Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13783, for Stephen Lombard, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mar. _____
Lombard, Stephen _____
S. 13783 _____
CONTENTS
Carded

3044 New York
Stephen Lombard of Canajoharie in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brewer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tyler — in the Mohawk Valley line for 2 Years —
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Decbr. 1832 — and sent to Claraant
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $ 120 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th '32 40 $160
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Giles Clerk
Book D. Vol. B. Page 109

Rev War
13 783
INVALID.
File No. 13 783
Stephen Lombard Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1833
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 225
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 5009.

State of New York } County of Cayuga }
On this 16 th day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. personally appeared before me Joseph L. Richardson first Judge of the court of common pleas in said County of Cayuga Stephen Lombard a resident of Aurelius in the County of Cayuga and State of New York aged sixty nine years and ten months 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 the seventh of June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in a Militia Company commanded by Captain Brace in the month of January 1778 said company was raised by draft to guard the Military Stores at Springfield in the State of Massachusetts for the term of six months a Captain's Company was all the State called for at that time I served as a substitute in lieu of my father Stephen Lombard who was drafted for that service I served the term of six months and was discharged in the month of June following - and also in the month of April in the year 1779 I enlisted for nine months in Capt Woodbridge's Company in Colo. Tyler's Regiment of State Troops to serve at Rhode Island. The company was Mustered at South Hadley in said State of Massachusetts and joined the Regiment at Providence the first of May. The troops lay at Providence until August or September and then went on to the Island at the time that the British Troops evacuated Rhode Island the Regiment marched to Newport with several Regiments of Continental Troops. Col. Webb & Colo. Jackson and some other - General Gates commanded in that Campaign and on some of the first day of January following was Honorably Discharged by Col. Tyler - and further on or about the tenth day of May in the year 1780 I enlisted for nine months to fill up vacancies in the Continental Troops. I was Mustered again at South Hadley in said State of Massachusetts and then marched to West Point and joined Col. Thomas Moxon's Reg t by Genl. Nixon Brigade in the Company then called the Col. Company after lying at West Point some few weeks the Brigade marched to Peekskill and I was then detached to join the Light Infantry commanded by Genl. La Fayette in Colo. Shepherd's Regiment and Capt. Woldens Company we then crossed the North River at King's Ferry and lay in the State of New Jersey that summer on the lines some times at one place and then at an other sometimes at the English Neighborhood and at Hackensack and Totoway - Genl. Poor our Brigadier Genl. Dice that Campaign and was buried at Hackensack. and Major Andre was Executed in October 2 d in the same year - and in the month of December towards the last part the new levies as they were then called was returned to the several Regiments from whence they were detached I joined the Sixth Massachusetts Regt again at West Point and served until the tenth day of February 1781 and was then Honorably discharged by Genl. Washington - My discharges are all worn out or lost - I have no documentary evidence

He hereby acknowledges every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State -
Sworn to & Subscribed the Stephen Lombard. day & year aforesaid
J. L. Richardson first Judge of Court.
We Henry Tift - a Justice of the peace residing in the town of Auburn in said County & Joseph Farmer residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Lombard who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
H. Tift
J. Farmer
J. L. Richardson first Judge of Court.
And the said Joseph L Richardson first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid does hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And he further certifies that it appears to him that Henry Tift who has signed the preceding certificate is a Justice of the peace resident in the town of Auburn, & that Joseph Farmer who has also signed the same is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit
J. L. Richardson

Michael V. Myers - clerk of the court of Common pleas of Cayuga County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before Joseph L. Richardson Judge of said court in the matter of the appl- -cation of Stephen Lombard for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of July, AD 1832 M. V. Myers!
Cayuga County
Stephen Lombard being duly sworn says that the reason why he did not get the certificate of a clergyman to the facts set forth in the certificate signed by Henry Tiff & Joseph Farmer & Hents annexed, is because there is no clergyman in his neighborhood at this time who could certify to the facts required -
That the  his neighborhood is now & was then destitute of a clergyman & that there was none near enough & well enough acquainted with him to justify them in making the certificate & oath required by the War Department in relation to Pensioners Subscribed & sworn this 27 th day of Oct r 1832 before me H. Tiff Justice of the peace
Stephen Lombard

State of New York Cayuga County
Solomon Lombard of Galen in the County of Wayne in said State being duly sworn says that he is a brother of Stephen Lombard of Aurelius in Cayuga County - that he knows that his brother Stephen went into army as a substitute for his father in the year 1778 & went to Springfield as he understood & believes for the term of six months - that he was in the army nine months in 1779 at Providence & elsewhere - that he went into the army in 1780 & was gone nine months & that he went west from where they lived in Massachusetts, and was a part of the time under the command of Gen c Lafayette - that he the said Solomon has heard his brother's declaration read & from his knowledge & from information he received at the time his brother was serving in the army, he has no doubt but that it is correct & true throughout -
Subscribed & sworn this Solomon Lombard 16 th day of July 1832 before me H. Dift Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Solomon Lombard is a person of respectability & credibility & that his statement is entitled to credit H. Dift Justice of the Peace
no documentary evidence

State of New York Cayuga County ss.
I, Michael J. Myers Clerk of said County Certify that Henry Tifft Esquire before whom the within affidavit was taken and subscribed was on the day of the subscription a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified by law to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and only believe that the signature purporting to be his annexed to said affidavit is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the 16th. July, A.D. 1832
M. J. Myers Clerk
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