Archibald Horton's mother was Millicent "Meleene"Green.
His father was John Payton Horton.
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KY-F: Knox Co., KY Rev War Pensioner John Payton Horton
HORTON, JNO. PAYTON S2320
Va.
The above application appeared before Joseph Eve, Judge of Knox County Kentucky Circuit Court ( date not given ) and made oath:
HORTON, JNO. PAYTON is a resident citizen of Lynn, Lyme(?) Camp [Note: it was Lynn Camp] and is 74 years of age next December. That he was drafted into the Militia
in the year 1777 in the fall, under Black Vol Payton, Captain, Samuel Jackson, Lieutenant,
John Hop, (Rup?) Ensign,
Henry Lee, Col.
John says: I was living at the time of this draft, which was for 3 months, in Prince William County Va. The object of this draft, was to raise troops to keep Philadelphia from falling into the hands of the British. Before we got to Philadelphia the British had taken it. We were encamped at a little village near Philadelphia and were so near that we could hear the
British Cannons fire in Philadelphia, distinctly. There was a General with the troops where I was stationed. I did not see Washington on this tour, though I understood he was not far from us. My General's name was Weeden, Wuden(?) I never expected to be called on oath to give account of this.
From Price William, we marched through Lewistown and
Frederickstown. I think it was called 140 miles from where I lived to Philadelphia. I received a written discharge for this service, but when my time was out I returned home with my captain, Black Vol Payton. He was called "Black" Vol to distinguish him from another Captian Payton called "White" Vol Payton.
The second time I was drafted was also in September. Corn was getting ripe and was getting real hard, but I cannot remember whether it was in 1778 or 1779, because of loss of memory. This tour was also for 3 mos. Under my former captain Black Vol Payton in Prince William County Va.
This tour was raised to save the county against the British who had ascended the Potomac River. I did not quite serve out this tour. When the British descended the river I was discharged but received a credit for the full 3 mos. In this tour we did not march out of our own County, but were employed chiefly in guarding D____ Col. I received no written discharge for this service. I now remember that I enlisted in this tour in 1778, because in 1779, I performed a tour of 3 months,
which I will endeavor to describe. In 1780 I enlisted for 18 months, which expired on the 8th of March, after Cornwallis was taken.
In my third tour of 3 months, which I am now pretty confident was in the fall of 1779, I was drafted under my former Captain Payton. During a considerable portion of this tour I was engaged in cutting out a road through Fairfax, Dumphros(?) and Fredericksburg and Falmouth. We were
told this was for the purpose of assisting Washington to fall on Cornwallis. I saw Washington during this tour and joined his troops in Dumphrey(?) he traveled the road we had cut out for him. I received no written discharge for this service.
In the fall of 1780, on the 8th of September, I enlisted as a private in the company of:
John Tebbe, Tibbs(?) Lieutenant,
James Watson Ensign,
(Wm. Matton, I believe) and Col. Lee.
For 18 months we rendouvoued at Dumphries in Prince William County, thence marched to Winchester and encamped there for some time. It is impossible for me to point out the route we took in Richmond, Falmouth, Williamburgh, Norfolk and other places of less notoriety.
I was at Yorktown and the taking of Cornwallis. I was discharged for this service signed by Col. Tolls, which I kept until Peace was made. Some years ago I went to the Federal City with James Greon and examined the records in the War Department for the name of my Caption Tibbs and by
own name but could not be found. We then went to Humphries in search of my captain and there learned from Col Tibbs that my captain, a near relative of Col. Tibbs had moved to Kentucky and died there. I then made application for a pension and proved my service in Culpepper Va. by
Andy Walters(?) and George Hardy [hard to make out here and I do not know if I have these last two names correctly]. I could have also proven my service by George Higgins and Squire James Green. Charley Shackelford, then state attorney, prepared my papers and the papers were
sent back by the War Department with the declaration that I was too rich. James Green is dead. Any other witnesses were living the last I heard of them, but I am too old and poor to travel to the country if it is possible to save trouble and expense.
All my services were as a private. I was living in Prince William County when I enlisted and continued to live there until the close of the Revolutionary War, When I moved to Forquier, and then to Culpepper County. I moved to present place of residence in January 1831.
My first three tours of three months each was as a draftsman. My last tour of 18 months was under enlistment.
I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present.
John Peyton Horton
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HORTON, John
James Moody and philip Buran(?) make affidavits that they are residents of Knox County Kentucky and have known John Peyton Horton for 15 years past. That he is a man of credible character. That they always understood that the reason he failed to get a pension when he applied in Culpepper County Va., was that he was worth too much.
The court declared that since there was no clergyman living in the neighborhood of the applicant, that James moody and Philip Buran(?) were men of credible character and their statements were entitled to credit and consideraion.
Joseph Eve, circuit Judge.
The applicant was inscribed on the invalid role of Kentucky to commence March 4, 1831.
The applicant, John P. Horton, appeared in Knox Court at
Barbourville Kentucky on the 17th of October 1840 and declares he is the same John Horton who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Caption john Tibbs in the Regiment commanded by Col Henry Lee and the
same who was placed on the pension role of Kentucky; but that he lost or mislaid his pension certificate, at or near Barbourville on or about the 6th of September 1840. That he has been unable to find it since although search has been made.
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I certify that Frank Ballinger, clerk of the Circuit Court, of Knox County Kentucky appeared before the under signed J. P. in Knox County, Ky., on the 17th of Oct., 1840 in Barbourville and made oath that he prepared the original papers of Jno. Payton Horton upon which he secured
a pension. That he has been well acquainted with Horton ever since and knows him to be the same person who subscribed and swore to the within affidavit.
Ran. Adams, J. P.
A duplicate certificate was issued Oct. 27, 1840 and sent to the pensioner at Barbourville, KY