Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8365, Ezekiel Billington, New Jersey.

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2667--
West Tennessee --
Ezekiel Billington
of Bedford. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the compy commanded
by Captain Seglar of the Regt commanded
by Col: Allen in the N. Jersey
line for 16 months from 1776.

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 53-- Dollars 33-- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3~ day of Decr: "32
ans sent to Jas. Mc
Kisick [McKisick] Shelbyville. Ten--

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1836			79.99
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: "33	26.67
						$106.66

			{ Revolutionary Claim, }
			{ Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice -- Clerk,
Book D Vol. 9 Page 144

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3757

Tennesse [Tennessee]

[perpendicular to above]
Shelbyville T		Free
	Aug 30
Honble Lewis Cass Secretary at war
	Washington City
		D.Columbia

[upside down at bottom]
PO
Sep 8 -- 32

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The Declaration of Ezekiel Billington In 
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress 
passed June 7. 1832.
State of Tennessee §
Beford County §
	On this 16th day of August 1832 
personally appeared in open court before 
Samuel Phillips John B Armstrong 
and John L Neil Justices of the court 
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Bedford 
County now sitting Ezekiel Billington 
a resident of Bedford County and State 
of Tennessee aged 73 years and^ nearly 5 months 
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 7 
1832. applicant entered the service of 
the United States under Capt Thomas 
Seglar and Lieutenant Abram Garra-
brant [Garrabrant] and Colonel Joseph Allen of 
Newark in the State of New Jersey the 
spring of the year 1776 at Elizabeth 
Town point the day and month not

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recollected as a Volunteer and remained one 
month or more. Applicant then substituted in 
the room of John Garrabrant served one 
month was then dismissed from service Then in the 
month of September of the ["same of the" crossed out] 
same year turned out volunteer under the 
same Captain that applicant first volunteered 
under and served on the Pasafe River 
at the big Bridge at the town of Aquacanac
staid [stayed] there until first of November of 
the same year When General Washingtons 
army come on from the White Plains 
and informed Captain Seglar that the 
Brittish [British] Army were after him and 
applicant with the balance of the New 
Jersey Militia that were then under Capt 
Seglar were dismissed and sent home 
General Washington taking head 
quarters [headquarters] at Morristown. In the 
month of December following the 
Brittish [British] coming into New Arch [Newark] The 
inhabitants of that vilage [village] moved over 
New arch [Newark] Mountain applicant volunteered under Bill Camp and 
met the enemy at the Bridge and 
fired on them from the hill or bank

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near the bridge this company consisted only 
of about twenty in number The British 
Cavelry [Cavalry] went up the Creek on the opposite 
side to where they could ford crossed over 
came in on the rear of Bill Camp's 
company who were giving a fire or two 
before they would leave their vilage [village] of 
New arch [Newark], this company retiring to the 
mountain were met in their rear by the 
Brittish [British] Cavelry [Cavalry]^ who kill some of the compa
nay [companay] [company] took applicant with the Captain 
and severel [several] others prisoners there being 
18 of the number captured and killed 
The captured with applicant were taken 
to the city of New York and put into 
a sugar house where there were a 
great many other Prisoners who all 
suffered much with both hunger and 
cold and many died until about the 
first of April 1777 when the prisoners 
were removed from the sugar house aboard 
the Prison Ships that were laying in 
the bay applicant with others there being 
a proposition from the enemy to Join them

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rather than remain in prison inlisted [enlisted] in the 
Brittish [British] Army stationed on Stattone [Staten] Island 
in the month of June or July applicant intending 
to desert and swim the River from Statton [Staten] 
Island to Elizabeth Town point which is about 
a mile across and having previously revealed 
his object to one John Tucker who had 
Joined the Brittish [British] at the same time 
applicant did in order to get from 
their imprisonment the said Tucker betray [page cut off] 
this applicants plan to the Brittish [British] 
Colonel who sent a sargent [sergeant] with a file 
of men to carry this applicant before 
the colonel but before they got to applicant 
he learned the object of the sargent [sergeant] and 
the file of men and that they were coming to take 
him when applicant charged the said Tucker 
with having betrayed his secret who replied 
yes you Rebbell [rebel] you did propose deserting 
and wanted me to go with you at which 
words applicant struck Tucker with 
his fist and said Tucker gave applicant 
a severe wound on the hand with a knife 
which has left a scar to this day when 
he was taken before the Colonel his hand bleading [bleeding]

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["which" crossed out] The colonel wrote a few lines and gave to 
the sargent [sergeant] directing him to go to the watering place 
and hale the man of war Experiment where he 
was put aboard and his wound in his hand 
sowed up and cured where said Billington 
remained two months after which he was 
put a board [aboard] of a vesel [vessel] called the 
Badger where he remained till the fall 
of the year 1777 Then removed to the 
Transport vesel [vessel] called the William and 
a fleet was then made up to go to Savanah [Savannah] 
Georgia and started when there came up 
a storm at sea and the fleet was scattered 
and transport William ["got" crossed out] driven far out at 
sea and separated from the fleet and 
the captain directing his course for Savana [Savannah] 
when he arrived at Tibe the fleet had 
not arrived. Transport William then 
put to sea again and a storm blew her 
off to the coast of the west Indies a sloop 
was sent after transport William by the 
name of Chiseway who took this vesel [vessel] to 
the capes of Augustine when General Prons 
was going from there to Savanah [Savannah] with 
a regiment of Brittish [British] ["where" crossed out] the soldiers

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belonging to Transport William were sent upon small 
Boats up Augustane [Augustine] Creek to Lansberry from 
there we marched to Savanah [Savannah] when 
we arrived Savanah [Savannah] had been taken 
by the fleet where we remained untill [until] the 
latter part of the winter 1778 when we 
marched to Augusta Georgia remaining there but 
a short time went down to Hudsons Ferry where 
we were stationed when one who joined the Brittish [British] 
army under the same circumstances as applic
cant [applicant] deserted by name of James Yarborough 
who was caught and brogh [brought] back by 
the tories who was hanged in a hour 
afterwards to a tree. about this time 
General Ash landed his army in 
Georgia and come down to brier creek 
where he was attacked by the Brittish [British] army 
and on the first onset was routed scattered 
and defeated. applicant then with 
the Brittish [British] army marched up to 
Augusta where a small detchment [detachment] among 
whom was this applicant were removed to 
Savanah [Savannah] after which the French fleet laid 
seige [siege] to Savanah [Savannah] the present applicant was 
in a fort on the River Bank the americans

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also laid seige [siege] and in the attempt to storm the 
Town The French and Americans were defeated 
The Brittish [British] forces were commanded by 
General Provo The Americans and French 
were commanded by the French General Counter
stang [Count d'Estaing?] after the seige [siege] said Billington was 
marched up to Augusta after staying there a 
while he was marched to 96 in South Carolina 
This was some time in the year 1778 and some 
time in the year was Gates defeat at Campden [Camden] 
applicant remained at 96 till General 
Greene Come to Campden [Camden] about this time 
another one of applicants comrades 
deserted by the name of James Bell 
was caught in three days by the tories 
and brough [brought] back to the Brittish [British] Army 
but was not allowed to be brought in camps 
when a Sargent [Sergeant] Major Sent out with the 
Law read it to him applicant being one 
of this number^ under said Sargent [Sergeant] Major when he was hanged. --
General Green [Greene] about this time marchd [marched] 
against 96 said Billington was with a 
party of Brittish [British] near Saluda when he 
saw some of Colonel Lees Light horse 
under the command of Cornet Carran

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applicant being a small distance from 
this party ran to them when he was 
fired on by the Brittish [British] Party that he 
had left was pursued by the Brittish [British] 
until Cornet Carran ordered one of his 
light horse men to take him be hind [behind] him 
on his horse which was done who took me 
to the camps of General Greene the 
other side of Saluda when applicant got 
to Greenes army he was known by 
Major William Burnett then aide camp to 
General Green [Greene] said Burnett was raised 
with applicant near New arc [Newark] and knew 
him well and the circumstances of 
his Captivity said Burnett was son 
of Doctor Burnett of the Village of New 
arc [Newark] New Jersey and seemed very glad 
to meet with applicant when brought 
in by said company of light horse 
Said Billington then Joind [joined] as a volunteer 
Captain Feilas company of Infantry 
and remained with General Greens [Greene's] army 
about 12 months until April 1780 
in August 1779 applicant was

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in the memorable Battle of the EuTaw [Eutaw] 
Springs if it had not of happened that the 
America [American] Troops got to some hogsheads of 
Rum that beloning [belonging] to the Brittish [British] the 
Brittish [British] Army would have been totally 
defeated General Green [Greene] marched 
from the Battle a bout [about] four miles 
and took up camp in order to 
get his men sober The next morning 
about the break of day Greene marched 
his men on the Battle ground again 
and the Brittish [British] had gone leaving about 
one hundred of wounded men under the 
care of a Doctor from which place 
General Greene marched to the high 
Hills of the Santee and in the fall 
of this year marched down to wards [towards] 
the City of Charlestown took headquarters 
at Doggester applicant remained with Greenes 
troops during this winter until the month of 
April in the mean time [meantime] General Marion 
had quelled the tories very much applicant 
desired of Majr [Major] Burnett a discharge 
to return home to New Arch [Newark] New Jersy [Jersey] 
General Greene then gave applicant 
a discharge from Millitary [military] duty during the

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the war to return home to New Arch [Newark] applicant 
was about 21 years of age at this time on his 
way home ward [homeward] he stoped [stopped] at Cape Fare [Fear] in 
Cumberland County in order to work to get 
some clothing he then being very naked he 
remained in Cumberland some time become 
attached to the People of his acquaintance 
and pursued the business of an overseer 
from Cumberland County applicant went in 
Wake County North Carolina and 
overseed for Majr [Major] Simon Turner 
still remained in North Carrolina [Carolina] and in 
the month of November after applicant was 
26 years of age he married in Johnson County 
and then removed into Wane [Wayne] County North 
Carrolina [Carolina] taking possession of a quarter and 
Over seeing for Col Samuel Smith lived 
five years in Wane [Wayne] then bought land 
in Johnson County lived 21 years in 
Johnson County N Carolina Then sold 
his land and other property and moved 
to Bedford County Tennessee in the year 
1810 where he has resided ever since 
up to the present period applicant while a 
single man in North Carolina left his 
discharge that was given him by General 
Greene in a Chest of Billy Jones in Wake County

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to gether [together] with a recommendation given him 
by General Greene in allusion to the 
captivity and imprisonment of applicant 
the papers were missin [missing] and on search 
part of them were found made into a 
paste board for a womans bonnett [bonnet] applicant 
knows of no person now alive that can 
testify as to his services Simon Turner 
who died some three or four years ago has 
seen applicants discharge said Turner 
resided in Maury County of this state.
	Said Billington hereby relinquishes every 
claim whatever to a pension or annuity ex
cept [except] the present and declares that his name 
is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of 
any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day 
and year aforesaid. his mark [hand drawn X] Ezekiel Billington
[signature] Jas. McKisick Clk 	[signature] [illegible]

We James Y Green a clergyman residing in the County 
of Bedford and State of Tennessee and William 
Norbell residing in the County and state aforesaid 
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with Ezekiel Billington who has subscribed and sworn 
to the above declaration that we believe him to be 
73 years and nearly four months old; that he is 
reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he 
resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and

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that we concur in that opinion ----------
Sworn and subscribed the day and 		[signature] James Y Green
year aforesaid.					[signature] Wm Norvell JP

The following are the questions propounded by 
the court to the applicant for pension on 
account of his service.

Question 1st Where and in what year were you 
born. Answer Either on the 22 or 27th 
day of March 1759 in the Township 
of New Ark [Newark] in the state of New Jersey.

Question 2nd Have you any record of your age 
and if so, where is it?
Answer I have no record of my age. 
there was a Record in my fathers family 
Bible but applicant cannot tell what has 
ever become of it.

Question 3rd Where were you living when called into 
service; where have you lived since the revolutionary 
war and where do you now live?
Answer. I was living in the Township of New Ark [Newark] 
state of New Jersey when called into service 
since the revolutionary war I lived first 5 years 
in Wane [Wayne] County in the state of North Carolina 
removed from Wane [Wayne] County to Johnson and lived 
in Johnson County 21 years of state of state in North 
Carolina from Johnson North Carolina I moved

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to Bedford County Tennessee going on 22 years 
ago where I now live.
Question 4th How were you called into service; were you 
drafted, did you volunteer or were you a 
substitute? And if a substitute for whom.
Answer. I volunteered in the service of the United States 

Question 5th 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 circum
stances [circumstances] of your service.
Answer I remember the names of General Greene 
William Barnett aidecamp [aide-de-camp] to General Greene 
Col. Lee Captain Feilas. & Cornet Carran  
of the light horse; applicant does not 
now recollect^ the name of any continental or militia 
regiment the general circumstances of his 
service he has already set out in his 
declaration as made out

Question 6th Did you ever received [receive] a discharge from 
the service and if so by whom was it given, and 
what has become of it?
Answer I received a discharged [discharge] from General Greene 
the spring of the year after the Battle at the 
Ewtaw [Eutaw] Springs and also a recommendatory 
Letter from General Green specifying the 
nature of his caption [capture] by the Brittish [British] and his 
desertion from them as set out in [cross out]^ my declaration

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Question 7. State the names of persons to whom you are 
known in your present neighborhood and who 
can testify as to your Character for veracity and 
their belief of your services as a soldier of 
the revolution

Answer. I am known to James Y Green William 
Norvell Esquire a Deputy Sheriff of 
Bedford County Wm D Orr the high 
sheriff of said County John Wortham 
a former Sheriff of Bedford County 
Captain Andrew Patterson Wm S. Mayfield 
Michel Roberson Esquire Joseph Rosson 
Esquire and John Land Esquire who could 
testify as to my Character for veracity and 
their belief of my services as a soldier 
of the revolution.    his mark [hand drawn X] Ezekiel Billington
Sworn to and subscribed in open court 
16 August 1832	[signature] Jas. McKisick Clk

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 court 
further certifies that it appears to them that 
James Y Green who has signed the preceding 
certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of 
Bedford and state of Tennessee and that William 
Norvell Esquired ["is a" crossed out] who has also signed the same

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is a resident in the County of Bedford and State of 
Tennessee and is a credible person and that their 
statement is entitled to credit.
		[signature] Jo S Neill
		[signature] Samuel Phillips
		[signature] John B. Armstrong

I James McKisick Clerk of the court of 
Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Bedford 
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains 
the original proceedings of the said court in the 
matter of the application of Ezekiel Billington 
for a pension.
	In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
Seal of office at office in Shelbyside 
16 August 1832
	[signature] Jas McKisick clk

[illegible embossed circular seal at lower left]

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3751
Ezekiel Billington
Tennessee.
from 1776 private
16 months.
	$53.33/100

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		3751
BRIEF in the case of Ezekiel Billington, 
of Bedford County in the State of Tennesse [Tennessee],
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [left blank]

3. How old is he? 73 years & nearly 5 months

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[column headings: Period. Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. Rank. As a. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.]
Spring of the year In 1776. --. 1. --. Private. Colo. Joseph Allen.
". --. 1 . 1 as substitute for John Garrabrants. --. Capt Thomas Seglar.
from 1776 Septr. until 1st Novr}. --. about 2. --. ". Capt Bill Camps.
In the month of Decr taken Prisoner & Kept as such till -- 1777 -- after which he enlisted in the British Army in June or July & 1780 retd. & Servd. about 12 months. Private. Capt Fields Comy Infty.

5. In what battles was he engaged? in the Battle of Eutaw Springs

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newark, New Jersey

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, 
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary evidence

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [left blank]

*Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case 
above mentioned.
		Examining Clerk.
This case was acted on before the 
long briefs were used.

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No. 4,613
	Nash.
Tennessee.
Esther Billington
widow of
Ezekiel Billington
who^ N.J. served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of --53-- dollars 33--
cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued
18th day of Oct. 1854,
and sent to J. F. Watson,
	Centre P.O.,
	Monroe Co.,
		N. Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[page torn] ruary 3, 1853, Page 180 Vol. A.

[signature] W. R. Wilson

[right side of page]
December 18th 1854 ~
Duplicate issued & 
sent to Hon G. W. Jones
	Ho. of Reps

Repd.

Let: to Geo. W. Buchanan Dec: 1st/54

[perpendicular at bottom center]
Reg
3 Mar 55 - 19140

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State of Tennessee § Set
Rutherford County §
	on this 1st day of August Eighteen hundred 
and fifty three personally appeared before the 
Chairman of the County Court now Siting [sitting] 
in the town of Muphesborough [Murfreesboro] and in the 
State and County aforesaid Mrs Esther Biling 
ton [Bilington] [Billington] a Resident of Tennessee in the County of 
Rutherford aged 66 years who being duly sworn 
according to law doth on her oath make the follow
=ing [following] Declaration in order to obtain the benefit 
of the provisions made by the act of Congress 
passed the 3rd day of February Eighteen hundred and 
fifty three that she is the widow of Ezekiel Biling
=ton [Bilington] [Billington] who was a Revolutionnary [Revolutionary] Pensioner of the 
united States and dres a pension of fifty three 
dollars and 33 cents per annum that he ["w" crossed out] drew 
his pension at the pension agency at Nashvill=
=e [Nashville] State of Tennessee that he Resided in Marshal
County State of Tennessee She further declares 
that She was marraied [married] to the said Ezekiel 
Bilington [Billington] on the day     of November Eighteen 
hundred and twenty nine that her husband 
the aforesaid Ezekiel Bilington [Billington] died on the 29 
day of September Eighteen hundred and fourty [forty] 
Eight that She was married to him at the 
time above Stated She further Swares [swears] that 
She was a widow at the passage of the act and 
is Still a widow and that She has never

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Before made application for a pension 
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and 
year above written before the Chairman 
of the County Court in and for the County 
of Rutherford and State of Tennessee in open 
court
	[signature] Esther Bilington

Sword to & Subscribed before me 
[signature] Jos Lindsey Chairman [hand drawn seal]
August 1st. 1853.

State of Tennessee §
Rutherford County §
	I John Woods Clerk of the County Court 
of Said County do hereby certify that the foregoing 
declaration was made in open Court at the time 
therein mentioned, and that Jos Lindsey Esqr whose 
official Signature is thereto attached was at the date 
thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for 
said County duly elected Commissioned & qualified 
as such, and that he was also Chairman of said 
Rutherford County Court, & that his Said Signature 
is genuine
	In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
Set my hand & the Seal of Said Court 
at office at Murfreesboro this 1st day 
of August 1853.	[signature] John Woods Clk.

all correspondence with P. F. Watson at Monroe County
	Kentucky. Centrepoint PO

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191.140
Act 3d Mar. 1855
19 July "

Esther Billington Wid. of 
Ezekiel Billington decd.
	private
Capt ----------
Col ----------
Enls ----------
Dis ----------

Revy. War
Pensioner under Act Feb. 3 - /53
Certificate dated 18th Decr/54
Feby 53 -- 4613
Ad: 160 AC Jun. 27/56
	BOYNTON

R
Buchanan & Sandden
	Shelbyville
		Tenn.

[diagonally across center of page]
32210 iss July 17/56

[lower right side of page]
Vol. B. 141.

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191.140
Bounty Land
Esther Billington
Widow of
Ezekiel Billington


address
Buchanan J Fudder
Shelbyville
Tennessee

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	STATE OF TENNESSE, COUNTY OF Bedford
	On this day and date first above mentioned, personally appeared before me George W Ruth a 
Justice of the Peace Jesse Phillips and Elizabeth Tune 
residents of said County and State aforesaid, to me well known to be credible and disinterested persons, who being duly sworn according to 
law, delare [sic] they were present and saw and heard Mrs. Esther Billington 
make and subscribe the foregoing declaration, and that she is the widow of Ezekiel Billington 
deceased, they having lived together as man and wife, and were as such considered in the neighborhood in which they resided, and that she is 
still     widow and truly the person she represents herself to be, and that they, the said witnesses, are residents of the State of 
Tennessee County of Bedford They further state 
that they here have before them the pension 
certificate of Esther Billington as the widow 
of Ezekiel Billington Decd, that she draws a 
pension of fifty three dollars and 33/100 per annum 
and that said certificate was issued from the 
Department of the Interior on the 18th December 1854
	[signature] Jesse Phillips
	[signature] Elisabeth Tune

	The foregoing declaration were [sic] sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written by them the said the said applicant and witnesses 
and I certify that they are residents of the County and State by them set forth, and that I have no interest in the prosecution or otherwise of 
any claim of Mrs. Esther Billington may have for Bounty Lands.
and that she is the person she represents 
herself to be --
	[signature] Geo W Ruth J. Peace
for the County of Bedford State of Tennessee

	STATE OF TENNESSE, COUNTY OF Bedford
	I John H. Oneal Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby 
certify that Geo W Ruth Esq. before whom the foregoing declarations were made, is, and 
was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace ----- within and for the County and State 
aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
	In testimony whereof I have hereunto set me hand and affixed the seal 
of my office as Clerk aforesaid, the 12th 
day of July, A. D. Eighteen hundred 
and fifty five
	[signature] John H. O'neal  Clerk.

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STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF Bedford
	On this the Thirteenth day of July -- A. D. Eighteen Hundred Fifty five 
personally appeared before me, [left blank] a Justice of 
the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid Esther Billington 
aged Sixty Eight years a resident of Bedford 
County in the State of Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the 
widow of Ezekiel Billington deceased, who was a private 
in the Revolutionary War --
["in the Company commanded by Captain" crossed out] [left blank] ["in the" crossed out] [left blank] ["Regiment of" crossed out] 
[left blank] ["in the War with" crossed out] [left blank] 
["declared by the United States on the" crossed out] [left blank] day of 
[left blank] ["A. D. Eighteen Hundred and" crossed out] [left blank] that her said husband was a 
Pensioner of the United States
["County" crossed out] [left blank] 
["on or about the" crossed out] [left blank] ["day of" crossed out] [left blank] ["A. D. Eighteen Hundred and" crossed out] [left blank] 
["for the term of" crossed out] [left blank] months, and continued in actual service in said Company and war for the 
["term of months, and was honorably discharged from said service at" crossed out] [left blank] in [left blank] 
["County" crossed out] [left blank] ["on or about the" crossed out] [left blank] day of [left blank] 
["A. D. Eighteen Hundred and" crossed out] [left blank] ["on account of" crossed out] [left blank] 
Esther Billington as the widow of the said 
Ezekiel Billington is now a pension- ["serves" crossed out] 
["and that his the said" crossed out] 
er [pensioner] of the United States, that her certificate 
["will appear by the" crossed out] 
bears date the 18th day of December 1854 
and was issued in [illegible] of [illegible] dated Oct 18th 1854 - 
as will appear from date of Pensioners Act Feby 3rd 1853 Page 180 Vol A
	She further states that she was married to the said Ezekiel Billington on 
[left blank] day of October A. D. 1824 Eighteen 
Hundred and twenty nine by one William Nowell, 
a Justice of the peace 
in Bedford County, State of Tennessee and that her name 
before marriage was Esther Sargeant and that her said husband died 
in Marshall County, State of Tennessee on the Twenty ninth 
day of September A. D. Eighteen Hundred and forty eight and that she is still 
["widow and that she received about the" crossed out] [left blank] ["day of" crossed out] [left blank] ["A. D. Eighteen hundred and" crossed out] 
["Fifty" crossed out] [left blank] ["here Land Warrant for said service, Number" crossed out] [left blank] ["under the act of" crossed out] 
[left blank] 
She further states that she has not received, nor is not to her knowledge, entitled to receive Land Bounty under any acts except those of 
March 3d 1855 
and that she now applies for Bounty Land under the act passed by Congress the Third day of March A. D. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Five
under which act as the widow of a 
Revolutionary soldier she is entitled 
to receive a warrant for one hundred 
and sixty acres, that she has not received 
nor is not entitled to receive a warrant except 
under the above act. She further states 
that all the proof necessary is made in 
her application for Pension that the 
parts therein [illegible] and refers to them
	[signature] Esther Billington

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		November 16, 1932.

Mrs. Frank Craig			BACJ/ILL
Franklin				Ezekiel Billington
Tennessee.				W. 8365
						OW

Dear Madam:
	In compliance with the request of Mrs. R. W. Gill of 
Decatur, Illinois, you are furnished the record of Ezekiel Billington, 
a soldierfof [soldier of] the Revolutionary War. The data are obtained from the 
papers on file in pension claim, W. 8365, based upon his service 
in that war.

	Ezekiel Billington was born March 22 or 27, 1759, in the 
Township of Newark, New Jersey.

	While a resident of Newark, New Jersey, he enlisted in the 
spring of 1776 and served as a private at various times in Captain 
Tomas Seglar's Company, Colonel Joseph Allen's New Jersey Regiment 
until some time in December, 1776, when he enlisted in Captain Bill 
Camp's Company, was in a skirmish with the British near Newark, was 
taken prisoner and held in the Old Sugar House in New York until some 
time in April, 1777, when he was removed to a British prison ship in 
New York harbor. Rather than remain in prison, the soldier enlisted 
in the British army during June or July and was stationed on Staten 
Island. He was afterwards put on the man-o-war, "Experiment", removed 
in two months to the"Badger" [sic] and transferred later to the transport, 
"William", went to Augusta, Georgia, from there to Ninety-Six, South 
Carolina, where he deserted from the British army, joined General 
Greene's Army, served twelve months in Captain Field's Company, and 
was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.

	At the expiration of his service, he lived in Cumberland 
County, North Carolina, and in Wake County, North Carolina, and moved 
to Johnson County, North Carolina, where, in November after he was 
twenty-six years old, he married; the name of the wife is not given. 
In 1810, he moved to Bedford County, Tennessee.

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	He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 
1832, while a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.

	The soldier died September 29, 1848, in Marshall County, 
Tennessee.

	Ezekiel Billington married on November 5, 1829 in Bedford 
County, Tennessee, Esther Sargent. They moved to Marshall County, Tennes-
see [Tennessee].

	His widow, Esther Billington, was allowed pension on her 
application executed August 1, 1853, while a resident of Rutherford 
County, Tennessee, aged sixty-six years.

	A son is mentioned, his name not show.

		Very truly yours,

		A. D. HILLER,
		Assistant to Administrator.

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1912 Jan'y 17 Hist. to
H. T. Billington V. L. clk
1921 May 17 Hist. to Mrs F. M. Angellottie.

1930 - June 11 - Hist. to
Miss Una Winters, ILL.

1930 - July 28 - Hist. to Mrs. R.
W. Gill - ILL.
1932 - Nov. 16 - Hists to Mrs. Frank Craig & Dr.
Wallace Billington - ILL.

[right side of page]
Revy WIDOW, & c.

File No. 8365
Esther Billington
Wid"
Ezekiel Billington
Privt Rev. War.

Act: Febry 3d 1853
Index:—Vol. A, Page 62.

[Arrangement of 1870.]

		v

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Pension Office
	April 15/54

Sir:
	Please report time 
of last payment to, or 
death of within named 
pensions.
	Respectfully &c
	[illegible]
	for Commr

F. Burt Esqr.
	Co and
	Present
	[flourish]

Ezekiel Billington, Act 1832
$53.33 per annum. Decd
26 Sept 1848. Paid
	[signature] F Burt
	Auditor
	[flourish]

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No 4585
Mrs Esther Bilington [Billington]
of
Ezekiel
let to JF Watson
Apr 20/54
Allowd $53 33/100 per ann.
to Com Feb 3/53

Act Feb, 3/53

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	Shelbyville
		Nov 21st 1854

L P Waldo Esqr
	Commissioner of Pensions,
	Dr sir   About the 6th 
or 7th of October ult -- I enclosed 
to you the application of Esther 
Billington, widow of Ezekiel Bil
lington [Billington], for a pension, --
	I have not since that time 
heard from it, and therefore 
with thinking ti may have 
miscarred [miscarried] --
	Respectfully
	Your obt svt
	[signature] Geo W Buchanan
	[flourish]

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		Shelbyville
			October 6th 1854

L P Waldo Esq
	Dr Sir   Enclosed I send appli
cation [application] of Esther Billington, widow of 
Ezekiel Billington who was a revolut
tionary [revolutionary] Pensioner of the united 
States, asking for a pension, to-
gether [together] with the Evidence. If found 
satisfactory please forward. 
Pension certificate to my address
	Respectfully
	[signature] Geo. W. Buchanan
	[flourish]

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"said County of Bedford and there should 
"not appear any lawful cause why 
"the said Ezekiel Billington and Esther 
"Sargent should not be joined together 
"in holy matrimony Husband and wife 
"the this obligation to be void other wise to 
"remain in full force and virtue
"	[signature] Ezekiel Billington [hand drawn seal]
"	[signature] N Chaffin [hand drawn seal]
He also produced the the [sic] depositions of 
George R May Esqr Capt Robert Clark 
and Mary Clark , and of C.M. Norville 
& W B Norville From all which it 
appears to the satisfaction of the court 
said Persons being Entitled to full faith 
and credit, that Ezekiel Billington 
was a revolutionary soldier and as 
such received a pension from the 
united states up to the time of his death 
That the said Ezekiel Billington and 
Esther Sargent were lawfully mar
ied [married] in Bedford County Tennessee by 
William Norville Esqr who was a 
Justice of the peace entitled to sol
omnize [solomnize] [solemnize] the rights of matrimony 
and that said mariage [marriage] took place 
in Bedford County on or about the 
5th day of November 1829. and that 
William Norville who solomnized [solemnized] 
the rights of matrimony is dead. 
They are further satisfied that the 
said Esther Billington who appeared 
in open court on Monday the 2nd day 
of October of our said court and 
made her application for a pension

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"said County of Bedford and there should 
"not appear any lawful cause why 
"the said Ezekiel Billington and Esther 
"Sargent should not be joined together 
"in holy matrimony Husband and wife 
"the this obligation to be void other wise to 
"remain in full force and virtue
"	[signature] Ezekiel Billington [hand drawn seal]
"	[signature] N Chaffin [hand drawn seal]
He also produced the the [sic] depositions of 
George R May Esqr Capt Robert Clark 
and Mary Clark , and of C.M. Norville 
& W B Norville From all which it 
appears to the satisfaction of the court 
said Persons being Entitled to full faith 
and credit, that Ezekiel Billington 
was a revolutionary soldier and as 
such received a pension from the 
united states up to the time of his death 
That the said Ezekiel Billington and 
Esther Sargent were lawfully mar
ied [married] in Bedford County Tennessee by 
William Norville Esqr who was a 
Justice of the peace entitled to sol
omnize [solomnize] [solemnize] the rights of matrimony 
and that said mariage [marriage] took place 
in Bedford County on or about the 
5th day of November 1829. and that 
William Norville who solomnized [solemnized] 
the rights of matrimony is dead. 
They are further satisfied that the 
said Esther Billington who appeared 
in open court on Monday the 2nd day 
of October of our said court and 
made her application for a pension

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is the Identical person who was near 
in to the said Ezekiel Billington, 
They are also satisfied that the said 
Ezekiel Billington died in Mar
shall [Marshall] county Tennessee, on the 29th 
day of September 1848, and that 
he left as his widow the said Esther 
Billington, and that since the 
death of her said husband Ezekiel 
Billington she has not again 
Maried [married], but is still a widow, 
All of which said several facts 
they order to be certified by our 
Clerk in order that the said Esther 
Billington may obtain a pension,
	And I John H Oneal clerk of 
said County court do hereby certify 
that I have carefully examined 
the files of my said office, to find 
the mareage [marriage] licence [license] aforesaid but 
that the same are lost or mislaid, 
that my information is that in 
the year 1830 a storm swept over 
the Town of Shelbyville, which blew 
down the court house and destroyed 
many of the papers belonging to 
my office, -- (among which papers were 
the mariage [marriage] licences [licenses],) and the only 
Evidence of said mariage [marriage] is the bond, 
above referd [referred] to and made part of the record.
	In witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed the seal 
of our Court at office this 5th day 
of October 1854.
	[signature] John H. O'neal, Clerk

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And the said Nathan Chaffin makes 
oath that he was present at the 
time of the mariage [marriage] of the said 
Ezekiel Billington and Esther his 
wife were maried [married], that they were 
maried [married] in Bedford County Tennessee 
on or about the [blank space] day of [blank space] 
1829. by William Norville Esqr a 
Justice of the peace in and for 
said County duly authorized to 
solomnize [solemnize] the rules of matrimony 
that they the said Ezekiel & Es
ther [Esther], lived together until the 
said Ezekiel Died, that they 
the said Chaffin and White can
not present when the said 
Ezekiel died but the fact was 
never contradicted and they swear 
upon reputation that they 
have no doubt but that he 
the said Ezekiel Billington is dead 
and that he died as was at the 
time stated and believed in 
Marshall county Tennessee 
on the day of September 1848.
	They further swear that 
the said Esther Billington who 
now applies for a pension 
was the wife of the said Eze
kiel [Ezekiel] Billington who was a 
pensioner as before stated 
Sworn & subscribed 			[signature] Nathan Chaffin
in Open Court this 			[signature] Augustus H. White
October 2nd 1854
[signature] John H. O'neal, Clk

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State of Tennessee § County Court
Bedford County § For said county October term 1853
	I John H O'neal Clerk of the County court 
for said County do hereby certify that 
satisfactory evidence was this day 
produced by the Depositions of Nathan 
Chaffin & August H White witness of 
of [sic] probity and truth and who stated 
that they were wholy [wholly] disinterested in 
the application of Esther Billington, 
for a pension, that Esther Billing 
ton [Billington] who is now applying for a pension 
is the widow of Ezekiel Billington 
Deceased who was a Revolutionary 
Pensioner, of the united States, -- that 
they were maried [married] in Bedford County 
Tennessee, on or about the day of 5th of 
November 1829 by William Norville Esqr 
a Justice of the peace, in and for said 
County and that the said Ezekiel 
Billington Died in Marshall county 
Tennessee, on or about the 29th Sept 1848 
And that the said Esther Billington 
has not since the death of her said 
husband Ezekiel Billington again 
maried [married], -- All of which facts are 
ordered by the court to be certified 
And I do further certify that I have care
fully [carefully] examined the records of my office for 
the mariage [marriage] licence [license] of the said Ezekiel & Esther 
Billington, and I cannot find them
	In testimony whereof I have here
unto [hereunto] set my hand and seal of 
the said court this Oct 3rd 1854

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BRIEF IN THE CASE OF Mrs. Esther Bilington [Billington] widow of Ezekiel
Bedford County and State of Tennessee
act of February 3, 1853

CLAIM, (["original," or "for increase." crossed out]) Allowed $53 33/100 per annum to 
	commence February 3 - 1853


PROOF EXHIBITED, ["(if original.) crossed out]
	Documentary & parol
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Marriage proved by four credible witnesses
Death of pensioner shewn by auditor 
report
Identity shewn by four credible witnesses

(If for increase.)
	Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Husband a pensioner under act of 1832 
at $53 33/100 per annum and paid to 26 Sept. 
1848 time of his death
	Papers duly attested


Name and residence of Agent
	J. F. Watson Esqr.
		Centre Point P.O.
		Monroe Co
		N.Y.
				Examining Clerk
				J L Gray

Page 41

Brief in the case of Esther Billington
Bedford County and State of Tennessee
act 3 February 1853

Claim, ["("original," or "for increase.") crossed out]

Proof exhibited, (if original).

Is it documentary, traditionary, or support by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Duplicate certificate -- issued in lieu of 
one dated 18 Oct 1854, which has been 
lost, or destroyed


(If for increase.)
	Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

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Payment to be made at Nashville,
~~~~ by
Joel M. Smith
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the 
Agency of 
Tennessee
Payable on the 4th September and 4th 
March
}
}
}
}
Recorded in the Pension Office on the 
Roll of Pensioners under act February 
3d, 1853, Page 180., Vol. A.__

[signature] W. R. Wilson. Clerk
[flourish]

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["Cancelled Cancelled" perpendicular across center]

Department of the Interior.
WIDOW'S PENSION.

	I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of Feb=
ruary [February] 3, 1853, ~~~ Esther Billington, ~~~
{	{	{
{	{	{
widow of ~~ Ezekiel Billington, Deceases, -- 
who was a ~~ Private ~~ in the revolutionary war, 
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Fifty=three
dollars and Thirty=three cents per annum, commencing on the 
3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again 
marry: in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such 
marriage.

	Given at the Department of the Interior, 
this Eighteenth day of October, 
one thousand eight hundred and fifty=four._
	[signature] Geo C Whiting
	Act'g. Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and Countersigned.
	[signature] S P Waldo
	Commissioner of Pensions.

This pension certificate sent to N.Y. should have 
been sent to Ky-- a duplicate has been issued

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State of Tennessee §
Bedford County § County court for
said County. October Term 1854

	On this 2nd day of October AD 1854 
Personally appeared in Open Court 
Esther Billington aged sixty seven 
years who being duly sworn accor
ding [according] to law makes oath, that she 
is the widow of Ezekiel Bilington [Billington] 
who was a revolutionary soldier 
who as such soldier drew a 
pension from the united states, 
at its agency in Nashville, 
That she and her said husband Ezeki
el [Ezekiel] Bilington [Billington] were maried [married] in Bed
ford [Bedford] County Tennessee, on the 5th day 
of November 1829 by William Norville 
Esqr a Justice of the Peace in and for 
said County duly authorized to sol
omnize [solomnize] [solemnize] the rights of Matrimony. 
That they lived together as man and 
wife until the time of his death 
which occurred in Marshall county 
Tennessee, on the 29th September 1848. 
That her said husband Ezekiel Bil
ington [Bilington] [Billington] is the identical person 
who was a Pensioner, of the un
ited [united] States, that the Pension cer
tificate [certificate] of her said husband was 
sent to the Pension agent at Nash
ville [Nashville] Tennessee after the death of 
her said husband, that since the 
death of her said Husband Ezekiel 
Billington she has never maried [married]

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and is still a widow   and makes, 
this application to obtain the Ben
efits [Benefits] of the Act of congress mak-
king [making] provision for the widows of 
Revolutionary soldiers she further 
swears that she has no record Evidence of her said mariage [marriage], 
Sworn and subscribed 
in Open Court this 		[signature] Esther Billington
2nd day of October
1854.  [signature] John H. Oneal, CK


State of Tennessee  County Court for
Bedford County  said County
	October Term A D 1854.
On this day personally appear
ed [appeared] in Open Court it being a 
Court of Record, Nathan Chaf
in [Chafin] and Augustus H White, Witnesses 
of Probity and truth and who 
after being duly Sworn accor
ding [according] to law, Depose and say that 
that [sic] they were personally a 
cquainted [acquainted] with Esther Billing
ton [Billington] the widow of Ezekiel Bill
ington [Billington] Deceased, -- that they both 
["knows" crossed out] understood the fact that he was a 
Revolutionary Pensioner of 
the united states, and the 
said Esther is the widow of 
the said Ezekiel Billington, 
who was the pensioner aforesaid,

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State of Tennessee § This day person
Bedford County § ally [personally] appeared before
Mr George W Ruth an acting Justice 
of the peace in and for said coun
ty [county] Charles M Nowell and W. B. 
Norville, and made oath that they 
are the Nephews of William Nor
ville [Norville] Esqr (the person who it is 
alleged maried [married] the said Ezekiel 
Billington & Esther Billington,) 
That he was a Justice of the 
peace in and for said county 
in 1829. & 1830. That he is now 
dead, that he died of chol
era [cholera] in 1833.
Sworn & subscribed 
before me this 3rd day 
of October 1854.
		[signature] C N Nowell
		[signature] W B Nowell
[signature] Geo W Ruth  [hand drawn seal]

State of Tennessee 
Bedford County 
	I John H Oneal clerk 
of the County court 
in and for said County hereby certify that 
George W Ruth Esqr whose genuine sig
nature [signature] in the foregoing affidavit at
tached [attached] is now and was at the time 
of signing it an acting Justice of 
the peace in and for said County 
duly commissioned & sworn 
	In witness whereof I have 
	hereunto set my hand & affixed 
	the seal of office [office] this October 3rd 1854
	[signature] John H. O'neal, Clk

Page 47

the fact that Ezekiel Billington 
the husband, of Esther Billington 
who now applies for a pension 
was a pensioner of the united 
States, that since the death of 
her said husband she has not 
again inter maried [married] -- but is still 
a widow --
		[signature] G R May
Sworn to and subscribed 
before me this 4th day 
of October 1854.
[signature] Geo W Ruth J Peace [hand drawn seal]

State of Tennessee § I John H Oneal 
Bedford County § clk of the County 
Court in and for said county do here 
by [hereby] certify that George W Ruth whose 
signature appears to the foregoing 
is now and was at the time 
of signing the same an acting 
Justice of the peace in and for 
said County And that the sig
nature [signature] purporting to be his is 
genuine
	In witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal 
of my office this October 
the 5th 1854.
	[signature] John H. O'neal, Clk

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State of Tennessee  This day person
Bedford County  ally [personally] appeared 
Before me George W Ruth an acting 
Justice of the peace in and for said 
county George R May Esqr, a person 
of probity and truth and entitled 
a full faith and credit and who 
deposes and says, that he is wholy [wholly] 
disinterested in the aplication [application] of Esther 
Billington who was the wife of Eze
kiel [Ezekiel] Billington Deceased -- in her ap
plication [application] for a pension -- He further 
states that knows the fact that Eze
kiel [Ezekiel] Billington who was a Rev
olutionary [Revolutionary] pensioner, of the united 
States was maried [married] to Esther Billing
ton [Billington] his wife in Bedford County 
Tennessee on or about the 5 day 
of November 1829. That the said 
Ezekiel Billington & Esther his wife 
lived on a farm adjoining the 
lands of Deponent in Marshall 
County at the time of his mariage [marriage] 
in Bedford -- and that he brought 
his wife to his house immedi
ately [immediately] after their mariage [marriage and 
that they continued to live to 
gether [together] in Marshall county 
Tennessee until the time of his 
death which occured [occurred] in Marshall 
County on the 29th day of Septem
ber [September] 1848. that Deponent was 
present at the Burial of the 
said Ezekiel Billington -- He 
further states that he knows

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the fact that Ezekiel Billington 
the husband, of Esther Billington 
who now applies for a pension 
was a pensioner of the united 
States, that since the death of 
her said husband she has not 
again inter maried [married] -- but is still 
a widow --
		[signature] G R May
Sworn to and subscribed 
before me this 4th day 
of October 1854.
[signature] Geo W Ruth J Peace [hand drawn seal]

State of Tennessee § I John H Oneal 
Bedford County § clk of the County 
Court in and for said county do here 
by [hereby] certify that George W Ruth whose 
signature appears to the foregoing 
is now and was at the time 
of signing the same an acting 
Justice of the peace in and for 
said County And that the sig
nature [signature] purporting to be his is 
genuine
	In witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal 
of my office this October 
the 5th 1854.
	[signature] John H. O'neal, Clk

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State of Tennessee § On this 4th day of Octo-
Bedford County § ber [October] 1854. personally 
appeared before me Noble L Majors an 
acting Justice of the peace in and for 
said County Robert Clark and Mary 
Clark and made oath in due form of 
law that they are well acquainted 
with Esther Billington who is now apply
ing [applying] for a pension, as the widow of 
Ezekiel Billington, Deceased, they state 
that they were both present at the 
mariage [marriage] of the said Ezekiel Billing
ton [Billington], and Esther, his wife, that they 
were maried [married] at the house of Depo-
nent [Deponent] Robert Clark, by William Nor
ville [Norville] Esqr a Justice of the peace in 
and for said County on or about the 
Fifty day of November 1829 that they the 
Said Ezekiel Billington & wife lived 
together as man and wife until 
the reported death of Ezekiel Bil
lington [Billington], which occured [occurred] in Marshall 
County Tennessee on or about the 
29th day of September 1848. that they were 
not present at the death or burial 
of Ezekiel Billington but the fact 
that he was dead was never con
tradicted [contradicted] but admitted, by every 
body [everybody] and his Estate was admin 
istered [administered] by his son, they fur 
ther [further] state that the said Ezekiel 
was a revolutionary pension
er [pensioner], and that the said Esther who 
now applies for a pension is 
The Widow of the said Ezekiel Bil

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ington [Billington], Deceased, that after the death 
of her said husband Ezekiel Billing
ton [Billington] she never again maried [married] but 
is now his widow,
	[signature] Robert Clark
	[signature] Mary Clark

Sworn and Subscribed 
before me this 4th day 
of October 1854. And I do further 
certify that the said Robert and 
Mary Clark are both persons of 
probity and truth and entitled to 
full faith and credit
	[signature] N L Majors JP

State of Tennessee § I John H Oneal Clerk 
Bedford County § of the County court 
in and for said County do hereby certify 
that Nobel L Majors whose signature ap
pears [appears] to the foregoing Certificate is now 
and was at the time of so doing an acting 
Justice of the peace in and for said 
County. And that the signature 
purporting to be his is genuine
	In witness whereof 
I have hereto set my 
hand and affixed the 
seal of office this 5th 
day of October 1854
	[signature] John H. O'neal, clk

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Nov. 28.

retr Case from 
Tennessee

[perpendicular]
Shelbyville Ten			Free
	Nov 14

Hon'ble Lewis Cass Secretary
	at War ----------
		Washington City
			D. Columbia

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Box 183	Twin Falls Idaho	1/2 1912
Commissioner of Pensions
	Washington D.C.
Please give me the Revolutionary war record 
of Ezekiel Billington who resided in 
Johnson Co. N. C. after the war and died 
in Tenn.

		Respt,
		[signature] H. T. Billington

it is W8365
of NJ

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[illegible]
Revo.						April 20, 1921.
		SAN RAFAEL
			CALIFORNIA
To the Pension Office
	Washington
		D. C.
Dear Sir:--
	On p. 128 of the American Historical 
Magazine (Vol. III No. 2) the name of 
Ezekiel Billington is given on a list, 
by Counties, of Tennessee of a "Census 
of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Mil-
itary [Military] Services" &c &C -- He is there giv-
en [given] as a resident of Marshall Co. Tenn. 
aged 82 years -- as living, 1 June 1840.
	Can your office furnish me with details 
of his pension?
	Very truly yours
		[signature] Emma C. Angellotti
		(Mrs. F. M. Angellotti.)
			San Rafael
				California.

[circular stamp at lower left "U.S. PENSION OFFICE. APR 29 1921"]

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		Decatur, Illinois
		June 21, 1930.

Mr. E. W. Morgan,
Washington, D.C.
	Dear Sir,
	Will you please send me a copy 
of the Revolutionary War record 
under pension claim W. 8365 
of Ezekiel Billington, and also 
of Robert Walker as found 
under pension claim S. 3444.
	I am also trying to trace 
a branch of the Young family. 
Two brothers, John and James 
Young came to Illinois, Wayne 
County, from Kentucky about 1818. 
The father of these men, perhaps 
the men themselves were in 
the Revolution. It is the family 
of John Young that I wish to

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trace, and his sone Andrew Jackson 
Young served in the civil War. 
Any information you may be able 
to give me will be most 
greatly appreciated.
	Most sincerely,
	[signature] (Mrs.) R. Wayne Gill
	404 N. Oakland St.
	Decatur, Ill.

[oval stamp at lower left "DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JUN 24 1930"]

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		Decatur, Illinois
		Nov, 10, 1932.
[upside down oval stamp, partially illegible, "BUREAU OF PENSIONS NOV 11 1932"]
Mr. E. W. Morgan,
Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
	Dear Sir,
		My family is tracing the history 
of Ezekiel Billington for the purpose of 
joining D.A.R. and I have two cousins 
in Tennessee who would like very much 
to procure a record of his services. The 
Revolutionary War pension claim of Ezekiel 
Billington is referred to as, W. 8365 
and the addresses of my cousins follow:
Dr. Wallace Billington,	Mrs. Frank Craig,
2400 Garland ave.		Franklin,
Nashville, Tenn.		Tenn.

	I would appreciate it greatly if you 
would send them each a copy of our 
ancestors war record.
	Most sincerely,
	[signature] Mrs. R. W. Gill,
	402 North Oakland,
	Decatur, Ill.

[two arrows pointing to "Dr. Wallace Billington" and "Mrs. Frank Craig"]

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information [obscured] d in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion [pension] on [obscured] eau.

[column headings: Dates of enlistment or appointment. Length of service. Rank. Officers under whom service was rendered. Captain. Colonel. State.]
Spring 1776. [left blank]. Prt. Thomas Seglar. Joseph Allen. N.J.
_____. _____. _____. Bill Camp. _____. _____.
_____. _____. _____. _____. _____. _____.
_____. Dec 1776. in sk. with British near Newark
_____. when ^he was taken prisoner and kept as such till June or July 1777.
_____. he enlisted in British Army from which he deserted
	and joined as a Prt. Capt. Fields co. of Inf.
	in Genl Greene's army -- and served about 12 mos. [initialed] AW
[initialed] AW
Battles engaged in, Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Newark N.J.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 16, 1832 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Bedford, Co. Tenn since 1810
Age at date of application, b. Mch. 22 or 27, 1759 in Twp. of Newark N.J.
	Remarks: [illegible] Sept 29, 1848 in Marshall Co. Tenn.
Soldier married in Bedford Co. Tenn. Nov. 5, 1829 Esther
Sargent. She was allowed pension on an application 
executed Aug [illegible] 3 while a resident of Murfreesborough
Rutherford co Tenn aged 66 yrs. A son is referred to but 
no name is stated. Soldier also stated that he married 
in Johnson County in the month of Nov. 1785 name of wife is not
stated

	Very respectfully,

	Service could not have ended in 1780 if he were in 
	battle of Eutaw Sprgs. I omitted it for that reason.
					Commissioner.

1565b3m10-08

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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
ILL

			July 28, 1930.

Mrs. R. Waynne Gill
4040 North Oakland Street
Decatur, Illinois.

Dear Madam:

	You are advised that it appears from the papers in the 
Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8365, that Ezekiel Billington 
was born March 22 or 27, 1759, in the Township of Newark, New Jersey.

	While a resident of Newark, New Jersey, he enlisted in 
the spring of 1776 and served as a private at various times in Cap-
tain [Captain] Thomas Seglar's Company, Colonel Joseph Allens' New Jersey 
Regiment until some time in December, 1776, when he enlisted in 
Captain Bill Camp's Company, was in a skirmish with the British near 
Newark, was taken prisoner and held in the Old Sugar House in New York 
until some time in April, 1777, when he was removed to a British 
prison ship in New York harbor. Rather than remain in prison, 
soldier enlisted in the British army during June or July and was 
stationed on Staten Island. He was afterwards put on the man-o-war 
"Experiment," removed in two months to the "Badger" and transferred 
later to the transport, "William", went to Augusta, Georgia, from there
to Ninety-Six, South Carolina, where he deserted from the British 
army, joined General Green's Army, served twelve months in Captain 
Field's Company and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.

	At the expiration of his service, he lived in Cumberland 
County, North Carolina, and in Wake County, North Carolina, and 
moved to Johnson County, North Carolina, where, in November after he 
was twenty-six years old, he married, name of wife not given. In 
1810, he moved to Bedford County, Tennessee.

	He was allowed pension on his application executed August 
16, 1832, while a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.

	He died September 29, 1848, in Marshall County, Tennessee.

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	Soldier married November 5, 1829, in Bedford County, 
Tennessee, Esther Sargent. They moved to Marshall County, Tennessee.

	She was allowed pension on her application executed 
August 1, 1853, while a resident of Rutherford County, Tennessee, 
aged sixty-six years.

	A son is mentioned, name not shown.

		Very truly yours,

		E. W. MORGAN,
		Acting Commissioner.

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			June 11, 1930.

Miss Una Winters
Flora, Illinois.

Dear Madam:

	I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War 
pension claim, W. 8365, it appears that Ezekiel Billington was 
born March 22 or 27, 1759, in the Township of Newark, New Jersey.

	While a resident of Newark, New Jersey, he enlisted in 
the spring of 1776 and served as a private at various times in 
Captain Thomas Seglar's Company, Colonel Joseph Allen's New Jersey 
Regiment until some time in December 1776 when he enlisted in Captain 
Bill Camp's Company, was in a skirmish with the British near Newark, 
was taken prisoner and held in the Old Sugar House in New York until 
some time in April 1777 when he was removed to a British prison ship 
in New York harbor.

	Rather than remain in prison, soldier enlisted in the 
British army during June ["and" crossed out"] or July and was stationed on Staten Island. 
He was afterwards put on the man-o-war "Experiment", moved in two 
months to the "Badger" and later transferred to the transport 
"William", went to Augusta, Georgia, from there to Ninety-Six, South 
Carolina, where he deserted from the British army, joined General 
Greene's Army, served twelve months in Captain Field's Company and 
was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.

	At the expiration of his service, he lived in Cumberland 
County, North Carolina, and in Wake County, North Carolina, and moved 
to Johnson County, North Carolina, where in November after he was 
twenty-six years old, he married, name of wife not given. In 1810, 
he moved to Bedford County, Tennessee.

	He was allowed pension on his application executed August 
16, 1832, while a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.

	He died September 29, 1848, in Marshall County, Tennessee.

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	Soldier married November 5, 1829, in Bedford County, 
Tennessee, Esther Sargent. They moved to Marshall County, Tennessee.

	She was allowed pension on her application executed 
August 1, 1853, while a resident of Rutherford County, Tennessee, 
aged sixty-six years.

	A son is mentioned, name not shown.

		Very truly yours,

		E.W.MORGAN,
		Acting Commissioner.

[hand written]
See letter -- Robert Walker, S. 3444,
	-Same date-

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			November 16, 1932.

Dr. Wallace Billington			BA-J/ILL
2400 Garland Avenue			Ezekiel Billington
Nashville				W. 8365
Tennessee.

Dear Sir:

	In accordance with the request of Mrs. R. W. Gill of 
Decatur, Illinois, you are furnished the record of your Revol-
lutionary [Revolutionary] War ancestor, Ezekiel Billington. The data are 
obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 8365, 
based upon his service in that war.

	Ezekiel Billington was born March 22 or 27, 1759, in the 
Township of Newark, New Jersey.

	While a resident of Newark, New Jersey, he enlisted in the 
spring of 1776 and served a [sic] private at various times in Captain 
Thomas Seglar's Company, Colonel Joseph Allen's New Jersey Regiment 
until some time in December, 1776, when he enlisted in Captain Bill 
Camp's Company, was in a skirmish with the British near Newark, was 
taken prisoner and held in the Old Sugar House in New York until 
some time in April, 1777, when he was removed to a British prison 
ship in New Your harbor. Rather than remain in prison, the soldier 
enlisted in the British army during June or July and was stationed 
on Staten Island. He was afterwards put on the man-o-war "Experiment", 
removed in two months to the "Badger" and transferred later to the 
transport "William", went to Augusta, Georgia, from there to Ninety-
Six, South Carolina, where he deserted from the British army, joined 
General Greene's Army, served twelve months in Captain Field's 
Company and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.

	At the expiration of his service, he lived in Cumberland 
County, North Carlina, and in Wake County, North Carolina, and moved 
to Johnson County, North Carolina, where, in November after he was 
twenty-six years old, he married; the name of the wife is not given. 
In 1810, he moved to Bedford County Tennessee.

	He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16,

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1832, while a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.

	The soldier died September 29, 1848, in Marshall County, 
Tennessee.

	Ezekiel Billington married on November 5, 1829, in Bedford 
County, Tennessee, Esther Sargent. They moved to Marshall County, 
Tennessee.

	His widow, Esther Billington, was allowed pension on her 
application executed August 1, 1853, while a resident of Rutherford 
County, Tennessee, aged sixty-six years.

	A son is mentioned, his name not shown.

		Very truly yours,

		A. D. HILLER,
		Assistant to Administrator.