Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9683, for Lewis Stoneberger, Virginia
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Service
Number
Va
Stonebager, Lewis 
W. 9683
Stonebager, Mary Ann
BLWt 19807-160-55-
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5437
Missouri
Mary Ann Stoneberger
widow of Lewis Stoneberger
who serve in the Revolutionary
Va
war, as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
70 dollars
Cents per annum to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
24 day of May 1850
and sent to
R.K. Sanders
Warrenton
Recorded on Roll of Pensionery under act
February 2,1848, Page 385. Vol. 3
H.E. Robinson
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State of Virginia
Page County
On this 20th day of January 1844
personally appeared before the subscriber a justice and the peace and
for the County aforesaid Maryann Stancarge a resident of Page County
and State of Virginia aged ninety 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 7, 1838, entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain
widows. That she is the widow of Lewis Stoneberger, whom she has often
heard say that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and served
in the regular army, in one of the Virginia Regiment for the sum of
eighteen months or longer, that while in the service he said that
he served in and belonged to the same company with Andrew Heiser
the said Andrew Keever lived in the County of Page and was a pen
one of the United States that she has heard her husband the aforesaid
Sanburg State that he served a tour of three months duty in
the Virginia Militia at the taking of Cornwallis at York Town in
this latter tour of duty he marched from the County of Shenandoah
Virginia she believes under the command of Captain Peter Prince
the cannot now name any of the officers under whose command her
said husband served in the regular army but must refer for the
proof of his services to the evidence hereto annexed,
she further declares that she was married to the said Lewis
Stoneberg in the County of Shenandoah on the 10th day of August
1785 to the best of her recollection and belief, that her maiden name
before
dence
marriage was Maryann Sister, that she has no recorded this
her marriage and does not know of any can now be found;
that her husband the aforesaid Lewis Stoneberger died on the 20th day
of October 1820, that she was not married prior to his leaving the sum
but the marriage took place previous to the first day January seven
teen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated
Maryann Stonebagowen
to and subscribed on the day and
mark
last above her before me the hendick
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I do hereby certify that Maryan Stoneberger subscriber to the
foregoing declaration is unable to appear in Court in consequence
of old age and bodily infirmity
In Kenduck S
State of Virginia
Page County
Be it known that on this 20th day of January 1844
before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the
County aforesaid personally appeared Maryann Stoneberge and made
of
oath in due form of law that she was well acquainted with Lewer
Stoneberger the late husband of Mary Ann Stoneberger and does
well know that the said Lewis Stoneberger, died on the 26th day of
October 1820 and that the said Maryann Stoneberger has never
intermarried since the death of her said husband but still
remains his widow
Mary Ann Stoneberger J
Mark
1
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year last above
mentioned before me
Abrm Kendrick J P
I certify that Maryann Stoneberger
is entitled to full
confidence
Aben Kendrick J P
State of Virginia to wit
At a Court held for the County of Page on Monday
the 22 day of January A.D. 1844. This declaration of Mary Ann
Stenberger made under the provisions of an act of Congress passed July
7th 1838, Granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows together wit
the certificate of Abraham Kendrick a Justice of the peace in and for the
County of Page in the State of Virginia, was produced in open Court and upon
of said certificate and declaration, the Court doth order that it
to certified to the War Department at Washington City, that the said declare
and certificate and other proceedings annexed
●
approved of by the Court In Testimony whereof
William Lauchlan
unto my name and affix the seal of the said
Court at During this 23d day of January 1844 and
in the year of the Lauch
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State of Virginia
Shenandoah County,
I hereby certify that I have examined in the office
of the county court of said County, but can find no record of the
marriage of Louis Stenberg and Mary Ann Finter neither
ning the papers in records of said office. Given under my
and the seal of said officer
hand this 29th day of January 1844
John H.C. Dish DC
William S.
W
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156.393- Act Mar 3 | 33
June 2 | 35
Mary Ann Stoneberger
widow of Lewis Stoneberger
Col. Jackson
revolutionary War
Pensioner
160 A
H.G.Fant
Washinton
D.C.
Vol. 32 Page 13
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State of Missouri
County of Harson
On this 18th day of May Hugle hundred and
fifty five personally use and before me at
of the Peace within and for the County and State
aforesaid Mary ann enlarged aged the
hundred and five years a resident of Warren
County in the State of Missouri who is duly
sworn according to law, declare that he is the
widow of Lewis Monbarger deceased who was
private in name of the Collected)
in the Regiment was encollect of commanded by Col
Jackson in the Revolutionary war that he
said husband enlisted (the time and
and continued in all
of
years in said war for the term there is
and honorably discharged at Whitten Virginia
time he recollection
is enlarged in Shenandoah County
the further states that she was married to the said
time not recollected by one Paul Hinkle a minister
of the gospel, and that her name before, in case
Mary Ann Winter, that her said husband was deed
in Shenandoah County Virginia in the month of Septemon
October, 1823, and that she is now a widow
is not in he soever of the applicant to fear
of the publick as private record of herman
are coming of and in
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whether there be my public record in the County
and state from which she emigrated to this State
she further declare that she is receiving a
pension of sixty dollars per annum,
She makes this declaration for the purpose of
obtaining the County land to which parch
be
entitled under the act approved by
the 3d 1855,
Mary Ann Stoneberger
Mary Ann Stoneberger Jun
of the altho it applicant for County
upon this state that may the barg
Louis Winberlin together of man has
wife in his lifetime,
John Mary
Payton
We Thomas Neal and George Danner and
of Warren County in the State of Missouri
our oaths sale that the foregoing declaration
signed and acknowledged by Mary and Silas
our presence and that believe from the appearance
timents of the applicant, that his
thereunto
going declaration and date
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the my
Waller and I certify
G
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I know the affiants to be credible person that the
claimant is the person she represent hereof
to be, and that he entered in this
the
Jennings
H.G. Fant
Present
156.393
Mary Ann Stonebeger
21
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State J. Missouri
County of Waren ⎬
I Thomas Marshall
Clerk of the County Court aforesaid
certify that William H Penningstry whose
name appears hereto officially affixed is
now and was at the time of signing the same
acting Justice for said County
Commissioned as the Law requires that
his signaling thereto is genuine
Given under my hand and seal
of said County Court at
office
Thomas J Marshall Clerk
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5.874
Virginia
Mary Ann Stoneberger
widow of Lewis Stoneberger
who was a private
in the Virginia line, for 1 year and
6 months, and 3 months
in the Va. Militia
inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
70 Dollars 
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 
20th day of July 1844
and sent to 
Thomas Monroe Esq
Woodstock Va
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 273
H.S. Evans
Clerk
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Reported
from certificates
Act 7 July 1838 & 3rd
March 1843
Seller to Robert Sanders
April 6 : 1850
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8545,
Virginia
Mary Ann Stoneberger
widow of Lewis Stoneberger
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 20th
October 1820
Page Co in the State of Virginia
who was a
in the
commanded by Captain
of the
commanded by
the Virginia
line
for 18 mo & 3
Months Va Militia
---
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of
70
Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the
19th
day of
and sent to Thomas
July Woodstock Va
Total amount,
$350.00.
Book D
Pol.
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Recorded Act July 7, 1838.
S. Evan Clerk
1
Page 279
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this file is blank
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19.807
any
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Widow, &c.
File No. 9683
Mary Ann Stoneberger
Wid. of 
Lewis Stoneberger
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Feby, 2748
Index:- Vol. M, Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Declaration
State of Missouri
S
County of Warren
On this Twenty Fifth day of
April 1830 personally appeared to me the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Warren Mary Ann Stoneberger
be resident of Warren County Missouri
aged about one hundred years, who being first
duly Sworn according to Law doth on
her with, make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of
the provision
made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd
bruary 1848, granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the revolution
war. That she is the Widow Lewis
Stoneberger Decd
and it was
formerly
A
revolutionary soldier and
that the annual amount of the pension which
she has received under the act of 17th June 1844
was - she further declares that she is still
Widow
Sworn to
and subscribed on the day & year
above written
Justice of the Peace
of Page County Virginia
Mary Ann Stoneberger
Hiram Carp
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State of Missouri
County of Warren
Be it remembered that on the
this the Twenty Fifth day of April 1850 personally
appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of
the peace for Warren County Mary Ann
Stoneberger and makes oath that she is
the
identical Mary Ann Stoneberger her her who
as the widow of Lewis Stoneberger her or formerly
of Page County Virginia belonged to the
Virginia Pension Roll that she has
removed to this State and is now a citizen
of Missouri
and that she desires to be
transfered from the Virginia
to the Missouri Roll
Mary Ann Stoneberger
pension Roll
the begin
Sworn & subscribed on the
day & year above written
Hiram H. Camp
State of Missouri
Justice of the
County of Warren
County
Thomas J. Marshall
said
certify that Can
County
of which name of to ┃
and is in his and the
of signing her justice duly
and qualified according
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in "" then lately
that the faith credit and with the
special acts as such and that
nature ament
&
In testimony there may hereby so
my hand and affixed the seal of said
County Court at Office in Warrenter
County Missouri this he
teenth day of May 1850
J. Marshall
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State of Virginia
Page County
Be it known that on this 25 day of
November 1843 before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace
and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Jacob Peter
aged eighty one years, and made oath in due form of law, that he
was well acquainted with Lewis Stoneberger, the late husband
Maryann Stoneberger, that he does well know that the said
Lewis Stonebuger, was drafted as a soldier and served for the time
eighteen months in the Revolutionary war, that he marched from
the County of Shenandoah in the State of Virginia to the South, and he
has often heard the said Stenberger State that he was in the battle of
Guilford Court House whilst in the service; affiant had a brother
Frederick Senter that was in the service at the same time and was in
the same Company with said Lewis Stoneberger, and he has likewin
he heard Andrew Keiver state that himself and Lewis Stonebuger
in the service together and belonged to the same Company; he
now name any of the Officers under whom the said Stone
served, but he understood was under the command of Gen
Green, affiant further states that he does well know that the said Lewis
Stoneberger was again drafted a very short time after getting home
from his first tour of eighteen months duty, and was marched from
the County of Shenandoah to the taking of Lord Cornwallis
go town, in this latter tour of duty he cannot name any of the
officers under whom he served neither can he state hereon
he
a
in the service and he believes that he was in the service fully
three months or longer, that he has often heard the said Lewis
Stoneberger state that it was three months to and that he was
present when the British army surrender
Is
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and
said
affiant further states that he was present and saw the
Lewis Stoneberger and Maryann Stonebergh Married he
cannot now give the exact day of the month nor the year of said
Marriage but he does know that they were married at least
fifty eight or Sixty years since, that he affiant was married
himself fifty years since on the 11th of December 1793. and the sd
Lewis Hamburger and Maryann his wife were married some
eight or ten years previous to his own marriage
his
Jacob Fester
Mark
7
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year last above
mentioned before me
And Lionberger J.P
I certify that I am well acquainted with Jacob Tenter above
named and he is entitled to full confidence
Jno Singer
4
Pay County
,
William Sank Clerk of the living want,
the before
do certify that John Smith
the forgoing affidavit was taken is an acting Magistrate in and forth in
are duly commissioned in
that the signatures
purports to be his and
I
Testimony where, I hereunto subset
my name and affixed the sine of
my said office at Surrey this 22
January 1844 and in the year of the
Common
Frank C
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State of Virginia
Page County
Be it known that on this 20th day of
January 1844, before me the subscribed a Justice of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared
Henry Ailshite aged eighty eight years, and made oath
in due form of law that he was well acquainted with
Lewis Stoneberger, the late husband of Maryann Stone
begun and he does well know that the said Lewis
Stoneberger, was drafted for a tour of eighteen months
duly in the revolutionary war, in the said tour of duty
he marched from the County of Shenandoah in the State of
Virginia, to the South, affiant cannot now name
the year that the said Stoneberger was drafted in
neither does he know under what officers he served
but he does know, that he served out the time for
which he was drafted, and returned home from the army
with Andrew Reiser, who was likewise drafted and
served a tour of duty of eighteen months to the South
the said Andrew Reeser was a pensioner of the United States
and resided in Page County Virginia at the
time he was a pensioner, and affiant further States
that Lewis Stoneberger has been dead many years
---
and that Maryann Stoneberger has never intermaried
but still remains his widow
his
Henry & Aislesworn
to and
the
mark
subscribed on
day and year last
above mentioned before me
Abm Kenduck J.P.
I certify that Henry A White subscriber to the above
affidavit is entitled to full confidence
Abm Kendrick J.P
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1
by
to
William C Lank Clerk of the County
&
Court of Page County in the State of hand do certify that Abraham
Kendrick before when the within affidavit was to he is a
Marshal of the said County duly commission
and that the signatures purporting to be his are gen
-
In Testimony whereof I have
subscribed my name and in the
sence of my said Office at Sunny
this 12 day of January 1841 and
in the year of the Com
W .

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invention in
May 13
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Official business
free
of
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Act 2 Feb 184
Award
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
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Warrenton, Mo
May 13th,1850
J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Dr Sir
Herewith please
enclosed the Declaration of Mrs
Sonberger in conformity with the form
with you furnished me. And also
an application (as well as I could gues
at a for a transfer from the Roll
Mo Roll - you please let me
here from you as soon as practicable
A short time since I
---
enclosed to
the papers of Mrs Ward for County
&c in right of Mathew Ward her
husband who died in Santife
thist
the service of the U.S. please let me
hear the result at your
earliest convenine
Very Respectfully
 R.L  Sanders
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Warrenton , Mo
Mar 25 free
Pension Agent
Washington City
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Warrenton, Mo
March 25,1850
Dear Sir,
Ola Mrs. Elizabeth Stoneberger
the widow of Lewis Stoneberger
who was a Revolutionary soldier removed
to this state about 12 months ago
For many years he belonged to the Va 
Roll and regular Recieved his pension
up to the time of him leaving Va for 
Mo - By some accident she has lost 
or mislaid her
desires to
be
Certificate. She also
transfered from the a
Roll to the hall
Now my object in writing to you,
is to request that you
me with the necessary forms and
dictions to obtain the new certificate
and the transfer
Hoping that I have not asked to such
I am
Very respectfully
Sanders
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10418
January 31,1844
Va
Mary Ann Stoneberger
July 1838
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Woodstock Va Jany 29th 1844
Sir
I have
herein enclosed to you the declaration
and other papers of Mrs Maryann Stoneberger, the seal
that you will please have her papers examined and of
found satisfactory to have her placed upon the pension
God of the United States
Very respectfully
year of his
Thomas Moran
J.L Edward Esqr

Edwards Esqr