Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,493, for Benjamin Newton, North Carolina
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(3 -- 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Newton, Benjamin
NUMBER
S. 16.493
carded
CONTENTS
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Date of death not on AB
5010
Kentucky
Benjamin Newton
of Mercer in the State of Ky
who was a pr:-- in the Compy commanded
by Captain ___ of
the Regt commanded
by Col. Folsom in the N. Car
line for 9 mo. from 1778-
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the
1st day of Feby 33
and sent Hon Ruth Johnson. House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33
$45-
15 -
$60
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9
Page 52
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Ben Newton
[illegible word]
14260
---
from 1778 private
9 months
$30
Hon R. M. Johnson
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State of Kentucky
Mercer County 

On this 2d day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the county court of Mercer [County] now sitting Benjamin Newton of sd [said] county & state in the 80th year of his age and being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

Viz I Benjamin Newton now in the 80th year of age and a resident Citizen of Mercer County do hereby solemnly declare that I was born in the county of Caroline and State of Virginia and at the age of fifteen I moved with my father to orange county North Carolina and on its division I fell in to Caswell county of sd [said] state where I resided when the revolutionary war commenced and I was called into the service of my country as follows-

In the month of August 1778. In Caswell county [NC] I volunteered in Capt. Micajah Bullock's company of Col. Folsom's Regiment [Israel Folsome] of North Carolina militia for three months, and we marched to cross Creek and into the neighborhood of Cape Fear [both North Carolina] against the Tories and captured a number of them and suppressed others. and we sent many of them to Hillsborough Jail [Hillsborough, North Carolina]

we then returned to Cross Creek [North Carolina] where I was honorably discharged and again in the month of August 1780 I volunteered in Capt John Douglas, company of Col. Williams [James Williams] Regiment of North Carolina Regiment and we marched to the Cowpens [Cowpens, South Carolina] where we met the militia under Colonels [William] Campbell, Cleaveland [Benjamin Cleveland],  [Issac] Shelby and others and from thence we marched to Kings Mountain [South Carolina] when Col [William] Campbell was selected as commander and I was engaged in the Battle of King's Mountain [South Carolina October 1780] where we captured the British and beat Ferguson [British Major 
Patrick Ferguson] 

after the battle we marched the prisoners to the Moravian Town [present day Winston-Salem, North Carolina]
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in North Carolina, where we were stationed until my term expired which was three months and a few weeks when I was honorably discharged, and soon after I again volunteered for three months in col. John Williams Regiment for three months and I was employed in collecting & escorting provisions for the army and faithfully discharged my duty & was honorably discharged at Caswell courthouse in sd [said] county [Caswell County, North Carolina] 

I further state that I have no documentary evidence of my services having long since lost my discharges and I further do not know of any person now living by whom I can prove my services, but it is known to my neighbors that I have always spoken of my services in the revolutionary war and I would name Claiborne Bradshaw & Scott Graves who can attest this fact.

I hereby relinquish all claim which I may have to a pension or annuity except the present and I am not now on the pension roll of the united states or any state 
Witness my hand this 1st day of October 1832
Benjamin Newton [his mark] X

Mercer County viz 
This day we the undersigned a clergyman  residing in sd [said] county and Claiborne Bradshaw & Scott Graves & William Wood residing in the same county and neighbors to Benjamin Newton do hereby certify on oath that we are well acquainted with the aforesaid Benjamin Newton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be of the age he has stated, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and In this opinion we concur 
We further certify that sd [said] [Benjamin] Newton is a man
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of truth in whom we have confidence, witness our hands this 1st day of October 1832-
Jesse Head
Claibourn Bradshaw
Wm. Wood
Scott Graves

State of Kentucky }
Mercer County Sess }
October Term 1832
This day Benjamin Newton the applicant for a pension herein and Jesse Head
Claibourn Bradshaw Wm Wood and Scott Graves came personally into Open Court and made Oath to the Truth of the Statements
by Wm Wood then respectively Subscribed and thereupon the Court declared it as the opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that said [illegible] Benjamin Newton is an old soldier of the revolution and served as he in his [?written] Statement for a pension has declared the Court further certifies that it appears to
them that Jesse Head is a clergyman resident in Mercer County & that Claibourn Bradshaw Wm. Wood and Scott Graves who have also
signed the same are residents of said County
of Mercer and Credible persons and that their
Statements are entitled to credit
I Thomas Allen Jr Clerk of the County Court
afd [aforesaid] do Certify that the foregoing and within contains the original proceedings in the matter of the petition of Benj Noel [Benjamin Newton] for a
pension
In Testimony whereof 
I have hereunto set my hand
and Seal of Office this 2nd
day of October 1832
Tho Allen Jr
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June 29, 1936

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Margaret Scott Polk
Brae Biggin
386 Lexington Road
Harrodsburg, Kentucky

BENJAMIN NEWTON
S. 16493
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Newton, born August 6, 1753,
in Caroline County, Virginia, married Lucy Sneed, of Virginia, and died August 10, 1836, in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky,

The record of Benjamin Newton follows as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16493, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Benjamin Newton was born in Caroline County, Virginia; the date of his birth and names of parents are not given. When fifteen years
of age, he moved with his father to that part of Orange County, North Carolina, which later became Caswell County, North Carolina.

While residing in Caswell County, North Carolina, he volunteered in August, 1778, and served as private in Captain Micajah Bullock's
company, Colonel Folsom's North Carolina regiment, marched to Cross Creek and into the neighborhood of Cape Fear where he was in an engagement with the Tories capturing a number of them who were taken to Hillsborough Jail as prisoners and suppressing others, and was discharged after having served three months. He again volunteered in
August, 1780, served as private in Captain John Douglas' company, Colonels Williams' and Campbell's North Carolina regiments, was in
the battle of King's Mountain in which a number of British were captured and carried as prisoners to the Moravian Towns in North Carolina and was discharged after having served more than three months.
Soon after this, he again volunteered and served three months as private under Colonel John Williams in the North Carolina troops,
employed in collecting provisions for the army, after which he was discharged at Caswell County Court House.
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BenjamineNewton [Benjamin Newton] was allowed pension on his application executed
October 2, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-nine years and a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky.

There are no family data given in the claim.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and name of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:

Benjamin Newton
Certificate #5010
Issued February 1, 1833
Rate, $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Kentycky [Kentucky] Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Copy

J. H. Eckenrode's Va. State Library list,
pub. 1913, p. - 226 - "Supplement"
"Newton Benjamin, pensioned " ( 15 V. R. ),
W. D., 273,  9.

Copy

Saffel's, p. 266 - Edition - yr 1894
Newton, Benjamin, private in Co. 11 as it stood Nov.
50th 1778, Col. Daniel Morgans 11th and 15 th Va.
Regiment - from May 31 - 1777 to Nov 30th 1778.
"Capt James Gray's Co. 11."

Margaret Scott Polk
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Harrodsburg, Ky.
June 14th. 1936.

[stamp] numbered 1-12
RECEIVED
JUN 16 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM
READER No. 16

A. D. Hiller,
Veterans Administrator,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly look up any Records you may have in regard to the Benjamin Newton whose record is given by Saffel, also J.H. Eckenrode a copy of which I am enclosing.
The said Benjamin Newton born Aug. 6 - 1753 in Caroline Co, Va. and died Aug. 10 - 1836 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co Ky. was my great grandfather. His wife's name was Lucy Sneed of Va. so recorded in Benjamin Newton's Bible.
Would like all information you can give me, names of both husband's and wife's parents, also time and place of his enlistment. I would greatly appreciate this curtesy [courtesy], and
hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Respectfully Yours,
Margaret Scoth Polk
Brae Biggin, 386 Lexington Road.
Harrodsburg, Ky.
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[left hand page]
16493
INVALID. 
File No. 16493
Benjamin Newton
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32 [1832]
Index:- Vol. 1, Page 274

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right hand page]
1936 June 29- Hist. to Margaret 
Scott Polk - MLD.
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Honl [Honorable] Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
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Harrodsburgh - October 6 1832

Dear Sir
I enclose you the cases of

Philip Board
Thomas Graham
Charles Hart
Benj [Benjamin] Newton
John Tenney
John Rice
Mary Newton
Edward Houchins

The case of Houchins was sent on before and returned for Informality-- altho [although] he was wounded at Camden and is now on the Invalid pension role [roll] of Virginia - and as I understand is no bar to his receiving this pension & that he is not bound to deduct it. if he is please return his paper as he will not surrender his Virginia pension-
The case of Thomas Graham is a peculiar one I have known him for ten or twelve years he lives in the vicinity of this place, and is blind he applied to me ten years since to procure a pension. but not being able to find any evidence I declined, he tells a straight story and I have procured two old revolutionary soldiers to talk with him and question. Mr Basey is now a pensioner under the act of 1828 and a very reputable man and they have certified for him. I hope his case will be allowed
Benjamin Newton is also nearly blind he has to have a person always with him. I have got his most respectable neighbors to certify for him two of them Revolutionary soldiers and Capt Robards an officer of the Revolution.
The other cases I think are fully substantiated and I think about five more cases are all that will apply 
These I have already sent on are from four counties
your attention to these cases is respectfully requested as speedily as possible.
yours with Robert
Robt B. McAfee