Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2325-200, Jotham Wright, Artillery Artificers N.Y.
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(8 - 1776)

SERVICE
Artillery
Artificers
N. Y

[star above Wright]
Wright, Jotham

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 2325-200 - Lieut.
Issued June 2 1790
Also recorded as above under B.L. WT. 2558
no papers.

CONTENTS
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Beebe Ark
June 17 1930

Com. of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir
Jotham Wright [Wright is underlined] served as Lieut of Artificers under Lieut Col Jeduthan Baldwin in the Rev. War from N.Y.

Please send me all available information in regard to him.

Yours Truly,
Robert Stephens

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUN 20 1930
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Dodge City Kans-
April 4-1929-

Pension Bureau

Dear Sirs
Have been advised that you can probably help me out with data I require, for D.A.R. application paper.

Wll give you my geneological line and what I need further.  1 Lieutenant Jotham [checkmark made next to 1 in pencil & "only" is written in above & between first and last name in pencil] Wright, [Wright is underlined] was born, abroad in Ireland 1732 & came to Long Island 1762 with two Brothers.  Jotham settled in Stillwater N. Y. and had son Caleb born, there 1762. He had 6 other sons, 2 went to Va, 2 to Md, & 2 to N.C.  want house [want house underlined] of Jotham's wife & date of marriage.

2 [checkmark made next to 2 in pencil] Caleb ["only" is written above & after Caleb in pencil] had a son Charles born in Stillwater he had other children.  One daughter 1788. ["b" is written next to 1788 in pencil]  One daughter married Carlisle Massey & went to St Louis about 1835. One daughter maried Absolom Carlisle, need name of Calebs wife.

3. Charles [arrow drawn up from Charles to b 1788 in paragraph above in pencil] W. married Elizabeth Dunham & had several children.  They moved to Tioga Co N.Y. where Rev Abraham Wright my grandfather was born 1818. (Paternal grandfather)

4 Rev Abraham Wright Married 1841 Ellen
Gardner a grand daughter of a
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Colonel Smock.  Smock was in battle of
Tippecanoe, & probably Rev. War also would like to know about him.  his son John [his son John is crossed out] His daughter married John Gardner.  Had daughter Ellen.  Jotham served during revolutionary War as Lieut. under Jeduthan Baldwin (Lt Col) reg. of artificers.

Lieut Jotham was granted 1200 acres of land in 1790 for services.

I need his wifes name and his son Calebs
wifes name, dates of Births Marriages & death's if possible.

my maternal Grandfather was Rev. Fielding,
O. Donald, who was born 1810 in Knoxville, Tenn.  He had bro. William in War of 1812.

Rev. Fielding O. Donald married Nancy Barker
born 1811 in Cincinatti O. Nancy was a
Daughter of Ewell Barker son of O. T. Barker, born 17 - ?

Any information will be thankfully received.

Cora Wright Riney [signature]
700 Ave, A.
Dodge City Kansas
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3-049.
Ex. aid
Div. Rev. & 1812 Sect.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 23, 1925

The attached letter is respectfully returned
with the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
No. of claim, [crossed out] First name of widow would like to know. [handwritten in]

Full [underlined and written in before Name] Name of solider. of Revolution
Jotham Wright. (Leutenant)

P.O. address of claimant, [claimant is crossed out] Solider at enlistment & after service N.Y. State

Compnay Com. Officer, Leut. Col.

Regiment Jeduthan Baldwins Reg. of artificers.

[checkmark] State where enlisted N.Y.

Date of enlistment [enlistment is crossed out] birth [birth is written in] 1732

Date of discharge [discharge is crossed out] death [death is written in] don't know

If unble to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Owing to lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, not more than 2 [2 is underlined] reports are made for each inquirer.
The Bureau has no general genealogical
data in its files.

Return attached letter with reply.
Wilder S. Metcalf [signature stamp]
WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner.

Jotham Wright reed, land grant 1200 acres, lot 40, TWP. 4 (Brutus)
over)

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BUREAU OF P
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City Kansas.  February 23rd. 1925.

Pensions Bureau.
Washington, D.C.

Will you please give me any information you can in connection with the following persons in relation to the Revolution War.

1-Jotham Wright born during rebellion in Ireland in 1732, came to Long Island N.Y. in 1762 with his two brothers.  He had seven sons, two sons settled in N.C., two in Md. and two in Va.

2-One son Caleb Wright born 1762 moved with his father Jotham to Stillwater on the Hudson.

3-Caleb Wright had a son Chrles Wright born at Stillwater on the Hudson in 1788.  Charles married Elizabeth Dunham.

4-Charles Wright moved to Tioga County, N.Y.  He had several children, and one son Abraham Wright born in 1818.

5-Abraham Wright moved to Marion County, Kentucky., where Owen t. Wright, my father, was born 1842.  Abraham Wrights' wife was Ellen Garnder, granddaughter of Colonel Smock.  Owen T. Wright married Julia O'Donald in 1866, daughter of Rev. Fielding and Nancy (Barker) O'Donald.

My Maternal Line.
My great great grandfather O.T. Barker settled in Green County, Indiana about 1820.

2-O.T. Barker had a son Ewel Barker my great grandfather.

4-Ewel Barker had a daughter Nancy born in 1811 my grandmother, who married Rev. Fielding O'Donald, who was born in 1810.  Nancy had several children, one daughter Julia  is my mother.

Yours respectfully,

Mrs. Cora (Wright) Riney,
700 Ave A.
Dodge City, Kansas.

What I wish to ascertain is name of Jotham Wrights wife, when she was born when they were married, and when both died.  Also who was Calebs Wrights wife when she was born, when they were married and when they died.

This would complete my records for D.A.R.

Had the pleasure of meeting Col. Metcalf, at home of Frederick Funston, at Iola Kans. in 1922.

Yours Respectfully
Mrs. Cora Riney,
Past Dept. Pres. A.U.S.W.V.

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U.S.
PENSION OFFICE
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FEB 27 1925
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July 30, 1930

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
B.L.Wt.No.2558-200

Mrs. Robert Stephens
Beebe
Arkansas

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the records of this bureau that Warrant Number 2558 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 2, 1790, on account of the service of Jotham Wright, Lieutenant of the New York Artillery Artificers, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data on file relative to his service and none whatever relative to his family due to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.

Very truly yours,

E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

MEE/HMM

July 26, 1929.

Cors Wright Riney
700 Avenue A.
Dodge City
Kansas.

Dear Madam:

I advise you that on June 17, 1925 you were furnished the history of Jotham Wright, Lieutenant in the New York Troops, who was allowed two hundred acres of bounty land for his service on Warrant Number 2558.
The above noted is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau: and said records fail to show that pension was ever claimed on account of the service of Charles W. Wright, or of Charles Wright of New York.
In order to identify the record of a particular soldier of the Revolution or subsequent period prior to 1812 surnamed Smock, his full name is essential, and as much as possible of the following data concerning him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 War Section.

June 17, 1925.

Mrs. C. W. Riney,
700 Ave. A. 
Dodge City. Kans.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 2558 for two-hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 2, 1790, on account of the Revolutionary War services of Lieutenant Jotham Wright of the New York Artillery Artificers.
There is [crossed out] are no further data on file as to his services and no data at all as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in such claims, when the War Office was burned in November 1800.
For information in regard to land that was granted by the State of New York, for such service, you should consult the State Librarian at Albany, New York.

Respectfully,
[Signature]
Acting Commissioner.