Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38135, for Feabus Lewis, Virginia
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(3-1770)
SERVICE Va [Star Emblem] Lewis, Feabus or Fabius NUMBER S38135 CONTENTS
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38135
INVALID
Reg
File No. 38,135 [or] 38,133
Feabius [crossed out in pencil] Feabus [in pencil] Lewis
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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17,682
Virginia,
Feabius Lewis
Fairfax Co in the state of Virginia
[torn] o was a private in the regiment commanded by
[torn] Colonel Hawes of the Virginia
[torn] ne, for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 17 of July 1820
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of Aug. 1826
and delivered to the pensioner.
[crossed out]
Portion of
Semi-anl.   all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1820 
$12.93
    48 [double underline]
     60.93 [double underline]
15/31  4/30 1 mo:
[in curly brackets] Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. & 1 May 1820
Feabus Lewis
July 16, 1907 A.O.T
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Feabus Lewis
Con
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Fairfax County to wit:
On this 17th day of July 1820 personally appeared in
open Court being a Court of record for the County aforesaid & Feabus Lewis aged
seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to laid doth on his oath
Make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of
Congress of the 18th March 1818 and of the 1st of May 1820, that he the said
Feabus Lewis enlisted for the term of eighteen Months in the year 1779 in the state
of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain [unknown] [stribling or shebling or suebling] in the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Hawes [Lt Colonel Samuel Hawes] and Col Greene [Colonel John Green] in the line of the state of Virginia
on the Virqinia Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the
said Corps until the 31st day of December 1781 when he was discharged from
the said service in a town (name not now reccollected) perhaps Salisburg in the
state of North Carolina that he was in the Battle of Guilford and at the
Battle of Camden and at the siege of '96 from thence he went to Eutaw
springs in which Battle he [illegible] also was, that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services except the testimony of John  Pipsico  pled in the office
of the war department and in pursuance of the act of May 1890 I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of
March in the year 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or
in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent [unknown maybe entrust] so to
diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress
entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United states in the revolutionary war"  passed on the
18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust
for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor I
have I any income of any kind whatever or any property except the
Clothes on my back, and I further swear that I am by trade a house
Plaisterer but from My advanced age and great infirmity unable to
get a living in any way whatever, I have one daughter: a widow
with four children who with great difficulty finds a support for herself,
and small children but who Contributes, all in her power to aid in my support 
-- Feabus Lewis
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Sworn to and declared on the 17th day of July 1820.
[Signature William Moss]
County Court of Fairfax July Term 1820
On this 17th day of July 1820 personally appeared in
open Court Feabus Lewis who Made oath in due form of Lord
that he the Petitioner within named possesses no Property whatever
[Signature William Moss]

The Commonwealth of Virginia to wit
William Moss Clerk of Fairfax County south 
in the Commonwealth aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing
Declaration and affidavits are true Copies from the record of proceedings
and files of the said Court, and I do further Certify that it was
the Opinion of the said Court at the time the Declaration aforesaid
was made and Sworn to that the said Feabus Lewis was
possed [possessed] of no property except his clothing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said
County Court this 27th day of July 1820.. and
in the 45th year of the Commonwealth
[Signature William Moss with what looks like a graffiti face drawn]