Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,165, for Charles Peyton, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Peyton, Charles
P. 8,165
CONTENTS

Charles Peyton
Oct. 1882 Va

State of Virginia Cooperation County of Fredericksburg
Be it Known, that on this twenty third day of December A. D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared James Payton, Thomas Payton & Nancy Limbuck , heirs at law of James Payton dec'd resident of Fredericksburg in of Spotsylvania said County, and made oath according to law that Charles Payton who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1834 that they are directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of said Charles Payton , in our behalf for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
James Payton Thomas Payton Nancy Limbuck
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said James Payton, Thomas Payton & Nancy Limbuck to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
James M c Guire J.P.
State of Virginia Cooperation County of Fredericksburg } ss.
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of the Cooperation of Fredericksburg that James Payton, Thomas Payton & Nancy Limbuck , the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the heirs of said Payton dec'd the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that James M c Guire Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this twenty third day of December 1852.
J. P. Schew, Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

35263 4 Charles Peyton Peyton's Creek Virginia Declaration 12
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To the Department of War, of U. States of America
The application of Charles Peyton for the benefit of the acts of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, entitled an act supplementary to an act for the relief of the surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution. Declaration State of Virginia, Stafford County, to wit:
On this 11 th days of October, in the year 1841, in open Court, before the County Courts of Stafford County now sitting, personally appeared Charles Peyton, a resident of the County of Stafford, in the State of Virginia, aged eighty years, 8 th June 1841, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oaths 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 was draughted as a private in the Virginia Militia in the year 1781, with Captain William Alexander, to serve for six months, and served in the Regiment of the V th Militia - (his number of the Regiment he has forgotten - but he hopes the name of the Colonel, whom he recollects well, will supply this defect, by shewing from the Regiment the Commander, the number of that in which he served) William Alexander as his Captain, Gannett as Colonel of the Stafford Militia, That he was drafted at Falmouth in the County of Stafford, State of Virginia, in the year 1781, that he went from Falmouth to the Bowling Green in Caroline County, Virg a - from there to Williamsburg and from Williamsburg to York. That he was at the commencement of the siege of York - that he continued till the surrender of Genl Wallis. That he still recollects an occurrence which

which happened there, which he shall never forget - an individual by the name of Garrett (a relative of the Colonel before mentioned) who had a commission threw up his commission at the first attack, and returned home. The first fire frightened him. The laughter and ridicule among his acquaintances has impressed it upon my mind - That after the siege of York, He guarded the prisoners to the barracks beyond Winchester in the lower end of Berkeley County, Virginia. That being greatly exhaust- ed by his hard turn and long march of about two hundred and fifty miles. He with others was permitted to re- turn home about the last of November to recover his health and strength, and after recovering was to return again, into the barracks. That on his return home he was taken very sick and continued in bad health. That while in a very feeble condition & delirious an Officer came for him to his home, as he understood on his recovery, and ascertaining his situation returned without him. That He remained in this state till the last of the following March and then that the period for which he was to serve had expired. That from the period for which he first entered the service until he was permitted to return home from the Barracks in Berkeley County, was about three months but that though permitted to return home to recover his health from its enfeebled condition, He still considered himself in the service, and should not have left the ranks but for the cause set forth before, nor have remained away from the barracks but from physical disability. He hereby relinquishes every 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 - and the said Court do hereby de- clare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and guard as he states

Stephens County Court October term (the 17 th 1841)
The declaration of Charles Peyton made on oath in open court, to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, for the relief of the surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution was this day presented to the court & ordered to be recorded & a copy thereof certified to the War Department of the United States.
I John M. Conway, Clerk of the County Court of Stephens County, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Charles Peyton for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of October. 1841.
J. M. Conway

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
8165
RECEIVED
P. O.
Charles Payson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Yedder & Woodley Rev. Ex m POST OFFICE SEP 20 1860
Charles Payton Miss Ba...
22
James
FREE

Charles Peyton Virginia
Rejected
Sci let: 18 Oct '41 76 m D.C. Spencer Dec of War.
Mrs. Nancy Linnemick. Oct. 13/60
did not receive months.
8165
Act 7 June 1882

Fredericksburg Va Sept 18 th 1860 Commissaire of Pensions, Washington City D.C.
Dear Sir, I have written to the Third Auditor Treas- ury Department, desiring him to furnish me a copy of My Father Charles Payton's papers of his Revolutionary Services. He directed me, in reply, to write to you, in whose office the Rolls were on file.
You will please examine and if you find his name — which I believe you will — let me receive a copy of his papers. Very Respectfully, Your Obedt. Servt. P. Kinneick.