Description
Simon Dayton enlisted at Wyandott, Kansas, on September 14, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th U. S. Colored Troops Infantry, Company C. On November 24, 1866, Benjamin Ricketts, Administrator of the Estate of Colby Twyman, deceased, of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #192 for enlisted slave Simon Dayton and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County Notary Public James E. Lincoln in Barry, Missouri.
Ricketts claimed Twyman had acquired title to Simon by “…said slave was born the property of said Twyman, deceased, and claimant is the Administrator of his estate.”
James H. Compton and Isaac Langston of Clay County swore under oath that Twyman had owned Simon for “a long time” and also swore oath that Twyman was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America.
James E. Lincoln attested that Ricketts, Langston, and Compton had appeared before him to sign the claim and give oath. Ricketts gave power of attorney to James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute the claim for compensation.
(Researcher's note: Simon Dayton is an ancestor of Angela Hagenbach, Founder and President of the Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign, Weston, Missouri. See weblink for more information about Simon Dayton.)Date(s) of Creation
11/24/1866
