Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,629, for Martin Stough, North Carolina
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NC
Stough, Martin
S. 7629

carded.
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581
North Carolina
Martin Stough
of Cabarrus County in the State of North Carolina
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Caleb Phifer in the North Carolina
Malitia for 9 months.


Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 30 Dollars __ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.


Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of February
1833 and sent
Hon Dan J. Barringer


Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $45.00
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 15.00
160.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by E.D. Bullock Clerk
Book D Vol. 8 Page 44



Paid at the Treasury under the
Ac of the 6th April 1838 from 4th
Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. Agent
notified 4 Dec 1838.
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7629
Rev War
INVALID

File No 7629
Martin Stough
Pri Rev War

June 7th 32
Index -- Vol. 13, Page 359

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 30 1838

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Martin Stough,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at
the rate of thirty Dollars and Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837
to the 4th March 1838
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Martin Stough
Declaration


ad.
fri. 9 mo-
$30-
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7- 1832-
State of North Carolina
Cabarrus County

Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for
Cabarrus County began & held at Concord
On this 15th day of October 1832-

On this 15th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open court before the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Cabarrus and State of North Carolina, now sitting Martin Stough, a resident of the County of Cabarrus and State of North Carolina, aged  seventy-eight years, in February last, 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 7 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated "I volunteered as a private
in a company commanded by Capt Caleb Phifer, Lieut. William Houston
which company was attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel John Phifer. General Griffith Rutherforth or Rutherford was the commander in chief. I volunteered under these officers in the month of June (the day not recollected but I think it was the first part of the month) in the year 1776 for three months. I
then lived, at the time I entered this service, in the County of Mecklenburgh North Carolina, in that part of the County which is "Cabarrus." I was marched under these officers in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians, stopt one month at the Pleasant Garden, now in Burke County N.C. We built a fort there - we proceeded from that place over the mountains in North Carolina against the Cherokees. We destroyed their corn and had several small skirmishes with them. We were marched back to Mecklenburgh County under the same officers and I was discharged by Col. John Phifer in the month of October the 9th or 18th day 1776, having served out full four months in this expedition. The reason that many of us served out four months instead of three months, the time for which we volunteered, was that after serving three months, we were needed one month more, and agreed to continue in service under the same officers for this month. I served therefore for
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under the officers, in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians, stept one month at the Pleasant Gardens, now in Burke County N.C. We built a fort there. We proceeded from that place over the mountains in North Carolina against the Cherokees. We destroyed their corn and had several small skirmishes with them. We were marched back to Mecklenburgh County under the same officers and I was discharged by Col. John Phifer in the month of October the 9th or 18th day 1776, having served out full four months in this expedition. The reason that many of us served out four months instead of three months, the time for which we volunteered, was that after serving three months, we were needed one month more, and agreed to continue in service under the same officers for this month. I served therefore four months in this tour. I was again a volunteer, on the 18th day of January 1781.
in Mecklenburgh County N.C. (in that part, now called "Cabarrus) in a company commanded by Capt Potts. Lieut. Davis Major Caruth in the regiment commanded by Col Lofton. I was a volunteer for three months in this service. I was marched over the Catawba River and placed there under Genl Davidson, who was killed on the bank of the River at that time. We were then marched towards Guilford Court House N.C. under the same company officers and Col. Loften about three or four weeks before the battle at Guilford we were all placed under General Greene of the Regular Army. We marched on to man the battle ground and camped on the night of the 14th day of March 1781. Next morning the battle commenced regularly. I was in that battle on the 15th day of March 1781. After the battle, we remained attached to the main army about two or three weeks and was discharged by Captain Potts on the 10th day
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of April 1780. Having served in this expedition three months. In the Battle I was under the same officers, with General Greene at their head, that I first volunteered with. Before this period, I was a volunteer for thirty days, in the County of Mecklenburgh N.C. in November 1780 and served thirty days till some time (the day not recollected in December 1781 when I was discharged by Capt Russell. was under Capt Russell Major White was in the skirmish on the main Road from Charlotte N.C. to Salisbury in which George Locke was killed. He was a young officer, grade not recollected, from Rowan County. I served thirty days in this tour. I was also a volunteer for thirty days in Mecklenburgh from the middle of July 1780 to the middle of August 1780 under Capt Maxwell. Lieutenant Frederick Phyler. Major White. Genl Rutherford.  served out the thirty days and was discharged by Capt Maxwell about the time of Gates defeat. I served in all nine months (besides being a minute man in the interim between the several tours) I have lost or mislaid all my discharges not believing it necessary to present them. I was born in the month of February 1754 in the State of Pennsylvania about eight mile from Reddington. I do not recollect the day of my birth having lost the record of our ages the family record) in coming to N.C. Moved from Pennsylvania to Mecklenburgh County in the part now called Cabarrus. Lived here during the Revolution and ever since, always in the same neighbourhood. I was always a volunteer in the service. I have no documentary evidence of my service. I refer to Isaac Blackwilder to prove my service in the Cherokee exoedition and to Guilford. and to Genl Paul Barringer and to Christopher Melchor for testimony as to my character and the reputation of

service I know of no living witness to
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Cabarrus. Lived here during the Revolution and ever since, always in the same neighbourhood. I was always a volunteer in the service. I have no documentary evidence of my service. I refer to Isaac Blackwilder to prove my service in the Cherokee exoedition and to Guilford. and to Genl Paul Barringer and to Christopher Melchor for testimony as to my character and the reputation of service. As to the other [illegible] of my service I know of no living witness to prove the same. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
his
Martin Stough

Questions propounded by the Court to Martin Stough
Question 1 - Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. In the State of Pennsylvania, near Reddington, in February 1754.
Ques 2. Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
Ans. I have none now, having lost the family record. 
Ques. When were you living when called into service?
Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? Ans. Always where I now live, in Cabarrus (then Mecklenburgh)
Question. How were you called into service. Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or
were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Ans. I was always a volunteer.
Question. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops
where you served. Such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect and
the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. I fought under General Rutherford against the Cherokee Indian and under
Genl Green at the battle of Guilford. I knew Gen. Greene crossed the Catawba when Genl Davidson was killed. I was also for some time engaged as a minute man, in various skirmishes with [illegible].
Question. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? and if so, by
whom was it given. And what has become of it?
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Ans. I was always regularly discharged. First by Col John Phifer, then by Captain Potts, then by Capt. Russell, then by Capt Maxwell. they are all lost or mislaid or destroyed.
Question. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans. Genl Paul Barringer and Christopher Melchor Esqr.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Martin Stough
Mark


I, Isaac Blackwelder of the County of Cabarrus N.C. hereby certify and declare on oath that Martin Stough was a soldier in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians. I was with him. We volunteered in the month of June 1776 and served three months. some of the soldiers were continued in service for four months. Martin Stough served four months. We were under Col. Phifer and Genl Rutherford and
were discharged in October 1776
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Isaac Blackwelder


We, Paul Barringer and Christopher Melchor both resident in the County of Cabarrus do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martin Stough who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. that we
believe him to be seventy-eight years old as stated by him and that he reported and he lived in the neighbourhood where he resides. [illegible] the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that Isaac Blackwelder who has signed the above certificate is a credible person.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Barringer &
[illegible]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of [illegible] the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart
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in that opinion and that Isaac Blackwelder who has signed the above certificate is a credible person.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Barringer &
[illegible]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of [illegible] the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant Martin Stough) was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that P. Barringer and Christopher Melchor who have signed the preceding certificate are resident in Cabarrus County, and are credible person,
and that their statement is entitled to credit that Isaac Blackwelder who has also signed a certificate is a credible person and that it appears to them that there is no clergyman in the neighbourhood of Martin Stough
whose certificate can be procured (Signed)
M. Hunt Chairman of our Court

I James G. Spears, Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for Cabarrus County N.C. do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Martin Stough for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 15th October 1832-
James G. Spears Clk