Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15690, James Urton, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Winton, James.
8.15690
Carded
CONTENTS

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15690
INVALID.
File No. 15690
James Norton
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870.]

26658 Kentucky
James Norton of Jefferson Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hancock of the 1st. Regt. commanded by Genl. West in the Virginia line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars & 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of April 1834 and Hon. D. H. Pope Secy
Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 10.00 $70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 30

State of Kentucky Jefferson Co Ky
88
On this 17th day of February 1834 personally appeared before me Bramwell Cowan a Justice of the peace in and for Jefferson County James Norton aged 82 years who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath, made the following declaration in relation to all and the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.
This declarant states that he was living in Loudon County State of Pennsylvania when he entered the service of the United States and knew as here stated that in the month of Sept 1777 a draft was made in said County of Loudon when he the said James Norton was drafted for a term of six months and was mustered at Lancaster in Loudon County and under the command of Capt Simon Hancock and Major George Pest were marched from said place of muster across Schuylkill Ferry on the Schuylkill River thence to Frenchtown thence to New Jersey thence to Red Bank thence to Red Bank on the Schuylkill River thence to a Mile above New Jersey thence from Philadelphia when he states he was stationed till his time of service expired when he was honorably discharged by his said Capt Simon Hancock in the month of March in the year of 1778.
He further states that in the month of July in the year of 1779 that he was again drafted into the service of the United States for a term of three months and was upon taking up the term of March he was appointed to the office of Post Master and was ordered to take two or three men with him to hunt up stores for the use of the army as at this time there was a large army in the country for the purpose of capturing Cornwallis and General Howe had to come at for such an army - he states that with the men allotted to him that he did go into various directions hunting stores and as directed would return them to the post of Red Bank in Loudon

County. where he states they were left until they were drawn to the army both slaughtering for the use of the army. He states that during his said three months that he was actively and faithfully employed in procuring them for the use of the army and in giving certificates of for the several persons. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no living witness by whom he can prove said service he hereby renounces his very claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension or roll of the agency of any state. He states that from old age and bodily infirmity that he cannot appear in open court to make his declaration.
Ramsey D. Dyer
Sworn and subscribed this 17. day of February 1834
William L. Brown J.P. 46
Answer to the Interrogatories but by the Magistrate I was born in Frederick County State of Virginia in the year of 1752. and I have a record of my age in my bible and when I was called into the service I was living in Loudoun County State of Va. and since the revolution was I have lived in Loudoun County State of Va. and since I have lived in Fries County Ky. where I now live and I was drafted both times into the service and on my first tour there were no regular officers and only irregular ones commanded by Major Peart. on my last tour there were no officers when I served as I was employed in the country preparing battle. and I was verbally discharged on both tours once by Capt. Simon Hancock and once by Capt. Cannon and I will state the names of John Groom and Hardfield Jones who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my service as a

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James Watson the [unclear] [unclear] [unclear]
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Can [unclear] allow a [unclear] unless [unclear] he show that he was [unclear] in his 2 o town.
Hon. P. H. Pope H.R.
The applicant's name is James Watson

Declarations of the institution
We John Grove & Stanfield Jones residing in the neighbourhood of James Norton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration say that we are well acquainted with him we believe him to be 80 years of age he is upright and beloved in his neighbourhood to be a man of morality and a pillar of the institution and we concur in the opinion of the neighbourhood
John Grove Stanfield Jones sworn and subscribed this 17th day of February 1834
Brammell Coombe, P. H.
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I Brammell Coombe a Justice of the peace in and for Suffolk County do hereby declare my opinion that after investigating the claim of James Norton in a case of a pension that he was a pillar of the institution and since as he has stated in his declaration it further appears to my satisfaction that John Grove & Stanfield Jones who have sworn to and subscribed the preceding certificate are persons residing in the neighbourhood of said applicant and they are credible persons and that when statement is made exact if under eighty there is no clergy residing in the immediate neighbourhood of said applicant and that from his age he is unable to appear in open court to make his declaration given under my hand this 17th day of February 1834
Brammell Coombe, P. H.

I Warden Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County do hereby certify that Francis Bonn before us here this declaration was made is & was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for Jefferson County, and one of the Judges of the Court for which I am Clerk and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 3 rd day of April 1834. In the 42 nd year of the Commonwealth Warden Pope