Greene County, NC Civil War Pension Files

Military Information

• Regiment: 14th HA Co K
• Rank: Private
• Enlistment: April 10, 1865 in Kinston, NC (19 yo at time of enlistment)
• Discharge: Dec 11, 1865 at Fort Macon
• Physical Description: 5ft 8in Black Complexion Black Eyes Black Hair

Pension File Information

• Pension Status: Invalid (for hernia)
• Residence after war: La Grange, Lenoir, NC
•  Widow pension filed + approved
• Depositions By: Nancy Britt, Isaac Edwards, Lafayette Edwards,

Family Information

• Born: August 2, 1845
• Death: Jan 17, 1912
• Parents: Chester Pridgen + Jennie Wooten
• Siblings: Baker, Dinah, Bobby, Isaac, Dick, Amy, Isabella, William
• Wife: Leah Wooten (her 1st husband Wright Wooten (14th HA USCT) died in war) married Issac 1867
• Children:
•    Wright Britt (4/14/1867)
• Olive Sugg Britt (3/15/1869)
• Penina Britt (7/18/1872)
• Taylor (?) Britt (11/13/1873)
• William Britt (3/20/1875)
• Chester Britt (6/9/1877)
• Leah Britt (5/22/1879)
• Pearson Britt (8/25/1882)
• Spirax Britt (7/2/1888)

Enslavement Information

• Slave Owner:
• Jennie Wooten owned by Tom Wooten
•  Diggs Pridgen owned by Tom Wooten and as a child given to his daughter and husband Joshua + Winafred Mewborn (dowry)
•  Isaac Pridgen Britt owned by Tom Wooten and as a child given to his daughter and husband James P Britt and Nancy Wooten (dowry)

Their Story Information

Isaac and his siblings were born on Tom Wooten Plantation to their mother Jennie Wooten. Isaac was given as a child to Nancy Wooten Britt, probably a dowry. When he enlisted they enrolled him under his slave owner’s surname Britt. After the war he actually can be found under both Britt and Pridgen. 

His brother was Diggs Pridgen. Diggs  was given as a child to Winafred Wooten Mewborn , probably as a dowry.

Resources

Invalid Certificate No. 841917, Application No. 834520,  Britt, Isaac, Privatel, Company K 14th Heavy Artillery US Color Troop; Case Files of Approved Pension Application of Veteran Who Served in the Army and Navy  in the Civil War, 1861-1934; Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, DC Retrieved 21 Sept 2022

US Freedmans Bank Records 1865-1874

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12739491:8755