Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5803, for Zacharia James Keaton, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Keaton, Zacharia James
R. 5803
CONTENTS
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Zachariah I. Keaton Tennessee
Suspended
See let: 14 th Aug t 1841 R. M. Burton,
5803
Act 7 June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5803 ser
P. O.
Richard D. Weston Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: REJECTED _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ 1 _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

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Jac. Wilson Pension Claim
Honk. John Bell
Secretary of War Washington City
Warren Office. New York Jan.

Lebanon August 2 1841.
Honbl. John Bell
Dr Sir
Inclosed I send you the Declaration of Zachariah Keyton for a pension the papers have been prepared for a long time and where mislaid and I have not been able to lay my hands on them until to day I know the applicant well and it is probable you may recollect him he lives above Stokesville and I have no doubt but that his application is very meritorious his mind is much impaired and his recollection almost gone from the effects of old age and consequently he has not been able to state his case with as much particularity as might be desired. but the proper allowance will doubtless be made by the Department. I would have submitted the papers to the care of Genl. Carchuths but I apprehend he would leave Washington before they would arrive he is acquainted with the old soldier and could give some additional evidence if any is required of the justice of the applicants claim
Respectfully
Robert M. Burton

30. 456
Zachariah I. Keaton Tennipee

State of Tennessee Wilson County S.S.
On this 8 th day of December 1840. personally appeared in open court, in the County Court of Wilson County in the State of Tennessee, the said court being a court of record, Zacharia James Keaton, a resident of said Wilson County and State of Tennessee, aged Eighty six years on the 4 th day of April last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the latter part of the year 1777 or early in 1778, with Captain Davis at the barracks a few miles above Charlottesville, that his enlistment was for the term of three years, but served three years, seven months and some days more, before he was discharged, never having been enlisted before; that he served in the Continental Line of Virginia, the regiment in which he served, he cannot remember; neither can he remember the names of the field officers under whom he served. His Captain was Davis, with whom he enlisted. His Christian name he cannot remember. He served in his company about eighteen months, he was then attached to Captain Morgan's Company, his given or Christian name he does not remember. After serving with Morgan's company a few months, he was attached Captain Miller's Company in which he served the balance of the time. At the time of declarant's enlistment, he lived in Albemarle County State of Virginia. Shortly after declarant's enlistment he together with

The Company to which he belonged, was ordered to the south, but the particular point of destination he does not remember; on the march a large number of British prisoners were met, who were said to be Burgoin's men; he states his Company was then turned back and marched to Albemarle Court House, where he remained guarding said prisoners, until ordered to Yorktown. When he started to Yorktown, he was attached to Capt. Miller's Company as above stated. While on the march to Yorktown the news reached the troops to which declarant belonged, of the surrender of Cornwallis, whereupon he was ordered back to Charlottesville, where he was discharged after peace was made, having served the term above stated. Declarant received a written discharge from Capt. Miller, or his name may have been Mills, he cannot state positively which was his name. He kept his discharge for many years, when it was placed in the hands of Robert M. Benton Esq. of Sebaston Wilson County, Tennessee, much worn and defaced, in order to procure a pension. He informed declarant he had sent it to the War Department, but for some cause, unknown to declarant he failed to obtain a pension. Declarant has not seen his discharge since. After declarant's discharge, he removed to Henry County Virginia, and after he settled there said County was divided and a new county established, called Patrick in which county declarant still and continued to reside there until he removed to Wilson County Tennessee, where he resided ever since, being

now twenty six years. Declarant further states that he has never received any pay for his services either in land or money. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency, in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Zachariah James his Teaton mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I Josiah McLean Clerk of the County Court of Wilson County State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zachariah James Teaton for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11th day of November 1845.

State of Tennessee I here by certify that I have been into DeKalb county - ately acquainted with Zachariah I. Haa for twenty five years that I served in in the creek war with him and that during that servitude I repeatedly heard him speak of his serving as a regular privet soldier in the revolution war and have heard him speak of it frequently since I have heard him & Robert Barnett a soldier of the revolutionary war talk at different times of their services in said war and from every circumstance I do not doubt his being a soldier of that war given under my hand and seal 30 th day of Sept 1840 Richard D. Harrison
State of Tennessee DeKalb county This day personally appeared before me Richard Harrison and made oath that and subscribed the same that the above facts were correct and true Given under my hand and seal this 30 th day of Sept 1840 Joseph T. Gurney JP for DeKalb county
State of Tennessee Wilson County I do hereby certify that I have been intimately acquainted with Zachariah I. Newton for some twenty four or five years that I served in the Creek war with him, & that during that servitude I frequently heard him speak of his services in the Revolutionary war & have often heard him speak of the same from that time up to the present, and that, he has been generally reputed & believed to be such; I my self have no doubt of that fact; given under my hand 12 th day of Sept 1840. -
Sam l H. Porterfield Col Comd 57 th Regt State of Tennessee Wilson County This day personally appeared before me Woodson Webb an acting Justice of the peace for said County; Col. Sam l H. Porterfield, who has subscribed to the foregoing Certificate, and the was duly sworn to the facts, as therein stated, given under my hand & seal the 12 th day of Sept. 1840. - Woodson Webb (J.P.) Justice of the peace for said County