Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24036, Henry Dayton, R.I.

SERVICE
R.I.
NUMBER
Dayton, Henry Marg
W 24036
CONTENTS

Rhode Island 160
Mary Dayton, widow of Henry Dayton of Newport in the State of R. Island who was a  in the  command by Captain  of the reg t   command by Col Barton in the R. Island line for eighteen months & 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island at the rate of 362 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of Nov 1836 and sent to Mr Ennis Esq Newport, R.I.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1836 $1994.63 Semi-ann. allowance ending 6 March 37 181.33 $2175.96
Act July 4. 1836 { Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by M c Alister Clerk Book 1 Vol. 1 Page 101

Newport August 10 th 1836.
I hereby certify that I have examined the record of Marriages by the late Gardner Thurston (deceased) formerly Pastor of the 2 d Baptist Church in Newport R.I. and that I find recorded the marriage of Henry Dayton & Mary Coggeshall under date of June 1 st 1773.
Daniel C. Denham, Clerk 2 d Baptist Church
Given under my hand and subscribed
before me. Wm. Brown, Justice of the Peace.

No 310
3. Sec.
allowed Captain 1 yr + six months 4 days $262 \frac{66}{100}
Atd 5 Apr 1792

State of Rhode Island &c. County of Newport ss.
On this third day of October 1836 personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Probate now sitting within a for the town of Newport in the County & State aforesaid, Mary Dayton , a resident of said town of Newport aged Eighty 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 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Henry Dayton , who was a Captain in Col. Barton's regiment of State Troops raised & paid by the Legislature of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations and who served in the war of the Revolution as captain for the period of thirteen months from June 22. 1778 to July 22. 1780. and subsequently as Captain of a company raised by the said Legislature to do duty on Rhode Island for six months at least, as appears by the annexed documents. She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Dayton on the 25th July 1773. that her husband the said Henry Dayton died on the fifteenth day of April 1792 that she has remained

a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto an- nected.
Sworn to & read on the day above written before me.
Mary Dayton
Wm. Ennis. Justice of peace.
at a Court of Probate holden Newport October 3 rd 1834.
The Court certify that satisfactory evidence was this day produced, to prove that Mary Coggeshall, was married to Henry Dayton, the 25 th day of June 1773, and that the said Mary Coggeshall, now Mary Dayton, still remains the widow of said Henry Dayton, and the Court are also satisfied, that said Henry Dayton served as, is stated in the declaration of said Mary Dayton, read before this Court; and the Court further certify, that Thomas Coggeshall, Mary Tilley and Daniel Chenham, whose depositions were also read in said Court, and are hereto annexed, are the residents in said Newport, and well known to the Court to be persons of truth and veracity, and they further certify, that William Ennis is a Justice of the peace, within and for the County of Newport,

duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof, the Court have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed, the day and year last before written. By order and in behalf of said Court.
Henry B. Howland Probate Clerk

I, Mary Tilley of Newport in the state of Rhode Island &c. widow, aged sixty six years on solemn oath declare, that I have been acquainted with Mrs. Mary Dayton, formerly Mary Logginsall for more than fifty years past, & that I have always known her as the widow of Captain Henry Dayton
Mary Tilley
Sworn to & subscribed — 2
This first day of October 1836
before me, William Bryant Justice of the Peace.

I. Thomas Loggeshall, of Newport in the State of Rhode Island Esq., gentleman, aged 79 years on solemn oath declare that I have known Mrs. Mary Dayton for seventy years past & that she is generally considered as the widow of Capt. Henry Dayton, who was in the service of the State of Rhode Island in the war of the Revolution.
Sworn to & subscribed on - } Thomas Loggeshall this first day of October 1816 }
before me, Wm. Brown, Notary Public.

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Secretarys Office August 30. A 1836.
I certify, that at a Council of War held July 13. seventeen hundred seventy nine it was "Resolved, that Henry Dayton be a Capt. d in Col Wm Bartons Corps, to be commis- sioned accordingly, & s d Commission to be dated y e 22 June last."
I further certify that at a meeting of the Council of War held in April 1780 "Capt Charles Handly Q.M. Paymaster of to Col Bartons Light Corps of Infantry laid before this Council an Abstract for the Continental pay and Subsistence due to the officers and Soldiers of said Corps from the 1 st of November 1779 to the 16 of March 1780" which was allowed and the amount being $3333. 17. 8 3 lawful money ordered to be paid out of the General Treasury.
That at the session of the General Assembly in July 1780 "Four subsistence Abstracts for Captain Henry Dayton's Company in Colonel William Bartons Light Corps from the sixteenth of March to the twenty second of June A 1780" were allowed amounting to $715. 4. 2 and ordered to be paid said Dayton out of the Gen. Treasury.
That at the session of the General Assembly held on the third Monday of July 1780 the said Capt

Henry Dayton having represented that the men under his command were reduced to a very inconsiderable number, and that their times of service were nearly expired, requested a discharge from the service, which was granted.
That at September session 1780 13 Benjamin Barker Sergeant in Capt Henry Dayton's Corps for the pay of part of the said Corps from June 22 to July 22 - 1780 11 was allowed and ordered to be paid.
Further certify that at the session of the General Assembly in October seventeen hundred eighty one Henry Dayton was elected "Captain of the Company ordered to be raised at this session to do duty on Rhode Island."
That in December 1781 an account presented by said Dayton "for Bounties and other charges in raising the Company of Men under my command, in November last, to do duty on Rhode Island" was allowed & paid.
That at January session 1782 the pay roll of said 2 company for November & December last, was allowed
That at February session 1782 the said Henry Dayton was "permitted to retire from the service."
That at June session 1782 Pay abstracts for said 3 4 corps from first of Jan 3 to fourth March 1782 were presented by Capt Dayton and allowed.
As appears of record.
Witness Henry Bowen Secy.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode- Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN , that the name " HENRY BOWEN " to the afore- written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation, full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Provi- dence, this thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- six and of Independence the sixty- first
John Brown Francis
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secy

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24036
Mary Dayton Widow of Henry Dayton Capt Rev War
Act June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. A, Page 173
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 310

Newport R.I.
Oct 6. 1836
Hon S. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
I am requested by Mrs Mary Dayton, whose declaration will be forwarded with this letter, respectfully to refer you to the declarations of James Sennart & Nathaniel Smith both of this State, Revolutionary pensioners. Sennart served under him in Barton's Regiment, for and Smith under him during his last mentioned period of service on Rhode Island. Capt Dayton was a lieutenant of Maines before he served in the army, & was at the capture of New Providence; which, if satisfactory proof can be obtained, will probably be made the ground of a further declaration.
Mrs Dayton is very poor & dependent upon the kindness of others for support.
with high respect your obedt servt
Wm B. Norris.