Dobbs-Lenoir County NcArchives Military Records.....Bruton, Benjamin Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Old Dobbs Gen Soc n/a December 25, 2007, 4:48 pm Benjamin Bruton – He was born May 27, 1761 in Dobbs County, NC and while residing in Kinston, NC he enlisted and served with the North Carolina Troops. In 1779, he served five months as Second Sergeant in Captain John Kennedy’s Company, Colonel William Caswell’s Regiment, and was at the battle of Brier Creek; afterwards he served three months as First Sergeant in Captain Griffin’s Company, no dates stated. He served a short time in Captain Abraham Hardy’s Company of Mounted Militia, after which he served several short tours amounting in all to four or five months, dates and names of officers not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed December 11, 1832, at which time he resided in “that portion of the Choctaw Nation near to/or attached to Marengo County” where he moved from Conecuh County, AL. At this time he signed Benjamin Bruton, Sen. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/dobbs/military/revwar/pensions/bruton155mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb