Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15856, for Lemuel Stewart, Connecticut
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Conn
R.I 
Stewart, Samuel    W15856
Steward
Rebecca
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11,843

New York   A
Rebecca Stewart, deceased
widow of Samuel Stewart, who was a private in the R. Island Revolution line for 1 year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 40 Dollars and 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1830 & end 4th March 1841. (She died January 9th, 1842)

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Dec. 1856 and sent to F. A Dickens, Present

(signature) G. L. Getty, Clerk
Book H Vol. 2 Page 88
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State of New York
Rensselaer County

On this 24th day of August in the year of our Lord 1839 personally appeared before me George R. Davis first judge of the Amity Courts of Rensselaer county Rebekah Steward a resident of the town of Grafton in the county of Rensselaer and state aforesaid aged seventy six years the 26th day of January last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to [illegible] the benefits due procession needed by the act of congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "award granting half pay all pensions to certain widows". That she is the widwo of Lemuel Steward late of the town of Grafton in the county aforesaid who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution as the applicant had allowances was informed [illegible] to the true though she [illegible] of true fact oneself. [illegible...] husband gave of his service, substantially correspondence with that given in the annexed affidavit and of the [illegible] which the applicant has no [illegible] that her late husband would have applied for a pension during his life, and [illegible] a [illegible] did ... [illegible].

She further  declares that she was married to the said Lemuel Steward on the 18th day of August 1782 by the
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Reverend Wm. Heard in the lawn of Preston in the state of Connecticut; that he said I just and the a aforesaid Lemuel Steward died in Grafton aforesaid on the 8th day of March 1829 l that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place married to the first day of January seven hundred & ninety four to ..at the time [illegible...]

That the concerned is the family record of her said marriage with the birth of her several children and was on the covering of the family bible. this day
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State of New York Rensselaer County

On this 24th day of August in the year of our Lord 1839 personally appeared before me George R. Davis First Judge of Rensselaer County Court Charles Hall a resident of Brunswick in the said County of Rensselaer state aforesaid aged eighty one years last March who being first duly sworn according to law oath doth on his oath say that he knew Lemuel Steward late of the town of Grafton deceased husband to the present applicant and he knew that the said Lemuel Steward served in the regular army of the Revolution in Col Topping's Regiment in the year he thinks 1778 ending in 1779 - the Regiment while the said Lemuel served was stationed at Howlands Ferry Tiverton Rhode Island, the name of Captain deponent cannot recollect, but it is his impression it was with Captain Springer in the  ---- ---- with deponent - but of this fact deponent is not certain - but is certain that it was in same Regiment with deponent -  that the said Lemuel Steward served this time one year, that it was in what was called Sullivan's expedition and it is deponents impression that the said Lemuel Steward had been in the service before - but of this deponent cannot state  with certainty

Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written, before G R Davis First Judge of Renssalear County Courts
("Charles Hall" name is written on line/space above)
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State of New York
Rensselaer County
On the 24th day of August in the yaer 1839 personally appeared before me George R. Davis , Hank Rage of Rensselaer County court Eliphalet Stewart for
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Affidavit of Benj Allen and Steward Allen
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State of New York
Renesseslaer County 

I Ambrose H. Sheldon clerk of said county do hereby certify that Eliphalet Steward before whom the annexed affidavit was made and whose name is thereto subscribed was at the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said county daly commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine. 
In testimony whereby I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county this 26 day of Sept. AD 1856
clerk
AH Sheldon
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State of New York
Rensselaer County
On this twentyth day of February eighteen hundred and fifty six. Personally appeared before me Eliphalet Steward [illegible] in and for the state and county aforesaid 
Bennazah Allen and Steward Allen who being duly sworn according to law delcares that they was well acquainted with Ruben Steward previous to his death that she died on the ninth day of January eighteen hundred and forty two and that she left the following named children who are now living
Lemuel Steward Josuah Steward Rebeca Churek Sarah Rodgers Deborah Allen Eliphalet Steward Bennajah Allen, Steward Allen
Sworn and subscribed before me this twentieht day of Feburary 1856
Eliphalet Steward Justice Peace 
I hereby certify that the above affiant are credible person
Eliphalet Steward justice peace

Oct 7 1856
The commission has decided that the above  [illegible] is sample day. Nov.
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Lemuel Stewart
W. 15856
BA-J/AWF /initials/
Mr. E. E. Ellis
261 Huntington Avenue
Buffalos, New York
Dear Sir:  
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary Was record of Elemuel or Lemuel Stewart. 
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 15856, based upon the service of Lemuel Stewart in the Revolutionary War.  This is the record of the only Lemuel Stewart found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office;  the names were searched under various spellings. 
The date and place of birth of this soldier were not shown, nor were the names of his parents given. 
Lemuel Stewart (Steward) enlisted in the spring of 1777, serviced on your in Captain Oliver Smith's company and in Captain Nathan Palmer's company,  Colonel Ely's Connecticut regiment;  he enlisted in Stonington, Connecticut.  He enlisted in the spring of 1778, served about on year in Captain Springer's company, Colonel John Topham's Rhode Island regiment, during this service he was in Sullivan's Expedition. 
He married August 18, 1782 in Preston, Connecticut, Rebecca or Rebekah, her maiden name not stated.  She was born January 20 or 26, 1763, place not given
He died March 8, 1829 in Grafton, Rensselaer
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County, New York.
The widow, Rebecca (Rebekah) Stewart (Steward)
applied for pension August 24, 1839, while a resident
of Grafton, New York. The pension was allowed. She
died January 9, 1842 in said Grafton.
The following children were referred to in 1856
Deborah or Doborah,
wife of Bernard Allen of Grafton,
New York.
Rebecca,
wife of Peter Church of Petersburgh,
New York.
Sarah,
wife of Nathan Rodgers of 1 Greek,
Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Lemuel
of Elk Creek, Pennsylvania
Josiah or Jonah
of Elk Creek, Pennsylvania
liphalet
of Grafton, New York, born January 21,
1803, their youngest child"
Bennajah Allen and Steward " Allen stated that they
were well acquainted with the widow; it was not shown
that they were related to the daughter, Deborah Allen,
referred to above.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Know all men by these presence that I, Eliphalet Steward of Grafton NY one of the Heirs of Lemuel Steward. deceast. who was in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint Francis A Dickens of the City of Washington. my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute all claims that the Heirs of said Lemuel Steward may have on account of Said Service, for back or
Extra pay, or for Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to Examin all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the departments at Washington City. or elsewhere to file additional evidence on
arguments, and to receive the certificate which may be issued issued for said claim. to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes therein expressed and to do all things
that I might or could do were I personally present Hereby satifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent Shall lawfully do in the premises. Witness my hand and Seal this fifteenth day of June A.D. 1855. Signed and Seald in presence
of Manser Steward Eliphalet Steward 

State of New York
Rensselaer County SS On this fifteenth day of June A.D. 1855 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid person ally appeared Eliphalet Steward and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned 
In Testamony Whereof I hereunto set my hand the day
and year aforesaid
Caleb Slade Justice Peace
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814 West Second St
Big Stone Gap, Va
Feb. 4, 1930

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear sirs
Do you have on file Revolutionary War or Pension records of Eliphalet Steward and Lemuel Steward of Stonington Conn. and Benjamine Combs of Virginia and Ky? Lemuel Steward died 1829 in Rensselaer Co, N.Y.

If you have records will please send me copies at

(date stamped FEB 5 1930 UPPER PART OF DOCUMENT)
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your earliest convenience.

Yours very truly
Mrs. E. J. Prescott
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There is a Benjamin Coombs of Mass - R 2,285
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10 Third St., Hoosick Falls, N. Y.,
Dec. 30, 1931.

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Rev. & War 1812 Section.

Gentlemen:

For the purpose of proving the following lines
for joining the D. A. R. I would like to know if these persons had Revolutionary service, also if the names of any relatives are given in the pension application.

Lemuel Steward served in Rhode Island; married Rebecca Rose Aug. 18, 1782, died in Grafton, N. Y. Mar. 8, 1829.

Eliphalet Steward, father of the above Lemuel
is the one who served in the 4th Regt. Albany Co. Militia under Colonel Kilian Van Rensselaer, I believe. He probaly was living in Grafton, N. Y. during the Rev. His wife was Deborah ? .
He died Dec. 2, 1816, at 88 yrs. His wife died Jan. 8, 1828 at 91. He might also have had service from Rhode Island or Conn.

Nathaniel Church and John Church lived and died in Petersburg, N.Y. Both came there about 1780 from Preston, R. I. Nathaniel's wife was Freelove ? .  John's wife may have been
Eunice.?. John died Mar. 21, 1817.

Your attention will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Harriett C. Shan
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Sons of the American Revolution
Buffalo Chapter

OFFICE OF THE
REGISTRAR
#61 HUNTINGTON AVE
Buffalo, N. Y.

February 11, 1937

Mr. A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

Will you kindly inform me at your earliest convenience whether the following ever received pension for service in the Revolutionary War:
Elemuel Stamart ( d )
Lemuel Stewart (d)

The man referred to above I believe served in
Capt. Augustine Odell's Company in Col. John Abbott's Regiment of Militia in 1781 from the State of Vermont.

I am very desirous of obtaining data regarding
this man and names and dates of his family as given on your records.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,
EE Ellis
Registrar
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Family record not in claim when written up by me - April 9 - 1930.

AWF

Lemuel Steward
N. 15856
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I Christopher Colgrove of the town of Petersburgh
Renselear County & State of New York aged seventy seven years and upwards, do depose testify and say that he was personally acquainted with Lemuel Steward late of the town of Grafton in the County aforesaid, I was acquainted with him in the year 1778 in the town of Tivertown in the State of Rhode Island, and I was acquainted with him from that time
up to the time of his decease

I enlisted into the service of the
United States in the Revolutionary War
in the year 1778 in the town of Westerly in the
State of Rhode Island I went from there to the
town of Tivertown aforesaid, when I arrived 
in Tivertown I there see the said Lemuel
Steward in the service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War we both belonged to
one Regiment our Regiment was commanded
by Col John Topping I was not in the same Company that Steward was, I dont [illegible]
who his Captain was I was well acquainted with
Steward & see him about Every day and was on duty with him I and the said Lemuel Steward Enlisted for nine months we both of us was in the service nine Months and was both of us discharged at one time but are not positive

Christopher Colegrove

State of New York 
Renselear County ss
Be it known that on the 25th day of January 1839 before me a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Christopher Colgrove to me well known, and who hath subscribed the above affidavit in my presence and made solemn oath that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth, And I do
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hereby certify that the said Christopher Colgrove is a by certify that the said Christopher Cram
is a credible witness and a person of irreproachable character and of undoubted truth and veracity
Nathan Nolton Commissioner of Deeds
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Pension Office
Jany 24 1856

Sir
Before any action on the case of Rebecca Stewart of NY can be had it must be shown when she died, what children now survive her and an administrator must be appointed on her estate and the amount of his official bond must be certified to this office.

1838.

F. A. Dickens Esq

Present,
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J L Edwards Esq
Washington Aty
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7,088

Rebecca Stewart
Widow of Lemuel 
N. York,

(Next 2 names listed but then lines drawn through)
GR Davis July 23 '40
F A Dickens Jny 24 1856-

Ad Tel1838
July 4 1830