Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10238, for George Stottlemeyer, Maryland
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Service
Continental (MD)

Name
Stottlemeyer, George

Number
R.10238
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Rejected
See letter to
Hon W. Coost Johnson
25 Feb 1835

10238
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REJECTED

10238

George Stottlemeyer
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32764
George Stottlemeyer's 
Petition 
Maryland

Rejected, deserted

Wm Cost Johnson
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Maryland Frederick County

On this 19th day of February 1835 personally appeared in open court - before the court of Frederick County in and for the county of Frederick and state of Maryland now sitting George Stottlemeyer a resident of Frederick County Maryland aged seventy-six years at the least but has no record of his age & therefore cannot positively say, 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 7, 1832 - That he was born in Middletown Valley Frederick County Maryland about seventy six years ago & that he always resided there & still lives there - that in the seventeenth years of his age as well as he collects he enlisted in Middletown County aforesaid for three years in a company commanded by Capt. Henry Feaster who resided about a mile from Middletown, Col. Stricker was colonel - living on the main road this side of Middletown - Lieutenant Colonel Weltner of Frederick Town our Lieutenant above and he enlisted in the summer season for three years in 1776 on the 15 day of August 1776 affiant marched under Major Weltner of the German regiment so called from Frederick Town - marched through York & Lancaster to Philadelphia, remained in this place until about two weeks before Christmas 1776 - sailed in a vessel from Philadelphia up to Trenton affiant aided in the capture of the Hessians at Trenton on the glorious December 25, 1776 - some night [illegible] the Delaware & came up to Conel's ferry - crossed the river from this last place & advanced on the enemy as far as a little place called Maidenhead in Jersey
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here we were attached by the British - we retreated to Trenton around at this last place about night - engaged the enemy January 11, 1776 - on the 2nd day of Jan 7, 1776 our regiment the Philadelphia Militia were ordered round to attack the enemy at Princeton - attacked them, took many prisoners, marched back again to Correl's Ferry - remained here & at Morristown Jersey together from the above period to March of the year; but affiant in April 1777 left the regiment at Correl's Ferry & returned home to Frederick County (Md) so that from the period of his enlistment as aforesaid to April 1777 was at least nine months. Affiant being discharged by Capt. Feaster (who resigned soon after) & returning home, his father actually hired a substitute in the place of this affiant to serve out the balance of the three years; the name of said substitute he cannot now recollect but he resided with one Peter Miller near Middletown - so it was known that said substitute was not only so hired & paid by affiants father to serve the remainder of his enlistment but affiants mother & another woman actually started on foot & walked down to Philadelphia with said substitute & delivered him up to the proper person as they informed him upon their returned & which this affiant believes to be perfectly true - whether said substitute did or did not serve out the remainder of said term this affiant knows not - as he never saw or heard of him afterwards affiant received only a verbal discharge from Capt. Feaster - he had no more to do with the army afterward. He is well known to Frederick Wilhide & Daniel Blickenstaff of Frederick County Maryland. The former was in his company a fellow soldier as appears by his affidavit marked exhibit A & hereto annexed
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and prayed to be record as part of this petition - he has no documentary evidence to prove his claim - his time of actual personal service was he is very sure from the last of June 1776 to about the 15 April 1777 when he reached home - the substitute started soon after as above stated & he never after heard whether he served out the balance of the three years or not  & he submits whether he is bound to & then that said substitute did serve out the balance of the said period or not & whether he is  not entitled for the pay of a soldier for three years.

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

George Stottlemeyer
His X Mark

Witness as to the mark of affiant who says he cannot write
L.P.W. Baab.

John Schley - Clerk Frederick County Court, Md

We Frederick Wilhide & Daniel Blickenstaff residing in the county of Frederick Maryland hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Stottlemeyer who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy-six years old; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion, affirmed, Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

Test: John Schley - Clerk

Frederick Wilhide
Daniel Blickenstaff
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Frederick Wilhide & Daniel Blickenstaff who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Frederick County aforesaid are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. I John Schley clerk of the court of Frederick County in and for the Court of Frederick state of Maryland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of George Stottlemeyer for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office this 18 day of February 1835.

John Schley - Clerk

On this 19 day of February 1835 personally appears in open court before the court of Frederick County MD now sitting Frederick Wilhide of said county being the same person who subscribed the aforegoing certificate & makes oath in due form of law that he has known George Stottlemeyer the petitioner who has this day subscribed & sworn to the petition aforesaid, sometime before he was enlisted as set for in said petition - affiant saith that he belongs to Capt. Feaster's company as therein stated - that he marched with him in said company, was present at the capture of the Hessians & knows him to be the very individual soldier who was discharged at Correl's ferry in the spring of 1777 - he knows nothing about the substitute except what
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said Stottlemeyer has since told him - affiant believes from the general character of said George Stottlemeyer is worthy of belief having never heard his remarks questions - 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Test; John Schley Clerk 

Frederick Wilhide

I John Schley clerk of the county court of Frederick in and for Frederick County Maryland do hereby certify that the aforegoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Stottlemeyer for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of February 1835.

John Schley - Clerk