Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37712, Elkanah Barton, Continental Conn. Mass.
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3-1776

SERVICE

Continental      Barton, Elkanah
Conn.
Mass.

NUMBER      
S37712
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NR.  12,152

Connecticut

Elkanah Barton
of Mansfield in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Kimball of the (illegible) commander line, for the term of One year from the year 1776 to the year 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 day of June 1818
and

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of June 1819 and sent to Jabez Clarke Windham Connecticut

Restored to the Roll on 30 day of January 1829 and notification sent to Hon John Baldwin. (illegible) of Rep  Pension commencing on the 23 of January 1829.

Amount due on 4th of March 1829  $11.35

N.R.  {Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818  May 1 1820. (illebible number) March 1823.
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Hon. John Baldwin H.R.
May 6, 1828
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I Elkanah Barton of Chaplin in Windham County of lawful age testify & say that since my son Ebenezer Barton had arrived at the age of twenty one years he has labored for me & exclusively for my benefit to considerable amount; that for & on account solely of (illegible) labor the (illegible) Ebenezer has never received in any way whatever so much as one cent; that he is now nearly thirty three years of age: that for & on account of money by  him lent to me within the aforesaid interval he has received the sum of one hundred
seventy six dollars, & seventy five cents or thereabout, in land to him Set off on three several executions in his favor & against me, all leaving date March 18th 1825, which sum exclusive of the cost on (illegible) Executions is all he has ever received for & on account of money so lent _ I further testify & say that since my son Horace Barton arrived at the age of twenty one years he has labored for me well & faithfully & exclusively for my benefit three summer seasons, to wit , the full (illegible) of twenty one months in the whole; that for & on account of (illegible) labor solely, & so performed, he has received of me the sum of one Hundred & fifty Dollars in Land Set off & in property sold on Eight Executions in his favor against
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me, all dated March 18th AD1825- that said Horace is now upwards of thirty one years of age, that the (? aforesaid)) sum of one Hundred & fifty Dollars is the full amount of money by him received from me, in any way, & all he has ever received for & on account of (?aforesaid) labor so performed, for Services by him rendered for my benefit, or for any other account what ever; that for & on account of money but, by the assumption & payment of debts due & owing against me for which at this time I am deeply & bona fide in debted to him, (?aforesaid) Horace has never in any way received from me so much as one cent, & that I have no means of refunding the Same.
Elkanah Barton (handwritten signature)

Windham County of Chaplin April 24th 1828

Then Deacon Elkanah Barton personally appeared & having subscribed the foregoing Deposition, made Solemn oath to the truth of the facts thein contained; I further certify that (illegible) Elkanah is a Gentleman of respectability & a credible witness.

David Avery Justice of Peace  (handwritten signature)
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I certify that David Avery, signer of the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and do (illegible) believe that his name thereto affixed is in his own proper hand writing.
J Baldwin. H.C.
Washington May 5th 1828
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(Seal of United States)

District of Connecticut, ss.

At a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden at Windham within and for the County of Windham, in said district-

On this 28th day of June A.D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] Elkanah Barton of Mansfield in the County of Windham aged sixty one years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follow, viz:  That he enlisted for the term of one year on the 1st day of January in the year 1776 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Kimball in the regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Hutchinson in the state of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said corps until the the expiration (illegible) time when he was discharge from the said service in February A.D. 1777-at Fishkill in the State of new York.
That he is a tanner of leather by trade-that he has a wife named Anna aged 58 years in tolerable health & one Son Ebenezer aged 25 years and Son Horace aged 24 years one Elkanah aged 19 years, one daughter Laura aged 17 years , Charlotte aged 12 years- That I am a (ILLEGIBLE) the Act of Congress of March 18th 1818 on application made the 10th day of June 1818 the No of my certificate is 12,152 that (illegible) of the (illegible) Palsy & Rheumatrim (illegible) to Labor & that he now justly owes the debts hereto annexed more than is due to him

And I do solemnly swear (blank space) that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of march, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that i have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  

Elkanah Barton (handwritten signature)

Schedule of the whole estate & income of Elkanah Barton

above named viz- 
33 acres of land        452.00
house-                        33.00
3 cows-                       40.00
6 goats (?)                   18.00
ox (cart?)                      12.00
                              ____________
                                   $555.00

Amount (Bro& up)? -  555.00
2 ox chains                        3.00
2 Plows                              7.00
2 axes                                2.00
2 hoes & two pitch forks   2.00
ox yoke                              1.00     
6 cider casks                       5.00               
                                   ______________
Amount carries over      $575.00
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I, David Avery of Chaplin in the County of Windham in Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Dea(?) or Elkanah Barton of (?)town for more than twenty years and his family and their manner of life, his (illegible) characters for honesty and (illegible) has always been good. He has been involved in debt and in bankrupt (?) circumstances for fifteen years past and had it not been for the assistance of his Sons Ebenezer & Horace after they came of age he must have (illegible) as to property & support for a long time past he has been infirm and not able to do business as formerly-on the 18th of March last the old man & his  (aforementioned?) two sons came to me-The sons (illegible) some (illegible) respecting the debt they had paid for their father and wanted him to pay or secure them therefore.  His son Horace produced 13 notes of hand & 6 receipts for amounts & that he had paid as (illegible).  What he ^the father ^owed them was computed by me and to prevent a multiplicity of units new notes  fewer (?) in numbers(?) were executed by the father to the sons for the debt ^(illegible) due them which I have no doubt were real bona fide debt, & the father confessed judgement thereon before me as Justice of Peace and I issued executions accordingly (illegible) & in (illegible) in favor (?) of aforementioned (illegible) were returned to my office fully satisfied & two satisfied in past only one by  (illegible) & the other by personal estate the amount of the 8 (illegible) in favor of Horace as appears by my records is $437.04 the amount of the costs of (illegible)& as appears by the (illegible) returns in my office was $15.22 cts(?) the amount still remaining due for which property was not found to satisfy the same was $50.21 cents- The amount of the 3 (executed?) in favor of Ebenezer Barton as appears by my records is $178.18 cents the cost of buying the same on real estate in full satisfaction thereof is $6.15 cents as appears by the offices (?) return there of in my office. I was honoring(?) to (aforesaid) Horace's giving a note to the Trustees of our society on the first January 1825 for 63.33 which his father owed to the (illegible) of (aforesaid) society that he Horace (illegible) received(?) the payment thereof by a mortgage on a lot of land  he bought of one Alden Richardson in 1818-The land that appears to  have been (illegible) off by three judicious indifferent freeholders to pay & satisfies (aforesaid) Executions according to (illegible) values at it full value and more, in my opinion, than it (illegible) bring in money.  (Illegible) this Deponent saith not. 
David Avery (signature)
Connecticut
Windham Chaplin
October 15 1825 Personally appears David Avery (illegible) of (aforesaid) Chaplin
signer of the foregoing Deposition and (?) credible witness and he made oath to the truth of the same before me
David Bolles Chief Judge of Windham County (illegible)
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I Reuben Peck of Mansfield in the County of Windham (illegible) of lawful age testify & say that in May 1821 (Mr.?) Elkanah Barton of Chaplin in (aforesaid) county was justly indebted to me on book amount, some of it long standing in the sum of $27.80 cts- for clothiers work and cloth, and I called on him for a settlement & he gave me his note therefore which lay until last winter when at my desire & request his on Horace Barton who lives with his father & brother Ebenezer paid me said note for his taher & took it up - I consider (aforesaid) Elkanah & his sons as men of fair character and further the Deponent saith not 

Reuben Peck (signature)

Connecticut
Windham of Chaplin 15th October 1823 Personally appeared (Mr?) Reuben Peck a credible witness and made oath to the above Deposition by him subscribed before me
David Bolles Chief Judge of the (illegible) Court