Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Elias Barron, Mass.

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Barron, Elias
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Barron, Elias
This soldier is found on the old record books and printed list as an Invalid pensioner; resident of Carlisle, Middlesex Co., Mass. in 1818 as shown by his affidavit in the claim of Henry Flint S. 35,309 Rev. War.
He was pensioned for disability at $96. per annum and did not apply under the Act of 1818 which would have been the same rate — his original papers are not on file in this Bureau.

Rev. War Section.
February 18, 1914.
Mr. Ira G. Whittier, 335 Westminster St., Providence, R. I.
Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the thirteenth instant, you are advised that from the papers in claim Sur. File 35309 Rev. War, it appears that Henry Flint was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1818, at which time he was "nearly sixty-six years of age" and a resident of Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
He enlisted at Concord, Massachusetts, in April, 1775, in Captain Abishai Brown's company, Colonel John Nixon's Massachusetts regiment, was in the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill, and served eight months; he then enlisted for one year in Captain Adam Wheeler company, in the regiment commanded first by Colonel John Nixon and afterwards by Colonel Thomas Nixon, and proceeded to New York; soon after arrival in New York he was drafted as an Armorer in Captain Reuben Earle's company, Colonel Brewer's regiment of Artificers, and served until after the retreat from New York City, when he was ordered to hospital and remained there under Doctor Albertus Vanderwater until his time expired, and he returned home to Concord in the forepart of January 1777.
In 1820 he referred to his wife Bulah aged fifty-eight years

and sons, Warren aged seventeen years and Joseph L. aged twelve years. There is no further family data.
You are further advised that the records of this Bureau show that Elias Barron served in the Revolutionary War from May, 1775 to January, 1777, the first eight months of which was in Captain Abishai Brown's company, Colonel John Nixon's regiment, and the remainder of the time under Captain Adam Wheeler and Colonels John and Thomas Nixon.
There are no further particulars of service.
He was allowed a pension of $33.33 per annum from March 17, 1786, which was increased to $96. per annum from April 24, 1816.
He resided at Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1818, and died March 9, 1822. There is no family data on file.
Very respectfully,
Matthäus
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Barron, Fielding GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11918 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 29, 1792 to Francis Graves, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.