Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15662, for Elijah Stout, Virginia
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SERVICE
Va.

Stout, Elijah

NUMBER
S 15662

Carded
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2537.
Kentucky

Elijah Stout
of Spence Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the [illegible] commanded
by Captain Waugh of the regt commanded
by ____in the Virginia
line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Feb
1834 and Hon [Illegible]
Pope

Arrears to the 4th of Sept....................66.67
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar...13.33
......................................................................$80.00

   Revolutionary Claim,
⎨Act June 7, 1832.        ⎬

Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 31
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15662
INVALID.

File No. 15662
Elijah Stout
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32

Index: --Vol. 1, Page 362

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1911 June 7 Hist to Mrs.
W.W. Southgate Letter
in W. F. 1587 James Flack
V. L. M.

1934 Apr 5. Hist. to Mrs. W. M.
Vaught. See her letter in
John Shoun, S. 31360 A. D. Y.
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State of Kentucky
Spence County    ⎬SS
On this 14th day Januaryy 1834 personally
fore me Samuel Marshal Justice of the peace in
and for the sd County Elijah Stout aged 91 years who being
duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the
following [illegible] in order to obtain the benefit of an
act of Congress passed the 14 June 1832
-
This declarant
States that he was living in Culpeper County state of
[illegible] he entered the service of the United States
[illegible] service as herein stated and under the following [illegible] officers; that in the year of 1781 on the ninth
of September a draft was ordered under which he was 
at of three months, that the
our Courts and was then
Capt John Waugh May Jack John and Col Tommas
the sale that he under the command of the
from Culpeper Couthern
the Rappahannorth nine and remaining the
she sates that they were thence
marched to Richmond when they en
thence to peticting when he remained
until her said three months expired when he
charges by his said Cape May Smith
December 1780. He also all that in the month of
May 8 he was again drafted into the same for
⎬
and signed in open Court and
much from that place under the com
Jenman he thinks of Col Tommason andand

Col William Stanton the name of the my
the same this to the lower parts of Virgined
he states that the Exitish had decembached from the
Shopping and were marching into the County when the
regiment to which he belonged will comforter to
unto the county he states that they were forced from
up as high as range and able mate County
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April 5, 1934.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/ady
John Shoun, S. 31360 &
Elijah Stout, S. 15662

Mrs. W. M. Vaught
Elizabethton
Tennessee

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters relative to Henry
Stout, soldier of the War of 1812, and John Shoun and
Elijah Stout, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and
War of 1812 data it has not been possible to comply with
each request which requires so much time and research.
The records of the two Revolutionary War soldiers named
above are given below as found in the respective claims
for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War
.
John Shoun
S. 31360

John Shoun was born January 16, 1760 in Frederick
County, Maryland, and when a small boy moved with his
parents, their names not given, to Augusta County, Virginia.

While a resident of Augusta County, Virginia, he
enlisted, date not stated, and served three weeks in Captain
Patrick Buchanan's Virginia Company and went on an expedition
against the Shawnee Indians. He enlisted in 1778 or
1779 and served about four weeks in Captain Thomas Smith's
Virginia Company. He enlisted in October 1781 and served
six months as guard and teamster in Captain Bush's Virginia
Company.

About 1802 he moved from Augusta County, Virginia, to
Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
September 4, 1832 while a resident of Green County, Kentucky.

Date
of death
not on the
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There are no family data except the above reference
to soldier's parents.

Elijah Stout
S. 15662

Elijah Stout was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey,
in 1743, day and month not stated, and no reference is made
to his parents.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he
enlisted in September 1780 and served three months in
Captain John Waugh's Company, Colonel Jemmason's Virginia
Regiment. He enlisted in May 1781 and served three months
as private and waggoner in Captain John Jemmason's Company,
Colonel William Staunton's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted
early in August 1781 and served two months in Captain
James Tutt's Virginia Company.

In 1798 he moved from Culpeper County, Virginia, to
Scott County, Kentucky, and in 1802 he moved to Spencer
County, Kentucky.

There are no family data.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
January 14, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Spencer
County, Kentucky.

Date
of death
not on
A.B.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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mation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
file this Bureau, Elijah Stout SF. 15662
[Illegible].
Sept 1780
May 1781
Aug 1871

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos
3 mos
2 mos

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Waugh
John Jemmason
James Tutt
COLONEL.
Jemmason
William Stanton

STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in,____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co, Va
Date of application for pension,Jany 14, 1832 [illegible] al
Residence at date of application, Spencer Co Ky
Age at date of application, b in Hartford Cont June 1743
Remarks: No data on his family