Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4605, for Abraham Newton, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Newton, Abraham
S. 4605
CONTENTS
carded

Seller to T. Cooney & 3 d Auditor 8 th Nov 1840.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1837 to 4 th March 1840. Agent notified 3 d Decr 1840
Seller to T. Cooney & 3 d Auditor 22 d Oct 1841
Paid as above from 4 th March to 4 th Sep 1840. Agent notified 10. Nov. 1841.
Paid as above from March 4 th to Sept 4 th 1841. Agent notified Aug 15 th 1842
Jackson, Ten. 30.410
Abraham Newton
of Henry Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Shiffel of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Spicer in the N. Car. mil. time for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Jackson at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Feb, 1836, and sent to W. L. Williams. Paris, Ten.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sep r 35. 90.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th March 36. 10.00
$100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk.
Book E 2. Vol. 7 Page 99

33.540
Abrahams Newton Yanagis
admitted for the matter f20.
666

Before the worshipful Justices of the peace whose names appear below. At the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, of Henry County, Tennessee now in session, This 22 nd day of January 1836, it being a court of record Abraham Newton a citizen of the said County, appeared in open Court, and was qualified to the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832.
Abraham Newton, states that the reason why he has not heretofore ap- plied for a pension, is that he has considered that he could do without the small sum to which he would be entitled; but recently he has been unfortunate in his pecuniary matters, and deeming it but proper to apply for the remuneration of his services by his government, makes this application. He was born in New Hanover County, in North Carolina on 26 th October 1761 - in New Hanover County - He appears from the record of his age in his Father's Birth and resided in the same  Duplin County, North Carolina when in March 1779 he was drafted into the militia service of the Revolutionary War, for 3 months - under Capt. Shiam Shuffel , and was placed under Col. James Spicer marched to Simpson's Run, two miles South of Wilmington and remained there 3 weeks , when he was dismissed & returned home - holding himself in readiness for the service of the term for which he was drafted, but he only served actually 3 weeks & a few days. In the year 1781, about the last of January in this term, the British being at Wilmington, he volunteered his services and marched to that town under Capt. Chadwick's station and Col. John Reiman , and was engaged in actual service at a place called the Long Bridge Works from Wilmington, 3 months . In 1781, in June, soon after his return from the last tour, he volunteered under Capt. Frederick Wells and Col. Reiman, and marched to the Bear Skin Swamp, for the purpose of expelling the Tories, and was engaged during this tour, 2 weeks and a few days, in all 15 days.

In August 1787, he again volunteered, and marched according to the order Col. Rimmer, under Capt. Aaron Williams, for the purpose of defeating the Tories, and remained in active service for 5 weeks, when Rutherford marched down into the section in which he and his associates were to whom company he was united and marched to Newbern, and was engaged with Rutherford for the balance of the 2 months for which he volunteered - So that he served this time 2 months making an aggregate of 6 months and some days of actual service, and for which he claims a pension. Besides this service he served often as a minute man, for which he is entitled to nothing. He never received but one discharge and that was for the 3 months service under Col. Rimmer - which has long since been lost or destroyed. He was never engaged in battle, but was in a skirmish with the British at the Long Bridge.
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. He states that he knows no one living whose deposition would assist him in proof of his services. He was 74 years old 2nd October last, as he states. Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
Bl Brown DCLW.
Abraham Newton
We the undersigned a Clergyman, residing in Henry County, and State of Tennessee and James Hagan  Edmund Hagan residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Newton, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 74 years of age, that he is esteemed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid. in open court Bl Brown DCLW
Magee of Spain Edmund Hagan

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as stated by him, after examining him as to the interrogations required by the War Department, and they further certify that Moses T. Spear who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a clergyman of respectability, of King's Court and that Edward Hogan who has also signed the same is a creditable witness, and that their statement is entitled to the highest credit.
Stephen M c Intosh
Samuel R. Call
W m G. Hogan
I Thomas R. Porter, Clerk of the Court of Henry County, do hereby certify that the proceedings contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Newton for a pension. In testimony of this I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 5 th of January 1836.
Thos. R. Porter clerk

Rev way
4605
INVALID.
File No. 4605
Abraham Norton
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 273
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan 23
Wm
Louis Sun of George
James L. Edwards, Esq. Commission of Union Washington City
Free

Paris, 8 January 1836
Dear Sir,
Enclosed you will find the declaration of an old gentleman of an county of the highest respectability for truth & rectitude of purpose. I have no doubt of the old man's service and would not have troubled myself with it. I hope it may succeed -
I should have sent you the oath of the individual who informed on Clark, but forgetting who he was have not been able to find him. He was a highly respectable man in appearance at least -
I hope you and your kind family are all well - I have nothing which is of more interest to communicate to you, than the birth of a son on 3 rd Inst.
Make my best regard to your Lady and daughters & for yourself remain my highest commendation
Respectfully W. L. Williams
W. L. Edwards Esq.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 26 th 1840.
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," Abraham Newton, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson Pen: Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1837, to the 1 st March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Abdoo B. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 26 th , 1841.
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," Abraham Newton, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson Gen. Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William N. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 9 th , 1842.
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,"
Abraham Newton, _____
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of _____ Twenty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 1 st Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.