Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,311, Stephen Duboise, S.C.
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Service S. C Duboise, Stephen Number S.3.311 Born in S. C Contents carded
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(left page ) 19091 West Tennessee Stephen Dubois  at Rutherford  in the State of Tennessee who was a pri of Cav & Inf in the company commanded by Captain Castran of the regt commanded by Col Henry of  S Carolina line for 8 mos pr of Infantry  26 mos for pr of Cavalry. Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 93 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.  Certificate of Pension issued the 31sday of July 1833 and sent to Wm Brady  Murfeesboro . Arrear to the 4th of March $186.64  Sem-anl allowance ending 4 Sept $ 46.66 ( total $ 233.30 {Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by  Danl Boyd  Clerk, Book E. Vol. 7 Page 76
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Stephen Dubois Tennessee No 7179  Private of cavalry & Infy .  Pr Infy  8 mo 26.66 2/3 Pr Cavalry  16 mo 66.66 2/3 11. 12. Int all  $ 93.32 total   4 93.32 / 100  P 286  March 8 - Wm Brady Murfeesboro Ten.
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BRIEF in the case of Stephen Duboise
of Rutherford County
in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 73 Years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed
[Table with four columns with following headings:]
Period/Duration of Service/Rank/Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.

Enlisted In 1775 or 6/1 year, 4 months/Private/General Marion, Colonel Horry, Captain Cortraire, Troop light horse regular service
In 1775/3 months/__/Colonel Lister militia
Afterwards served General Marion/as an enlisted soldier 16 months volunteer militiaman upwards of 2 months.
5. In what battles was he engaged? Stono and Savannah
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Darlington County South Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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7179  ( partial page ) ... force was commander- Marions victory... until night fall- charged the Tories, killed many , took several prisoners and dispersed the rest - Declarant served under Marion  during the War - He has as an enlisted soldier 16 months ; and a volunteer Militia man  two years and upwards - Declarant did not receive a discharge for any part of his service, regular or Militia
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. State of Tennessee, Rutherford County. County Court [illegible] 24th day of August  1832 personally appeared in open Court  before Henry  Tratt and C Mitchell and Norman D Conn Justices holding said Court, Stephen Duboise a citizen of said County of Rutherford 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 7th June 1832 - That in Darlington  County State of South Carolina Choran [?] district he was born in the year 1758 , and in the year 1775 or 1776 had Mars Bluff or big pedee South Carolina entered in the service of the United States as a soldier  in a troop of light order under Captain John Cotraire and in a month after his  enlistment he rendezvoued at Charleston, under Colonel Daniel Horry-Some months after declarant  reaching Charleston Captain Washington , Colonel White and Count  Pulaski came to the neighborhood of Charleston  with troops of horse, and some Infantry  - Declarant thinks the Army remained at Charleston and in that section of the county four  or five months - and the Army was then marched to Savannah - under the command of General Marion - after the  command had encamped at Savannah three or four weeks, the French fleet under the command of Count DeGraz arrived on the coast and disembarked at a place called thunderbolt - and after the French troop were landed, the Count DeGraz took command of the Army- The British had possession of Savannah before and at the landing of the  French, and after the disembarkation of the French forces the General summoned the British to surrender the City and the British refused , and asked a certain length of time to consider of the  demand - General Marion and other American officers argued the request of the British commander but DeGrasz feeling confident in his strength and ability to reduce the British and beat them then or at any time thereafter granted the times solicited. At this time General Pulaskie commanded the whole troop of horse there encamped- on the day that the British forces were attacked before Savannah General Pulaski drew up the horses and gave orders to charge the breastworks - against the ideas of Washington, White and Horry , but Pulaskie persisted in his declaration and the charge was ordered , and after  advancing one or two hundred yards on the breastworks , the General received a cannon shot to the thigh and he was taken off the grounds, and the troops
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under Colonel White the designated officer after the fall of Pulaskie was ordered to fall back out of the range of the enemies shot - and remained there waiting orders from head quarters - The troops remained in action that day - no further attempt was afterwards made by the horse in the lines of the enemy. The troops remained at their encampment before the British lines  three or four weeks - and was marched after the expiration of that term back to Charleston - under the command of Colonel White, Washington and  Horry and after encamping here some short time , each Colonel took command of his own troops, and scoured the Country where their presence was wanted - Declarant  engaged at the service  for some time when was taken sick , and was furloughed by  his commanding officer and he returned home for his health - This was not long before the capture of Charleston  by  the British , and before the furlough of declarant had expired hearing of the  approach of the enemy  declarant set out to join his troops, and on his march between Jonas and Haley's ferry , declarant was taken prisoner by the Tories - He made his escape from them and returned home, his term of enlistment having expired - Declarant omitted to state in his narrative that he was in the skirmish at Stono , and he was present when Colonel Lawrence received a wound in the arm , at that skirmish - Declarant would state tho' he showed very great precision thinking it not necessary in his oath, that he  was a volunteer Militia man before his enlistment , Two tours under Colonel John Baxter, the first he was marched to Charleston  and the second to Hadley's point and served in both their a month or upwards- And declarants term of enlistment had expired, he joined General Marion at Black ... [illegible]  a volunteer troop in the State of South Carolina and was with him at the taking of the Tories and his party of Tories and was with him at the defeat of a party of Tories at Black Mingos bridge - and Marion to rest his troops marched to Wackam next and nearing reaching all that are at this place that the Tories were collecting to attack him , a march was ordered , and the troops were 70 miles to the neighborhood of the Tory encampment , and there lay in ambush , until the Tories had collected in force under Colonel Jesse Barfield their commander- Marion waiting night fall charged the Tories killing many , took several prisoners and dispersed the rest - Deponent  served under Marion  during the War - He was enlisted soldier sixteen months; and a volunteer Militia man  two years and upwards  - Declarant also did not receive a discharge for any part of his service , regular or Militia.
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whether to a pension or annuity except the present , and he declares that his name is not on the  pension roll of any agency  as such, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  Stephen Duboise ( signed )  J R Laughlin  ( signed ) Clerk   And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion  the the  above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier , and served as he states  H. Tratt ( signed )  JC Mitchell ( signed )  B C Rennom ( signed )   I John R Laughlin Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing  contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Duboise for a pension. In testimony whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 24th day of Augt 1832  John R. Laughlin ( signed ) Clk
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February 18, 1931
Honorable John McDuffie
House of Representatives
Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section
MCSHLB
My dear Mr. McDuffie:
Reference is made to your letter of February 12, relative to information desired by Mr. D. C. Mathews, of Grove Hill, Alabama. 
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3311, that Stephen Duboise was born in 1758 in Darlington County, Cheraw District, South Carolina. He enlisted at Mar's Bluff on Big Peedee River, South Carolina and served with the South Carolina troops, as follows: Three months in the militia under Colonel John Baxter; sixteen months under Captain John Cotraire and Colonel Daniel Horry and was captured by the Tories in 1780 but escaped; twenty - one months in the militia under General Marion. He was in the battle of Stono, siege of Savannah, an engagement with the Tories under Colonel Barfield, in the battle of Black Mingo Bridge and aided in the capture of the Tory, Colonel Tyne. He was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1832, at which time he was living in Rutherford County, Tennessee. In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Stephen Duboise, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing

[Handwritten part]
This claim selected as one desired because telephone call to General Accounting Office shows that this soldier died in Alabama October 15, 1842 and that office will furnish further convincing data.
M.C.S.

Furnished March. 17, 1931
See report
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the following data:

Stephen Duboise, Certificate 19091, issued July 31, 1833, rate $93.32 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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[left page] 1909 December. 28 History. to Mrs. W. T. Crawford . V.L.M. 1931 ,February, 18. history. to Honorable . John McDuffie for Honorable D. C. Matthews Un.C. [right page]) Rev War, checked  
3311 INVALID. File Number 3311 Stephen Duboise Private North Carolina line Act : June 7th 32. Index: - Volume A , Page 103  [ Arrangement of 1870.]
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W. Brady Esquire Murfeesborough
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The amended declaration of Stephen Duboise to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 June 1832  
State of Tennessee Rutherford County  May eleven 1833 Personally appeared in open Court Stephen Duboise who subscribed and swore to the annexed original declaration on the 24th August 1832 , and made oath that he was born in the State of North Carolina in the year 1758, when he joined the services set forth in his declaration hereto annexed , and remained there after the war some years and then moved to the State of Tennessee  Rutherford County - Declarant well recollects the Captain Pulaski , Colonels Washington, White, and Horry and General Marion, General Sumter, Hezekiah Mayhan - He has a record of his age. Declarant never did receive a discharge , either for his service in the  Militia or for his service in the regular army  - Declarant can mention the names of Charles [illegible]  Brandon, Jacob Wright, [illegible] Gaines  [illegible]   [illegible]   [illegible]   [illegible]   [illegible]   [illegible]  who would he believes testify as to his character for verity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution, and who reside in  the neighborhood where he lives- And declarant further makes oath that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory  he cannot swear positively  as to the  precise length of his services in the Militia under General Marion , but knows that he enlisted in the regular service  for sixteen months and served that period , and according  to the best of his recollection  he served in the Militia two years and for such service I claim a pension. Subscribed and sworn  to 22 May 1833.  Stephen Duboise [signed ] John R. Laughlin  Clerk
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We Joseph Gowen and Leven Jones hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  Stephen Duboise , who has subscribed and sworn to this and the annexed declaration  of the 24th August 1832, 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 this 22nd day of May 1833 in open Court.  Joseph Gowen Justice of the Peace Leven Jones ( signed )  John R. Laughlin  Clerk  
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion , after the investigation of the matter , and after 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 Joseph Gowen who has also subscribed and sworn to the present  certificate Leven Jones a resident in the neighborhood and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit, and it further appears  to us that there is no Clergyman in the neighborhood of the applicant to speak of his said services. Given under my hand this 22nd day of May 1833. V D Cowan  ( signed /sealed ) J.P.C. [Judge Probate Court] John Fletcher (  signed / sealed)  JP [Justice of the Peace] H D Jameson ( signed / sealed )  J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
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State of Tennessee Rutherford County.  I, John R. Laughlin Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions  for said County  and State, do certify  that the foregoing contains the original proceedings  of the said Court in the matter of the application of  Stephen Duboise for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and affixed my seal of office this 22nd day of May 1833.  John R. Laughlin  ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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Honorable J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions  Washington  ( vertical on page ) ( February 9 M - ab Mr Evans Honorable J S Martin HR [House of Representatives]
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Rep. Hou. 8th February 1838  
Sir  The enclosed letter will show the information desired by the writer which you will  please give me , so as to enable me to give the proper reply. Your Obedient servant 
J. L. Martin ( signed )    Honorable J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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Stephen Duboise
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Stephen Duboise which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  Yes

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [sic] of pension he is entitled?  Yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate:  Yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  Yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  No

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  No

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  Yes

XIV.  If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not answered?  1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For ____ year __________ months and ______ days, I served as a ____________.  For ________ months and ________ days, I served as a __________; and for such service I claim a pension."
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[EXPLANATORY NOTES - continued]

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase [italicized start] about three or fourth months [italicized ends] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV.  [italicized start] Proof of Service.  [italicized ends]

In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI.  [italicized start] Mode of authenticating papers.  [Italicized ends]
in every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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[Stamp:] U. S. PENSION OFFICE A  DECEMBER 15 1909              
30240    7687  12743  S.F. 7685
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Honorable Chief Pension Commissioner Washington D C Dear Sir - Please send me all geneological data on the papers Stephen DuBoise of the South Carolina Militia  as 75 - in 1833 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and also of William Taylor , a Revolutionary Pensioner in 1840 of Dublin County. North Carolina Please send to the following address, Mrs. W. T. Crawford 607 Travis Street Shreveport, Louisiana.
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JOHN McDUFFIE                               DEMOCRATIC WHIP                            
COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS ASSISTANT WHIPS                                               D. J. O'CONNELL                                                   J. L. MILLIGAN                                                JOHN FOSCUE                                      
SECRETARY                                                   Offices of Minority Whip                                  House of Representatives                       Washington  D.C.                                      
February 12, 1931.                                   Commissioner ,                                            
Bureau of Pensions,                             
Washington  D.C.                                           My dear Sir :        I herewith enclose letter from Honorable  D.C. Mathews, Grove Hill, Alabama , which is self explanatory . If it is possible to locate the soldier inquired about, I will appreciate very much your furnishing me such information as your records may show regarding him. Thanking you for this courtesy , I am Yours very sincerely, John McDuffie ( signed )  B. Enclosure                                          
 Honorable D.C. Mathews' request is as follows : " Buried near Grove Hill is a Revolutionary soldier  "Dubose "  , "Du Boise" or Dubois by name. Tradition has it stated that he drew a Federal pension and died about 1836 " " His address would have been  Grove Hill, possibly at that time called Mason or Clarkesville. "  ( post mark )[  U.S. PENSION OFFICE  A FEBRUARY 13 1931 ]
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON

RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE R-LA
March 17, 1931.

Veterans Administration,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sirs:  [underline starts]   Attention:  Revolution and 1812 Wars Section.  [underline ends]
In compliance with your recent request for information concerning Stephen Duboise, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, certificate #19091, Tennessee Agency, you are advised that the pensioner died October 15, 1842, in Franklin County, Alabama, where he had resided for about ten years, and previous thereto he had resided in the State of Tennessee.  He left surviving Liddy Duboise, widow.

The arrears of pension due the deceased pensioner at date of death were paid to James H. Kendrick at Nashville, Tennessee, on April 27, 1844, as attorney for the widow.

For the Comptroller General of the United States.

Respectfully,

W.W. Richardson
Chief, Records Division.

{Stamp}  Revolutionary Wars Section
date - March 19, 1931
Bureau of Pensions
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information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application  for pension on file in this Bureau. Stephen Duboise Sns File 3311 DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT . check marks. LENGTH OF SERVICE . 3 months, 16 months, 21 months.  RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.  in militia under John Cotraire, captured in 1780 by Tories but escaped. COLONEL . John Baxter ,Daniel Horry. In militia under General Marion.  STATE. South Carolina  Battles engaged in , Stono, Savannah, engaged with Tory Colonel Barfield, Black Mingo Bridge and capture of Troy Colonel  Tyne. Residence of soldier at enlistment , enlisted at Mar's Bluff on Big Peedee South Carolina  Date of application for pension, August 24, 1832. His claim was allowed Residence at date of application , Rutherford County, Tennessee Age at date of application, born in Darlington Co. Chowan District South Carolina in 1758 . Remarks : ( checked ) * His service could not have been in 1775 or 1776 ,as the events described prove.