Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4519, Charles Hamilton, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. _____ _____
Hamilton Charles Margaret
R. 4519 _____
CONTENTS
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Declaration of Margaret Hambleton In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of July 4 th 1836 State of Kentucky Scott County on this day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Margaret Hambleton age 73 years and has been a resident of this County for upwards of 40 years who being first duly sworn according to Law deaths on her oath make the following Declaration to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed The 4 th of July 1836 That she is the widow of of the late Charles Hambleton who was a Lieutenant of the Virginia Line during the war of the Revolution I know of my own knowledge that he was in the service more than twelve months and probably a much longer time I was not married to him dur- ing the whole term of his service and at this time am unable to say precisely how long he was in the service though I know he was frequently called out and that he served a considerable time & rendered much service to his country she believes he was only a militia officer I intermarried with him in August County, on the 10 th day of July 1801 and to the best of my recollection he was in Col Samuel Lewis's Ridgeway and Thomas Hickling's Company He was a considerable time in the service after our marriage and was at the siege of York and was in other engagements the time and place not now recollected I will recollect the difficulties trouble and toil that I underwent whilst he was in the service and being his companion among his cold papers since his death which was destroyed by my son-in-law as it was considered unimportant

My Husband Charles Hambleton departed this life in this county the 18 day of October 1826 and I am now his widow and have not intermarried with any other man which will more fully appear by reference to the Proof hereto annexed Sworn to and subscribed on the 22 nd day of Septm 1836 Margaret Hambleton widow
Scott County Kentucky Personally appeared Margaret Hambleton an aged and respectable citizen of this county and from her appearance she must be the age she states 73 years a Justice of the Peace in and for the county affirmed that she is aged and infirm and unable to appear in court with any friend of conscience and is a creditable person and made oath and signed the above Declaration in my presence I further state that I was well acquainted with the late Charles Hambleton and know that he was respected and believed to have been an officer of the Revolution and which opinion I concur and believe the Declaration made to contain nothing but the true facts as to his service and their marriage and his death and her now being his widow Given from my hand this 22 nd day Sept 1836 Matthew Barkley J P
I have long been acquainted with the late Charles Hambleton and have examined the Declaration of Margaret Hambleton and believe it to be true I know that he was a Lieutenant at the Siege of York Town but can not say how long he was in the service and from the age of their children they must have been married at the time stated by her She is now his widow given from under my hand the 22 nd day of Sept 1836 Isaac Price

Scott County Kentucky Set
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Isaac Price an aged and Respectable Citizen and Deputed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution signed and mad oaths to the truth of the above affidavit given from under my hand this 29 day of Sep 1836 Matthew Barkley JP
We the undersigned Neighbours of Margaret Hamilton concur with her in the statements made we have long been acquainted with her and her late husband and knew that he was reputed and believed to have been an officer of the Revolution and she is now his widow from the age of their children we believe they must have been married at the date stated by her given from under our hand this 22 day of Sep 1836
James Moore Matthew Barkley
This day personally appeared before me James Moore one of the old Settlers of this County aged and about sixty five years of age and stands as high as any other man in this State as my opinion of the said James Moore giving under my hand and seal this 22 day of September 1836 Matthew Barkley Silas Cannon of Scott County Kentucky lived a near Neighbour to the late Charles Hamilton at the time of his death and have been acquainted with his widow up to this time have examined her Declaration and believe it contains the truth she is a woman of respectability and has not intermarried with any other man and from the age of their children she must have been married at the time stated by her given from under my hand this 26 day of Sept 1836 Silas Cannon

Scott County Kentucky
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Silas Cannon a respectable citizen of this County before me made oath to the affidavit given by him I was well acquainted with the late Charles Hambleton and knew him to be an aged and respectable citizen of this County and believe the declaration made by his widow entitled to benefit given from under my hand this 26 day of September 1836 Alex r Cannon J.P. Sec.
State of Kentucky
Scott County
Yrs
I Rev A Ford Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Matthew Barkley & Alexander Cannon gentlemen before the foregoing declaration depositions and affidavits respects to have been made sworn at the time of taking said acknowledgments & affidavits were one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths and full faith and credit is due to all their official acts as well within as without this County and that their signatures are genuine
Given from under my hand & seal of my said office on this day the 26th day of September 1836 and 45th year of the Commonwealth
Rev A Ford
V 232 Margaret Hamilton Resident

May 12, 1936
Charles Hamilton-R.4519 BA-3/ANP am
Mrs. David N. Patterson 14 Derwen Road Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Charles Hamilton who was a Lieutenant in the War of the Revolution from Rockbridge and Augusta Counties, Virginia, and was a Captain in 1782.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 4519, based upon service of Charles Hamilton in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Charles Hamilton are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Charles Hamilton married July 10, 1781 in Augusta County, Virginia, Margaret; her maiden name is not shown. He died October 2, 1826 in Scott County, Kentucky.
The widow, Margaret Hamilton, applied for pension, September 23, 1828, then aged about seventy-three years and living in Scott County, Kentucky, where she had lived about forty years.
It was alleged in the claim that Charles Hamilton was a Lieutenant in the Virginia Line of a militia officer, that he served more than twelve months, part of the time in Captain Thomas Hickling's company, under Colonel Samuel Vance, that he was at the Siege of Yorktown, and that he was commissioned, sometime after the surrender of Cornwallis, Captain of Militia, and was

out in pursuit of Indians.
The claim was not allowed as proof of service as required by the pension law was not furnished.
The children of Charles Hamilton and his wife, Margaret were referred to, only name designated, being, their first child, Alexander who was born, September 26, 1782. Reference was made in 1836 to a son-in-law, his name not stated.
James and Charles Hamilton were both residents of Scott County, Kentucky in 1837. It was not stated that they were related to the family of that they were related to each other.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Margaret Hamilton Kentucky
Suspended
for 800.56. S.C.
Aug 11. do. 10 July
1837 Ex 18 July 37
E. P. Johnson
to Hon. R. M. Johnson Dec.
1837
to Hon. J. Taliaferro
April 11, 1840.
let 24 Nov 42 M. Sec.
Clarke
45-19
act 4 July 36

232
Margaret Hamilton Sten
sw let to Hon. J. Talipfern Apl 11- 1840
Act 4 July 1836

Margaret Hamilton
July 10. 1840
Report series — No. 664
Item
July 10. 1840
Com: Revy Pension
Nothing else filed in this case —
4 July 1836
Mr W. O. Butler

26. Congress 1st Session
Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
February 10. 1810
On motion of Mr W. C. Butler
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to enquire into the propriety of granting to Mrs Margaret Hamilton, widow of Lieut. Charles Hamilton, a pension, whose decla- ration and papers are now on file in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions.
Attest H. A. Gallant
Clerk

25 th Congl 2. Sep 3
Documents
in relation to the claim of Margaret Hamble- ton, widow of Charles Hambleton a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army for a Pension
1837. No. 13 Referred to the Com. on Pensions Lt Col Vance Va
Vice President

We Matthew Bartlett Isaac Price and John Ewing state that we have lived Neigh bours for many years to Margaret Hambleton and well know her to be a woman of Respectability Faith and Piety and believe her declaration is entitled to as much credit as any person now living and we were personally acquainted with her husband the late Charles Hambleton and know that he was respected and generally believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been an officer of the Revolution in which opinion we concur we have often heard him speak of his services during the war of the Revolution and of his man- nage and the time manner and mode it took plan and the great difficulty he had of obtaining his wife as her father was determined they should not marry and of her running off with him and we were well acquainted with their son Alexander and from our personal knowledge of the family we have no hesitation in stat- ing that we believe that he rendered at least as much services as a private as is stated by James Hambleton and that she was married at the time stated by her and that her son was born at the time stated and full credit should be given to her declaration Given from under our hands this 7th day Jan 1837
As to their running away to marry I know nothing about that but the baled tale Matthew Bartlett Isaac Price John Ewing
I have often heard my father Isaac Price and Charles Hambleton converse in relation to the transaction of the war of the Revolution and fully concur in what is above stated and believe as firmly that Charles Hambleton served as above stated as I do that my father was in the services during the Revolution given from under my hand this 7th day Jan 1837 Isaac Price

county of Scott } State of Kentucky }
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Matthew Barkley Isaac Price and John Ewing men well known to me to be men of respectability and truth and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing affidavit before me I further certify that I was raised a near Neighbour to Charles and Margaret Hambleton and from my personal knowledge of the family I believe what is set forth in the foregoing affidavits to be true given from under hand this 7 day of June 1837. Alex n Cannon
State of Kentucky
Scott County Yes
I Ben B. Forster Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Matthew Barkley Peter Thompson and Alexander Cannon appeared before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been taken, now at the time of taking the same and now are the of the Acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified and the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and they are authorized by law to take affidavits etc. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & caused the seal of the said County to be affixed at my office in Geo Town the 7th day of June 1837 and 61th year of the Commonwealth.
Asst. Clerk B. Forster

1936-may 12 - write to Mrs. David N. Patterson
REJECTED
4519
P. O. Stewart Hamilton
Service: Widow of Charles Pri Col Vance Va
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of suspension
Re-enlisted as: "Proof of service & marriage adequate"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Georgetown Sept 6th 1826
Dear Sir
In consequence of the death of Elder John J Johnson we have not obtained a certificate of a clergyman in this case he was well acquainted with the late Charles Hambleton and his widow and informed me that he would with the Pleasure of City her papers for her Eld B W Finnell is well acquainted with her and stated that he would at any time City to her character & standing Both of these gentlemen being absent from home is the only cause why their certificate has not been obtained If the enclosed should not be satisfactory other evidence & their certificates can be obtained or their return home Please to have the kindness to inform me of the decision of the Department upon the same
Yours very Respectfully
Lewis Buggite

The Aforded Declaration of Margaret Hambleton of Scott County Kentucky. The widow of the late Charles Hambleton who was a veteran on the Virginia Line during the War of Revolution and the said Margaret Hambleton more than 70 years of age applied for the benefit of the act of Congress July 4 1832 She States The Facts Set Forth in her former declaration are true and that she was married to the said Charles Hambleton on the 10 th of July 1781 and that he died during the war before the end of her former declaration and that she has caused the Clerks office of Fayette County to be searched and no record can then be found of her marriage and she has been informed and believe that many of the records of that office has been destroyed by fire she further states that there was a family record of her marriage which has been lost or destroyed and that she has searched and inquired diligent for it among her children and cannot find it and that her son will know that her first child Alexander Hambleton was born September 1782  on the  17th day of September 1782 The Twenty Six day of September Seventeen Hundred and Eighty two and that much of the services rendered by her husband the aforesaid Charles Hambleton was previous to their marriage and she thinks it is probable that he may have rendered service which she has no knowledge of she has often seen his commision and is of opinion that it was signed by Patrick Henry and in addition to what was stated in her former declaration she will recollect of his being commisioned as captain in the militia

Some considerable time after the Taking of Cornwallis and of his Raising a Part of his Company and on at least two occasions going in Pursuit of the Indians and also in their campaigns Not more than a week at a time which was not thought worthy of starting in her other Declaration She further States that She knows of no person by whom She can prove either her marriage or the service of her Husband, but She does positively know that he did serve in the Army of the Revolution as a Lieutenant and that She was married to him during his services as stated in this and her former Declaration and Prays that the aforesaid Proof may be taken and Pension granted her She further States that She is unable from bodily infirmity to appear in Court given form under my hand this 7 th day May 1837
Margaret Hamilton
County of Scott State of Kentucky
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Margaret Hamilton an aged and Respectable lady of this County and well known to me to be a woman and to be the person described in and who made oath to the Truth of the foregoing Declaration and She is unable from Bodily infirmity to appear in Court given form under my hand this 7 th day of May 1837
Matthew Barkley (JP)

We John Hurst and John Masterson that we became acquainted with the late Charles Hamilton and his wife Margaret in the year 1791 and know that they were living together at that time as man and wife and that their son Alexander was 9 or 10 years of age from appearance and that the said Charles was killed and believed to have been an officer of the Revolution. We have examined the Declaration of Margaret and James Hamilton and believe they contain the truth from our personal knowledge of the family and from what we have after inward and belief given from our own hand this 7 Day of June 1837
John Hurst John Masterson
County of Scott } State of Kentucky }
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid John Hurst and John Masterson men of respectable and well known to me to be men of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit and from my personal knowledge of the late Charles Hamilton and his family and the evidence before me I am fully convinced that the facts set forth are all true and that the said Charles and Margaret was married at the time stated and that he died during the Revolution is stated given from my own hand this 7 Day June 1837
Peter Thompson, J.P.

I James Hambleton of Scott County Kentucky have often heard the late Charles Hambleton speak of his services as a lieutenant in the mili- tia on the Virginia line during the war of the Revolution on one occasion he showed me a paper which he said was his discharge and from what I have heard from him and others I have no doubt but he was in the service at least Eighteen months as lieutenant on the Virginia line I will recollect of hearing him speak of various tours which he performed I have often seen the Family Record of the Marriage of Charles and Margaret Hambleton and believe the date stated by the widow to be correct and that the Family Record can not now be found given from under my hand this 9 day of May 1837 James Hamilton
I Charles Hambleton of the County of Scott above said State I have examined the Declaration made by Margaret and James Hambleton and believe they contain the truth from what I have often heard and believe given from under my hand this 9 day of May 1837 Charles Hamilton
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid James and Char- les Hambleton men of respectable and both well known to me to be men of truth and sub- ject and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavits and from my long personal acquaintance with the late Charles Hambleton and the evidence before me I have no doubt but he rendered the services as above stated given from under my hand this 9 day of May 1837 Matthew Barkley (J.P.)

Thos R. M. John Chk 16. 1891
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original text.]
Record

portion of letter addressed to Hon R.M. Johnson H. of R -
War Dept, P.M. Office Feb 16. 1839
* Sir In answer to that part of your Mr. Suggett's letter to you respecting the cases of Mrs. R4519 Mange = set. B. ambleton and Mrs. Ruth W. S. H. T. 2 M. othershead, I have to inform you that no additional evidence respecting the period of their marriage appears to have been received at this office.

Georgetown Sept 60 th July 9 th 1889
Dear Sir
The Enclosed is the Notarized Declaration of Margaret Kaumbeler Her and her Husband was well known to Col R M Johnson and I Presume that he will know that he was the father and believed to have been an officer of the Revolution yours very truly
Lewis C Sugden
Hon James L Edward Committee of Pensions Washington City

A. C. Nuggett July 10. 1837 Kan.
A. C. Nuggett Esq. Georgetown Kan.

War Dept. Pen. Office July 11. 1887
Sir The amended declaration of Mrs Margaret Hamilton and the additional testimony in her case have been examined and filed with her other papers in this office. The testimony as to the period of her marriage and her husband's services is merely traditional, and not specific. If she cannot find any second proof of her marriage the next best evidence is that of persons who were present during the marriage ceremony. If such persons there are none living who were present, the testimony of witnesses is required who had a knowledge of the marriage at the time it took place. It is indispensably  in my letter to you of the 8 th inst necessary as before stated that the services of the claimant's husband should be proved by witnesses who had a personal knowledge

of the same. They should specify the period and duration of each term, and the officers under whom the service was performed, as required by the enclosed printed regulations.

L. B. Suggett Esq. Georgetown. Ken.

War Dept. Pen. Office Oct 8. 1856
Sir
The papers in support of the claim of Margaret Hamilton have been off & filed with suspended case in this office. In order to obtain a pension and account of the services of her late husband Charles Hamilton  Hamilton his tons of active service as a militiaman of Virginia should be fully & particularly specified as required in the enclosed printed instructions under the act of 7 th June 1832. It should be stated from when he received his commission as a lieutenant and direct proof of his services services as a lieutenant should be exhibited. The evidence of the the period of the marriage of the applicant is not sufficient. An authenticated copy from the records of the County  State when she was married, or from the family records records or the certificate of the marriage should be exhibited. It is It is indispensably necessary that the most ample proof showing the period of the marriage of the applicant should be exhibited.
Levis C Dugitt Esq Georgetown, Del.

April 28, 1936.
War Department. Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sir
Would you kindly let me know whether there are any records of Captain Charles Hamilton who was appointed a Lieutenant under Captain Givens during the Revolution and was Captain in the year 1782. from Rockbridge and Augusta

Counties - Virginia.
If there is any other information needed - I shall be glad to furnish what little I know.
I shall greatly appreciate anything you may do.
Sincerely,
(Mrs. D. H.) Julia E. Patterson 14 Derwen Road, Wala - Cynwyd, Pa.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hamilton Cumberland GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9541 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 9, 1789 to  not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.