Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12394, Seley Burton, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
born
Burton Seley
S 12394
or Selah
or Othaniel Selah
carded
CONTENTS

* Albany N.Y. 4337 * Kentucky 4337
Sele Burton
Samuel in the State of Ky. who was a Pvt. in the Compy commanded by Captain Stoddard of the Regt commanded by Col. Canfield in the Va. Cont. time for 1 year from 1782
Enscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of $10 — Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Jan: 33 and sent to Hon. R.M. Johnson House of Reps. +
Arrears to 4th of Sept-1832 60- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar: 33- 20-
$ 80-
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book D Vol. 9 Page 32.
See Cir. Tra. Mar. 21 st 1835
Transferred to Albany from 4 th Sep r 1834 — Apr 9 th 1835
Let to Hon. J.C. Austin on July 7. 1841.
Date of death not on AB

State of Connecticut County of Litchfield
On the 26 th day of Nov. 1832. personally appeared before the Justice of the Court of said County, Silas Burrows a resident of Hamilton County, State of Ohio, of the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut known to me to be the person described in & who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following de- claration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he in the Army of the United States in the War 1782, with Sergeant, Chittenden, Capt. James Stoddard, Col. David Rootfield. Said Rootfield served in the Regiment in the Connecticut line under the before named Officers - that he served in said Regiment for the term of 12 months at the expiration of which time his discharge - that he resided in the Town of New-Linfield, County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut at the time of his enlist- ment - & when he entered the service - was employed in the protection of the citizens from the ravages of the Tories - took several hands of Tories - took 18 at one time - Last before last, in the State of Pennsylvania - took at another time 9 Tories about 50 miles N. of Fort. Sanford - at which place he marched immediately upon his entry

the Service - he marched thence to Linton Bridge about 8. S. W.  S. W. from the Fort. was stationed there as a guard. Commanded by Lt. Oliver Bostick from New Milford. Command - thence marched back to the Fort. - thence marched to Stamper  Narrows , about 6 miles N. of the Fort. was stationed there for the term of 24 hours was then relieved & marched back to the Fort. & was stationed prin- cipally there for the remainder of the time - with the exception of a few scouting parties in which he was engaged -
That the other Officers of the Regiment - were Capt. Miles. Capt. Granger Ensign Tibbetts Quartermaster Baldwin Sergeant Major Benedict. Majs. Tanager - Sam May Little - Life Major - Avery - discharged was signed by Col. David Cumfield Capt. James Hoadard & Lt. Oliver Bos- tick - dated as he believes on the 6 th of April 1783 - that his documentary evidence was burnt, at the burning of his house near New Lancaster, Fairfield County. State of Ohio & that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his Service
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity ex- cept the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State - that he officed in the County of Fairfield & State of Ohio

about 15 Years ago - but was unsuccessful Sely his Burtun Mark
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & Year aforesaid -
I James R. Rogers of the County of Campbell State of Kentucky do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Sely Burtun who has subscribed & sworn to the above dec- laration. that I believe him to be 76 Years of age & that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion - James R. Rogers Sworn to & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid -
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment - that the above named ap- plicant was a revolutionary soldier & as he states - And the Court further certifies - that it appears to them that James R. Rogers who has signed the foregoing certificate is a resident of the County of State - as he says. & is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit -
I John N. Taliferro Clerk of the Court

book of Comptroller as fully certify that the copy now contains the original proceedings of the said Court. in the matter of application of Lela Bunt for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office the 26 th day of November 1892.
J. M. Saliafaro Ctr.
Dec 17/92
See if there are any papers in the office. If not should know his name
Col. Branton 703 State Pembina
Bar R. M. Johnson
I am personally acquainted with the applicant & he may be relied upon as a man of undoubted veracity -
Rh. M. Johnson 15 Jan 14 1893

Selby Burton
3

In State of New York Jefferson County ss on this 14th day of February 1835 before me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Jefferson personally appeared Seley Burton who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. Stoddard in the Regiment commanded by Col. Crosfield in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Kentucky, that he after- wards removed to Crawford County Ohio from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to Watertown Jefferson County New York. — The climate did not agree with his health, it being too warm, and having connexions near his present residence was the cause of his removal.
Sworn & subscribed to, before me, the day & year aforesaid N. B. Gilbert Justice of the Peace
Seley his Burton mark

State of New York Rensselaer County ss John Burton, being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Seley Burton who, subscribed & swore to the annexed application for a transfer of his Pension from Kentucky to New York; and that he is the identical person to whom a pension certificate was issued by the War Department Jan'y. 19 1833 numbered 4337 Subscribed & sworn to, before me this 4th of Feby. 1835 John Burton W. Gilbert Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named John Burton is a man of truth & veracity W. Gilbert Justice of the Peace
State of New York Rensselaer County ss I, Peleg Burchard Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Mr. W. Gilbert Esquire before whom the accompanying affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same - and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the same, to be his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand and seal of said County this 11th day of Feb- ruary in the year 1835 P. Burchard Clerk

March 21, 1936
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Mrs. Jeannette Lane 623 Boyd Street Watertown, New York
SELAH BURTON S. 12394 BA-J/MLB am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Selah Burton who died at Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, in 1840.
The record of Selah Burton follows as found in pension claim, S. 12394, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Selah Burton was born March 5, 1755; the place of his birth and names of parents are not given. He was christened "Othaniel Selah Burton" but always omitted Othaniel in writing his name.
Selah Burton enlisted in the year 1782 in New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, "not far from Dover, New York, where he was reared;" served as private in Captain James Stoddard's company, Colonel Canfield's Connecticut regiment. After serving one year was taken sick and discharged at Horseneck, April 7, 1783.
In 1829, the soldier was residing near New Lancaster, in Fairfield County, Ohio, and later in Hamilton County, that state, thence to Campbell County, Kentucky.
Selah Burton was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Campbell County, Kentucky. His name was borne on the pension roll as Seley Burton.
The soldier afterwards moved to Crawford County, Ohio, and in 1835 was living in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, where he had lately moved to be near connections who lived there.

In 1929, Selah Burton referred to his wife then aged seventy-one years, and stated that he had three children, "men grown up", but he did not give any names.
In 1935, one John Burton made affidavit in Jefferson County, New York, in behalf of the soldier, Selah Burton, but did not state any relationship to him.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the exact date of death of this soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Seley Burton Certificate #4337 Issued January 19, 1933 Rate $40 per annum Commenced March 4, 1931 Act June 7, 1932 Kentucky Agency and transferred to Albany, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

21092
Salah Benton or Othnel Salah Benton Ohio
act 18 March 1818
Registered 14 Jany 1830 See letter to Hon: N. W. Evins,
1521

1521
RECEIVED
P. O. Seley Burton Seley Burton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Consolidated with Inv. File # 12 394 Seley Burton
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Seley Burton
from 1782 private 12 months, $40
Hon R. W. Johnson.

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Seley Burton further proof or explanation.
which require
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
No.
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No.
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
1, 2, 3, 7 _____
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
† QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

July 7. 1841
Can't find copies
Seton Burton
M c L. Blackstone Mr. Chittenden #2
J. G. Adams
Com tee of Penitentiary
Washington

Home of Robt. July 6/41-
Sir:
If convenient, I will thank you to send me a copy of the papers mentioned in the inclosed communication. I am inclined to believe however that it would be in violation of one of your established rules. I assure however to satisfy the writer that I have done all that I could for him. He is somewhat of a difficult man to satisfy -
Yours Respectfully B. C. Guttman
L. S. Edmunds Esq Conwy Penmaen -

84 Feb 10 Sely Burton
for Transfer (for Albany)
Let to Hinghamford Waterbury N.Y. Feb. 13. 1835.
Edwards Engr Com: of Persons Washington

Watertown N.Y. Feb 4 1835
Sir I enclose the application of Soley Buston for a transfer from Kentucky to this State.
Yours & O. Hunsford
J. S. Edwards
I request an answer to the application of Jeremiah Allison

State of Ohio ss Personally appeared John Hannattan county) Lean and con firmed me one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county and states as follows, that he is well acquainted with Seth Branton and has been for some or ten years and was believed by him and others that he was a soldier of the Revolution and believes that he is a temperate man also states that he never knew him to drink any thing but once that was at a celebration of the fall of the further this deponent saith not
For in presence Sworn to and subscribed before me This 24 th November 1832
Isaac Brumant J.P.

The state of Ohio. Fairfield County ss - 3 Court of Common Pleas.
On this 24 th day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and twenty nine, Personally appeared in open Court, for the bounty aforesaid, Selah Parton (or as he was christened "Nathan" Selah Parton, but thinks he also as omit- ted the "Nathan" in writing his name,) a resident of said county, aged seventy five years, the fifth day of March next, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818, and the first of May 1820. that he the said Selah enlisted as near as he can now recollect, in the month of March before the siege of Cornwallis, in the county of Fairfield in Connecticut, not far from Dover in New York, the Place in which he was raised and brought up, he further states that he was enlisted by Sergeant of the name of Chittenden, who belonged to the Company of Captain Stoddart in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Cornfield. Major Talmadge belonged to the said Regiment. He enlisted for 3 years, and served one year, when being sick near Horseneck, he received his discharge at that place, which discharge he lost many years ago. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present. he states that his name is not on the Roll of any State, and that he heretofore applied -ed for a Pension, which was not granted, but for what reasons he does not know. He heard it was because he did not belong to the Regular Army, but to the Militia which is not the fact. He further states that he has a wife aged 71 years, and that for thirteen years past he had no property & sustained himself and family by his labour. Now being unable to work, both he and his wife are residents of the poor house in said county, & are supported solely by said county, as paupers - and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820. Has solemn- -ly swear that he was a Resident Citizen of the United
copy of the original

States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by Gift or Grant, sale, or in any manner disposed of any Property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain Persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolution, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any Pension for me, in trust any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income of any kind, nature, or description & I have no property, real or personal of any kind except a bed, containing about 14 pounds of feathers and a chest, the bed he thinks worth about Ten Dollars, & the chest about 3 dollars. He states he has 3 children, who are men grown up and free to act for themselves, none of whom reside with, or near to him. They are all poor and gain a living by their work. He has no trade or profession, but while he was able, sustained himself by ditching and other labour - but for some time past, from age and increased infirmity (the Palsy) he has been wholly unable to do work of any kind, and for 2, or 3 years past, from the unsteadiness of his nerves, has been unable to feed himself. He also states that on the 18 th Day of March 1818, he had no property, but depended on his labour for a subsistence
Selah in Borton mark
The said Selah Borton further states that he made a previous application and thinks, in that application he stated he enlisted for one year, but is now satisfied from further reflection that he enlisted for 3 years. George Baxter and Joseph Miles served in said Regiment with him
Selah in Borton mark

The State of Ohio Franklin County ss-
I Hugh Boyle Clerk of the court of common Pleas for the county of Franklin being a court of record do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Lila Beerten did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing acts are truly copied from the records of said court, and that the amount of property or debts due to him is three dollars —
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on this 25 th day of November A.D. 1829
Hugh Boyle Clerk of the court of com n
Pleas for the county of Franklin Ohio

Perman
12394 INVALID.
File No. 12,394
Leley Burton Priv Reew War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct 14 '98 Geo L Burton New Haven, Conn
Oct. 28/98 as above
1936 Mar 21 - Check to Mrs. Jeanette Dane — mst B.

DAVID E. LANE
623 BOYD STREET
WATERTOWN
NEW YORK
Mrs Jeanette Lane
Feb. 3, 1936.
Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C.
Will you please furnish me the pension XXXX record of Selah Burton , who died at Brownville, Jefferson county, New York, in 1840. He was a Revolutionary soldier.
Very truly yours,
Revolutionary soldier,
Mrs Jeanette Lane

GEO. R. BURTON.
GEO. L. BURTON.
CHAS. E. BURTON.
Burton's Insurance Agency,
Fire Companies Represented.
AMERICAN OF PHILADELPHIA. BROADWAY OF NEW YORK. COMMERCE OF ALBANY. CONNECTICUT OF HARTFORD. GERMAN OF PITTSBURG. GERMAN-AMERICAN OF NEW YORK. GREENWICH OF NEW YORK. HAMBURG BREMEN OF GERMANY. LANCASHIRE OF ENGLAND. MAGDEBURG OF GERMANY. MERCANTILE FIRE AND MARINE OF BOSTON. MERCHANTS OF NEWARK. NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS AGENCY. (HARTFORD INS. CO.) NEW LONDON COUNTY MUTUAL OF NORWICH. NIAGARA OF NEW YORK. NORWOOD OF NEW YORK. PACIFIC OF NEW YORK. ROYAL OF ENGLAND. SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE OF MASS. TRADERS AND MECHANICS MUTUAL OF LOWELL.
Rooms 1-3 Clark Building, 87 Church St.,  New Haven, Conn.
General Agents for Connecticut.
NORWOOD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. N. Y. PLATE GLASS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORAT'N OF LONDON.
Long Distance Telephone.
P. O. Box 282.
Sole Local Agents for
HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSURANCE AND INSPECTION CO.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 21, 1898 1897.
I 12394
Hon. H. Olney Evans, Commissioner, Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir:-
I am in receipt of your kind communication forwarded to me through Hon. N. D. Sperry, bearing date of Oct. 14, and thank you very much for the information, which is very valuable to me. You advise me that Seley Burton enlisted at New Fairfield, Conn., in 1782. I should be very much pleased if you would inform me if the place of his birth appears from either the enlistment papers or his pension application. If you can give me information as to the place of his birth, I can then trace back. Do the pension papers give any information as to the names of father and mother of an applicant?
Thanking you very much, I beg to remain,
very truly yours,
Geo. L. Burton

L. W. B. I. 12394.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of any such Revolutionary soldiers who were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
October 28, 1898.
Sir:-
A careful examination of the papers on file in the claim for pension of Seley Burton, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, fails to reveal the place of his birth or the names of his parents.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. George L. Burton,
New Haven, Conn.
87 Church St.

L. W. B. I. 12394.
This Bureau can furnish the military records of any such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Each of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as far as now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
October 14, 1898.
Sir:-
In reply to your recent communication, forwarded to this Bureau by Hon. N. D. Sperry, I have the honor to advise you that Seley Burton made an application for pension on November 26, 1832, at which time he was seventy-six years of age and residing in Campbell County, Kentucky, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Connecticut troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Stoddard and Col. Canfield. He enlisted at New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., in the year 1782. Subsequent to making the application for pension it appears that the soldier resided at Watertown, Jefferson County, N. Y.
A very careful search fails to reveal the name of Tilletson Burton upon the Revolutionary war pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau. Your attention is invited to the note in the upper corner of this sheet.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. George L. Burton, New Haven, Conn.