Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16266, for Benjamin Sutton, Pennsylvania
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Penn. Sutton, Benjamin           S16266 
                                                  landed
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19791
Ohio 1979
Benjamin Sutton 

Brown         , in the State of Ohio. 
who was a private in the Confe. commanded
by Captain Menor  of the Rept. commanded
by Col. Morgan in the penn @ 
line for 16 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 cents per ann[illegibal] 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sep.
1833 and [illegible] Jr. Bradley [illegible]
Asseats[sic] to the 4th of sep. 33 
Semi-an. allowance ending 4
$133.33
26.66
$139.99
Revolutionary Claim,
Recorded by g 6 griley clerk,
Book 6, Vol 8, Page 23
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[illegible]

Benj. Sutton 
        95530
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State of Ohio
Brown County
On the 29th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County and state aforesaid now sitting Benjamin Sutton a resident of the County of Brown and state of Ohio aged seventy three years old on the 20th day of September 1832 agreeable to the statement of his parents when living. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 7th of June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States on the first day of April 1777 as a volunteer Militia man, under captain John Minor and Samuel Swindler was his Lieutenant he then lived in the County of what now is Green in Pennsylvania. He marched to Garrets Fort on Whiteley Creek now in Green County Pennsylvania and Zac Morgan was the Colonel who commanded all the militia in the fort Garret on Whiteley Creek, Jackson's fort on Ten Mile Creek, and Masters Fort on Crookneck Rim and Strader's Fort on Dunkard Creek. He was one of the scouting party to guard the frontier and traversed from fort to fort, on the waters of Duncards Creek in Pennsylvania about the last of June in 177 the Indians killed [?] Jacob Farmer and a boy and he helped to bury them his [business] was principally to march from one fort to another to keep the Indians from invading the frontier and he remained in the service from the first day of April 1777 to the first day of December in the same year making a tour of eight months, during this time General Hand was at Fort Pitt, now Pittsburgh and had command of all the troop on the western waters; and on the first of December 1777 he was discharged at Garrets fort by the order of Colonel Zac Morgan and returned home.

And about the first of January 1778 General Hand left fort Pitt and General McIntosh from Carolina came on and took command in his place and in March 1778 he is[sued] orders for the militias of Pennsylvania
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same from Virginia to appear on the parties as they had done the year before, and on the first day of April 1778 he volunteered at Garrets Fort on Whiteley Creek as a militia man and Samuel Swindler was his Captain and in the months of May [?] received orders from General McIntosh to be ready to march at an hours warning. And about the last of July 1778 they marched from Garrets fort tot he mouth of Big Beaver Creek about thirty miles below Fort Pitt on the Ohio River on the north side, and there they met with General McIntosh and  regiment from Virginia Commanded by Colonel Gibson and the Eighteenth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Broadhead, and there at the mouth of Big Beaver Creek he helped to locate Fort McIntosh and about the last of September General McIntosh, Colonel Broadhead and Colonel Gibson with about seventeen hundred men he being one left fort McIntosh and went to Tuscarawwas a Branch of the Muskingum River now in Ohio about eighty miles there they built Fort Lawrence in the months of October and November and about the first of December they left Fort Lawrence (all except Colonel Gibson and the men under his command who remained there) and returned to Fort McIntosh and there was Mustered and discharged by the Brigade Major Loklin McIntosh son of General McIntosh who served as Brigade Major the whole of the campaign in 1778; he then returned home having served a second tour of eight months making in the whole sixteen months service for which he claims a pension from the United States.

That he was born in the County of Somerset in the State of New Jersey in the 20th day of September 1759 as he was inf[or]med by his parents when living; and removed to Virginia in 1771 or 1772 and from there removed to the County of Greene in Pennsylvania in march 1777 where he resided when he entered the service and removed to the County Monongahela in Virginia and from there he removed to the County of Mason in Kentucky in the year 1788 and from there he removed
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to what now is Brown County, Ohio in 1801 or 1802 where he now resides. That he now is seventy three years old the 20th of September last, that he has no record of his age as they were never kept in writing to his knowledge, that he has no discharge for his service nor never had as none was given to any of the volunteers, and that the has no documentary evidence and that the knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.

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 of the Agency of any state.

Benj Sutton [signed]

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mention[ed]
G W King Clerk

We William Rains and William Middleton residing in the County of Brown and state of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Sutton who has subscribed and sworn to the above depposition. That we believe him to be about seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Wm Middleton [signed]
William Rains [signed]

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
G W King

And the Court do hereby declare their opinions, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogators presented by by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Solider and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Rains and William Middleton who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Brown and
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State of Ohio are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I G W king Clerk pro tem of the Court of Common Please of the County of Brown Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benj Sutton for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.

G W King Clerk pro tem
of Brown County Ohio
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No 25530
Benjamin Sutton Brown County
Ohio

Adm for 1 year and 4 months

N Beasly, Decatur, Brown County, Ohio
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War Department, 
Pension Office,
                   183
Sir,
         The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.       On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that  objections exist which must  be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus : }).      You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A STATEMENT, showing the Service of Benjamin Sutton Brown County Ohio

Period when the service [illegible]| 
Vol [illegible] 1777|
Vol [illegible] 1778|
Duration of the claimant's service.
| Years. | Months. | Days.| 
|-| 8 | -|
|-| 8 | -|
Rank of the Claimant 
|private|
|"|
Names and rank of the Field of-ficers under whom he served.
Cap [illegible] Morgan
[illegible], Col
{Broadhead,
Age at present, and place of adobe when he entered the service. 
73 years
Greene County 
Pennsylvania
 Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary evidence. [illegible]
court.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers &c., Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.  
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians[sic] or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
                            DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of 
On this       day of        personally appeared (a) before 
A. B. a resident (b) of        in the county of       and State,, Territory or District of      aged (c).      years, who being first duty sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)       , with     and served in the        (e) regiment of the       line, under the following named officers :
       [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battle, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [finger symbol] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of the officers and per-sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
           He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                            A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do herby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-tionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the  said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of.                             &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman- residing in the.         and C.D. residing in (the same)      
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with.            ,who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Cert.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Couct farther certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                Clerk of the Court of
 do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hard and seal of office, this          day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commi-sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If each surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether be produce such evidence or net, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at- tempted; and unless, therefore, these are simply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-expected[sic]. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6.
{To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what become of it?
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes- tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant:
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, atttend[sic] the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be male on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which care the declarant will fol- low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[6] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e]Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom be served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot. by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposcth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: - For - year - mouths, and days, I served as a - For - mouths and days, I served as - ; and for such service I claims pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagements the particular place or place - where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au-thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[S] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i]The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pub- fie seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which con-tains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so us to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] la a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit-nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule i note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k]This traditionary evidence is indispensable is militia cases.
[l]If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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April 19, 1934

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Benj/EEl
Benjamin Sutton-S.16266

Mr. Stephen J. Sutton
Care H. K. Guitner, Inc.
212-213 Beggs Building
Columbus, Ohio

Dear Sir:
     Benjamin Sutton was born September 20, 1759, in Somerset County, New Jersey. In 1771 or 1772, he moved to the state of Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
       While residing in that part of Pennsylvania, which was later in Green County, that state, to which place he moved in March, 1777, Benjamin Sutton volunteered April 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain John Miner's Company under Colonel Zac Morgan in the Pennsyl-vania Troops; he marched to "Garret's Fort" on Whiteley Creek and was a member of a scouting party which guard the frontier forts from the attacks of the Indians, his duty being to march from one fort to another: he was discharged from this service on December 1, 1777: April 1, 1778, he again volunteered at Garret's Fort, served as a private in Captain Samuel Swindler's Pennsylvania Company and about the last of July, 1778, went on General McIntosh's Expedition to the mouth of Big Beaver Creek "about thirty miles below Fort Pitt on the Ohio River on the north side" where he assisted in building Fort McIntosh; about the last of September, he went under General McIntosh and Colonel Brodhead to Tuscarawas, a branch of the Muskingum River(now in the state of Ohio), where he as-sisted in building Fort Laurens: length of this service, eight months. 

After the Revolution, he resided in "Monongahela County, "Virginia; in 1788, moved to Mason County, Kentucky; thence in 1801 or 1802, to Brown County, Ohio, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1833.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the 

Revolutionary War pensioner, Benjamin Sutton(s.16266), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

       Benjamin Sutton, Certificate No.19791, issued September 16, 1833, rate $53.33 per annus, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency. 

              Very truly yours 


[illegible] in Pa, alas that [illegible] is a fraud a [illegible] could not [illegible] officers in Pa [illegible] of that - man

As said
Monongahela
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Decatur
May 14th
Application for a Pention
Free

Honl Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Washington Citty
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Decatur 13th May 1833 Brown County Ohio
Hon Lewis Cass
In closed I send you the applications of Benjamin Sutton for a Pention. Should he be placed on the Pention list you will forward his Certificate for a Pention to me at this Place, or should his papers need further explanation, you will return them to me.
I also inclose to you the inlistment and discharge of John Blair an inlisted solider as a wagoner. I sent you his application for a Pention by the last mail, and by mistake neglected to send in it his enlistment and his discharge for his last years service. You will place place there two papers with his application which I sent you by the last mail from this place.
Veary Respectfully your Humble servt
Beasley
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                Weaver & Morris 
                  Forest Products
               Tazewell, Tenesse  
   November 13 - 1927

Dept of Interior 
          Washington D.C
g[illegible]:
               am interested in tracing ancestry and one of them is Benjamin Sutton a soldier of the Red who lived laln just by life ar Decalur -Br [illegible] Ohio and lived there, the words a pensioner and taught y could yet early y pension certificate would likely lure me to me with or [illegible] that would hey me lach of Penn, this pension was growled in 1833 - 
How can I get such a copy-?
            Yours.     H.C Morris
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April 19, 1934

Mr. Stephen J. Sutton
Care H. W. Guitner, Inc.
212-213 Beggs Building
Columbus, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letters of March 23 and April 10, in which you request photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim of Benjamin Sutton, of Brown County, Ohio, pension certificate issued September 16, 1833, for service in the Pennsylvania Troops.

The papers in pension claim, S.16266, based upon service of the above named Benjamin Sutton have been examined carefully and the data given herewith are found therein. This record is given you because it is believed it may contain all the data you need. The old documents are very frail and handling for photostatic copies is necessarily injurious. Those official reports have been accepted by the various patriotic, historical, and genealogical societies as authentic. if you find that it does not suffice, the matter will be given further consideration. 

It is regretted that your letter could not have been answered sooner.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to the Administrator.
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September 11, 1928

H. C. Morris
Tazewell, Tennessee

Sir: 

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16266 it appears that Benjamin Sutton was born September 20, 1759 in Somerset County, New Jersey.
While residing in what was later Green County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted April 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain John Minor's Company, Colonel Zao Morgan's Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged December 1, 1777.
He enlisted April 1, 17778 and served eight months as a private in Captain Samuel Swindler's Pennsylvania Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1833 while a resident of Brown County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,

E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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September 18, 1926

Mrs. O. E. Holloway

Knightstown, Indiana

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16266 it appears that Benjamin Sutton was born September 20, 1759 in Somerset County, New Jersey.
While residing in what was later Green County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted April 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain John Minor's Company, Colonel Zac Morgan's Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged December 1, 1777.
He enlisted April 1, 17778 and served eight months as a private in Captain Samuel Swindler's Pennsylvania Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1833 while a resident of Brown County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,

E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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May 8, 1917

Mrs. P. B. Zink,
232 Vine Street
Hillsboro, Ohio

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 2nd instant, you are advised that to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioners James Bonwell, S. File No. 43,626, and Benjamin Sutton S. File No. 16,266 you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, 14th and B Streets S. W. Washington DC forwarding this letter to him.
James Bonwell, Certificate No. 12,760, issued July 22, 1819, rate $8. per month from September 12, 11818, Act March 18, 1818 Ohio Agency.
Benjamin Sutton, Certificate No. 19,791, issued September 16, 1833, rate $53.33 from March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner
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Dates of enlistment of appointment: Apl 1, 1777 disc at Garret's fort Dec 1 1777

Length of Service: 8 mos

Captain: John Minor

Colonel: Zac Morgan 

State: Penn

Dates of enlistment of appointment: Apl 1, 1778 discharged at Ft. McIntosh

Length of service: 8 mos

Captain: Samuel Swindler

Residence of solider at enlistment, now Greene Co., Penn.

Date of application for pension, Apl 29 1833 His claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application, Brown Co, Ohio

Age at date of application, born Sept 20, 1759, in Somerset Co, NJ

Remarks: He removed to Virginia 1771 or 1772; thence in Mch 1777 to what was afterwards Greene Co., Penn; thence to Monongahela Co, VA; thence in 1788 to Mason Co, Ky; thence in 1801 or 1802 to what was afterwards Brown Co, Ohio.
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March 23, 1934
Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section
Dear Sir:
Please advise cost of securing photostatic copies of complete file pertaining to Benjamin Sutton, pensioner referred to below.

Ohio Pension Roll - Statement of Brown County
Benjamin Sutton - Private - Annual allowance $53.33
Penn. Militia - Issued September 16, 1833.
Commencement of Pension March 4, 1831. Age 74

Also please advise if you have any service record of pension record for a Stephen Sutton, born in New Jersey, 1760, died 1846, who may have served from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Maryland. His home after 1793 was Ohio, Hamilton County, where he is buried. 

Yours very truly,

S. J. Sutton
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212-213 Beggs Buliding Columbus Ohio
ADams 4959

Insurance Surety Bonds

April 10 1934

Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sirs:

I am enclosing copy of my letter to you under date of March 23rd, 1934. I have not received a reply and, in looking at my copy, note that I did not have my return address. Accordingly, please send reply to S. J. Sutton, c/o/ H. W. Guitner, Inc., 212 Beggs Bldg., Columbus, Ohio.

Yours very truly,

S J Sutton
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March 23, 1934
Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section
Dear Sir:
Please advise cost of securing photostatic copies of complete file pertaining to Benjamin Sutton, pensioner referred to below.

Ohio Pension Roll - Statement of Brown County
Benjamin Sutton - Private - Annual allowance $53.33
Penn. Militia - Issued September 16, 1833.
Commencement of Pension March 4, 1831. Age 74

Also please advise if you have any service record of pension record for a Stephen Sutton, born in New Jersey, 1760, died 1846, who may have served from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Maryland. His home after 1793 was Ohio, Hamilton County, where he is buried. 

Yours very truly,

S. J. Sutton
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Hillsboro Ohio
April 23 1904
U S Commissioners of Pensions
Washington DC
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly send me the record of services under which Benjamin Sutton of Brown Co. Ohio was granted pension for services in Revolutionary War. Also the records of Major Nathaniel Beasley and Robert Duncan for services in the War of 1812. Major Beasley was resident of Brown
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2
Co Ohio Robert Duncan of Highland Co Ohio
Very Respectfully Yours -
Address
Mrs. P. B. Zink
#236 Vine St
Hillsboro Ohio
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Decatur O Feb 27, 1914
Dear Sirs
Can you give me the Revolutionary War and Pension record of Benj Sutton who live in Brown Co O. and died there was granted pension in 1833.
Very respectfully
Mrs Wm Gardner
Decatur
Ohio
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Knightstown
Henry Co
Indiana
Dear Sir:
Please send me a copy of the Rev' War services of Benjamin Sutton & Benjamin Wells. Each Living in Brown Co. Ohio in 1840 and drawing a pension.
Very truly Yours,
Mrs. O. E. Halloway
July 26th '26
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INVALID
File No. 16266
Benjamin Sutton
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index Vol 1 Page 365

May 4 1904 His to Mrs P. B. Zink Hillsboro
1906 Sept 17 Letter to above place & date of death, marriage verification with in Wid File 9722 Ring Bell
1914 Mch 2 Hist to Mrs Wm Gardner
1914 Mch 25 Lo Mr Gen USA for tombstone
1917 May 8 Mrs P. B. Zink heir to apply to and for Inf Dept letters in S. J. 42626 James Bonnell
1926 Sept 18 Hist to Mrs. O. E. Holloway
1928 Sept 11 Hist to H C Morris ADY
1934 Apr 19 Hist to Mrs S. J. Sutton EEL