Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13973, for Joel Morton, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Morton, Joel
S. 13973
cardeed
CONTENTS

New York 27729
Doel Morton of Courtland in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lyman of the reg t commanded by Col Wells in the War line for 7 months
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 1 st April 1838 From 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept 1837. Age 60. Died 10 Sep 1838
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of October 1834 and sent to Hootchkins Virgil
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 534 $1.65 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 35 11.66 $93.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sarah Boyd Clerk, Book 52 Vol. 4 Page 45

14.476 Incl Morton Cuttlandt 6 th NYork
14.2 P.394
May 14. 33 S. Hotchkiss
S. Hotchkiss encl Virgil P. Poffie

BRIEF in the case of  Joel Newton  of Catlands Co in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     May In 1776 5 15 Private Capt Lyman   June 1777 2 15 " Capt White Col. Wells  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? W. H. Coly Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attested or v. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
* The deponent & witnesses disagree as to the time of service
Richard Butts Examining Clerk.

State of New York
Cortland County ss on this day of October personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Joel Minton a Resident of Virgil in the County of Cortland and State of New York aged Seventy seven years 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated he enlisted in 1776 and thinks in the month of May at Whately in the County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts under Capt Joseph Lyman & Lieut Brackman and Capt Woodbridge and served five & a half months did the service at Tienderaga General Gates Commanded and in the year 1777 he enlisted in as near as he can remember the fore part of June under Capt Salmon White and Col Wells at Whately aforesaid and served two and a half months did the service at Tienderaga also General Styler Commanded he has no documentary evidence and has no other testimony that he knows of that he can prove who can testify to his service

he hereby Relinquish s Every Claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pen- sion Roll of the agency of any State
and he further States that he served Seven months in the Revolutionary war

I was Born in Hatfield in the year 1785
There is a Record of my age in Hatfield Massachusetts where I was Born
I Enlisted Each time I went into Service
I do not Remember the names of any other Regular Officers Except Genl Gates the first and Genl Singleth the second year of Service Col Brims Commanded a Regiment on mount Hope two & a half miles from Scituate was discharged by Company Each time
I am known to Joseph Hart Esqr Col Jacob Hemanway Nathan Keaton Esqr & D. S. Allen Esqr Joseph Reynolds and Elder Williams & Powers
I have lived in in the town of Whately in the County of Hampshire State of Massachusetts when I was called into Service and Remained therefor about ten years after the war I then moved to Norwich in the State of New York and from there to Virgil in Cortland County in the State of New York where I have lived for the last eighteen years Joel Morton Sworn to this 2 nd day of Oct 1832 in open court before me Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk

Joel Morton 14470?
Witnesses prove 5 mo 2. mo.
Adm Ymofere $23.33

We William O Powers a clergyman residing in the Town of Virgil and Joseph Reynolds residing in the Town of Virgil do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joel Morton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be twenty seven years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day of Decr Aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss R. Clerk
William O Powers Joseph Reynolds
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 William O Powers who has signed the preceding certificate as a clergyman resides in the Town of Virgil and that Joseph Reynolds who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Virgil and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit
William Mallory } Judges of the Isaac D. Dickson } Court of Com Aaron Brown } Pleas
I Samuel Hotchkiss known Clerk of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joel Morton for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 nd day of October 1832
Samuel Hotchkiss R. Clerk

Reborn
13973 INVALID.
File No. 13,973
Joel Morton Rev. Boer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 265
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Simon
Revolutionary Claim
J. L. Edwards Commission of Mansions
Washington City
Sept 11 th 5 th Sept J. L. Morton
N.Y.

Dear Edward Ely
As I have inclosed the Certificate of Paul Morton according to your direction yours Respectfully
Truly 5th Sept 1834

Whately 7 th Aug 1832
I Asa Sanderson of Whately in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Joel Morton of Hartford in the county of Connecticut in the State of New York. That I enlisted into the Massachusetts Militia in the year 1835 and continued in the service five months. That Joel Morton above named entered the service at the same time and continued the term of five months, according to my best recollection. H. A. Sanderson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss, Aug 7 th 1832
Then personally appeared Asa Sanderson Subscribed to the above affidavit and having been carefully examined as to his knowledge and understanding of its contents made solemn oath that the same is true
Before me Chester Boardman Justice of the Peace

I Certify that asa Sanders who signed the within affidavit is a man whose statements is entitled to Credit
Chester Barrowell & Justin Pearce

Whately 7 th Aug. 1832
I Abel Scott of Whately in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, lawful age do hereby and say that I am well acquainted with Rev. Morton of Hartford in the County of Hartford in the State of New York that I was a Soldier in the Massachusetts militia in the company commanded by Salmon White, at Vienna during the period of two months and that the said Rev. Morton was in the same company with me the above named term of two months. Abel Scott
Commonwealth of Mass Franklin ss; August 7 th 1832
Then personally appeared Abel Scott, subscriber to the above affidavit and having been carefully examined as to his knowledge and understanding of its contents made solemn oath that the same is true
Before me
Charles Russell Justice of the Peace

I Certify that Abel Scott who signed the the within affidavit is a man whose State- ments is intitled to Credit
Charles Bardwell
Justice Peace

Rev. Joel Morton New York
Suspended advy Jan y 32
letter 21 Oct r 33
To E. Reynolds.

We the undersigned Inhabitants of Pigeon in the County of Cortland, do hereby certify that we have been Intimate- ly acquainted with Joel Morton a resident of the said town of Pigeon for several years past, and have frequent- ly heard the said Joel Morton say that he was a Sold- ier in the Revolutionary war, and have several heard him relate his services and sufferings and do verily believe him the said Joel Morton, from the acquaintance afforded to be of good moral character and of unimpeachable as to truth and veracity, and do not believe he would make any stateme- ments but what are strictly true and honest
Josiah Brown
Subscribed and sworn
Theodore E. Hall
before me this 29 th day of November 1832
Levi Moore
Hanson Burlingame
Joel Morton Justice
State of New York
Cortland County
Clerk of the S.D.
I James Hotchkiss Clerk of said County do certify that Daniel Allen Esq before whom the above affidavits were taken and sworn, was at the date of the same a justice of the Peace in said County duly commissioned and sworn Also that I am acquainted with his handwriting and believe his name thereto subscribed to be his own proper handwriting & signature
Witness my hand Seal of office June 28. 1833
Sam l Hotchkiss & Clerk

Cortland County ss I the within named Justice of the peace do certify that the within named Theodore E. Hunt Isaac Brown Lemman & Hanson M c - Lugan are men whose statements are entitled to Credit
D. H. Allen S.P.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office, August 29. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Joel Morton a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. Y. Agency, at the rate of twenty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837 to the 4 th Sept. 1837
Respectfully, yours,
William K. Parrish Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 16 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Joel Morton, as a private, is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Salmon White's company, in Col. Woodbridge's regt. where he is allowed from the 17 th to the 19 th of August 1777. for services and travel, four days. Joel Morton claims for services under a Capt. White, in Col. Wells' regt. in 1777, but the roll is not found in this Office. Joel Morton claims for services under Capt. Joseph Lyman in Col. Woodbridge's regt. in 1776. An Abstract of the Milage and Traveling Rations due to Capt. Joseph Lyman's company, in Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's regt. by the way of Skienborough, by the way of Albany to Northampton as is allowed by resolve of the General Court of this State passed

"the 25 th of June 1776." is found in this Office, and on which it appears that seventy eight privates were allowed each ten days travel. Mens names are not mentioned.
C. S.
Edward A. Bamps, Secy

Whately 8 th Aug 1832.
I Nathaniel Fry of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Joel Morton of Hartford in the County of Courtland in the State of New-York. That I enlisted into the Massachusetts Militia and entered the company of men commanded by Capt Joseph Lyman, infantry . That I marched to Framingham and did do the duty of a private in the company five months - and that Joel Morton aforesaid did enlist, march and do the duty of a private soldier with me in Capt Lyman's company the term of five months - according to my best recollection.
Nathaniel Fry
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin ss. Whately August 8 th 1832.
Then personally appeared
Nathaniel Fry subscriber to the above affidavit, and having been carefully examined as to his knowledge and understanding of its contents made solemn oath that the same is true.
Before me Chester Barwell n o
Justice Peace

See Master
I Certify that Nathaniel Inary who signed the within affidavit is a man whose statements are intitled to Credit
Chester Barnwell & Justice Pease