REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION ABSTRACT OF APPLICATION - SAMUEL BRITTAN

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Name: BRITTAN, SAMUEL
Pension #: W41146
State: NJ
Age: 76
Ap. Date: 6 Sep 1830
He has not applied before, owing to the kindness of Joseph Morgan, Esq. he has 
been permitted to live on a small piece of land belonging to Morgan. He is by 
trade a cooper. His family consists of himself wife.

Widow: ANNE SMOCK
Thomas Allin, Clerk of Mercer Co presents records that Samuel Britton married 
Anne Smock, 25 Jul 1799 by Rev. John McGraw. He further states the Will of 
Samuel Brittan was presented in court Oct 1834.

Robert McAfee says he is well aquainted with Samuel Britton who died in Mercer 
Co he has resided in this county since McAfee was a boy. Their surviving 
children were: Cynthia Craig of Anderson Co., Ky; Barnett Britton of 
Louisville., Ky.; Samuel Britton of Mercer Co., Ky. --- Felix Matheny in 1855, 
who keeps a store in Salvisa finds in his books, that sold on 12 Apr 1851 was 
shrouding for the burial of Mrs. Ann Britton, widow of Samuel. She died in 
Anderson Co at the home of her grandson, Thomas J. Powell.

Affiant 1: Lucinda Craig
Resident of Mercer Co., Ky near 58 years. One of the children of Samuel Anne 
Britton. Anne died in Anderson Co on April 12 or 13, 1851 at the home of my son. 
Samuel Britton died in Sept 1834 about the 14th. They had other children but 
they died in infancy..only 3 survive. "My proper name is Lucinda but some refer 
to me as Cinda or Cynthia".

Affiant 2: Barnett Brittan
Resident of Louisville., Ky, one of the children of Samuel Anne Britton, appts 
C.H.Barkely his atty.

Affiant 3: Samuel Brittan Jr.
Resident of Mercer Co, is the administrator of the estate of Anne Britton dec'd. 
He was the 9th child of Samuel Anne Britton.

Affiant 4: Jeremiah Brittan
1830, resident of Spencer Co he is the brother of Samuel Brittan, Sr..they 
enlisted together in the spring of 1776.

Affiant 5: Peter Huff
a resident of Mercer Co., Ky states Samuel Brittan was a school mate of his.

Other: Thomas J. Powell
grandson of Samuel Anne - see above depositions.