Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15646, Lyman Clark, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Clark Lyman Susana
W 15646
CONTENTS

Massachusetts - 1,118
- Susanna Clark - widow of Lyman Clark, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 17 th July 1817 -
of Hampshire in the State of Mass.
who was a P. in the Company commanded
by Captain Lyman of the Reg t commanded
by  in the Mass.
line for 15 mos. Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 00 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Nov r 38, and sent to Mrs. C. P. Huntington Northampton Mass.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept r - $ 125.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 25.00
$150.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Rains Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 79.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15646
Susanna Clark
Widow of
Lyman Clark
Priv Rev War
Act: July 7 th 1858
Index:—Vol. A , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

14/11 Civ. suit 7 July 1838 Sept 11
Hon. J. L. Edwards. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Pension Bureau.

1411 Susannah Clarke
Vol 11 page 183 8 days, abt 1775 8 days
Vol 14 page 3 1775 — 8 mo
no will, Capt Clarke 1776 no will
abt 1838
admitted for 15 mo. Pr. p 50 —
C. V. Huntington Northampton. (ms)
E. P. Huntington Northampton Mass. Agent
1411 Susannah Clarke Widow abt 1775

State of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss Sept. 1838. On this fourth day of September personally appeared before the Judge of Probate in Hampshire County of Hampshire forsooth a Court of record Susannah Clark a resident of Northampton in said County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act for granting half pay pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Lyman Clark late of said Northampton deceased who was a private soldier & enlisted as a volunteer in the militia of Massachusetts in the war of the Revolution. In the Spring of 1775. she thinks in April, said Lyman enlisted as a private soldier in the company of Capt Allen & went to Dorchester or Cambridge & was gone in said service she thinks eight months. She also states that in March 1776. said Lyman enlisted for ten months to go to Quebec & New York Ticonderoga & served in Capt Chaplin's company or Col. Chaplin's regiment or in Capt Lyman's company she does not recollect which - said Lyman was brought home sick in the last of November following having been taken sick in said service, & was so sick that his life was despaired of continued sick all winter. He never fully recovered from this illness though able to attend to business. The first period of service was eight months at least & the second nine months she thinks. Said Lyman was not able to perform any service after the second term. He & said Susannah were brought up in the same neighborhood, within a few rods of each other. She has a distinct recollection of his being absent in the service of the the States as above stated. She knows not whether there is documentary evidence or not in support of the claim. She further declares that she was married to said Lyman Clark in the year 1779 on the second day of December by the Rev. Sol. Williams minister of said Northampton that her husband died on the 17 th day of July 1817. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but prior to January 1 st 1794 at the time above stated that she has never been since married.
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written Before.
Abraham Bossey Judge of Probate
Susannah Clark

I Samuel F. Lyman Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings before said Court in the matter of the application of Susannah Clark for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fourth day of September A.D. 1838.
Sam F. Lyman Reg Prob.

Rev Mr Wiley to Mrs Sarah Polk's marriage - & Alword to service of husband

I Eliab Alvord of Northampton Hampshire County Mass of lawful age here aged 83 years do testify Depose & say I have resided in Northampton ever since I was born & in the adjoining Town of said Northampton. I knew Lyman Clark of said Northampton from a mere boy having been a neighbor to him. In 1775 in April at the time of the Lexington alarm we both enlisted as volunteers or minute men in the militia of the State of Massachusetts in the company of Captain Brattle Allen of said Northampton & marched to Boston. For a fortnight or more we were stationed at Cambridge afterwards at Roxbury & then at Dorchester where we remained the term of service, eight months & more. Most of the company though they enlisted for only 8 months but remained another month at the request of General Washington. I stayed nine months & do not recollect whether said Clark did or not. He was in the service aforesaid eight months at least. The next year 1776 said Lyman & myself enlisted in February to go to Quebec. We started March 3 as parties in the company of Captain Chapin (afterwards Colonel General) & served in said company in the service aforesaid. Said Clark served at Quebec & returned with the army down before Burgoyne to Mount Independence. There said Clark was taken sick & went into the hospital - His period of service was at that time seven months as near as I can recollect. My own service was about a year at that time - I supposed said Clark was permitted to leave on account of sickness - Fifteen months in the whole said Clark was in said service. And further saith not. Northampton Aug 7, 1838.
Eliab Alvord
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. Aug 7. 1838.
Then personally appeared the above named Eliab Alvord & a credible person & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me C. P. Huntington Justice of the Peace.

... returned with the army since before Buryngne to Mount Independence. There said Black was taken into the hospital - His period of service was at that time seven months as near as I can recollect. My own service was about a
s ten days.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that Charles P. Huntington Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition (2) was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this Sixth day of September A. D. 1838
Sam F. Lyman Register of Probate.
the with before Peace.

"Marriages" —————
"Lyman Clark & Susannah Wright - December —"
I Charles Wiley of Northampton Hampshire County Massachusetts of lawful age do hereby depose say that I held the office of Parish minister in the County Town State aforesaid over the First Congregational Society in said Town that the above is a true extract from the records of said parish kept by the Rev. Solomon Williams my predecessor in said office with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows 1779 - seventeen hundred seventy nine - "December 2" Second - And further saith not
September 6 th 1858
Chas. Wiley
} Pastor of the 1 st Congregational Society in said Northampton
State of Massachusetts } Hampshire ss. Sept 6. 1858 }
Then personally appeared the Rev. Charles Wiley above named and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. Before me
C.P. Hunt
Justice of the Peace