Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,565, Caleb Barton, Conn. Mass.
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Service
Conn.
Mass.

Barton, Caleb
Elizabeth

Number
W. 15,565
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6954
Massachusetts
Caleb Barton
of Wocester in the State of Mass
who was a pr & Sgt in the company commanded
by Captain Marcy of the __ commanded
by __ in the Massachusetts
line for 19 mo 5 days private
4 mo Sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 83 Dollars 88 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of March
1833 and Sent to Hon H Davis H.R.

Arrears to 4th of March 1833 $167.76
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 41.94
$209.70

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book D Vol. 2 Page 96.

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Worcester
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1693.
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Barton
widow of Caleb Barton.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a pri & Sergt
Mass

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
83 Dollars 88
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
1 day of Sept. 1848
and sent to A. Firth
Clappville town of
Leceister Worcester Co
Mass

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 7 Vol. 2.

Reported
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Caleb Barton of Leicester County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts, son of John Barton & Abigail his wife was born in Oxford County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts the Seventeenth of December 1756. A true copy of the age of Caleb Barton of Leicester as it stands on the book of Records in Oxford
Oxford Sept. th1. 1832
Attest Benj F Campbell Clk
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Mrs Betsey or Elizabeth Bartons Marriage
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Caleb Barton and Betsey Lamb were joined in marriage by Isaac Beal Baptist Minister of Leicester December sixteenth seventeen Hundred & Eighty Seven I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows December 16th 1787 John Sargent

I John Sargent above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Leicester in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me
John Sargent
August 15th 1838 Sworn before me
Austin Flint Justice of the Peace
And I hereby certify that John Sargent is well known to me, and is a man of truth.
Austin Flint Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 4
County of Worcestor Ss

On this fifteenth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before JM Barton Judge of the Court of Probate for said Court Elizabeth otherwise called Betsey Barton, a resident of Leicester in said County aged sixty-nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress of July 7. 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows -
That she is the widow of Caleb Barton late of said Leicester deceased, who was a private and Sergeant in the army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the law of 1832. His native home was Oxford in this County but [illegible] he went with the service from that place
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She is not certain. She belonged to Leicester and knew nothing of her husband till he came out of the service. She therefore cannot of her own knowledge state anything of her said husbands services. She respectfully refers to the proofs annexed, the [illegible] in the War department and to the evidence filed in the said case of her husband.
She further declares that she was married to the said Caleb Barton at said Leicester by the Rev. Mr Bell, on the Sixteenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred eighty-seven; that her husband the said Caleb Barton died at said Leicester on the sixth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty six and that she has remained his widow ever since as will appear by the proofs annexed. That she was not married previous to her said husbands leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January [obscured] seventeen hundred and
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ninety four, to wit, at the time above stated
Elizabeth X her mark Barton

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me
J M Barton Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Leicester

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The Declarant further states that the morning of the day of enlistment had expired he enlisted as a Seargent under Capt Thomas Fish of Oxford County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the term of four months by the promise of having a Seargents warrant and my wages should begin then with the privilege of returning with the rest of the soldiers to union in Connecticut to visit my friends and then returned to Oxford where my father resided and there I met with Capt Fish who was enlisting more soldiers I marched from Oxford to Worchester in company with Ensign Wm Moore and Seargent Sulvenus Leonard both of Oxford with a number of other soldiers where we joined the rest of the company where enlisted [illegibel] Saml Spring of [illegible] Col. Ebenezer Leonards Regiment of Oxford County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts and were stationed at Dorchester where we erected a fortification sometime in the fore part of March which was erected in the night which completely commanded Boston Harbor after the evacuation of Boston we marched into Boston where we stayed a short time and marched back to Dorchester he named some of the Regiments with he was acquainted. Col. Shepherd. Col. Brewer or Col Ward and Col Hulman and he marched from Dorchester to [illegible] where he was discharged at the expiration of his four months he does not recollect having but one written discharge and that was signed by Isreal Putnam of Connecticut Brig. General he can find no living witness that was in service with him at this time
Further the Deponent saith not

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I certify that I entertain no doubt that this paper was commenced before the court acted on the application
John Davis
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Caleb Bartons
Statement
17448

19 Mos 5 days Priv
4  mo Sergt
23 - 5 days

Adm 83.88

Hon. J Davis
Present
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Declaration, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

County of Worcester, SS,
On this Sixth day of September in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathl Paine, Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester now sitting Caleb Barton a resident of [illegible] in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy six 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 act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

That in the year 1774 in the month of Sept he left the town of Oxford in Massachusetts where his Father resided and went to the town of Union in the state of Connecticut then in the month of December he associated himself with about 35 or forty others who elected Samuel Marcy for their Capt. and formed themselves into a minute company, and held themselves in readiness to march at the shortest notice, and on the 20th day of April 1775 about 4 oclock in the morning news came of the Battle at Lexington, and about 8 oclock of the same day we marched for Cambridge and the next day reached Cambridge and there performed military duly twenty days, and then returned home and there found enlisting orders, and about the 16th of May he enlisted into the state troops for the term of eight months to go to Cambridge under the command of Capt. Obidiah Waterman of Canterbury & Lieut Thomas Grovener of Pomfret & James Sprague of Union Ensign, and on or about the 19th they marched for Cambridge and there joined Col. Putnams Regiment from Connecticut and was stationed at Cambridge the whole term of their enlistment the name of our Chaplin was Rev. Mr Leonards on the 16th of June he volunteered with about 20 others under the command of Lieut. Grovener to go to Charleston and in the dusk of the evening they marched on to Bunker hill where they joined the other troops an spent the night in erecting a fort and on the next morning he was engaged in the memorable Battle of Bunker Hill of the number which marched on the hill with him, one half was killed, and wounded. That he served the whole term of his inlistment and was discharged the latter part of January 1776. He gives the following names of the Cols. belonging to other Regiments stationed at Cambridge.
Col. Ward of Shrewsbury Mass. Col. Brewer from Mass. He thinks Col. Whitcomb & Col. Garish no matter where from he was a coward and does not come onto the hill but hid himself behind a cock of hay.
The declarant further states that in 1776 in the month of June he inlisted to join the continental army & marched about the 20th of the same month under the command of Capt. Rueben Marcy of Ashford Connecticut Lieut. Samuel Marcy, & Ensign Knowlton - and marched from Union through Stafford Tolland East Sharpton & to New Haven and then by water to Newyork City. then he joined Col. Chesters Regiment and was stationed in the City about three weeks. That whilst they were there part of the Regiment was detached to go on to long Island and soon after that he volunteered with about thirty others under the command of Lieut. Marcy and went on to the Island and the same night he went on Picket guard with Lieut. Marcy, the next morning about break of day they were attacked by the British dragoons when the Battle began at flat Bush and our troops were under the command of Gen. Suliivan and he was defeated with great loss of men and was taken prisoner at the same time. Col. Huntingtons Regiment were all killed wounded or taken prisoners but sixty or seventy he thinks and Col. Lovalls Regiment suffered extreme loss on the night of the 29th of August they left the Island & crossed over to Newyork City stayed there a few days then removed to Turtle Bay in a few days two British troops of war sailed up the east sound against our encampment and they expected the British would land their troops under the cover
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they left the Island & crossed over to Newyork City stayed there a few days then removed to Turtle Bay in a few days two British troops of war sailed up the east sound against our encampment and they expected the British would land their troops under the cover of their canon and they flung up an entrenchment in the night when part of their Brigade lay to prevent British landing in that plan but they landed above them a [illegible] Harlam hieghts in the night undiscovered by the Americans, and a severe action began on the left of our Brigade and in a short time a retreat was ordered from Gen. Wardsworth for every man to take care of himself and God for us all, and then rode off & left us to take care of ourselves & the only way to make an escape was to break through the ranks of the enemy which they did with the loss of many lives and taken prisoners among the prisoners taken Lieut. Col. Molten and Some of the Militia, then the Regiment he belong to retreated off the Island on to Valentine hill and in short time march from there through East Chester to White plains and he was in the Battle at White plains and two men killed with one cannonball by his side, one of them Benj. Sangor belonged in the same company with him, quick after the Battle they march to Miller's  [illegible], there stayed about a month or longer near as he can recollect after this their Regiment was divided some went to Newyork and some at different stations guarding stores at different points, he was at Fishkill at the expiration of the enlistment & was not discharged with the rest of the company on account of staying back to take care of a sick soldier by the name of Jacob Burly and then he was discharged & sd Burly with him the 15th of January 1777. And he gives the following names of the Col. belonging to others Regiment while at Newyork Col. - Huntington of Norwich Col. Smallwood of Maryland he thinks. Col. Knowlton of Ashford Connecticut continental troops was killed in the retreat out of Newyork. Col. Smith Col. Poon & Col. Graton all of Newhampshire all state troops he think.
The declarant further states that in the month of March 1777 he engaged as a substitute for one Squire Derby of Union State of Connecticut who was drafted for two months on a tour of duty to go to Rhodeisland and that about the fifth of March he marched through Willington Ashford Pomfret & Killingly to Providence and staid there about one week and then marched over a ferry to Warren and were then stationed in the house of one Carr the ferryman The Capt. name was Elijah Robinson of Stafford. Timothy Holt 1st Lieut. Noah Dickinson 2d Lieut. Ensign Daniel Jewell he thinks, there were no field officers no other company was there Gen. Spencer was there most of the time, & some recruiting officers, the duty was that of guarding stores ammunition &c. but no fatigueing duty was performed by the company at the expiration of the term of two months they were marched back to Providence and there discharged and is confident he served the full term of two month.

The declarant further states that about the fifth of May 1777 he was drafted for two months to go on a tour of duty to New London in Conn. in Capt Solomon Waleses company of Union and Col. Samuel Chapman Regiment and march about the 7 of May through Weston Ashford Mansfield Windham Plainfield Mehegan &c. to New London where we joined the rest of Col. Chapman Regiment on their arrival he was chosen a Sargent in said company and performed that duty untill his time of service expired. The first duty he performed he was sent with a corporal & 18 men to guard a number of beef cattle which were kept at New London (great [illegile], so called) about 6 miles distant, the duty of his guard was to guard the beef cattle & the shores. The duty performed by the Regiment was repairing the fort guarding stores &c. &c. And at the expiration of term of two months he was discharged when he returned to the town of Union and in the month of May 1778 he removed to the town of Leicester County of Worcester Commonwealth of Mass. where he has resided ever since to the present time. - He further states that he was born in Oxford in the County aforesaid in the year 1756 on the 17th day of December, and is now this day 76 yrs 8 months & 19 days old. Sept. the 5th 1832

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Caleb Barton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Nath. Parne Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

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We John Nelson a Clergyman residing in the town of Leicester and Austin Flint Esq. Physician residing in said town of Leicester hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Caleb Barton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
John Nelson
Austin Flint
Nathl Paine Judge of Probate for the Court of Worcester

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Nelson who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the the said town of Leicester and that Austin Flint who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Leicester, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

I Theophilus Wheeler Register, Clerk of the Court of Probate for Worcester County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Caleb Barton for a pension.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Probate for Worcester County this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theoph Wheeler Regr of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts

[seal affixed at left]
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 15565
Elizabeth Barton
Widow of
Caleb Barton
Segt Rev War

Act: Feb 2d 48
Index: Vol. A, Page 35

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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428
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Barton
widow of Caleb Barton decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 6th May 1836
of Worcester Co in the State orf Ms.
who was a Pri & Sgt in the Company commanded
by Captain Marcy of the ___ commanded
by ___ in the Mass
line for 19 mos & 5 days Private
4 mos Segeant

Inscribed on the Roll of MS
at the rate of 83 Dollars 88 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 6th
day of May 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Sept.
1838 and sent Austin Flint
Leicester MS

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $209.70
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 09, 41.94
$251.64

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk,
Book A Vol. 1st Page 70

Caleb Barton Worcester Co
Map $83.88 Ad 7 none when
paid cash
HH

Decd 6th May 1836 % that period
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5379
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Barton
widow of Caleb Barton
who was a Pr & Sergt.
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
83 dollars 88
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
23 day of April 1844
and sent to Hon. C. Hudson
House of Repr.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 60.

Repd.
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Massachusetts - 428 -
Elizabeth Barton
widow of Caleb Barton
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32
and who died on the 6 May 1836 -
of Worcester Co in the State of Masstts
who was a pri & Segt in the Coy
commanded by Captain Marcy of the
__ commanded by __ in
the Masstts line for 10 mos. & 5 days pri
4 mos Sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 83 Dollars 88
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836 & terminating 6 May 1836 -

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of
March 1843 and sent to Elijah Clark
Brighton, Masstts

Arrears to the 4th of
Semiannual allowance ending
$13.98 -
 
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by ___ Clerk,
Book A Vol. 1 Page 70

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Repo March 15 - 43
A new certificate has issd
in this case, see opinion
of the atty: Genl op
the 20 of September '42
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I Austin Flint of Leicester in the County of Worcester and CommonWealth of Massachusetts, Depose & say - That Caleb Barton was a resident in said Leicester when I came into it, in April 1783, That I was well acquainted with him till he died, that I was his attending Physician in his last sickness, which was a lingering Hydropical case, that he died May 6th 1836 in the 80th year of his age. His widow Betsey, or Elizabeth Barton is a native of this town & is yet living in it & is reputed to be 69 years old, & remains & continues to be the widow of the said Caleb Barton, I have been personally acquainted with her fifty years, and that she is a person of truth & soberness . - 
Austin Flint

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
[illegible] ss Aug. 18. 1838 Then personally appeared Austin Flint well known to me as a man of truth and made oath that the above deposition is true.
Before me
PA Barton Judge of Probate for said County
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ad

Admitted

A. Firth
Clappville
Mass
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d Feby. 1848 entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

Commonwealth of Massachusetts }
Worcester County } ss.
On this seventh day of August 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid Elizabeth Barton a resident of Leicester in the county of Worcester aforesaid aged Seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Caleb Barton who was a resident of Leicester, Mass and who was a private and Sargeant in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the act of 17th June 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of eighty three dollars and eighty-eight cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow
Elizabeth Barton

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Sworn to and subscribed on }
the day and year before written, } Before me
In the presence of
Maria L. Firth
Abraham Firth Justice of the Peace

I certify That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.
Abraham Firth, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts }
Worcester County } ss.

I, C. W. Hartshorn, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Abraham Firth is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court this ninth day of August 1848.

Chas. W. Hartshorn Clerk

[seal affixed at left]
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Brighton March 7th 1843
Dear Sir.
I enclose to you herewith the claims of Mrs. Lucy Doubleday for arrears of pension
Also the claims of Mrs Jemima Paull for arrears.
Also, the claim of Mrs Joanna Vaughn for arrears.
Also, the claims of Anna Washburnd for arrears.
Also, the claims of Martha Stratton for arrears.
Also, the claims of Mrs Elizabeth Barton for arrears of Pension under the act of 1838.
Very Respect Yours
[illegible] &
Elijah Clark

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
at Washington City D.C.
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Caleb Barton
6 mo from Sept. 4. 1835
to March 4. 1836
$41.94 -

[vertically at left] Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Brigham N. Barton of said Leceister my true and lawful Attorney for
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts }
Worcester County - } ss.
Be it known, that before me, Waldo Flint, a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Barton of Leicester in said County, widow, & late wife of Caleb Barton, late of said Leicester, deceased, and made oath in due form of law, that her said husband died on the sixth day of May 1836, and that he was the identical Caleb Barton named in an original Certificate in his possession at the time of his decease, and now in the possession of said Elizabeth, of which (I certify) the following to be a true copy.
"War Department"
"Revolutionary Claim "

"I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, Caleb Barton of the State of Massachusetts, who was a private and Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive Eighty three Dollars & Eighty eight cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831 & payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War office of the United States, this eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. Examined & Countersigned J L Edwards
Lew Cass Secretary of War"

Sworn and subscribed this twenty fifth
day of June 1836. Before me
Waldo Flint, Justice of the Peace.

Know all men by these Presents that I, Elizabeth Barton of Leicester in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as I am the widow of Caleb Barton, late of said Leicester, deceased, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Brigham N. Barton of said Leicester my true and lawful Attorney, for
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name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in Boston in the State of Massachusetts, the Pension due to the said Caleb Barton, & coming to me as his widow from the fourth day of September 1835 to the fourth day of March 1836. Witness my hand & seal this twenty fifty day of June 1836.
Elizabeth Barton
Sealed and Delivered }
in presence of }
Waldo Flint }

Commonwealth of Massachusetts }
Worcester County - } ss. Be it known, that on the twenty fifth day of June 1836, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in & for said County, personally appeared Elizabeth Barton, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her free Act & Deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day & year last above mentioned.
Waldo Flint, Justice of the Peace

The Certificate of the Magistrate is on file -

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Elizabeth Barton
Wid of Caleb,
Mass
Act 7 July '38
Married 1787
died 6 May 1836
Allow $83.88
per ann from Mar
6. 1836

Austin Flint
Leicester
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester; ss
[seal affixed at left]
I, Charles G Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify that Ira Barton is the Judge of said Court duly Commissioned and qualified and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are his genuine Signatures.
I further certify that Austin Flint is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified, within and for said County, and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto Set my hand and affix the seal of Said Court this eighteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register.
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Nathan Lillie
defd for
C Barton

Mr Caleb Barton
Lister W. County
Mass
3 Depositions
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I Nathan Lillie of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut being seventy two years of age - do testify and say - that - previous to the year 1779 I resided in Union in said County for a number of years. While I resided in said Union I was acquainted with Caleb Barton who resided in said Union - but now resides in Leicester in the County of Worcester and Common Wealth of Massachusetts - I have occasionally seen said Barton since the war - and have no doubt that he is the same person I knew at sd Union by that name - 
I further testify that in the far part of May 1777, the said Barton and myself were both drafted at said Union for a tour of duty in the militia of two months - We belonged to the same Company of militia in said Union - We were then called into the Militia and enrolled at the age of sixteen - We went to New London Conn. and there performed the whole tour of two months. We belonged to a Company commanded by Capt Solomon Wales of sd Union - in Col Samuel Chapmans regiment - We were engaged the whole tour in repairing Fort Trumbull and on guard - There were some continental troops stationed at the fort I believe - We quartered at a house near said Fort - I do not recollect any incident or circumstance which happened during sd tour aside from
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the ordinary duties repairing the fort & as guards, and poor fare -
I recollect said Barton distinctly, that he served sd tour and that we returned together to said Union -
And further saith not
Dated at Union the 11th day of August 1832 -
Nathan Lillie

State of Connecticut
Tolland County ss Union August 11th 1832
Personally appeared Mr Nathan Lillie and made solemn oath that the within and foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth -
Before Mr. John Fitch Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the character of sd Lillie that he is a man of truth, and his testimony is entitled to full credit -
John Fitch Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut }
County of Tolland } S.S. Clerks office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do hereby certify that John Fitch Esq before whom the within Deposition of Nathan Lillie on the 11th day of August, AD 1832 was taken and sworn to was on sd day, and still is a Justice of Peace within and for the County of Tolland - legally appointed and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions -
and that the signatures to the foregoing certificates purporting to be his I believe to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23d day of August AD 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

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Abijah Sessions
depo for C Barton

Tolland Ct }
August 24 }

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I Abijah Sessions of Union in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, being now Seventy nine years of age - do testify and say that I have lived in sd Union ever since April 1774 - that in the forepart of the revolutionary war I became acquainted with Caleb Barton then of said Union but now of Leicester in the County of Worcester and Common Wealth of Massachusetts -
I further testify that immediately after the alarm occasioned by the attack on Lexington which was on the 20th of April 1775 a number of the militia and minute men as they were called, turned out from said Union and travelled with all the speed in their power to Cambridge. I went and the said Caleb Barton went with me - We staid there about twenty days - and performed military duty as required on guard &c - and then returned home - the said Barton staid as long as I did, and returned with me. On our return home we found enlisting orders in town to enlist men for the service in the State troops - And the next day after our return I enlisted into said service for eight months and the said Barton enlisted at the same time for the same term I enlisted as a Sergeant and sd Barton as a private - Our Company was commanded by Capt Obediah Waterman of Canterbury in Windham County - Thomas Grosvenor of Pomfret, afterwards Col Grosvenor was Lieut James Sprague of Union was Ensign - We marched very soon some time in May to Cambridge Mass - We there joined Col Putnams troops that went from Connecticut
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We were stationed at Cambridge the whole eight months - on what was called Winter Hill - where were built a small fort or redoubt - The night before the Bunkerhill battle a number of our troops volunteered with Lieut Grosvenor to go to Charlestown said Barton was one who volunteered & went with said Grosvenor - They were gone untill after the battle was over - and Lieut Grosvenor returned wounded with a ball thru his right hand and his Waiter had his arm broke - Charleston was burnt the same day of the battle - The said Barton served his time out as a good and faithful soldier and returned home with me the latter part of January 1776 -
I further testify that I received a commission dated June 20th 1776 as an Ensign of a Company ordered to be raised in the Colony of Connecticut to join the Continental army. I was in Capt Barrows Company - Col Charles regiment - the said Barton enlisted for nine months into a Company commanded by Capt Reuben Marcy in the same regiment - I went with a part of the Company to Norwich then by water to New York - the said Barton came to New York soon after - While in New York were were stationed near together - After the battle on Long Island and after the army retreated out of New York I saw the sd Barton on Valentines hill where we encamped & were there together
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about one month - We then marched thro Fort Chester to White Plains and we were both in the battle of White Plains recollect seeing him on that day in the heat of the action - After this we went to Miller patent & lay there about one month - We were there under the command of Gen. Sullivan - said Barton was there during the whole time - After this our regiment was divided some went to New Jersey and some were at different stations as guards at different points - guarding storage &c. I did not see sd Barton again untill our terms expired - which was about two weeks - But have no doubt but that he served his time out - and was a faithfull and active soldier - The enlistment was out about the 25th December 1776. And further saith not -
Dated at Union the 11th day of August 1832
Abijah Sessions

State of Connecticut,
Tolland County ss Union August 11th 1832 Personally appeared Col Abijah Sessions and made solemn oath that the within and foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me John Fitch Jus Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the character of the said Sessions that he is a man of truth and his testimony is entitled to full credit -
John Fitch Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut }
County of Tolland } s.s. Clerks office

I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do hereby certify that John Fitch Esq before whom the within deposition of Abijah Sessions on the 11th day of August AD 1832 was taken & sworn was a Justice of Peace at that time & still is within and for Tolland County being legally appointed and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions - and that the signatures to the within certificates purporting to be sd Justice Fitches I verily believe are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of August AD 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

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Robert Lawson
Depo for
Caleb Barton
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I Robert Lawson of Union in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut being Seventy three years of age do testify and say that I have known Caleb Barton formerly of said Union but now of Leicester in the County of Worcester and Common Wealth of Massachusetts ever since about the commencement of the revolutionary War - He then lived in said Union I further say that in the month of March 1777 I was drafted for a tour of duty in the militia that a man by the name of Squire Darby then of sd Union was drafted at the same time - and I well remember that the said Darby employed the said Caleb Barton to take his place as a substitute for said tour of duty - and the said Barton was accepted and joined the Company in the place of said Darby -Our Company was commanded by Capt Elijah Robinson - Timothy Hott was Lieut - Noah Dickinson 2nd Lieut - one Jewett Ensign - our Company came together at Wellington in sd County & from there marched thro Ashford - Pomfret. Killlingly and to Providence R.I. - We staid about a
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week at Providence, and then marched to Warren - and we were stationed at Warren guarding stores, ammunition &c - General Spencer was at Warren most of the time we were there - There being no other Company there we had no field Officers with us. We marched back to Providence & were there discharged about the first of May 1777 - From the time we left home untill we returned near seven weeks at least - The said Barton was with me the whole tour I knew him well then and know him now - we returned home together - And further saith not -
Dated at Union the 11th day of August 1832
Robert Lawson

State of Connecticut
Tolland County ss Union Aug 11th 1832
Personally appeared Robert Lawson Esq and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me John Fitch Justice of Pea

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the character of said Lawson, that he is a man of truth, and his testimony entitled to full credit -
John Fitch Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut }
County of Tolland } S.S. Clerks office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do hereby certify that John Fitch Esq before whom on the 11th day of August 1832 the foregoing Deposition of Robert Lawson Esq was taken & sworn to, was at that time & still is a Justice of Peace within and for sd Tolland County, legally appointed & authorized to administer oaths and take depositions, & that the signatures to the foregoing certificates purporting to be his the sd Justice Fitches I believe are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Tolland this 23rd day of August AD 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
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Washington April 19. 1844
Sir
I enclose you the application of Elizabeth Barton for a Pension which you will please examine and send the certificate to me
Respectfully yours
C Hudson

J. L. Edwards Esq.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester. ss.
I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for the County of Worcester, do certify That Emory Washburn and Ira Barton, Esquires, before whom the annexed Depositions of Charles King and David Lamb were respectively signed and sworn to, are Justices of the Peace, within and for said County of Worcester - and that the signatures of said Justices to the certificates of the oaths of said Deponents appear to be in their own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty second day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk

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I Charles King of Leicester in the County of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty six years do testify and say that in the years 1809 & 1810 I resided a principal part of the time in the family of Caleb Barton of said Leicester and frequently heard him tell of services he performed in the revolutionary war at Dorchester Cambridge Long Island New York New London &c and well recollect his naming the following officers under whom he served viz. Capt. Fish at Dorchester four months as a Seargent I have seen the old warrent though very much worn it was signed by Col. Ebenezer Larnard of Oxford I believe and also under Capt Marcy those two I do distinctly recollect.
Charles King

Worcester ss October 22d 1832 Personally appeared Charles King and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me, & I further certify that in my opinion the Deponent is entitled to full credit as a witness
Emory Washburn Justice of the Peace
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I David Lamb of Oxford in the county of Worcester State of Massachusetts being seventy five years of age do testify and say that I have been acquainted with Caleb Barton son of John Barton of Oxford now dead and have been well acquainted with the whole family and well recollect of his leaving Oxford and going to Connecticut in the fall of the year 1774 to live with one John Winter who married his oldest sister in the town of Union and State of Conn. I did not see the said Barton again til the next year 1775 in the month of July he came to his Fathers in Oxford from Cambridge on a furlow and recollect well of his telling about his being in the battle on Bunker Hill I did not see him again till 1776 some time in the month of February I saw him at said Oxford in company with a member of other Soldiers that had enlisted under Capt Thomas Fish I inquired if he was going to enlist and he said he had enlisted but I do not recollect for how long time I saw him again the May following Election day and he told me he returned the day previous and that his time was out I inquired of the said Barton if he was going again he said he was he had received a letter from Lieut Samuel Marcy stating that when his time was out he should like to have him come and enlist with him to go to New York and said he should go in a few days I have been acquainted with him from boyhood and as a Soldier in N. York and well acquainted with him for the past fifty years that he has resided in Leicester and further saith not
David Lamb
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss. Sept. 24. 1832. Then personally appeared
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sd David Lamb before me, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true I further certify that the oath of said Lamb is worthy of full credit in the premises.
S M Barton Jus. Peace
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Act 48
Cole 5379

[illegible circle stamp]

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington,
D.C.
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Clappville in the town of Leicester, County of Worcester, Mass.
Aug. 10 1848
Dear Sir,
Inclosed is a Declaration, duly subscribed and attested, made by Mrs. Elizabeth Barton, of this town, to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d Feby 1848 entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and soldiers of the Revolution."
The requisite Documents which may be sent in return may be directed to my care. Please observe the Post Office address is Clappville, Mass. (not Leicester)
Very Respy Yrs
W. Firth

Hon. J. L. Edwards }
Pension Office, }
Washington D.C. }
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Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Leister Augt. 18th 1838
Mr. J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir -
Among Mrs. Barton's papers is a power made by Waldo Flint Esq. to enable her to obtain a remnant of her husbands pention, due at his decease. It is sent merely to point you to the date of his pention certificate, and the sum allowed him. - It is presumed your records will be sufficient proof, that Caleb Barton was a pentioner, Under the Act of 1832. and that the other papers will be satisfactory evidence, that his Widow, Betsey, or Elizabeth Barton, is entitled to the same for five years. Under the Act of July 7th 1838. Respectfully Your Obt. Svt.
Austin Flint

Please make your communications to me.
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5733
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. On this sixth - - - day of April AD. 1844. personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Worcester, Elizabeth Barton, a resident of Leicester in said County of Worcester, aged 74 - years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pension to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Caleb Barton, who was a private and Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, and served as stated by her in her Declaration made in order to obtain a Pension under the Act of July 7. 1838 now on file in the War Department, and that she received a Pension under the last mentioned Act of July 7. 1838 of $83.88 - per annum.
She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Elizabeth Barton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me, and I certify that said Elizabeth Barton is personally known to me.
Austin Flint Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester County, SS.
I, William Jennison, Assistant Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Austin Flint, Esquire, Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature to the certificate, on the Declaration of Elizabeth Barton, hereunto annexed, is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the Seal of said County, this twelfth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four.
William Jennison,
Assistant Clerk as aforesaid.

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Elizabeth Barton
Mass.
Act 7. July 38
83.88 from
4 March 36 to 6
May 36

Elijah Clark Esq
Brighton
Mass -
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester ss
On this twenty fifth day of February eighteen hundred and forty three, Personally appeared before me Austin Flint a Justice of a Peace in and for the County of Worcester.
Elizabeth Barton a resident of Leicester in said County seventy four years of age, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of pension which she claims from the fourth of March 1836 to the sixth day of May 1836 from which period she has been already paid under the act of the seventh of July 1838. And the declarant further alleges that she is still the widow of Caleb Barton, who was Sergeant in the Revolutionary War. That her pension was allowed at the rate of eighty three dollars and eighty eight cents per annum, and was paid to her at the agency at Boston in the State of Massachusetts, and further she saith not.
Elizabeth Barton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Before me, Austin Flint Justice of the Peace

Worcester, ss. Leicester Feb 25th AD. 1843
I hereby certify that Elizabeth Barton who has signed and made oath to the above declaration is well known to me to be the widow of Caleb Barton of this town deceased, and that she has formally received a Pension from the United States.
Austin Flint Justice of the Peace -
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office March 6. 1843

I hereby Certify that at the date of the within attestion Austin Flint was Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester.
Witness the Seal of the State
Thos A Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth}