Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,145, for Alexander Stevenson, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER

Penn.
Stevenson or Stephenson, Alexander
Susanna
R.10.145
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September 20, 1932

BA-J/MLB

Alexander Stevenson, R.10145
Nathaniel Stevenson, W. 2266

Mrs. George W. Cann
49 East Long Avenue
Dubois, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of September 8, in which you request the records of Alexander Stephenson and Nathaniel Stephenson, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

You are furnished herein the histories of both soldiers as requested. They both signed under the surname Stevenson.

Alexander Stevenson, R. 10145

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim. R. 10145, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Stevenson or Stephenson.

He was born in June, 1749, place not stated; names of parents also not stated.

He enlisted in January or February, 1776, at Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and served as private in Captain William Rippey's company, Colonel William Irvine's 6" Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battle of Three Rivers in which he was taken prisoner on June 8, 1776, carried to Quebec and confined on a prison ship until he was taken ill and sent to a hospital; he remained a prisoner until the close of the war.

About two years after the close of the war he was seen in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, but it is not stated whether he was residing there.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1818, while a resident of Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where he was still living in 1826.
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Colonel William Irvine's Pennsylvania Regiment, marched to Canada, was in the battle of Three Rivers and was discharged April 20, 1777.

About the year 1789, he removed from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and about 1797, moved to Butler County, Pennsylvania.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-seven years and resided in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

He died March 17 or 19 (both dates appear in the claim), 1839.

The soldier married July 4, 1779, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Mary Allen.

She was allowed pension on her application executed July 2, 1849, at which time she was aged ninety-six years and resided in North Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. it was stated that both the soldier and his widow received pensions from the State of Pennsylvania.

they had ten children, the only names given were Jane the oldest, born in January, 1730, married (blank) Thompson; George: Elizabeth: Hugh, born August 17, 1787; Mary, aged twenty-two years in 1820; and James, aged seventeen years in 1820. In 1840, their son, Hugh, was a resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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Hon W W Irwin
July 13 1843