Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 560, Jonathan Barrett, Md.
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(3-1776)

Service                            |                Number

Md.       Barrett, Jonathan                 R 560
              or
              Barret Sophia

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23.958
North Carolina
Jonathan Barrett
of Davidson in the State of N.Ca
who was a pr in the [blank] commanded by Captain [line] of the Rgt commanded by Col. Addison in the Md: line for 1 year.
[faded letters/words]

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of -0- Dollars  zero [line drawn] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of May 34 and [illegible] Samuel Sullivan, Salisbury, N.C

Arrears to the 4th of Mar:34                     120
Semi-anl. allowance ending [?2] Sept         20
                                                                $140
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Record by Nath. Rice. Clerk,
Book E
Vol [illegible]
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Set: Aqt. July 2 '31' pay: [illegible]
Suspended
Letter to 3rd Audition 28 Feb 1844
"      "  Elisha Smith       26 June/52 [lined out]
"      "  J.H.S. McCutchen  7 July/52
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Jonathan Barrett
28.705

Admitted [illegible]
[illegible] $40

Samuel Sulllivan
Salisbury
N. Car
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State of North Carolina}
Davidson County} SS

On this 12th day of November1833 Personally appeared in open
Court before the Justices who are Judges of the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions for Davidson County the same being a Court of Record Jonathan
Barrett a resident of said County aged Seventy Six years, who being 
first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 7th of June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein after set forth.
That he was drafted as a private Soldier in the Militia in Prince George
County Maryland in the Company of Captain Edward Lahnam in the
Regiment of Colonel John Addison as he beleives [believes] in the summer of the
year 1779 and served as a Guard on the shores of the State of Maryland
until the winter of the year 1781 was dismissed shortly after the surrender
of Cornwallis at Yorktown in Virginia that having frequently been allowed to go home on parole. That the time of his actual service in the
army during the three years above mentioned was the time of 12 months
that Colonel Addison was the commander in chief of the  troops where he
served and that he recollects of no officer of higher grade - He has no
documentary evidence of his service; having lost his written discharges -
He has no record of his age - was born in Prince George County Maryland
and removed from thereto Rowan now Davidson County North Carolina.in the year 1788 where he has resided ever since. That he knows of no person
now living by whom he can prove his service except his brother Isaac
Barrett - he refers to his present neighbours John Smith William Wiseman James
Wiseman and Frederick Thompson who can testify to his reputation and 
character. That no clergyman acquainted with him resides near him &
he cannot procure the certificate of any -
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except
the present - and declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of
any State to his knowledge
Jonathan Barrett
Sworn to & subscribed in open
Court the day & year aforesaid
Saml Gaither CCC
by
D. Mock DC
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I Isaac Barrett of Davidson County aged 74 years do hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with Jonathan Barrett my brother who has signed &
sworn to the foregoing declaration that he is of the age of seventy six years that
I served with him in the war of the Revolution nearly all the time he was in
the service and beleive [believe] that he served as he states ~ that they were both bond
to the same service and were sometimes parrolled [paroled] at different times.
Isaac Barrett
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 
Novr 12th 1833 -
Saml Gaither CCC
By D. Mock DC

We John Smith and William Wisiman - residing in Davidson County
North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Barrett
who has signed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be of the age
of 76 years. That he is reputed and beleived [believed] in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion -
John Smith
Wm Wiseman
Sworn to & subscribed the day and }
year above mentioned.
Saml Gaither CCC
By D. Mock DClk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the 
matter and finding the questions prescribed by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states - and that
Isaac Barrett - John Smith and William Wiseman who have signed and
sworn to the foregoing certificates are credible persons residing in Davidson
County and that their statement is entitled to full credit
November 12th 1833 -
Tho Hampton Chn [hand drawn cloud around the word Seal]

I Samuel Gaither Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for
Davidson County North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of
Jonathan Barrett for Pension; That Thomas Hampton Esqr is Chairman
of said Court for the Term and that the foregoing signature purporting to be
his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed my seal of office the 13th day of November 1833
Saml Gaither CCC
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The foregoing declaration and certificates having been returned from the
War Department with objections. The applicant Jonathan Barrett appeared
before James Lowe an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Davidson
County North Carolina and on oath offered the following amendment to his
declaration. That by reason of age and infirmity and the consequent loss of memory
he canot [cannot] swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according
to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below
and in the following grade. A private Soldier for four months in the year 1779
for four months in the year 1780, for four months in the year 1781 all the
Militia company of Captain Lahnaman in Colonel John Addisons Regiment
and for which I claim a Pension and this declarant further states that he
belonged to that part of the Militia of Maryland to whom was assigned the duty of
Guarding the sea coast that they were frequently permitted to dispense and go home
and were called into service again upon any alarm being given; without any new
draft or different arrangement and that he was in actual service in the field
for times not less than above specified
Jonathan Barret
Sworn and subscribed before
me the 3rd day of April AD 1834
James Lowe JP

I Samuel Gaither Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Davidson
County North Carolina do hereby certify that James Lowe is a magistrate
in and for said County and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is
genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed  my name and
affixed my seal of office the 3rd day of April AD 1834
Saml Gaither CCC
By
D. Mock DC
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Rit

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+Declarations as amended.
Statement by L Lahnam
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
10 Decr 33

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 shew 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 compling [complying] this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of [blank]
[table column headers as follows: | Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | [sub-headers here: | Years. | Months. | Days. |] Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported. |]

| Isaac Barrett 1779 | [blank] | 11 | [blank] | Private | Captain Lahnam | 74 years | Jonathan Barrets certificate [illegible] |
| 1780 | [blank] | 11 | [blank] | Militia | Col. Addison | NC | John Smith & Wm Wiseman} Do. reputation |
| 1781 | [blank] | 11 | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | Prince Georges County Maryland | [blank] |
| Jonathan Barrett 1779 | [blank] | 4 | [blank] | [illegible] | Capt Lahnam | 76- years | affidavit of Isaac Barrett direct |
| 1780 | [blank] | 4 | [blank] | Militia | Col. Addison | Prince George County Maryland | John Smith Wm Wiseman} Reputation |

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

+ Declarations as amended.
Statement by L Lahnam
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been constructed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:

1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As tolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of [blank]}
County of [blank]} ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with [blank] and
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers:) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. ->This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
[blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k)  We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in t(the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank]
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbouhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted;
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary 
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given,
and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice [illegible - page folded here] the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For 3
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
{To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
tier has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice who create the duties which the Court is herein requested to perform
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The decla
ant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision,
the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite
Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For 3
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
{To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
tier has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice who create the duties which the Court is herein requested to perform
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The decla
ant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision,
the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite
Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For -- year -- months, and --
--- days, I served as a ---. For -- months and --- days, I served as a--;and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must afix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public 
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well 
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-> The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of North Carolina}
Davidson County}
On this the 19th
day of November, 1853, personally appeared
before me, an acting Justice of the Peace in
and for the County aforesaid, Sophia Barrett,
a resident of the County of Davidson, in
the State of North Carolina, aged 71 years,
who being duly sworn according to law, doth,
on her oath, make the following declaration,
in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the act of Congress, passed February
3rd - 1850; That she is the widow of Jonathan
Barrett who was a private in the war of the 
revolution, and a pensioner of the United States at
the rate of Forty Dollars per annum, residing
at the time his certificate of pension issued in
the County of Davidson, State of North Carolina,
and that his pension was payable at the Agency
of the United States at Fayetteville, North
Carolina. 

She further declares that she was
married to the said Jonathan Barrett on the
14 day of February in the year 1828
and that her name before her marriage was
Sophia Beck; that her husband the aforesaid
Jonathan Barrett, died on the 21st day of August
1840; that she was married to him at the time
above stated. She further swears that she
was a widow at the passage of the act, and
is still a widow, and that she has never before
made application for a pension.
Sophia X ^her mark^ Barrett

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the
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day and year above written: and I hereby certify
that Sophia Barrett can not, by reason of bodily
infirmity, appear in a Court of record - 
H Beck [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
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State of North Carolina}
Davidson County}
I hereby constitute
and appoint James E Kerr, of the town of
Salisbury, State of North Carolina, my [illegible]
and lawful Agent and attorney, to prosecute
my claim to a pension under the act of Congress
passed February 3rd, 1853, and also to prosecute
my claim to all amarage of pay due my deceased
husband by reason of the suspension of payment
of his pension from the 2nd day of July, 1835,
until the period of his death, and I hereby
authorize my said Agent to examine all papers
and documents in relation to said claims on
file in the Department at Washington City, or
elsewhere; to file all necessary evidence, & to receive
the certificate by which may be issued for
said claims: and to do all things that I might
or would do in the premises were I personally
present. Hereby satisfying and confirming all
that my said attorney shall lawfully do in the
premises, and working all former powers,
Witness my hand and seal this 19th day of November
1853.
Signed Sealed & delivered}
in presence of } Sophia + ^her mark^ Bennett

State of North Carolina}
Davidson County} 

On this the 19th day of November,
1853, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and
for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Sophia Barrett,
and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his
act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the date
aforesaid. H. Beck [hand drawn cloud with an illegible word inscribed inside]
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County S
I, C F Lowe
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quartet
sessions for the County aforesaid, do hereby 
certify that H. Beck Esquire whose official
signature appears to the foregoing declaration
and power of attorney made by Sophia Barrett
is, and was at the date of the same, an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for said County,
duly commissioned and Qualified, having
authority by law to administer oaths for
general purposes, and that the signatures
purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I
have hereunto affixed my
official seal, and subscribed
my name this 25th day
of November 1853.
C.F. Lowe Clk
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July 31, 1930

AWF:MLB
REv. and 1812 Wars section

Mrs. C. L. Anders
1406 Monroe Street 
Commerce, Texas

Dear Madam:

You are advised that this bureau has no record of services
rendered prior to the Revolution, therefore, no record of Jonathan
Barrett who served in 1755.

You are furnished herewith a history of the only Jonathan Barrett
of North Carolina, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of
this bureau:

It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim,
R. 560, that Jonathan Barret or Barrett was born in Prince Georges
County, Maryland, date not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1833,
while a resident of Davidson County, North Carolina, aged seventy-six
years, at which time he alleged that he served as a private in the
Maryland troops under Captain Edward Lahnam and Colonel John Addison, as
follows:

In 1779, four months; in 1780, four months and in 1781, four months.

In 1835, his name was dropped from the rolls, his pension having been 
inadvertently allowed, as there was no proof of his services, as required
by the pension laws.

He die August 21, 1840.

Soldier married February 14, 1828, Sophia Beck, who was a resident
of Davidson County, North Carolina in 1853 and aged seventy-one years.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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[two panel page; left panel vertically on the page, follows]

1925 - Feb. 21 - Hist to Mrs. G.H. Warton - ewf.
1930 - July 31 - " " " C.L. Euders awy. 

[left panel below]

Ex'r. INVALID.
No. 560
[diagonally on the page: REJECTED]

Sophia Barrett
P.O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ , 18
Discharged: _____ , 18
Application filed: _____ , 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
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July 16, 1853
Letter in case
of Johathan
Barrett, decd.
N.C.

[vertically on the page, follows]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE. OFFICIAL BUSINESS

[upside down on the page, follows]
11911
335
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No. 3863
Sophia Barrett,
Wid: of
Jonathan
N Carolina
560
Act/53
Page 19

Address Elisha
Smith a Salisbury
N.C.
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State of North Carolina}
County of Davidson}

Know all men by these presents that I Sophiah
Barrett of the County and State aforesaid, the widow of the
Late Jonathan Barrett who was a Soldier in the War of the
Revolution and was placed on the pension rolls of the United
sTates but his pension was discontinued for some cause
do hereby Constitute and appoint Elisha Smith of the
County of Rowan and the state aforesaid, my true and Lawful
attorney, for me and in my name to examine the records
of the Revolutionary War for proof as to the services of mmy said
husband in said war, and to examine all the papers on file
in the pension office of the United States, on which my said
husband was pensioned and those papers on which his
pension was discontinued before his death
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this
the 7 day of January AD 1852
Sophiah X ^her mark^ Barrett [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
Henry Beck
J.H. Thompson

Be it known that on the 7 day of January A.D. 1852, before
the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Davidson
Davidson in the state of North Carolina duly anything set by
Law to administer oaths, personnaly appeared Sophia
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Barrott above named and acknowledged the foregoing
power of attorney to be her act and deed, In testimony whereof
I hereunto set my hand the day and year  Last above
mentioned
Henry beck Clk

[vertically on left middle page, below]
Johnuah Barrett
Power of attorney
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State of North Carolina}
Davidson County}
I Cicero F Lowe Clerk of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, of the
County of Davidson and State aforesaid do hereby
certify that Henry Beck whose name appears to the
acknowledgement of Sophia Barrett is and was an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Davidson
& State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified
and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
the said court that office the 20th day
of February A.D. 1852.
C.F Lowe Clk
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Jas E. Kerr
Dec 15/53
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[illegible]: 01 76
15 Dec:/53

Sir
The Claim of Mrs Sophia Barrett for
a pension as the Widow of Jonathan Barrett,
has been received, examined & Inspected.

The
Claimants husband was stricken from the pension
roll, in consequence of having been improperly
pensioned there being no evidence of his service
in the revolutionary war. If he was living
he would not be entitled to a pension. Without
he furnished conclusive evidence of at least
his months service, therefore, his widow cannot
be entitled, without clear proof of six months service of
her alleged husband.
jas: E. Kerr. Esqr,
Salisbury, N.C. 
Hane &c. &c.
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North Carolina
returned,
April. 19.1834

[vertically on the page, below]

Salisbury N.C.
April 11th

James[page torn here]
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Salisbury North Carolina March 10th 1834

JL. Edwards Esqr - 
DrSir - The annexed declaration for
Pensions of and by Jonathan and Isaac Barrett are herewith
endorsed and you are respectfully requested to report your
adjudication upon them directed to me at this place, as
early as convenient. Respectfully your obt Servt
Saml Silliman

P.S. I have taken the liberty of filling up the tabular statement
for esch of the applicants in the acompanying [accompanying] letter of
instruction according to my understanding of the rules
of its War Department S.Silliman
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[envelope]
NC
Sophia Barrett
wid
Jonathan
Mr Boynton
23958 Aug 24
Act Feby 3d 1853 P Sections Rev

[vertically on the page follows]

Pension Claim
Free
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 28

Salisbury N.C. Novr. 28th 1853.

Dear Sir
I herewith enclose you the declaration
of Mrs Sophia Barrett under the act of 3rd
February 1853, and accompanying proofs
of marriage, death of the husband &c.
In the early part of March last, I forwarded
the claim of Mrs Barrett to the Pension office,
but I liven from your letter of the 5th [Feby?]
that the papers have not been received.

You will find by reference to the books of
your office, that payment of the pension of
Jonathan Barrett, the husband, was suspended
by order of J.L. Edwards, then commissioner
on the 2nd of July 1835. the grounds of
this suspension were never made known to
Jonathan Barrett, so far as I am informed,
& the order continued in force until the period
of the death of Barrett, 21st of August, 1840.
I would ask now in behalf of the present
applicant, that the reasons which let to [page torn here]
order of 2d July 1835, be properly investigated, 
& if they do not appear sufficient
to authorize the withholding the pay to the
husband, that a certificate issued to the widow
for the arrearage of pay [illegible] the husband at
the time of his death. I should suppose that
if Sophia Barrett be entitled to a pension
under the act under which she declares, she
would unquestionably have a just claim to
the pay withheld from her husband by the order
above referred to.
Respectfully
James E. Kerr
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State of North Carolina}
Davidson County}
Know all men by these presents, that we Jonathan Barrall
Senr and John Barrall in the State aforesaid, are held and
firmly bound unto the Governor of the State of North Carolina
for the time being, in the Just and full sum of five hundred
Pounds, current money of the State, to be paid to the Said Governor
or his Successor or assigns: To the which payment well and
Truly to be made and done [illegible] bind ourselves our heirs
executors and administrators, Sealed with our Seals, and
dated this 14th day of February 1828 

The condition of the above obligation is such, That whereas
the above bounden Jonathan Barrall Senr hath made application
for a License for a Marriage, to be celebrated between him
and Sophia Beck of the County aforesaid, Now in case
it shall not appear hereafter that there is any lawful cause to
obstruct the Said Marriage, then the above obligation to be void
otherwise to remain in full force and Virtue
Jonathan Barratt [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
John H. Barratt [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
A. Swicegood JP

State of North Carolina}
Davidson County}
I C.F Lowe clerk of the court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesiad, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the Marriage
bond of Jonathan Barrett to Sophia Beck, as taken from the records of my office
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my
official seal and subscribed my name
this 25th day of November A.D. 1853
C.F. Lowe Clk
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State of North Carolina}
Davidson County}
On this the 23rd day of
November, 1853, personally appeared before me
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the
County aforesaid, Meshack Pinkerton, who
being duly sworn according to law, maketh
oath, that he was will acquainted with
JOnathan Barrett late of Davidson County,
North Carolina, who was a pensioner of the
United States; that the said Jonathan Barrett
died on the 21st day of August, 1840; that
this affiant was the administrator of the
said Jonathan Barrett, and settled his estate, &
has a distinct recollection of the date of his
death.

Meshack Pinkerton

Sworn to and subscribed before me the date
above written
H Beck [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County}
I, C.F.Lowe
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions for the County aforesaid, certify
that H Beck Esquire, who authenticates the
foregoing affidavit of Mishack Pinkerton,
is, and was at the date of the same, an
acting Justice of the Peace in and for said
County, duly commissioned and qualified,
and that the signature purporting to be his
is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my official
seal and subscribed my name
this the 25th day of November
1853.
C.F. Lowe Clk
Page 32

March 10/52
Rel: to case
of Sophia
Barrett wid.
of Jonathan
triplett
Cole
Elisha Smith
Present
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Washington March 11th 1832

Sir
I respectfully call up the application
of Sophiah Barrett widow of Johnathan
Barrett for the pension due her husband
who drew some years pension when the Pension
was suspended I can find among
the papers no good reason or in fact any reason
for its suspension
Respectfully
Elisha Smith

I HG McCutchen of Washington D.C. is hereby
authorized to prosecute the above claim and
receive the certificate when issued
Elisha Smith
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Elisha Smith
June 26 1852
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378
Pension Office
June 25 1852
Sir
The pension of Jonathan Barrett
was suspended in 1831 because he
had been improperly allowed upon the
evidence before the Department Since
which time no additional evidence having
been filed in the case, it will not be reopened
without the production of material
testimony which could not have 
been procured sooner.

Elisha Smith Esq
Present
Page 36

J.H.G. McCutchen
July 7, 1852
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39
Pension Office 
July 7 1852
Sir
The case of Jonathan Barrett has been
again examined. A pension was inadvertently 
allowed him without his having made any proof of service,
In 1835 his pension was suspended
for the above reason, so proof of service has
ever been made and of course, no pension 
will be granted his widow unless the
requisite proof be furnished.

J.H.G. McCutchen Esq
Present
Page 38

Washington City D.C.
July 15th 1863

Sir
I hereby call upon the claim of Jonathan Barrett of N.C
who was stricken from the pension rolls in 1834 by Mr
Edwards and the Claimant was never informed of the Cause
of his being droped from the Pension rolls. I wish to have
his papers examined as to the Cause of his being droped and 
if the Case has not been treated fairly, and he can be
restored again i want to know that fact, as his has
left a widow who living and She wishes to beget
a pension, if you please Sir,, I authorized
Mr. McCutchen of Washington D.C. Call up the case &
have not heard anything from on that subject and
and therefore Call up the case myself. You will
find my power of attorney among his papers. (Barretts)

Address,, Elisha Smith
Salem N.C
I am Respectfully yours
Elisha Smith

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
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Commerce, Texas
Aug. 4, 1930.

Commissioner of
Pension Bureau
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Sir:-
Will you please give
me the following information?

Was the name of 
Jonathan Barrett among
those enlisted under the 
command of Capt. Edward
Lanham and Col. John Addison
of the Maryland Troops in
1779 - 1790 and 1781?

Thanking you for
any information regarding
this matter.
Very truly,
Mrs. C. L. Anders
1406 Monroe St.,
Commerce,
Texas.

[round black stamp; lower right corner]
PENSION OFFICE
AUG 8 1930
U.S.
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Commerce, Texas.
July 17, 1930

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
Colonial and State
records of North Carolina show
that Jonathan Barrett only of N.C. was
a soldier as early as 1755
in Granville County,N.C. but
the pension Record does not show the command of service
which entitled him to the pension which he received.
Will you please trace
this for me as I am trying 
to join the Daughters of
American Revolution. If
you have any record of 
him being in the Revolution
please send me this information.
I have waited patiently
for a reply to a previous
letter.
Respectfully,
Mrs. C.L. Anders
1406 Monroe St.
Commerce.
Texas,

[round black stamp lower left]
PENSION OFFICE
JULY 19 1930
U.S.
Page 41

My home address is
Mrs Geo. H Warton
Griggsville, Ill.
Jan. 24th 1825

Com. of Pensions
Washington, D.C. 

[round black stamp inscribed as follows: PENSION OFFICE JAN 26 1925 U.S.]

Please send me Abstract of
the Revolutionary War service
of Johnathan Barrett who
was placed on the pension 
roll of Davidson Co, N.C, May 5, 
1834 for service in the
Maryland Militia. Also please
give family data.
Thanking you for same
Mrs Geo. H. Warton.

I am (at) visiting at 3201 Belmont Ave
Howard Park, Baltimore, Md. for 10 days -
over-
Page 42

What recorded have you of
James Biddle of near
Morristown perhapes [perhaps]or
White Pine.
I do not know for sure just
were he lived in Tenn.
Please give me any information
of any Biddle of Revolutionary
Service and also 
family data -
Thanking for in advance -
You may reach me in the next
10 days at 3201 Belmont Ave,
Howard Park, Baltimore, Md.
My Home address is
Mrs Geo. H. Warton
Griggsville
Ill
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

February 21, 1925.

Mrs. C. H. Warton,
Griggsville,
Ill.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary war pension claim, R. 560, it appears
that Jonathan Barret or Barrett was born in Prince 
Georges County, Maryland, data not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 12, 1832, while a resident of Davidson
County, North Carolina, aged seventy-six years, at
which time he alleged that he served as a private in
the Maryland Troops under Captain Edward Lanhnam and
Colonel John Addison, as follows -

In 1779, four months; in 1780, four months and 
in 1781, four months.

In 1835 his name was dropped from the rolls, his pension 
having been inadvertently allowed, as there was
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no proof of his services, as required by the pension
laws. He died August 21, 1840.

Soldier married February 14, 1838, Sophia Beck,
she was a resident of Davidson County, North Carolina
in 1853 and aged seventy-one years.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Dictated by Miss Wilson