REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - JOHN DORTON

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection



Dorton, John (Dolton)        Pen. 124                  1786-1802
Soldier-1st Virginia Regiment
Henrico County     

Widow: Mary     

Also See: Burton,John--Minton, John

    November 12 1788 Sworn before me Nathaniel Wilkerson:

    James Valentine of lawful age being first sworn before me a Justice of  the 
Peace of the County of Henrico deposed and saith that he happened in 
Williamsburg sometime in November 1776 when the deponent was informed by 
Nathaniel Crawly that John Dorton a soldier in the service of the United States 
had a night or two before then said died on the roadside in sight of Nathaniel 
Crawly's house, and the deponent was shown a grave and told that the said Dorton 
was buyed therein, and in the month of January following, this department was 
requested by the widow of the said Dorton to apply for the said Dorton's death 
in which he did, but the Captain of the Company to which he belonged being 
absent he failed to get them.  And further saith not.  Signed: James Vallentine  


  I do with the advice of Council hereby certify that Mary Dorton, widow of John 
Dorton late a private in the 1st Virginia Regiment who died in the service of 
the United States is allowed the sum of twelve pounds yearly to commence from 
the first day of January 1788.  Given under my hand as Lieutenant Governor of 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, at Richmond/ the Governor being absent/  this 27th 
day of December 1788.  
T. Meriwether                                        Signed: James Wood