Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4894, for Philip Stoops, Delaware
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SERVICE
Del. Stoops, Philip
NUMBER S.4894
Carded
CONTENTS
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Ohio [illegible]
Philip Stoops 
[illegible ] in the State of Ohio who was a private in the C. [illegible] commanded of Captain Miller of the Reg commanded by Captain Hollingworth in the Delaware [illegible] for one year $40: 
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of June 18[illegible] and sent to Wm Scott. Hillsboro, [illegible] Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 80.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 [illegible] 20.00 
$100.00 
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. Palmer, Clerk
Book [illegible] Vol. [illegible] Page 25
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7461
Philip Stoops 13,333 
Adm 1 year 
Private $40 
Captain Miller
Col. Hollinsworth
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The State of Ohio 
Highland County 
On this 25th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in aforsaid County now sitting Philip Stoops a resident of the township of Paint in a County of Highland aged Seventy Eight years 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 7th AD 1832 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated to wit: The said Philip Stoops declares that previous to the war of the American revolution he was a resident of New Castle County in the State of Delaware (about four miles from the town of New Castle), that in the year he was drafted as a militia man & served in the company commanded by Captain David Miller in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Hollingsworth both of his officers (captain & colonel were of New Castle County in the State of Delaware - that his company & the regiment in which he served marched immediately to the City of Philadelphia from New Castle after he was drafted & thence directly to the neighbourhood of New York city where his company & regiment laid for six months when he was discharged - The first term of his service was in the revolution. That forsaid Philip Stoops was again drafted for the militia of the State of Delaware about the last of August 1777 that he was at that time a resident of New Castle County & State of Delaware that he served in the company commanded by Captain Wm Alexander in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Hollingsworth that soon after he was drafted the company & regiment in which he served marched & joined the main body of the American army under Genl Washington at White Marsh mills about nine miles from Germantown that he joined Washington's army four days after the battle of Germantown that his company & regiment were engaged in the battle at Edgehill (which is four miles from Germantown) that he served the company & regiment the time - that the battle was fought about five weeks after the battle of Germantown - that he was also in a skirmish with the
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British Picket near Philadelphia where Captain Wm Alexanders ninety men attacked upward of a hundred of the British on their outpost  that none of his party were killed in this [illegible] but nine were wounded This skirmish  was fought before the battle at Edgehill - that he laid with the main army at White Marsh wills during the winter of AD 1779 - 8 & was discharged in the spring of 1778 - that he did not receive a written discharge in either of the tours in which he served because he was bound as a servant to Captain David Miller whom he accompanied on his first tour& by whom he was sent with Captain W. Alexander on his second tour & that said Philip Stoops is about 78 years of age - That he was born on the 20th day of August 1754 New Castle County in the State of Delaware - That after his discharge he returned to New Castle County Delaware state where he remained about years when he moved to Rockbridge County Virginia - he lived Rockbridge about 29 years - he then moved [illegible] to Highland County Ohio where he has ever since resided - That he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his service in the army of the revolution -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity but the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state 
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Samuel Bell Clk Philip Stoops his mark [marked with an x]
Mr David Dryden John Buntain Robert [illegible] John Simpson
residing in the County of Highland & said State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Stoops who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion 
Sworn & subscribed day and year above - 
Samuel Bell Clk David Dryden Robert S[illegible] John Simpson John B
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And the said Court of Common Pleas to & for Highland County Ohio do hereby declare their opinion after a full investigation of the matter that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that David Dryden John Buntain John Simpson & Robert Spence who signed the within certificate are residents of the County of Highland Ohio & that their statement is entitled to credit -
I Samuel Bell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Highland Court Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Stoops for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and of office the 28th day of August AD 1832 
Samuel Bell Clerk of Highland  Common Pleas 

The State of Ohio Highland County ss:
Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in aforsaid County Philip Stoops who being duly sworn deposes & says that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the time when he entered the service of the United States as a revolutionary soldier but says that it was whilst the British was lying in the City of New York - and the said Philip Stoops further says that he can not [illegible] at the precise length of time which he served in the revolutionary war but says that he is positive he served in said war as a soldier in his first tour six months at least & in his second tour six months making the time of both tours of service one year at least for which he claim a pension. The said Philip further says that there was no clergyman residing in his neighborhood when he made the above declaration nor is there at this time & it would be very inconvenient for him to procure certificate as is required by the war department - & further this deponent [illegible]
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 16th day of May AD 18[illegible]
Eli P. Bentley JP. Philip Stoops 
The State of Ohio Highland County 
I Samuel Bell Clerk of court of Common Pleas of said  County do hereby certify that Eli P Bentley who has signed [illegible] affidavit is a magistrate as above stated & that the signature above is genuine [illegible] deed of office
May [illegivlw] Samuel Bell Ck
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February 21, 1934. 
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Miss Bernice Goff Fraser 
5413 Knox Avenue 
Merriam, Kansas 

BA-J/ady
Philip Stoops 
8,4894 

Dear Madam:  
Reference is made to your letter relative to Philip Stoops, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, 8,4894, based upon his military service in that war. Philip Stoops was born August 20, 1754 in New Castle County, Delaware. No reference is made to his parents. While residing in New Castle County, Delaware, about four miles from New Castle, and while the British lay in New York City, he enlisted and served six months as private in Captain David Miller's Company, Colonel John Hollingsworth's Delaware Regiment. He enlisted about the last of August 1777, served six months as private in Captain William Alexander's Company, Colonel John Hollingsworth's Delaware Regiment; was in a skirmish with the British picket near Philadelphia and in the battle of Edge Hill. After the Revolutionary War he moved from New Castle County, Delaware, to Rockbridge County, Virginia, and about twenty-nine years later he moved to Highland County, Ohio. He was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1832 while a resident of Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio.  There are no family data. This is the history of the only Philip Stoops found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. Said records fail to show that pension or bounty land was ever claimed on account of the services of Moses Ferguson

Date of death no on app.[in handwriting]
rn
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as described by you,  or of Story Stoops, all spellings of the surnames searched.
Very truly yours, 
A. D. MILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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4894
INVALID. 
File No. 4894 
Philip Stoops 
Privat Rev War 
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-- Vol. CM, Page 857
[Arrangement of 1870.] 

1911 Jan. 14 that to Mrs. O.W. Simpson [illegible] 23/ Mrs. Simpson ref. to audit for date of sol death & [illegible]
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3-- 871. 
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Briefed by A. man D. 12 /1 /11 
Claim No. 
Certificate No. 
Claimant 
Soldier Stoops 
Service Dela. 
Additional Service Rev.
 No _____claim, State records_____, 191__
No claim, combination records____, 191__
REMARKS: No Wid, any [illegible] at all except Eliskim Stoops West Ry. 10, 228 N. Jersey
no Sur except 4894k Del. also  try W. 2484 Andrews
Chief Division
[illegible]
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Dunlap Ill.
Jan. 7-11
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington D.C. 
Honorable Sir:
Will you kindly let me know if you have any record of service in Rev. War of a soldier by the name to Stoops who enlisted at Dover, Delaware & was made 2nd Lieut [Lieutenant]
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Thanking you for any information, I am 
Respectfully Mrs. O. W. Simpson
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O.W. Simpson, M. D. 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Peoria Apr. 15 - '14
Dear Sir: 
Could you give me the time & place of death of one solder Philip Stoop a Rev. soldier, who was granted a pension. Date of application for pension was Aug 25 - 1832, from Highland Co. Ohio. I suppose the Pension Records
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O. W. Simpson, M. D. 
-2-
DUNLAP, ILL.,
will show the time & place of his death where this pension ceased. I surely would appreciate this information, as I lack this fact in my D.A. R. papers.
Also Philip Stoop was born & enlisted from Delaware. His pension was granted from Ohio. I, also, am
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your request of Jany 7 received Jany 11, 1911, ent of the military history of Philip Stoops, 0f the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired on as contained in his (or his widow's) [crossed out] application for pen- file  in this Bureau.
S. File 4,894 
[illegible] OR APPOINTMENT. August 1777 to Spring 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 6 mos.
RANK. Pri. [illegible] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.. David Miller COLONEL John Hollingsworth CAPTAIN. William Alexander COLONEL " " [John Hollingsworth]
STATE. Del.
Battles engaged in, skirmish with British picket at Philadelphia & bat. Edge Hill. 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Castle Co., four miles fr. New Castle, Delaware 
Date of application for pension, Aug. 26, 1832 
Residence at date of application, Highland Co, Ohio 
Age at date of application, born Aug 20, 1754 in New Castle Co. Del. 
Remarks: His claim was allowed. There is no family data on file. The above is the only soldier named Stoops of the Delaware troups found in the Rev. War pens. records.
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Merriam Kansas Feb 4 34.
Veteran's Administration: 
Dear Sir: 
Will you please send me the Revoluntionary War record of Moses Ferguson. I do not know whether he served from Pennsylvania but he lived .was pensioned and died in Cumberland County Penn. 
Do you have any war record of any Stoops from Penn. Philip or Story Stoops? Or of Story Stoops or Philip Stoops of Virginia? 
I will appreciate very much if you can give me any help but My family record states that Moses Ferguson fought in the revolution but that is all, only where he died. 
Sincerely
signature ? [handwritten] 
Bernice Goff Fraser 
Idyrest 3413 Knox Ave 
Merriam Kansas

[postmark stamp] RECEIVED FEB 9 1934 MAIL SUB-DIV. READER 19 VETS [illegible]