Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19118, for Aaron Stacy, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Stacy, Aaron
          Nancy

NUMBER
W 19118

CONTENTS
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3925
North Carolina
Nancy Stacy
widow of Aaron Stary, who was
Pensioner under act 1832
who died on the 17 June 1834
of Burke
in the State of N Carolina,
who was a Private in the _____
commanded
by Captain _____
of the regt commanded
by Col Moore in the N.C.
line for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
18th June 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of Sept
1843 and sent to Sylvester
Bellis, Morgantown, N.C.
-
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1843
306.01
Semiannual allowance ending Mar 44. 16.66

$322: 67
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book C
Vol. 1 Page 64
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North Caroline 16. 773
Aaron Stacey of Burke in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the _____ commanded by by Captain _____ of the Regiment commanded by Col. Moore in the N Ca line for 10 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Sep 33 and [?] B. J. Gaister
Morganton N Ca

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833
83.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33. 16.66
$99.98

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by N Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 56
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State of North Carolina
Burke County 

On this 7th day of April 1843 Eighteen hundred & forty three personally appeared before me John Dorsey one of the acting Magistrates and a Member of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in & for said County & State, Nancy Stacy a resident of the aforesaid County & State, aged Eighty years, who being first duly
sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836.

That she is the widow of Aaron Stacy late Pensioner decd of Burke County N Carolina who was a private Soldier in the North Carolina Militia in the War of the Revolution that was placed on the Pension Roll in September in the
year of (1833) Eighteen hundred & thirty three as a United States pensioner at the rate of $33.33 thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum.

She further declared that she was Married to
the said Aaron Stacy late pensioner decd on the 13th day
of December, in the year of (1779) Seventeen hundred and seventy nine. That her husband the aforesaid Aaron Stacy died in the 17th day of June (1834) Eighteen hundred & thirty four, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above write
in before
John Dorsey JP (signed) 
Nancy Stacy (signed her mark X

State of North Carolina
Burke County

I the said Justice do hereby certify
that Nancy Stacy who hath this day sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration before me is a credible person and to be believed on oath. I also certify that she is by [next]
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reason of old age and bodily infirmity unable to attend Court to make her said declaration. And I further certify that she is the widow of the Identical Aaron Stacy who was a United States Pensioner as declared by said declarant
that they lived together as husband & wife up to the time of said Aaron Stacy's death, and that she is now a widow & has never since married but remained a widow.

Given under my hand & seal this 7th day of April
(1843) Eighteen hundred & forty three.

John Dorsey JP 9signed)

State of North Carolina
Burke County ⎬
I J. J. Erwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Dorsey whose name appears to the foregoing declaration and certificate was at the time thereof and is now an acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Morganton
this 11th day of April 1843.

J. J. Erwin Clerk (signed)
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State of North Carolina 
Burke County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
July Session 1843

I J. J. Erwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that that the declaration of Nancy Stary widow of Aaron Stacy late pensioner of Burke County an applicant for a pension made before John Dorsey a member of the Court is or was examined and by the Court in Session and appeared and that it appeared to the satisfaction of the Court that
said applicant from bodily infirmity is unable to
attend Court. Wherefore it is ordered that the
same be certified to the department of War.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed
my seal of office at office in
Morganton this 20th day of July
1843.

J J Erwin Clerk (signed)
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Copy
Know all men by these presents that We Anson Stacy and Charles Littlejohn are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Richard Caswell Esq Governor of North Carolina & his successor
in Office in the sum of Five hundred pounds to the which payment and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs jointly and severally firmly by there presents Sealed with our seals
and dated this 12th day of December Anno Domini (1779) one
thousand seven hundred and Seventy nine.

The Condition of the above obligation is such
that whereas there is a marriage shortly expected to be solemnized and had between the above bound Aaron Stacey and
Nancy Bullock. Now if there be no lawful cause
to obstruct the said marriage for which said license was granted then this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force power and Virtue.

Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of William Steel
Aaron Stacy (signed his mark X)
Charles Littlejohn

North Carolina
Halifax County 

I James Simmons Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, Certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of the marriage bond of Aaron Stacy to Marry Nancy Bullock taken from the original filed in my office with the exception of the dates
which is written in the above copy but in the original is expressed in fair legible figures thus: December 12th 1779.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
Office at Office in Halifax
this 17th day of May 1843
Jas Simmons
Clerk of the Court of Halifax County
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Pension (?)
Dept
Aaron Stacy
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Feby 13. 1833
I hereby certify that the within papers were received by me from the Clerk,
of the County of Burke & that they are
now in the same condition as they came
from his hands
Sam P Caeser
C(?)
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State of North Carolina, 
Burke County

Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions January Term 1833

On this 30th of January AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice of said Court now sitting Aaron Stacy a resident of said County and State 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 the Act of Congress passed June the 7th AD 1832 in favour of Revolutionary Soldiers' That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated. I commence service in the
year 1778 and served three months under Capt Gilliam and Col. William More in the County of Granville NC our first March was to Bells Mill on Deep River where we camped for the space of a week and repaired our arms that were deficient. From thence we marched to the Island Ford on the Yadkin and was sent as one of a detachment that was sent under the command of Capt Harrison & Col Parcely to suppress a band of Tories that had assembled at the Shallow ford of the Yadkin. We arrived near the ford just as the firing commenced between the Torries and a Company of Whigs who had surprised them. We arrived in time to see the result. There were 19 Tories stained (?) and the Captain who commanded the Whigs was killed in the engagement. We then returned to head quarters at the Island Ford -- from there we marched into South Carolina and camped at Canaw (?) Creek
from whence we returned to the six mile creek [next]
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where we found the regulars commanded by Cols Washington & Lee & General Wain we remained two weeks about this time Col Washington took a detachment (of which I was one) and march to Ruderlys (?) Mill where a group of Tories had assembled under the command of Col Rudesly we succeeded in stoning there fort and took one Hundred
and five Torries and there Col I march as one of the guards of said Prisoners to Salisbury in No Carlina where they were conferred my time of service having expired I was discharged and returned home.

My second term of service commenced a short time before the battle of Guilford, under Capt John Henderson and Col Malberdy who made a proposition that if each man would furnish his or horse and gun that these term of service of three months should expire at the termination of two months. I excepted of the Times and furnished my own horse and Gun. At the time of the battle of Guilford I with a few others was sent to and a public store at Ramsay Mills on Deep River a few days afterwards joined the army again, and was sent to the eight or nine men under the command of Captain Ward to carry meals to General Green's Camp on our way we enquired of an old man for Genl Greens camp who told us that it was near at hand but we fortunately
met with a woman who told us that Lord Cornwallis's army was near us and we escaped to our own camp. Genl Green arrived in a short time from the battle of Guilford. Shortly after Genl Green arrived the old man who had given Capt Ward's detachment the information
referred to attempted to pass through one camp and [next]
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taken Prisoner by the Continals (?), we were all called in witnesses who identified him as the man who had attempted to seduce us into the camp of Cornwallis.

He was executed on a limb and the army
marched under him as he hung - From thence we suit in quat (?) hast to cross creek to remove a public store and by the time that we had completed the removal the British arrived and of the firing a few times we concluded that it was most prudent to retreat. Shortly afterwards my time of service having expired I was discharged.

The third Term commenced shortly after the
expiration of the first. I volunteered for three
months on the conditions of the last Term under Capt Blackwell at Harrisburg Granville County No Carolina from there we march to Genl Lees and from there down towards cross creek under the command of Col Maybin to suppress the
Tories who had assembled in that region after a considerable march we joined Genl Rutherford's
army and I was suit with a party of Dragoons
under Capt Simons in search of Tories that were committing depredations on Black river we found and took Twelve Toms prisoners who informed us of a company of Tories that were concealed at Capt Swamps we marched on immediately and surprised them-- killed these picket gourd & four men. I was afterwards sent with Sargent Boyed in search of resisters and my time having expired was discharged. Afterwards was drafted to serve a fourth term
and was
marched to Col Burton and was
stationed there until peace was declared and was
dismissed without a discharge. I believe we [next]
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was there three months making my service in all about ten months as well as I can recollect
I have no documentary evidence not know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can prove my services as set forth in the foregoing declaration.

I do 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 any State.

1. Where and in what year were you born
I was born in the County of St Mary's in the State of Maryland in the year 1760.

2. Have you any record of your age
answer I have not

3. Where were you living when called into service where have you live since the Revolution & where do you now live
Answer I lived in Granville County N Carolina when called
into service part of the time since I have lived in
Virginia but for the last twelve years have
lived in the County of Burke in State of No Carolina

4. How were you called into service were you drafted or volunteered
I was drafted in my first & last Term & Volunteered in the second and third terms.

5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect.
I have given the names of the principal officers
under whom I served in the foregoing declaration as well as he could recollect.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and by whom
I received discharges at the expiration of
each tour except the last but have lost them.

7. State the names of persons to whom you are known
and who can testify as to your character for veracity and good behavior
I am known to the Court & various others. [next]
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Sworn to and subscribed this 30th day of
January in open court in present of the
Justice of said Court
Sworn to in open Court on (?) 1833
J Erwin (signed)
Aaron Stacy (signed)

We Richard Baird a Clergyman residing in the
County of Burke in the State of North Carolina
and Elisha Dorsey both residing in the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Aaron Stacy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we
believe him to be seventy three years of age
that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been ┃
a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur
in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year above
R. Bird (signed)
Elisha Dorsey (signed)
Sworn to before open Count 30 Jany 1833
J Erwin (signed)

And the said Court do hereby declare these opinions
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interrogatives prescribed by the war Depart
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier and served as he states. And further that it
appears to them that Richard Baird who has
signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident
in the County & State aforesaid and that Elisha Dorsey
who has also signed the same is a resident in the
said County & State and is a credible
person and that these statement is [next]
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entitled to credit.

James Avery JP (signed)
Saml C. Tat JP (signed)
John Kincaid (signed)

State of North Carolina
Burke County

I James Erwin Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the forgoing
contains the original proceedings in the matter
of the application of the application of Aaron
Stacy for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of office at Morganton the
11 February 1833

J Erwin Clerk (signed)
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State of North Carolina
Burke County 

Personally appeared before me Thos. Hughes a Justice of the Peace in said County Aaron Stacy who being duly sworn according to saw deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively to the precise length of his services as a Revolutionary soldier, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades. That in the year 1778 he served as a common soldier one tour of three months. In the year 1781 served Two Two months Tours as a common soldier. In these two tours of service he volunteered for the Tour of three months, but his officer made a proposition that if any of the soldiers would forming his own horse & gun that their tour shall expire at the expiration of two months
and that he excepted of the Tours and was discharged at two months. In 1782 served as a common Soldier a three months Tour, making his whole time of actual service Ten months
although he was drafted and volunteered for four three months tour under the circumstances referred to above.

Sworn to before me this 21th day of June 1833
Thos. Hughes JP (signed)
Aaron Stacy (his mark X)

I do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 21th day of June 1833 and that I am
well acquainted with the affiant and do further certify
that he is a very respectable citizen and reputed
in the neighborhood where he resides to have been
a Soldier of the revolution and his statement is
entitled to full credit
Thos. Hughes JP (signed)

I James Erwin Clerk of the Court of pleas Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Hughes whose signature affixed to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of doing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned & qualified and whose acts are entitled to credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand and seal being prepared 5th August 1833.
J Erwin clerk (signed)
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FREE
J. L. Edwards  Esquire
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
Aug 15
N.C.
[date stamp]
MORGANTOWN N.C.
AUG 8

ARREARS APPROVAL
10 MOS 33.33
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Morganton August 6 1833

Mr J L Edwards
I enclose you the declaration
of Aaron Stacy. I believe that all the
defects (?) are removed or at least all
the objections that appeared in the printed
that
accompanying its return have been
removed as far as he is enabled. I hope
you will accommodate the old gentleman
by an early attention to the claims
he presents. I have no doubt
that he was a true Whig in the
the revolution and is now a poor
but very respectable citizen.

Please enclose his certificate to me at
Morganton North Carolina
Yours very respectfully
B S Gaither
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Morganton No Carolina October 8th 1833

Dear Sir

I received by the last mail the enclosed certificate. You will find by referring to the Declaration that you have made a mistake in inserting the name of John Stacy instead of Aaron. You will see that the declaration was made by Aaron Stacy & drawn by myself. There is no such a man as John Stacy in this section of the state. I hope you will do me the favor of attending to the alteration and enclose it to me by Col Newland
Your obedient
Servant
B S Gaither (signed)
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free
J. l. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
DC
May 16
N. C. July 4 1836
Nancy Stacy

[date stamp] 
May 23
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Salisbury NoCa
May 30th 1843

Sir

Enclosed I forward to your department the
papers of Nancy Stacy applicant for a pension which You will pass to act upon and forward to me the result to the above place land much oblige

With Respect Yours &c
Sylvester Bellis

To J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
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July 31 [can't read]
Return papers of
Nancy Stacey

J.L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington City
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Morganton N. Ca July 22 1843

Sir

Enclosed you will receive the papers of
Mrs. Nancy Stacy that were need that they might
in the sanction of the Court which they have
You will please to examine the claim & forward
to me the result to the above place & much oblig
Sylvester Bellis

J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington City
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No 5851
Nancy Stacy
N. Carolina
Act July 4th '36

(?)
10 months
priv
$33.33 per an

Sylvester Bellis Esp
Morganton
N. Carolina
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Rev

WIDOW, &c.

File No. 19118
Nancy Stacy
Widow of
Aaron Stacy
Priv. Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index:-Vol. One, Page 247
(Arrangement of 1870)