Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4853, Abram Helton, Va.
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Service Va. Helton, Abram Number R. 4853.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County § In the Superior Court of said 
                              County 
                              August Term 1826
   On this 18th day of August 1826
personally appeared in open court before the 
Superior Court now sitting, Abram Helton
a resident of said County & State aged
93 years who being first duly sworn ac-
cording 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 U States as an enlisted soldier
under Captain Armstrong and was attached
to the Company commanded by Captain
John Stokes, under the command of Col
Parker at General Scott, x Major Shurcork, the precise
time he cannot recollect but it was
during the time that General Washington
fought at Monmouth Ct House & surrender
the British take shipping at Hicusaeck
at the time he entered he resided in
Henry County, Virginia; they issue stuhasind
a first of this time at Valutinis Hill
in what was then called New England
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& a part of the time at Valley forge on the Schuylkill; he belonged to what was known as the regular-troops, in which service he contributed for two years the time for which he was enlisted-during this time of his service he was marched thro a part of Pensylvania, Maryland, tho Jersey & into New York; they had frequent skirmishes with the enemy but were in no regular battle. Declarant to the keeping of a friend whose house he has no documentary evidence to prove his service & he knows of no persons within his reach by whom he can prove them-thus is an old gentleman's by the name of Quillian residing in Haber, show by whom he can prove that he enlisted. He humbly relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed                        Abram Helton (his mark)
in open Court this
18th August 1831
M. P. Quillian
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17,854
Abram Helton
Georgia (decd)
Hon. J. F. Cleveland
HR
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Georgia
Lumpkin County}  Mr William B Wofford
                                of Habersham County &
Michael Pelgrim of Lumpkin County
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Abram Helton who has subscribed & sworn
to the above declaration: that we believe him 
to be 93 years of age: that he is reported
& believed in this neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution
& that we concur in that opinion
sworn to & subscribed
in open Court this 18th         W.B. Wofford
August 1836
M. P. Quillian Clk Michael Dilgrim (his mark)
  And  the said court does hereby declare its
opinion, after an investigation of the matter & after 
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier & served as he states-and the court
further certifies that it appears to him, that
William B Wofford resides in Habersham County
& Michael Pelgrim in Lumpkin and that they
are credible persons & that this statement is entitled
to credit.                    O.H. Ken
                                    ww
                                     J. S. C. CC
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I M. P. Quillian Clerk of the Superior Court-
of Lumpkin County do hereby testify that the
forgoing contains the original proceeding of the 
said court in the matter of the application 
of Abram Helton for a pension --
Given under my hand & private seal these
being no Seal of Office this 18th of August
1836          M.P. Qullian Clk
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comr of Pensions
Washington
City
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State of Georgia
Cobb County}  Be it remembered that
                         on this the 22d day of De
cember 1846 in Open Court before the
Court of Ordinary now sitting on the 
County Aforesaid personally appeared
James Helton of said County and made
oath in due power of Law that he is the 
son of Abram Helton Decease that
his father in his lifetime made out his 
declaration in Lumpkin County Geo.
and produced proof of a part of his 
service by a Mr. Michael Pilgrim Pensioner
of the United States in 1835 or about that
time but that his father died on the
11th day of Jan. 1843 before he received 
any pension that his Declaration is
on file at the Pension Department
as this desponent is informed and believes
to which he would refer the Court of
Pensions that his father left three childr
-en Haman Helton aged about 59 years
Hamilton County Tennessee
Sarah Helton aged about 57 years
Cherokee County Georgia James Helton
was 52 years old 15th day of January 1846
that said 3 children are all the children of
s
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State of Georgia
Cobb County}  And the said court do hereby certify that they have sattisfactory evidence that that James Helton who has subscribed and Sworn to the forgoing declarations is the lawful child of Abraham Helton Deceased that the said Helton died in Lumpkin County Geo. on the 11th day of January 1843 that he left no widow, at the time of his death and that the three children mentioned in said Declaration are all the children living of said Heltons at the present time that the said James Heltons Declaration is entitled to full faith and credit Given under our hands & private seal there being no seal of office

[signed] Moore L Bellenger [illegible] [seal surround by squiggly circle]
[signed] N B Green J G C [seal surrounded by squiggly circle]
[signed] L. P. Hairgtor J. G. C. [seal surrounded by squiggly circle]

State of Georgia
Cobb County} I James M. Anderson Clerk of the Court of Ordinary in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certifi that the fourgoing contains the orrigonal proceedings of said Court in matter of James Helton applying for the Pension due his deceased father Abraham Helton Given under my hand and private seal there being no seal of office yet procured from said Court
[signed] James M. Anderson [LG surrounded by squiggly circle]
Clerk C. O. Cobb County Geo
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I do hereby certify that James M Anderson whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Cobb County Georgia and from my knowlage of his handwriting I believe this to be his own Signature.
[signed] John H Lampkin
Member of Congress 
from Georgia
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Abram Helton Augt 1836
enlisted undr Cap Armstrong [illegible] to Capt Stoke's Co [illegible] Parker. Genl Scott in 1777 and lived in Heny Co Va [illegible] March'd to N. Y. 93 yr old.
Oct 1840.
enlisted urd Capt Bouman [illegible] servd u 2e Regt 2[illegible] Parker. Then Cap Stokes livd in Halifax Co Va. when enlisted. Marched to NY [illegible]
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Washington City
30th Jany 1847

Mr. James L. Essuary
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you here 
with the Declaration of James Hilton who
seeks a pension--you will please examine
the same and report to me on an early
day--Yours Truly
John H. Sumpkin
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Public Document
Oct 31 1840
Geo.
James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
W.C.D.C.
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Declartion
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of Georgia} SS
Lumpken County Court }
ON this tenth day of October 1840 personally appeared before the Inferior Court of Lumpkin County State of Georgia Abram Helton. a resident of Lumpkin County and State of Georgia aged Ninety Seven years who being first duely Sworn [doth crossed out] according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he Enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year one thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven (in the latter part of the Sumer the month and day he cannot recollect from old age and the Consiquent loss of memory) with Captain Bowman and Served in the Second regiment in the Virginia line two years as a private soldier under Colonel Parker and Lieut. Col Williams and Major Stewart and Captain Bowman till he resigned and then Capt. Stokes and Lieutenant Dickeson and Ensign Hase. He was discharged at the expiration of his term of Enlistment by Col. Parker his discharge got Burned in a house -- He resided in the State of Virginia Halifax County when he entered the Service he was in no Battle Marched through Pensylvania Jersey and Maryland. The Regiament Joined Genl. Washinton the day after the battle at Monmouth and marched to White Plains -- 
He hereby relinquished evry Claim whatever to a pension or a annuity except the present; and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any state. --
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above writen
his
Abram [large ink blot] Helton
mark
[signed] G. R. Cessna [illegible]
[signed] V. V. Bulfinsh [illegible]
[signed] E H Wingfield [illegible]
[signed] D H Bryson
agent Clarksville Haberstown Cty Gea
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And the sad [said] court do hereby Declare ther [their] opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutioner and Served as he States.
GR C[illegible]  L.V. Bulfinch [illegible]
EH Wingfield [illegible]
I J. L. Riley Clerk of Inferior Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Abram Helton for a pension.
In [illegible lined out] testimoney whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no seal of office
G. L. Riley D. Clk
Georgia} I Richard W Habersham Member of Habersham County Congress from the State of Georgia do hereby certify that from information Received. I believe that Jesse L Riley whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is Deputy Clerk of the Inferior Court of Lumpkin County and that the above signature and seal are his
Rich W Habersham
My reasons for not making an Earlier [lined out are as folows] application are as follows, first I being illiterate and living on the frontier my information was very limated as to the maner of applying; and haveing a hale robust constitution of my age I was still able to obtain a Comfortable Sustenance by my labor; but finding the infirmities of age increasing on me which rendered it very inconveniant for me to obtain a Sustenance I began to seek for an agent to make application for me; and two or three years Since gave a gentleman a memorandum of the nature of my service and the [ink blot leaves covers most of what probably is names] of my officers who Said that he would make out a declaration for me; but through nigligence or some cause failed to do it.
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Abram Helton
Georgia [underline]
Suspended
let 18 Jan 37
[illegible] J. F. Cleaveland
to D. H. Bryan 3 Nov 1840
" [ditto mark under to] Hon. J. H. Lumpkin, Jan 15, '47
4853
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[top line lined out]
4853 [handwritten]
P. O. [left blank]
Abram Helton [handwritten]
Service: [left blank]
Enlisted: REJECTED, 18
Discharged: [left blank], 18
Application filed: [left blank], 18
Alleges: [left blank]
Re-enlisted: [left blank]
Attorney: [left blank]
P.O. [left blank]
[left blank] Recognized. [left blank] Contract
[left blank] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [left blank], 18