Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7617, for Edward Stuart, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Stuart, Edward
or Stewart
NUMBER: S. 7617
carded
CONTENTS
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16337
North Carolina
Edward Stewart [star symbol]
of Rowan in the State of No. Ca who was a pri: In & cav: in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Bowman in the Va line for 21 months
[star symbol] Edward Stuart, Oct. 24/54/

Inscribed on the Roll of No. Carolina at the rate of 82 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st. day of July 33 and sent to Samuel Silkman, Salisbury, N.C.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 165.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept - 41.25
$206.25
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath: Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 56

Date of death not on AB
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Edward Stuarts
Declaration

Admit as
Private Act & Cav. 15 mo
" July 6 mo} 8250

The name of Edward Stuart appears upon the Va roll 1st as a sol of Art in the State, and 2nd as a Sol in the continental line
See Auditors Certificate the papers of Law Brown

Saml Silkman
Salisbury
N.C.
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State of North Carolina
Rowan County} SS
On this 11th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Superior Court of Law for Rowan County now sitting, the same being a Court of Record, Edward Stuart a Resident of said County aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he was born in Amelia County in the State of Virginia and has no record of his age. That he entered the service of the United States in said County of Amelia, in the month of June as he believes in the year 1777 - as a private soldier, as a substitute for John Blankenship in the Company of Lowes Ford in Colonel Bowman's Regiment under General Robert Lawson of the Virginia Malitia for the term of three months and was stationed most of the time at Cabin Point on James River below Petersburg and Marched up and down the river as the enemy advanced and retreated -
That in the same year Shortly after his former or first trip he again went as a private soldier, as a substitute for his father Littlebery Stuart - for a term of three months - and Marched to the Barracks in Chesterfield and was stationed there four Months. He does not recollect the immediate officers, but believes General Lafayette was the commander in chief at Chesterfield -
That he Enlisted in this Virginia State Legion in Captain Yorbys Company about the first of June 1780. Peter Robeson Lieutenant, that he marched from Amelia County aforesaid toward Guilford, but was for some time previous to marching stationed at a place called Gonges old field in said County on Nottoway river - that he was sick for some time and was left behind, and did not overtake his company until shortly before the company was discharged - and they were discharged by Captain Yorby because he refused to march his company further than the state line of Virginia, this term of Service continued the time of nine months, and the time of discharge was shortly before the battle of Guilford which took place in March 1781. 
That shortly afterwards in the same County he enlisted for three years or during the war, that he was enrolled as a private soldier by Colonel Samuel Shiver; in Captain Peter Randals Company in Col Meads Regiment, and was stationed at [illegible] public house in Chesterfield, and afterwards marched to Gloster or Glosterside of the River at York town in Virginia, after the siege commenced and continued there until the surrender of Cornwallis That in this last tour he was in the cavalry - and was discharged shortly after the capture of Cornwallis, that in this last tour he served six months.
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That he was there copied in his shoulder by a fall from his horse, by which he is now partly disabled, that no Clergyman lives near him that is acquainted with him whose certificate he can procure, that he lives at 20 miles distant from the court house and his neighborhood is only visited by iterant Clergymen - that he had a written discharge, but has lost it and has no documentary evidence whatever of his Military Service. That he removed to Rowan County in North Carolina about 40 years ago where he has resided ever since - 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 the agency of any state to his knowledge - That there is no person now living whose testimony he can procure as to his actual service.
Edward Stewart
Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court the day & year aforesaid -
Hy Giles

We Joseph Haines Aquilla Chesher Nathaniel Markland & Samuel Jones Residing in Rowan County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Stuart who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed in open} J Hanes
Court this day and year aforesaid} A Chesher
Hy Giles} Saml. Jones; Nathl Markland

And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to it that J Hanes A. Chesher Samuel Jones and Nathaniel Markland who have signed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are credible persons resident in Rowan County - and that their statement is entitled to credit. April 12th AD 1833-
Thos Swilt JGCLSE
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I Henry Giles Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for Rowan County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original proceedings in the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Stuart for a pension, and that Thomas Settle is Judge of said Court for this Term.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Courtal office this 12th day of April Anno Domini 1833.-
Hy Giles
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1932 - Apr 9 - Hist. to LP. Epton - EEL

Rev War 7617
INVALID.
File No. 7617
Edward Stewart
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 13, Page 358
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Edward Stuart
Oct. 24, 1904
Recorder corrected
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2/25/32
To A. D. Hiller,
asst. to Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington DC

Dear Sir:-
I thank your office for grad service in BA-J/AWF some weeks since x
Will you kindly advise me either of the following were carried in the Rev. war Claim for Pensions?
Also, whether there may be an extra War (Revolution) hist giving names & data of service for the individuals in Service; also, whether these records are open for reference?
How shall one go about securing information above?
The names of soldiers whose historical data is desired are:-
Colonel David Stewart from Augusta County, Va - Member of the Augusta County Council, Staunton, July 27, 1756x
Edward Stewart born 1752 (about) near Amelia Va, died in upper South Carolina in 1842 x
Allow me to thank your office, in advance for above courtesy
Very truly,
L. P. Epton
Spartanburg SC

P.S. Please add the name of ZADOCK FORD (Captain) S.C. or Va. Rev. Force.
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April 9, 1932
Edward Stuart-S. 7617
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BA-J/EEL

Mr. L. P. Epton
Spartanburg
South Carolina

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Colonel David Stewart, member of the Augusta County Council, Staunton, Virginia, July 27, 1756, and of Edward Stewart and Zadock Ford, soldiers of the Revolution.

This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence no record of service of David Stewart, a colonel in 1756. The Revolutionary War records do not show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of a Zadock Ford, and only one Edward Stewart (Stuart), of Amelia County, Virginia, and later of a Carolina. His record is given below.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.7617, based upon the military service of Edward Stuart in that war.

Edward Stuart (the name also appears as Stewart), the son of Littlebery, ? (given name not clearly written), was born in Amelia County, Virginia, date not given.

While a resident of Amelia County, Virginia, he enlisted in June, 1777, and served three months as a private in Captain Lewis Ford's Company, Colonel Bowman's Virginia Regiment: in the same year, shortly after the termination of the above service, he enlisted, served as a substitute for his father and was stationed at Chesterfield Barracks under the command of General Lafayette, length of service four months: June 1, 1780, he enlisted and served nine months in Captain Yarby's [clerk's note: This was probably Capt Thos Yarbrough of Lee's Legion but Mrs. Finch said we could not so state & to use what roll said]Company, 'Virginia State Legion": soon after the termination of the last service, he again enlisted, served six months in Captain Peter Randal's Company, Colonel Mead's Virginia Regiment of Cavalry, was stationed at Gloucester and was discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis; in the last named service he was injured by a fall from his horse.
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About the year 1793, he moved to Rowan County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 11, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina and was aged seventy-three years.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

[clerk's note: Date of death not on AB]