Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,375, William Barton, Continental (Conn.)
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Service
Continental (Conn.)

Barton, William
Clarissa

Number

W. 10, 375

B.L.___19.779-160-55.-
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Reported
Let. to Nathaniel C. Smith
Jan. 17, 1850

Certificate sent back for correction
Corrected-returned to _____________
Aug 3, 1850

Increase 1456
Connecticut
William Barton of Greene Co in the State of N.Y. who was an Artificer in the Compy commanded by Captain Barton of the Regt commanded by Col.  Flowers in the _____ line for two years

Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 240 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 and end 15 July 1849, when he died. Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1850 and sent to Hon. J Cable, ______
Increased from $144.00  Payable to his widow Clarissa Barton
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk, Book E2 Vol. 3 Page 6
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155151 ______________
May 31 '55

Clarissa Barton wid
William Baron, Artificer

Artificer
Col Flowers

Comm. Feby 48-5502

East Hampton Conn.
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5502
Connecticut
Clarissa Barton widow of William Barton who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Artificer, Maps
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on the 15th July 1849
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Aug 1850, and sent to 
Hon L. P. Waldo
_______ of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioner under act 
February 2, 1848, Page 200 Vol. 1.
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Windsor February 14-1790 then was married 
William Barton Married to Clarissa Betts of Sharron
Windsor Nov 3d 1790 Then was born Nancy Barton
Windsor Aug 19-1792 then was born William Barton
Windsor April 28-1795 then was born ____Barton
Windsor March 7-1797 then was born Hubbard Barton
Windsor January 20 1799 then was born Hiram Barton
Windsor Nov 13-1800 then was born Clarissa Barton
Windsor July 19-1803 then was born Barzillia Barton
Chatham May 10-1808 then was born Jason Barton
Chatham May 26-1818 then was born Julia Ann Barton
Chatham Jan 30-1813 then was born Philina Barton
New York June 21-1806 then died Robbart Barton
Born June 16-1805
Brooklyn Ohio Aug 18-then died Julia Ann B. Parsons
____ 1846 then died William Barton
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I Jason Barton of Chatham in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut, son of William and Clarissa Barton, do hereby certify that this within is a true copy of the original family record kept by William Barton and copied by me from said record about two years since
Jason Barton
State of Connecticut
Middlesex County Chatham Feby 12th A.D. 1850.
Personally appeared Jason Barton signer of the foregoing certificate and made oath to the truth of the same.  I hereby certify that ___ Jason Barton is a person whose through and viracity cannot be impeached.
Before me,
Nathaniel C. Smooth Justice of the Peace
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22893
William Barton
Green County New York

Admitted
24 ___ Private

Amasa Mattoon
Cairo, N. York
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War Department, Pension Office, 183
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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that  objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  These 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, showing the service of William Barton Green County N York.
April 1778 2 Years 9 months Private Capt W. Barton Col Flowers and Gen Knox

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. Edwards, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Application of William Barton for a pension
22893

Address Amasa Matoon  Cairo, N.Y. on this application
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State of New York
County of Greene
On this fifth day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court now sitting before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene, William Barton a resident of the town of Cairo County of Green and State of New York aged 70 years, who being first dully sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
I William Barton entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated under the following named officers.  That to the best of my recollection in the spring of 1778 about the first of April, I enlisted voluntarily into the service of the United States into the company of artillery Artificer engaged at Springfield Map commanded by Captain William Barton in a regiment commanded by Col Flowers or Col Cheever I cannot recollect which in a brigade of or under command of General Knox for what length of time I enlisted.  I cannot recollect Capt Barton company all the time of my service was stationed at Springfield Map and engaged there in the armoury as artillery artificers.
Immediately upon entering the service, I was chosen by the Captain (Barton) as his waiter and served an such. One year when my place was supplied and I went into the shops to work as a private in said company and continued in said service to the best of my recollection until about January 1781 when I was regularly discharged-enlisted as a private and regularly and faithfully served as such from the time of my enlistment until discharged as aforesaid the first part of time as a Captain's
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waiter and the latter part as a private in the shops of the company.  I cannot swear positively as to the precise length of my service the time when I enlisted or the time when I was discharged but to the best of my recollection, I entered the service April 1st 1778 and continued in the service until the end of the year 1780. marking two years and nine months actual service and my belief is strengthened on this subject by the annexed certificate of the Comptroller of public accounts of Connecticut by which it appears from the books of the Payable office that I was allowed a settlement for that length of service-but this I can and do positively swear that I served as aforesaid as a private two years and nine months.
I know of no person living by whom I can prove my services as aforesaid except by Jacob Sergeant all of whose testimony appears in the Affidavit herewith annexed and which Affidavit proves two years service and by reason of old age and the consequent lapse of memory I cannot recollect any circumstances of service or names of officers belonging to my company regiment of otherwise, other than those herein before stated.
In answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department I answer, I was born Nov 21st 1762 at Berlin Connecticut as always informed and believed.  I have no record of my age.  I lived at Bristol, Connecticut when I enlisted after discharged I returned to Berlin Co. (place of my birth) lived there 2 or 3 years then moved to West Windsor Co. lived there 21 years then removed to New York city lived there about two years then removed to Chatham Co. lived there about 20 years
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then removed to Cairo, N.Y. about 2 years ago where I have since continued to and do now resides.
I voluntarily enlisted as aforestated but when my place was supplied as Captain's waiter my impressions are that I took the place as a substitute of one Daniel Johnson a private in said company who had enlisted for three years and served out the unexpired part of his term of this however I cannot be positive-It may be proper perhaps to state that my said Captain William Barton was my father and has been dead upwards of 40 years.
I cannot recollect any other circumstance or names of officers than before stated
I do not recollect of receiving a written discharge, if I did, it has been long since lost or destroyed as being considered of no consequence
I can state the names of an extensive circle of acquaintances to whom I am known in my present neighborhood and who can testify as to their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution and as to my character for veracity.  I will mention Elisha Blackmarr John Balis Edmund Balis John R As born Horace Austin Amasa Keith ___________
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.  Wm Barton
William F. B Heermaner Clerk
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 certified that it appears to them that Thomas Stokes who has signed the certification immediately hereunder written is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Cairo (in said County of Greene
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State of New York and that John C Burkaus who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is ______ to credit.

Mr Thomas Stokes a clergyman residing in the Town of Cairo County of Green and State of New York and John C Burkaus of the same place Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Barton who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed is the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Stokes John C. Burkaus
William V. B. Heermance Clerk

I William VB Hermance Clerk of the Couirt of Common Please of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter the application of William Barton for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this fifthe day of February 1833
William V.B. Hermance Clerk
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Clarissa Barton widow of William
Conn.
Act 2 Feb 1848

Married 1790
Husband died 15 July 1849
 
Active 2 yrs Artificer
$240 per annum,
Com'g 15 July 1849

Hon L. P. Walde
H of R
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress of 2nd February 1848, entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and soldier of the Revolution"

State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex Ss Chatham November 12th A.D. 1849

Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the district of Chatham Clarissa Baron a resident Chatham in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made be the Act of Congress proffered on the 2nd February 1848, granting Pensions to widow of persons who served during the Revolutionary War That she is the widow now William Baron who was an Artificer in the Revolutionary Army and received a pension at the rate of One hundred Forty four dollars per annum, that she was married to the said William Baron in the Town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut on the fourteenth day of February A.D. 1790, that the family record which was kept in a Bible was destroyed some years since and there is no family record in existence- that her husband the said William Barton died on the 15th day of July 1849 and that she has not intermarried but still continues the widow of said Barton.  Clarissa Barton
State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex Ss Court of Probate District of Chatham being a court of Record.  

I Lenus Parmelee, Clerk of Court hereby certify that Clarissa Barton personally appeared before the Court and make oath in due form of law
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to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed.  And I do further certify that the Court is fully satisfied that Clarissa Barton is a person of credibility.
In testimony whereof I have unto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year last aforesaid.

Linus Parmelee, Clerk
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I Isaac Bevin of Chatham in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut, aged Seventy four years, after being duly sworn, do on my oath depose and say that in the spring of the years one thousand eight hundred and seven, William Barton and his wife Clarissa and seven children, Vig, Nancy, William, Hubbard, Hiram, Almina, Clarissa and Barzillia come into Chatham and lived in a house about eighty yards from where I then lived and where I now reside and that the wife of the said William Baron had three children after they came into the place the said William Baron resided in said house until he moved to Cairo in the State of New York which was in the year 1826.  That while the said Baron and his wife lived in said Chatham, my Son served his time as an apprentice, to the manufacturing of sleigh and house bells with said William Barton.  I was well acquainted with all the children of said William Barton and Clarissa his wife, Mr Baron and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church and lived together as many and wife until he died in July 1849, in Chatham to which place they returned about four years since.  Isaac Bevins

State of Connecticut Middlesex County February 11th A.D. 1850
Personally appeared before me Isacc Bevin and made to the truth contained in the above deposition by him subscribed- I certify that the said afore man is a person of truth and varacity wherever placed.
Nathaniel C Smith Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex
I Eliner Spencer, Clerk of the County Court in the County of Middlesex hereby certify that Nathaniel C. Smith Esq. whose signature known by me to be his genuine handwriting, is within written, is and signed the 20th day of June 1849 has been a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex duly commissioned and qualified as by commission on file in my office.
In Testimony where of I have here to set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court this 14th day of February 1837.
Eliner Spencer
Clk of County Court
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25 Aug 1846

Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Application for a transfer
State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex Ss Chatham

On this fifteenth day of August A.D. 1846. before me, the subscribed, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Middlesex personally appeared.  William Baron of said Chatham who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who belonged to a company of artificers at Springfield Map, under the command of Col Flowers and others- in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the stat of New York and subsequently received an addition to his pension, that he has lately removed to Connecticut where he now resides and intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.  The following are his reason for removing from New York to Connecticut he being inform and unable to labor is residing with his sons.  Wm. Barton
In presence of Wm G. Buell
sworn and subscribed to before me he day and year aforesaid.  Nathaniel C. Smith Justice of the Peace
On this 15th day of August 1846 personally appeared Wm G. Buell and made oath that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the Affidavit and I certify that said Buell is a person of truth and veracity-
Before me Nathaniel C. Smith Justice of the Peace
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 10375
Clarissa Barton Wid
William Barton
Art Rev War
Act:  Feb 29 48
Index:-Vol. B. Page 32
[Arrangement of 1870.]

January 10 - 1900
Mil history to Mr. Wm E. Barton
Oak Park Ills.

1906 Aug 13- Hist. to Mrs. O. A. Clark - c
1914 Sept. 26. A. W. Barton ______ no of bounty land warrant and told to apply to Land Of. for locations
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New York
William Barton
of Cairo Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Cavalry commanded by Captain Baron of the Rev War commanded by Col. Flowers-in the _______ line for 2 Ys:
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of June 1835 and ________  A. Mattoon Cairo

Arrears to the4th of Mar'35 $160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '35 40
$200
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G.C. Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4, Page 45.
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Letter to N. C. Smith
Aug 3rd 1846
__________ Aug 25 1846

To Connecticut from 4 March 1846.  2 Sept 1846.  Notification to N. C. Smith _______________

William Barton
Greene Co. in the Sate of N.Y. was an Artificer in the Comapny commanded by Captain Baron of the Regt. commanded by Col. Flowers in the Map line for 2 years.  Increased from $80
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 144 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Nov. 1839 and delivered to _____________

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1839 $1224.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. '40 $72.00
$1296.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by ______ Addison Clerk, 
Book 62 Vol. 4 Page 7
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East Hampton July 3rd 1859
Dear Sir
Enclosed are tow Depositions to establish the fact that Clarissa Barton who has made application for a Pension, was the wife of William Baron a pensioner of the United States.  I have forwarded to your office in April ____ a deposition to prove the marriage relation of the Bartons this _____ which I learn you have ____________.
Respectfully yours
_____________
Nathaniel C. Smith

J.L. Edwards
Commision of Pensions

East Hampton Nov. 20th 1849
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the application of Mrs Clarissa Baron for a pension, if there should be errors in the papers, you will please inform me.
I am very respectfully yours _______
Nathaniel C. Smith

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commission pensions
Washington City D. C.
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E. Hampton ____
July 30

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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East Hampton July 29th 1846
Dear Sir
Mr William Barton a pensioner of the Undited States and formerly a resident of Cairo in the State of New York, now residing in the Town of Chatham in the State of Connecticut wished his name transfered to the agency in Hartford Conn-
very respectfully your obedient servant. 
Nathaniel C. Smith
to the Hon. J. L. Edwards
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Comm of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City
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Mechanics' & Farmers' Bank,
Albany Pension Agency
August 27th 1846

James L. Rewards, Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 25th, I have to state, that William Barton a Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 144 Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of March 1846.

I am, Sir, 
Very Respectfully, 
Your ob't serv't.
___________
Pres't and Pension Agent.