Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15631, Samuel Carlton, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Carlton Samuel
W15631
or
carleton
Sarah
CONTENTS

act. to Pen. Agt. August 23, 1837. " " " Sept. 6, 1837. " " R. Baldwin Sept. 6, 1837. " " Pen. Agent, Sept. 9, 1837. " " H Woodman Aug 28/53
Sarah Carleton,
widow of Sam l Carleton, deceased who died on the 26 Feb y 1832; of Essex co. in the State of Mass ts . who was a Sergeant in the comp y commanded by Captain Farnum of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Fry in the Mass ts St. Troops time for 8 mos. 11 dys Left .
Mass
Increased from $27.87 100
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass ts . at the rate of 41 Dollars 83 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Au- gust 1837 and sent to Reuben Baldwin, Esq. Boston.
Arrears to the 4th of March '37 $209:84 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Left. " 20:91
$330.75
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recd B
J. Ellis Clerk, 2 Page 47.

1963 Sarah Carlton Widow of Samuel Carlton dec d
Adm. Jng. 8 mo 11 days $44.83 per ann. conf 4 March 1831.
Mess. State. brog Col. Tryst. Capt. Farnam.
Reuben Dalden Esq o Bunker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex County Gs } On this winter day
of May. In the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and Thirty Seven. Personally appeared before the Hon David Cummins one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Sarah Carleton a resident of Saugus in the County of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid, 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 July 4, 1836. That She is in the Eighty eighth year of her Age, that She is the Widow of Samuel Carleton late of said Saugus dec d . That previous to the commencement of the Revolutionary War, her late Husband said Samuel Carleton and herself were Married and resided at Andover in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, That her late Husband said Samuel together with his late Brother Timothy Carleton were enrolled in a Minute Reg t . of State Troops or Militia commanded by Col James Fry. And the Company of Capt t Benjamin Farnum Lieut t Silas Marble, and they were called into active service in the year 1775. on the alarm at Lexington and were in that Skirmish and again at the Battle of Bunker Hill which soon after followed, in which latter engagement Capt Farnum and Timothy Carleton were both severely wounded, and my late Husband said Samuel Carleton lost his boat which was after the Battle replaced by another, two of the buttons of which boat I have preserved to the present time, one of which buttons accompanies this application

and my late Husband Said Samuel continued in the Service aforesaid in the vicinity of Boston during the Campaign of the year 1775 and was absent from home eight months and an half. That Said Capt Benjamin Tarnum resided at Andover aforesaid and drew an Invalid Pension until the day of his death, And that the aforesaid Timothy Carlton settled at Merrimack in the County of Hillsborough State of New Hampshire and was a Pensioner of the United States, but under which of the Pension Acts She is unable to say.
She further declares That She was Married to her late Husband Said Samuel Carlton at Andover aforesaid by the Rev W Simmons, on the Fifteenth day of October in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy two And that her Husband the aforesaid Samuel Carlton died at Saugus aforesaid on the Twenty Sixth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two, And that She has Remained a Widow, ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto Annexed;
She further declares that Said Samuel her late Husband was a Sergeant in the Company and Regiment during his Service above stated.
Sarah Carlton
Sworn to and Subscribed
on the day and year above written, before
David Cummins Jrs. C.C.
I Certify that Sarah Carlton the above Declarant is unable to appear in Court by reason of great age and infirmity of Body.
David Cummins Jrs. C.C.

I, Isaac Carlton of Saugus, in the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being first duly sworn do on Oath Testify and declare That I am the reputed Son and Sixth Child of Samuel and Sarah Carlton formerly of Andover but lately of Saugus, that I am Fifty three years of Age, that it was always Reported and believed that my late Father Said Samuel Carlton and also my Uncle Timothy Carlton, served as Soldiers in the War of the Revolution and that my late Father was a Sergeant in Capt. Farnums Company of Col. Dwyers Reg t in which He served over eight months in the year 1775 And I have often heard my late Father relate the occurrences that transpired during his said Service, particularly the Battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill, in both of which He was engaged, That my late Father Said Samuel Carlton died in the Month of February in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two, and left my Mother Said Sarah Carlton his Widow, who has not married since his death and who is still living and resides with me in Said Town of Saugus.
Isaac Carlton
Essex County ss. } Ninth day of May 1837 } Personally appeared Isaac Carlton and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him Subscribed. I further Certify that the aforesaid Sarah Carlton the declarant and Isaac Carlton the deponent are highly respectable Residents of the Town of Saugus, and entitled to Credit and belief. David Cummins pr. C.C.P.

I hereby certify, that by the Record of the Town of Andover, now in my possession, it appears - that
Samuel Carlton & Sarah Wilson of Andover were married on the fifteenth day of October 1772 by William Symmes, "minister of the gospel in Andover"
Attest
William Stearns, Town Clerk of Andover
Ephraim H. May 5 1837 - Personally appeared William Stearns above mentioned - and made oath to the certif- icate by him above subscribed - as correctly taken from the Record of the Town of Andover
Before me
Joseph D. Whittredge Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County certify that Hon. David Cumming is a Judge of said Court - & that Joseph Kittredge is a Justice of the Peace in said County & that all signatures hereon are genuine
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court May 10. 1837. John Prince Clk

Map Rev WIDOW, &c. Am
File No. 15631
Sarah Carleton Widow of Sam l Carleton Sergt. Rev. War.
Act: July 4 th 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 119
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sarah Carleton, wid.
of Samuel Carleton dec d
Mess.
See let. R. Baldwin June 25
1837
Ad 4 July 1836

Massachusetts 1245
Sarah Carleton widow of Samuel Carleton
who died on the 26. Feb. 1832 of Essex Co. in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Fannin of the Regt. commanded by Col. Fry in the Mass. State Troops time for 8 months & 11 days Increase Sergt 8 mo 11 days at $41.83 per ann
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 27 Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of July 1837 and sent to Reuben Baldwin Esq. Boston
Arrears to the 14th of March '37 167.22 Pensional allowance ending 14 Sept. " 13 93 $181.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 - }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 1 - Page 55 Clerk,

I John Barker of Andover in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Eighty- four years on the 24 th day of April last past, on oath say, that I was well acquainted with Mr Samuel Carlton of Andover aforesaid. I knew said Samuel Carlton long previous to the Revolutionary war I was a private soldier in Capt. Benjamin Farnham's Company in Col. Sargent's Regiment in the war of the Rev- olution, & Samuel Carlton was a sergeant in the same Company - We marched for Cambridge on the nine- teenth day of April 1775 and served together during Eight months from said 19 th of April. I know that the said Sam l Carlton was with the aforesaid Company at Cambridge during the whole term of Eight months aforesaid - that said Carlton was in the battle of Bunker Hill - I knew said Carlton after the Revolutionary war - He removed to Greenfield & afterwards to Hancock in the State of New Hampshire some years after the Revolutionary war - I visited him at his residence in Greenfield & Hancock several times
John Barker
Essex ss. July 10. 1837. Personally appeared John Barker, above mentioned, made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him sub- scribed. Before me,
William Stevens Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that William Stevens Esq r . is a Justice of the Peace in said County and that his signature hereon is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court July 10. 1837.
John Prince Clks!

Sir
Boston Massachusetts July 15 th 1837
In your letter of June 28 th relating to the case of the claim for a pension by Mrs Sarah Carlton Widow of Samuel Carlton dec d it is stated
"Upon a very thorough search among the Massachusetts Rolls, no roll of Capt Benjamin Farnum can be found, The Name of Samuel Carlton is not upon the pension roll, his Service, if established, would not have entitled him to a pension under the Act of March 18, 1818; and it appears that his death occurred before the passage of that of June 7, 1832,
I would respectfully observe that the Department is under a mistake as to the Carlton who was stated in Mrs Sarah Carlton's Declaration as having been a pensioner, it was Timothy Carlton a Brother to the applicant's husband, not Samuel; Said Timothy's Name was brought to view as a Contemporary Soldier with his brother Said Samuel, - Timothy Carlton was a pensioner of the U.S. under the Act of June 7, 1832 and resided in Hillsborough County N Hampshire
I herewith transmit an original petition of the Non Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of Capt Farnum's Company in which is the Name of Samuel Carlton as Sergeant and his brother Timothy and various others, As it is stated there is no roll of this Company among the

Massachusetts Rolls in the Department - this Manuscript was found among the papers in the possession of the family of the late Capt Benjamin Tarnum, and is transmitted for the inspection of the Department, with the particu- lar request of the family that it may be returned to me to replace it in their hands
The Affidavit of John Barker (J.W.) is also herewith transmitted as corroborative testimony in the Claim of Mrs Sarah Carlton.
Should this claim be considered ad- missible be pleased to issue a certificate in satisfaction thereof and forward the same directed to me at this place
I am Respectfully
Sir Your Obs t
James L Edwards Esq Comm d of Pensions Washington
Reuben Baldwin

Aug 11. Sarah Carleton Ms Tota 36 1245 Dr 6
James P. G. Smith Esq Barnes of Finsbury Washington

Sir
Boston Massachusetts August 7. 1837
I herewith return the Certificate of Mrs Sarah Carleton Widow of Samuel Carleton dec d believing that the Sum allowed her Annually is far below what she considers herself entitled to, for eight months Service of sergeant , which Grade is fully established by the Roll of Capt Benjamin Farnums Company and other corroborating testimony of her late husband's Service
I respectfully call your attention to this case by the particular request of the Widow and her family. And ask your Reply thereto as soon as convenient.
Very respectfully
Sir I am Your Obedt
Reuben Baldwin
James L Edwards Esq Com d officers corps Washington

Wasm June 16. 1883
Dear Sir
Mr Carlson, a Revolutionary pensioner draw $96. a year while he lived, under the old law, payable in Boston. His Widow Sarah Carlson, after his death, draw but $42. or a year, when she was clearly entitled to $96. or a year. She drew her pension some five or six years. There are no liv- ing children, but there are Grand Children who will be obtain the annuities due to the Estate of Sarah Carlson. Will you be kind enough to forward to me the forms and in- structions necessary for obtaining this annuity.
Your Obedient
Edward Wordman for S.M.B.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Sept 6.
Mat
James L Edwards Esq Govt of Pennsylvania Washington

Sir
Boston Mass s Sept. 2. 1837
On calling on the pension Agent here to day in company with the Son of Mrs Sarah Carlton to draw the balance of her pension under the new Certificate, I found your instructions are to commence her payment from 26 th February 1832, instead of 4 th March 1831, the date given both in the old and new Certificates.
As the husband of Mrs Carlton was not on the pension Rolls, I presume there must be an error in your instructions to the paying Agent, if so; I respectfully solicit it may be corrected to meet the present and coming six months payment of Mrs Carlton's pension.
Very Respectfully
Sir I am Your Ob st for Reuben Baldwin
C. W. Atkinson
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of pensions Washington.

Payment to be made at Boston by J. K. Simpson Esq. Agent for paying Pen= sions, in the Agency of Mass.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 55 by D. Brown
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1830, Sarah Carleton, of the State of Massachusetts widow of Samuel Carleton — who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Twenty seven dollars and Eighty Seven cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

Commonwealth Bank, Pension Department Boston, 5 th Sept. 1837.
Sir,
Will you have the goodness to inform me if the increase of Mrs. Sarah Carleton's pension, Widow of Genl. Carleton decd. - a pensioned under the act of 4 th July 1836. is to commence on the 4 th of March 1837.
I am, very respf.
Your ob t Serv t
John R. Fenwick President Gen. Agent
J. L. Edwards Esqr. Comm ee of Pensions Washington D. C.