Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,931, Josiah Horton, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
Horton, Josiah
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 44.931
CONTENTS

9630 New-York
Josiah Horton, Chenango Co. in the state of N: York, who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton , of the Massachusetts line, for the term of six years . 1777.
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May, 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 19. of April 19. and sent to Tilley Lynde, Judge Sherburne, Chenango Co: N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . . 81.03
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept 2 48 "
10 mo. \frac{4}{31} } 1819- $: 129.03.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notice sent Dec. 7 th 1820
to S. P. Scoville
Sherburne
Chenango Co
N.Y.
Died Oct 27, 1821 A.B.

State of New York On the 10 day of October Chautauqua County 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the said County known to be a proper Court according to the course of Common Law keep a Record of its proceedings and has the power of fine and imprisonment and Israel Horton aged twenty four years and lives in town of Sherburn County of Chautauqua who being first duly sworn according to law and on his oath declares that he knows in the truth- every word of following his he enlisted in May 1776 under Capt. Robert Shaeffer in a Regiment Command- ed by Colonel John Grayson of the Massachusetts line Second Regiment for during the war and was dis- charged at New York in the State of New York after the declaration of Peace 1782 - And that thereby I know that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift or sale or in any manner disposal of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war before the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any proper- ty or written contracts or debts due to me in kind I am in kind other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - the date of his original declaration is the 1 st day of May

1818 and the number of his shares in Certificate of 1818
Olaf Kington
Schedule of Assets Real Estate None
Personal
2 Cows — $28.00 13 Sheep — 18.00 2 Hogs — 7.00 2 Pigs — 1.50 10 Fowls — 1.50 1 Ten Settles — 0.75 1 Set of Sleds — 8.50 1 Wagon — 1.00 1 Small Sled — 1.00 1 Old Cradle — 75 1 Old Sled — 50 1 Wagon Wheel — 2.50 1 Old Great Wheel — 1.50 1 Little do — 1.25 1 Quilt Wheel — 0.50 Old Reel Ropes 1.00 2 Crows — 1.12 1/2 1 Old Loom — 7.00 2 Tin Pails — 1.00 2 Wooden Do — 0.62 1 Dinner Box — 0.37 1/2 6 Tin Pans — 2.25 2 Hoes — 1.00 1 Old Axe — 0.75 1 Pair of Chains — 1.25 1 Broken Shovel — 0.25  Net Wt $78.62
Net Wt — $78.62 2 Buck Forks — 0.88 1 Old Sack — 0.12 1 Drury Sack — 0.50 1 Hamper — 0.81 1 Horn — 0.87 2 Chairs — 0.87 1/2 1 Old Chowd — 0.12 1/2 1 Plate — 0.85 1 Pewter Pitcher — 0.25 8 Knives — 0.27 1 Cup — 0.25 2 Old Marrels — 1.00 1 Fanjar Fork — 0.37 1 Small Fork — 0.25 5 Old Iron Spoons — 0.18 2 Old Chairs — 1.50 1 Fanjar Fork — 1.25 1 Old Table — 0.75 Part of Farm Stock — 0.25 3 Bowls — 0.30 1 Black Teapot — 0.25
Old $88.53
Com 100 York 1000 10000 100000

The declarant is by occupation a farmer but from his great age and infirmities is totally unable to take his family consists of only his wife who is seventy four years of age who is in tolerable health for a person of her age he has debts due to him more than which he is owing to the amount of thirty five & \frac{34}{100} Dollars sworn to and declared on this 10 th day of October 1820 before me — Emil Horton
Mr. Tracy Dear Knapp James Hanna & John Lynde Esqrs: Judges of Chicago County Common Pleas
I Nathan Humberlin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chicago do hereby certify that the foregoing both said Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the gross amount in value of the property enumerated in the aforesaid Schedule is Eighty Eight Dollars, Fifty two Cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 20 th day of Oct 1820 — Nathan Humberlin Clerk of the Court of the County of Chicago

Josiah Horton priv. thria Mass. Regt. 1777 to 1783 - 1 may 1818
Service Admitted
Adm?
The Index certificate of received circumstances of Affidavit is wanting -
De 17 18 19

State of New York / Chautauqua County ss. I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Horton the person named in & who subscribed the affidavit herunto attached and know him to be in reduced circumstances & in need of assistance from his country for support
Willy Lynde One of the Judges of Chautauqua County Common Pleas
Dated at Sherburne Chautauqua Co. N.Y. March 31 st 1879

State of New York Chenango County ss
ss
Personally appeared before me, Billy Lynde a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Chenango, in the State of New York, Josiah Horton aged Seventy one years and upwards and a resident of the said County, and an applicant - under the act of Congress of 18 th March 1818, who being duly sworn did say that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support - that he never had any pension allowed him by the laws of the United States - that he served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy for five years, that he enlisted in the year 1777 in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Robert Oliver of the third Massachusetts regiment, that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the close of the war, when in the month of June 1783 he was discharged by his Excellency George Washington, and that he has no other evidence of his service in his power beyond what is now offered Josiah Horton

Sworn this first - day of May - 1878 before me — re Billy Lynde a Judge of Chinanga Com Pleas —
State of New York Chinanga County ss Charles Brown being duly sworn saith that he knows the above named applicant, Josiah Horton and believes him to be a man of truth and veracity; and that he this deponent, fully believes the matters set forth in the above affidavit to be true —
Sworn this first day of May — 1878 before me Billy Lynde a Judge of Chinanga Common Pleas —
Charles Brown
I Billy Lynde Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Josiah Horton did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declarations, against the common Enemy and I now transmit the pro- -ceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress —
Cherburn Chinanga? County N.Y. May 1st 1878
Billy Lynde
Clerks Office Chinanga County

May 6th 1818
I hereby Certify that the above named Tilly Lynde Brigin is a true of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in & for said County and duly authorized to act as such by taking the oaths pre- scribed by Law for that purpose & the above I know to be his sig- nature David C Bright Clerk of said County

November 21, 1933
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Mrs. J. B. Meola 12 Front Street Norwich, New York
Solomon Curtis, S. 23697 Josiah Horton, S. 44931
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of November 16, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Solomon Curtis and Josiah Horton, pensioners of Chenango County, New York.
Their records follow as found in claims for pension made to the United States, based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
Solomon Curtis S. 23697
Solomon Curtis was born February 19, 1755, in East Greenwich, (which was later Warren) Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
While residing in Spencertown (later Hillsdale), in Columbia County, New York, he volunteered in April, 1775, served as private in Captain John Salisbury's company, Colonel Whiting's New York regiment, was in numerous expeditions against the Tories and in skirmishes in which towns along the Mohawk Valley were burned and Tories were captured, was also in the battle of Stone Arabia, and served until sometime in the winter of 1780, having served about a year in all.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier lived in "Tydingham" (probably meant for Tyringham), Massachusetts, and in Concord, Spencertown and Oxford, New York.
Solomon Curtis was allowed pension on his application executed June 4, 1834, while a resident of Oxford, Chenango County, New York.
He died August 27, 1838. (A B)
There are no family data in the claim.
*****

Josiah Horton S. 44931
The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents do not appear in the claim.
Josiah Horton enlisted in the State of Massachusetts in May, 1776, served as private in Captain Robert Oliver's company; in 1777 again enlisted, served as private in Captain Robert Oliver's company, Colonel John Greaton's 3 rd Massachusetts Regiment, and in the 3 rd Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged in June, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, at which time he was aged "seventy-one years and upwards" and was a resident of Chenango County, New York.
In 1820 the soldier was living in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, and at that time referred to his wife seventy-four years of age, but did not give her name.
No reference was made in the claim to children.
Josiah Horton died October 27, 1821. (A. B)
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator

1933, Oct. 21 - shot. 6 - Mrs. J. B. Meala - M.H.B.
44 931
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44 931
Josiah Horton Prim. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 253
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mrs. B. Mepla 12 Front St. Norwich, N.Y.
— 2/20 — Nov. 11, 1933
Josiah Horton (no data at all)
More info.

Norwich, N.Y. Nov. 16, 1933.
Veterans Administration.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir! (BA-3/MLB)
In reply to your letter of Nov. 11, relative to the Revolutionary War service of Solomon Curtis and Josiah Horton. The name of Solomon Curtis appears on the Chenango Co., New York Pension Roll as a Private of Mass., militia and on pension roll 7-5-1834 aged 78.
The name of Josiah Horton appears on Roll of Chenango Co., N.Y. Vol. Feb., 1835. He was Private in Mass., line and was placed on pension roll 4-19-1819 aged 75. He died 10-17-1821.

Thanking you
Very truly yours
Grace Ingersoll Meola
(Mrs J. B.)
# 12 Front St.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Horton, Josiah GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4336 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 1, 1790 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.