Horton Family - Barnabas Horton - Revolutionary War Pension Papers - Page 4

State of New Hampshire }

Cheshire County [?]  --  }

I Henry Coolidge

Clerk of the Superior Court [?] of the County and State aforsaid do hereby certify that David Baley is an active justice of the Peace in aforesaid County duly certified and qualified: that his commission was dated on the 21: day of June 1839. and will expire on the 20 day of June 1844 and that his signature within written is genuine - 

                Given under my hand and the Seal of [circuit] Court at [?] this [seventeenth]  day if September A,D, 1839 ~

H. Coolidge Clerk

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SECTION.    3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

BUREAU OF OPENSIONS.

Washington, D. C.,  19

    In reply to your request of, received, for a statement of the military history of Barnabas Horton, a soldier in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W.23,296

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT

Early in 1781

LENGTH OF SERVICE.

Jan 1784

RANK

Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM  SERVICE WAS RENDERED,

CAPTAIN William Watson

COLONEL Henry Jackson

STATE Mass

Battles engaged in, None stated

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co Mass

Date of application for pension, Apr. 1, 1818. His claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application, Bridgewater, Mass.

Age at date of application, 55 years. Died Feb 4, 18[2]5

Remarks: Soldier Married in 1784 at Winchester, Chester Co N.H. Mary (Molly) Morre and she was allowed pension on her application executed Oct 15. 1839 While a resident of Buckfield, Oxford Co. Me.. aged 77 years. In 1818 daughter Hannah aged 17 years is referred to: in 1839 a daughter name not stated, married to Daniel Thompson, is referred to. No further family

Respectfully,

5-[5274]                                                                                  Commissioner.                   

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Rev

WIDOW, &c.

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File No. 23296

Mary Horton

[wif] of

Barnabas Horton

Pri Rev War

Act Feb 2d 48

Index: Vol A, Page 320

[Arraingments] of Lists

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Maine 5615

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Mary Horton ---

widow of Barnabas Horton, dec.

who was a pensioier under the Act of 1818---

and who died on the 4 February 1825---

of OxfordCo in the State of Maine who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Watson of the right command by Col Jackson in the Mass. line for 2 years.

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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine

of the rate of 80 Dollars ----------Cents per annum

to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

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Certificate of Pensionissued the 10 day of July 1840, & [?] and to Saml F. Brown Buckfield, Maine

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[?] to the 4th of Mar. 1840                 $320.00

Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sep          40.00

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                                                     $360.00

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                                { Act July 7,}

                                {     1838.  }

Recorded by D.McCurdy,                     Clerk,

Book A,        Vol. 1,                Page 12.

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