Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9675, for John Stroud, North Carolina
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SERVICE                                  NUMBER
NC              Stroud, John      W. 9675
                               Delilah
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3163 [paper folded over possible other digit]
N. Carolina
Delilah Stroud
widow of John Stroud, died.
NC
who died on the ____1831_
of [illegible] in the State of N. C.
who was a private in the 

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Act 4 July 1836
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Delilah Stroud's
Declaration
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approved by the court__

Allen

Hon R Strange
Fayetteville NC
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Declaration
[image of seal covering some writing]
to obtain the benefits of the third Section [covered by seal]  the act of Congress, passed, July 4th 1836

State of North Carolina 
Orange County

On this the 30th day of May 1839 personally appeared be me [sic], one of the Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the aforesaid County of Orange, Delilah Stroud, a resident of the said County in the 77 year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, makes the oath that, from old age and infirmity of body she is unable to attend Court to make this Declaration, and therefore makes it at her own residence before Allen Edwards Justice as aforesaid in order that she may obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1835.

This Deponent, the said Delilah Stroud, further states upon her said oath that, she is the widow of John Stroud, Decd of the aforesaid County who during the war of the Revolution, or private militia served the United States as here in [illegible] set forth:

1  This Deponent has reason to believe and does believe, that in or about the 1 July 1780, her Decd husband the aforesaid John Stroud, was draughted to serve a three months tour of duty in the United States Service, in the militia, was attached to Capt Farmer's Company and under Genl Butler in the tour my deceased husband was in Gates' defeat__ thence retreated to Hillsboro and was afterwards marched to Deep river, and there having served out his three months tour was discharged and returned home_ that her husband had a discharge for his tour, but that it is lost or misplaced so that she cannot now find it.

2.  This Deponent further states that, she has reason to believe and does believe, that on or about the middle of July 1781 her Decd husband volunteered, as a private of Dragons in
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in Capt. Allen's Company of Dragons, which was of three month duration in this tour my Decd husband was in the battle of Kirk's Lane__ and after this engagement, this Declarant's impression is that Capt. Douglas took command of said Company (in consequence of Capt Allen being wounded  at Kirks Lane,)  and under Douglas said company continued in the service [illegible] the expiration of said three months tour, when he was discharged in the tour of Hillsboro and returned home.  This tour as [illegible] or the former the Deponent proves by Sarah King who lived neighbors to this Declarant & has been intimately acquainted with her, since her earliest recollection, the affidavit is hereto annexed.

3.  This Declarant further states upon her said oath that she has reason to believe or does believe that on or about the 1 of March 1782, her decd husband [illegible] volunteered into the United States services for a period of three months. and was attached to Robert Griffith's Company of militia, O Neal was Col:  was stationed some time at "Littrells' Barracks" in Chatham County _  then were marched to the Pee Dee River and after being stationed there some time & were marched to Dup River & [illegible] is the town of Pittsboro, in Chatham County, & then discharged and returned home__

4.  this affiant further sets forth upon her said oath that on or about it commencement of the fall of said year which 1782.  There was a draft for three months militia men, when her husband the aforesaid John Stroud was drafted to serve the United[sic] for three months.  was attached to Capt Douglas' Company   O Neal & General Butler the superior officers.  as well as this Declarant now remembers said troops underground in the Town of Hillsboro_ Thence were
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were marched to to Sandy Creek, and were stationed there some times_ Thence to Pu Dee, thence to Cross Creek, where they were also stationed some time.
Thence to the barracks and were there discharged and returned home;  this declarant does not remember of hearing anything and about a discharge for this tour but nevertheless remembers very distinctly that it was a three months tour and that it expired while at the Barracks. 
That in all, her husband as private of militia did serve the United States Twelve months viz. four tours of three months each and for which this Declarant claims a pension.
This Declarant further states upon her said oath that she and the aforesaid John Stroud were married by Rev Elethan Davis, on the eight day of August, seventeen hundred and seventy nine__that her husband the aforesaid John Stroud, died on the _____day of _____ 1831:  and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, or will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
This Declarant further states that she has a family record in the hand writing of her decd husband and that it contains a true family record as it purports__and was written by him about 30 years ago__
That she takes it from the first volume of MacWhorter's sermons, where it was entered for Family Record and attaches it within Declaration.
said Record is as follows to wit:
"John Stroud was born in the year of our Lord 1758 on the 1 day of October.

Delilah Stroud was born August 14. 1762.  Married 8 August 1779.
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and their children's names are as follows & birth days

1.  William Stroud, their first child, on Friday the 15 September 17. 1780.
2.  Bryant Bo. tuesday 18 January 1782.
3. Betsey Bo. on thursday 18 May 1784.
4.  Peggy  Bo. on wednesday 16 april 1787.
5.  Feraldin   Bo. on wednesday 16 april  1789
6.  Tabetha  Bo. on saturday 18 June 1791.
7.  Halett  Bo. on Sunday  6 October 1793.
8.  Delela   Bo. on  Saturday 5 September 1795.
9.  Patsy  Bo. on Monday 20 Augt  1798.
10.  Nancy  Bo. on Tuesday 13 January 1801.
11.  John Sumner   Bo. on Friday morning 5 October 1804.

That when her decd husband served in each of the foregoing tours it was after their marriage.
as will appear more fully by the proofs hereto annexed.  Sworn and subscribed the day and date first above written before me
A Edward J Peace  
her
Delilah  X  Stroud
mark

And I the said Justice, do hereby declare my opinion after investigating the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the said John Stroud and the present widow Delilah Stroud were lawfully married in Augt 1779.  also that said Stroud as a private of militia 
did serve the United States in the war of the Revolution Twelve months, or above set forth.
I also certify that, from old age & infirmity of body, the Declarant is unable to attend Court to make this Declaration __ I also certify that she is a woman of truth and veracity.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal, this the 30" day of May in the year 1839.
A Edward J. Pearce 
[hand drawn seal]
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State of North Carolina ss.
Orange County

On this the 6th day of April 1839, personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Sarah King, a resident of the County aged about 74 years who being first duly sworn according to Law, taketh oath that she lived neighbor to and was well acquainted with the late John Stroud of the aforesaid Co. (whose widow Delilah Stroud is now applying for a pension).  This Declarant remembers that in the Summer of 1780 there was a draft for militia men, when said John Stroud was drafted for a three months tour, in the United States service and was under Genl Butler and in Captain Farmer's company as a private of Militia, was marched to the south and was in Gates' defeat and after serving out said tour was discharged and returned home.
This deponent also remembers that in the fall of the next year 1781 that said John Stroud served a three months tour of duty in the United States service in the Militia was in Captain Ahearn Allen's company and was she remembers in the Battle at Kirks [illegible] and after serving out his tour of three months was discharged & returned home.
This affiant also further state that in the fall of 1782 there was a draft for 3 months militia men when said John Stroud was drafted into the United States service for three months, Douglass was captain of the company to which he was attached Wm O Neal Col: were marched from Hillsboro to Sandy Creek in Randolph , and to Perdu  thence returned to the Barracks in Chatham County when their 3 months tour expired & returned home__ having served the United States in all at Nine Months as above stated, and that in each of the three tours above mentioned this affiant has always understood that said John Stroud was in legally organized corps