Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15092, for Benjamin Morton, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Warton, Benjamin Electa
N 15092
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
Electa Morton. *
widow of Benjamin Morton, Decd:
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 4 February 1810 - of Hampshire Co in the State of Mass: who was a private in the Company: commanded by Captain Parks of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass: Militia line for 10 Months - _____
* Elijah Barduell, Guardian
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th: day of May 1839 and sent to C. P. Huntington, Northampton, Mass:
Arrears to the 14th of Mar: 1839 $ 60.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept: - 10.00
$70.00-
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Stewart Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 107
Feb. 19. 1840

4305 Pleeta Morton.
C. P. Huntington Northampton Mass agent -
4305 Pleeta Morton of Benj. Massachusetts,
admitted P. 6 - H/20
Elijah Bardwell Guardian.
Act 1 July 1838
C. P. Huntington Northampton, Mass

4305 Eleanor Norton.
C. P. Huntington Northampton Mass agent -
4305- Eleanor Norton of Brimfield, Franklin Co.,
voluntarily P. 6m H. 20
Elizabeth B. Bissell Forensic.
Act 1 Jan 1838
C. P. Huntington Northampton. Mass

State of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. On this first day of January eighteen hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before the Court of Probate in the County of said Elijah Barnwell of Hatfield in said County guardian of Electa Norton an insane person under guardianship constituted in the Court of said also a resident of said Hatfield who being first duly sworn doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay pensions to certain widows that said Electa is the widow of Benjamin Norton a revolutionary soldier who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution & who he has no doubt served in the manner stated in the accompanying depositions, & who according

to the refutation among old people in said Hatfield  Hadley was engaged in the service testified of but of which he has no personal knowledge himself.
Said Elijah further declares that he is the legal guardian of said Electa - that said Electa is now insane to such a degree as to be kept chained, & has been so kept for eight or nine years past. It is considered incurable by the Superintendent of the Asylum at Worcester - that said Electa was married to said Benjamin at said Hatfield on the 26 th day of June 1783 as appears by the deposition of the Town Clerk - that her husband died on the fourth day of February A.D. 1810 & that said Electa has since remained a widow that said Electa was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but previous to the first of January 1794. (I was not subscribed on the day & year above matter) He further states that he has made diligent search for the evidence of the discharge

of said Benjamin from his service but he cannot find any such discharge. In witness whereof the day & year above written. Elijah Bandwell Guardian
Jonathan Cooksey Judge of Probate
I Samuel F. Lyman Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Bandwell for a pension for said Electa Morton. I do also further certify that said Electa Morton was on the fourth day of May A.D. 1830. was adjudged by said Court to be a lunatic or non compos mentis and said Elijah Bandwell was thereupon appointed by said Court her Guardian & has continued in said trust & office ever since his appointment as aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this first day of January A.D. 1839.
Samuel F. Lyman Reg d Prob.

on roll Col Shepard Mch for 20 Aug 1980 6m

I, Israel Morton, Town Clerk of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of an entry in the records of said town with the exception of the date "Since Benjamin Morton and Electa White were married" and that said date is expressed on the records in fair legible figures as follows "June 26 th 1783." Israel Morton, Town Clerk.
I, Israel Morton above named, do hereby depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town, County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Hatfield with the exception above named as certified by me.
Israel Morton { Town Clerk of Hatfield
Hampshire ss December 14 th 1838
Then personally appeared Israel Morton and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed before me.
Membervene Boodwell Justice of the Peace

I Silas Porter of Hatfield County of Hampshire, Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy nine years, a revolutionary pensioner do testify depose & say that I was acquainted with Benjamin Morton  Porter of Hatfield aforesaid from boyhood to his decease, which was the last of February or in March in the year eighteen hundred & ten. In the revolutionary war, said Morton & myself were engaged in the service of the militia of the continental army in the same company of the same regt. said Morton was a private soldier. Capt. Parks was the Captain, but being unwell, the active commander was Adjutant Taylor of Charlemont. The service was performed in the year seventeen hundred & eighty at West Point first, & thence into the Jerseys, Elizabeth Town & other places. said Morton enlisted for 6 months, & served his full time, We all received certificates of service for 6 months, & discharged I believe. I have always been well acquainted with & near neighbor to his wife Eliza, who for 8 years has been deranged & chained, Elijah Bardsell, being her guardian. I know that she never married again after the decease of said Morton, Northampton Dec 18. 1858.
Silas Porter
Hampshire Co. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dec. 18. 1858.
Then Silas Porter above named to me known, a person of truth & veracity personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me.
C. P. Huntington Justice of the Peace

Ebenezer Morton of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose and say that it was out in the Revolutionary service with Benjamin Morton of said Hatfield we volunteered our services for the term of six months we were formed into separate Companies at West point
Ebenezer Morton
Hampshire 1 st December 2 nd 1838
Sworn to before me Remembrance Bassett Justice of the Peace
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that Remembrance Bassett Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition 2 was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 1 st day of January A. D. 1839
Sam l F. Lyman Register of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that Charles P. Huntington Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 1 st day of January A. D. 1839
Sam l F. Lyman Register of Probate.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15092
Electa Morton
Widow of
Benjamin Morton
Pri Rev War
Act: July 7th 38
Index:—Vol. M , Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4303 Jan. 7. 1839. May. 1838 July Pension Bureau
Free Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Northampton Jan'y 2 d 39 Massachusetts -
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Electa Norton for a widow's pension under the act of 1838 -
The certificate may be forwarded to me
yours with respect C. P. Huntington
Dear J. L. Edmonds -