Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,544, for Jacob Stamper, North Carolina
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( 3-1776) 

SERVICE  
N.C.

Stamper,Jacob 

NUMBER
S. 16.544 


CONTENTS  Carded
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Kentucky. 5226
Jacob Stamper
of Owen in the State of Ky:
who was a pri in the Compy commanded
by Captain Allen of the Regh commanded
by Col. Cleveland in the N Car
line for 18 months from 1778

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 60 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Feby:
1833 and  sent Hon Roll
Johnson, House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832   90
.Semi anl allowance ending 5 Mar 33  30
                                                             $120

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page -60
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No applicant will 
accept for eighteen
months

Rhen Johnson 
2o Fb 1733  

14270 
Jabob Stamper 
Declaration

$60 per
ann
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State of Kentucky
County of Owen
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On this 3 1st  day of September October 1832 per
sonally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of
the Owen County Court, now sitting, Jacob Stamper
a resident of the said County of Owen and State of
Kentucky, aged 69 years and some months, 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 was born on the 15th day of Dec in
the year 1762 in the County of Amherst and state of
Virginia that his father moved with the family
sometime afterwards to the County of Wilkes in the
State of North Carolina; that in the early part of
the year 1778 he entered the service of the United 
States as a volunteer in a company commanded
by Capt Richard Allen, of which company one
William Reynolds was the lieutenant, that the Law
Company was attached to a regiment commanded
by Colonel Benjamin Cleveland that at the time
he entered said service he was about 16 years of 
age and was a resident of the County of Wilkes
in the State of North Carolina. He does not rec
let the names of any of the other officers attend
ed to said regiment. He says that he rendesvous
ed at the Courthouse in said County of Wilkes
and that his company and regiment were
stationed and kept principally in the State of
North Carolina for the purpose of keeping the
Tories in are and subjection and protecting
the whigs in that they though the
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operations of said Regiment were
not confined solely to the State of North Carolina
but were frequently extended into the adjoining States
and particularly into the State of Virginia in which
operations of said regiment frequent skirmishes
with the enemy took place, though there was no
regular battle fought by it in which he was ing
ed. He further states and declares that he was
in the service of the United States in said Com
pany and Regiment for about two years.
that upon one occasion he was selected by his Cap
tain to go as a spy and reconnoitre the situation
of a stout collection of Tories who had embodied
themselves will hostile intentions, in Virgina just
over the true between that State and North Carolina. That he did go upon said service in com
pany with only one man, and upon the route
was compelled to cross New River by fording it
in doing which he came near Killing a fine mare
belonging to himself and which he so naturally in
jured that she was never after of much service
that he notwithstanding the difficulties and dangers
of the interprise, did succeed in ascertaining the
situation and design of the Tories and in procure
ing his brother who lived in the vicinity of their
rendesvous and who was well acquainted with
their manouvers and intentions to accompany
him to the American forces. At this time there
was a man by the name of Zachariah Goss who
was with the Tories and was one of their prin
ciple men being a brotherinlaw to one of the Lory
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Captains-- This man was taken only two days after
the above mentioned circumstance by the company of
Captain Allen and was tried by the officers and
condemned to be hung which sentence was executed
on the same evening that he (Goss) was taken
He further states and declares that after the
lapse of about two years in said service during
all which time he served under the said Richard
Allen as Captain, William Reynolds Lieutenant
and the said Benjamin Cleveland as Colonel
he left it without receiving a discharge or any
writing evidencing his said services - and soon
afterward to wit in the month of August 1799
he volunteered for a three month tour as a private in a company
commanded by Capt Absolam Cleveland
Son of the above mentioned Benjamin Cleveland
and the same William Reynolds who was the Lieuten
ant in Richard Allens became the Lieutenant of
Capt Clevelands Company, and the said Company
was attached to a regiment under the command of
Col. Joseph Williams of North Carolina. that said
Regt Rendesvoused at the Court house of Wilkes
and was marched to the western frontiers to pro-
tect them from the depredations of the Indians
that said Regt did march to the western fro
tier and on the route at Powells Valley he
(this declarant) was taken sick and was unable
to perform military duty during the balance of his
term of service and was left by the Troops at said
place till their return, when they aided him in getting
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ting home. That he then received what they called
a discharge but by whom it was signed he does
not recollect, and he says that he has lost said
paper and it is now totally out of his power to
produce it, nor does he believe that he can at
this time prove its existence or Contents. He states
that he has no documentary evidence of any part 
of his services during the Revolution, nor does he
know whether there is any man living except
by whom he can prove any portion of his ser
vices and  byone of them is by the name of John
Hammonds and resides according to his informa
tion in the City of Cincinnati Ohio and the this
and was for the County
He further states that after he left the service he
soon married and moved from Wilkes County
in the State of North Carolina to Grayson County
in the State of Virginia. Afterwards back to
Wilkes County and then moved to Botetourt
County in the State of Virginia then back again
to the County of Wilkes and soon after his last remo
val to Wilkes County he moved to the State of
Kentucky in the now County of Owen on Eagle
Creek in which section of Country he yet resides
in exceedingly indigent circumstances and totally
unable to provide for him & family by reason of his
almost total blindness in which condition he has
been for several years past.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a per
sion or annuity except the present and
and declares that his
name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any
State
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Interrogatories propounded to the said Jacob
Stamper by the Court ┃
1st Where and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in Amherst County in the
State of Virginia on the 15th day of December
in the year 1762.
2d
Have you any record of your age, and if so
where is it?
Answer, I have a record of my age at home on
a separate paper which was taken from my
fathers family record and which has ever
since been carefully preserved by me 
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Where were you living when called into service
where have you lived since the revolutionary war,
And where do you now live?
Answer. I lived in the County of Wilkes and State of
North Carolina when called into the service;
Soon after the I was discharged from the service
I married and moved to Grayson County Virgin
ia, afterwards moved back to Wilkes County North 
Carolina afterwards moved to Botetourt
County Virginia where I did not remain
very long before I moved back again to
Wilkes County, and after remaining there some
time. I moved to the State of Kentucky on
Eagle Creek in the now County of Owen where
I have resided in the main ever since and
still reside-
4th
How were you called into the service; were you
drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute
and if a substitute for whom?
Answer I volunteered as a private in Capt. Richard Allen
company and served therein about two years. I afterward
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Volunteered as a private in the Company of Capt. Absolam Cleve
land upon a three months tour
5th 
State the names of some of the regular officers, who
were with the troops where you served, such con
tinental and Militia regiments as you can rec
ollect, and the General circumstances of your
service
Answer, at the time of my said service I was quite
young and have forgotton the names of the offic
ers except those under whose immediate command
I was placed the Capt of my company was by
name Richard Allen, the Lieutenants name
was William Reynolds and the company was
attached to the Regiment commanded by Col
Benjamin Cleveland this was the first tour
which I served. In the last part of my service
I was attached to Capt Absolam Cleve
lands company with the same Lieutent and
Col. Joseph Williams was the Commander
of the Regiment - during this period of my
service I recollect & have sum Col-- An
derson who was an officer amongst the troops
with which I served.
6
Did you ever receive a discharge from the ser
vice, and if so by whom was it given and what
has become of it
Answer, for the first portion of my service I recd
no discharge that I recollect of but for the
last tour performed by me I did receive a
discharge, but I do not recollect by whom it was
given, and it has been lost so that I cannot
now produce it-
7th 
State the names of persons to whom you are
Known in your present neighbourhood, and
who can testify as to your character for veracity
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good behaviour, and your services as a soldier of
the revolution
Answer I am acquainted with Col Asa
Cobb, William Cobb, William Jones, John McGibner
and William Haddon & Tobias that
which last named person is a clergyman who reside
in my neighbourhood and can state what my character
and conduct is and has been
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jacob his mark Stamper

We Tobias Willhorte a Clergyman residing in
the County of Owen and Asa Cobb, William Cobb
William John John McGibney & William Haddon
residing also in said County do certify that we are
well acquainted with Jacob Stamper who has subscrib
bed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe
him to be 70 years of age next December, that he
is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he re
sides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and
that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Tobias Willhoite Clergyman 
Asa Cobb
Wm Cobb
William Jones
William M Willhoit
Willian Raddon
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling the
interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
and served as he states. And the Court further certifies
that Tobia Willhoite
who has signed the pre
ceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Owen
County and that Elisha Cobb, Asa Cobb, William Cobb
William Jones John McGibney & Wm Raddon
who have also signed the same are residents of the 
same County and are credible persons and that their
statement is entitled to credit
N.M. Bacon
Jas H Gale
Sydnor Hawks
justices of Owen County Court

State of Kentucky Owen County Set
I John C Bacon Clerk of the Court of
Owen County do hereby certify that the foregoing con
tains the original proceedings in the matter of the de ap
plicat of Jacob Stamper for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand & seal of office
this 3d day of Sept 1832
J C Bacon coce
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The secretart will please direct his 
answer as to the fate of this declaration 
to me at Frankfort

Wm. H. Todd
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16.544

INVALID

File No. 16544
Jacob Stamper
Prv Rev War 

Act: June 7' 32

Index:- Vol. 1, Page 362

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Deposition
Stamper case
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The affidavit of John Hammond taken on the
Fifth day of Sept 1832 to be laid before the secre
tary of the war department of the United States of 
America to be used on behalf of Jacob Stamper
an applicant to be placed on the pension Roll of
the United States as a revolutionary soldier. This
affiant being of lawful age and first duly caution
charged and sworn deposeth and said that
he this affiant was a revolutionary soldier that
he served as such Five years under Capt. Benjam
Cleavland, son Ben Cleaveland, Martin Gam
bbel, Richard Allen,( John Megor who was the last
Capt. Ison
as his officers, that he was at the battle of Kings
ton in the State of South Caroline, under the land
of Col Benj Cleveland
that he is not on the pension roll as such that
he knows Jacob Stamper of Owen County who has been
informed is about making his declaration in order to ob
tain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th
1832. That he was well acquainted with the
said Jacob Stamper in the year 1778 where
he first entered the service of the United States
that said Stamper was at the time quite a
youth not more this affiant thinks then 16
years of age, that he volunteered in a company
commanded by one Richard Allen as the Capt
that said Company he thinks was attached to a
regiment under the command of Col. Cleveland
which Regiment rendezvoused at the Courthouse
in Wilkes- This affiant at that time was a res
ident of Wilkes County North Carolina and
so was the said Jacob Stamper and they lived
neighbor this affiant states that he saw
Jacob Stamper leave home upon said service
and saw him when he returned. And from
his present impressions and recollection is so sat
isfied that he must have been engaged in and
service at least two years. This affiant further
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States that after the said Jacob Stamper left the
service in the regt of Col. Cleveland. The said
Stamper volunteered upon an expedition to the
Western frontiers that he saw said Stamper stayed
on said expedition, that he belonged to the compa
ny of Absolam Cleveland and said
company was attached to a regiment under the
command of Col. Williams of North Carolina
He further states that he saw said Stamper after
he returned from said last expedition and that he
had not then recovered from an attack of sick
ness which he had during his tour
This affiant further states that towards the latter
part of the year 1778 as well as he recollects he  un
derstood that Col. Clevlands Regiment had surprised
a body of Tories who were collecting together on the
Virginia side of New River and that one Zacha
riah Goss with whom this affiant had been well
acquainted was taken by said Regiment tried and
hung. that he recollects of hearing about the same
time that this man Goss had made many threats
against Jacob Stamper who this affiant understood
had been the principal agents in electing & surprising
the said body of Tories
John his mark Hammon
Taken before me this 5th September 1842 
 J Ang leme  JP
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State of Ohio
Hamilton County Set
I James Glenn a justice
of the Peace in and for said County do hereby cer
tify that the foregoing deposition of John Hammons
was this day taken subscribed & Sworn to in my
presence. I do further certify that I first continued
& charged said affiants - Given under my hand
this 5th day of September 1832
James Glenn JP
State of Ohio

State of Ohio
Hamilton County &
Daniel Gano Clerk pro tem of the Court
of Common pleas in and for Hamilton County, certify that James
James Ishum Esq is a Magistrate as above and that the forego
ing signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal and subscribed my name this 5th
day of September in the year Eighteen hundred
and thirty two
Danl Gano 
Clk 
Jack P.
-
I do certify that James was acquainted
with Jas Glenn & Daniel Gano I know 
them to be what they are represented James
Glenn and justice of the Peace I was 
a Clerk 29th Jan. 13 James Findley