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State of Tennessee) On this 22nd
day of May 1818 before said Archibald Roane
Knox County ) of the judges of
the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
aforesaid State,
personally appears Isaac Horton, age fifty-nine years,
resident of the County of Anderson in Said State, who being by me
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provision of the late act of
Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
War. That he the said Isaac Horton on the 30th day of March
1781 enlisted in the service of the United States in the Continental
service in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by
Captain Pillsbury of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. That he
continued in the said services of the United States until about
Christmas in the year of 1783 when he was honorably discharged from
said service at West Point--that he served the United States
faithfully during said time, that he was in no battle, that he was
left as a Boatman for the purpose of transporting men, officers and
orders from West Point to New Windsor and Newbery, New York--That he
was discharged by Captain Williams who was then commanded by General
Know (?)--that he has lost his discharge by fi__. That he has no
other evidence of his said services now in his power. That he never
has been a pensioner. That he does hereby relinquish all claims
whatever to pensions heretofore provided except by the act above
allowed to--That he is in low circumstances and needs the aid of his
Country for support.
Sworn and subscribed Isaac Horton
this 22nd day of May 1818
Before me, Archibald Roane
On the same day also appeared John Gibbs, Esquire, of said Anderson County, a neighbor of said Isaac Horton for the last ten years and has often heard said Isaac state respecting his Revolutionary services before the passage of the late act of Congress spoken of--That said Horton is in low circumstances.
Sworn to and Subscribed John Gibbs
this 22nd day of May 1818
Before me, Archibald Roane