Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameNathaniel Newman HYLTON 
9171
9171Birthabt 1744, King & Queen County, Virginia9172
Deathaft 1837, Patrick County, Virginia9172
FatherGeorge HYLTON (1699->1761)
MotherHester Or Esther HYLTON
Military notes for Nathaniel Newman HYLTON
served in Rev War; applied for a pension #5467 in 1837
State of Virginia
County of Virginia
On this 15th day ofJuly 1837 personally approved in open Court before the Justice of the Court of the County of Patrick now sitting as in court Nathaniel N. Hylton a resident of Patrick County in the State of Virginia aged ninety three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein states-That this declaimant volunteered in the company of Capt. William Galloway in the County of Bedford now Campbell in the State of Virginia in the year 1780 and marched immediately to the head of the Appomatox [sic] River at the house of one Brambos and was stationed there about three days and this Decat. marched again to Molly Creek and remained there about several weeks and finding Col. Tarleton was not coming up the County as anticipated, he was marched by his Lieutenant John L. ____gg to Buford Gap to expel the incursions of the Tories from Green or Great Basin on the West of the mountains and so immedeiately[sic] head quartered at New London having been on this stationed at New London guarding the magazine as a minute man under Col. Charles Lynch and Capt Jerry Early in the Company of Capt. John Callaway occasionally making little excursions against the Tories and to prevent the insurrections of the negroes in the surrounding county time of two years. He recollects guarding an Capt. Gutridge a notorious traintor[sic] who was captain down below Williamsburg in Va. and brought up to New London in Bedford County Va. and brought up to New London in Bedford Va. to prevent the British from securring lines about eight months during this time before mentioned. He saw and was acquainted with Genl. Stueben at new London when he was there which was about three weeks.
In those excursions from the garrison at New London this affiant marched through Pittsylvania and Halifax Countys Va. to of this horse pasture now in the County of Henry Va. where this affiant made the excursion to the horse pasture he marched under an Capt. Thomas Henderson. This saw Genl. Buford as he passed New London on his way to the south before his defeat.
But owing to this particular line of duty which he had to perform he now was in any battles but was principally confined to the garrison before named and its vicinity. His great age and consequent loss of memory combined with the fact that he is a illiterate mind has not only prevented him from stating accurately the dates and events of his service as completely as he would wish to do, but he thinks he is satisfied is time that he was engaged in the service of the United States more than two years at the places and under the officers before before stated. His discharges have all been lost and in fact his illiteracy and helpless situation has placed it beyond his power to report his claim as soon as he wished for a Pension. In fact he has been dependent on the aid of others and has been anxious for the last four or five years to take steps to secure from the government what he thinks he is entitled to from the hands of his country. This affiant is poor helpless and very needy blind and has been unable to travel any distance for several years.
He admitted to me that he was a during the whole of his service. He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any living witness by whom he could prove his services. He was born in Va. in County of King and Queen and was removed by his parents to Prince George County and from thence he came to New Kent and from New Kent to Hanover and thence to Goochland, thence to Abemarle tence to Amherst and thence to Bedford and from to Patrick, all counties in Va.
I hereby relinquish any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not found on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. his
Nathaniel N. X Hylton mark
(Source: National Archives - Revolutionary War Pension Application - Virginia R-5467 from a typed copy from Jean H. France, 1957 N. 950 E., North Logan, UT 84341)
State of Virginia
County of Virginia
On this 15th day ofJuly 1837 personally approved in open Court before the Justice of the Court of the County of Patrick now sitting as in court Nathaniel N. Hylton a resident of Patrick County in the State of Virginia aged ninety three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein states-That this declaimant volunteered in the company of Capt. William Galloway in the County of Bedford now Campbell in the State of Virginia in the year 1780 and marched immediately to the head of the Appomatox [sic] River at the house of one Brambos and was stationed there about three days and this Decat. marched again to Molly Creek and remained there about several weeks and finding Col. Tarleton was not coming up the County as anticipated, he was marched by his Lieutenant John L. ____gg to Buford Gap to expel the incursions of the Tories from Green or Great Basin on the West of the mountains and so immedeiately[sic] head quartered at New London having been on this stationed at New London guarding the magazine as a minute man under Col. Charles Lynch and Capt Jerry Early in the Company of Capt. John Callaway occasionally making little excursions against the Tories and to prevent the insurrections of the negroes in the surrounding county time of two years. He recollects guarding an Capt. Gutridge a notorious traintor[sic] who was captain down below Williamsburg in Va. and brought up to New London in Bedford County Va. and brought up to New London in Bedford Va. to prevent the British from securring lines about eight months during this time before mentioned. He saw and was acquainted with Genl. Stueben at new London when he was there which was about three weeks.
In those excursions from the garrison at New London this affiant marched through Pittsylvania and Halifax Countys Va. to of this horse pasture now in the County of Henry Va. where this affiant made the excursion to the horse pasture he marched under an Capt. Thomas Henderson. This saw Genl. Buford as he passed New London on his way to the south before his defeat.
But owing to this particular line of duty which he had to perform he now was in any battles but was principally confined to the garrison before named and its vicinity. His great age and consequent loss of memory combined with the fact that he is a illiterate mind has not only prevented him from stating accurately the dates and events of his service as completely as he would wish to do, but he thinks he is satisfied is time that he was engaged in the service of the United States more than two years at the places and under the officers before before stated. His discharges have all been lost and in fact his illiteracy and helpless situation has placed it beyond his power to report his claim as soon as he wished for a Pension. In fact he has been dependent on the aid of others and has been anxious for the last four or five years to take steps to secure from the government what he thinks he is entitled to from the hands of his country. This affiant is poor helpless and very needy blind and has been unable to travel any distance for several years.
He admitted to me that he was a during the whole of his service. He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any living witness by whom he could prove his services. He was born in Va. in County of King and Queen and was removed by his parents to Prince George County and from thence he came to New Kent and from New Kent to Hanover and thence to Goochland, thence to Abemarle tence to Amherst and thence to Bedford and from to Patrick, all counties in Va.
I hereby relinquish any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not found on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. his
Nathaniel N. X Hylton mark
(Source: National Archives - Revolutionary War Pension Application - Virginia R-5467 from a typed copy from Jean H. France, 1957 N. 950 E., North Logan, UT 84341)