Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,993, for Jacob Stillwell, North Carolina
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Service NC

Stillwell, Jacob or Stillwell


Number S. 31.993
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Georgia 12.597
Jacob Stillwell (illegible) in the State of Georgia was a fifer in the company commanded Captain Dixon of the Regt. commanded Col. H. Dixon in the No. Car for 2 years

Issued on the Roll of Georgia (illegible) rate of 88 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of May 33 and sent Hon. T. F. (illegible) Ga.

arrears to the 4th of March 33
Semi-ani allowance ending 4 Sept 
176
44
$220
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by William Miller Clerk Book E. Vol. 6 Page 103
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182.8 papers to be filed with A d o w Inv
File #31.993
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Treasury Department, 17 November 1828.
Jacob Stillwell of the County of Henry in the State of Georgia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled " An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a fifer in Captain Dickson's company, in Colonel Lytle's regiment of the North Carolina line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March, 1828, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
Tod Dickens

Treasury Department
Third Auditor  19th of November 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Jacob Stillwell.  It further appears that Jacob Stillwell is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3rd of March 1826.
The name of Jacob Stillwell cannot be found among those of the North Carolina line to whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty dollars were issued.
Peter Hagner  Ano
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War Department Bounty Land Office 12 May 1829
The record of this office do not show that Jacob Stillwell of the No. Carolina line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the W. Olaty 
Robert Taylor
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State of George
Troup County   S.S. 
On this the Twentith day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty
Three,
personally appear in open Court before J of P
Newson Daniel Evens James Culberson and Collin
Rogers
Justices of the Inferior Court
now Sitting Jacob Stilwell, a resident of the County of Troup
and State of Georgia of Seventy seven years of age who being
first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
That he entered the service of the militia  States, and Served
as herein Stated
The deponent was born in the County of Bedford in the State of
North Carolina and served at a very early age to
Petersburg County in the State of Virginia. Was born on the twenty fifth day of
January
1755.
The Deponent has a Record of his age
which was recorded by the Deponents Father and by this Deponent
Transcribed in his family Bible; and which is now in his possession
the Deponent was living in Caswell County North
Carolina when he entered the service of the United States
he further states that after the close of the Revolutionary War
he settled in Petersburg County in the State of Virginia
from thence he [illegible] moving  to the County of Grim in the state of Georgia,  from there to the county of Jones County from there to the County of Monroe and from there to the County of
Troup in the State last aforesaid, where he now resides.

I first entered the service of the United States making an enlistment in the first North Carolina Regiment and marching to Wilmington in the state last aforesaid under the command of Colonel Thaxton. (major not recollected.) Captain Henry Dixon, first Lieutenant Tilmon Dixon's and was stationed at Wilmington Near Six months,
the deponents
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time of enlistement for Six Months, having [illegible]
The deponent then enlisted again for Nine months, under the
command of the above named officers and Marched from
Caswell County in the State of North Carolina to Stony
Point in the State of South Carolina, passing through
the Counties of Guilford, Mecklenburg Salsbury and Crossing
at the High Hill of the Saturday to Stony Point and
there had an engagement with the British. the day and
part of this Battle not Recollected; from thence marched
to Hillsborough North Carolina, and there [illegible] a
Short time, and from there he marched through Halifax
County Virginia to Petersburg Richmond & Fredericksburg
Virginia and was then [illegible] for the Small pox
and there remaining a short time from thence he marched
to Baltimore, from thence through Philadelphia in the
State of Pennsylvania, from thence to Trenton at the Head of
the Delaware River and there remained a short did
and from thence he marched to Brandywine  where a
Battle was fought, the day and year not Recollected from
the Battle of Brandywine. He then marched to the Battle of
Germantown, and there winter quarters were taken, at Valley
Forge on the Schuylkill river. During the time Capt
and Henry Dixon was promoted and Lieutenant Tilman
Dixon was promoted to Captain, the Deponent was
the discharged upon Furlough and Returned to Caswell
County in the State of North Carolina under and in company
with Colonel Henry Dixon
and in the spring [illegible]
he there Joined General Green's Army. Marching as a
Volunteer from Caswell County North Carolina made the
command of a Virginia Militia Captain William Dixon
and Joined General Greens army just before the Battle of
Gilford North Carolina and was there during the
engagements with the British, and after the Battle was
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Over. We Rallied at the Iron Works, Vally
Ford Gilford
County in the State of North Carolina and remained there
but a few days then marched through Salsbury
and Mecklenburg, Counties to the High Hills on the
Santee River where we were stationed [illegible]Months
It was in the Summer after the Battle of Gilford
which was fought in the spring, the particular day &
year not recollected from thence we marched to Charleston, and there remained two or three months, and
when the principal part of the time, recollects there engaged
in Building Bridgeworks & Forts:  the Deponent [illegible]
absent on Furlough to Hillsborough Orange County when Charleston was taken by the
British he returned and joined the Army again
in South Carolina the particular place not recollect and
Marched to the Battle of Eutaw
Springs, where a Battle ┃
was fought and soon thereafter after peace was declared
The Deponent says that he received  a Discharge
from the Services of the United States. (I do not
recollect, by whom it was signed) but believes that it was
Signed by Colonel Henry Dixon, which has been
last or destroyed,
I Received a Commission as fifth Major which was
also stated in my discharged, and I do not recollect by
whom it was signed the Commission was also lost or
Destroyed at the same time of my discharge
The Deponent
Saith that he served by virtue of his commission Fifth
Major Three years and a little upwards. He served
as stated above for the term of Seven years, and
a little upwards from the time he entered the Service initially he was finally discharged in the Statements of
of the Eutaw Springs in the State of South Carolina
& The Deponent Saith that he has no documentary
evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony
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he can procure who can testify to his service
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is
not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to in open Court
Oliver P. Fears Clk
Jacob Stillwell
Georgia Troup County
We Henry Perkins a clergyman residing in the
County of Troup and Daniel J. Robertson a Citizen Residing the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify we are
Well acquainted with Jacob Stilwell who has subscribed and sworn
on to the above declaration that we take him to to
Seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed
in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the Revolutionary and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Sworn to in open Court
Oliver P. Fears, Clk.
Henry Perkins V.D.M.
Daniel S. Robertson

Georgia, Troup County
And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after investigating the matter & 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 them that Henry Perkins & 
---
who has Signed the preceding certificates is
a clergyman reside in the County aforesaid and that Daniel S. 
Robertson who has also signed the same is resident
of the County & State aforesaid, and both are creditable persons and
that their statement is entitle to credit
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1256
Georgia
Henry County
 For the purpose of obtaining
the benefit of "An act for the relief of
certain surviving officers and Soldiers of
of the Army of the Revolution"" approved
on the 15th of May 1828 I Jacob Stillwell of the County of Henry & State of
Georgia do hereby declare that I enlisted
in the Continental line of the army of
the Revolution for and during the war 
and continued in its service till its termination; at which period I was a fifer
in Captain Henry Dicksons Company
in the First Regiment of the North Carolina
Line commanded by Col.
Archibald Lytle and I also declare
that I afterwards received a certificate
for Eighty Dollars to which I was entitled
under a resolve of Congress passed the
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15th day of May 1778- And I further
declare that I was not on the 15th day
of March 1828 on the Pension List of
the United States
Jacob Stillwell
Georgia
Henry County ⎬ Personally appeared before
me Thomas S Johnston an acting Justice
of the peace in & for said County
John Barnhill and Reuben Edwards who severally being sworn deposeth and saith that
Jacob Stillwell by whom the foregoing
declaration was subscribed is generally reputed
& believed to have been a fifer in the
Army of the Revolution in manner as therein
stated and that they saw Jacob Stillwell sign the above
declaration sworn to and subscribed before me this
30th day of October in the year 1828
Ths. D Johnson J P
John Barnhill
Ruben Edwards
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I William Hardin Clerk of the Superior Court
for the County of Henry and in the state of
Georgia do hereby certify that Thos. D. Johnston
before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn
was at the time a Justice of the peace for the
said County and duly impowered to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my private
seal there being no county seal in office
this Thirtieth day of October in the year
one thousand Eight hundred and twenty
Wm. Hardin, Clerk. (seal)

the secretary of the treasury will if
my claim should be allowed with send to me
a draft on the Branch Bank of the
United States at Savannah Georgia and enclose
the same addressed to Mr. James C Stiell & Mr.
Donough Henry County Georgia, who
will attend to the matter for said
Jacob Stillwell
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Jacob Stilwell
21688
21718
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Joel D Newsom JJC 
Jas. Culberson J.J.C.
Collin Rogers J J C
Daniel Evans J. J. C.
Georgia
Troup County

Oliver Porter Fears Clerk of the
Inferior Court, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings in
matter of the application of Jacob Stillwell for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and Seal of Office this Tenth day of
January 1833 Oliver P. Fears
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Jacob Stillwell - fifer
No. Carolina

Georgia 
Ex'd one old Book & Ref
" Inval. - [illegible]
[illegible] Inval, file No. 31993
Evidence insufficient
act 1828
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
AWF
February 3, 1930
John Stilwell
S.31993
Miss Martha Lou Houston
1441 Second Avenue
Columbus, Georgia.
Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 31993, it appears that Jacob Still
well was born January 25, 1755 in Bedford County, [Virginia crossed out]
North Carolina
While residing in Caswell County, North Carolina,
he served as fifer and fife-major at various times under
Captain Henry Dixon, Tilghman Dixon and William Dix in
Colonel Thackston's and Archibald Lytle's North Carolina
Regiments, he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Stone, Guilford Court House, and Eutaw Springs, and
served until the close of the war, in all about seven years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
January 7, 1833, at which time he was living in Troup
County, Georgia, having moved there from Henry County,
Georgia.
There are no data as to his family.
He died October 11, 1834.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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3 -- 082.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
J. File No
Application No.
Certificate No 31993,
NAME OF SOLDIER,
Jacob Stillwell
Co. N. C. Reg't
INFORMATION DESIRED.
Papers
[illegible] FILES
L. Stillwell
First Deputy
M.
APR 18 1910
Commissioner
6-1736
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31993
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 3,.993
Jacob Stilwell
Fifer Rev. War
Act: June 32 "
Index: - Vol. 2
Page 396
Arrangement of 1870.}
1916 Mch. 3 Hist to Mrs. Chas
Lordans Letter in S. 8034
Hezekiah Arnold
1930 Feb. 3. Hist. to Martha
Lee Houston  awy
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

S. 31993 Washington, D. C.,__________, 19
In reply to your request of
received
for a statement of the military history of Jacob Stilwell
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
[check mark]

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
served at various times seven years until close of war

RANK.
Fifer
Fife Major

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Henry Dixon
Tilghman Dixon
William Dix
COLONEL.
Jackson
Archibald Lytle

STATE.
N.C

after Rev. lived in [illegible] Va.
[illegible line]
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Battles engaged in, Brandywine , Germantown, Stone, Guilford Eutaw Sps.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Caswell Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 30 1828, [illegible section] Jan. 7 1833 Troup Co.
Residence at date of application, Henry Co. Ga. 
Age at date of application b. Jany. 23, 1755 in Bedford Co. N.C. d. Oct. 11, 1834
Remarks:
Oct
In 1833 he was living in Troop Co. Georgia
There is no date as to his family

from A B.
5 -- 2856
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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1441 Second Avenue
Columbus, Georgia
December 16, 1929
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me a copy of the application for pension by Jacob Stilwell, Rev. Sol. He was living in Troup Countty, Georgia, at the time of application. I wish this information
for membership in patriotic societies.

Very truly yours,

( Miss ) Martha Lou Houston.
Martha Lou Houston

U. Dec 20
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Said Stilwell appears on the rolls as Musician
and was  disch. 1 Feb.  '78
Feb. 7 "77
15 May '81 left. 21 May 82
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Georgia
Troup County
Personally appeared before me
Willis Whatley
4
a Justice of
the peace of said County Jacob Stillwell
a Revolutionary Soldier, whose declaration &
application for a pension under the Laws of the
United States has been returned for want of
presession in specifying the length of his service the
& the grade in which he served who being duly
Sworn Saith that his first term of Service as his
specified in the said declaration was for the period of
Six months; his Second term of Service as is also
Specified, in said declaration was for nine month
except the time he was absent on furlough as is
he mentioned, and that after the expiration of the
Said Second term of Service, he enlisted for & served during the whole War which fact was entered
as he stated in his said declaration.  When it is
said "and in the Spring thereafter be found
General Green's Army & that the whole term
of service, which the applicant performed was
Seven years that during the first four yours
he served as a fifer and that during the last
those years he served as fife Major,
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this the 13th
day of April 1833
Willis of Whatley J.P.
Jacob Stillwell
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Georgi
Troup County
I, Oliver P. Fears,
Clerk of the Inferior Court,
of said County do hereby certify that Willis
Whatley whose name appears the [illegible] &
forgoing, affidavit as a subscribing witness
is an acting Justice of the peace of said County
State, & that full faith & credit ought to be had
&given to his attestation as such
Given under my hand & seal
office this 13 Apl 1833
Oliver P. Fears, Clk.
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Greensboro, 20 Apl 1833
Sir,
I enclose you
the Declaration of Jacob
Shelwell which was returned for additional
proof, with his affidavit supplying
the deficiency, which I hope will be
satisfactory-Will you do mr the favor
to inform me whether the application
James Hooper of Dekalb Co. Geo. has
yet been disposed of
Very respectfully yr
Thomas F.Foster
J. L. Edwards Esqr
[illegible]
 # No.
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From Fred T. F. Foster

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington

Greenesborough Geo. APL. 21