Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9319, for Christopher Stinchcomb, Delaware
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SERVICE
Del
Stinchcomb, Christopher
or
Stinchacomb Magdaline
NUMBER
W. 9319
CONTENTS
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Reported
Decr 23 / 48
2595
Maryland
Magdeline Stinchcomb
widow of Christopher
Del: Stinchcomb
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
120 Dollars ~
Cents per annum, to commence on
[t]he 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
23 day of Decr 1848
and sent to
Michael Dunn
Baltimore
Md
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 128 Vol. 3.
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State of Maryland, Howard District.
of Anne Arundel County Sct.
Be it remembered that on
this 27th day of September A.D. 1847 before
the subscriber one of the Associate Justices of
the Orphans Court for Howard District of
Anne Arundel County, the same being a
Court of Record, personally appeared Magdaline
Stinchcomb, whose maiden name was 
Zimmerman, aged eighty six years, a resident of
Baltimore County who being first duly sworn
on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God doth
on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions
made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838,
entitled an act granting pensions to certain
widows viz: that she is the widow of 
Christopher Stinchcomb, who served as a Sergeant
in Captains Andersons, and Hazards, Companies
of the State of Delaware Line in the Continental
service of the United States, attached
to the Regiment commanded by Col. Hall,
and who rendered services in the revolutionary
Army, beginning some time in year 1777-
and continuing for some years, as she had
often times heard her said husband say during
his lifetime as she believes.-- She further 
declares that she was married to said Christopher
Stinchcomb, on the 16th day of October in
year Seventeen hundred and ninety three
by Revd Mr Bend in Baltimore County ['aforesaid' lined out]
and since the death of her said husband which
occurred on the 31st day of December Eighteen
hundred fourteen she has remained a widow -
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Widow
as will fully appear by refference [sic] to the
proof hereunto annexed
In testimony whereof she subscribes her name,
Her
Sworn to and subscribed before me} Magdaline her X mark Stinchcomb
Wm Fort
one of the Justices of the Orphans Court
of Howard District of Anne Arundel County
I the said Justice of the Orphans Court, do
hereby certify that Mrs Magdaline Stinchcomb,
the aforegoing Declarant, is an aged woman
of great respectability for good Character,
and am of the opinion she is entitled to
a pension for her late husband Christopher
Stinchcomb, Revolutionary services, to the
United States
W. M. Fort
One of the justices of the Orphans Court
of Howard Dist of A.A. Co.
I Thomas Jenkins Register of Wills for Howard District
of Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland
hereby certify that William Fort Esquire who 
appears to have taken and signed the above attestation
was at the time of so doing and still is one of the
Justices of the Orphans Court of the District, County and
State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, and
to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and
ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my
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hand and affix the seal of my
Office this twenty seventh day of
November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
forty seven
Thomas Jenkins Reg. Wills for Howard District A.A Coty
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THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
Baltimore County, Sct.
I Hereby Certify to all whom it doth or may concern, That on the
Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand Seven hundred and ninety three 
a License issued from the office of the Clerk of Baltimore County Court, directed
to the Reverend Mr. Bend or any other person qualified
by Law, to celebrate the rites of Marriage between a certain Christopher
Stinchcomb and Magdaline Zimmerman of
Baltimore County, according to Law; there appearing to him no lawful cause, or
just impediment, by reason of any consanguinity or affinity to hinder the same.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto subscribe
my name and affix the Seal of Baltimore County
Court this 17th day of July 1847
A.W. Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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Secretary's Office
Dover, Dec 21, 1847
I Daniel M Bates Secretary of the State of Delaware,
do certify that the name of Christopher Stinchcomb
is found enrolled as a Sergeant upon the
following original Pay Rolls and muster Rolls of the
Companies of Capt Enoch Anderson and Capt Cord Hazard
in the Delaware Regiment commanded by Col
David Hall in the service of the United States in
the war of the Revolution,
the said rolls being on file
in any office among the Revolutionary papers of the
State of Delaware;
(1) Upon the Pay Roll of Capt Anderson's company for
April 1777- opposite the name is this entry viz:
"Transferred to Capt Hazzard's Company"
(2) Upon the Pay Rolls of Capt Hazzard's Company for
the months of May, June, July, August, September,
October November and December in the year 1777;
and of January 1778
On the Roll of January 1778, opposite Stinchcomb's
name is this entry viz: "returned to his
Company"
(3) Returning to Capt Anderson's Pay Rolls, his
name is found among the Sergeants on those
of March, April, June, July, August, September,
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October, November and December 1778 -
For February 1778 the name is not on the Roll of
either Capt Anderson or Capt Hazzard. It's absence
from Capt Anderson's Roll for May '78 seems to be
accounted for by the following entry opposite 
Stinchcomb's name on the note of the following month June
viz. "Rec'd from the Hospital on the 1st; taken sick on the
27th April"
On all these Rolls the amount of monthly pay
is entered opposite the name thus; Dlls 8 [British Pound symbol] 3. -
(4) There are 2 muster Rolls of Capt Andersons Company
on both of which the name Christopher
Stinchcomb appears in like manner -
One is entitled thus, "A muster Roll of Capt Enoch
Anderson's Company of the Delaware Regiment of
Foot in the service of the United States of America
commanded by Col David Hall for the years of
1777- 1778 - 1799."
Stinchcomb's name is in the list of Sergeants,
and opposite to it to this entry, "on com'd."
At the foot of that paper the following is 
subscribed:
"Middlebrook March 4. 77} Then mustered Capt Enoch Anderson's
 Company as specified in the above Roll
T. S. Hart "
On the back is endorsed an affidavit of Fh
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Anderson, Ensign that "the will in Muster Roll
is a true state of the Company, without fraud &c."
Sworn the 6th March 1779 before Chs Pope Lt. Col. D R.
The other muster roll has the same title, except
that what follows the words "for the years" is torn off -
It has [?] the same words subscribed at the foot
and on the back is a like affidavit, sworn on the
6th day of [blank] 1778 (the month having faded)
before T Russell Col com.
Gen Scott's brigade
On this last muster roll opposite Stinchcomb's
name is this entry, viz: 
"transferred to Capt Hazzard,
and returned to his company again in 1778 March 1st"
(5) Upon the following additional Rolls of Capt.
Anderson's Company Stinchcomb's name does not
appear, viz; The List of men recruited for this company
[?] Dec 1776, the Pay Rolls for January & March
1777, (that for February is missing); and the Pay Roll
of January 1779
In Testimony that the foregoing is a true statement
of facts derived from the original
rolls and papers above mentioned and
which are now on file in my office,
I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the Seal of my office at Dover
this twenty first day of December
A.D. 1847.
Daniel M Bates
Secretary of the State of
Delaware
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore, to wit,
On this 30th day of November, A.D.
1847, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace,
of the State of Maryland in and for the City
aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel Reed,
aged about Eighty Eight years, a resident of the
City aforesaid, but formerly a resident of Baltimore
County, in said State, who made Oath
on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God. That
he knew and was intimately acquainted with Christopher
Stinchcomb, before he left Baltimore County
and went over into the State of Delaware where
he enlisted in Captain Andersons Company in
the early part of the year 1777, seventeen hundred
and seventy seven, in which he knows he acted
as Sergeant, as also in a Capain Hazards Company,
for some months, as he believes, during the
whole of which services he Stinchcomb, was attached
to a Colonel Halls Regiment, ['in the' lined out] in the
State of Delaware, Line, that he rendered 
revolutionary services in this capacity in the Continental
Army for some years, againts [sic] England,
This deponent further declares that after said
Christopher Stinchcomb, had finished his services
as aforesaid returned to his native County where
some time after which he was married to
Magdaline Zimmerman in the year Seventeen
hundred and ninety three, who this deponent
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deponent.
was also well acquainted with before and after
their Christopher and Magdaline said Marriage
And deponent continued to know them living
together as man and wife up to the death of her
said husband which took place in the year 1814
that he continues to know Magdaline Stinchcomb
who still is living in Baltimore to be the same
person applying for a pension to the United States
on account of her late husband Sergeant, 
Christopher Stinchcomb service during the Revolutionary War,
Sworn to and subscribed before me} 
John Might Justice of Peace
Samuel Reed [signature]

I hereby certify that I believe the testamony [sic] of the
above deponant [sic] would be taken in any Court of Justice
John Might J of P

State of Maryland
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Sct.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That John Wright
Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was
made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing
Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for the City of
Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto
set my hand and affix the seal of
Baltimore County Court, this 30th
day of November
A M Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County, to wit,
On this 19th day of November
A.D. 1847 before the Subscriber one of the Justices
of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Baltimore 
County, personally appeared William Hissey aged Eighty
five years, a resident of said County who made Oath
on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God. That ^[insert] he is well
acquainted with Magdaline Stinchcomb, a resident
of said County in the neighbourhood of Deponent that
he knows her to be the widow of Christopher Stinchcomb,
late of said County, who was a Sergeant in Captain 
Andersons, and Hazzards Companies, of the Delaware Line
in which companies he rendered some years services
to the United States, in the Revolutionary War with England
that deponent knows the said Christopher Stinchcomb 
In company with several others for Baltimore County.
In the latter part of the year 1776 or early part of
1777- went [?] into Delaware on a bust and
while there in a frolic he the said Stinchcomb
entered in the service aforesaid, after which ^[insert] serving he returned
to his native County, where he said Christopher, and
the said Magdaline lived together man and wife
from the time of their Marriage, which occured [sic]
some time in the year 1793 Seventeen hundred and
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and
ninety three, as he believes, up to the time of
the death of her said husband Christopher
['Auth' lined out] which took place A. D. 1814 as he believes
Deponent has continued to know said Magdeline-
as the widow of said Christopher Stinchcomb,
the revolutionary soldier for whose service she
claims a pension
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me - Benj M Haughey J. P. 
Wm Hissey [signature]

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted
with the deponent William Hissey and
know him to be a man of good character
that his Oath is entitled to full credit
Benj M. Haughey
Jus. Pea Balt Co

State of Maryland
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Sct. 
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That Benjamin M. Haughey
Esquire before whom the annexed deposition was
made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing
Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for the County
of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto
set my hand and affix the seal of
Baltimore County Court, this
22d day of November 1847.
A W Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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13594
No 13594
Magdalena Stinchcomb
wid of Christopher
Ma
Act 7 July 1848
Married 1793
husband died 1814
Pension Papers of
Magdaline Stinchcomb
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County to wit
On this twentieth day of November A.D. 1847 before
the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the
State of Maryland in and for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Andrew Barnett, aged about.-
Seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn on his
Oath declare and saith that he was intimately acquainted with
Christopher Stinchcomb, who was a Sergeant in
Captain Anderson's and Hazards Companies, in the State of
Delaware Line, and rendered two years ^[insert] or more services
to the United States, in the Continental war. After said-
Christopher, had completed his services, he left the army
and came back to his native county, where he lived
neighbour to this deponent, that they had frequent conversations
on the subject of his Christopher having served as
aforesaid, that he was acquainted with Magdaline Stinchcomb
now widow of said Christopher, before and at
the time they were married which took place in the
year Seventeen hundred and Ninety three, as he believes
that he continued to know them living together as man
and wife upto [sic] the death of her husband Christopher
which took place A.D. 1814. This deponent knows Magdaline
Stinchcomb now living neighbour to him, to be the same
person, and am told she wished to claim a pensions from
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from
the United States on account of her said husband services
Subscribed and sworn to before me
John Bowman
Justice of the Peace
Andrew Barnett [signature]

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with deponent
Andrew Barnett and know him to be a man of good character
and that his Oath is entitled to full credit before any
Court of Justice. In Testimony whereof I subscribe my name
John Bowman J. P.

State of Maryland
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Sct.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That John Bowman
Esquire before whom the annexed Deposition
made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing
Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for the County
of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto
set my hand and affix the seal of
Baltimore County Court, this 22d day of November 1847

A. W. Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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[illegible]
yrs very resfly
Reverdy Johnson
Senate Chamber
28 March '48
Post Master
[illegible]
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Senate Chamber
29 March '48

[?],
The papers now handed you, I Enclosed you 
some [illegible] service, & take for granted that you
[illegible] them. 
They can have [illegible] mislaid, I fear, [?] they servant, 
in  [?] of being placed in the P. Office. 
I again [illegible]
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[illegible] give attention to the claim, which
[illegible] seems to me to be a just one.
Kind regard
Yr Obt Srvt
Reverdy Johnson
Mr. Edwards
Com [illegible]
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Baltimore March 30th 1848
Sir
Enclosed you will receive the Pension papers
in support of Mrs Magdaline Stinchcombs claim
to a Pension on account of her decd husband
Christopher Stinchcomb Revolutionary services
in the State of Delaware Line, to the United States,
You will perceive by the enclosed communication
of the Hon Reverdy Johnson, that the papers
has by some mistake been for some time withheld
from being placed before your department
for your consideration in due time;
therefore your kind attention to this case
within some short time will confer a
particular favour on Mrs Stinchcomb
as well your Humble Servant.
I am with great 
respect your very Obt. Servant
Richard B. Stewart
caner of Conaway & Ware Jr.
L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pension
Washington, D.C.
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April 13th 1848
Ra B. Stuart Por
Magdaline Stinchacomb
Wid of Christopher

[ink stamp illegible]
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commr of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
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Balltimore
April 9th 1848
Sir
No doubts but what you have recd.
the papers of application to a pension for
Magdaline Stinchacomb, her late husband
Christopher Stinchacomb was attached to
the Delaware line and rendered revolution
army services to the United States, during that war
Will you be kind enough to give her case
your attention at your earliest convenience
as her papers was prevented from being placed
before your department, sooner owing to the
Hon R. Johnson misplacing them.
I have some business which requires my presence
at Washington on Thursday and will call at
your office at the same time,
Respectfully
Your obt Servant
R B Stewart
J L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Sct '63 9438
No. 13594
Magdalena Stinchcomb
wd of Christopher
Ma
act 7 July 1838
Aomd 2 years Sergeant
$120.00 pran [per annum]
Aomd acts 2 March 1843
and 17 June 1844
$120.00 pran [per annum]
from 4 March 1843
Richard B Stewart [lined out]
Baltimore [lined out]
Hon Reverdy Johnson
Senate U States
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Senate Chambers
Tuesday
D Sir
The day after you gave me Stinchcombs papers
I mailed them from the office - I [?] think, I can be mistaken in this.
If not in the pension office, I will get them
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from the P. Office & hand them to your agent,
if you will send me his name.
Yrs -
R Johnson
R B Stewart
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City Hotel
2 July 48
Sir,
Do me the favour to [?] the 
accompanying papers & [?] you of your services - the 
claim for a pension seems to me to be
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maintained -
Yr Obdt. Servt.
Reverdy Johnson
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9319
Magdeline Stinchcomb
Wid of 
Christopher Stinchcomb
Sergt. Rev. War
Act: Feby, 2/48
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 242
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Maryland 8336
Magdeline Stinchcomb
widow of Christopher Stinchcomb
who was a Sergeant
in the Revolution
husband died 31st Dec. 1814
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
120 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
4th day of April 1848
and sent to
Hon Reverdy Johnson
Senate United States
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 255
Reported
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10419
Maryland
Magdaline Stinchcomb
Widow of Christopher Stinchcomb
who was a pensioner under the Act of [illegible]
and who died on the 31st December 1814
of Ann Arundel in the State of Maryland
who was a Sergt in the Company
commanded by Captain Anderson of the
Regt. commanded by Col. Hall in the
Revolution ['line' lined out] for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 120 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of
April 1848 and sent to Hon. Reverdy Johnson Senate
Total amount, $600.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Tho Lumpkin Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 259
Reported
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Nov 2/48
Declaration of Magdaline
Stinchacomb application
for a New Certificate
in place of the one -
Surrended - 
to be delivered to
Mr Michael Dunn
at Baltimore Md.
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State of Maryland}
Baltimore County.} SS.
On this twenty second day of June, A.D. 1848,
personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice
of the peace of the State of Maryland, in and for
the County aforesaid Magdaline Stinchacomb,
a resident of said County aged Eighty six and
upwards, who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the
provision made by the act of Congress, passed
on the 2d day of February, 1848, That she is the
widow of Christopher Stinchacomb, who served
during the Revolutionary war as a Sergeant
in Captain Andersons and Captain Hazards,
companies, of the State of Delaware line in the
continental service of the United States attached
to the Regiment commanded by Col Hall, and
who entered the service sometime in the year
Seventeen hundred and seventy seven and
rendered regular service for some years, as
as she believes. - she further declares that
she was married to the said Christopher Stinchacomb
the 16th day of Oct. 1793, by the Revd Mr Bend
in Baltimore County aforesaid, that her said
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said husband died in the month of December
1814, since which time she has remained a widow
and the annual amount of the pension which she
received under the act of June 17th 1844. was
one hundred and twenty dollars.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before me,}
Magdaline her X mark Stinchacomb
Wm F Kimble
Justice of the peace

State of Maryland,
Baltimore County, Sct.
I hereby certify, That Wm F Kimble
Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit
made and who has hereto subscribed his name was at the
time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the
State of Maryland, in and for the County of
Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and
affix the seal of Baltimore County Court, this 2nd
day of November A.D. 1848.
A W Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court