REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEDICAL PENSION AFFIDAVIT - BERNARD LINTON

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection

Linton, Bernard---------------Pen. 249--------------------1789-1790
Soldier, 2nd VA Regt.  
Norfolk County

Widow: Sarah, 3 children

    Bernard Lynton enlisted the first of March 1777-and died in the town of 
Portomajith(?) on the first day Feb. 1778.
  Signed: Hudson, then (cut off) Div 2nd VA

At a Court held for Norfolk County the 20th day of April 1787:
     Ordered that the Clerk certify to his Excellancy the Governor and the 
Honorable Council That Sarah Linton, aged 45 years, a weakly woman with three 
children, sixteen, thirteen and and eleven years old, without any property is 
the widow and relict of Bernard Linton who died during the late war in the 
Second VA regiment of this county.
  Copy: Jn Boreshman?

Sarah was allotted 8 pounds yearly.