Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,567, Benjamin Barton, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Barton, Benjamin
Mehitable

NUMBER
W 15567

CONTENTS
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New Hampshire 1522
Mehitable Barton
widow of Benjamin Barton
who died on the 9th July 1834
of Sullivan Co. in the state of New Hampshire
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain ________ of the regiment commanded
by Col. Holman in the New H.
line for New Hampshire.
9 months 26 days

Inscribed on the roll of Concord, N H
at the rate of 32 dollars 89 cents per annum
to commence on the 10th July 1834.

Certificate of pension issued the 2d day of November 1834 and sent to Alex Barton, Esq. Croydon, N H.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 $103.60
Semi anl all'ce ending 4 Mar '38 $16.44
$120.04.

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3C}

Recorded by D M McCurdy, Clerk
Book A, Vol 2, Page 22
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3008
 New Hampshire
Benjamin Barton
of Croydon in the state of N H
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain ______ of the regt commanded
by Col. Holman in the N H
line for 9 months 26 days.

Inscribed on the roll of N H
at the rate of 32 dollars 89 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of pension  issued the 11th day of Dec  1832 and sent to 
H Hubbard, H of Reps.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $59.33
semi anl all'ce ending 4 Mar 33 $26.44
$76.77

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by J H Blair, Clerk
Book D, Vol 1st, Page 144

(right side)
See letter 24 J. J. Gilchair
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of New Hampshire Sullivan County SS
On this first day of August 1832 at Claremont in said County personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County in open court Benjamin Barton Esqr a resident of Croydon in the County of Sullivan and state of New Hampshire aged 74 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he first entered the service as a volunteer and served under the officers herein often mentioned and as herein often stated. That he lived in Royalston Worcester County state of Massachusetts when he first entered the service. He enlisted under Captain Benjamin Gates, then of Barre, same county & state, about the middle of July 1776. Said company was attached to Col. Jona Holman's Regiment. who then belonged to Sullivan - same county & state for the term of five month - the company was first marched from Barre went through Hartford Conty. to (illegible) Count. - there took shipping passed through the Sound to the City of New York. The company reached New York he recollects before the end of the month of July. He further states that his company remained in & near New York until the 15th Sept 1776 when the British compelled them to abandon the city. After that he was marched up the North River and was near White Plains at the time of the battle
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at that place. He continued to serve on the river Hudson faithfully to the end of his term of enlistment and was dismissed below West Point at a place called he thinks Crandton Manor.

He further says that he went as a volunteer about the last of July 1777 from Royalton and engaged under Captain Peter Woodbury of Royalton - Lieut. Stevens was his Lieut. He served in this company under Genl Lincoln of Barton and was at Bennington & (illegible) then called and was employed on this expedition and actually rendered under this engagement six weeks faithful service. He was dismissed at Bennington.

He further states that he was employed under the same Captain Woodbury in the month of July or Augt. of 1778 two weeks as a guard to his British prisoners who were kept at Old Rutland in Masstts. 

He further states that in the latter part of July 1780 he again entered the service under a contract for three months. He enlisted under Captain Stearns, he thinks, who then lived in Petersham - He was marched to the North River and soon after his arrival at West Point he was detached under Leet. Hill from Massachusetts to collect fuel for the
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State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan SS Office of the Registry of Probate
I hereby certify that within are contained the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Mehitable Barton for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 28th day of October AD 1837
John James Gilchrist
Register of Probate
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Benj Barton

Hon H. Hubbard
House of Reps