebridge Beeksville 71 years Champlain Washington country - N.Y. Evidence of Samuel Lyon for the year 1773 to 82, after the arrival of Alvin Lyon on traditional evidence -  
Each hour of actual service in the field or garrison should be especially & distinctly alleged in a supplemental affidavit.
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.
John R. [unclear]

Application of Alvan Lyon for a Pension under act of Congress of 7 th of June 1832
22850
Vol. 1. Page 71. No 81

Supplemental affidavit of Alvan Lyons to be attached to the annexed declaration of his made before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westchester in the State of New York, (made) on the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty two as follows viz
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Westchester in the State of New York Alvan Lyons of the Town of York Town in the said County of Westchester 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 viz. For six months as a Sergeant in the year of our Lord 1778 in Captain Henry Strong's Company of Militia in Colonel Samuel Brakes Regiment of Militia in the said County of Westchester in actual Military Service under arms and in the year 1779 he served as a Sergeant in the aforesaid Company of Militia for the period of Six months in actual military service under arms And that he also served as a Sergeant in the aforesaid Company in each of the years 1780, 1781, & 1782 for Six months in actual military service as aforesaid making in the whole a period of two years and Six months. and for such service I claim a Pension. And the said Alvan Lyons hereby relinquishes every claim 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. And the said Alvan Lyons further deposeth and saith that when he made his aforesaid declaration to which this affidavit is Supplemental there was not any Clergyman living in his vicinity that could certify as to his age

or his Reputation as a Soldier of the Revolution a requi- red in such cases.
Alvan Lyon
Sworn and Subscribed } this 27 th day of September } A D 1833 before me. } Gilbert Oakley Justice of the peace
I Gilbert Oakley the Justice of the Peace before whom the preceding affidavit was sworn and subscri- bed do hereby Certify That Alvan Lyon who has subscri- bed and sworn to said affidavit is known to me and is a credible person.
Dated September 27 th 1833
Gilbert Oakley Justice of the peace

State of New York
Westchester County ss On this fifth — day of December in the Year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred And thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Westchester now sitting at White Plains in the said County of Westchester Abram Lyon — a resident of the Town of York Town — in the said County of Westchester aged seventy one (on the 27 th day of December last) 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 th 1832 that he Entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. That is to say. In the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he this Declarant lived with his father Benjamin Lyon in the Town of White Plains in the said County of Westchester. That his father & his three Brothers belonged to the party called Whigs and had taken an active interest in the cause of Independence. That after the Battle of White Plains the Country about White Plains was very much exposed to the marauding parties of the enemy and became so unsafe that his father himself Brothers & family were obliged to abandon their home in White Plains aforesaid and in the spring of the aforesaid (year) Removed to Crumpond in the Northern part of the said County of Westchester. That the Declarant was living at Crum Pond aforesaid in the month of January one thousand seven hundred seventy eight and was in that month enrolled in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt n Henry Strang of Crum Pond aforesaid in Col c Samuel Drake.

Regiment of Militia in the said County of Westchester, and was immediately appointed a Sergeant in said Company and acted as such in said Company till the close of the Revolutionary war. That this Declarant was called out by his said Captain and engaged constantly either under the orders of his said Captain or as a volunteer in guarding the American Lines and out Posts in that Vicinity. That there was a large number of Whig Inhabitants living at and near Crampond aforesaid, who had been obliged to quit their homes in the lower part of the said County of Westchester and were obliged to defend themselves their property and the surrounding Country from Parties of the Enemy that came from the lower part of said County. That so exposed was this Declarant's situation that he was compelled to carry his Gun with him wherever he went even into the fields when he attempted to work on the land, for fear of a surprise from the enemy. That in this manner this Declarant was compelled to serve and go armed till the close of the Revolutionary war. That the said Regiment of Col Samuel Drake belonged upon what was then termed Cortlandt Manor composing the present Towns of Cortlandt York Town and Somers and were obliged to Guard the American

Lines and out Post along the Croton River in the said County from the Mouth of Croton where there was a Conti- -nental Detachment, to Jones Bridge where occasionally there was a Subalterns Guard of Con- -tinental. leaving a Distance of about eight Miles of the American Lines between those two Posts to be guarded by the Militia Men living in that vicinity That this Declarant lived about one Mile North of the Croton River, upon the lines, about Mid- -way between the aforesaid Continental Guards, where there was a fording place in the Croton River called Lounsbury's ford much resorted to by the enemy when going above or the River to plunder or harass the Inhabi- -tants. That this Declarant being a Sargeant in his aforesaid Company of Militia was exposed to almost constant service, in his said Company or with a Detachment of his said Company in small parties on scouts or Guard. That this Declarant served, in his said Company of Militia, and in volunteer parties under arms as a Sargeant in said Company in actual service, in the years 1778. 1779. 1780. 1781 & 1782 at least six months in each of the aforesaid years, and a good

portion of that service was on Guard in the night time on the American Lines and out Posts in the vicinity of Croton River aforesaid and he was during all of the aforesaid years, liable to be called out on any alarm or at a minutes Notice and bound to hold himself in readiness, whenever his services were required. That it is impossible for this Decla- -rant at this day to designate each particular service and duty he performed in the aforesaid years in the said Company of Militia in consequence of the lapse of time and the various oc- casions he served under arms during the aforesaid years. That on several oc- -casions the aforesaid Regi- ment of Militia Commanded by Col Samuel Drake and to which this Declarant com- -pany belonged as aforesaid was during the years aforesaid embodied at Crum Pond aforesaid their head quarters and marched to Peekskill to defend that Place or to the Middle and Southern parts of the said County of Westchester on foraging parties for the Continental Army or in pursuit of the enemies parties but the principal service of

This Declarant was rendered in his said Company and small parties thereof in Guarding the Lines and out Posts or pur- -ing the Refugees & small parties of the enemy that were constantly going about murdering and plundering the Inhabitants of the said County of Westchester. That this Declarant has no Documen- -tary or written evidence of his aforesaid services or relating thereto. and but one Witness living as he can dis- -cover that belonged to his aforesaid Company of Militia during the Revolutionary war who can testify to his afore- -said services, and that is his Brother Samuel Lyon who lived with this Declarant in the same House at Crum- -pond aforesaid from the year 1777 to the close of the Revolutionary war & who served with this Decla- -rant in the same Company of Militia from the Month of January (1780) till the close of the Revolutionary war and whose affidavit is hereto attached That this Declarant claims a pension or annuity for his services as aforesaid as a Sargeant in Capt n Henry Strangs aforesaid Company of Militia for five years

from the beginning of the year 1778 to the close of the war in the winter of 1783. if the Department should be of opinion That his services were such as entitle him to claim for the whole of said years. but if the Depart- ment should be of a contrary opinion This Decla- -rent claims a pension for two years and six months actual service under arms by him as a Sergeant in his aforesaid Company of Militia in the years 1778 1779. 1780. 1781 & 1782 as he has above set forth in this his Declaration  That this Declaration has not any Record of his age. but from informa- tion derived from his parents and which he has no- doubt is correct he was born on the second day of December in the year of our Lord 1761. at White Plains in the said County of Westchester, where this decla- -rent continued to reside till the year 1777 when he removed with his father to Crum Pond where he continued (except his absences on duty) till the close of the Revolution- ary war when he removed back to White Plains aforesaid and

lived there till about the year 1797 when he married and removed to Yorktown in the said County of Westchester where he has ever since resided and still resides. That this Declarant lived at Crumpond afore-said when he was called into service as aforesaid That he never was drafted or served as a substitute neither did he ever receive a Discharge from the service, but always served by order of his aforesaid Captain and as a volunteer as he has above stated That this Declarant recollects Col Green Major Flagg, Col Aaron Burr Col Sheldon Col Meigs. Col Nixon Col Chas Webb and Col Samuel Webb, as some of the Continental officers that were with the troops where he served That he recollects having seen the following Continental & Militia Regiments during the Revolutionary war Col Green's, Col Aaron Burr, Col Sheldon's, Col Gillam's, & Col Samuel Webb's Col Drake's That this Declarant is known in his present neighbourhood to William Gritson and Elizabeth Wyatt both Residents of the Town of Yorktown in the said County of Westchester, but the

Declarant could not produce them before this Court without much inconvenience and expense to this Declarant as they live twenty miles from the place where this Court is now sitting. That this Declarant with a view to his present application has obtained and now an- nexes to this his declaration the Certificate of the aforesaid persons taken before Thomas Wail a Justice of the Peace of the said County of West Chester in which they have testified to their belief of his age and of his Reputation as a soldier of the Revolution Subscribed & sworn to in open Court the day & year aforesaid. - Alvan Lyon
M c Bayle Clk

York Town, November 16 th 1832, we Elijah Hyatt and Wilhelmus Gerritsen residing in the town of York Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Alvan Lyon the applicant for a pension and that we believe him to be nearly seventy years of age and 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 above written —
Personally appeared before me.
Wilhelmus Gerritsen and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he believes the above- written application as it is set forth to be true likewise Elijah Hyatt being duly affirmed saith that he believes the above application as it is written to be true and that the said Wilhelmus Gerritsen and Elijah Hyatt who has subscribed their names hereunto after being duly sworn and affirmed I Thomas Talbot do hereby certify that it appears to me that Wilhelmus Gerritsen and Elijah Hyatt who has signed the proceeding certificate are credible persons and that their statements entitled to credit — sworn and affirmed and subscribed before me this 16 th day of November 1832 Thomas Talbot Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Westchester
Wilhelmus Gerritsen Elijah Hyatt

State of New York Westchester County ss On this fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of West- chester now sitting at White Plains in the said County Samuel Lyon of the Town of Yonkers in the said County who being duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on his oath. depose and say That he is  was aged sixty seven last January. That he is a Brother of the said Alvan Lyon. who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above Declaration. That this Deponent lived at Crum Ponds in the said County of Westchester from the year 1777 till the close of the Revolution- ary war. in the same House with the said Alvan Lyon, and from the Month of January 1780 to the close of the war this Deponent served as a private in Capt Henry Grange Company of Militia at Crum Ponds aforesaid with the said Alvan Lyon That this Deponent has heard the preceding De- claration of the said Alvan Lyon read and understands the contents thereof. That this Deponent during the year 1779

although only fifteen years old, served as a volunteer in the aforesaid Company of Militia with his said Brother Alvan Lyon - That this Deponent well recollects that the said Alvan Lyon was a Sergeant and served as such in said Company from the commencement of the year 1778 till the close of the Revolutionary war and did serve as he has stated in his preceding declaration during all of the aforesaid years -
That this Deponent has no doubt & therefore states that the said Alvan Lyon was in actual service under arms as such Sergeant in said Company in the years 1778. 1779. 1780. 1781 & 1782 at least six months in each of said years
Sworn to & subscribed { this 5 th of December } 1832 in open Court.
Samuel Lyon
A. Bayles Clk. I certify that said Lyon of said Court is entitled to credit thereof. A. Ward. Mcl.
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 Alvan

Lyon was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and The Court further certifies That it appeared to them that Michol -mus Gerritson and Elijah Hyatt who have signed the preceding Certificate are each of them residents of the Town of York Town in the County of Westchester and That their statement is entitled to credit. and the said Court further certifies that the aforesaid Michelmus Gerritson and Elijah Hyatt could not be produced by the said appli- cant before this Court without much inconvenience & expense and That Samuel Lyon who has signed & sworn to the preceding affidavit in open Court is a credible person and known to the said Court. In Testimony
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Westchester and State of New York Do here by Certify That the foregoing Con- tains the originals proceedings of the said Court in the mat- ter of the application of Alvan Lyon of the Town of York Town in the said County of Westchester for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty three N Bayles Clk said Court

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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P. O.
Alvin Lyons
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18