Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, for Aaron Norton, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Norton, Aaron Martha
R _____
New York residence of heirs in 1853
CONTENTS

Norton, Aaron Martha
R. —
This woman is probably the same Martha Norton who applied for pension as the former widow of Caleb Cornwall or Cornell, New York, R. 7723, but the proof is not sufficiently clear to note same on jackets
M.R.
FEB 17 1912

Martha Norton
ch. 71 — Feb 1838
No Ind. No Ry. No Int.
A. H. Markland
11-0 ex-1

State of New York County of Clinton
Be it Known, that on this fourth day of January A. D. 185 3 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared James Norton
resident of Beekmantown in said County, and made oath according to law that he is one of the heirs at Law of Martha Norton who was the Widow of Aaron Norton who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4 that he is 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 C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Martha Norton Widow of Aaron Norton 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 Norton
Sworn to, subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said James Norton to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
C. Halsey Justice Peace
State of New York County of Clinton
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Records in Clinton County, that Martha Norton Widow of Aaron Norton the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the heir at Law of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that C. Halsey 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 fourth day of January 185 3
C. Lemming Vaughan Deputy Clerk of Clinton County
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," &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.