Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16456, for Francis Lyman, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lyman, Francis
S. 16456
carded.
CONTENTS

19. 6 04. Ohio Pillsburgh.
Francis Lyman of Hillsboro in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Tuttle of the 1st Regt commanded by Col Webb. in the Conn. t line for one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pillsburgh, at the rate of 10. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Aug t 1833. and sent to Col. Webb. Gedding. Jefferson H o Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of March, 1833. 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept r 33. 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. G. Palmer Clerk, Book 2. Vol. 8. Page 118.
Rate of death per m 63

Below are the answers of the said Francis Lyman to the seven Interrogatories presented by the War Department, which were pronounced by the said Luther Spelman Judge &c.
Interrogatory 1. I was born in Woodbury State of Connecticut 25 th February 1756
2. I have no record of my age; but suppose that my birth is recorded in the town book of said Woodbury
3. When called into service I was living in Goshen Conn. Since the revolutionary war I lived in New Hartford Conn. until 1812 when I removed to Andover Ohio where I now live.
4. I always volunteered or enlisted
5. My capt. was Tuttle; Lieut. Eli Calkin 2nd Lieut. Samuel Gibbs of the State troops, Our Col s name was Webb; Lieut. Col. Wall; Major Lathimer. I went first to New London & then to Boston, this was the first year of the war Gen. Sullivan commanded our Brigade. Once I went to Danbury when the stores were burned, & I went to Norsemuk 2 or 3 times; to Stony ridge; to Newhaven; Once to Pikes Hill, Fish Hill, & Redhook: when at Fishkill Fishkill we had news of the surrender of Burgoyne; the British shipping sailed up the river & returned again & we went along down by the side of them, feeling well, & fired a few cannon at them, but they did not return the fire. Gen. Putnam was with us.
6. I think that I had a written discharge for my first term of service but do not recollect by whom it was given & know not what has become of it; I was generally dismissed: all my services were State or Militia I never left the army without being regularly dismissed by proper authority
7. Ephraim T. Woodworth & Jerry Mark of Wayne Township, I can also name Seddeus Marvin, John Pickett, & Jesse Anger of Andover Township —
Francis Lyman
Sworn and subscribed to the tenth day of May 1833 —
Luther Spelman } Associate Judge

State of Ohio } ss. Ashtabula County }
On the seventh day of August A.D. 1832. Personally appeared Before me Luther Spelman one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas for said County Francis Lyman a resident of Andover in the County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 9th 1832. viz. That he is Seventy six years and Six months of age and was Born in Woodbury now called Bethlehem in the State of Connecticut - that he entered into the State Service for five months under the the Command of Captain Tuttle whose given name he has forgotten his first Lieutenant was Eli Galtin and under Colonel Charles Webb of the Connecticut line and continued in the Service to the end of said term when he was discharged at Charleston in the latter part of November 1775. He after wards volun- teered in the Service at the time that Danbury was burned and was at this time in the Service about two weeks when we had orders to return back, he then went out to Stony ridge and spent about two months in the Service with Lieutenant Goodwin - he then went to Housneck and from that  was at to Pockskill and further when Burgoyne was taken - he was at New Haven alarm and his services all together will amount to about one year - he has now no documentary evidence or living witnesses of his said services within his knowledge 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 the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
above said -
Luther Spelman
J. Norvald's Lyman
We Ephraim T Woodruff residing in the a Clergyman residing in the township of Wayne and Jerry Hart - residing in the township of Wayne - hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Francis Lyman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy six years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Ephm T. Woodruff Pastor of the Church of Christ in Wayne
Sworn and subscribed the 8th day
of August Anno Domini 1832.
Jerry Hart
Luther Spelman
And I Luther Spelman Judge of said court do hereby declare it my 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 I further certify that the said Ephraim T Woodruff who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman

State of Ohio Ashtabula County
Andover Township May 8th 1833
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the Peace for Andover Township in said County Francis Lyman who, being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age, & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, named within; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grade. For five months I served as a private soldier in the Connecticut State troops. & for seven months more I served as a private Militia soldier making in all one year. & for such service I claim a pension.
Francis Lyman
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written
John Pickett J.P.
The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County
I Sam. Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that John Pickett Esq. who has subscribed his name above in his own proper hand writing which is to me well known, is a justice of the peace of said County duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the laws of the state of Ohio.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 8th day of May A.D. 1833 -
Sam. Hendry Clerk P. Com.
10.012 Francis Lyman
Upwardly of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Ashtabula duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the laws of the state of Ohio - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 24th August A.D. 1832 - Sam. Hendry Clerk

19.6 021 N o 10.012
Francis Lyman Ashtabula Ohio
Francis Lyman Return Return e
Adm 4 years
$40-
J. B. Giddings Jefferson Ashtabula Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
10 April 183 3
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, shewing the Service of Frances Lyman Ashtabula Co. Ohio
   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.     Dec 1814 5 Private Capt. J. L. Cobell Lieut. C. Linton Lieut. G. Gadsden Thornville 76 years Traditional evidence   vol reg not stated about 94 St. Louis 67 mo   - - - - about 2 Keokuk Pekin, Ill Crawfordsville  
he states his service to be about one year
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, Boatiners, &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 [i] 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 N. Ashton

October 29, 1936
Francis Lyman-S.16456 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Viola L. Lons 114½ S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you are interested in the Lyman genealogy and would like to know whether or not there are Revolutionary War records of some that are named in the Lyman line in your letter, beginning with Richard 1st who came to America in 1621, Richard 2nd, Richard 3rd, Richard 4th, David of Connecticut, born in 1711, died in 1787, Francis, his son, born 1755 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, died in 1840, Joseph, his son, and others.
The Revolutionary War pension records have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of a David Lyman. The record of one Francis Lyman has been found which may be that of the Francis in whom you are interested.
The War of 1812 pension records have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service in that war of a Joseph Lyman. This office has no record of service rendered prior to the Revolutionary War. The four ancestors with name Richard Lyman could not have served in the Revolutionary War.
The record of Francis Lyman follows as found in pension claim, S. 16456, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Francis Lyman was born February 25, 1756 in Woodbury, later "called Bethlehem", Connecticut, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Goshen, Connecticut, Francis

Lyman enlisted, date not given, served five months as private in Captain Tuttle's company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged the latter part of November, 1775. He volunteered at the time of the burning of Danbury and served two weeks, no officers given; he was at "Stony Ridge" two months under Lieutenant Goodwin; he was at Peekskill at the time Burgoyne was taken, and was on the New Haven Alarm, names of officers not given and no definite dates of service stated. He stated that he served in all one year.
Francis Lyman lived after the Revolution in New Hartford, Connecticut until in 1812, when he moved to Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, then a resident of Andover, Ohio.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data:
Francis Lyman Certificate # 19604 Issued August 1, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio (Pittsburgh) Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

16 456 INVALID.
1914, May 23, History to Mrs. Carl Krause. F.M. 1935-Aug 24. List to Mabel B. Ray 1936-Oct 29. " " " Viola L. Lons
File No. 16 456 Francis James Lyman Pre' Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 231
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The State of Ohio Ashtabula County ss 3
I Sam. Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that Luther Spelman whose name appears subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing application of Francis Syman for a pension
And before whom the declaration and Application of the said Francis Syman appears to have been made was on the seventh and eighth days of August A.D. 1832 and now is, one of the

Resident in the Township of Wayne and that the said Jerry Ward who has also signed the same is a resident in the Township of Wayne and is a person of veracity and that their statement is entitled to credit — And I further certify that the said Francis Lyman is unable to attend court on account of bodily Infirmity — Luther Spelman

August 24, 1935
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Francis Lyman-S.16456 BA-J/AWF
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Francis Lyman, from Connecticut, buried in Andover, Ohio.
The Revolutionary War record of Francis Lyman which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16456, based upon his service in that war.
Francis Lyman was born February 25, 1756 in Woodbury, later "called Bethlehem", Connecticut, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Goshen, Connecticut, he enlisted, date not given, served five months as a private in Captain Tuttle's company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged the latter part of November, 1775. He volunteered at the time Danbury was burned and served two weeks, no officers given; he was at "Stony Ridge" two months under Lieutenant Goodwin; he was at Peekskill at the time Burgoyne was taken, and was on the New Haven Alarm, no officers given and no definite dates of service shown. He stated that he served in all one year.
He lived after the Revolution in New Hartford, Connecticut until 1812, when he moved to Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

August 7, 1832, then a resident of Andover, Ohio.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Francis Lyman.
The application for headstone for Francis Lyman, and a letter addressed to your office signed by J. W. Gould, Mang. Trustee, Andover Cemeteries, Andover, Ohio, are returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Francis Lyman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 16,456
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 5 mos. Priv. Tuttle Charles Webb Conn.   Served at various times amounting to 1 yr. Names of officers not stated.   Was regularly discharged at end of each service.  
Battles engaged in, Danbury New Haven Residence of soldier at enlistment, Goshen, Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug. 7, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Age at date of application, B. Feb. 25, 1756, Woodbury, Conn. Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Regent MRS. IMOGENE B. EMERY 731 Higley Bldg. Cedar Rapids
Vice-Regent MRS. HARRY E. NAREY Spirit Lake
Recording Secretary MRS. EDWIN P. CHASE Atlantic
Corresponding Secretary MRS. O. S. VON KROG Eldora
Treasurer MRS. H. A. WHITE 719 Douglas Court Clinton
Vice-President General, N. S. D. A. R. MRS. B. C. HIGGINS Spencer, Iowa
Genealogical Records Southeast District MRS. VIOLA LOGHRY LONS 114 1/2 South Dubuque Street Iowa City
Registrar MRS. C. W. WESTER 823 W. 6th Street Cedar Falls
Historian MRS. SARAH P. HOFFMAN 530 S. Clinton Street Iowa City
Librarian MRS. C. A. GARLOCK 1428 10th Ave. N. Fort Dodge
Auditor MRS. M. M. BURNS Sanborn
Chaplain MRS. CLAIR H. PARKER 125 Kern Street Waterloo
September 17, 1936. SEP 21 1936
Veteran's Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am very interested and anxious to learn if you have any available material concerning the Lyman genealogy. Also of there are revolutionary records: The line is as follows:
Richard I with his wife, Sarah Osborne and children came to America August 1631 on ship Lion from port of Bristol. Arrived at Natascoit. Richard became a settler in Charlestown, Mass. Richard II son of Richard I, married Hezibah Ford. Richard III born in Windsor Ct 1647 married Elizabeth Coles May 26, 1675. Resided in Northampton until 1696 when he moved to Lebanon Conn. Richard IV, son of Richard III and Elizabeth Coles married Mary Woodworth April 7 1700. David Lyman son of Richard IV and Elizabeth Coles was born in 1711. He married Anna Lee May 27, 1736 who died Dec. 15, 1741. Married 2nd wife Mary Brenton of Tolland. Married 3rd wife Mary Gittau of Woodbury Conn. Moved to Bethlehem in 1745-46. David died 1787.
Francis Lyman, son of David and Mary Gittau was born in 1755 in Bethlehem Conn. Married Abigail Coles. Francis Lyman died 1840. Joseph Lyman son of Francis Lyman and Mary Gittau. He married Lavina Woodworth March 27, 1817. Carrel Coles Lyman, son of Joseph and Lavina Woodworth March 27 1817 . Oct. 12 1812. she married Mrs. Hulda Hoyt Conant in Orange Meigs County Ohio June 1818. Moved to Lucas county Iowa in 1852. Charles Lyman, son of Carrell Coles and Hulda Hoyt Conant married Phoebe Lov. Charles Lyman was my grandfather.
Enclosed you will find self addressed stamped envelope. Thank you very kindly.
Not full
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Viola L. Lons
stamped addressed envelope attached K n

M. C. GARBER EX-ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
CARL KRUSE
GARBER & KRUSE
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW 303-306 COMMERCE BLDG. ENID, OKLAHOMA
May 17-1914
Commission of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir; Francis Lyman of Litchfield Conn. served in the Revolution and was pensioned at Ashtabula Co Ohio. Can you give me a record of the services of the above named, what battles he fought in, why discharged etc. Did Daniel Lyman of Litchfield serve in the Revolutionary War.
Any information you can give me in regard to same will be gratefully received by
Yours truly Mrs. Carl Kruse
Enid Okla.