Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,452, for John Morton, Massachusetts

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5433.
Massachusetts
Abigail Morton and widow of John Morton, who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a pirate
payable to children.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20. Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Ending 14 th July 1849.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 1850 and sent to
H. G. Bullfinch Boston Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 28 Vol. 2
W. C. Robinson

27.016 Massachusetts
John Morton of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hammond of the Regt commanded by Col in the Mass line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Nov 1833 and Capt. J. B. D. D. By John Morton in a 2nd
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  $30.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 1st March 34  10.00 40.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by W. Woodson Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 54

Abigail Morton's declaration
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss. On this third day of July A.D. 1833- personally appeared before me Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Plymouth  Middleborough  aforsaid John Morton of Middleborough in said County in the sixty ninth  year year of his age and being out of health & unable to travel to & attend any Court of Record, who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the seventh day of June A.D. 1832. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That is to say,
That he enlisted as a volunteer into the service of the United States & into a company commanded by Captain Crane of Stoughton.
Sergt. Speer, & Robert Bushman of Middleborough aforsaid, Ensign, for the term of three months that his enlistment was in the year seventeen hundred & twenty nine and as he believes in the month of February; and that he thereupon joined the said Company was marched to & stationed during said term in Boston and performed Garrison duty; that he served the said term of three months at said Boston and was then discharged, but had no written discharge.
That afterwards & in the same year and in the summer season but the the day or month he cannot state he again entered the service of the said United States & enlisted as  as a Substitute to his Brother Thomas Morton who had  who had been drafted for a months service & joined a Company commanded by Capt. Hammond & Sergt. Winslow of Rochester in Plymouth of Plymouth; and thereupon marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island & served there one full month, the duty was to guard guard Prisoners, and he was then discharged but had no written discharge. The last mentioned service was while General Gates had command at Providence. For proof of the above mentioned services he refers to the deposition of Isaiah Bobb which is annexed
That he again entered the service of the United States by enlisting into a Company commanded by Capt. Henry Pierce & Sergt. Peter Hoar both of Middleborough aforsaid for the protection of the State of Rhode Island and marched in said Company on to the Island of Rhode Island in the month of March in the year seventeen hundred & thirty one and was there taken by

Joseph Clark the Surgeon of the Regiment commanded by Col. Botten as a writer to him and then served in the company aforesaid & in the company capacity of writer as aforesaid together the space of two full months and was then dismissed but had no written discharge & for proof of this last mentioned service he refers to the deposition of Joseph Clark aforesaid. And the Declarant says that in the several periods of service above specified he served he served six months in the whole. That he was born in Middleborough aforesaid and has always had his home there & that he was born according to the information received from his Parents in the year seventeen hundred & sixty five that he has no record of his birth but believes it to be recorded on the records of said Middleborough. That he is known to the Inhabitants of Middleborough aforesaid generally & especially to S r Pierce Root Master, Joseph Clark, Myriam & Major William Bourne. —
John Morton
Subscribed & sworn to this third day of August A D 1833 Before me Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate
We Ebenezer Briggs a layman residing in said Middleborough and William Bourne a S r Pierce of the same Middleborough hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Morton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and are concurred in that opinion.
Subscribed & sworn to Before me this third day of August A D 1833.
Ebenezer Briggs W m Bourne Levi Pierce
Plymouth County ss. August 5 th 1833 Personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Briggs & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed Before me Levi Pierce Justice of the Peace
Plymouth County ss. August 5 th 1833. Then personally appeared the above named William Bourne & S r Pierce, Esquires & made oath to the truth of the certificate above their names.
Before me Wilkes Wood, Judge of the Court of Probate.
Declaration of John Morton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Nyssauth 7
County ss } On this second day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me Wilson Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth aforesaid Abigail Morton a resident of Middleborough in said County aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July the seventh 1838. entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to cer- tain widows" That she is the widow of John Morton late of said Middleborough deceased who was a pri- vate soldier in the war of the Revolution and whose name was inscribed on the list of Pensioners of the United States December 18 th 1833. And to whose declaration and the accompanying documents now in the Pen- sion office concerning she refers for the evidence of her said Husband's services.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Morton her said Husband on the thirty first day of December, eighteen hundred & eighty eight. —
That her Husband the aforesaid John Morton died on the eighth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first of January eighteen hundred and thirty four, viz. at the time above mentioned. —
Abigail Morton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. before me: And I further certify that the Declarant is a person of truth and a credible witness but by reason of bodily infirmary is unable to travel and attend a Court to make her declaration
Wilson Wood

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Myrs auth County ss - I William Wood of Middleborough in the County aforesaid depose & say that John Morton late of said Middleborough deceased a Pensioner, was a man with whom I was well acquainted from my youth until his death. That at the time of his marriage he was the second person of that name in said Middleborough and was called John Morton the second; but for the last ten years of his life, he was the oldest man in said Middleborough of that name and during that time addition of second to his name was omitted. -
I further say that I have also been well acquainted with his wife now his Widow and know that she is the identical woman described in the certificate of marriage hereto annexed. - And that she has not been married since his decease. - William Wood
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me Levi Pierce { Justice of the Peace.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Levi Pierce Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this fifteenth day of August 1838 Jacob H. Lord

certificate of marriage and affidavit —
435 Abigail Morton Wid. of John Mass. Ad 7 July 1838 Married 1788 Died 1833 Allow $20 per ann
J. H. Lord Esq Plymouth Mass

The following Marriages Solemnised by Joseph Barker at the times specified by the dates as followeth (viz) December the thirty first Seventeen Hundred and Eighty eight.
John Marland & Abigail Bourn ye s both of Middleborough.
Attest Joseph Barker
I Allen Shaw certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Record of said town with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows.
December 31 1788.
I Allen Shaw above named depose and say that I held the office of Town Clerk in the town of Middleborough County of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Middleborough Aug t 2 d 1838.
Allen Shaw Town Clerk Commonwealth of Mass s of Middleborough Plymouth County ss. August 2 1838. Personally appeared the above named Allen Shaw and made oath to and subscribed the above affidavit and I certify that the said Allen Shaw is a credible person
William Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Willers Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the signatures to the annexed papers purporting to be signed by him are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this fifteenth day of August 1838
Jacob H. Lord

Certificate 9 Abigail Martin.
53/4

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss.
On this Fifth day of
May 1850 personally appeared _____ before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Abigail Picken one of the two surviving children of Abigail Morton deceased, and being first duly sworn duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848, granting Pensions to widows of Persons who served in the Revolutionary War. That she and Betsey Haskell her sister are the only surviving children of Abigail Morton deceased, who was the widow of John Morton who was a private in the War of the Revolution and she drew a Pension under the Act of 17 June 1844 at the rate of twenty dollars per annum. She further declares that her said mother remained the widow of said John Morton to the time of her death. She makes this Declaration in her own behalf and of that of her sister afore mentioned. Her said mother died on the fourteenth day of July 1849.
Sworn to and subscribed
this Fifth day of May 1850
Abigail Picken.
Before me
W m H. Wood
Justice of Peace
I certify that the above named Abigail Picken & Betsey Haskell are the children of the above named Abigail Morton dec d who was the widow of John Morton, and a Pensioner as above declared
W m H. Wood - Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 10 th 1850.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation William H. Wood was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. H. S. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
PLYMOUTH SS.
At a Court of Probate holden at Plymouth in and for said County, on the thirtieth day of January eighteen hundred and fifty ,
IT is satisfactorily made to appear to the said Court that Abigail Minton late of Middleborough in said County, Widow deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, died on the fourteenth day of July last leaving two children, to wit, Abigail Pickens and Betsey Haskell , her only Surviving Children.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, this thirtieth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty ,
Jacob H. Lord
REGISTER.

John Norton widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 79 3 mos Crane   Sum " " 1 " Stammons   March 1781 2 " { served as waiver to Henry Pierce Burgess Clark Col. Cotton  
Sub. for Pensions -
Battles engaged in, none mentioned
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 3, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, b. Middleborough - 1765
Remarks: His claim was allowed. He mar. Dec. 31, 1788
Abigail Brown 3rd and died Dec. 8, 1833. She was pensioned in 1838, aged 67 yrs - and died July 14, 1849 leaving only two children Abigail Pickens and Betsey Haskell.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

July 26, 1905 History to Mrs. H. G. Morton, St. Albans, Vt.
Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 27,452 Abigail Morton Widow of John Morton Pre Civil War
Act Feb 2 nd 48
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]

276 Massachusetts
Abigail Morton widow of John Morton decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 5th December 1835 of Plymouth in the State of Mass.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hammond of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for _____
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the _____ day of _____ and Sept 8th 1838 Plymouth _____
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1838 $ 20.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 39, 10.00
$ 30.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by _____ Clerk Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 106

5314
Massachusetts
Abigail Morton widow of John Morton who was a Private in the Massachusetts Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Apr. 1844 and sent to
W. H. Wood Middleborough Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. / Page 48.

Rep 16 ap. 4/24

A. Morton abt '43
$20 per an
Wm. H. Wood Middleborough Mass

Middborough March 29. '44
Sir -
I send herewith enclosed. The copy declaration of W o . Abigail Norton of this town. made to obtain a pension under the act of 1843. -
Respectfully Yours W m H. Wood
J. L. Edwards. Comm. of Pensions -

Abigail Morton, dec d Act 2 Feb 1848 $20 per annum, commencing 4 March 1848 and terminating 14 July 1849, payable to Abigail Pickens, & Betsey Haskell, only surviving children
G. S. Balfinch, Boston, Mass.
J. F. Edwards Esq.

Boston
Sir,
10 May 1850
Enclosed is the Declaration of the children of Abigail Morton dec d , for the Benefit of the Act of 2 d Feb. 1848.
Please send the Pension Certificate to my care.
Very Respectfully
Your obed t serv t
G. S. Bulfinch
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions.

Aug 26
Map 27.015
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington D.C.

J. H. Edwards Esq
Post Office Plymouth May 20. 1850
Sir
I send you herein another new Application for a Pension viz: John Morton.
Respectfully, Your obedt Servt Jacob H. Lord

John Morton 27.0.15
Private 6 mos adm'd
J. H. Lord Plymouth Mass

And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that Ebenezer Briggs who has signed the annexed certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Middleborough and that William Baurne & Levi Purdie Esquires who have also signed the same are residents in the same Town and are credible persons and their statement is en- titled to credit
Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of the Court of Pro- bate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood is Judge of the said Court & that the several foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine & that the foregoing are the Original papers in the application of J s Morton for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this nineteenth day of August A.D. 1833.
Jacob H. Lord

Affidavits of Isaac Bobb, Joseph Clark & Thomas Morton. —

I Isaiah Cobb of Brackett, State of Massachusetts, in the seventieth year of my age; testify & say that in the winter in the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine or eighty which year I cannot positively say from my memory; I enlisted into the military service of the United States for three months under Captain Crane Lieut. Speer & Ensign Robert Cushman & thereupon marched to Boston and served that term out in Boston I further testify that John Morton of Middleborough the same town in which I then lived, in Middlesex, was a member of the same Company & served at the same time that I did in Boston and have no reason to doubt but he served the said term of three months out but have no very particular recollection about it at this length of time -
I further testify that in the same year above mentioned after the service at Boston aforesaid had ended; I enlisted again into a Company commanded by Capt. Hammond of Rochester aforesaid, for one month & served that term out in Providence, Rhode Island. And I recollect that John Morton aforesaid was a member of the Company aforesaid with me & served in it at P. Providence.
The above facts I have no doubts of the correctness of but from the great length of time & uncertainty of memory cannot be so positive as I should of recent transactions. — and further say not August 1. 1833.
Isaiah Cobb
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss. August 1. 1833. Personally appeared Isaiah Cobb who subscribed the above affidavit a person well known to me and subscribed & made oath to the truth of the several affidavits before me: And I further certify that the said Cobb is a credible witness, a man of truth & integrity & full credit. — Willis Wood Justice of the Peace
I Joseph Clark of Middleborough County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy seven years testify & that I served in the United service in the war of the revolution as a Surgeon that I was a Surgeon in a Regiment of Massachusetts Troops on Rhode Island in

in the State of Rhode Island commanded by Col. Cotton in the Spring of the year seventeen hundred & sixty one And I well remember that John Morton then & now of Middleborough aforesaid was there a private in Captain Henry Pierce's company; and that I selected him as my waiter and he served me at that station in that capacity two months; when he was discharged & returned home;
I further state that said Morton has been a near neighbor to me from his infancy - I remember his enlisting under an officer by the name of Robert Cushman in the war of the revolution and was absent in the service several months at Boston. I also remember his joining a company which went to Providence in Rhode Island State during the revolution but I was not with him in these last mentioned services.
Joseph H. Pease
County of Plymouth ss August 3. 1833. Personally appeared Joseph H. Pease who subscribed the above affidavit and made oath to the truth of same and I certify that the said Pease is respectable a man well known to me to be of good reputation for truth & veracity and that his declarations are entitled to credit
Wilber Wood Judge of Probate
I Thomas Morton of Middleborough County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of of Massachusetts in the sixty second year of my age testify & say that John Morton of Middleborough aforesaid is my Brother; and I well remember that my said Brother enlisted into a company of which one Robert Cushman was an officer in the United States service, during the war of the revolution for the term of three months & thereupon left home & was absent the said three months and as was understood was during that time at Boston in service.
I further say that my said Brother was also absent in the time of the same war as a soldier at Providence in the State of Rhode Island, one month, & when the month was ended I went after him & brought him home. I also remember that he was absent and it was said he was at Rhode Island two months in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution.
Thomas Morton

County of Plymouth ss August 3. 1832 Personally appeared Thomas Morton who subscribed to the annexed affidavit & subscribed & made oath to the truth of the same before me. I further certify that the said Thomas is well known to me to be a competent witness and has good reputation for truth & veracity Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss. Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Wilkes Wood is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & Judge of Probate & that the several foregoing signatures purport- ing to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this nineteenth day of August 1833. Jacob H. Lord

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Wm H Wood Esq Middleboro' Mass.

State of Massachusetts } Plymouth County } 6-
On this eighth day of March 1844, personally appeared before me, M ch . Wood one of the justices of the peace, within for the county of Plymouth, in said State of Massachusetts. Abigail Morton a resident in Middleborough in the county & State aforesaid, age seventy-three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the third day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Morton deceased, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. - She cannot recollect in what regiment, that his name was entered on the list of pensions, under the act of Congress passed the seventh day of June 1832, and was allowed a pension of Twenty dollars per annum - and that she the said Abigail, after the death of her said husband received a pension of twenty dollars per annum for five years under the provisions of the act of Congress passed the seventh day of July 1838. She further declares that she is still the widow of the said John Morton..
Abigail Morton
Sworn & Subscribed to on the day & year above written, by the said Abigail Morton, who is well known to me to be the same person who obtained a pension under the act of July seventh 1838, and she is also well known to me to be the widow of John Morton deceased who was a private pensioner under the act of Congress of June 1832.
William H. Wood Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston March 27. 1844
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation William H. Wood was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth.