Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,548, John Hampton, Continental (Penn.)
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SERVICE
Continental (Penn.)-

Hampton, John

NUMBER
R. 4.548
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CONTENTS
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State of Indiana,
Bartholomew County, Ss

Court of Common Pleas
April Term A.D. 1853

In the matter of the estate of}
John Hampton decd }
David Cody Administrator}  Exparte

At this time comes David Cody administrator of the estate of John Hampton, late of Bartholomew County, Indiana deceased, and moves the Court for leave to introduce evidence to prove who are the living children of the said John Hampton, deceased.  And leave being granted, the said David Cody, administrator of the estate of the said John Hampton deceased introduced William Lucas, Robert Findley and Henry Hampton, disinterested and credible witnesses, who were duly sworn to speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth and on hearing the evidence, it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that John Hampton deceased, was a soldier of the Revolution and that he departed this life on the 15th day of February A.D. 1831 leaving no widow and the following persons his only surviving
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children, to wit: John Hampton, Henry
Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary Mc Bride who is intermarried with one Ezekiel McBride and Amy Hatton all of which is Ordered to be certified and recorded upon the Journal of this Court.

 State of Indiana, Bartholomew County, ss
                                                                  
I Isaac S. Boardman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Bartholomew County
and State of Indiana, certify that foregoing order
is truly copied from the record in my office.

In Testimony whereof I do hereunto affix my seal of Office and subscribe my name this 5th day of April A.D. 1853.
Isaac S Boardman [signature]
[SEAL]
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No
John Hampton decd
Indiana
Act June 7 1832
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An Amended Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June A.D. 1832.

State of Indiana          }
Bartholomew County  } Ss
On this third day of October A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared in Open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana David Cody aged fifty Eight years Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights, credits, money and effects which were of John Hampton late of the County of Brown in the State of Indiana deceased a resident of the County of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana aged about Ninety three or Ninety four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 for the children of the said John Hampton deceased as aforesaid and that upon his oath aforesaid he makes this declaration as Supplemental to a declaration heretofore filed for the benefit of the pensions of the Act of Congress aforesaid for the children of the said John Hampton deceased said David Cody Administrator as aforesaid further
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means that he is informed and believes that the said John Hampton now deceased enlisted
in the Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution some time in the early part of the year A.D. Seventeen hundred and seventy nine or Eighty for the period of the War in the State of Pennsylvania under Captain Wylie who commanded a Company of Artillery Artificers and served in Colonel Flores Regiment of the Pennsylvania forces of the Continental line to the end of the War and under Captain Wylie in the State of Pennsylvania.  Said affiant further states that he thinks he stated in his former declaration that the service was performed under Genl Wayne, if so this may be a mistake owing to his supported service under him with the Indians in the North Territory.
He further declares an oath that the said John Hampton died in the County of Brown in the State of Indiana on the Fifteenth day of February A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty one leaving no widow, but leaving children as follows to wit John Hampton who since the making of his former declaration to which this is an amendment departed this life without issue, and Henry Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary McBride
who is married to Ezekiel McBride and Amy
Hatton
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He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or an annuity to which the said children of the said John Hampton deceased may be entitled on account of the Military services in the War of the Revolution, except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of
any agency in any state.
David Cody [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year 
aforesaid in open Court.
Nathan Tompkins Clk [signature]
-

State of Indiana         }
Bartholomew County } Ss
I Zachariah Tannehill, Sole Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana duly certify that on this third day of October A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five the following proceedings were had in said Court of Common Pleas to wit It was duly and satisfactorily proven in
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open Court by William H. Lucas and John
Amber two disinterested and creditable witnesses who were duly sworn in open Court to speak the truth and nothing but the truth, and the whole truth and are hearing the evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said John Hampton deceased
departed this life on the Fifteenth day of
February A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty
one and that the said John Hampton deceased
was a soldier of the Revolutionary War in the
State of Pennsylvania, and that he enlisted
under Captain Wylie in a Company of Artillery
Artificers of the State of Pennsylvania for
and during the War, and that he enlisted
some time in the year A.D. Seventeen hundred
and seventy nine or Eighty and that he since the War and in said Company of Artillery Artificers and in the State of Pennsylvania and in a Regiment of Pennsylvania for commanded by Colonel Flores of the Continental line and that the said John Hampton departed this life on the said Fifteenth day of February AD. 1858 and that at the time of his death he was about Ninety three or Ninety four years of age, and that he left no widow surviving him but leaving
children as follows to wit John Hampton
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jr who had since departed this life leaving a10 children, [illegible] Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary Mc Bride who is married to Ezekial Mc Bride and Amy Hatton
     And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named John Hampton deceased whose pension is applied for by David Cody his administrator for the benefit of his children aforesaid was a Revolutionary Soldier, and Served at Stated in the declaration of the Said, David Cody  his Administrator aforesaid


    Given under my hand this third day of October A. D. Eighteen hundred and fifty five -         Z.. Tannehill [signature]

State of Indiana Sct   }
Bartholomew County} 
    I Nathan Thompkins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains contains [sic] the original proceedings of the Said
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Court in the matter of the application of David Cody Administrator of the Estate of John Hampton late of the county of Bartholomew, Indiana deceased for the pension money of the Said John Hampton deceased in behalf of his children aforesaid 
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office and of Said Court at Columbus in the county of Bartholomew Indiana aforesaid ^this third day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty five 
      Nathan Tompkins, Clk [signature]
[SEAL]

     Copy of Letters of Administration
I Isaac S. Boardman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana, do hereby Certify that Administration of the Personal property of John Hampton late of Bartholomew County deceased, who died intestate, is granted to David Cody and the said David Cody having quatified [sic] and given Bond as such Administration is duly Authorized to take upon himself the Administration of Said Estate according to Laws
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JSB [hand-drawn SEAL]
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 25th day of November 1852
     J S Boardman  clk [signature]

State of Indiana
Bartholomew County  SS
     I Nathan Tompkins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Bartholomew aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the above is a true Copy of the letters of Administration granted to David Cody upon the Estate of John Hampton deceased, as appears from the Records of said Court in my office, and that said David Cody is yet the Administrator of said Estate
     In witness whereof I hereunto Affix the seal of said Court and Subscribe my name at Columbus this [illegible] day of October 1855
     Nathan Tompkins Clerk [signature]
[SEAL]
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State of Indiana }
Jackson County } ss
     On this Twenty fifth day of November A.D 1852 personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid David Cody who being first duly Sworn according to law doth upon his oath State that he is the Administrator of all and Singular the goods and chattle rights credits, moneys and effects which were of John Hampton deceased who was a Soldier, an Artillery Artificer in the Continental forces in the army of the Revolution and who he has been informed done Service in Said Revolutionary War as a private of the Artillery Artificers in the forces aforesaid. 
   He further states that the said John Hampton (deceased) died in the County of Brown in the State of Indiana on the fifteenth day of February A.D Eighteen hundred and fifty one leaving no widow, but the following children surviving him, John Hampton Henry Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary Mc Bride who had intermarried with one Ezekiel Mc Bride, and Amy Hatton. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount of pension due to the aforesaid John Hampton, Henry Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary Mc Bride, and Amy Hatton as children and Heirs at law of the said John Hampton deceased
David Cody [signature] [seal]

Sworn to and Subscribed  before me this 25th day of November A. D. 1852
Miles Bunnell [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana
Bartholomew County, ss.

I Isaac S. Boardman Clerk of the
Bartholomew Circuit Court hereby
certify that Miles Bunnell Esq.
before whom the foregoing declaration
was made sworn to and subscribed
was at the time of taking and certifying
the same an acting
Justice of the Peace within and for said County,
that the signature purporting to be
his is genuine and that his official
acts are entitled to full faith and credit.

In Testimony Whereof I
hereunto subscribe my name
and affix the seal of
said Court hereunto this
25 November 1852.

I S Boardman [signature]
[SEAL]
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I, Isaac S Boardman, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for the County of Bartholemew in the State of Indiana, do hereby certify, that administration of the personal property of John Hampton, late of Bartholomew County, deceased, who died intestate, is granted to David Cody; and the said David Cody having
qualified and given bond as such administrator is duly authorized to take upon himself the administration of such estate according to law.

Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 25 day of Nov. in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
I S Boardman, Clerk [hand-drawn seal]

State of Indiana, Bartholomew County Ss

I, Isaac Boardman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the letters of Administration this day granted and issued to David Cody upon the personal estate of John Hampton, late of said County deceased
as full and complete as the same remain of record in said Court.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court this 25
Nov. 1845.
I S Boardman [signature]
[SEAL]
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No. 39.024
John Hampton
decd
Indiana

A. Ray, Dec 7, 1853
A. Ray, March 14 /56.
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State of Indiana               }
Bartholomew County Sct}
Be it remembered that on this twenty-fifth
day of September, Eighteen hundred and
fifty-five, personally appeared John Ambes,
of lawful age before me, Clinton J Allison,
a justice of the peace within and for the County of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana, who being by me duly sworn according to law
upon his oath declares that he was intimately
acquainted with John Hampton, now late of
the County aforesaid deceased, for a period
of twenty years, and that he has often heard
the said John Hampton now deceased speak
of his residence in the State of Pennsylvania
before he came to the State of Indiana to reside, and that he resided there in the time of the Revolutionary War. Said affiant further swears that he has had often and repeated conversations with the said John Hampton about his services in the Revolutionary War, and that he distinctly recollects hearing the
said John Hampton say that he served
in the Revolutionary War in the State of
Pennsylvania, and that he enlisted in company of Artillery Artificers  in the State of
Pennsylvania, and served under Colonel Flowers, and that he thinks the Captain's
name was Wylie or Wiley, and that he
served some three or four years, and to
the end of the War. Said affiant further states┃
that he is quite confident that he heard the said John Hampton say that he enlisted for
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the War. Said affiant further swears that since . Seventeen  or Eighteen years ago the said John Hampton employed an adgent [sic] in this county to prosecute his claim to a pension for his Service in the Revolutionary War, (which adgent [sic] is now dead) and sometime afterward the said adgent [sic] abandoned his case, for some cause. I do not recollect distinctly what. Said affiant further swears that he lived in the immediate neighborhood of the Said John Hampton deceased over twenty years and that during his long acquaintance with him he often heard him talk about his Service in the Revolutionary War and of his Sufferings by cold and hunger and so firm in the belief that he was a Revolutionary Soldier, that he said was treated as Such and the reputation and belief in the  neighborhood where he resided is entirely undisputed. 
his 
John X Ambes
mark

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 25th day of September A.D. 1855
C.J. Allison [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana                 }
Bartholomew County Sct   }
I Clinton J. Allison a justice of the peace within and for the county of Bartholomew and State of Indiana aforesaid do hereby Certify that John Ambes personally appeared before
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me. on the day and year aforesaid and made and  Subscribed the forgoing affidavit - directed by and Sworn to the Same in due form of law And I further certify that the said John Ambes is now known to me, and that he is a creditable person and is hereby worthy of belief -- I further certify that I have no interest in his claim
I hereunto set my hand and Seal this 25th day of September A.D. 1853
   C.J. Allison [hand-drawn seal]
   Justice of the peace

The State of Indiana.
Bartholomew County SS - 
     I Nathan Tompkins Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County of Bartholomew, Aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Clinton J Allison whose Certificate Appears to the foregoing Affidavit And whose Signature is in his own proper hand writing And which I believe to be genuine, and to which this is attached was, on the date and at the time of making said Certificate, to-wit; on the 25th day of --September AD 1855. an Acting Justice of the Peace, within and for said County of Bartholomew, duly Elected, Commissioned; and qualified and that full faith and Credit ought to be given to his Official Acts--
   I further Certify that--
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his Commission bears date on
the 7th day of May AD 1855
and will expire on the 7th day
of May AD 1859 -

In Witness of which I
hereunto affix the seal of
said Court and subscribe
my name at Columbus
this 2d day of October
A D 1855
Nathan Tompkins
Clerk
[SEAL]
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State of Indiana  Sct  }
Bartholomew County}

Be it remembered that on this Twenty fifth day
of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared Robert E. Findley of lawful age before me Clinton J. Allison a justice of the peace within and for the County of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana and who being by me duly sworn according to law upon his oath declares that he was since acquainted with John Hampton late of the County aforesaid deceased for about twenty years before his death and that he often heard the said John Hampton during his life time state that he served in the Revolutionary War, for about three or four years and to the time of the close of the War and thinks
that his Captains name was Wiley who commanded a Company of Artillery Artificers and he also thinks his Colonels name was Flowers in the State of Pennsylvania before he came to the State of Indiana to reside and that he resided there in the time of the Revolutionary War. Said affiant further states that he is quite confident that he heard the said John Hampton say that he enlisted for this War. Said affiant further Swears that Some Sixteen or Eighteen years ago the Said John Hampton employed an Agent to prosecute his claim to a pension for his Services in the Revolutionary War, which case was abandoned by his Agent
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but does not know for what cause. Said affiant
further swears that he lived in the neighborhood of the said John Hampton deceased about thirty years, and during his acquaintance with him, he often heard him talk about his services in the Revolutionary War and of his sufferings by cold, clothing and hunger and so firm in the belief that he was a Revolutionary Soldier, that he was treated as such, and the reputation and belief in the neighborhood where he resided, it is entirely undisputed
Robert E Findley [signature]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of September A.D. 1855
C. J. Allison [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana          }
Bartholomew County  } Sct
I, Clinton J Allison, a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Bartholomew and State of Indiana aforesaid, do hereby certify that Robert E. Findley personally appeared before me on the day and year aforesaid, and made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and was by me Sworn to the same in due form of law. And I further certify that the said Robert E Findley is well known to me and that he is a credible person and entirely worthy of belief. I further
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certify that I have no interest in this claim.
Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of September A.D. 1855
C J Allison [signature] [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

The State of Indiana
Bartholomew County Ss
I, Nathan Tompkins, Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County of Bartholomew aforesaid, do hereby certify that Clinton
Allison, whose certificate appears to the
foregoing affidavit, and whose signature is in
his own proper handwriting, and which I
believe to be genuine, and to which this is
attached, was, on the date and at the time of
making said Certificate, to wit, on the 25th day
of September AD 1835, an acting Justice of the
Peace within and for said County of Bartholomew, duly elected, commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts.
I further certify that his Commission bears
date on the 7th day of May AD 1855 and
will expire on the 7th day of May AD 1859.

In witness whereof I hereby affix the seal of said Court and subscribe my name at Columbus this 2d day of October AD 1855.
Nathan Tompkins Clerk
[SEAL]
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State of Indiana
Jackson County
Be circumscribed that on this thirteenth day
of February AD 1856 John Anderson of [Illegible] personally appeared before me Lee B. Osborn, a justice of the peace within and for the County of Jackson aforesaid, who being by me duly sworn according to law, upon his oath saith that he was partially and intimately acquainted with John Hampton deceased and Jemima Hampton, his wife for about thirty years before death of the death of John Hampton her husband, that at the time of her death she was at the house of her son-in-law Ezekiel McBride and her daughter Mary, the wife of the said Ezekiel McBride, that the was [Illegible] at the time. She went to Ezekiel as his Bride, and whilst there she died and was
buried in a graveyard where some other
of the friends and connections were buried.
Said affiant further states that he was present at the time of the death of the said Jemima
Hampton, and that he assisted in burying her, that the said John Compton, her husband, was also present at the time of her death and burial, and at the time of the service, the said John Hampton said he wished to be buried with his deceased wife, and requested that
when he died that he be buried there. Said affiant further states that the said John
Hampton and Jemima Hampton lived 
together during his acquaintance with them
as husband and wife, and they were respected
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and acknowledged in the neighborhood as husband and wife; and that he had very frequently visited them at their house whilst they were living together and keeping house, and had eat many meals of victuals at their house with them, and had worked for the Said John Hampton a great deal in the life time of his wife Jemima Hampton, and had a great number of times Since then lodging together in the Same bed not only at his own house but also at the house of Ezekiel McBride his Son-in-law and also at Henry Hampton's his Son, and also at the house of Enoch Hampton his Son, and also at the house of his daughter Amy Hatton, Said affiant further Stated that he is well acquainted with the children of the Said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton his wife whose names are as follows John Hampton jr who is now dead, and the living children are Henry Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary McBride who is married to Eziekiel McBride and Amy Hatton, and that he had been acquainted with them as long as he has with the Said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton and that they are the reported and acknowledged children of the Said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton his deceased wife and that the fact of their being the children of the Said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton has never been disputed or questioned, that during his acquaintance with the family he at all times when the children were Spoken off by the Said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton they Spoke of them and their
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children and whenever these children Spoke of the Said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton they spoke of them as their father and mother. Said affiant further stated that after the death of the Said Jemima Hampton the Said John Hampton resided for Some time with his son-in-law and daughter Ezekiel McBride and Mary McBride that a Short time before his death he went to his Son's Henry Hampton to stay some time with him, who lived in the County of Brown in the State of Indiana and where he 
sickened and died, and was buried there, near his SonS residence -Said affiant further States that the Said John Hampton was most respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as an Artillery Artificers in the State of Pennsylvania, and that he has heard him talk much about his Services in the Revolutionary war, and heard him Say he Served to the close of the War that he had heard the Said John Hampton Speake of his officers but does not recollect distinctly about them but thinks that his Captain's name was Wylie and thinks his Colonels name was Flowers and that he heard him speak of the hardships he endured During  the War_
                  his
        John   X  Anderson
                  mark

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this
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thirteenth day of February AD. 1836
L. B. Osborne [seal] [signature]
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana Jackson County SS
I Lee B. Osborne a justice of the peace within and for the County of Jackson and State of Indiana do hereby certify that the above named John Anderson personally appeared before me and made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and was by me known to the same. I further certify that the said John Anderson is a creditable person and worthy of belief.
Sworn under my hand and seal this thirteenth day of February AD 1836
L B. Osborne [seal] [signature]
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana Jackson County SS
I William H Ewing clerk of the Jackson Circuit Court certify that Lee B. Osburn [Osborne] Esqr. whose signature appears above to the affidavit of John Anderson, was at the date thereon an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, his commission is dated 19th April 1854, he was qualified on the 30th December 1834 and his commission will expire on the 9th April 1854 and that due faith & credit is due & should be given to all his official acts as such, & the signature thereon purporting to be his I verily believe to be genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said court this 14th day of February 1836. 
Wm. H Ewing Clk
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State of Indiana           }
Bartholomew County   } SS
Be it remembered that on this ninth day of February A.D. 1856 Nelson Rogers of lawful age personally appeared before me Clinton J. Allison a justice of the peace within and for the county of Bartholomew aforesaid who being by me duly sworn according to law upon his oath saith that he was well and intimately with John Hampton deceased and Jemima Hampton his wife for about twenty six years before the death of Jemima Hampton his wife who died a few years before the said John Hampton - that at the time of her death she was at the house of her son-in-law Ezekiel McBride; - that she was in ill health at the time. She went to McBride's on a visit, and while there she became more unwell and never returned to her own home but died there; and was buried in a graveyard where some others of the friends and connections were buried - Said affiant further states that the said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton lived together as husband and wife, and they were reputed and acknowledged in the neighborhood as husband and wife; and that he has visited their house whilst they were keeping house a great number of times, and has eat a great many meals of victuals at their house, and has visited for the said John Hampton a great deal and that he has very many times seen them lodging together in the same bed. Said affiant further states that he is well acquainted with their children of the said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton, his wife, whose names are John Hampton jr but who is now dead, and the present living children are Henry Hampton, Enoch Hampton, Mary
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McBride who is married to Ezekiel McBride and Amy Hatton, and that he has been acquainted with these children as long as he was with the said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton and that they are the reputed and acknowledged children of the said John Hampton, and of Jemima Hampton his deceased wife and that the fact of their being the children of the said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton has never been questioned - that during his acquaintance with the family, he at all times when speaking of these children, he always heard the said John Hampton  and Jemima Hampton speake [sic] of them as their children, and the children speake [sic] of the said John Hampton and Jemima Hampton as their father and mother. Said affiant further states that after the death of the said Jemima Hampton, the said John Hampton quit keeping house, and went and resided for awhile with his son-in-law and daughter, Ezekiel McBride and Mary McBride, with whom he resided for some time, and after some time, he went to his son's house to spend some time with him to wit Henry Hampton, who lived in the County of Brown in the State of Indiana where he sickened and died, and was there buried - Said affiant further stated upon his oath that the said John Hampton was always reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and served as an artillery artificer in the State of Pennsylvania to the close of the War, that he has heard him talk a great deal about his services in the Revolutionary War, and that he is not certain, but thinks that he said that his Captains name was Wylie, and that his Colonel's name was
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Flowers, and that he had suffered greatly whilst in the War in his feet and legs,
Nelson Rogers [signature]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of February A.D. 1856
Clinton J Allison [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana          }
Bartholomew County } SS
I Clinton J. Allison justice of the peace within and for the County of Bartholomew and State of Indiana do hereby certify that the above named Nelson Rogers personally appeared before me and made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and was by me sworn to the same. I further certify that the said Nelson Rogers is a credible person and entirely worthy of belief.
Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of February A.D. 1856
Clinton J Allison [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana         }
Bartholomew County}  SS
I Nathan Tompkins, clerk of the Circuit Court within and for said County do hereby certify that Clinton J. Allison, whose genuine signature appears to the within certificate is and was at the time of making the same an acting Justice of the peace in said county of Bartholomew duly commissioned and qualified on the 19th day of May 1855, and whose term of office expires on the 7th day of May 1859 and that all the official acts of said Clinton J Allison as such Justice are entitled to full faith and credit.

  In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Columbus and affixed the seal of said Court this 16th day of February A.D. 1856
Nathan Tompkins,
Clerk, Barthol. Cir. Court
[seal on left-hand side of page not visible]
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REJECTED
4549

P.O. John Hampton

Service: Consolidated July 17, 1882
with soldier's Myd files 4548

Enlisted: January, 18
Discharged: ____, 18
Application Filed: ___, 18
Alleges: ____
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REJECTED

4548

P.O. John Hampton

Enlisted: , 18
Discharged:  , 18

Application filed: , 18

Alleges: 

Re-enlisted: 

Attorney: 
P.O. 

Recognized.

Cert. of Dis.  Searched for
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No. 

John Hampton 
Ind.
John T. Neely  August 15 / 53

David Cody 1st Sept. 1854,
Saml. W. Smith Oct. 2 1854

4548

Act 15 May 1828
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David Cody Adms
---
John Hampton died
15 Feby 1851
---
Henry Hampton_1 
Enoch Hampton -2
Mary Mc Bride-3
Amy Hatton

Jno Hampton's name on Roll of Artificers
in this office for the War.
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Brownstown Jackson County
Indiana Sept 21st 1854

Dear Sir
Early in the year 1853 David Cody as the administrator of the estate of John Hampton deceased forwarded to the Pension Department a claim for the services of the said John Hampton in the Revolutionary War. Hampton died in the year 1851 in the county of Brown in this state, and letters of Administration were taken and in the County of Bartholomew in this state an account of the bulk of his property being in the latter county. Mr Cody employed me to act as his attorney in the settlement of said estate. The papers in this case was forwarded to Mr J. T. Neeley an agent of your city to be presented to the Department.
Nothing has been heard from the case since about August or September 1853, and items in the case appeared fair for an allowance as reported by Mr Neeley. Latterly at the request of Mr Cody I have written two letters to the Department of Pensions, making inquiry about this case, but no answer has been received although
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an abundance of time has elapsed, in which
an answer ought to have been received.
I have had [crossed out word] considerable correspondence with the Department, and have never failed in receiving answers before, to any communications sent to that department. I cannot account for it I make it a rule to do my business on the square with all men.
It has been suggested to me that this
claim has been allowed, but I am unwilling to believe it, until better informed.
Will Mr. Whittlesey have the goodness to investigate this case and furnish me such information as may be in his power relative to it. It will be regarded as a great pain and will be reciprocated as time and opportunity will
permit.
I am Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Samuel W. Smith [signature]

Hon Secretary of the Interior
or the
Hon Elisha Whittlesey
Washington City
D.C.
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Washington
March 5/56

Josiah Minot
Com of Pensions
Sir
Your letter of Dec 7/55 in the case of John Hampton, of Indiana under act 1832 was duly received.
Please receive herewith two affidavits in support of the identity of the children of John Hampton Artillery Artificer

I remain very respectfully
Your obt Ser
Alex Ray [signature]
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Washington
Nov 22. 1855

Josiah Minot
Com of Pensions

Sir
I herewith enclose an application made by the adm of John Hampton decd late of Indiana,
claiming a pension with act 1832 for service as a
soldier in the corps of Artillery Artificer.

I submit also, the affidavit in support of his service and identity, together with the evidence of the time of his death
very respectfully
Your obt serv
Alex Ray [signature]
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Washington City D.C.
May 27, 1853

Sir:
I enclose you the Papers of David Cody. Administrator of the estate of John Hampton deceased, a revolutionary Soldier, for a Pension.  For under the act of 1828 and 32, for the benefit of the heirs of said deceased Soldier-- and refer you to his papers filed about 1791 for which bounty land was granted for his service. 
Yours,
The Commr. of Pensions - 

Very Respectfully,
John T. Neely [signature]
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Brownstown, Jackson County 
Indiana August 21st 1854

Dear Sir
Early in the year 1853 application for a Pension was made by David Cody Administrator of the Estate of John Hampton deceased who was an Artillery Artificer in the War of the Revolution. This application I was informed by a copy of your note of the date of August 15th 1853 had been examined and filed under the Act of May 15th 1828. Since which the Administrator has heard nothing from the application.
Will the Commissioner have the good will to inform the Administrator what disposition has been made of the claim, if any.
Your early attention to this will confer an especial favor
Very respectfully
Your Obt. Sevt
S. W. Smith

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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State of Indiana Sct   }
Bartholomew County } 
Be it remembered that on this twenty fifth day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared William H. Lucas of lawful age before me Clinton J. Allison a justice of the peace within and for the county of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana and who being by me duly sworn according to law upon his oath declares that he is a step grandson of John Hampton late of the county aforesaid deceased and that he was well acquainted with the said John Hampton deceased for about thirty six years before his death, and that he often heard the said John Hampton during his life time state that he served in the Revolutionary War from the years A.D. seventeen hundred and seventy nine or seventeen hundred and eighty to the close of the War in Captain Wylie or Wiley's company of Artillery Artificers and under Colonel Flowers in the State of Pennsylvania, and that at the time he entered the service he lived in the State of Pennsylvania. Said affiant further swears that the said John Hampton deceased removed from the State of Pennsylvania to the State of Indiana and that before he came to the State of Indiana to reside the said John Hampton resided in the State of Pennsylvania. Said affiant further swears that he said John Hampton was a soldier of the Revolution by reputation and belief in the neighborhood where he resided, and so strong is that belief that he was (illegible) as such
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and that he never heard it called in question to his recollection or belief. Said affiant further swears that some sixteen or eighteen years ago the said John Hampton employed an agent to prosecute his claim to a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War. (which Agent was a then resident of this county but is now dead) and after some length of time the said Agent abandoned the said case, and informed the said John Hampton that he did not think he could do anything for him
William H Lucas [signature]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of September AD 1855
C J Allison [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana         }  
Bartholomew County } Sct
I Clinton J. Allison a justice of the peace within and for the county of Bartholomew and State of Indiana do hereby certify that William H. Lucas personally appeared before me on the day and year aforesaid and made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and was by me sworn to the same in due form of law. I further certify that the said William H. Lucas is well known to me and I know him to be a creditable person and entirely worthy of belief - and I further certify that I have no interest in this claim
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Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of September AD 1855
C J Allison [hand-drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana         }
Bartholomew County } SS
I Nathan Tompkins Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for said County of Bartholomew do hereby certify that Clinton J Allison whose certificate appears to the foregoing affidavit and whose signature is in his own proper handwriting and which I believe to be genuine and to which this is attached was on the date and at the time of making said certificate to-wit; the 25th day of September AD 1855, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Bartholomew, duly elected, commissioned, and qualified, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts. I further certify that his commission bears date on the 7th day of May AD 1855. And will expire on the 7th day of May AD 1859. In witness of which, I hereunto affix the seal of said Court and subscribe my name at Columbus this 2nd day of October AD 1855
Nathan Tompkins
Clerk of Bartholomew Circuit Court.
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Brownstown, Indiana 
September 7th 1854

Dear Sir
The warrant of Mrs Mary Medlock the widow of Richard Medlock a revolutionary Pensioner was received per mail yesterday.
My impression was that the widow was entitled from the decease of her husband and that she was also entitled to bounty land. If I am right please inform me. I have not the Act of Congress before me, and would be gratified if you would send it to me.
Some time since I wrote you with regard to the claim of the heir of John Hampton a revolutionary soldier whose claim was filed by his administrator David Cody early in the year AD 1853. This case was presented by him as coming from Bartholomew County Indiana but was prepared for the Administrator by myself. What disposition has been made of the case I have not learned. The Administrator as yesterday was making inquiry of
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me what disposition had been made of the case, but I was unable to tell him.
Will you have the good will to take up the case, and inform me what may be needed in the case if anything. I was apprehensive that the case was a conclusive one, in as much as at a very early day application had been made by him for bounty land and that claim was duly recognized by the department. 

Difficulties of a (illegible) character (illegible) his pushing the matter farther and actually receiving the bounty land having the claim after it had been properly recognized by the department for his children at a future day to carry out.
Again Mr Hampton was one of the old men who was in his day not in good circumstances, and was not conscious but what the laws of Congress shut the door against his claim to actually among gratuity as was the case pursuant to the Act of 1832.
Shall be pleased to hear from you
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upon this case at your earliest convenience
I Am Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
S.W. Smith
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.