Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 6165, for Randolph Stallard, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Stallard, Randolph
NUMBER: S 6165
CONTENTS
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Date of death not on A.B - I.L.L.

3094
Virginia
Randolph Stallard
of Culpeper in the State of Virginia
who was a Pr. Seg: En: & Lt: in the Compy - commanded by Captain Green & others of the ~ commanded by ~ in the Virginia line for 4 months private
5 " Segt
1 " Ensign
3 " Lieutenant

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 88 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Decr 183..
and delivered Ed. Broadus -

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 132.49
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 33 44.17
$176.77
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 7 Page 127.
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Declaration made to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed the 7th June 1832,
State of Virginia
Culpeper County ss
On this 13th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the justices of the Court of Culpeper, now sitting Randolph Stallard a resident of the County of Culpeper State of Virginia, aged seventy six years, 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 the 7th June 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
That he entered the Militia minute service in the year 1775 from the County of Culpeper, State of Virginia, in the Company commanded by Captain William McClanahan, from said County, Colonel Valapore from Orange County, Colonel [illegible] from Culpeper, and Major Thomas Marshall from Fauquier County, was the commanding officer of the Regiment, That he marched from Culpeper County to Williamsburg Virginia, that he volunteered in Captain Bluford's Company, upon an expedition to Hampton Virginia, and assisted in taking a British [illegible] at that place, continued in the service two months and was discharged from the second at Williamsburg Virginia and returned home. That he was detached in August 1776 together with the Company of Captain McClanahan from the County of Culpeper Virginia, and was marched to old James Town on James River and was garrisoned upon said River, during the term of three months, after this tour he was discharged at the fort at old James Town and returned home together with Captain McClanahan's Company, which continued their mission, That he was orderly Sergeant in last of this tour, which amounted to five months service. That in the year 1777 he volunteered as a private in Captain Pendleton's Company of Militia, and Marched from the County of Culpeper to the Bowling green in Caroline County Virginia, [illegible] at that place to when to Culpeper County and marched from there in short order having end of service to the Month in the said Company Commanded by Captain Pendleton, that upon arriving at Bran's Mill in the State of Maryland that he was transferred to the Company Commanded by Captain Hill from the county of Culpeper, and marched to Head Quarter under the command of a Major William Eubesh, and joined the regiment commanded by Colonel Crawford of the Regular Army The name of the place at which General Washington was at the time he joined him was called Skippack in Pennsylvania on the retreat of General Washington from the Battle of Germantown , That he served four months in this tour, and was discharged this service and returned home - That
he
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he was in the month of May 1781 detained into the service of the Militia in the year as above stated, as Lieutenant in the Militia Line in the Company Commanded by Captain William Green and marched from the County of Culpeper to the Madison Hills in the Regiment Commanded by Col. John Thornton of said County A Major DeClemon a french Officer who belonged to said Regiment, and continued in the service for three months at the said place, and was discharged that after the term of the tour had expired, That previous to the last named service he discharged and performed a tour of service as Ensign in a Company of Militia Commanded by Captain Corton of said County and Todd Slaughter as Lieutenant for said Command, to guard the British prisoners at the Albemarle Barracks Virginia and performed a service of One Month as a guard of the same That for some few months as an orderly sergeant four months as a private and Served three months, as Ensign and Lieutenant, in all twelve months, He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not inscribed on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed in open} Randolph
Court the day and year aforesaid} Stallard
F F Lightfoot

WE David Jameson, a resident of Culpeper County State of Virginia Reuben Moore resident of the County of Culpeper & George Corton, a resident of said County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Captain Randolph Stallard who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that we know that he was in service during the Revolutionary war having been with him
D. Jameson
Re Moore
George Corton
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
F F Lightfoot JP

We George Corton and William Jordon residents of the county of Culpeper Certify that Randolph Stallard, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration served as Lieutenant in a company of Virginia Militia a tour of two Months, commencing in or about May 1781 in the Army under the command of LaFayette
William Jordon
George Corton
sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid 
F F Lightfoot
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The Court then proceeded to propound the following interrogatories to the applicant, he being under oath, and which he answered as is herein recorded viz:

Question When and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in the County of Essex in the year 1751 removed when a small boy to the County of Culpeper where I have remained ever since.
Question Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Answer I have in a prayer Book in my possession
Question Where were you living when you were Called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live.
Answer I was living in the County of Culpeper, I have lived there ever since, and still live there.
Question How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you Volunteer, or were you a substitute, if a substitute for whom?
Answer I first enlisted as a militia man, for twelve months I was Called into service as such, and returned so to serve untill regularly discharged, I was afterwards a Volunteer and marched to the north and joined General Washington Army I was next appointed an Ensign in the Militia, and served one Month, in that Capacity in guarding the Convention Prisoners at the Albemarle Barracks In 1781 I was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant in the Militia, In that Capacity I was drafted and served in the State of Virginia against the Common enemy, under the Command of Colonel John Thornton, after under Colonel [illegible] During the invasion of Lord Cornwallis I served for a month, and was discharged with the other Militia at Malvin Mills below the [illegible] that was the last of my service.
Question State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General Circumstances of your service. 
Answer Colonel [illegible], Lieutenant Colonel Stevens and a Major Thomas Marshall officer of the said minute service Afterwards to the Month, General Washington
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Washington, Colonel Stevens, then commanded in a Continental Regiment, Col Crawford Major Roberts [illegible] Lee [illegible], General Anthony Wayne and others The general Circumstances of my service are set forth in my declaration.

Question to him as a soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer I never did receive written discharge, of course I have none now

Question to him as an Officer} Did you ever receive a Commission, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer My first Commission (that of ensign) was signed by Patrick Henry then Governor of the Commonwealth the second that of Lieutenant I believe was signed by Thomas Jefferson, then Governor of the Commonwealth, to the best of my recollection, they now both delivered on by Colonel James Barbour then County Lieutenant, which Commissions were burnt with the papers many years ago

Question State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer I believe that I am known by every person in my neighborhood, among others Colonel Spendle Colonel Perry, Martin Skeshbark, to all the Justices of the Court now sitting, and I hope and [illegible] every human being, to whom I am known would testify in [illegible] and be half a penny Character for veracity social testified to their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution

The Court Certify upon the knowledge of two of the justices sitting that there is no Clergyman residing in the immediate vicinity of the applicant, several credible Witnesses have testified in open Court for their belief in the truth of the statements of service of the applicant, as set forth by him - and the Court further Certify their examination opinion informed by the [illegible] and service of Captain Stallard, and that full confidence is due to all that he states. 
The Court further
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Certifies that D. Jameson, Reuben Moore George Corton and William Jordon who have signed the foregoing certificate are merchants of the County of Culpeper, are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I, Francis F. Lightfoot, Clerk of the court of Culpeper County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Randolph Stallard for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 6th day of September in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty two and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
F F Lightfoot

The foregoing is the Seal of the County Court of Culpeper County & Francis F Lightfoot Esq is Clerk of the Court
J S Barbour
Decr 13th 183

I wrote the foregoing declaration & know it to be correct
J. S Barbour
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Randolph Stallard
Culpepper Co Va

Act.
Admd

Admit 4 mos private
           5 "       Sergt.
           1  "      Ensign
           3   "     Lieut.

From Apl 1755  $88.33
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BRIEF in the case of Randolph Stallard of Culpepper Co. in the State of Va (Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?  Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  
3.  How old is he?  76 years.  
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
 Period. In 1775| Duration of Service.  2 Months| Rank. As a Ord. Sergt.| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Gen. Capt. Wm. McClanahan| 
Period. Augt. 1776 detailed| Duration of Service. 3 months| Rank. Ord. Sergt.| Names of General and Field Officers under who he served.  Capt. Wm. McClanahan| 
Period. 1777 volnt.| Duration of Service.  4 Months| Rank. priv.| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Capt. Pendleton| 
Period. May 1781 detailed| Duration of Service.  3 Months| Rank. Luit.| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  William Green| 
Period. [illegible] to the last service| Duration of Service. 1 month| Rank. Ensign| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Caplan.  
5.  In what battles was he engaged?
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  County Culpepper Va. 
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Witnesses 
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  defection - not authenticated 

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  
HHL 
Examining Clerk.
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BA-J/ILL Randolph Stallard S. 6165 Lena M. Leavell, 800 Bryant Building Kansas City, Missouri.  Dear Madam:  Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Randolph Stallard of Culpepper County, Virginia, a pensioner.  The record of Randolph Stallard is given herein as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 6165, based upon his service in that war.  Randolph Stallard was born in the year 1757 in Essex County, and moved when a small boy to Culpepper County, Virginia; the date of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.  While a resident of Culpepper County, Virginia, in 1775, he was a minute man in Captain William McClanahan's company in that county, under Colonel Stevens, volunteered and served two months as orderly sergeant in Captain Bluford's company and was on the expedition to Hampton, Virginia, where he assisted in taking a British tender; from August 1776, he served three months in Captain McClanahan's company as orderly sergeant at Old Jamestown; he enlisted in 1777, and served as private in Captain Pendleton's company, was transferred to  Captain Hill's company in Colonel Crawford's regiment and was discharged at the expiration of four months; in 1781, he served one month as ensign in Captain Conn's company at Albemarle Barracks, was promoted, and served from sometime in May 1781, two or three months as Lieutenant in Captain William Green's company, under Colonels John Thornton and Allcock in the Virginia troops.  He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, at which time he resided in Culpepper County, Virginia; he had not moved from that county since the war.  At the time he applied for pension, Randolph Stallard was referred to as Captain Stallard, no explanation of
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that rank is given in this claim.  There is no reference to wife or children of Randolph Stallard.  Very truly yours, A.D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator.
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Randolph Stallard
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Randolph Stallard which require further proof of explanation.  I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes  II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes IX.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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2 XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  has produced witness XIV.  +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered? -- EXPLANATORY NOTES.  *QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot. by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For ----year----months and ---days, I served as a -------.  For ---months and ----days, I served as a ----; and for such service I claim a pension."
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3 It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grand of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrases about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  +QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.  In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.  QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.  In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon. the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Randolph Stallard Declaration
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Rev War 6165 INVALID.  File No. 6165 Randolph Stallard Lt Rev War Act:  June 4th 32 Index:-Vol. M, Page 358 {Arrangement of 1870.} 1913 May 13 Hist. to Mrs. W. C. Wilson V,L.M. 1934-May 4-Hist. to Lena M. Leavell-JLL.
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Pension Bureau,
Washington D.C.
Rev Sec

[stamp 1]
PENSION
C
MAY
U. 12 S. 
1913
OFFICE.

[stamp 2]
MAY
9

[stamp 3]
[portrait image of man]
U.S. POSTAL CARD
1 1
ONE CENT
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Wentzville, Missouri    May 8, '13

Pension Dept.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:-
Have you any record of Randolf Stallard of Culpeper County, Va receiving a pension?  We have a statement taken from Va. Co. Records Vol. 7, page 190 which says he was on Revolutionary Pension list.  He reside with his son Randolf Stallard Jr. and was getting it when 83 years of age.

Mrs. W.C. Wilson
Wentzville Mo.
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Kansas City, Missouri
April 23, 1934

Bureau of Pensions
War Department
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please verify the face that Randolph Stallard of Culpepper County, Virginia was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.

Very truly yours,
Lena M. Leavell
800 Bryant Bldg.
Kansas City, Mo.

[STAMP]
Received 
Apr 24 1934
Mail Sub.-Div.
Vets Adm
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