Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9308, Humphrey Carlton, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
★ Carlton Humphrey
S. 9308
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CONTENTS

Virginia -
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Hampshire Carlton - of King & Queen in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Sutherland of the ——— — commanded by ——— in the Virginia line for 15 months —
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Decr: 33. Taylor D r R and Luke Ham: W.P.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Frank P. Rice — Clerk, Book E Vol. 10 Page 6
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Humphrey Carlton V a
29.028-
Admit as a private 15 mo $50-
Gen W. P. Taylor

Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the seventh 1832
State of Virginia King and Queen County Forst;
On this ninth day of December 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County of King and Queen now sitting Humphrey Carlton a resident of the aforesaid County and State aged Seventy Nine years Old who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the Seventh 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated under the following named Officers; He was Ordered out into the Service of the United States as a Militia man under Captain Gutherland on or about the 13 th day of May 1778 and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Hubbards old field in the County of Gloucester and there remained until he had served a tour of two months and was discharged and he returned home. He was again Ordered out into the Militia service under Captain Christopher Hearnwood on or about the 10 th day of October 1778 and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Williamsburg passing through the Counties of King Wm & New Kent and stationed in the Barracks in Williamsburg until he had served a tour of two months and was then discharged and he returned home. He was again Ordered out in the Militia service in the Spring of 1779 on or about the fifth day of April under Captain Philip Pendleton and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Hubbards Old field in the County of Gloucester from thence to the half way house below Little York, from thence to Newport News where he remained until he had served a tour of two months he was then discharged and he returned home. He was again Ordered out into the Militia Service on or about the tenth day of September 1779 under Captain Henry Sumpkin and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Hubbards Old field in the County of Gloucester and was marched from thence from place to place, in the County of Gloucester until he had served a tour of two months and was discharged and he returned home. He was again Ordered out in the Spring of 1780 on or about the first day of April under Capt. Philip Pendleton and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Ware Church in the County of Gloucester, and from thence to Gloucester Town, and other places in the County of Gloucester until he had served a tour of two months and was discharged and he returned home. He was again Ordered out into the Militia Service under Captain Gutherland on or about the twenty fifth day of October 1780 and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Williamsburg passing through the Counties of King Wm & New Kent and he there remained until he had served a tour of three months and was discharged and he returned home. He was again Ordered out on or about the twenty first day of August 1781 under Capt. Christopher Hearnwood and met at King and Queen Courthouse and marched from thence to Ware Church in the County of Gloucester and from thence to different places in the County until after the surrender of Genl Wallis and was then discharged after having served a tour of two months making in the whole One Year and Three Months which he now Claims a pension for. He recollects the following Officers Major Thos. Bell who went to the North Colo: Host Richardson and Colo: Griffin, and Major Balogh. He never was in any engagement. He has no documentary evidence of his time of service. He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. - Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Humphrey Carlton
We John Richards a Clergyman residing in the County of King and Queen and Miriam Brooks residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Humphrey Carlton who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be

Seventy Nine years of age that he is respected and beloved in his neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion Snow & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid
John Richards Merimau Brooks
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 said Court further certify that it appears to them that John Richards who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in King and Queen County and that Merimau Brooks who has signed the same is a resident in the aforesaid County and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit
I Robert Pollard Jr Clerk of the Court of King and Queen County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Humphrey Leareton for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirteenth day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty three in the fifty eighth year of the Commonwealth
Robert Pollard Jr Clerk

State of Virginia King & Queen County ss
I John Carlton aged sixty nine years resident of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Humphrey Carlton during the whole of the revolutionary war, and that he is a resident of the County aforesaid, and that he, was very repeatedly called out as a drafted militiaman in the service of the United States, and I was with him in the service upon two occasions, once I was with him at Williamsburg, and I was with him in Gloucester County, and know that he was in the service at the siege of York and after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis - given from under my hand this twelfth day of December 1833 John Carlton
King & Queen County To wit
Personally appeared before me a justice for the aforesaid County, John Carlton and made oath to the truth of the above certificate and hereby certify that the said John Carlton is a resident of King & Queen County and that he is a creditable person and that his Warrant entitled to full credit, given from under my hand this twelfth day of December 1833
P. J. Pollard Justice of the peace of King & Queen County

Virginia
1833
King and Queen County to wit
I Robert Pollard Jr Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify - that Peter Pollard before me known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing certificate and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate written under those of the said John and Molly Carlton to a notice of the lease for the County aforesaid and that the signature of the said Peter Pollard is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 13 th day of
December 1833
Robert Pollard Jr
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State of Virginia King & Queen County, ss
I Molly Carlton aged seventy years, resident of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Humphrey Carlton resident of the county aforesaid, during the whole of the revolutionary war, and that I well remember that he was very frequently called, or drafted into the Militia Service of the United States as a Coalition Soldier, and that he went into the Service as often a Coalition man, as often as he was called or drafted, and that he served sometimes as a Substitute for my husband Richard Carlton given from under my hand this twelfth day of December 1833. Molly her Carlton mark
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid Molly Carlton resident of King & Queen County and made oath to the truth of the above certificate and I do hereby certify that the said Molly Carlton is a respectable person, and that her statement is entitled to full credit given from under my hand this twelfth day of December 1833-
P. J. Pollard Justice of the peace for King & Queen County

Rev. War
9308
INVALID.
File No.
9308
Humphrey Carlton
Rev. War
Act:
June 7 th 1832
Index:
Vol.
1
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[Arrangement of 1870.]