Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38589, John Button, R.I.

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R.I.     Button, John      S. 38589

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John Button of Hopkinton in the state of Rhode Island who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greene of teh Rhode Island line, for the term of three years 
Inscribed on the roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of July 1819 and sent to Geo: Thurston P.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 [illegible]
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819
$108:64
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
confirmed

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On this 18th day of July, 1818, before me this Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Canon Iles for the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island personally appears John Button aged 64 years or there abouts Resident of the Town of Hopkinton in the County & state afforsaid who being by me duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath - make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of congress entitled in order to provide for certain persons engaged in the law  of Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that be the said John Button contested in in the service of the United States or under the continental establishment in the year 1776 (in the state of Rhode Island)  in the company commanded by Capn Flag of the continential or United Sates infantry that he contained

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The same day & date within mentioned previously came before me Samuel Button of Hopkinton of lawful age and was duly sworn to the following fact that he the said Samuel Button was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War for the term of six years and that he is well knowing to the service rendered by John Button in the Revolutionary War that the said John Button did enlist in said service and serve as within state and that he the said Samuel Button was in the Continental Line and that the said John Button was in the Rhode Island line and the Regiment that John Button belonged to joined our regiment of Morristown and was commanded by Gen Green, and that he the said John Button served his time out faithfully and was honourably discharged from the service and that he the said Samuel has formerly seen the said JOhn Button discharged while discharge was bourne with his the said Samuel discharge of the same time in our fathers house many years prior

Samuel Button

Sworn as to above stated before  Samuel Peekham 
Judge of the C:G: Pleas

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I Samuel Peckham one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island as aforsaid do Certify that in appear to my satisfaction that the said John Button did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and am further satisfied that the said John Button is a very old man and stand in need of support from his county and that his wife is now a Town Paper in the Town of Hopkinton and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony when and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the details of the aforemntioned act of Congress
 Washington
Hopkinton July 18th, 1818 Samuel Peckham Judge
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington County 
I certify that the Humble Samuel Peckham Esq whose signature is hereto affixed is a Justice of the court of Commons

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R. J. Button, John 
S 28589

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[handwritten] John Button
12.306
Capt 1829
Cont
Gen Thirston, Geo Hopkinton, R. I.
Certified 1829
Composed

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State of Rhode-Island & Providence-Plantations.
Washington, sc - Court of Common Please, special Term A.D. 1820
On this fifth day of July 1820, personally apppeared in open Court, being a Court of Record within and for the County of Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island, &c.
John Button aged Sixty Two years residing in the Town of Hopkinton in said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declear, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that he enlisted into the continential Army for three years in the regiment commanded by Col Chrotopher Greene and the company Capt Flagg afterwards as major Flagg. that he served his time out and was honorably discharged adn was in teh battle of Red Bank fort
That he made a previous declaration on the eighteenth day of July 1818 and that has received a certificate for a Pension being No. 12386 - And in pursuance of the Act of Congress, passed May 1st, 1820, 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 whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions 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 Revolutionary 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed 
his
John Mutton mark
A schedule of property and income, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of John Button has six old chairs, old axp/ old table that is all his property he is sixty two years of age that his family consists of himself and wife who is recording to teh best of his knowledge fifty years of age and in the state of insanity and previous to his receiving a pension was wholly supported by the Town of Hopkinton that in Consequence of the infirmity of hiw wife both of body and mind has for years since entirely broken up house keeping being unable to support his family that his only profession is a day labourer and should the pension be withdrawn from him he will be unable to support his wife and self without public or private charity being totally desitute of any kind of property otherwise than above stated
sworn to and declared on the fifth day of July 1820 before court
Wm Sam Helme [illegible] of Court
Washington, sc. Clerk's office of the court of common pleas. . D. 1820
I Samuel Helme clerk of the court of common please, for the county of washington, in the state of Rhode-Island, &c. do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Scedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is One [illegible] Dollars, and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Sixth Day of July 1820
Sam Helme Clerk of said Court.

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Rev. and 1812 Ware Section
January 29, 1924
Mrs. O. B. Lewis
61 South St. Albane St.,
St. Paul, Minn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revoluntionary War pension claim S. 38589 it appears that John Button while a resident of Hopkinton, Wash-ington County, Rhode Island elsited in 1776 and Serv-ed three years as a private in Captain Flagg's Com-pany, Colonel Christopher Green's Rhode Island Regi-ment: was at the battle of Red Bank.

He was allowed pension on his application exe-cuted July 18, 1818 while living in Hopkinton, Rhode Island aged between sixty-two years and sixty-four years.

In 1820 he referred to his wife aged fifty years; her name not stated. no reference is made to children. Soldier had a brother Samuel in the Revolution. Soldier died February 28, 1837. (From A.B.)
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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38589 1924 Jan. 29- Hist to Mrs. O. B. Lewis MMNF

INVALID
Revy
File No. 38589
John Button
Private Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

Index:-Vol. 3, Page 68

Arrangement of 1870

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John Button
(Testimony)
Examine the R[Illegible]

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Saml Button
Col Stam Regmt commt
Damrl  Compy
April 1780 - War in room of North Plumb
John Button- Gison Rhd Is Regmt
Flaggs Co
March 17-war
James Philps-Greens Regmt
[illegible] Co July 77 [illegible]

Those name are not put  as proof of service but to show that said [illegible] are
on the Rolls that they may be judged here after

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Came before me one of the [Illegible] of the [Illegible] for the Town of Hopkinton in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island.  George Thurston Esquire of Hopkinton in the said county of Washington of aged about twenty six years and on oath saith he has been acquainted and lived in the same town and Neighbors to John Button, Samuel Button and James Phillips and their Family as they all belong to Hopkinton and Been well acquainted with them from their youth upon to this time and that he was knowing to the said John Button, Samuel Button, James Phillips all of Hopkinton Enlisting into the army in the Revolutionary war and that the said John, Samuel and James was- absent from home for years and further remembers of them coming out of the army towards as at the close of the war, and that they was clad in the United States Clothing, remembering the trimmings Buttons of that was on their clothes, this town of Hopkinton being located within one mile of the Connecticut Line they enlisted under officers of the Revolution that lived in that state/ apart or all of them/ and further that he was active in anything to raise troops for the army was concerned in flags when we was [Illegible] of to raise each flag a man and that he served many towns in the Malitia [sic] as a Captain and that the said John, Samual, and James was not in the Malitia [sic] as has been insisted on some of them [Illegible] Returned, but that they were enlisted solders in the Revolutionary War and on the Continental Establishment, as I [Illegible] as they was a long time from home-further that they are very Poor and very Ignorant, cannot remember so particular as to the service Rendered as many do, the Officers and soldiers whom they served with and many of them Died, and others Emigrated to the Western

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which
Country [caret which] makes it almost impossable for them in their
helpless situation to make the proof required-- John Button
and James Phillips' application I undrstand is now before
the Secretary of the War Department, Samuel Buttons
Application has been returned, with the insertion that
he perform Militia duty only which must be a
mistake, and from my knowing & being well acquainted 
with the various kinds of Service Rendered by officer and
Soldier at that time as Respects Militia, State Servise
and Continental Service, the said John Samuel & James
did enlist into the Regular Army of the United States
and was absent for a long time and I have not the
least Doubt, on the Continental Establishment, and I
do recommend them to His Honour the Secretary of
the War Department fair Claiments coming strictly
within the meaning of the Act of Congress of the 18th 
day of March AD 1818. making Provision for the 
officrs & Soldiers of the Revolutionary War, who
are in Indigent Circumstances -
Personally appeared the sub[unintelligible] George Thurston [signature]
Gnl George Thuston on the 2d Day of February AD 1819
and made solom oath of [crossed out] to the above & within
[unintelligible]oughing  wrigting or Deposition
Randall Wells Just Peace

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No 4
Additional Proof
as to service of
John Button of
Hopkinton, Washing
ton County
Rhode Island
(illegible)

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Hopkinton RI                      Free
Sept 16 


Hon'l J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War Department
City Washington

Add'l Proof

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Hopkinton, R. I. Sept 18 1818
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Sir enclosed is Perry Edwards deposition
in favor of John Button for Revolutionary Claims
which was omitted when his application and [crossed out]
other evidence was forwarded, in case his application
& c. has been examined,

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[written vertically on page]
Hopkinton, R. I. 
Aug 9
War Department
City of Washington

R. I. 72
Recd 14 Augt 1820

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Hopkinton R. I. Aug 9th 1820

Dear Sir
Under cover is the testimony of
[illegible] Wm. Wilbur, Geo. Thurston, Jeremiah Thurston 
and Joseph [illegible], who all testify to the [illegible]
Circumstances of Saml. Button, John Button
Perry Edwards & James Phillips all of
Hopkinton, Revolutionary Pensioners and
applicants.
Geo. Thurston Jus. P

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John Button
Col. Greens Regmt
Capt. Flaggs Compy
March 7, 1777-war
March 18 1720 Dischd

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on the 25th Day of July AD 1818 parsonly [personally] appeared before me
Parry Edwards of Hopkinton in the County of 
Washington State of Rhode Island and of lawful age and
certified to the following facts on his oath that he the
said Parry Edwards was in the Service of the United States in
in the Revolutionary war for the term of six years and that
he is well knowing to the Service Rendered by John
Button in the Revoutionary War that the said John Button
enlissted [enlisted] in the Service of the United States or under
the Continental esstablishment [establishment] in the year 1777 in the
State of Rhode Island in the Company commanded by 
Capt. Flag of the Continental or United States
infantry.  That he continued to searve [serve] in said
Corps or in the service of the United States for the
tearm [term] of three years succesively [successively] when he was
Honorably Discharged.
Parry Edwards [signature]
Samuel Peckham Judge C. C. Pleas

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61 So. St. Albans St., St. Paul, Minn.
Dec. 27, 1923

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Dear Sir,
My great, great, great, grand
father John Button gave service
in the Revolutionary War and
the Records say he drew a
pension.  He was of Hopkin-
ton, Washington Co., Rhode 
Island.
I am very anxious to find
out all about him - the 
name of his father and
mother and brothers and

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sisters.  When and where
John was born and died
and if he was in any
battles.  I'd also like
his list of children with 
the dates of their births
and anything else about
his family.  Will you please
give me all that he gave
in his application for pension
I shall appreciate your help
very much, for it is most
important to me.  Yours truly
Mrs. O. B. Lewis