Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3992, for Simon S Stepto, North Carolina
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Service N.C. 

Stepto, Simon S. or Stipto

Number S. 3992

carded
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2 [illegible] 332

West Tennessee

Simon S Stipto 

of Humphreys in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Hales of the Regt commanded by Col Eaton in the NCarolina line for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Dec 1833 and Hon [illegible].

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 83,33

Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1667

$10000
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Dan Lloyd Clerk

Book 6 60 Vol. 7 Page 97
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[Illegible] Invalid 3992

File No. 3992

Simon S. Stepto

Port N.C. line

Act: June 7u732

Index:--Vol. A, Page 356

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Simon S. Stepto

Pension Claim 

From 1777 private

10 months

$33 33/100

C [illegible], certificate

made Dec 1839

Hon. C. Johnson
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Declaration

State of Tennessee, Humphreys County

On this day of September [struck through] October 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the [illegible] of the court of pleas and Quarter session [struck through] for the County aforesaid, Simon S. Stepto aged seventy two years, who being [illegible] duly sworn according to Law do on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the 
benefit of the provision of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832. That in the year 1778
when a citizen of Halifax County in the State 
of North Carolina, entered the service of the
United States as a volunteer in Capt. Hales’
company under the command of Col. Thomas
Eaton and Col. Etherton of said State of N.C.
and marched to the City of Charleston in the 
State of North Carolina, and then in a few days
to Augusta in Georgia, and then also
in a few days started in Savanah [sic] when 
on the way at the mouth of Brier Creek
had an engagement with the British and were 
defeated, at this defeat we were under the 
Command of Genl [sic] Ash—that his term of 
service of five months, having expired (The
time he volunteered for) he Returned home.
That in the year 1780 he was drafted and entered the service for a three months tour and was 

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attached to and served in Captain Dickinsons [sic] company under the Command of Col. John Branch of the North Carolina militia and was marched to a place called New Providence about seven or Eight miles from Rutledge Mills during which time Col. Washington of the Dragoon took said mills by stratagem with a pine log, his term of service having expired he was discharged and Returned home. In the month of March 1781 he again entered the service as a volunteer for a [illegible] months tour in Capt. Samuel Crowells [sic] company under the Command of Col. Reed of the N.C. State militia and was marched to and was in the battle of Guilford and after he served his time for which he volun-teered he was discharged and he Returned home. In the month of October following he entered the service as a volunteer in the State Troops of N.C. in Capt. Howell Tatums [sic] Company, was marched to Bleaufords Bridge and Remained in service until after Lord Corn Wallace was taken. That he Received Regular disch-arges from service each times but that they are long since lost or destroyed and that he has no documentary evidence 
in his possession whereby he can prove
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his service nor does he know of any living witness or person whose testimony he can procure at this time to testify of his service he hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State sworn to and subscribed the day and year before 

written
Test D. P. Hudson Clerk Simon S. Stepto his mark

Questions propounded by the Court.
Q. 1st where and in what year were you born
Ans.- I was born in Dinwiddie County in the State of Virginia in the year 1761 [mark]
2nd have you any Record of your age and if so where is it
Ans. I have the record of my age at home
3d [sic]. where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans.- I lived in Hallifax [sic] County North Carolina when I was called into service, - since the Revolution I have lived in the State of Georgia for 20 years [illegible mark] in Burke County, from thence I moved to the State of Tennessee in Summer County, from thence I moved to Humphreys County Tennessee where I lived ever [illegible] about 18 years.
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4th. how were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom 
Ans.- The first time I was drafted, the 2nd time drafted & twice I was a volunteer.
5th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and militia Regiments as you can Recollect and the general circumstance of your services.
Ans. I cannot Recollect the names of any of the Regular officers, except Capt. Tatum, Lieutenant Hart—which had been Regular officers but afterward while I was a volunteer commanded as militia officers. I cannot Recollect the names of any of the Regiments. 
6th. did you ever Receive a discharge from Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.
Ans. I Rec’d Regular discharges from each Tour, and sold them shortly afterwards. I think I sold one to Col. Bradford, the others I have forgotten.
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present nighborhood [sic; partially illegible/n’ighborhood] and who can testify as to your character for voracity and their Belief as to your services as a soldier of the Revolution
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Ans.- John McSwine, Joshua Williams, John Thompson, John Brocket [Bracket?] and many others -

[Illegible] Barton Coats a Clergyman Residing in Humphreys County in the state of Tennessee and John Thompson, Residing in the same County, do testify that we are well acquainted to Simon S. Stepto who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age and he is Reputed and beleived [sic] in the nighborhood [n’ighborhood] where he Resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed Barton Coats [his mark]; John Thompson
This day and year above aforesaid
Test D. P. Hudson Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after [illegible] the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and the
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Court further Certifies that it appears that it appears [sic] that to them that Barton Coats who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman Resident in said County of Hump-hreys in the State of Tennessee and that John Thompson who signed the same is a Resident of the same County and is a Credible person and that their statement is Entitled to Credit.

Urban Harris Justice of the peace of Humphreys County [illegible mark, possibly +] 
Isaac Little Justice of the peace
Ephraim Perkins Justice of the peace 

I Thomas B. Hudson Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Humphreys in the State of Tennessee do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the appli-cation of Simon S. Stepto for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having no seal of office, this day of September A.D. 1833.

State of Tennessee [mark] SS
Humphreys County
I [illegible] P. [illegible] Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Humphreys County do certify that the foregoing contains the origin[al] proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Simon Steptoe [sic] for a pension, In testimony whereof I
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[Handwritten seal] have hereunto set my hand and affixed [mark] the private seal there being no public seal of office procured – done at office this 30th day of Novr 1833

D. P. Hudson Clerk

The Preceding certificate [sp: certifecate?] and signature is in the proper hand writing of Dawsey P. Hudson the Clerk of the County Court of Humphrey. I am well acquainted with the Clerk this hand writing

Dec 21st 1833 C Johnson