Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41503, John Denton, Va.

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Va.               Denton, John                      S.41503

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1882 April 3 Riley Talent that the (?) applied for in 1856 would have been 4.00 pr year & as he was not entitled, it was rejected Nov 11 1856    Let. G C. Arne, Nov 11/56

11.799

North Carolina
John Denton

Rutherford in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dandridge of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Harrison in the Virginia line, for the term of Three years from the year 1777 to the year 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15th day of January 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th of June 1819 and sent to the pensioner White Oaks North Carolina

Continued on the Roll on the 15th day of May 1827 and notification sent to the Pensioner at White Oak North Carolina.  Pension commencing on the 18th of April 1827

Amount due on 4th of 
of Septem  1827                                              $36.53

(Revolutionary Claim,)
(Acts March 18, 1818,)
(and May 1, 1820

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John Denton
private
Colonel Harrison Regt.
Virginai line
1777-3 years
On Roll
(?) 6 g. 2.4

admitted
C (?) 88

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John Denton application to be placed on the Benscon list----

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State  of North Carolina Rutherford County

John Denton states that he served with the minute men that marched to Williamsburgh against Lord Dunmore in the early part of the revolutionary War.  he entered for a year on board a small (?) commanded by Capn Banon, and on leaving he enlisted in Hanover County Virginia with Capn John Dandridge of the 1st Regiment of Virginia artillery commanded by Coln Chas Harrison for three years which time he served, but being an unlettered man and his memory impaired by age labour and fatigue he annot at this time intend to state exacty the time of his enlistment but thinks it was in the year 1777.  Said Denton further states that he was in several actions that at the battle of Mommouth his knee was dislocated by the recoil of a gun.  and at the storming of Stony Point where he and several of the corps to which he belonged acted as infantry he received a wound from a musket ball in the foot.  at the expiration of his time he was honourably discharged at  (?) in Jersey and his discharge signed by Coln Harrison.  but not calculating that it would ever be of any service to him it has been by some means that he Can not now account for lost or mislaid a number of years ago.

Said Denton further states that when he was paid for his three years service it was in continental Currency which was then so much depreciated as to be of scarcely any value.  he further states that he does not know of any person now living and within his reach by which he could prove his service in the continental army.  and also that haivng a large family to raise he never had it in his power to accumulate much property.  he now owns a piece of very poor land.  and being near seventy years of age and having gone through great hardships and fatigue is Not able to labour in his farm as he was formerly.  and all his children who were able to help him have left him except some daughters who are not more than able to support themselves.
This  (?) said Denton thinks that he comes within the (?) of the Late act of Congress for granting a pension to revolutionary soldiers and therefore prays  to be placed on the  pension list in conformity with said act

State of North Carolina)  January Count 1819
Rutherford County    )   In open Court John Denton Makes Oath that the different Statements in the afforesaid Memorial is Just & true to the best of his knowledge

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* and that he has no other testimony within his Power that he knows of except his own oath
his
John X Denton
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State of North Carolina      Jany Session 1879
Rutherford County

I Isaac Craton Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and quarter session for said County do hereby certify that John Denton was duly sworn to & signed the within statement in Open Court.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and Affixed the Public County Seal of Office at Office the 15th day of January 1879-
Isaac Craton Clk

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State of North Carolina }  January Court 1819
Rutherford Couty}      I David Dickey Chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do Certify That the applicant John Denton was sworn in open Court to the Facts Contained in the afforesaid Statement and that John Denton whose Signature is subscribed to the Foregoing Certificate is now asking Clerk of said Court and (?) Do Certify that applicant John Denton was Proved by the oath of Alexander Caruth Esqr and other Respectable Testimony in open Court to be in Low Circumstances and needing the assistance of his Country It was also proved that John Denton was an honest & Industrous Man
D. Dicky   C.M.C

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Rec? Feb.21.1827

1 May 1820

John Denton
N.C.

Claimant,
White Oak,  N.C.

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State of North Carolina}
Rutherford County}
On this 11th day of January 1827 personally appeared in open court, being the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session for the County aforesaid, and being, also a court of record, John Denton, aged seventy five years, a resident in said County of Rutherford, whobeing, first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows- He enlisted with Captain Dandridge of the first regiment of Artillery of the Virginia line for three years, which term he served and was honorable discharged about a month or two to the best of his recollection after the capture of "Cornwallis. - 

I do not recollect the precise time of my first application to be placed on the pension roll, but from the date of my certificate (which is No 11799} that must have been about the first of the year 1819. - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th. day of March 1818.  and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it or to bring myself within the pensions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revoliutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818:  And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit
Three cows and sixteen pigs    - value    $12.00---one cow and yearling        10.00----5 old chairs, 2 pine tables, two pots & two duch ovens & (?) in the whole    13.00 = 33   a tract of very poor land on which I lived, containing 150 acres more or less which land is now sold under two executions passed by this court mounting to about ninety dollars, and sold for ten dollars. - I have followed farming as my occupation and have at times I could get employ and was able to work done jobs as a rough carpenter or Millwright but from debility nessarily attendant on old age I am now unable to labour much.  The injury record in my knee by the recoil of a field piece to which I was attached at the battle of Monmouth as mentioned in my former declaration and  as described by the annexed certificate from a phisicion

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which was intended to accompany that declaration is and has been a considerable hindrance in the prosecution of my usual avocations.  In addition to the debt before mentioned I owe another of about twenty six dollars, and it is owing to the lenity of my creditors that myself and my aged wife has a house to shelter us from the inclemency of the season.--My family cosists of a wife older than myself; three daughters from twenty five to above thirty years of age - the latter cannot more than support themselves and as they are all of lawful age, myself or wife cannot expect to desire a support from them: in addition to the schedule of my property on the other side of this paper I have some working tools that perhaps I ought to mention; they are as follows -
3 old Hoes, 1 old mattock, 1 shovel plough - value     $3.00
1 old scythe blade 1.50 - one broad axe  1.50    Value   3.oo
3 Screw Augers                                                               1.00
Account brought over                                                   33.00
                                                                                    $40.00 
                    his
                  John X   Denton
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State of North Carolina         Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
John Denton was duly sworn in open court & declares the facts set forth in the above statemet to be true; on the 11th day of January 1827. -     (can't read)  By  V T. (?) D.C.

State of North Carolina
Rutherford County   I Isaac Craton Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quareter Sessions for Rutherford County do hereby Certify tht the foregoing oath copied from the records of said Court.  See testimony whereof I have unto set my hand and offie the public seal of the said Court -at-Rutherfordton  the 11th day of January A.D.1827. 
And I do further certify that is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount the value of the property in the aforesaid schedule mentioned is not more than forty dollars.  I Craton Clk By  (?) D. C.   I. Craton Clk By (?)

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To thee honourable the Secretary of War
This petition of the subscriber most respectfully sheweth what your petitioner as well appear by the (?) declaration
is under the (?) of again becoming an applicant to be placed on the pension list of the United States---in a (?) (?) to what is there states your petitioner would beg leave to observe that he was (?) from making earlier application to be placed on the pension role under the act of 1820 by being informed that the application from previous owning any kind of property would  be successful - your petitioner at that time owned a horse four or five head of Cattle and several head of hogs - but with increase of years his inability to labour also increased and his land poor and not productive in the best seasons in dry and unfavorable ones such as last year did not produce half enough to subsist him  - and having at these times to purchase provisions at a high rate  ---(I?) he has become indebted to an amount (?) where the whole of his property will not pay  ---This situated he has no other prospect than to spend his few remaining days in a Poor house unless that Country in whose service he spent seven years of the (?) of his life under every privation that human nature is capable of sustaining will grant him relief.

In hopes that this will be done your petitioner respetfully submits the (?) to your consideration
                    his
      John X Denton
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P. S. be pleased to divest any communication to be made to me to Write bak post office Rutherford County N. C.

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State of North Carolina}
Polke County                        }  On this 24 day of October, 1856, Personally appeared before me R.S. Abrams Clerk of the Superior Court of law within and for the said County and State Agness Denton a resident of the County and State aforesaid age 69 years and a daughter of John Denton decd. who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress , (?) on the 7 June, 1832. granting Pensions to Soldiers of the war of the Revolution
That this declarant in the behalf of herself and the other heirs of the said John Denton, decd, States that the said John Denton was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution as the heirs do understand, and a Pension of the United States under act of 18 March, 1818, at the rate of $96 per annum, and died at his late widows in Rutherford County, State of North Carolina, on the 22th day of February 1830. leaving no widow, but the following children. (viz) Mary Hudson, Nancy Cloud & Agness Denton who as (?) the only living children of the said John Denton deceased and all of lawful ages -"- Sworn so & subscribed on the day & year first above mentioned before am 

R  S Abrams clk                                        her
Supr. Court.                                        Agness X Denton
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We Ransom Ponder and Hezekiah Collins resident citizens of the County of Polke & State of N. Carolina, upon our oaths, declare that was (?) acquainted with John Denton named in the forgoing declaration of Agness Denton that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States as stated in said declaration, and died at his late residence in Rutherford County from recollection about the time stated leaving no widow, but Three children , viz, Mary Hudson, Agness Denton, Nancy Cloud who are now the only living children of the said John Denton deceased and all of lawful ages - That they are not    related to  he said Dentons and have no interest in their claim
Sworn to and subscribd before me this 24 day of October, 1856.  

R S Abrams clk                                                         Dawson Ponder 
of Supr. court.                                                            Hezekiah Collins

I R. S. Abrams Clerk as aforesaid, do hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with the above (?) and that they are persons whos statement in the above case are entitled to full faith and credit   
I do further certify, that I have known the above named Dentons, from my earliest recollection and that the facts set forth in the forgoing delaration accord with my uderstanding
In witness of all which I have  (?) (?) (?) scribed my name, and affixed my seal of office this 24 day of Oct . 1856
R. S. Abrams Clk

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In reply to your request of________________, received_________________for a statememt of the military history of John Denton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application on file in this Bureau.  S.F. 41,503

DATES OF           LENGTH OF         RANK.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED     STATE
ENLISTMENT      SERVICE                                  CAPTAIN.               COLONEL
1777                      3 yrs                   Pri        John Dandridge       Cha. Harrison                                  Va.


Battles engaged in, was injured in knee at battle of Monmouth, and recd musket ball wnd. of foot at storming of Stoney Point.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Hanover Co, Va
Date of application for pension, Jan. 15, 1819.  His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Rutherford Co., N. C.
Age at date of application, 67 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier stated that he had raised a large family.  In 1827, he referred to his wife, older than himself, name not stated.  He died Feb. 22, 1850, in Rutherford, Co, N. C.   n 1856, his only surviving chirdfen were, AGnes Denton, aged 69 yrs, Mary Hudson and Nancy Cloud.
 Respectfully
  Commissioner.

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                                                                                          Detroit Mich March 8. 1916.

Bureau of Pensions
                          Wahington D. C.


Dear Sir :
Please send me the record of John Denton private Rutherford Count North Carolina, revolutionary soldier, pension commenced Jan. 15, 1819 aged 82 yrs and oblige

Yours truly
W. B. Denton
811 Third Ave
Detroit Mich

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February 11 - 1819
This is to certify that I have examined John Denton disabled knee and the joint appears to have received an injury by some means, which has had the effect of knocking the 
Tibia on leg bone out of its usual socket, and in consequence of which has formed a new socket, which has a tendency in some degree to mpede the knee motion of thejhoint, tho. not entirely annihilated

State of N Carolina}
                                                                               M Entire  M. D.
Rutherford County
                Personally appeared before me George Walton  acting   justice of the peace for said County John M Entire and being duly sworn, deposed & says that the above statement of John Denton complaint is literally correct and tuue

Sworn to & subscribed before me      Feby 11 - 1819

 G Walton  (initial)                                                             M. Entire

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John Denton pension act 1818 from Rutherford Coty North Car. Suspended act of 1st May 1820 restored commencing 18 April 1827.-----------------

Hon L P.Waldo                                                                              H. C. Spalding
Com of Pensions                                                                           Attorney

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Certificate

D. McEntire

for

Denton

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February 11 - 1819
This is to certify that I have examined John Denton disabled knee and the joint appeaars to have received an injury by some means, which has had the effect of knocking the 
Tibia on leg bone out of its usual sokcet, and in consequence of which has formed a new socket, which has a tnedency in some degree to ipede the knee motion of the hoint, tho. not entirel annihilated

Statte of N Carolina}
                                                                               M Entire  M. D.
Rutherford
                Personally appeared before me George Walton  acting   justice of the peace for said County John M Entire and being duly sworn, deposed & says that the above statement of John Denton complaint is leterally correct and tuue

Sworn to & subscribed before me      Feby 11 - 1819

 G Walton  (initial)                                                             M. Entire

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State of North Carolina
Rutherford County

I Isaac Craton Clerk of our said County Court do certify that George Watton before whom the within affidavit was made was at this time Still an Acting Justice of Peace & all due faith & Credit May & should be givin to his office acts as such  ---Testimony of which I have set My hand and affixed this public County seal of office at Office this 11th Feby 1879

Isaac Craton Clk

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11,799

North Carolina
 
John Denton

of  --------------------in the state of No. Carolina     who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Harrison of the Virginia line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12 of January 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of June 1819 and sent to the Pensioner White Oak N. C.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819                    $13.41       
Semi=-anl.  all'ce ending Sept 1819            48.
1 mo 20 dys  (?)                                          $61.41



{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818

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Camp Creek.  N. C.
March the 28th 1882

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir
I have wrote to you this letter of inquiry Concerning a pension that I am informed is due to the old man John Denton or his heirs.  who was a soldier of the Revolution. in 1776.  My Cousin who lives in Polk, County. has first wrote To me, requesting me to investigate the Case and see what has become of it.  my wife is one of the heirs.  I do not ow anyting about it myself.but my cousin says that there was $900. due and that the S. A. Betts. who lived in Morgantown Burke County. N. C. was to draw it.  She thinks in 1867. or 68.  in a shor time after this Mr. Betts beame paralized and never was able to walk anymore till he died, he has been dead several years.  I was very well acquainted with Mr. Betts he was a clever gentleman, but my cousin says that no one ever went to see hm about it and she does not. know whether he ever drew it or no, I do no know who emplyed Mr. Betts to see after it.  When old man Denton had one daughter named Aggy living at that time.  It is likeluy that she was seeing to it.

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The old man John Denton drew on a pension for many years before he died, he was a citizen of Rutherford County till there  was a new County made off of a portion of Rutherford and it was Called Polk County, The old man Denton lived and died in the latter County, N. C. Pleas see after this matter and see if Mr. Betts did draw it and if so how much, and when, and if he has not drawn any. please see if there is anything  coming and how much and let me know all about it.  as my Cousin is anxious to know something about it.  

Your most obedient sevt,
Riley Talent  

P. S. my address is Camp Creek
Burke County, N. C. 
R. T.

My wife says that she heard her grandfather Denton say that he volunteered for 5 years and was in the whole of the Revolutionary War
                                                                  R, Talent                                                                             
came so nigh starving that he give a silver Dollar for it's size in Horse skin to eat

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John Denton
NC
Act 18 March 1818

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State of North Carolina
County of Polke                         
                         Be it known that before me R. S. Abrams Clerk of the Superior Counrt of law in and for the County & State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Agness Denton, a resident of the said County & State of lawful age, who being first duly sworn according to law, states that she is a daughter of John Denton late Revolutionary Pensioner deceased of Rutherford County (now Polke) North Carolina pensions under act of Congress of 18 March 1818 and died in said County on 22nd February 1850 leaving no widow but several children and that she has understood and believes the United States an still indebted under existing laws for the  application heretofor made and that she is directly interested as a claimant in the pension for which application was made as aforesaid and constitutes & appoints Geo. C Ames, Esqr of Washington City D C her true & lawful attorney with Powr & authority, to examine into, investigate, amd estables any & all claims he may find due for the  Revolutionary services of her said father John Denton decd

In witness (?) of I the said Agnes Denton have on this 12 JUly 1856, hereunto signed my name & affixed my seal

Witness                                                                                         her
Isaac Epton                                                                                    Agnes Denton
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Signed Sealed acknowledge & sworn to before me in testimoney where of I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office this 14 day of July 1856

R S Abrams clerk
C.J.C.

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recd 15 May 1827
John Denton
Act 1 May 1820






Claimant
White Oak
N. C

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State of North Carolina }                  Before me Moses Logan
Rutherford County       } an acitng Justice of Peace for said County came John Moore who being duly sworn deposeth and _____

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State of North Carolina Rutherford County before me Moses Loan a justice of the Piece for sd County came Jas. W. Carson who after being dewly sworn saith that last fall two excution levies on the lands of John Denton and returned to the countyt court of this County for an order of sale was put in his hands by the clerk of sd. cort with an order of court fo the sale sd lands, one of the executions was at the suit of John Moore for fifty nine dollars & sixty one cents cost of sd. execution was three dollars & eighty five cents the other execution was at the Instance of Wm Newman for forty two dollars & seven cents with three dollars & eighty five cents cost the deponent further saith that after due advertisement made of sd. land according to law, he as deputy sherrif for sd. county he did on the second monday of January last the same being the week of county court for this county did set up at public sale near the courthouse close within the legal Hours of sale the land so executed as the property of John Denton which land was struck of to John Moore as the last & best bidder at ten dollars the deponent further saith that it frequently happens that when verry pore land such as the above law is described to be is offered by him at sherrif sale.

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it brings but strife.         F. W. Carson

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Washigton Novm 3d 1856
Geo C Whiting Esq
Sir
Enclosed you will find the application of the children of John Denton of North Carolina for arrears of Pension due under the act of 7 June 1832

Denton  (?) a pension under the act of 18 Mar 1818.  He served three years on Ham(?)  (?) amd was entitled under the act of 7 June 1832 to (?) & (?) for which the claim is now made deducting thereupon what he received under the former act.

The children of Denton all live in the same neigherhood and as the amount due is very small I hope you will order it to be paid directly to them whithout putting them to the  (?) and expense oftaking out letters of administration.

Very Respectfully
Your Obe Sevt
Geo C Ames