Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,905, Michael Briton, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Briton, Michael
N. 4,905
or Britton,
Nancy
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. - Age Notified by Rev 1839
Let to Wm. Daniel Aug 1. 1843.
North Carolina 16.973
Michael Britton of Hertford in the State of N. Car- who was a Pr. in the Army commanded by Captain Perrin of the — commanded by — in the — time for — — — — —
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Oct 33. Washington. D.C. and Genl. H. Wheeler.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 57 — Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 34 10 —
67 —
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Nath. P. Hill Clerk,
Recorded by Book C Vol. 6 1/2 Page 46.

No 257 Joint Reso: of Seny D 3. 45.
Reported Letter to Rev Agt 19. Nov 1846
6706.
North Carolina
Nancy Brannon widow of Michael Brannon NC who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of May, 1845 and sent to
Mrs Nancy Brannon care of A. S. Daniel, Fitch Landing N. C.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book
a & June 17. 1847
Vol. 2
Page
152.

Michael Britton Bap Son of Hugus Britton Bap & Celia Bap his wife was born April 15 th 1829
Michael B Bap Son of Hugus Britton Bap and Celia Bap his wife departed this life Sept. 16 1829
Augustus Bap son of John Bap and Nancy his wife was born Sept. 17 1805
William Thomas Britton was born in the year of our Lord 1826
Michael Britton was born in the year of our Lord 1763 April 4 th
* Thomas Britton was born April the 3. 1793
* Samuel Britton was born in the year 1794 Sept 1. day
* David Britton was born in the year 1795 June 16 — (over)
Martha Weston was born in the year of our Lord 1795 August 13 —
voices of Mr. Britton

* Lemuel Britton was born in the year of our Lord 1797 July 19
Boland Boon Britton the son of Thomas Britton and Martha Britton his wife was born in the year 1818 August 2
* Celah Britton the daugh- ter of Michael Britton and Vency Britton his wife was born April the 29 1822
Emuline Britton the daugh- ter of Thomas Britton & Martha Britton his wife was born in the year 1819 January 7
* Elizabeth Britton was born in the year of our Lord 1805 April 23
James Jackson Britton was born in the year of our Lord 1821 September 23
Benjamin J. Britton the son of William Britton & Mary Jones Britton was born March the 8 - 1811
Vancy Lee Leeth Britton the daughter of Thomas Britton & Mary the Britton his wife was born in the year 1824 Sept 31

State of NC } Hertford Co } ss.
On this 26 th day August 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the County of Hertford State of North Carolina Michael Britton aged seventy years and made oath according to law to the following statement to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832;
That he was drafted as a private in the year of 1780 he believes, the month he cannot recollect in Capt Lewis Brown North Carolina Militia for the space of three months ; he marched from home (Hertford Co), to Charleston South Carolina under the command of Capt Brown, the North Carolina Troops were commanded by Genl. Cornwallis just before they reached Charleston the Enemy had taken that city, and our troops retreated - after saving his town out he returned home - receiving an honorable discharge from his officers, but which is lost.
That he was drafted a second time some two or three months afterwards in Capt Perry's company as a private for three months , Bedford Regt Col Weyman, rendezvous at Pollacacy Creek, & here and at other places in the country he discharged faithfully his duty as a soldier until discharged after his term had ended. His discharge in this case is also lost. He has no documentary evidence to prove his service but concurs in the testimony of Nath Saunders suff-

to sustain her claim. Herewith submitted
He relinquishes hereby every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed date above named J. M. Cook  Michael Prillon
We
a Clergyman residing in the county of Hertford and Watson Lewis Esq residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Michael Prillon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year above named
Watson Lewis (Seal)
(Seal)
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 M. Prillon and that Watson Lewis Esq
who has also signed the same are residents of the county of Hertford and are both entitled to respect and also that Nathaniel Saunders , who has assigned the

accompanying affidavit is a person of credit and entitled to respect.
Here follow the answers made on oath by the applicant to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department propounded by the court.
1. He was born in Hertford county N o Carolina in the year 1763 2. He has no record of his age 3. He was living in Hertford county when called into the service. He has lived in said county ever since the war, and is still a resident of the same 4. I served with Capt. At. I was drafted each time 5. He served with Capt. Abner Perry, Col. George Wyman Gen l Leonard 6. He rec d a discharge but it is lost 7. He refers the department to Watson Lewis, David O. Askey & Starly Sharp, as persons who will testify as to belief in my services in the Revolution and to my character as a person of veracity
I Lewis M c Combie Clerk of the Court of Pleas at in & for county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of sd Court in the application of Michael Britton for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this May. 1833
J. M c Combie Clerk

9780
Mary Britton widow of Michael Britton.
N.C. act 7 July, 1838 -
Act 7 July '38
By act of the
her husband died on the 5th: December, 1840 -
Adm: Comr. priv. c $20 per ann. commg: 5 Dec. 1840 -
9750
Send to W. L. Daniel Pitch Landing, North Carolina -

State of North Carolina } Wartford County } ss.
Sept 25 th A.D. 1843.
On this Twentyfifth day of September 1843. personally appears before the Judge of the Superior Court Nancy Britton a resident of Wartford County aged about Seventy two 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 July 7 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Michael Britton who was a Private in the Militia of the Revolution, (as will appear from his pension papers on file in the Pension office) She further declares that she was married to the said Michael Britton in the Month of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety two that her husband the aforesaid Michael Britton died on the Fifth day of December Eighteen hundred & forty 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 at the time above stated
Sworn to and subscribed on the her Nancy Britton mark
day and year above written before me Frederick Nash one of the Judges of the Sup. Court of Law & Equity in for said State -in open Court
F. Nash J.P.

State of North Carolina §
I Watson L Haniel clerk of the Superior Court of Law for Forsyth County do hereby certify that Frederick Nash before whom the within affidavit was made is a judge of the Superior Court of Law & Equity for said state and is now presiding as Judge of this Court for the present Term and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of My office at Winston this 25 th day September A.D. 1843
Watson L. Haniel Clk

Pery  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4905
Nancy Britton
Wid.
Michael Britton
Port. Rest. War
Act: March 3 rd 1843 June 17 th 1844
Index: — Vol. 64 , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V 9750 Nancy Britton
N.C
Suspended Let to Watson & Daniel April 9. 1844. Let. to W. L. Daniel June 14 '44 " to Same Oct 8th '44
Act 7 th July '38

8931
North Carolina.
Nancy Britton - widow of Michael Britton who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832, and who died on the 5. Dec: 1840 of Hertford (in the State of N. C.) who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Brown of the the N. Carolina line for six months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20 — Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March, 1836. 5th: December, 1840.
Certificate of Pension issued the — 11th. — day of December 1844 and sent to W. L. Daniel, Pith-Landing, N. C.
Total amount, $10.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Tellstewart Clerk, Book D — Vol. 1 — Page 285.
let to W L Daniel 6.6.1845
Roll 14 Dec 1844
No. 257.
May 16th 1845
Certificate under Point Reso: of Jan'y 23. '45 at Hopewell Ann. Comm. 4th March, 1836, and ending 5th Dec. 1840. and sent to Mrs Nancy Britton care of W L Daniel Pith Landing N. C. Rep.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 21 st , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Michael Britton, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Edward E. P. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Aug 1. 1843
Pick Landing Aug 27 th
Mr [Signature]
M rs Britton N o 16 N th 32
16973 3 fco Edwards Logis
Museum of Pennsylvania Washington City P.C.

Pitch Landing N.C. July 26 th 1843
Dear Sir,
I have been requested to address you in regard to the law granting Pensions in certain cases to the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers who received pensions during their life, and to enquire of you in what cases pensions are granted to the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers, I have in my neighbourhood (the case which I have been called on about) an old widow Lady whose husband Michael Britton Rec d a pension of Forty Dollars per year from the W.S. until his death in December 1840. The old Lady is very old (having children more than fifty years old) and in very common circumstances Mr Britton's pension papers since his death has by accident been destroyed. if she is entitled under the late law of Congress to receive a pension you will please to inform me of it and send me the necessary forms to secure to the old Lady, her pension and oblige
To J. S. Edwards Esq r Washington City
Yours Aff ly Serv t Watson L. Daniel

Pitch darkening Sept 30 43
3 Free
Ll. 9950 Oct 5 1843 N6 Nancy Patton act 1838
J. Edwards Loguin
Genl. Pison
Prison office
Washington City
D.C.
Oct 7 1838 N6
Nancy Patton
9770

Fitchburg N.C.
Sept 30 th AD 1843
Dear Sir
Enclosed I hand you the affidavit of Mrs Nancy Britton widow of Michael Britton made & Certified in open Court, The old lady cannot recollect the day on which she was married and from the fact of all the old persons in the neighbourhood being dead she is unable to prove the marriage only by her own oath and the only family record which exist is the ages of her children recorded in the hand writing of her late husband which if necessary can be proved by the Gentleman in whose possession the record is now in, The Pension papers of the late Michael Britton has accidentally been destroyed since his death, his pay was Forty Dollars per Year. if the above evidence in regard to the family record is necessary to be made you will please inform me of it, the Marriage could easily have been proved by the records of our County but from the fact of the burning of our Court House & destruction of all the records in 1831.
Yours Very Respectfully
Watson. Daniel
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington City D.C.

John Armstrong Jr Sept 23 29 Free
Edwards Express
Sons of Pioneers
Pension Office
Washington City
B.E.
N. Britton
N.C.
Apr 29

Y Sir
Richlanding S.C. April 20 th 1824
Your favour of 9 th inst relating to the pension papers of Nancy Britton widow of Michael Britton is to hand as I can only say that it is a matter of impossibility to prove the marriage as only by the oath of Mrs Britton herself herself as there is no person living who in the neighbourhood that recollects the marriage and our Court house was destroyed by fire in 1821. With all the records which places it out of the power of the old woman to make records proffs. There is in the family a records of the ages of the her children in the hand writing of her husband, which can be proved if necessary which shows that their oldest child (which is now living) is the about Fifty years old which would make her marriage in 1792. I can easily prove that she and Michael Britton lived together for many years and was living together as man & wife when he died. You will please to inform me if the above will be sufficient proff. of her marriage and identity so I can inform her of it. and let her know whether there is any chance for her to succeed in getting a pension or not.
To J. J. Edwards Esq. Com d of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Your Aff Servt W. S. Daniel

Plot Standing No 3 Dec 21
for
Dec 28 1844
Nancy Boston nb wh 38
J. Edwards Esquire
8391 at 38 nb
Commission of Insolvency
Pension Office
Washington City District Columbia

Rich Landing S.C. Decr. 19. Th 1844
The Pension Certificate of Mrs Nancy Britton widow of Michael Britton came to hand by this days mail and it appears from it that she is only entitled to a pension from the 5 th Decr. 1820 to the 4 th March 1841 at the rate of Twenty Dollars per year. which will amount to only Nine Dollars not having seen the act of Congress of July 1838 I am unable to inform the old Lady whether she receives any thing more or not. and therefore am under the necessity of enquiring of you. whether the act granting half pay to the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers expires at that time say the 4 th March 1841. You will please to answer this immediately and oblige
Your Afft Servt.
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington City
Watson L. Daniel

St. Johnsbury Vt Oct 19 th 3
3 Jan
Oct 25 49
NG
Adolph
Nancy Britton
J. Edward Eager
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
District Columbia

Fitch Landing N.C. Oct. 19 th 1844
Sir,
Your favour of the 8 th Inst in regard to the pension claim of Nancy Britton is to hand and in accordance, with your instruction, I have had the leaf of the book containing the ages of Michael & Nancy Britton Children taken out and herewith send it to you, with an affidavit of Mr Bap (properly attested) the Gentleman in whose possession the record has been since the death of his father in law, (Mr Britton). I hope this will be sufficient to establish the old Ladys claim to a pension as she is quite old and, needs it.
Yours abt Sept Watson L Daniel

State of North Carolina Gu. Ford County }.
I Augustus Bap maketh oath that the annexed paper (above) is the original record of the ages of the children of Michael & Nancy Britton and that the Book from which it was taken has been in my possession ever since the death of Michael Britton in December A.D. 1820 and that the names marked thus * on the original record are the ages of the said children the original record is in the hand writing of Michael Britton.
Sworn to (Subscribed) before me This the 15 th day Octr 1844 Abner Harrell J.P.
Augustus Bap
State of North Carolina Gu. Forsyth County }. I Lewis M. Cooper Clerk of the Court of the Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County State aforesaid do hereby certify that Abner Harrell before whom the above affidavit was made is an acting magistrate in & for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my Office at Winston S.C.
This 15 th day October A.D. 1844
L.M. Cooper C.R.

27. 15-4.
Michael Britton of N.P.C.A.
Application for Pension under act of 1832
Admitted 6 months H. C. G.
John H. Wheeler agent

State of North Carolina Hertford Co
Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions May Term 1833
Nathaniel Saunders aged 76 years appeared in open court and made oath that he is a Re- volutionary Pensioner now on the rolls of the War Dept that he is well acquainted with Michael Britton for more than 60 years, that he knows S d Britton served three months as a Private in Capt Brown's company. V o ca Troops, Commanded by Genl. Cornwall at the time Charles- ton was taken by the British - the year, this de- ponent being illiterate, cannot remember - This deponent recollects that in another period S d Britton was drafted for three months in Capt Brown's company underground at Pettibone Creek - This was the same year that Cornwallis was taken at Little York - The deponent further saith that S d Britton bore the re- putation of a true soldier The jnd Brown erased in 12 th line Nathaniel his Saunders mark
J. M. Gentry Aug. Term 1833

Post Office
Fayetteville Nov 1846-
James L. Coleman Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Please direct the pay master of the northern division to pay, when ready are not paid.
  32. William Gregg  12 mo  $23.33    44. Nancy Patterson  12 "  20.    , Mary H. Shively  4 mo. 10 d at  43 33  
I am Sir, respectfully
Yours Obediently
John Washburn
J.W.

7155 Office 25. 1845
Nancy Britton, March 30/45.
W. Edwards Esq. Pension Office. Washington City D.C.

State of North Carolina Warrenton County
On this the ninth day of April one thousand Eight Hundred & forty five Mrs Nancy Britton Widow of Michael Britton Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of County & State aforesaid that she is a Resident of the County & State aforesaid and aged seventy three years. Who being Duly Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843 & the 17 th of June 1844 Granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
She declares that she is the Widow of Michael Britton who was a Militia in the Revolutionary War & was a pensioner before his death. And she further declares that she is still the Widow of Michael Britton & was a pensioner herself under the act of the 7 th of July 1838 & Received a Certificate from the War Department at the Rate of twenty Dollars per annum from 5 th of Dec r 1840 & terminating the 4 th of March 1841
I swear to the day & year above written before me. Given under my hand & Seal
(D. B. Spones, J. P.)
I Certify that the declarant Mrs Nancy Britton is Personally known to me & is the Wife of Michael Britton etc.
April the 9 1845
(D. B. Spones J. P.)

State of North Carolina
I, James M. Cooper, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Hertford County do hereby certify that Francis T. Sessions before whom the within application was made, is an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my Name and affixed the Seal of my Office at Winston this 11th day of April A.D. 1845. J.M. Cooper CLK
Money Bitter ad 444 577
under the joint resolution
of January 23 d 1845
at 7 July, 1838
Adm. 28 Dec ann:
from 1 st March 1836,
to 5 th December, 1840.
upon certificate as to under
act March 3 d 1843,
at 17 June, 1844,
same rate
Wm Harvey Britton,
care of W. L. Daniel Esq.
Rich-landing,
North Carolina.

July 23 rd 44. Morton Me July 19
St. Asaph Nancy Britton
S. Edwards Esq. Fison's office Washington City D. Columbia
St. John

Pitch Landing N.C. July 20 th 1844
Sir
Enclosed I have you the Affidavits of two gentlemen in regard to the ages of the children of Michael & Nancy Britton with an extract from the original record, duly sworn to and certified by the County Court Clerk as also an affidavit of Identity with the Clerk of the Courts Certificates in evidence of the burning of the records of Hertford County which I hope will be satisfac- -tory evidence sufficient to establish the claim of the old lady to a pension,
Yours Afft Servt Watson L. Daniel

State of North Carolina Wesford County
I Augustine Bap maketh oath that the following is a correct copy of the record of a part of the ages of the children of Michael Britton & Nancy Britton (Wife).
Thomas Britton was born April 3 rd 1793.
Samuel Britton was born in the year 1794 Sept r 1 st day.
and that there is recorded in the same book the ages of several others of their children and that the book from which the above extract is made is now in the family of the deponent who married a daughter of the said Michael & Nancy Britton and has been in his possession since the death of Michael Britton in December 1820 and further this deponent saith that he was well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Michael Britton and that the original records from which this extract above as taken is in the hand writing of the said Michael Britton.
Augustus Bap
Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 19 th day of July 1824
M c M Montgomery J P
State of North Carolina
Wesford County
I Daniel R Lepore
maketh oath that he has examined the original record of the ages of the children mentioned in the affidavit of Augustine Bap and that the above is a correct extract from the original & that he was well acquainted with the hand writing of Michael Britton before his death & that the original record is in his writing.
Daniel R Lepore
Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 19 th day of July - 1824
M c M Montgomery J P

State of North Carolina Hertford County
§ We Augustus Bais Daniel V § Depoms maketh Oath that Nancy Britton who is the petitioner for a pension is the widow of Michael Britton who was a revolutionary pensioner and that she is the identical person named in the with- heldavit.
Sworn to and subscribed before Augustus Bais me this the 19 th day of July 1844 (Daniel V. Depoms) M c M c Montgomery J P
State of North Carolina Hertford County
§ I Lewis M Cooper clerk § of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Hertford do hereby certify that William M Montgomery before whom the with d above affidavit was made in an acting Magistrate in for said County and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Winton this the 19 th day of July A d 1844
J. M. Cooper CLK

State of North Carolina Wartford County,
I, Lewis M. Conyer, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the Court House of said County was destroyed by fire in the year A.D. 1830 and with it all the Marriage Bonds on file & the records of the said County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Milton this 19th day of July A.D. 1834
J. M. Conyer Clerk