Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 12 277, John Barton, N. C.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
N.C.

Barton, John
         Elizabeth

NUMBER
R. 12277

CONTENTS
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John Barton was Married in the year of our Lord 1793 September 4th
Eady Barton was born August [^ the] 20 In the year of our Lord 1799
Isaac Barton Was born May [^ the] 27th In the year of our Lord 1804
Rachel Barton Was Born June [^ the] 8 In the year of our Lord 1806
Charity Barton Was Born February [^ the] 27 In the year of our Lord 1809
Absalom Barton was born the 28 day of May In the year of our Lord 1811
John Barton was born 25 of July in the year of our Lord 1812
[Feby?] Barton was Born the 1 Day of May in the year of our Lord 1814
John Barton was born 20th of March in the year of our Lord 1817
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Micage penington [Penington] was Born April the twenty eight in ye [year] 1743
Rachel Jones was Born Jun [June] the twelf [twelfth] Day in ye [year] 1741
Micage penington [Penington] and Rachel Jones was [were[ marred [married] Jenery [January] in ye [year] 1761 the twenty eight day
Elige penington [Penington] was Born December the ninth Day in ye [year] 1761
Micage penington [Penington] was Born December the thirteeneth [thirteenth] Day in ye [year] 1763
Mary penington [Penington] was Born november [November] the Eight [eighth] Day in ye [year] 1765
Levi penington [Penington] was Born Decmber [December] the twenty fivgt [fifth] in ye [year] 1767
Edward penington [Penington] was Born Decmber [December] th [the] twenty ninth in ye [year] 1769
Rachel penington [Penington] was Born Decmber [December] the twenty five Day in ye [year] 1771
Lezebth [Elizabeth?] penington [Penington] was Born aujugt [August] the tenth day in ye [year] 1974 -1774
Sarey [Sarah or Sally?] penington [Penington] Was Born November the 24 day in ye [year] 1776
Johaner penington [Penington] was Born the 24 day of march in the ye [year] 1779
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Benejah [illegibly faint] was born Jun the 15 day in the yr. 1782
Hanah Bolin daughter of Jesse Bolin and Mary his wife was born the 28 of April 1786
Mary Bolin daughter of Jesse Bolin and Mary his wife was born March the first day 1788

April the 10 day in year 1789 this day Bengman [Geats] sat into [Illegible] with Micajah penington [Penington] til [until] he is 18teen [18] years old

September the 15 day 1807
James peningtons [Penington] and Edward penington [Penington] sat in with me til [until] the [they] are 18 years of age.
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State of Virginia
County of Grayson 
On this 18th day of June A.D. 1857 [or 1851] Mrs. Elizabeth Barton personally appeared before me Benjamin H. Phipps a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid who after being duly sworn according to law, Declares, That she is the widow of John Barton, Deceased, late of the County of Grayson – State of Virginia-- She states that she now resides in the County & State aforesaid in the immediate neighborhood where her late husband the said John Barton lived for many years before his death – And where he died – She states that her said Husband the said John Barton decd [deceased] was a soldier & officer in [the] War of the Revolution – That her said husband lived in the time of said War in the State of North Carolina, County of Rowan. That he first served as a private & then as Captain. That from what her said husband said & from what she also always heard from others -- & especially from the older Brother of her said Husband Isaac Barton – who was also a soldier of the Revolution – That her said Husband John Barton entered the service of the United Colonies at an early period of said war—
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That she thinks, to the best of her knowledge and belief that her said Husband served in the Regt. [Regiment] under Col. [Colonel] Owens & Genl. [General] Rutherford. That he served both in South & North Carolina – she states that her said Husband was in the Battle of Eutaw [Eutaw Springs], Guilford [Court House] and Kings Mountain – that she has heard her said Husband often speak of different officers & expeditions-- That she can't now recollect-- she states that her said Husband the said John Barton continued in the Service of his Country whilst he lived in the forks of the Yadkin [River] – for some four or five years – that he served whilst there as much if not more than two years as a private and two years as a Captain – And that towards the latter part of said War – her said Husband removed to the West side of the Blue Ridge and was located near the No Ca [North Carolina] & Va [Virginia] line – most of his time in No Ca [North Carolina] Wilkes County – now Ashe Co. [County] No Ca [North Carolina]. That after his coming up to this part of the Country he was again in the service of the United Colonies – and served in the Regt [Regiment] commanded by Col. [Colonel] Benjamin Cleveland with Captains Nall, Gambill, Johnson & others – That she has often heard him speak of – but in
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what grade he served in Cleveland's Regt [Regiment] she does not know – but thinks & believes that it was as Captain-- She states that she was born in the Hollows of the Yadkin on the East side of the Blue Ridge & never knew anything about her said Husband – until sometime after the close of the War – That she was born on the 10th day of Augt [August] 1776. And that her father's name was Micajah Penington. That she was married to her said Husband the said John Barton in the County of Wilkes – now Ashe County; North Carolina – on the 4th day of Sept [September] A.D. 1793 by one Daniel Holoman, a Justice of the peace. And that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Penington. She states that her said Husband died at his residence in Grayson County Va [Virginia] - on the 3rd day of Jany [January] A.D. 1839 [could be 1833]. She is herewith sends the family record of her father's family that shows her own birth-- and the record of her own family that shows the marriage of herself to her said Husband, the said John Barton. And that these are all the records she has – or knows of except the public record of her said Husband's Service in the War of the Revolution – She states that the record of her family as to the children begins with the birth of her daughter - Eady Barton - who was her fourth child – That her three first children - died – two of them
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being stillborn & the other one living but a short time no record was made of their births – And that her said daughter Eady Barton & her said the fourth child was born on the 20 day of Augt [August] 1799. 
She states that her said Husband the said John Barton - was much older than herself – That for many years before his death That he went very little from his Home and then but short distances-- That for many years before his death he had not been to the Court House of his County which was distant [a distance] off – about 20 miles or upward-- And consequently made no application for a pension in his lifetime – though he often spoke of it and said he was entitled to [a] pension – upon hearing of the pensions of the old soldiers & officers of the Revolution – but that there was no person in this part of the Country to her knowledge in the lifetime of her said Husband-- That was engaged in the business of getting up the pensions of the old soldiers of the Revolution – And she states that she is totally unlearned and was ignorant of her own rights as the widow of her said Husband untill [until] some four years ago one H. Smith of Taylorsville Tennessee came to see her – and drew up some papers for her – for the purpose of as he said –
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of giving her a pension – but that she does not know whether or not he has ever done anything in the matter – as she has not seen him since nor has she heard anything from him about said matter – she states that she is old and infirm – and entirely without any means of her own to live and as she feels that she is justly entitled to a pension from the United States on account of the services of her said Husband in the War of the Revolution for his services of at least two years as a private & three years as a Captain She therefore prays the Government to Grant her just dues. 
She further states that she is quite an invalid on account of an old injury to one of her legs – and is in other aspects healthy & unable to travel – That she feels altogether unable to go to the Court House of her County to make this declaration. That she has not been so far from her home in many years. That it is distant off 5 miles or upward and it is over a very bad road a part of the way could not be gone safely with a carriage & the whole distance is over a very rough Country – and is still a widow. 
Elizabeth [her x mark] Barton

The above declaration was duly subscribed & sworn to before me on the day & date above written – and I certify that the declarant Mrs. Elizabeth Burton
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is the widow of Captain John Barton Sen late of the County of Grayson Va that she is well known to me and that I was well intimately acquainted with her & her late husband Capt. Barton in the lifetime of the said Barton. & that they lived together as man and wife for many years and raised a family of children – and no dobt [doubt] has an [Illegible] as to the lawfulness of their marriage – and that the said Capt. John Barton is now dead that I know he is death that I heard of his death at the time which took place some 16 or 18 years ago to the best of my recollection – That I lived a [distance?] to him at the time and I have always done from the time of my birth until his death & he states that it was always & said & believed by all that the said Capt. John Barton had served most of the time of the war of the Revolution – which I now have dobt [doubt- - and which I fully believe, - and I further certify that & do not believe the said Elizabeth Barton is able to get to court to make this declaration – and quite an invalid on an account of a lame & deficient limb That she is still a widow & the identical woman she presents herself to be 0 & that I have no interest in this matter - 
B H Phipps J.P.
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January 16, 1931

Mrs. J. S. Welborn
Box 424
High Point, North Carolina

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB
R. 12277
John Baron

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 12277, that Elizabeth Penington (the name also appears as Penlington), the daughter of Micajah (Micage) Penington and his wife Rachel, was born August 10, 1774 “in the Hollows of the Yadkin River on the east side of the Blue Ridge”.

Micajah Penington was born April 28, 1742. Rachel Jones was born June 12, 1741. They were married January 28, 1761.

Elizabeth Penington married September 4, 1793 in Wilkes County, (that part which was later Ashe County) North Carolina John Barton. John Barton died January 3, 1839 at his residence in Grayson County, Virginia.

The widow, Elizabeth applied for pension June 18, 1857, at which time she was living in Grayson County, Virginia, and alleged that her husband, John Baron, while a resident of North Carolina, served two years as a private and three years as a captain the War of the Revolution, under Captains William Nall, Martin Gambill, Samuel Johnson; Colonels Thomas Owen and Benjamin Cleveland, and was in the battles of Kings Mountain, Guilford and Eutaw.

Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of his service as required by the pension law.

The children of John Barton and his wife Elizabeth: 
Eady born August 30, 1799
Isaac “ [born] May 27, 1804
Rachel “ [born] June 8, 1806
Charity “ [born] February 27, 1809
Absalom “ [born] May 28, 1811
John born July 25, 1812
Feby “ [born] May 1, 1814
John “ [born] March 20, 1817

The widow Elizabeth stated that Eady was her fourth child, her first three children having died in infancy.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Revy 12277

[written on left side – 1931 – Jan. 16 – Hist to Mrs. J.S. Welborn]

[Stamped] - REJECTED

P. O. Elizabith Wid
John Baron

Service:

Enlisted: Va ,18
Discharged:  ,18

Application filed:  ,18

Alleges: List of suspended claims printed in 1852, shows cause
Re-enlisted: of suspension as follows “For proof of marriage.”

Attorney:
P. O.

----Recognized.       Contract
----Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ----,18
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Mecklenburg, Cuy [County], No. Car [North Carolina] April 21, 1818
The Hon. Comr of Pensins [Commissioner of Pensions]
Sir,
Capt. M Henry of Washington City is authorized to act for as in the matter of the application for pension of Mrs. Elizabeth Barton, Wid [widow] of Capt. Joh [John] Barton, dc [deceased] – fully a [Illegible] do personally present -

James Calloway}
& Noah Levy} Agts [Agents]
For James Calloway
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State of North Carolina}
County of Ashe} Be it known that on the 20th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace within and for the County & State aforesaid John Taylor Sr a resident of said County aged Eighty Six years – who being first duly sworn according to law declares as he was informed and believes by his parents that he was born in Burke County North Carolina on the Catawba [River], and a short time before the beginning of the War of Revolution my father removed in to the County of Surry in said State just above the fork of the Yadkin River and lived there some three or four years, and during that period became very intimately acquainted with John Barton and his brother Isaac and whilst I was living a near neighbour [neighbor] to them at the aforesaid time John was an officer and served in the Regiment of Col. [Colonel] Benjamin Cleveland for the term of two years and upwards and Isaac as a private in said Regiment [words scratched out] served fully as long as John and at the end of the three or four years the affiant removed on the North East side of the Blue Ridge near the Virginia line and in a short time after he had settled there the said John Barton and Isaac removed and stopped near the affiant and in a short time after they had stopped to look out for homes the said John Barton went into the service as an officer in the Revolutionary war with Captain Martin Gambill & Captain William Nall and they both served untill [until] the final ratification of peace against the Tories and outliers and the disaffected [^ men] in the country and near the final ratification of peace for said John Barton and his Brother Isaac settled in Virginia near the State line where they lived and died he further states that the said John and Isaac were in several skirmishes against the Tories and robbers and the disaffected man in the country after they had stopped on the North East side of the Blue Ridge as the affiant declares that he seen them frequently out on duty John as an
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officer and Isaac as a private, and he further states that while living on the Yadkin River as aforesaid that he well recollects of seeing of the said John & Isaac going to the service and returning home and he states that John & Isaac was in the Battle of Eutaw and Isaac in the Battle of Guilford as he was informed and believes he states that he lived within eight or 10 miles of them up to their deaths heard them frequently talking about the hardship they met with during the war – declares that the said John Barton married one Elizabeth Penlington a daughter of Micajah Penlington of Wilkes County North Carolina now Ashe County N. C. by the Justice of the peace said marriage took place in the month of September in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety three he states he was not present at the then marriage though he was asked to attend and was informed the next day by those that was present and saw them lawfully married – he states that the said John and Isaac is [are] the identical man who served as aforesaid and the above services rendered by them is of own personal knowledge and John was the lawful husband of the said Elizabeth and that she is has remained a widow ever since the death of said John and is still his widow and he died at his residence in the County of Grayson in the State of Virginia some ten or eleven years ago.
John [his x mark] Taylor
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Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me a Justice of the Peace and I hereby certify that I believe her to be of the age above stated and that she is well known to me and a resident of said county and is of vigorous and sound mind and that her recollection is clear and destined and that she is well worthy and entitled to credit on oath or other wise [otherwise].

James Gambill

State of North Carolina}
Ashe County} I Robt Gambill Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Ashe and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that James Gambill Esqr. [Esquire] before wherein the foregoing Affidavit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace for said county duly Commissioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
Set my hand and affixed 
The seal of my office at 
office This 27th day of 
January AD 1858

Robt Gambill CCC

[written sideways – affidavit of Mrs. Nancy Gambill 
as to John & Isaac Barton – war 
Revolution]
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State of North Carolina}
Ashe County} On this 5th day of September A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Nancy Gambill a resident of said County aged ninety six years, who being duly sworn agreeable to law declares on her oath that she formed a close and intimately acquaintance with John Barton and his brother Isaac Barton at the time she removed from the forks of the Yadkin River from the South East side of the Blue Ridge and from the County of Surry NC [North Carolina] and stopped on the North West side near the Virginia line, and in a short time after they stopped to look out for their homes John Barton went into the service of the United States as an officer with Captain Martin Gambill in the War [of the] Revolution and Isaac Barton went into the service as a private and they continued in service till the final ratification of peace, which was upwards of two years she states that she is the wife and widow of Captain Martin Gambill and is a pensioner and the Daughter of Captain William Nall, and the said John Barton & Isaac was frequently at the house of my said husband on search of the Tories and outliers and the disaffected [^ men] in the country and that the said John Barton & Isaac was in several skirmishes against the disaffected man with my said husband the said Capt [Captain] Martin Gambill and being frequently at my house with my said husband and at the house of my father the said Capt [Captain] William Nall and during that acquaintance with them the said John Barton acted as an officer with my said husband & father and the said Isaac as a private
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and she further states that she has often heard her said husband and the said John Barton speaking of the Battles they was [were] in that is before they removed from the South East side of the Blue Ridge and that John was in the Battle of Eutaw and that Isaac was in the Battle of Guilford those battles I have a distinct recollection of hearing them speaking that they was [were] in and [words scratched out] I understood from them at different conversations that they was [were] in the service two years and upwards before they removed from the South East side of the Blue Ridge not far from the forks of the Yadkin River – and she further states that the said John Barton & Isaac after her first acquaintance with them served two years & upwards & the said service was from her own personal knowledge and the of the service rendered by them and the said John Barton & Isaac is the identical men who served as aforesaid and the said John is & was the lawful husband of the said Elizabeth his widow, and that he was lawfully married to Elizabeth Penlington a daughter of Micajah Penlington of the former County of Wilkes now Ashe County and said marriage took place in the month of September in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three by justice of the peace she states that she was not present at the time it took place and understood at the time it took place by those that was present and saw them lawfully married and on the same day they was married that they was lawfully married and the said John Barton died at his residence in Grayson County Virginia and that John Barton acted as an officer in the Regiment of Col [Colonel] Benjamin Cleveland before he removed from the South East side of the Blue Ridge as I understood from him & Col. Cleveland after they had removed. 
Nancy [her x mark] Gambill
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Sworn to and subscribed to on the day and year aforesaid before me a Justice of the Peace  within and for said county and I hereby certify that I believe him to be of the age above stated and that he is a resident of said county well known to me of vigorous and sound mind and is entitled to credit on his oath or otherwise.
James Gambill {JP}

State of North Carolina}
Ashe County] I Robt Gambill Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Ashe and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that James Gambill Esqr. [Esquire] before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace for said county duly Commissioned and Sworn. In testimony whereof 
I have hereunto Set 
my hand and affixed 
The seal of my office at 
office This 27th day of 
January AD 1858

Robt Gambill CCC
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Mrs. Elizabeth Barton
[prove of Acts?]
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State of Virginia}
County of Grayson}
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Barton of the County & State aforesaid – do by these presents – immeasurably constitute and appoint James Calloway [^ Noah Levy] of Mecklenburg No Ca [North Carolina] my true and lawful agent and also for me and in my name to prosecute – my claim for a pension from the U.S. an Act of the military services of my late husband Captain John Barton in the war of the Revolution before any of the authorities of the U.S. and generally to do all such matters and things as I could lawfully myself do – and I personally present – in the premises and to receive for me any certificate that may be issued to me for said claim. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal – This 18 day of Jan. 1857.

Witness - M [his x mark] Osborn Jr
Witness - William Osborn

Elizabeth [her x mark] Barton {Seal}

The foregoing form if allo [allowed] was duly acknowledged before me by Elizabeth Barton for the purpose this contains – On the day and date first above written -

B H Phipps J.P.
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Add’l [Additional] Evidence

Pension Act of
July 7, 1838

Elizabeth Barton
Widow of John

North Carolina

P. M. Henry
Present

Sept. 4/58}
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller’s Department
I, C H Brogden, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of Record in my office among the allowances made to sundry persons for Militia Service in the Revolutionary War as follows
John Barton
Book A. M. No 16 Page 7 £ 1000 “ 0 “ 0. Currency Paid by the Treasr [Treasurer] of Morgan District
Book A. M. No 16 Page 5 £ 113 “ 8 “ 0 Specie Paid by Treasr [Treasurer] of Morgan District

Salisbury District.
Book No 8 Page 27 £ 74 “ 9 “ 0 January 1782
*Book A. (Army Accts) Entry 6249 £ 347 “ 2 “ 6. Specie
* “ [Book] “ [A] “ “ [(Army Accts)] “ [Entry] 6250 £ 92 “ 6 ” 6. “ [Specie]
* “ [Book] “ [A] “ “ [(Army Accts)] “ [Entry] 6251 £ 74 “ 9 “ 8. “ [Specie]
* “ [Book] “ [A] “ “ [(Army Accts)] “ [Entry] 6252 £ 183 “ 12 “ 0 “ [Specie]
*These allowances were made in January 1782 
* Allowed to Capt. John Barton & Company as above Book A No. 6249
viz: £ 347 – 2 – 6.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office, in the City of Raleigh, this 17th day of July A.D. 1858

C H Brogden, 
Comptroller
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Affidavit of
Franceis Rose
As to the Services of
Capt. John Barton.

In the War of
The Revolution
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State of North Carolina} 
County of __ }
On this 10th day of April A. D. 1857 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Franceis Rose a resident of the County of Tazewell State of Virginia now in the 104 year of his age – who after being duly sworn according to law states that in the time of the War of the Revolution that he lived on the Peedee or Yadkin River near the South Carolina line in the County of Richmond. He states that early in the said War that he volunteered in the cause of his Country – and served a large portion of said war – in the States of North & South Carolina - That early in said war he became acquainted with one John Barton who lived up the River some distance above him – and about the forks of said Yadkin – as he understood at the time & ever since – That he thinks to the best of his recollection that when he first became acquainted with said John Barton that he was a private – he thinks under the command of General Rutherford – that sometime after – That said John Barton was promoted to a captaincy – in which command he thinks he served the balance of the war – He states that towards the latter part of said war that he understood the said Captain John Barton removed – and went up to the Western part of North Carolina - , That towards the close of said war, that he also removed – to the Western part of said State – and settled on the North West side of the Blue
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Ridge – near the Virginia line – That he found the said identical Capt. [Captain] John Barton living in the same part of the Country – where he had been engaged (as he understood at the time and believes and always has so believed) in the service of the United Colonies – in the Regiment commanded by Col. [Colonel] Beng [Benjamin] Cleveland, and he knows of his own Knowledge that the said Capt. [Captain] John Barton did some service in said war even after the removal of this affiant to said part of the said State against the Tories and outliers in the mountainous regions of North Carolina & Virginia – but in what capacity or grade he so served this affiant cannot state – but is of opinion - from what he heard at the time that the said Capt. [Captain] John Barton had some command in Cleveland's Regiment, and he states that some time after the close of said war that - The said Capt. [Captain] John Barton was married as he heard at the time to one Elizabeth Penlington-- of Wilkes County N.C. [North Carolina] – now Ashe County – And that this said Capt. [Captain] John Barton - after his said marriage finally settled in Grayson County State of Va [Virginia] near the No Car [North Carolina] line – where he continued to live – up to the time of his death – which took place some 15 or 20 years ago to the best of his recollection – And he states that his widow the said Elizabeth Barton still is living as he is informed and believes in the same neighborhood - Where the said Capt [Captain] John Barton her husband lived & died – He states that he cannot state positively the length of the service of the said Capt. [Captain] John Barton in the War of the Revolution – nor the exact time he served as a private – and then as an officer but that he knows of his own personal knowledge
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that the said Captain John Barton as Captain served upwards of two years – and thinks to the best of his knowledge & recollection that he served at least one or two years as a private – And that he fully believes that the said Captain John Barton did serve in all as much as four or five years or upwards in said war – That he saw the said Barton many times in the service during said war [^ both in North & South Carolina in the service] and at different dates and I knew him well – And has had many talks with him since the Revolution as to things acquainted, seen &c in said war And he knows that he is not mistaken in his service as above stated – And he further states that he has no interest in any way and this matter. 
Franceis [his x mark] Rose

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and date above written – And I do hereby certify that the said Fraceis Rose is well known to me – That he is apparently of sound [Illegible] [Illegible] – that described him to be of the age stated that he has been [Illegible] the witness with his son Fraceis Rose in my [Illegible] neighbourhood [neighborhood] and that I am informed and believe that he has been residing in the Court of [Illegible several words] Virginia and that I think he is well entitled to his life – That he seems free of [Illegible] of mind and memory [two words illegible] force [Illegible several words] and that I have no intest [interest] whatever in this matter - 

A. M. Foster, JP
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State of North Carolina}
Micken [Mecklenburg] County}

I W. Mastin Clerk of the Country Court of the County & State aforesaid do certify that A. M. Foster Esqr. [Esquire] whose genuine signature is official to the within affidavit was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace – duly authorized by law to administer oaths and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such –
Given under my hand and the seal of said County –
This 28 day of April 1858

W. Mastin Clk
By Isaac S. Call DC
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Affidavit of Wm Stampers;
as to Jno Barton
war of the Revolution
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State of North Carolina}
County of Ashe}
Be it know that on the 9th day of February AD 1855 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared William Stamper resident of said County who being first duly sworn according to law states that he is Eighty three years old he further states that he formed a [an] intimate acquaint [acquaintance] with one John Barton in the County of Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia, Now Grayson County Virginia in time of the war of the Revolution who have removed from the fork of the Yadkin and from the County of Surry State of North Carolina a few years after the Beginning of the war of the Revolution he further states that he was informed by said Barton and others who was familiar acquainted [acquaintances] with him before he removed from the State of North Carolina unto the State of Virginia adjoining county to that of North Carolina that he had served twelve months and upwards in the war of the Revolution - he further states in a short time [^ after] he had settled in Virginia he went into the service of the war of the Revolution as a volenteer [volunteer] in company of Captain William Noll and Captain Martin Gambill and under command of Col. Benjamin Clevland [Cleveland] and [^ Col. Campbell] the names of the other officers under whom he served this affiant cannot now state as their was other officer [officers] under whom he served in fact he was with and under them in the service of the war of Revolution for the term of two years at least after had removed into Virginia against the tories [Tories] and Rober [robbers] and out lives [outlaws] and the affected men in Country and what time he was not in service he was standing as a minute man ready to guard the [punters?] of his country he further states that he was in several skirmishes against the tories [Tories] and he was in the battel [battle] of Gilford [Guilford] or the battel [battle] of [butain?] which of the two this [this] affiant cannot now state [words crossed out]
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In fact he served till the close of said war which is from my own personal knowledge as I still retained a [an] intimate acquaintance with the said John Barton and family from my first [^ acquaintance] aforesaid and ever afterwards up to his death - he died about eleven years ago at his resident in Grayson County Virginia he further states that the said John Barton Married to one Mrs Elizabeth Penlington a Daughter of Micagh Penington of Wilkes County North Carolina now this Ashe county North Carolina by Daniel Halmon a justice of the peace who was authorized by law to solemnize the right of Matrimony said Marriage tuck [took] [^place] in the month of September and in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three he states he was not present at the Marriage but was informed at the time it took place by those that was present and well recollect that it took place as above stated and at the time he further states that the said John Barton decd [deceased] is the Identical man who served as aforesaid and was the lawful husband of the said Elizabeth Barton he further states that the said John Barton was mutch [much] older then [than] his wife the said Elizabeth- he further states that he has seen the said John Barton out on [on] duty with his father and the aforesaid officers and has been at their caps [camps] and seen them killing of [on his] property he [^ live [lives] on] he states that her father removed from the same County that said Barton did and was the same time and his father setteled [settled] in North Carolina within five or six miles of the said Barton and my father & the said Barton went into the service at the same time, where they was [were] then living and both continued in said war until the final ratification of peace
Wm Stampo
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Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and on first above written - and I hereby certify that I believe him to be of the age above stated and further certify as to his honesty it cannot be surpassed by no man of his age and he is a resident of said County of Ashe well know[known] to me and he is well worthy and entitled to credit on his oath or else where 
Jno Koonee

State of North Carolina}
Ashe County}
I Robt Gambill Clerk of the Court Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Ashe and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that John Koonee, Esqr [Esquire] before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has hereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly Commission and Sworn In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of my office at office this 27th day of January AD 1858 
Robt Gambill CCC
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Revolutionary Pension
Act July 7th 1838
Elizabeth Barton
Widow of
John Barton dec. [deceased]
Captain North Carolina
Militia Revolutionary War

P. M. Henry.
Present
May 24/58}
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Application 
of Mrs Elizabeth Barton – Wid 
of Capt John 
Barton – for 
pension 
Act 7 July 1838

Revolutionary
War

James Calloway &
Noah Levy
Alloc
Wilksburg No Car [North Carolina]
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State of Virginia}
County of Grayson} On this 18th day of May A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Thomas Bennett, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, to me well known, aged about 95 years or upwards to the best of his knowledge and belief – who after being duly sworn according to law states that he was born and raised in the County of Richmond State of No. Cara. [North Carolina], within about three miles of the Peedee or Yadkin River, near the Grassy Island, and near the So. [South] Carolina line. He states that he was much in the War of the Revolution, from about the date 1778 or '80, that he served mostly in S. [South] Carolina, under Genl [General] Francis Marion. He states that in the time of said War, that he often saw Capt. [Captain] John Barton in the service. That said Barton lived up the Yadkin River above him, some place about the forks of said River as he understood at the time, that said Barton was a Captain & he thinks from what he heard & knew at the time the said John Barton had in the early part of the war served as a private he states he thinks and believes to the best of his recollection that said Capt [Captain] John Barton, when he knew him, was in the service under the command of Col [Colonel] Thomas Owen and Gen’l [General Rutherford. He states that after the close of the war of the Revolution some few years that he removed up to the Western part of the State of N. [North] Carolina and stopped a while, then went into the edge of the State of Virginia and settled, now Grayson
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County Va. [Virginia]. That when he came up to this part of the Country, that he found him here & living here the said Capt [Captain] John Barton, whom he had seen and known in the War of the Revolution. That said Barton lived sometime in No. Co. [North Carolina] now Ashe Co. [County] where he understood he married and finally settled & lived and died in Grayson Co. [County] Va [Virginia]. That he heard of the death of said Capt [Captain] John Barton some 18 years ago or thereabouts – to the best of his recollection – he thinks to the best of his recollection, that his wife and widow Elizabeth Barton is still living as he has been informed & believes in the neighborhood where her husband the said Capt [Captain] J. Barton died. He states that he has always understood, from the first of his living in this section of the State, that Captain John Barton, did service in the War of the Revolution, in the latter part of the war and the Western part of the State of N. [North] Carolina & Virginia in the Regiment commanded by Col. [Colonel] Benjamin Cleveland, and with Captain Martin Gambill, but in what grades he served in said Regiment he does not know, nor does he know of said service last named of his own personal knowledge, but that he verily believes it and is fully confirmed in the belief from what he always heard, in this part of the Country after his residence up here. That he often saw the said Capt [Captain] John Barton after his residence of here and had many talks with him about their service in the said war. He states that he does not know correctly how long the said
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Captain John Barton, did serve in the different grades of service, but that he has often heard the said Captain John Barton say that he had served nearly all the war. And he states that he knows to his own certain knowledge that he served for two years and upwards as a Captain while he lived on the Yadkin River & before he removed up to the mountains of N. C. [North Carolina] & Virginia. 
Thomas [his x mark] Bennett

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and date above written, and I 1 certify that the affiant Thomas Bennett is a resident of the Co [County] of Grayson Va [Virginia], that he is a very old man is of the age stated to my belief and opinion. That he has always been called and spoken of as a Soldier of the Revolution and that he is a man of good moral character and considered a man of truth - And is a man of good mind and memory for his great age - And that I have no interest in this matter whatever- 
Randolph Collins J. P.
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County of Grayson}
I, Stephen M. Hale, Clerk of the County Court of the County of State aforesaid do certify that Randolph Collins & B H Phipps, Esqrs [Esquires] whose genuine signatures is affixed to the foregoing certificates & affidavits was at the time of signing the same Justices of the peace, duly authorised [authorized] by law to administer oaths and that full faith and credit are due to all their official acts as 
Given under my hand and 
the Seal of said Court 
this 19 day of June, 1857 
St. M. Hale C.C.
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State of Virginia} 
County of Grayson} 
On this 18 day of June A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County & State aforesaid Thm Osbon [Thomas Osborn] and Thm [Thomas] Osborn, Jr. residents of the County & State aforesaid who after being duly sworn according to law-- state-- that - they were well intimately acquaited [acquainted] with Capt. John Barton of the County & State aforesaid & also with his wife & widow Mrs. Elizabeth Barton in the life time of the said John Barton and whatever - that the said- John Barton & his said wife Elizabeth lived together as man & wife & so lived for many years-- and raised a family of children - And that no dobt [doubt] was living in [Illegible] as to the lawfulness of this marriage - And they state that the said Capt [Captain] John Barton is now dead that he died at his residence - in the County & State aforesaid, about some 18 yrs [years] after or [Illegible] to the best of their recollection - That they had lived close neighbors at the time as they had done for many years to the said Barton and they state that Mrs. Elizabath Barton of the County & State aforesaid now present is his late wife & widow and that she now a widow - & they further state - That they [Illegible] the said Capt. John Barton for many years - & that he always said as well as all others - who knew him in the time of the war of the Revolution - &
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the Common & general report of all the Court was to the same effect that the said Barton had done much service in the war of the Revolution the cause of freedom, which they [Illegible] and all of the they fully believe to be true, and that they have no interest in said claim in any way whatever
Thm X Osborn Jr
William Osborn 

Sworn to & subscribe before me on the day & date above written & I certify that the affiants are credible persons well known to be, and are resident of the County & State aforesaid are well certify of belief – in any way & that I have no interest in this claim 
B.H. Phipps J.P.
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Mrs. Elizabeth
Barton, Widow of
Capt. John Barton

Application for 
pension
Act 1838

War of the Rev-
lution

James Calloway of
[Illegible] 
Wilkes County
N C
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State of Virginia}
Count [County] of Greyson}
I Stephen M. Hale, Clerk of the Count [County] Court of the Count [County] & State aforesaid do hereby certify that B. H. Phipps, Esqr. whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing certificates & declarations was of the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths – And that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such.
Given under my hand & the Seal of said Court
This 18th day of June 1857.
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Washington City,
May 24, 1858.
Sir:
I have received from 
[Dr.?] James Calloway of North Carolina, 
and herewith enclose an application 
of Elizabeth Barton widow of Captain 
John Barton dec [deceased], for pension under the 
Act of July 7th 1838.
I would be pleased to have 
an examination of the above claim 
as soon as practicable.
Very respectfully
Your obt. Sert. [Your obedient Servant]
P.M. Henry

Geo. C. Whiting}
Commissioner of Pensions}
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Elizabeth Barton
John - Va
[Illegible] 1838
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Washington D.C.
Sept. 4, 1858

Sir:
Herewith I enclose Record Evidence of the service of John Barton whose widow is now claiming pension under the act of July 7th 1838 for his service of two years as a private and then of some two years service as Captain in the North Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War.
The witnesses who have heretofore testified to the identity of John Barton & of Elizabeth as his widow are very remote from the parties interested, - and quite old – and more over several of them have died since they last testified. It is therefore hoped that proof now filed mite [might] be entirely satisfactory &c

Very respectfully,
P M Henry}

Geo. C. Whiting}
Commissioner of Pensions}
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[Letterhead – [Symbol of a flag]
United Daughters of the Confederacy
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF CONFEDERATE VETERAN
MRS. JOHN S. WELBORN, DIRECTOR
BOX 424
HIGH PONT, N. C.] end letterhead

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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Gentlemen:
I find one John Barton listed in Reitman’s register of officers during the Revolutionary War. He was from N.C. The name was spelled Barton-Burton and Borton and I am most anxious to locate the above mentioned John Barton. He was from N.C. but I do know [know] what county in North Carolina.
Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated. I am a member of the D.A.R. society but joined on 3 lines on father’s side of the house and I am most anxious to trace mother’s side of the house.
Did this John Barton get a pension? And where was his home? Is the name spelled only as Barton?
Sincerely
Mrs. J.S. Welborn
Kat Barton
P.O. box 424
Rev