Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39095, for William Stewart, Maryland
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Service
MD

Stewart, William
or Steward

Number
S.39095
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Left Side Page

See letter to T. Crutchen  22 Sept 1828
New Certificate of Pension issued 29 October 1828 and sent to Tho. Crutchen Esq Pension Agent Nashville, Tennessee

Right Side Page

17578
West Tennessee

William Stewart 2nd
of White Co in the state of Tennessee
who was a fifer in the company commanded
by Captain Smith of the 7th regt commanded 
by colonel blank in the Maryland line for the term of nine months
from 11 June 1778 to 1780

Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 9th day of September 1818 and 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of June 1820 and sent to P.W. Humphreys, Vernon Tenn.

Continued on the roll on 9th day of April 1828 and notification set to Hon. J.C. Isack's at H. Representatives. Pension commencing on the 29 of March 1828.

Amount due on 4th of September 1828 $41.83

{Revolutionary Claim acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820}
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State of Tennessee
White County Set

September 9th 1818

This day before me Harry M Humphrey one of the Judges of the Circuit Court in & for the state aforesaid now presiding in White County came William Stewart resident in said county aged 79 years who being by me first duly sworn to state & declare the truth & nothing but the truth touching his service in the army of the United States in the [illegible] the revolutionary war with a view to obtain a pension under the act of congress in such cases made & provide pay at the last session declare & says that sometime in the fall of the year 1777 to the best of his recollection he enlisted himself in the company of Capt. Richard Smith of what was called the "Flying Camp" for nine months service, he was marched into the state of Pennsylvania & in that state & in the state of Maryland he served and his time of nine months & was discharged at Baltimore. Sometime afterwards & in the year 1778 as well as he remembers he reenlisted with Capt. Thomas Bile of the 3rd Maryland regiment upon continental establishment commissioned by Col John Mardock for
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& Mardaugh this last enlistment was for the term of three years he was marched to & joined Gen Washington's army at the Valley forge in the state of Pennsylvania & he continued in service while the peace was made & he was discharged at Charles Town in the state of South Carolina after the capture of Cornwallis and at Yorktown in Virginia, he does not think the term of his last enlistment have quite [illegible] it the time of his discharge but he is positive that he was from the time of his first enrollment to the time of his last discharge he was more than three years of service upon continental establishment. The principal actions in which he fought were the battles of Brandywine and Germantown which were in the time of his first enlistment & at the siege of Yorktown his discharges were in writing but they are lost long since destroyed or lost by [illegible] & he has no further evidence of his services that his or declaration he is now so old & infirm as to be made to perform hard labor that he has resident house or home of his own but very [illegible] of any description he is in such reduced circumstances in life as to
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stands in need of assistance from his county for support.

William Stewart
His X Mark

Sworn & subscribed this 9th of Sept 1818

P.W. Humphreys

George Ailsworth being first sworn according to law deposes & says he is acquainted with William Stewart he is in very indigent circumstances in life & he believes that the narrative which he has given & which this affiant has heard him give is sustainably true & that said Stewart is a man of credibility,

George Ailsworth

Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid.

P W Humphreys Judge

I hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that William Stewart did serve as a soldier in the army of the United States upon continental establishment for more than nine months in the time of the revolutionary war & that he is in such reduced circumstance in life as to stand in need of assistance from his country for support. I transfer hereby certify & [illegible] to the
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State of Tennefsee}
Hickman County} fs
I Millington Easley Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County aforesaid testify that Parry W Humphrey Esqr whose signature appears to the within affidavits is and was at that time Judge of the fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennefsee and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official signature
In Testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and affixed my private at office also public seal this 27th day of April 1820
Millington Easly

Honorable Secretary of War the foregoing testimony + proceedings had before me inconformity with the provisions of the Act of Congress in such cases made + provided.
[illegible] 1818

Parry W Humphrey one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the State of Tennessee

William Steward
3rd 78 War,
Maryland
Regt
Admd.
27 June 1890

The Clerks certificate with his seal of office is wanted

16972 [or 16992]
Parry W Humphrey
jud.
Vernon Tenn.
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Wm Stuart
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State of Tennessee
White County

Third Judicial Circuit of the State aforesaid

August Term of White County Circuit Court 1826

On this 1st day of September 1826 personally appeared in open court it being a court of record William Steward a resident in said county aged seventy-six years the 10th day of November next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st ay 1820 that he the said William Steward enlisted as a soldier for the term of nine months on the [illegible] day of blank in the year of blank in the state of Maryland in a company commanded by Captain Richard Smith (which company was known by the name of the flying Camp Company) he was [illegible] this service in two battles Brandywine and Germantown, after serving out the term of his enlistment he was discharged in the town of Baltimore again he the said William Steward enlisted for the term of three years on the day and month of 1780 not recollected but it was in the fall of 1780 in the state of Maryland in Captain Thomas Bell's company attached to the third Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. Marbury in the line of the state of Maryland on the United States Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said corps and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Little York and remained in the service until the end of the war when he was discharged from the service in Charlestown in the state of South Carolina. His
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his discharge hath been long since lost with his pocketbook in the Calawba River by accident. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present: that his name is not on the roll of any state except as here stated and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension; that he made the proofs eight years ago before this Honorable Circuit Court required by the act of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 which proofs hath never been sent on nor his name placed on the pension list as he has been informed and believes.

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 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 thereby 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 services of the United states in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th 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 have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

The Schedule

One Horse and two colts - $80.
Two Cows, one heifer and one calf - $20
Total $100.

William Steward
His X Mark
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The said William Stewart is a laborer by occupation and is afflicted with the Rheumatic pains in his limbs which renders him unable to pursue it too much profit for his support he has no family of his own living with him.

That since the 18th March 1818 the following changes have been made in my property:

Description of Property: 100 Acres poor land
Name of the person to whom disposed of so Loman Baker who has not yet had the deed recorded so that a copy can be held at this time a copy of the deed to Soloman Baker
Time of sale will apply from a copy of the deed when procured
The amount of and description of property received in return. Wagon and two yoke oxen converted with the property I now possess in the schedule 

Marked Dated 22nd Oct 1824.

William Steward
His X Mark

Sworn to and declared on the first day of September 1826 before the honorable court.

I Anthony Dibrell clerk of the circuit court for the county of White do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said William Stewart did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (there being no public seal of office of said court) at the courthouse in the town of Spared this 1st day of September 1826.

Anthony Dibrell - Clerk

SEAL
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I know that Anthony Dibrell was clerk of the circuit of White County Tennefsee as stated in his certificate at the date of his attestation I am acquainted with his hand write + believe his name to be written to the sd certificate by himself.
J C Gaeks
29th March 1828
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This indenture made and entered into between William Steward of the County of White and state of Tennessee of the one part and Solomon Baker of the county and state aforesaid of the other part deposeth that the aforesaid Wiliam Steward for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained & sold unto the said Solomon Baker a certain tract of land containing one hundred acres lying in said county of White granted by the state of North Caroline to Eliza Williams by No for 5000 acres bounded as follows: Beginning on three poplars from amount John Haly's corner formerly James Frisby's thence north thirty five degrees west one hundred feet to a state; thence north thirty five degrees east one hundred and seventy poles to a steak thence south thirty five degrees east one hundred poles to post Oak in the glade Haly's other corner, thence with Haly's line to the beginning to have and to hold the aforesaid tract of land with its appurtenance to the proper use and behoof of him the aforesaid Solomon Baker his heirs & assignees power and the said William Steward for himself his heirs aforesaid will warrant and forever defend the title to the before named and described tract of land to the said Solomon Baker his heirs and assignees forever against the claim or demand of him the said William steward his heirs and assignees a day other claim whatsoever. In testimony whereof I the said William Steward have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of October 1826.  William Steward
His X Mark - SEAL

Witness
A. Lyda
Henry Lyda

State of Tennessee White County

October Sessions AD 1826

The due connection of the within deed of conveyance from William Steward to Solomon Baker for one hundred acres of land was this day acknowledged in open court by William Steward the conveyor for
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the purposes and thing therein mentioned and ordered to be recorded let it be registered. Given at office this 9 day of October 1826.

Test: Jacob A. Lane - clerk
by Wm J Crowder - Deputy Clk

Registered and examined the 6 day of November AD 1826.

Turner Lane - Register of White County

State of Tennessee
White County

I Turner Lane Register of the county of White aforesaid do hereby certify that the within is a true and perfect hand script of the due land conveyance from William Steward to Solomon Baker for one hundred acres of land as appears from the Registered Books now remaining in my office. Given under my hand at office the 16 day of December AD 1826.

Turner Lane - Register White County
by J Abram Deputy

From the general reputation of the fact and from satisfactory information I have no hesitation in saying that Turner Lane was register of White County Tennessee at the aforesaid date of the above certificate the latter of White is in the hand the handwriting of Jacob A Lane who from the information I understand is his deputy.

H Isacks
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State of Tennessee
White County

Personally appeared Soloman Baker before me Henry Burton one of the acting justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and being first sworn according to law and on his oath saith that he purchased of William Stewart on the 22nd day of October 1824 one hundred acres of land contained in the certified copy of the deed to me shown marked "A" for which land I paid and delivered to the said William Stewart one wagon and two yoke of oxen and an old saddle and further the said William Baker on his oath saith that the said William Stewart sold the wagon for a horse and further saith not. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 day of September 1827.

Soloman Baker
His X Mark

Attest
Henry Burton - SEAL
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
White County

Personally appeared Tolbell Dalton before me Henry Burton one of the acting justices of the peace for the county aforesaid who being first sworn according to law and, on this oath, saith that he has been acquainted with William Stewart for about fifteen years the last two years of which time the said Stewart has lived with him. Dalton the witness knows that the said Stewart sold one hundred acres of land to Soloman Baker contained in the copy of the need to me shown marked "A" for a wagon two yoke of oxen and an old saddle which wagon and oxen the said William Stewart has converted into the property which he now owns. (to wit)
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(to wit) One house and two colts, two cows one heifer and one calf contained in the schedule to me shown valued at one hundred dollars which is all the property, money or affects possessed by the said William Stewart from the proceeds of his land or otherwise. The said Tolbert Dalton further saith that on his oath that the said William Stewart has not sold, give or otherwise disposed of his property further than for his own use and support.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th September 1827.

Tolbert Dalton
His X Mark

Attest:
Henry Burton
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
White County

I Jacob A Lane Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and for the county of White aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry Burton Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing several testimonies of Solomon Baker and Tolbert Dalton were at the time of subscribing the same and still it one of the Acting Justices of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualitied to act as such and that full faith and credit is due and should be given to all his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office this 8th day of September AD 1827 and of the [illegible] of the United States the fifty-second.

James A Lane - Clerk

SEAL
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, June 18th, 1820

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that William Stewart enlisted as a fifer in the 7th Maryland Regiment on the 11th day of June 1778 and was on the 1st Jany 1780 present & marked paid.

Thos Karney - A.G.S. Md

Memo
The applicant is designated on the Muster Roll
Re-enlisted
T.K.

This agreed with the statement of applicant.
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39095
INVALID
Revy

File No 39095
William Stewart
Fifer Rev War

Act: 18th March '18
Index Vol 3 Page 487
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nashville, Oct 4th 1828

Sir

Mr. Crutcher the pension agent for the district of West Tennessee informs me that in a letter from you he is informed that a pension certificate made out by the War Department for William Stewart was forwarded to me directed to Vernon Tennessee - The certificate never has been received by me, I am not more than once or twice a year in the county of Hickman of where Vernon was formerly the county town, my place of residence is in the county of Montgomery Tenn nearest post office (illegible) - If you think proper to make out a new certificate for William Stewart it would be best to direct to Mr. Crutcher who can with facility give information to Stewart who I'm informed lives in White County perhaps - 15 miles from my residence. I presume the original declaration was made before me when I was holding the circuit court in white some years ago.

Very respectfully yours
S W Humphreys

J L Edwards Esq
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State of Tennessee

White County

On this 14th day of October 1828 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of White, personally appeared William Stewart who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Bell in the regiment commenced by Colonel Marberry in the service of the United states; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Tennessee in the year 1820 as he has been informed and that a certificate issued under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate he here declares he has not received and prays a duplicate may issued for him.

William Stewart
His X Mark

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.

James Townsend - SEAL
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
White County

I Jacob A Lane clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for the county of White aforesaid do hereby certify that James Townsend Esquire whose name is subscribed is a Justice of the Peace within the above foregoing testimonies and was at the time of subscribing his name thereto as such one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that full faith and credit is and should be given to all his official acts and attestations as such.

JL
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at office, this 14th day of October AD 1828 and of the independence of the United States the fifty-third.

Jacob A Lane - Clerk

SEAL

State of Tennessee
White County

I Thomas Eastland of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the county of White aforesaid do solemnly certify that Jacob A Lane whose name is subscribed as such to the foregoing certificate is clerk of the County Court and that his attestation is in due form of law.

Given under my hand and seal this 14th day of October AD 1828.

Th Eastland - SEAL
Chairman of White County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions.
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Hon J.C. Isacks H.R.
[illegible]
29 March 1828
Style him W. Stewart 
Sept 1820
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17578
West Tennessee

William Stewart
of White Co in the state of Tennessee who was a fifer in the 7th regiment commanded by Colonel blank of the Maryland line for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 9 of September 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of June 1820 and sent to Parry W Humphreys Vernon, Tenn.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1820 $142.89
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 $48.
$190.90

17 22/30 4/31

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March 1919}