Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 25138, for Jehiel Stewart, Massachusetts
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Service                                                  Number
Mass.              Stewart, Jehiel           W25138
                                           Rachel

CONTENTS [remainder of document is blank]
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March the 6 1821
Beginning to git timber for
Quartus's Barn
to [ditto?] Warrens cutting on the hill
May 9 to [ditto?] cutting and drawing horses and oxens
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[illegible burnt or blotted paper] and
[illegible] William, was
[illegible] together January
[illegible]nth Day 1776[5?]
Jehiel                Stewart, Jehiel
W25138            Mass. W25138
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247[illegible]6
Rachel Stewart
widow of Jehiel
N.YC.
W/4- 94- 8 mo 75 yrs
19-32- [illegible]
from 18 July 76. to 6th Decr. [18?]19.
Hon. J.C. Brodhead
HR
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[Letterhead with  NY state orSullivan county emblem]
State of New-York}ss.
SULLIVAN COUNTY,
I, WILLIAM E. CADY, Clerk of the County of Sullivan, 
Do Hereby Certify, That Cornelius Cochran Esq whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the acknowledgment of the annexed Instruments and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice in and for said County of Sullivan, dwelling in the said County, Commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized by law, to take the proof 
[one line crossed out:  and acknowledgment of Deeds and Discharges of Mortgages, &tc.]
And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature of C. Cochran subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper handwriting of the said Justice.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, this 25th day of September 1837
William C Cady CLERK.
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State of New York}ss.
Sullivan County} On this 23 day of September 1837 personally Appeared Before me Cornelius Cochran A justice of the peace in and for the County of Sullivan Rachel Stuart aged 77 years Wo Being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the folowing [sic] Sus????? declaration in order to more fully[?] explain the [illegible word crossed out] time of her marriage to the said Jehial Stuart and his services in the war of the Revolution and She the said Rachel Stuart sais [sic] on her oath that her said husband Jehial Stuart was in the service Before they was married in the year of 1775 as she has heard him say and others too and She further states that he after they were married Enlisted Again and went in to the Service under Captain John Fergason to the Nothend [sic] and was gon from home About 5 months or more and then returened home and She perswaided him Not to gow Again and She further states that she told him that She was so much concerned about him while he was gon to the Nothend[?] that She could  not Bare to have him goin[?] and She further states soon after they were married She moved to the said Jehial Stuart's father's house and remained with him her father in law til hur husband Jehial returned from the Northend and that She then perswaded him to to hire a substatute to serve out his time and he did so he hired a subtstatute By the name of Julinton and he took his place And that he gave him 2 or 3 Suites of Clothes and one pair of a silver[?] shoes[?] Buckles and sum money [I think?] about $40 dollars in money and that she was married when she was 16 years old and hur husband was 10 or 11 years older By a presbeterean [sic] preest [sic] by the name of Aaron Bascum and the Be fore she was marreid [illegible] her name was Rachel Williams  and she further states that she gave her son Willi[am warrin[ington?] Stuart a writing book that had her husbands marriage in about [illegible] years agow and that she got it from her son and handed it to Joseph Ellis [her uncle? last?] that he might send it to Washington with a former declaration wich I made Before Judge Crarrey [?] and she further states that she had seen the record of her marriage often and it alwais apeared [sic] of the date of January 7th 1776 and that she Nowes [sic] it is correct and that she canot [sic] be mistaken and further say Not.  Sworn and subscribed before me [signed]Rachel Stewart
this 23 day of September 1837 C Cochran
I do certify that Rachel Stuart that subscribed to the above is a woman of truth and Varrasity and is Entitled to the fullest credit and belief
September 23rd 1837 C Cochran A justice of the peace
{A justice of the peace of the town of Rockland in said County—
Stewart, Jehiel
Mass. W25135
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State of Newyork } Ss
Sullivan County
personally Appeared before me Cornelius 
Cockron[?] A Justice of the peace of the town of Rockland and
Countey of Sullivan and State of Newyork Joseph Ellis A Resident of the town of Mammtcat[?] in s County and State Afore
Said and made oath in the form[?] of Law and say on
his oath that he is Aged 46[5?] years and that he and A man
by the name of John [North?] Called at the house of the 
widow Rachel Stuertis[?] in the month of Marche[?] Last and that 
theSaid mast Said to misis Stuart that hehad heard that
she was entitled to A pension She said She had heard So
tue But did Not Now how to find out wether She was entitled
or Not Mast[?] then told hur that him this deponent Josiph Ellis
could tell her wether she was or not and further this
deponant states that he asked hur if she had a Record of 
hur marredge or could prove it and She said There was one at hur Son's here
By She then stated that she was merreid 
[To Be Cont'd]