Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9760, William Burton, Va.

1881-1926
SERVICE
12.
Durton, William Sarah
NUMBER _____
No. 9760.
CONTENTS

Missouri 25.941
William Burton
of Clinton Co in the State of Missouri who was a 1st Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain [unclear] of the 1st Regt commanded by Col [unclear] in the War of the Rebellion -
7 1/2 mo Sgt 35.00 5 " " 16.50 $ 51.50
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri at the rate of 51 Dollars 53 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Jan y 1834 to Mrs John Burton the widow of [unclear]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - 129.15 Pension allowance ending 4th March '34 - 25.83
$ 154.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Springer Clerk Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 19

Letter W. Stratton 7 June 51
5655
Missouri
Sarah Burston widow of William Va Burston who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Pte 3 Supt D
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 57 Dollars 50 Cents
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of May 1851 and sent to
Wiley J. Stratton Glasgow Howard Co. Mo.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 318 Vol. 3.

Wm Barton's application
7 Mo as Sergeant 5 do Ensign in the Militia of Va

State of Missouri County of Chariton S.S.
On the Eighteenth day of February 1883 personally appeared before the General Court of the said County William Martin of a resident aged Seventy eight years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisional Act 1832. That he entered into the service of the United States in the year 1775 as a sergeant in Captain Joseph Spencer's company in the County of Orange, where this applicant then resided, and belonged to what was then called the "Culpepper Minute Battalion" from Culpepper Courthouse we marched to Richmond in Virginia from thence to Williamsburg this Battalion was commanded by Col. Stevens and Marshall Major, from Williamsburg we marched to the Great Bridge then crossing  James River at what is called Hog Island, at the Great Bridge aforesaid in Norfolk County where we were stationed during the winter had an engagement there with the British in the month of December, Col. Scott & Woodford of the Virginia Militia were also there, in this engagement about sixty

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of the British were killed or wounded taken as prisoners of war, then applicant knows that a British captain by the name of Fordice was killed some on this tour seven months having entered the service September 1778 and returned to home to Orange County, 1st April 1779
Again in the year 1778 the first of August entered the service of the United States as Ensign in Capt Andrew Madison's com- pany from the County of Orange, from thence we marched to the Barracks, in Albemarle County Virginia and was there commanded by Lieut Francis Taylor and was there detained to guard the British Prisoners taken by Genl Gates at Saratoga, these Barracks were then under the command of Theobald Boud who had his head quarters at Charlots- ville in Virginia served on this tour three months, being discharged the first of November,
3 mos
Again in the year in the year 1781 enter- ed the service of the United States as an Ensign in Capt. Grant's company in the County of Orange, from thence we marched to Richmond, Va on our way passed Harrison's Court house and here saw Genl Lafayette, from Richmond we marched to Williamsburg and after remaining in Williamsburg some time we again returned
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to Richmond, here this applicant was taken prisoner, and by permission of Col. Mathis of the 2nd Regiment of Va. Artillery who had commanded us during this tour returned home, having served on this tour two months as an ensign, the whole detachment with us were commanded by Genl. M. L. Coburn and was also acquainted with Col. Mathis and this applicant further states that he as actually served the time herein set forth, under the regular orders and calls of the country and his superior Officers lawfully appointed to com- mand him either in the field or garrison and that his services aforesaid, as herein set forth, as a lieutenant ensign were more than as ensigns the further term of five months He further states that he never received any He further states that he never received any written discharge for any of the tours aforesaid, =aid, that he was commissioned in due form of law, as Ensign by the then Governor of Virginia but does not positively rem- ember who was the then Governor. This applicant further states that he knows of no person now living by whom he could prove his services aforesaid or any part thereof, nor has he any documentary evidence in his possession his commission aforesaid having been lost since last, and that he was not employed

in a my Liberator correspondent during the time of the war. 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 army in any state.
...long and ye are of course ...the ... clerk ...
Wm. Jones High a deacon residing in the County aforesaid and I am glad residing in the same, County as hereby testify that we are well acquainted with William Barton who has been our and I know to the above obligation that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides. To have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and sworn to this day and year according to their forms and Edward R. Kahlke clerk
As to the National League, we hereby declare the same opinion after the investigation as of the matter and after putting the investigations, it was found that the League was that the above named Appl. S. G. N. was a Revolutionary soldier and served as a state, and the Court J. H. the, certifies that it appears to

the Court, that James Keyes, who has the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said County of Chautauqua and that James Read who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John F. Tyler Vice Judge of Chautauqua County Court
I, Edward B. Calhoun, Clerk of the Court of Chautauqua County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Burton for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of November 1833.
Edward B. Calhoun Clerk

No 11529 Sarah Burton
Mo.
Wants a pension
Act 7-July 38 m 81. d 84
July 7. 1838
Sarah Burton
Rejected
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Hon. J. Jameson
11.02
HOWARD COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI
On the 11th day of July 1838, personally appeared Sarah Burton, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Attest my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Howard County Court in and for the State of Missouri, this 11th day of July, 1838.

STATE OF MISSOURI, } HOWARD COUNTY. } s.s.
On this 31 st day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, before the subscriber, one of the Judges of the County Court, in and for the County and State aforesaid, (the same being a court of Record and so decided by the law creating it) personally appeared Sarah Burton, a resident of said County, aged eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed 7th July 1838.—entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of William Burton, who was a Private and Serjeant in the Army of the Revolution. That she is not able to state the particulars as to his services, but refers therefor to the original declaration of her said husband on file in the proper Office in Washington City, that her said husband was a pensioner on the pension Roll of the State of Missouri, at the rate of fifty-one dollars and sixty-six cents per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said William Burton in the County of Albermarle, in the State of Virginia, in the Fall of seventeen hundred and eighty-three, that her maiden name was Sarah Sandford, and she thinks she was married by publication; that her husband the aforesaid William Burton died on the 14th day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, to wit at the time above stated.
Subscribed and sworn to her on the day and year aforesaid before me Sarah X Burton mark. Austin F. Warden J. H. C.
I certify that the above named Sarah Burton is totally unable to attend Court at its usual place of sitting Austin F. Warden — judge

26. 850
M m Burton Missouri
Return for Admitted 7. Months w th 5 " private
Hon John Bale Ho of Rep James Head A. Miller Paris Randolph County Miss
I send in that capacity for that time allowed They were duly complaining

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Wm Burton
   Period when the services were rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Aug 1775 7. Corp. Capt. Spencer Col Stevens 78 years Orange Traditionary   1778 3 Ensign Col F. Taylor County Va   1781. 2. " Col Matthews  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
All applicants for pensions under the Act of 7th June 1832, as Commissioned officers, are required to produce their original Commission or satisfactory proof they were duly Commissioned & served in that Capacity for the time alleged

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (J) This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I,                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B., who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

As Mr Barton is unable to establish his claim as an Ensign I agree to let him have the pay of of a private for the 5 months service —
John Burt
Meridian Iron Mission Aug 30 th 1836

November 13, 1931
BA-J/MCS aw
Miss Ruth A. Murray 1250 Everett Avenue Louisville, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of October 28, 1931, requesting information in regard to William Allen Burton, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 9760 , based upon the military service of William Burton in the Revolution.
While living in Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted in September, 1775, served seven months as sergeant in Captain Joseph Spencer's Company in Colonel Stevens' Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of Great Bridge. He was commissioned ensign August 1, 1778, and served three months in Captain Ambrose Madison's Company in Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia Regiment. In 1781 he served two months as ensign in Captain Graves' Company in Colonel Mathis' Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 18, 1833, while a resident of Chariton County, Missouri, aged seventy-eight years.
He died October 14, 1842.
He married in the fall of 1783 in Albemarle County, Virginia, Sarah Sandford.
She was allowed pension on her application executed October 31, 1844, at which time she was a resident of Howard County, Missouri, aged eighty-one years.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a William Allen Burton and the above noted is the history of the only William Burton who enlisted from Virginia.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

April 8, 1925
W. Claus 48 Windsor Road, The Dingle Cumberland, Md.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.9760, it appears that William Burton, while a resident of Orange County, Virginia, enlisted in September, 1775, and served seven months as Sergeant in Captain Joseph Spencer's Company, Colonel Stevens' Virginia Regiment; was in the battle of Great Bridge.
He was commissioned Ensign August 1, 1778, and served three months in Captain Ambrose Madison's Company, Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in 1781 and served two months as Ensign in Captain Graves' Company, Colonel Mathis' Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 18, 1833, while a resident of Chariton County, Missouri, aged seventy-eight years. He died October 14, 1842.
He married in the fall of 1783 in Albemarle County, Virginia, Sarah Sandford. She was allowed pension on her application executed October 31, 1844, while a resident of Howard County, Missouri, aged eighty-one years.
Respectfully,
Nancy Head, sister of wid.
Commissioner

Charlottesville V o 30 th July 1844
Dear Sir
Yours of the 12 th inst. was duly rec d ? & agreeably to your request have gotten the Clerk to examine the Records, to see if he could find any record of the Marriage of William Benton or Benton, to Sarah Landford, and am sorry to inform you  he cannot find any. I rec d that Parson Murray well. he died many years since.
Very Respectfully
J. Wight

Glasgow May 25 th 1851
A. O. Heath Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I have just received a communication from the Hon. Mr. H. H. Stuart Secretary of the Interior, saying Mrs. Sarah Burton widow of William Burton a Revolutionary Soldier is entitled to a Pension, you having examined the Papers I forwarded to your Office some time ago; those Papers you will very much oblige me if you will send them back to me, as I am directed by the Secretary of the Interior that payment will be made at Saint Louis Mo.
Yours most Respectfully W. Stratton

1913 Jan 18 Hist. to S.H. Young & I M letter in W.F. 195-638 Robt. Wright 1916 Dec 29 Hist. to Jeff H. Tindall Letter in V. 16991 James Noble 1925 Apr. 8 Hist. to W. Clance M.C.A. 1921 Nov. 13 Hist. to Miss Ruth A. Murray M.C.A.
Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9260
 Sarah Burston  Wid. of  William Burston  Sergt. Rev. War 
Act: Feby. 24/48
Index:—Vol. A , Page 102
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Missouri Howard County } ss
Be it remembered that on this thirty first day of october one thousand eight hundred and fortyfour before the subscriber one of the judges of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Nancy Head who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say, that I became acquainted with William Burton some time previous to his marriage he married my second sister I was at their marriage they were married at parson Murays in Albermarl County virginia I do not recollect the date of their marriage I was married in the date of one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and William Burton and Sarah Landford my sister were married several years previous to my marriage and I have known them ever since as man and wife up to the death of William Burton and Sarah Burton the declarant has not intermarried since but remains the widow of William Burton deceased
subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year aforesaid } her Nancy Head mark Austin F Walden J.P. C.C.
I certify that John Head and Nancy Head who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing depositions before me is credible witness which I certify from my personal knowledge given under my hand this 31 st day of October 1844
Austin F. Walden J.P. C.C.

State of Michigan } County of Howard } I J. H. Saunders Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Howard & State of Michigan aforesaid do hereby certify that Justin H. Wal- den whose name is subscribed to the within and foregoing written & printed Certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same one of the acting Justices of the County Court aforesaid having been duly elected and qualified for that purpose and that the within and foregoing signatures are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at office in said County This 9 th day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred & forty four
J. H. Saunders Clerk

State of Missouri } Howard County } 88
Be it remembered that on this thirty first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty four before the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared James Wallace who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say, that William Burton the husband of the Declarant Sarah Burton, died on the fourteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty two and that she the said Sarah Burton has not intermarried but remains the widow of the said William Burton deceased. Subscribed and sworn to before me James Wallace me the day and year above written. Austin H. Waller J. H. C. C.
I certify that James Wallace who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing deposition before me is a credible witness which I certify from my personal knowledge. Given under my hand this 31 st day of October 1844 Austin H. Waller J. H. C. C.

State of Missouri } ss Howard County }
Be it remembered that on this thirty first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty four before the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Head who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say, that I became acquainted with William Burton when I was a small boy we were raised in the same neighbourhood and we both intermarried in the same family William Burton was some ten years older than my self. I do not recollect the date that William Burton and Sarah Sandford was married but I was married in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and William Burton was married several years previous to my marriage and I have known them ever since as man and wife up to his death and was present at his death on the fourteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty two and Sarah Burton yet remains the widow of William Burton deceased Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year aforesaid } John Head Austin H Walden J.P.H.C.O

Payments to be made at St. Louis, Mo. by Geo. W. B. Dk Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of the
(A)
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C Vol. 8.
Page 11 by John W. Grogue Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Burton of the State of Missouri who was a Private and Sergeant during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Fifty one dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 31 st day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.
J. P. Kirtland Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

6553 Missouri.
Sarah Burton, widow of William Burton, who was a Private in the Virginia Line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 51 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Decem. 1841 and sent to
Hon J. Jamison H. of Reps.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 233

Mrs. Burton's Application For Pension
Act 2 Feb 1848
Wiley A. Stratton Agent Glasgow Howard City. Mo.

State of Missouri 3 County of Howard 3
Be it known that before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized by law, to administer oaths personally appeared Sarah Burton and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person who drew a Pension under the acts of the 3 rd of March 1843 and June 17 th 1844 on account of the Revolutionary Service of her Husband the late William Burton a Private and Sergeant during the Revolutionary War at the rate of Fifty One Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum. That she now makes this affidavit for the purpose of drawing a Pension under the Act of Congress passed 2 nd February 1848 entitled "An Act to continue the Pension of certain Widows." That she has never intermarried but continues to be the Widow of the late William Burton, that she now resides in Howard County in the State of Missouri and has resided there for the space of Fifteen years past and that previous thereto she resided in Randolph and Chariton Counties in the State of Missouri and in the State of Virginia.
Sarah Burton mark
witness E Yancey
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day of April 1851. — I hereby certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a Pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit. James Wallace justice of the peace
Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Burton of the County of Howard and State of Missouri a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Wiley P. Stratton my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington City D.C. my Pension from the 1 st day of March 1848 to the 4 th day of March 1851 — Witness

my hand and seal this 19 th day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty one
Sarah her X Burton Seal mark
Sealed and delivered in presence of James Wallace E Yancey
State of Missouri } ss County of Howard }
Be it known That on this nineteenth day of April 1851. before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the said County person- ally appeared Sarah Burton above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned
James Wallace justice of the peace
State of Missouri - County of Howard ss.
I hereby certify, that James Wallace Esqr., before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as Clerk of the County Court of said County, this 21 st day of April 1851
A. J. Herndon, Clerk

Louisville, Ky. Oct. 28, 1931
Revolutionary War Records, Pension Department
Does the name of (William) Allen Burton appear on your Rolls, as a soldier from Virginia?
Respectfully,
Miss Ruth A. Muncy 1250 Everett Avenue Louisville - Ky -

Cumberland, Maryland,
February 24, 1925.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Won't you kindly let me have your Revolutionary War Record or Record of the War of 1812, of one William Burton. The Census of 1840 for Prairie Township, Howard County, Missouri reports he was a pensioner for revolutionary or military ser- vice, and his age in 1840 as 84 which would make his birth year 1756.
Thanking you for your attention,
Very truly yours,
H. Klaus
48 Windsor Road, The Dingle, Cumberland, Md.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Burton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 1775 7 mos. Sgt. Joseph Spencer Shaw Pa.   Aug. 1. 1778 3 mos. Ensign Ambrose Madison Francis Taylor   1781 2 mos. " Graves Mathis  
Battles engaged in, Great Bridge
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orange Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 18, 1833
Residence at date of application, Chariton Co. Mo.
Age at date of application, 70 yrs. He died Oct. 14, 1842.
Remarks: He mar. in Albemarle Co. Va. in the fall of 1783 Sarah Sandford. She was al. pns on an application exam. Oct. 31, 1844 while a resident of Howard Co. Mo. aged 81 years.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.