Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 12727-160-55, for Joshua Lyman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lyman, Joshua Sarah
B.L.W.F. 12727-100-55
CONTENTS

89216
Act March 2/55
April 23/55
Sarah Lyman Widow of Joshua Lyman & wife
Cop Root & Map Mil " Lyman
Ent Augst 2d Feb 1780 } Rev War Prinz Col Lyman Map Mil a
No Papers
ad. 160 acs Dec 18/55 Dodge
G. F. Starkweather Keene N 76
Rev. G. F. Starkweather No 206
Vol L. page 177.

Sarah Symons

This may certify that Mr. Joshua Symon and Miss Sarah Houghton were joined in marriage by me, at Winchester the ninth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven
Solomon Ward
Minister of the Gospel
John Cook Jr
Town Clerk
I John Cook Jr. do testify and declare that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Winchester in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire, and that the above is a true extract from the record of marriages with the exception of dates which is expressed on record in fair legible figures as follows. May A.D. 1827. I further testify that the following appears of Record. Mr. Joshua Symon died at Winchester December 30 th A.D. 1841
A True Copy of Record John Cook Jr. Town Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Nineteenth day of April 1855.
Edward Gustin Justice of the Peace

we Joseph Henry Manning and Linda Lyman residents of Winchester in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire
Upon our oaths declare that Sarah Lyman is present and acknowledges that she signed and did acknowledge the annexed declaration before Edward Gustin a Justice of the peace on the tenth day of April 1855 and that we believe and well know the said Sarah Lyman and that from her appearance and statements we believe her to be the identical person she represents herself to be in said declaration and that she is a widow and that they are disinterested witnesses
Joseph H. Manning Linda Lyman
Subscribed and sworn to before me this tenth day of April 1855 and I do certify that said affiants are credible persons, and that I have no interest in this claim
Edward Gustin Justice of the peace

State of New Hampshire.
CHESHIRE COUNTY.
I Leonard Risco CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas, of said State for said County, do hereby certify that Edward Gustin
before whom the annexed declaration and affidavits were made Leah at the date thereof, and is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized by law to take depositions and administer oaths, and that his signature thereto are genuine, in my belief
In witness whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court, this Nineteenth day of April 18 55
Leonard Risco Clerk.

Verah Lyman Act March 3, 1855
89216
By her Attorney J. H. Starkweather Keene N.H.

State of New Hampshire.
County of Cheshire SS. On this tenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appearing before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid, Sarah Syman aged Seventy four years, a resident of Winchester in the State aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow  widow of Joshua Syman who to whom a Land Warrant, No. for warrant was issued under the provisions of the act of Congress, passed September 28, 1850, for service in the war of 1812, in the Company of was in the Company commanded by Captain Root in the war of The Revolution, and in Battle at New London in the State of Connecticut, as she thinks in the year 1781
She further declares that she hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints G. F. Starkweather of Keene, N.H. her true and lawful attorney to prosecute her claim for Bounty Land under the act hereinafter mentioned, She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the subsequent bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act passed March 3, 1855 . That she cannot state fully the service of her said husband, but believes he continued in said war two months & was honorably discharged. That he also enlisted as a private at Northfield Mass. about August or Sept. 1780 and continued in service under Capt. Syman and was again honorably discharged. That she was married to said Syman in the town of Winchester on the ninth day of May A.D. 1827, by Rev. Solomon Ward, and that he died December 23, 1841. That she is a widow, and that she has not heretofore applied for nor received bounty land.
Sarah Syman
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me.
And I hereby certify that I believe the said Sarah Syman to be the identical person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration, and of the age above stated. I have no interest in this claim.
Edward G. Gustin Justice of the Peace.

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Hon. David of Washington D.C. with Mrs. D. P. D.
Joseph
Additional Evidence? G.H.S.
Edward Phillips John Lyman etc.

Edwards Phelps deac Joshua Symon deac.
Additional Evidence P.H.V. ~
Boylston
89216 Joshua Symon and wife Mary No. 10 83889 Concord N.H. Oct 25 - 2276 Hon. Joshua Symon Governor of New Hampshire Nashua N.H.

Additional evidence Claim of Sarah, widow of Joshua Lyman Act. March 3, 1855.
By her Attorney J. F. Starkweather Recne M. H.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. (December 4 th 1855.
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 Joshua Symon is borne on pay roll of Capt. Elisha Symon's (comp. Col. Elisha Porter's Regt. from July 25. to Aug 31. 1779 1. month 13 days, travel included, as private.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Seth Rice's (comp. Col. Seth Murray's Regt. from July 15 th to October 10. 1780. 3 mo. 6 days, as private. Roll dated, Scituate Oct. 26. 1780.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.