Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,212, for James Steed, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn
CONTENTS
Steed, James
NUMBER
S.41,212
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19. 159 R
Pennsylvania
James Steed of Huntingdon in the state of Pen who was a Private in the Compy [Company] commanded by Captain Brown, of the regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart in the Pen Line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of March 1823

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of Jany [January] 1824 and Sent to Hon: . John Tod H. Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1823. 49.95
Semi anl. all'ce [annual allowance] ending 4 Mar 1824 48
$ 97:3

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. & 1 March 1823 }

Died
March 21. 1828
42
[44 crossed out]
[illegible]
28/65
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4th Judicial District of Peanna [Pennsylvania]}
Huntingdon County} ss
On the sixteenth day of August 1820, personally appeared in Court, being a Court of Record in and for the County aforesaid James Steed, aged sixty five years, and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, 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 the 1st of May 1820, that he the said James Steed, enlisted for the term of one year and nine months, in the month of May 1776, in Hancock Town in the State of Maryland (the said Hancock Town being on the border of the State of Pennsylvania} in the Company commanded by Captain Richard Brown, of the Regiment commanded by [Charles crossed out] Colonel Miles in the line of the State of Pennsylvania, on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said Regiment, and in the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment to which he was transferred in the Company of Captain James Francis Moore, of said 13th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Walter Stewart, the said 13th Regiment being composed of a part of Colonel Miles Regiment after the Battle of Long Island, that he continued to serve in said Regiment until the ninth of April 1783, after Lord Cornwallis was taken: when he left the said service, and that he was not afterwards required to Join his Regiment again; that he was among the reinforcement of Troops at the Battle of Long Island, and was in the Battle of Trenton, Brandywine and
German Town, also the Battle of the White plains and on sundry skirmishes with the Enemy, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service, except the Deposition of James Anderson, Esquire taken before Henry Snider Esquire, of Bedford County, and the Deposition of Elizabeth Bealor taken before Jacob Radebaugh Esquire, both of which state that Deponant [Deponent] served in the Revolutionary War on the continental establishment, against the common Enemy; and are now exhibited to the Court marked A & B. And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820, I James Steed, do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March One thousand Eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not in any since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent, thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than on that what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. Declarant also states his occupation to be that of a Chair Maker, and that his family consists of his Wife Ann, aged seventy nine years, and himself that they are both very infirm and not much able to contribute by their labour [labor] to their support 
James Steed
Sworn to & Subscribed this 17th August 1820}
William Steel Proty [Prothonotary]
Schedule of Declarants property of every kind, Beds & Bedding excepted.
1 Cow
1 Silver Watch
a Few Tools for making split Bottom chairs
James Steed
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Debt due Petitioner
Thomas McKee  . . . . . . . . . . . $0.39
James Steed
Debts due by Petitioner
David Newingham    . . . . . . .  $9.72
Job Baker . . . . . . . .  9.00
Daniel Isenburgh . . . . . . 7.50
John Kennedy . . . . . . . 1.00
Thomas Stewart Esqr [Esquire] . . . .50
James Steed

Huntingdon County ss
William Laird being duly sworn, deposeth [deposes] and saith, that he is well acquainted with the above named James Steed, and his circumstances and property, and values the same at twenty two dollars and no more.
William Laird
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court 17th Augt [August] 1820.}
William Steel Proty [Prothonotary]

Huntingdon County ss
The foregoing declaration being made in open Court on the 17th August 1820, and the Schedule aforesaid being exhibited and the evidence of the value of the property of Declarant produced stating the value of the same at $22, the Court approve of said valuation of Twenty two dollars and concur therein
By the Court
William Steel Proty [Prothonotary]
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County 
Personally came into open Court of Common Pleas held at Huntingdon in & for the County of Huntington on the Sixteenth day of August AD 1823 being a Court of Record James Saxton a citizen of the United States & a resident of the Borough of Huntingdon, who being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he has been well acquainted with the within named James Steed for the last four or five years that the said James Steed has resided during that time in the Township of Porter in the County of Huntingdon & Common
wealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid & resides in the same place at this time
James Saxton
Sworn Subscribed in open Court 16th Augt [August] 1823.  Before Cor }
Jas. A. Henderson Prothy [Prothonotary]
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Copy of Application
Schedule
James Steed
$22.00

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Huntington County ss

    I John A. Henderson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do certify that the above deposition of James Saxton was sworn to & subscribed in open Court of Common Pleas of said county & that the same was adjudged by the said court to by sufficient proof of the residence of James Steed was as aforesaid.

    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of said office to be affixed the 16th Augt. 1823.

                                    //s//
                          J.W. Henderson Prothon.
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March 16, 1937
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BA-J/EEL
James Steed-S.41212

Mrs. L. T. Shaner
128 E. Union Street
Circleville, Ohio

Dear Madam:

    Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War pension records of the wife of John Downey who was killed at Crooked Billet, of another John Downey, who lived until 1825, James Steed, who served in 1776 in Maryland and died in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in 1820, aged eighty years, and William Steed, of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

    Because of the great demand for Revolutionary Wat data and the limited, trained clerical forces available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war.  The record of James Steed, the only soldier of that name or similar spelling, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, is furnished you herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.41212, based upon his military service in that war. 

    The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of James Steed are not shown.

    James Steed enlisted in Hancock Town, Maryland, in May, 1776, served as a private in Captain Richard Brown's Company, 1st Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, commanded by Colonels Miles, James Piper * and Major Williams, was transferred to the 13th Pennsylvania, Colonel Walter Stewart and served in Captain James Francis Moore's Company, that regiment, was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and in many skirmished, and was discharged April 9, 1783.

    He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1820, at which time he was aged sixty-five years and resided in Porter Township, Huntington County, Pennsylvania. 

    *Miles was promoted; Piper took it & then after a consolidation Major William commanded.  Found sol. in Pa Archives under these officers.
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   In 1820, James Steed stated that his wife, Ann, was aged seven-nine years.  There are notfurther data in regard to her and no reference was made to children.

    The soldier died March 21, 1828, place not shown.

                           Very truly yours

                           A. D. Hiller
                           Executive Assistant
                           to the Administrator

Form A13
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17.338
Deposition of Elizabeth Bralor 
for James Steed an application for a pensions.

The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, certified as such by the judge, proving explicitly, from their own knowledge, the services of the applicant 9 months in continuous, on Continental Establishment designating the Colo's name, and line, is required.

Hon. J. Tod, H.R.
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Bedford County ss

    Elizabeth Bealor personally came before the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county who being duly sworn doth depose and say that James Steed the above applicant served in the revolutionary war in one of the regiments of the State of Pennsylvania under the command of Col. Stewart during the term of one year and nine months but whether he served any longer (illegible) than that this deponent recollects not. The deponent further state that it is now forty three of forty-four years since the above applicant served the (illegible)  
                                                   her
                                      Elizabeth X Bealor
                                                  mark
 Sworn & subscribed
this 14th day of January
A.D. 1820 before me.
//s//
Jacob Radebaugh

I do certify that I do believe that Elizabeth Bealor would not swear anything knowing it to be wrong from what little acquaintance I have of her as to (illegible) the obligation I know not whether any of not. 

//s//
Jacob Radebaugh
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State of Pennsylvania
Beford County ss

    I Jonas M. Espy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Bedford do hereby certify that Jacob Radebaugh Esq. before whom the within deposition was made and who has certified the same under his hand was at the time of doing thereof a Justice of the Peace of the said county duly commissioned & Qualified.

    Witness my hand & seal of Office the tenth day of February AD 1823.
                                          J. M. Espy
                                                  Prothon.
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Affidavit 
James Anderson Esqr.
for
James Steed an
Applicant for a pension.


James Jackson Esquire
Huntington, Pa.

17. 338
James Steed
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Bedford County ss

    Personally appeared before the one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Bedford County James Anderson Esq. who being first duly sworn deposeth and says that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in the month of May that James Steed the above applicant was enlisted as a soldier under Capt Brown's Company in Bedford County which company was attached to the First Rifle Battalion commanded by Colonel James Piper.  The deponent then being first sergeant of said company.  That to this deponent's knowledge the said applicant marched with said battalion to New York and from that to Long Island where deponent was taken prisoner. The above applicant was not taken prisoner when deponent was released from being prisoner and joined the Army at Conelly Ferry on the west bank of the Delaware River, there deponent found the remaining of the First and Second Battalions of the Rifle (illegible) and Colonel Adley's Battalion of Infantry all formed into on Regiment commanded by Major Williams.  There deponent again said James Steed in said Regiment and knew that he served in said regiment for one year and none months and that he was in the Battles of Brandywine and therein received a slight wound (next page).
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said regiment commanded at that time by Walter Stewart that deponent knew the above applicant to remain in the same regiment till the first of January in the year seventy eight, then deponent being removed from said regiment know.  Knows no further and further saith not.  Sworn and subscribed the twenty sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
                                                   //s//
                                       James Anderson

//s//
Henry Swindel 

    I do certify that I have inspected the above named James Steed who says that he is seventy years of age.  This substantiated a (illegible) in would make him to be thought as much older.  His right thigh and leg is small and stiff at the front of the knee from rheumatism & has left thigh and part of his leg in the unnatural state to the middle of the leg and his ankle is more than twice the natural (illegible) & deformed from a disease commonly the Black Scurvy generally inflamed and full of running ulcers in every appearance. He is an object of compassion (illegible) his being a soldier.  I know nothing - given under my hand this tenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

 (illegible) Wishart & Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh & Honorary Member of the Medical Society of Philadelphia.
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Huntington County ss

    Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the aforesaid county personal came John Haw and being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he knew James Steed better than five years and he never knew him to make over to any reason nor has he had anything to make or to put away but is in verrey (sic) low sercumstances (sic) and is not able to work for his living on account of infirmity of body and is anabzert (sic)of charity and think that he is fully entitled to the atenshon (sic) of his breathern (sic).  
                                               //s//
                                        John  Scol
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 13th day July 1820.
//s//
William Stewart
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford Co.  ss

    I Josiah M. Espy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bedford do hereby certify that Henry Snider when the written deposition is made and has certified the law under his had was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of said county duly commissioner and qualified.

    Witness my hand & seal of office the tenth day of February Ad 1823.

                                          J. M. Espy
                                                     Proth.
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41212
Revy
INVALID

File No. 41212
James Steed
Priv.  Rev  War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 488.

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1937 Mar 16 Hist to L. L. Shane               C.L.
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Circleville, O.
Feb 8, 1937

Pension Department
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

    Will you please send me the pension records of the following:
(1) Wife of Capt. John Downy who was killed May 1778 at Crooked Bullet.
(2)  John Downy also a Revolutionary soldier. He lived till 1825.
(3)  James Steed who served in Maryland 1776 died in Huntington Co., Pa in 1820 aged 80 yrs.
(4)   William Steed Bedford Co., Pa.

    Please send me any history of these families that the records contain.

                             Sincerely,
                                   //s//
           (Mrs L. T.)  Lititia F. Shauer
                             128 E. Union St.

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