Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6215, for John Stanfield, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Stanfield, John
or Starfield,
Sarah

NUMBER
W.6215

CONTENTS

This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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Sarah Stanfield.

Final Payment Voucher
Received from GAO
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The State of Alabama  
Marshall County  
Court of Probate Regular
Term 2d Monday in March 1854
George R Standfield this day made
Application for letters of Administration
on the Estate of Sarah Standfield and
Satisfactory proof being made that the
said Sarah Standfield was a resident
of this County at the time of her death
and left no will, and that she was a
revolutionary pensioner of the United States
on the Role[sic] of the Huntsville Alabama
agency at the rate of $93.33 per Annum
and that she departed this life in said
County of Marshall on the 3d day of February
1854. The said George R Standfield having
filed his bond as administrator of the
Estate of the said Sarah Standfield in
the sum of Eighty-dollars that being
double the estimated value of said Estate
with William M Ingram and James Crutcher
his securities, which being approved
It is therefore ordered by the Court that the
said George R Standfield be and
he is hereby appointed administrator
of the Estate of the said Sarah Standfield

The State of Alabama 
Marshall County

I M Gilbreath Judge
of probate of said
County, hereby certify that the above is A
a true copy of the Record of the appointment
of George R Standfield as the administrator
of the estate of Sarah Standfield decd
In witness whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of the Court of Probate of
said County at office this the 15th
day of March AD 1854
Teste M Gilbreath Judge
of probate
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No 21
Sarah Stanfield

Payment to be made at
Mobile by James Perrine, Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
Alabama.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 357. Vol. 3.

H.R. Wrightman Clerk.

[stamped]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2, 1848,
Sarah Starfield[sic]
widow of John Starfield[sic]
who was Lieutenant in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of ninety three
dollars and thirty three cents per annum, commencing on the
4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again
many; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of
such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior
this twenty second day of May
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
Alex H. H. Stuart
Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and Countersigned
J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions.
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5.666
Huntsville[?]
Alabama, Mobile
Sarah Starfield
widow of John Starfield
John Starfield 
N.C.
served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Lieutenant 

subscribed on the Roll at the rate of
93 Dollars 33.
cents per annum, to commence on
4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
22d day of May 1837
and sent to
Hon. W.R.W. Cobb M.C.
Bellafonte Alabama

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 357 Vol.3
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Huntsville from
[ ] March 1836, 5 July
[illegible] sent to
WRW Cobb Belafonte
Ala.

[illegible] R. Stanfield [crossed out]
Aug 10/52 [crossed out]
[illegible] 28 Aug/1852 [crossed out]
Stanfield Jny 26/53
Cobb[?] Jan 5. 1850
[illegible] Feb 24 1852 [crossed out]
WRW Cobb 6th Apl 185[ ] [crossed out]
Jul. April 27/54. 
W.R.W. Cobb, May 10/56 
by R. Stanfield Mar 30/59 Land book
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State of Georgia
Murray County 

On this the twelfth day of July
eighteen hundred and forty eight personally appeared
before William Hammond one of the Justices of the
Inferior Court in & for said County Sarah Stanfield
a resident of the County & State of said aged nine-
ty 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 [blank] entitled
"An Act granting half pay and pensions to
certain widows"" That she is the widow of John
Stanfield who served in the Revolutionary war
as a private soldier part of the time under a
Captain Arnold, Major Crump, and General
Caswell as well as she recolects[sic], and part of
the time he filled the office of Lieutenant
and part of the time as Captain to the best
of her knowledge & belief. That he went
out with the second Troops after the first
Troops returned to the best of her knowledge
he was a volunteer from the County of Guil-
ford in said State of North Carolina &
continued in service from the time he re-
turned throughout the whole war until
the close, she only remembers one battle that he
the said John Stanfield was engaged in
which was at the court house in the said
County of Guilford which time it was, she
does not now recolect, that all of the
documentary evidence which she had of
the facts were lost & destroyed together in
her [illegible] backwards and forwards after the
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death of the said John Stanfield, that the
evidences consisted of his discharge or dischar-
ges from service in the war; and that she
lost & had destroyed at the same time the
family Record. she further declares that
her husband the said John Canfield was 
a [illegible] from the County of Randolph
in said State of North Carolina, which
said County of Randolph was taken from
the County of Guilford aforesaid to the
General Assembly in the House of Com-
mons at Tarboro about the year seven-
teen and Eighty seven.

She further declares that she
was married to the said to the said John Stanfield
on the Sixteenth day of February in the year
Seventeen hundred and seventy seven by a
parson Godard a minister of the Episcopal
Church on Sabbath in a parish Church
in the County of Halifax in the State of Virginia
"upon publication of the Bans"; she does
not remember any person or persons present
except the parties & their relations & that all
of said relations are now dead to the
best of her knowledge; That her husband
[illegible] after the close of the war and then moved 
to Abbeville District in the State of South Carolina when he died on the Eighth day
of November in the year eighteen hundred
and five, she further declares that she
had twelve children by the said John Stan-
field & that with two exceptions the whole
twelve [arrived?] at years of maturity; and
eight of said children are now alive to the
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best of his knowledge, the first child was born
on the nineteenth day of January seventeen 
hundred & seventy eight & the last child
was born on the twenty third day of Decem-
ber Eighteen hundred and three & two
other of the childrens births rainging[?] between
the year 1778 & 1803, aforesaid, and
that the said John Stanfield, her
husband died on the eighth day of
November eighteen hundred & five

She further swears that she is
now a widow & as been ever since the
death of her husband the said John
Stanfield, and that she has never
before made any application for
a pension

Sworn to & subscribed before
and on the day & year above written.
Sarah Stanfield herXmark
William Hammond J.I.C.

State of Georgia  
Murray County
This is to certify that
Sarah Stanfield by
reason of old age & bodily infirmity is
unable to appear in open court to
make her declaration & that the within
declaration was signed before me at
the residue of her son George R Stanfield
in this County. This the 12th day of July 1846
William Hammond JIC
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Georgia
Murray County 
I Edward H Edwards
Deputy Clerk of the Inferior,
Court in and for said County do hereby certify
that William Hammond whose name appears
to the within affidavit as a Subscribing
Witness is an acting Justice of the Inferior
Court and that full faith and credit
ought to be had and given his attestation
as such
Given under my hand and
Seal of Office this 24th day of
July 1848
E.H. Edwards Deputy Clerk
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I Augustus R Wight, Judge of the Superior
Courts of the Cherokee Circuit of the State of Georgia
of which circuit the county of Murray [illegible] part
and also the county of Malkey[?], the Inferior Court for which said county is now 
in session, and which is also a court of
record, do certify the foregoing declaration
and proceedings are and have been by me
Approved after having been by[crossed out] submitted 
me for that purpose
Augustus R Wright
Octbr 6 1848

Hiram M Shaw Clk
of said court

[written sideways on the right side]
Declaration
13.706 [illegible]
Sarah Stanfield
wid of John
Ga
Act 7 July 1838
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June 9/48
Jn Stanfield
Born 1787

No-4[?][written upside down]
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State of Tennessee 
Wayne County
Before me Washington Carter
 a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
personally came William Stanfield who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he is the son of John & Sarah
Stanfield and that he was born in the State of North 
Carolina and raised principally in South Carolina that
his father & mother had ten children beside him
self to wit Richard Sarah Jane & Robert Stanfield
older than himself, Richard married Martha Graves and
afterwards died leaving his widow who is now some-
where in the State of Georgia as well as I know and
that my father and mother had six other children to wit
Polly John Peter James George and Francis and that they
all grew up to the grade of maturely except my brother
Robert who died about the age of nine years and all
are now living as far as I know except Richard and
Peter and that as far as my memory retains in my
infancy my father and mother were living together as
husband & wife and continued so to live till my fathers
death which was in the year 1805 on the 8th day of November
to the best of my recollection in the District of Abbeville
in South Carolina and that after my fathers death my
Mother Sarah Stanfield moved to the State of Georgia where
she now resides and I never heard any thing contrary
to my father & Mother being husband & wife and that I always
understood that my father served as a revolutionary
soldier in the American War of 1776. I am now
about 61 years of age I was born on the 2d day
of February 1787
Wm Stanfield
W. Carter JP
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State of Tennessee  
Wayne County 
I Wm Jones Clerk of the County
Court of Wayne County do hereby
certify that Wm Carter is an acting Justice of the peace in
and for said County of Wayne and was at the date
of this affidavit and also is and was at that time
Chairman of the County Court of said County of
Wayne given and my hand at office on the 9th
day of June A D 1848
Wm. Jones Clk
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The State of Alabama  
Tallapoosa County

Personally appeared before me
 Leroy Gresham Judge of the County
Court of said County Lain Ewing who resides in
in[sic] the County & State aforesaid who after being first duly
sworn deposeth and saith that she is the daughter
of John Stanfield & Sarah Stanfield his wife - that
she is the fifth child of her father & mother that
she was born in Randolph County in the State of North Carolina & resided there
with her said parents about nine years when
deponent & her Father & Mother removed to Abbeville
District in the State of South Carolina & deponent
there was raised, that deponents Father & Mother
had four children before deponent, namely, Elizabeth
Richard, Sarah & one other one who died in infancy
before it was named - Richard Stanfield married
Martha Grimes & died some time after his marriage
& left his widow who now resides some where in the
State of Georgia to the best of deponents recollection
& that Sarah Stanfield yet resides some where in
the State of Georgia and that deponents mother
after her (deponents) birth had eight children by
deponents Father, to wit, William, Polly, John, Peter,
James, Robert, George & Francis Stanfield, of these
children all grew up to the age of maturity except
Robert who died at the age of about nine years
all the rest are living except Peter to the best of
my knowledge & belief, deponent saith that
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Born 1786
she is now about sixty two years of age and
that from deponents infancy & as far back as her
memory extends & the states she was living with
her said Father & Mother John & Sarah Stanfield
and always regarded them as husband & wife &
never heard any thing to the contrary, & that deponents
Father & Mother she further states lived together from
the time she could recollect till the death of deponents
Father he having departed this life on or about the
8th day of November AD 1805 & that all the children
referred to Deponents have often heard her Father & Mother
speak of & relate their ages & deponent further states
that she has often heard her said Father speak of
being in the service of the United States as a soldier
in the Revolutionary war, & that he frequently spoke
of the fatigues & hardships himself & fellow soldiers
had to under go & that deponent knows that
in the neighbourhood where deponents father & Mother
resided till the death of her said Father it was
never questioned or doubted but that he said
John Stanfield was a revolutionary soldier &
he was always referred to as such & so recognised
& spoken of by the neighbourhood where he resided but
deponent does not recollect hearing him say whether
or not he was in any battle during the revolutionary war
deponent further states that she always understood
and believes that her said Father was a soldier of
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and in the Revolutionary war with great 
Britain declared July 4th 1776 and lasted
about seven years or there about.
Janie Ewing herXmark

The forgoing affidavit
taken reduced to writing by
Subscribed and duly sworn to
before me by affiant this 5th of July
1848 - in the County of Tallapoosa
& State of Alabama
Leroy Grisham Judge of
the County Court of Tallapoosa
County Alabama

The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
I John A Jordan Clerk of the
County Court in and for Tallapoosa County in the State of
Alabama do hereby certify that Leroy Grisham whose
genuine signature appears to the above affidavit is and was
at the day of the date thereof Judge of the County Court
of Tallapoosa County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified
according to law and that full faith and credit is and
ought to be given all his official acts and attestations as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this Sixth day of
July AD One thousand eight hundred
and forty eight
John A Jordan Clerk
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The State of Alabama  
Tallapoosa County
I Leroy Grisham
Judge of the County
Court in & for Tallapoosa County do hereby
certify that John H. Jordan whose named
[illegible] assigned to the forgoing certificate as
Clerk of the County Court of said County
is such clerk and was on the day of the date
thereof duly quallified[sic] & commissioned
and that full faith and credit are due
all his acts as such, & that his certificate
is in due form of law given under
my hand at office this 6th day of July
AD 1848.
Leroy Grisham
Judge of the County Court
of Tallapoosa County

No 5
July 6 48
Jane Ewing
Born 1786
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May 10, 1938.

Mrs. J. Louis Crum
7 Blair Court
Columbia, Missouri.

BA-J/122
John Stanfield
W. 6215

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request in
formation in regard to your ancestors who served from North Carolina
in the Revolutionary War, listed by you as follows Colonel Jonathan
Jackson, Colonel John Stanfield and Samuel Stanfield, John or Will-
iam Thomas of Anson County, John or William Archer, and James or
Samuel Clayton.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in
the Revolutionary War of a Jonathan Jackson or John Archer of North 
Carolina, nor of any William Archer, James Clayton, Samuel Clayton
or Samuel Stanfield. No records could be identified of the particular
John and William Thomas in whom you are interested. The record of one
John Stanfield who served as an officer from North Carolina has been
found; the data which follow are then in the papers on file in pension
claim, W. 6215, based upon his service. This may aid you in your
research.
John Stanfield served as private and Lieutenant from Guilford
County, North Carolina, a part of the time under Captain Arnold,
also under Major Crump and General Caswell, was in the battle of
Guilford Court House, and was in service at the close of the war; his
service as Lieutenant amounted to at least seven months, specific
dates of said service not stated. It was stated that he served as a
Captain also, no details given.
The officer resided after his service in Randolph County (for
merly a part of Guilford County), North Carolina; in 1787, he was a
Member of the House of Commons of the General Assembly of North Caro-
lina. He moved some years later from North Carolina to Abbeville
District, South Carolina, where he resided until his death on November
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3, 1805. The age of John Stanfield is not given, nor the date
and place of his birth and the names of his parents.
The officer married February 16, 1777, Sarah, who was born in
December 1757; they were married by the Rector of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia. In 1848,
one Isaac George, a resident of Murray County, Georgia, stated in
support of the claim for pension of this officer's widow, "I was in-
timately acquainted with the Roberts family in which the said John
Stanfield married. Their family, the Stanfield family and ours, all
moved from the State of North Carolina." Some years after the death
of her husband, Sarah Stanfield moved from South Carolina to Georgia.
Sarah Stanfield was allowed pension on account of the service
of her husband as an officer in the Revolutionary War on her application
executed July 12, 1848; she resided then with her youngest
son, George R. Stanfield, in Dalton, Murray County, Georgia. In 1849,
this son's address was Van Buren, De Kalb County, Alabama, and in
1850, it was Hendricksville, in said De Kalb County, also his address
in 1852; in 1854, the resided with him in Sand Mountain, Marshall
County, Alabama.
John Stanfield and his wife, Sarah, had twelve children, ten
of whom were as follow: Elisa-
beth, their first child, born January 19, 1778; Richard, who married
Martha Grimes, and died previous to 1848, survived by said Martha;
Sarah; William Stanfield, who was born February 2, 1787, in Randolph
County, North Carolina, and resided in Wayne County, Tennessee, in
1848; Jane, their fifth child, born about 1786, in Randolph County,
North Carolina, who was Janie Ewing, of Tallapoosa County, Alabama in
1848; Robert, who died at the age on about nine years; Polly, who was
born about 1790, married James West in 1809, and resided in Wayne
County, Tennessee, in 1848; John; Peter, who died before maturity; James;
George R. Stanfield, the son with whom Sarah Stanfield resided, residences
given above; and Frances, or Fanny, who was born in 1803 in South Carolina,
and was nearly two years old at the time of her father's death,
and who was referred to as Fanny or Frances Gray, in 1843. There are
no further data in regard to the children lined above.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
2.
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person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner,
you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, Records Division, this city, and which the following:
Sarah Starfield (as her name was borne on the
pension roll) widow of John Starfield
Certificate #5655
Issued March 22, 1851
Rate $95.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1848
Act of February 2, 1848
Alabama Agency

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator.
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11108
Alabama Mobile
Sarah Starfield
widow of
John Starfield
who died in the year 1805
of DeKalb Co. in the State of Alabama
who was a Lieutenant in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the Revolution
line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mobile
at the rate of 93 Dollars 33
Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of
May 1837 and sent to
Hon WRW Cobb M.C.
Bellaforte Alabama
Arrears to the 4th of
Semiannual allowance ending
Alabama
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by HR Wightman Clerk.
Book [?] Vol. 1. Page 37
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State of Alabama  
DeKalb County
Know all men by these
presents that I Sarah
Stanfield of the County and State aforesaid
(who am a widow of John Stanfield deceased
who was a soldier of of the revolutionary war)
for divers good causes and considerations
me hear unto moving have appointed made
and ordained and by these presents do
appoint make and ordain W. R. W. Cobb
of said state and County of Jackson my
True and lawfull attorney for me and in my
name and for my own proper use and
Benefit to ask, demand, receive of and from
the proper officer appointed appointed[sic]
by the Government of the United States
over the pension office at Washington City
D.C. all moneys Bounties or pensions which are
due or shall hear after become due to me
Sarah Stanfield Widow of the said John
Stanfield Soldier of the revolutionary War
and to have use and take all lawfull means
in my name or otherwise that may be
nessary [necessary] or proper in the Execution of this
power of attorney to do all lawful acts and
things what so ever concerning the premises as
fully in every respect as I my self might or could
do were I personally present at the doing there of
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and one or more attornies under him, for the purpose
aforesaid, to make and again at his pleasure
to revoke ratifying and confirming and by these
presents allowing what soever my said attorney
shall in my name lawfully do or cause to be
done, in and about the premises, by virtue
of these presents in witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my seal this
the 28th day of September one thousand eight hundred
and Fifty
Sarah Stanfield herXmark
signed sealed and
delivered in presents[sic] of 
Abijah Brooks
A J Chaney an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for said
County

No 9
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State of Alabama 
DeKalb County
Personally came before me
Andrew J. Chaney an acting
Justice of the peace for said County
Sarah Stanfield who being duly sworn deposeth
and sayeth as follows to wit
I was married to John Stanfield on the 16th
Sixteenth day of February 1777 in the State of
Virginia in Hallifax County by publishing
the Bans we wear[sic] married by a parson
Gordon Minister of the Gospell
I lived with the said John Stanfield to his
Death which took place on the 8th of November
1805 in Abbeville District South Carolina
During the time we lived to gather the
I had Twelve living children by the said
John Stanfield whose names are as follows
Elizabeth the oldest was born on the 19th day
January 1778. Richard, Sarah, Robert
Jane, William, Polly, John, Peter, James
George and Frances, the youngest who lacked[?]
untill december after the death of my husband
John Stanfield of being two years old
the ballance of their ages ranging between
them two I have never been married to any
other man but the said John Stanfield
after we were married we removed to the State of
North Carolina
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whear[sic] my husband John Stanfield entered in the
service of the United State as a private
Soldier and served six month as such under
Captain Arnold of the State of North Carolina
do not recollect whear or at what point he was
stationed or what Battles he was in Except
the Battle at Gilford Court house he has often
shown me the position or place where both
armies wear[sic] when fighting that Battle
I shall be ninty[sic] three years old next december I think
though my recollection has much failed in the few
last years.

Sarah Stanfield herXmark
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 28th September 1850
A.J. Chaney
Presiding Justice of the
Peace in said County
State of Alabama  
DeKalb County
I do hereby certify that from
Every appearance of Mrs Sarah Stanfield
her age and other infirmities she is not able
to attend our Circuit Court next week to be
sworn in open court it being near fourteen
miles this 28th September 1850.
A J Chaney
acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said County
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[bifold page]
[left panel]
Let Hon WRW Cobb July

[right panel]

[illegible] 13716[?]
[illegible] Starfield
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] 16.66
[illegible] to same[?] Jany 18'69
[illegible] [to] same Sept 29/[?]
[illegible]
[illegible]
Hon WRW Cobb Mar [illegible]/81
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No.6215
Sarah Starfield
Widow
John Starfield
Lieut Rev War
File No.
Act: Feb. 3. 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 241
(Arrangement of 1870.)
May 10. Hist to Mrs. J Louis Crum
J.E.E.
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Case of
Sarah Stanfield
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Alabama. Mobile
Sarah Starfield
widow of John
who was a Lieutenant
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 93 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued
the 22d day of May 1837
and sent to
Hon. W.R.W. Cobb. M.C.
Bellefonte Alabama
(Acts of March 3, 1843 & June
17, 1844.)
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 232
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[stamped] Received Apr 25 1838 Mail Sub-Div Vets. [illegible]

Columbia Mo
April, 21, 1938

The Pension Department,
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:- I wish to trace my early
ancestors who were settlers in North 
Carolina, thence into Tennessee and
Kentucky. I want proof that any
of these men were soldiers in the
Revolutionary War on the side of
the American cause. Will you see
if you have record of any of the
following names from North Carolina,
I Colonel Jonathan Jackson (of NC) who married
Huldah White
one has been a
II Colonel John Stanfield (one has been 79) who married in the Harris or Sherrod family.
also Samuel Stanfield
III Thomas (John or William) of  Anson Co. 
North Carolina.
IV Archer (John of N.C> or William) of North Carolina.
V Clayton (James or Samuel) of North Carolina
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If you can find any record of service
in the war of either of these men
Will you send me such record
at your earliest convenience.

If such service is not free, let
me hear as to cost of same.
I am Most Respectfully
Mrs. J. Louis Crum
Blair Court
Columbia, Mo.
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[round stamp]
Received
Apr 25 1938
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets. Adm.
[illegible] 3
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FS[?] your early action
on the case will be
Thankfully [illegible] and 
a report to me the
result
Cobb

H of Reps
Washington Dec 30 63
Dear Sir
I requested to call your
attention to the date of the Marriage of Mrs
Stanfield now a RW[?]pensioner at Huntsville and
as I learn an effort  is being made to inclose
her pension or to recover back pension
you will therefore be kind enough to
begin[?] the examination of the case to have an
eye particularly to the time of marriage
I am Truly your [illegible]
WRW Cobb
Hon L P Waldo
com of pen
Washington DC
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Bellefonte Ala June 2 57/
Dear sir
It is much more convenient
for Mrs. Stanfield to collect her pension at
Huntsville Ala than Mobile being only about
sixty miles to Huntsville an a diley[daily?] communication
an four hundred to Mobile with but letter
or no communication please change her place
of payment to Huntsville Ala and for That
purpose I herewith return her certificates for
the change she has not been yet advised
of there issuance untill to days I write her
(having red them[?] my self)
I have recd and return them for a change
please change them upon there recite[receipt] and
direct them to me at Van Buren DeKalb
Co Ala I will be there soon and it is in
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her Neighbourhood and I can hand them over to
the old Lady in person she lives forty miles
from me
yours truly
WRW Cobb

Hon. Heath
Comr of Pen
Washington DC
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Hon W. R. W. Cobb
Apl 6 /52
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80
Pension Office
6th April 1854
Sir
The letters of Mr Stanfield
of 23 Jany and 17th March 1854
have been received. If he desires
an appeal to the Secutary of the
Interior in the case of Sarah Stan-
field widow of John of Alabama,
he must himself make it. For his
information, I would state that the
Secretary of the Interior requires
in all cases of Appeal, that the
appellant shall state specifically
the grounds of Appeal. I would
further remark that this claim
has been carefully reexamined
and I am constrained to adhere
to my former decision rejecting
the it under Act 4th July 1836.
Hon. W. R. W. Cobb
H. of Representatives
Page 40

Hon J. E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Hendersonville Ala
May 15

May 22/32
Rel. to case of
Sarah Stanfield
Wid. of John
Page 41

Col J.E. Heath

praying I [illegible]
call your attention to the act of
July 29th 1848.
She is compelled to
be entitled to a Lieutenants pay
from the 4th March 1848,
I Broke upon the letter my seal
and now seal in this
yours truly &c

G. W. Stanfield
Page 42

State of Arkansas
Madison County
February 7, 1859

Hon Commissioner of
Pensions. Dear sir
Learning four
Rumor in differant[sic] ways, that the officers
and soldiers or one or boath[sic] are
Receiving Lands from the General
Government or Rather the heirs of
officer or soldiers of the revolution-
ary War. Proof has ben made
and is now on file in your office
that my father John Stanfield
was an officer in the revolution
ary War and my mother Sarah
Stanfield was Pensioned, under the
act of 1838, as the widow
of John Stanfield Lieutenant of
the revolutionary war which
by refferance to your office
you will find. I write to ask
the favour to be informed
whether my fathers heirs is
entitled to land or not
Page 43

as I know of no other way of
Ariving at the truth of this
matter only through your office
if I am asking more than your
office allow you to answer
in the affirmation please excuse
me and let me know how
I am to arive at the facts
an answer as early as posible
will confer a favor on
a friend
very respectfully your
obt. Servt.

G. R. Stanfield
Direct Little spring post office
Madison County Arkansas

To the Hon
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
Page 44

Hon Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 45

44
John Lyon 
Aug 28 1853
Page 46

440
Pension Office
August 28, 1882

Sir.
In answer to your letter of the 21st inst.
I have to inform you that Sarah Starfield
widow of John Starfield, was, on the 22d May
1857, allowed a pension at the rate of
$93.33 per annum from the 4 March 1836.
except two years from the 4 March 1841.
to the 4 March 1843. The amount due
on the 4th March 1851, was $1213:29-
the certificates were sent to the Hon
W. R. W. Cobb, Belleforte, Ala, who
furnished the last evidence in the
case
John Lyon, Esq
Knoxville Te

Rev
Page 47

136
Pension Office
August 10 /52.

Sir:
You seem to have a very confused idea of
the pension laws, and the action of this Office under
them. The Act of July 29th 1848, which you dwell upon
with so much force, provides for widows who were mar-
ried prior to 1800, and makes the amount of pension de-
pend upon the amount of service, as under the Act of
June 7th 1832, the pension, however, commences March
4th/48. The Computations under the Acts of July 4/36.
and July 7th 1838, also rest on the same basis- the first
provides for widows whose husbands rendered
service subsequent to marriage- the last, viz: the Act
of
July 7. 1838, gives widows pensions married prior to
1794. The Act of 1836, is the only law under which a
pension granted to Mrs Stanfield would have been
of more benefit to her than that under which she was
pensioned - not, however, in the amount of annual pay-
ment, but from the date of the commencement of the
pension; for it would have commenced on the 4th
of March 1831, whereas her present pension was
made to commence, under the act of July 7 1838

[written in left margin]
what regard to the period when the [illegible] was [illegible].
Page 48

on the 4th of March 1836. To the benefit of the
Act of July 4, 1836, it was shown that she was [crossed out]
married [crossed out] had no claim whatever, and it was with
great difficulty that the date of the marriage
to 1794, was proven. The only service established
was for 7 months as a Lieut, which was a
liberal allowance, and which entitled her to
$93.33 cts per annum. That amount she
has received, and she has no claim for a large [larger?]
sum
No widows pension law embraced the year
1841 and 1842, except the act of July 4 1836.
The
Act of March 3d 1845, June 17, 1844, and Feby
2 1848, are supplementary to the Act of July 7, 1832.
and under the first pension commence 3d May
1843
Very Respy
Your Obt Serv
Acting Comm

George R. Stanfield Esq
Hendricksville
De Kalb Co.
Alabama
Page 49

Geo R Stanfield
Qu R[?] to
his Mother's Pension
wishes an appeal
to the Sect of the
Interior
Page 50

Sand Mountain
17th March 1854.

Hon W.R.W. Cobb

Dear Sir yours of February
27th to geather with the Hon. Commissioners of
Pensions has been recd in which he states
the proof in the case of Sarah Stanfield
does not fix the commencement nor terminati-
on of her husband service. admitted
but she states that the first soldiers had gone
out but had not returned when they wear[sic]
married 16th February 1777. and that he
served most of the war after their
marriage. Mr. Sample states with other
things he has saw his discharges which
means more than one. the records
show payment for service rendered
She Sarah Stanfield also states that he John
Stanfield her husband was in the battle
fought a Guilford Court house,
now the whole to geather her allegation
substantiated by the Records showing payment
for service rendered, the testimony of
Mr. Sample legally authenticated must
prove he was in service after the
Marriage.
I will therefore just remark to you
to refer the case to the proper tribunal
for investigation. if that is the Secretary
of the Interior have it investigated
in my name or as you may proper as
I would not wish you to do any thing that
would lessen you in the estimation of any
of the Department or the people at
Home
yours respectfully
George H Stanfield
Page 51

Hon J.E. Heath
or F [illegible] Triplett
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

Hendricksville Ala
Sept 4th 35

Sept 15/32
Sarah Stanfield
Page 52

Hendricksville
DeKalb County, Ala

The Hon Commisioner[sic] of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

Dear Sir
your communication of the 18th Inst
has been recd and its contents [illegible]
notice you say the only act under which a
pension could have him granted to Sarah
Stanfield that would have been of more
benefit to her would have bin[sic] the act
of the 4th July 1836, and you say it was
shown that she had no claim to that
act whatever because it was with
difficulty that date of the marriage
was proven to be prior to 1794.
Sir I contend that marriage was
proven to be 16th of February 1777.
and no proof has ever bin[sic] to that office
to prove any thing else which you
will see on refferance to proof it if
her allegation prove that to the the day
and a certifficate of a Mr Grammen
a minister of Virginia State that parson
Gordon was not there after the cease
of the Revolutionary War, the balance
of proof only prove that they live to geather
and raised a large amount of children
and was all ways reputed as husband
and wife and John H. Lumpkin
Member in congress certifide to the
Credibility of the witness to Isaac George
George Chappell & others which was the only
Page 53

proof made in case
There is clearly a mistake in the office
and she is entitled to the benefit of
the Act of the 4th July 1836 most
assuredly if the proof of only 7 months
as a Lieutenant is all I will have to 
[illegible] as reguards the annual pay 
but I can not as regards the act under
which she is entitled because I know
just what proof I made it all
my self and I can not  be mistaken
and as the service at the time of the
service it was all rendered subsequent
to the marriage if the office
allows her the pay from 4 March
1831, and the two years 1841 & 1842
I will clear further proceedings
and if not I will make an agent
at Washington and will take an
appeal on the case.
you please answer me
on this point as early as practable
and
Obd Servt
George AR Stanfield
28th August 1852

Com J. E. Heath or
FFC Triplett
Commissioner of Pension
Page 54

Examination
Mary Stanfiel
Alabama 
1838

Hendricksville Ala/5
Sept 4th
F.E. Hassler Esq.
Washington City
D.C.

F.E. Hassler
Page 55

Hendricksville
DeKalb County Ala

F. E. Hassler Esq
Dear Sir
in yesterday I recd a letter from the Commission-
er of pensions after having written one to
him of the subject of raising my mothers pension
he states that 7 months service is all that was
proven as a Lieutenant, and that she is entitled
to no more. on this subject I can say nothing
as I have no knowledge of the said in such
case. he says the only law by which she
could be benefited is the Act of the
4th July 1836 which says she is not entitled
to be cause the act requires that the
service should be rendered subsequent to
the marriage and that it was with
difficulty that the marriage was proven
prior to the date of 1794.
in this I know he is clearly mistaken
for I made all the proof my self and
the proof made is this mother alleges that
she was married to the 16th February 1777
and by a parson Gordon Church of England
minister and in Virginia no one else were
allowed to marry and that they were married
publishing the bans with out [illegible]
and consequently there were no records
kept of [illegible] marriages and all the proof
I could get was that a Mr Grammer
minister of the gospell of Virginia
Certifide that he could find records kept by
a parson Gordon at that date
Page 56

The case is
Sarah Stanfield Widow
of John Stanfield
Revolutionary
Claims payable at
Huntsville Ala
G.R. Stanfield

Ex by
F.E. Hassler, Esq.
Washington City D.C.
Page 57

I then proved for over fifty years back
they were living to geather and raised a
large family of children and were always
reputed as husband & wife and of good
Character &c not knowing the law I had
failed to have the credibility of some of
the witness certifide and they were not
recd untill John H. Lumpkin Member in
Congress from Georgia Certifide the Credibility
of the witnesses and Col Edward the then
Comr of Pensions acknowledge to me the
proof of marriage by letter & C. in the
Early part of 1840. now he says it was
with difficulty it was proven prior to
1794, they say if the case would come
under that act she would be
allowed pay for 1841 & 2 which years
she has recd nothing and that that
act would pay from 4th March 1831
when she is only paid from 4th March
1836. if you can assist me in getting that
much through I will give you what
is write for your services and I have
mailed a letter to the office when
mail this they will not prohibit
you from examining the case I suppose
an application to do so, if they will allow you
and you will call for my letter dated with
28th August. you find what I say to them
and if they do not shall take such
Steps as will compell them to do right
verry respectfully your obt servt
George R. Stanfield
Page 58

Hon. J.E. Heath
Commissioner of
Pensions Washington
City, D.C.

[written sideways]
May 22/32
Rel: to case of
Sarah Stanfield
widow of John
Page 59

State of Alabama  
DeKalb County
Hon J. E. Heath
Commisioner[sic] of Pensions
Dear sir an Examining pamphlet
sent me from Washington City containing
the Pension laws now in force
I in the act of 1836, 4th July for the
relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution
who have died leaving a widow whos
marriage took place before the Expiration of
the last period of service such widows
shall be entitled to receive during the
time she remains unmarried the
the annuity or Pension which might
have been allowed her husband by
virtue of the act aforesaid
now sir I proved the married the
I think in the early part 1777 the receipt
of which was acknowledge by Col.
Edwards the then commisioner of
Pensions I also sent to that office
the receipt of was also acknowledge
a certifficate of the Comptroller of
North Carolina certifying that 3
Special certifficates was made to John
Stanfield the husband of March
Stanfield the claimant for the
Page 60

of secretary was in the stationary
sum of 74[pounds] 5 shillings for military wages in the revolution. I also proved
by Jesse Sample whos credibility was
properly authenticated that he had seen[?]
and Examined John Stanfields discharges
from the revolutionary war and that he always
understood he was an officer in that
War, also the claimant Sarah Stanfield
Alledges that he John Stanfield served
in the Revolutionary war as private as a
Lieutenant and as a Captain and
her only allowed $93.53/100 per annum
you also have her affidavit- sent there
By the pension agent at Huntsville
Alabama that she was a widow
and the widow of the same mention-
ed John Stanfield there for I contend
she should have him pensioned
at the start with the amount that
would have her due John Stan-
field a Lieutenant and under that
Law of 4th July 1836. she realied[?]
on by the and
then you find the act 29th July 1848
allows the same pension with
very small differances the marridge
must have taken place prior to the
1st January 1800, Sarah Stanfield 
the claimant get nothing for
Page 61

1841 & 1842, I wish you to answer me
as quick a posible so that I may
have a fair understanding of
die whole matter
the act of the 18th March 1818,
Granting Pension of $240 to all
[continental?] officers and $9 to privates
and yet Sarah Stanfield widow of
John Stanfield a Lieutenant in
the Revolutionary war is only entitled
to $93.33/100 pr annum, sir I must
Before coming to close say that John
Stanfield my father spent a good
living in defence of his country, lift[sic] his
widow and children to work for their [illegible] and
poverty has keep me from knowing
the law, she is poor, for proof of
which I refer you to Col Cobb
of Alabama and through this state
poverty is she to be deprived of the
rights granted her the Government
for which my father and her
husband spent his property and
Spil his Blood I therefore submit
the matter, for further investigation
I have the honor to be
your obt servt
May 13th 1852,
George R. Stanfield
Addressed at Hendricksville DeKalb County Ala
Page 62

Sarah Stanfield
wid of John
Ala
Act 7 July 1838
Ad. J mo to $93.33/
from 4 Mch 1836
except[?] 2 years


Cert sent to
Hon W.R.W. Cobb
Bellafonte
Ala
Page 63

No 13705 (No 2)
Sarah Stanfield
wid of John
Ga
Act 7 July 1838

April 18/48
Page 64

State of North Carolina
office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State 
of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears
from the Journals of the General Assembly of this
State, which met at Tarborough on the 19th day
of November 1787, that John Stanfield was a mem-
ber of the said General Assembly, in the House of
Commons, from the County of Randolph
Given under my hand at of-
fice in Raleigh this 18th day
of April 1848.
W. Hill Secretary
of State
Page 65

July 17-48
Sarah Stanfield
Ga

Free

JS Edwards
"Commissions of Pensions"
Washington DC

[stamped] Dalton Ga July 11

John Lyon 
Dalton
Geo
Page 66

Dalton 10th July 1848

Mr Edward

D Sir
Sometime since I am late
law firm of Lyon & Evans
addressed to you a letter
requesting certain rules & forms, they have been
received & in making out the testimony I find
that I must appeal to you for the benifit
of the Record in your office.
That John Stanfield served in the Revo-
lutionary war I have not the least doubt, &
that Mrs Sarah Stanfield was the legal wife
of John Stanfield is very clear- but both
of these important facts are hard to prove.
John Stanfield moved from Randolph
County, No Ca sometime after the year of 17-
87, which year he was a member to the Genl
Assembly at Tarboro to Abbeville Dist.
S. C. where he died on the last of the
of the year 1805, hence you for the diffi-
culty of establishing the fact of his ser-
vice by oral testimony and as there is no
Record in No.Ca. of his service, farther than
this, that there is a certificate of 33
paid J. Stanfield for military services. I
must have recourse to the Record in your office
Page 67

this favor-- to know some Revolutionary Soldier
who is now alive & drawing pension, who was
in the same Regiment with John Stanfield, It is
necessary that I should Know this & where
any of the pensioners that were in the 
same Regiment with him in so that I
can apply to them for their evidence
& there an be no impropriety in it either
Mrs Stanfield tell me that her husband
was in service the whole Revolution after
the first troops that went out returned
you can just look to the Record
& find who is now living of the soldiers
that were with John Stanfield & give
me the name & Residence, without this
assistance from your office I must give
up establishing a just claim for an
aged & infirmed & poor
woman. The family have been away
from Carolina ever since the death
of the old man.
John Stanfield was from the County
of Guilford No.Ca.
Please attend to this matter for
as early as convenient & oblige.
Your Obt Sert
Jno. Lyon
Page 68

State of Virginia & County of Halifax Set.
I John Grammer a presbyter of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States of America, & Rector
of Antrim Parish in the County & State aforesaid, do hereby
certify, that there is in my possession (belonging to the parish)
a mutilated volume containing the record of proceedings
of the Vestry from 16th July 1752 to 3d April 1815, from which
it appears that the Revd Alexander Gordon was the minister
of Antrim parish for several years, but as many leaves of
the records are entirely missing, & other tourn & imperfect, the
precise period of his incumbency cannot be determined.
His name appears, in the proceedings of a meeting of the Ves-
try held some time between Feb. & Nov: 1763- the date & other
parts of the record being torn off; But as he is named as pre-
siding at the meeting held 29th Nov. 1763, & as at that meeting
the Treasurer returned an account in which is  this
charge "To Revd Alex Gordon for services from the 15th day of
May last.. 8679" (of tobacco) it appears that this was the
date on which his services as minister of the parish com-
menced. From this time until the 26th April Seventeen
hundred & Seventy (1770), his name is regularly subscribed
to the minutes of the several meetings of the Vestry;- ca-
rious orders entered for the payments of his Salary & other
matters concerning him, as the minister. From this last
date the record is entirely wanting, (being torn or cut out) until
the 23rd July 1787, when there an account of the organization
of the parish under the new government which had then
been established in this country. At that time there was no
minister officiating in the parish; & how far back the vacancy
Page 69

extended, there are no means in my possession, for ascertaining.
all which I hereby certify & subscribe this seventh day of
July 1848 -
J. Grammer

Halifax Cty to wit
I John Barksdale a Justice of
the peace for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the Revd John
Grammer, personall[sic] appeared before me
this the 6th day of July 1848 & duly made
oath to the correctness of the foregoing certif-
cate given under my hand & seal the date
above mentioned
John Barksdale J. Peace

[illegible]
(No 6)
Page 70

Col J.L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Hendricksville 
Oct 11th

Supl Decl
Sarah Stanfield
wid John

Capt. Triplete
Page 71

October 10th 1850
Dear Sir on last Friday through
mistake I mailed something I supose a
power of attorney made to Mr Cobb
and failed to mail the allegation made
by my Mother you will please excuse the
mistake and send back the other
paper

Verry Respectfully
your Obt Servt
George R Stanfield

Col J. L. Edwards
Page 72

(No 10)

State of Alabama
DeKalb County
I Ruebin Estis Judge of the
Probate Court of said County
do hereby certify that Andrew J. Chancy of said
County is an acting Justice of the peace in and
for said County the said Chancy Commission
bears date fourteenth day of June last
and will expire on the first Monday in
March 1853 or as soon as his successor
is qualifide and that due faith can be
given to his acts as such this second day
October 1830
Given under my hand & seal
of office at office
R. Estes
Judge of Probate
in for said County
Oct 2d 1850

The State of Alabama
I L P Walker Judge of
the 4th Judicial circuit of said State do hereby
certify that R Estis whose signature & Seal
appears to the foregoing certificate is and
was on the day of the date thereof 
Judge of Probate in & for the County of DeKalb
in said State of Alabama - Witness my
hand & seal this 3rd October 1830 LP Walker Judge {seal}
Page 73

Col J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 74

Hendricksville
DeKalb County Ala

Dear Sir
Having a few days since recd a letter
from the Hon W.R.W. Cobb member in
Congress in couraging me to make
or have my mother to make a new
allegation which I have done
as well as she can recollect though
her immence age causes her recollection to fail
worse than could well be conceived of by these
unaquainted[sic] with pearsons[sic] of her age there could
have bin[sic] much more put in this allegation as my
father served under General Caswell she says as he
was taking the Brittish to Washington whear
the war come to a close and was shot at
by a party of Brittish and tories on his
way home on a furlow but she does not
recollect how long that service was also
she says he served under a Major Crump
a Tour she thinks that he served six months
under Major Crump, and six under Gen. Caswell
But as one tour seams to be sufficient we
omit the Ballance
I will ask the favour when you examine the
papers to address me a few lines so that
I may know wheather these papers will
Page 75

Avail any thing or not as I have been long ingaged
in this buisness spent considerable money and time
and knowing as I do that she is justly entitled
I have still persevered in the matter
when you address a time to me direct it to
Hendricksville Dekalb County Ala
verry respectfully
your obt servt
George R. Stanfield

Oct 2nd 1850

J.L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Page 76

Knoxville Tenn. August 21st/52

Dear Sir
I am in this country to visit[?] my health
after a long [illegible] spell of sickness: & on my
here I [illegible] at Dalton[?] Geo when I finded
in 1848, that George Stanfield Son of Mrs Sarah
Stanfield the widow of a revolutionary soldier, had
obtained, in right of his heirship to his mother
a pension. If you will be so kind as to refer
to the records in the cause you will as certain
that the petition & evidence was filed some
time in August 1848. The widows & everything
was prepared by myself upon conditions that
I was to have a part of what I obtained
for my fees: the claim was decided against
on two grounds neither of which under 
the circumstances I thought reasonable
I understand that the claim has been since
decided in favor of by your department. will
you be so kind & oblige to inform me at
this place of its truth & how much the claim
amounted to. & whether any other evidence
was produced & who was the claimant's coun-
sel. If such is true I will sue Geo. Stanfield
for my services & unless I can as certain of
you the amt paid to I will not know
for what amt to declare-
Page 77

If you will oblige me in this matter I will
regard it as a great favor
I remain very  respectfully
Your very greatfull & 
obt servt
Jno Lyon
of the firm of
Lyon & Evans
[illegible] Geo

Mr. James E. Heath
Commr of Pensions
Washington DC

I will remain
here about 18 days
Page 78

Oct 16.481
Sarah Stanfield widow of
John, decd.

G. R. Stanfield

[stamped] FREE
[stamped] Dalton Ga. Oct 10

Mr. Edwards
Pention agent
Washington City D.C.
Page 79

Dalton
Murray County Ga

Mr Edwards
Pention agent

Dear Sir I take this opportunity
to inform you that after having put my self
to a great deal of trouble and expence
on the case of Sarah Stanfield Widow
of John Stanfield in order to Draw her a
pention for the service of John Stanfield
in the Revolutionary war sin Sarah &
John Stanfield was my father and mother
and my mother is at this time living with
me and I have all ways taken care of her
the best I could John Lyon Esqr the atty
imployed to attend to the matter has left
this County with out seeing her or me
which matter I do not under stand
you will therefore send the money to my
Mothers address and send her a letter
to Dalton Murray County Georgia and
not put it in the power of John Lyon
Esqr. or any other man Mr. Lyon is poor
and I wish the right person to to get
the money and enjoy it.
Please to her know when and when
the money will be got
yours truly
George R. Stanfield
October 9th 1848
Page 80

Pension Agency
Huntsville, Ala. March 16/1854.

Recd. of WH Mine Agent for paying pensions
thirty eight dollars and eighty eight cents be-
ing for five months pension owe to Sarah
Stanfield decd from the 4th day of September
1853 to the 3rd day of February 1854, the date
of her death, for which I have signed du- 
plicate receipts.
G.R. Stanfield, admr.
of Sarah Stanfield, decd

$38+1493.33 7.77 38.88
Page 81

G R Stanfield
[illegible]
to Mothers
Pension

Cole.
Mr. Stanfield
Desires the case
herein[?][illegible]
to taken to
the last tribunal[?]
your [illegible]
Cobb
Hon LP Waldo
Com of Pen[?]
Washington DC
Page 82

Sand Mountain
Jany 23rd 1834

Hon W.R.W. Cobb
Dear sir The letter sent me
by you containing a communication from
the Hon Commissioner of Pensions has been
recd. and its contents cearfully noticed in he
says, there is satisfactory proof of the
intermarriage of Sarah Stanfield to John
Stanfield in the year 1777 and says of the
date of her husband service is not
found but that she asserts he was in the
the Battle at Guilford Court house, and
if that fact can be shown or it can be
found the he did serve after 1777
a certifficate will issue under the act of
4th July 1836. now for the testimony
the department in form me last February
that it was found he served seven months
as a Lieutenant in the revolutionary war
now we know the Declaration of indepen-
dance was declared 4th July 1776 and the
proof of their marriage was 16th of February
1777. Seven months 12 days inclusive from
the declaration of independence, now it
must have taken some time after the
Declaration of independence before they intered
upon actual service, I therefore
would ask the question could John Stanfield
Page 83

have served seven months as a Lieutenant from
4th of July untill 16th February and all the
preperation of the Government to make in the same
time. now the records of that department
will show when the first soldiers went in to
service and if that time will not admit
of seven months Servis it at once proves
that he was in service after the marriage.
Beside this you will find on file in that
office a certifficate from the Comptroller
General of North Carolina Certifing
there was three special certifficate of pay
Isude to John Stanfield for millitary service
in the revolutionary War, amounting in the
agrigate to 74[pounds] 5.s.. now ask the department
if that  is not more pay than was payed to one
Lieutenant from the time they could have
bin sent out Legally after the declaration
of independance untill 16th February 1777.
if so it already stands proven that he
was in service after the Marrige
again she asserts he was at the Battle of Gilfd.
Court house and if the date of that Battle
Corisponds with the date of the marriage
it is primafehasha [prima facia] evidence that he was
in service after the marriage
I will now ask of you to see that they
make these calculations and when done
I again say it is already proven
Page 84

he was in service after the Marriage
But for them to say if he was in service
after 1777, is taking from the claimant
Ten months and almost a half of time
not looked at all.
so I will close by
saying I am your obd servt.
George. R. Stanfield

P. S. I wish you to also urge the department
to Examine the records to see if he did
not serve longer than seven months
or a higher grade as they say the reason
she draws no more is because they only
find seven months service, he served
the most of the war as he allegation
will prove after their marriage
and did serve as capt. she knows
and she believes as Collonel. if so
they pay would be a great deal higher.
G. R. S.

Hon W.R.W. Cobb
House of
Representatives
Washington City
D. C.
Page 85

No-3

[illegible] 48

Polly West
Bo 1790
Page 86

State of Tennessee 
Wayne County

Before me Washington Carter
a Justice of the Peace in and
for sd County personally came Polly West who being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that she is the daughter of
John and Sarah Stanfield and that she was born in the
State of North Carolina and raised principally in South 
Carolina that her father and mother had ten children
besides herself namely Richard Sarah Jane Robert &
William Stanfield older than herself and John Peter James
George and Francis younger than herself, Richard
married Martha Grimes and afterwards died leaving
his widow who I think is name somewhere in the
State of Georgia, that her brother and sisters all grew
up to the age of maturity except her brother Robert
who died at about the age of nine years all of whom
are now living except Richard and Peter that as far
as my memory extends in my infancy my father
and mother were living together as husband & wife and
continued so to live till his death which happened about
the 8th of November 1805. to the best of her recollections in the
District of Abbeville in South Carolina and that after her fathers
death her mother Sarah Stanfield moved to the State of
Georgia where she now resides and she never heard
any thing to the contrary of my father and mother being
husband and wife and that she always understood
that his further service as a revolutionary soldier in the
American war of 1776. she is now about 58 years
of age she was married to James West in the year
1809 her mother now resides in Murray County State 
of Georgia with her deponents brother- her son George R. Stanfield
Polly West herXmark
W. Carter J.P.
Page 87

State of Tennessee 
Wayne County 

I Wm Jones Clerk of the County Court of
Wayne County do hereby certify
that W, Carter who name appears to the within affidavit
is and was  an acting Justice of the peace in and for
said County of Wayne, at the date of their affidavit, and is and was Chairman of our
County Court of Wayne County given under my
hand at office on the 9th day of June AD 1848
Wm. Jones Clk
Page 88

To the Hon
Commissioner of
Pensions
Col Niles
Col. Niles

Hon WRW Cobb
H of R
Page 89

To the Hon
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Please refer the case to his
Honor the Secretary of the Interior for
Investigation of Sarah Stanfield
Widow of John Stanfield who was a
Lieutenant in the revolutionary War.
and please excuse informality as I
have no information on the subject
I have the honor to be
your obt servt
George R. Stanfield
17th April 1854
Page 90

[stamped] PAID
[stamped] Macon Ga Sept 23

Col JL Edwards
"Commr of Pensions"
Washington DC
Page 91

Macon Geo Sept 22nd 1849

Dear Sir

I must appeal to your country & kindness for
a favor, the rendition of which will be & require very little
labor & will not involve the least shade of honor or trust
as an officer & may be very valuable to me- It is simply
this- you are aware that I acted as the attorney for
Mrs Sarah Stanfield, then, of Murray County of this
State in preventing [promoting?] & establishing her claim 
under the Pension Act, before you & the service I
rendered was incalculable to say nothing of the ex-
pense &c &c. I took her obligation for one third
of the pension, which in itself recognizes my
right & power to act as her attorney in the mat-
ter. I had never engaged in any business of
the kind before & did not know the necessity
& importance of taking her power of Attorney
to prosecute the claim. I have just received an in-
timation that she has employed some one to review
the suit. to have a reconsideration & is likely to suc-
ceed. Now will you be so kind as to inform
of the truth of my information & if yes; about
what will be the amt, & where will the money be
paid & your prompt answers to these inquires will be
regarded as a great favor & will be so treated
if occasion ever presents itself
I am of poor man, entirely dependent
Page 92

upon my profession for a support for my fam-
ily- & as I am a young man,
having such
imminent competition in the profession it
requires every exertion to get along.
I make the statements that you may be
the better able to appoint my position in the
Stanfield matter.

Begging pardon for this intru-
sion upon your time & attention
I am with the greatest Respect
your very humble
& Obt Servt
John Lyon

Col J L Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington DC
Page 93

Washington City
19th Dec 1848

Col James L. Edwards

Dear Sir
I recd your letter of the
the14th Inst in answer to my own of the
9th instant in relation to the pen-
ion claim of Sarah Stanfield, wid
of John Stanfield - In the conclus-
ary hast[sic] of your answer to me you
say that you have enclosed to me
the letter of Mr Geo. R. Stanfield
which I will learn that for rea-
sons therein stated he wishes the com-
munications respecting his mo-
thers claim to be addressed to
himself-- I now enclose this letter
back to you, with letters from Mr.
Lyon and Mr. George R. Stanfield
addressed to me, which will sat-
isfy you that my enquiries [illegible]
Page 94

made at the instance of both of these gent-
lemen-- After you have read them you
will please forward the same back to
me-- I have writen to Mr. Lyon and
informed him what Mr. Geo R Stanfield's
instructions to the commissioner of
pensions are, and I shall enclose
your [illegible] letter to me to Mr. Stanfield
for his information
---
yours truly
Jno H Lumpkin
Page 95

[illegible] Wattson[?]
[illegible]
Mrs [illegible]

Geo R. Stanfield

Oct 18th 18[illegible]
[illegible]
Act 18th 49
Page 96

October 16th 1849.
To the Commitioner
of pensions at Washington City

Alabama
DeKalb County

Dear Sir
I recd a communication
from John H. Lupmkin Reppresentative
from Georgia respecting the cause of
Sarah Stanfield Widow of John Stanfield
a Revolutionary soldier he give me
directions or stated in that communication
the cause she must pursue which letter
I have lost or mislaid I wish you
if you please to write to me the proof
necesary to be made. I understood him
Col Lumpkin to say she must make
a sworn Allegation and alledge that he
John Stanfield was a private soldier
and served six months as such this
she can but as to making any
more proof as regards his services
I no of none to be made. I have
heard that a certificate of Minister
of the Gospell that he the minister
heard the soldier say he had served
as a soldier in that war would be
Evidence of his service if this
course would avail her any thing
be so good as to inform of that
fact it seams [illegible] she can no be
allowed a pension as I am certain she
Page 97

is an honest claimant and is now
considerably over ninety years of age
and poor and past her labour and
she says that John Stanfield her husband
served almost the whole of said war
but we never knew untill just [illegible] 
the attempt was made that widows
of Revolutionary soldiers wor[sic] intitled
to a pension since my own Recolections
of things the proof could have bin
easly made but now a most all of the
Revolutionary soldiers are dead that she
knows.
Since the last communication was sent to Washington
I have removed Alabama and my
mother the Applicant is with me if any
thing can be done in her favour
be so good as to let me know by letter
or whether or not write so that I may
be satisfied on the subject. Direct
your Letter Van Buren post office
DeKalb County, Alabama
Verry Respectfully your obedient servant
George R. Stanfield

J.L. Edwards
Commitioner of pensions
Page 98

Washington City
9th Decr. 1848

Col. James L. Edwards
Sir
An application has been pend-
ing for sometime in your office, for a Pension
in favor of Sarah Stanfield, the widow of
John Stanfield, who was a soldier in the
War of the Revolution. Additional proof
was sent to the Commissioners office.
during the summer, since which
time nothing has been heard from
you, will you be kind enough to
have this claim examined and
report to me its condition as your
earliest convenience
Yours Respectfully
Jno H Lumpkin
Page 99

House of Rep
Washington July 26 50/
Dear Sir
Inclosed please find the Letter
of G. R. Stanfield and should you not
be able to consider it for favourable please
give me your reasons with the return
of Mr. Stanfields Letter
I have the honor to be
your ob Svt
WRW Cobb

Col J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pen
Washington DC
Page 100

Sept 13.48,
Mrs Stanfield dec
J. Lyon,
0474 48

[written upside as an envelope]
Free
[stamped] FREE
[stamped] Dalton GA Sep 5

Hon J L Edwards
"Commr of Pensions"
Washington DC
Page 101

Dalton Geo
5th Sept 1848

Mr. J L Edwards

Sir
I have just heard
from the Hon J J Lumpkin of Rome, whom
I employed to repent me in the matter of
Mrs Stanfield a communication from
yourself to that Gentleman respecting me &
It. claim, enclosing his declaration: I am
inspired[?] to learn that find you have
filed the papers in the case under the "Act
of 7. July/58." If I am not greatly mis-
taken their is an act pressing[?] the one men-  is
=tioned under which Mrs. S. claims. That
Act 7. July 58 makes pensions for the widows
of Soldiers who were married to the soldiers
by virtue of when service they claim, "after
the close of the war & before 1794".  That
act is entitled an act supplementary
to at a former act" you have
the act before you honor, therefore it is unnecessary
for me to comment upon it. you can see from
that act & the declaration of Mrs Stanfield that
she is not a claimant under that act. will
you look to that matter & also be kind
enough to send me a copy of the the Act pre-
vious to the act of /38 making pensions for the
Page 102

widow of the surviving soldier of the Revolu
tionary now- if it is in your office-
in regard to the proof required to be
made of the sum of the person under
whom the applicant claims - I do not
exactly understand your letter, the act
before us[?] states[crossed out] requiring that any applicant
shall make a declaration recounting an setting
forth according to the best of her knowledge &
belief the name & rank of the person on account
of whose service the claim is presented, the day, month,
& year (if possible) when he entered the service & when
he left the same, & if under more than one
engagement &c [illegible] . If you are governed by
other regulations than these in your examination
of pension claims will you be so kind as to for-ward with a copy of them at the
earliest moment.
I have the Hon to be
with the greatest Respect
your very obt Servt
Jno Lyon

JL Edwards
"Commr of Pensions"
Washington DC
Page 103

[stamp] Dalton GA Aug 3

8 August
[illegible] Ames

Sarah Stanfield
widow of
John, Ga

[stamped] FREE

John Lyon
Dalton Ga

James L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Page 104

Dalton 2nd Augst 1848

James L. Edwards
"Commr of Pensions"
Sir
Enclosed I
send you the Declaration of Mrs Sarah Stanfield
to obtain the benefit of the provision of an act
of Congress granting to the widows of Revolutionary
soldiers certain pay. And you will discover in
the Declaration, Marked No 1. that the time
of the passage of the Act of Congress under
which Mrs Stanfield claims, is left blank &
as it is do not involve any responsibility-
since the date of her marriage will show un-
der what act she is claimant: you can
[illegible] the date of said act - the other evidence
are marked No 2.3.4 [illegible]
when I was first employed to un-
dertake this matter I wrote to the Hon Mr
Stevens in Congress from out State. I  requested
him to apply at the war Department & ob-
tain the evidence its Record afforded of Mr
Stanfields military services, in his reply, he sta-
ted that the Department since granted
any evidence of the Service- that evidence
had to be produced from other sources.
Now the reason of that is I apprehend is to
prevent imposition: & that objection & the exam
Page 105

ceases when once the Department is satisfied that
there is a claim, & that the petitioner or appli-
cant is the identical person to whom that claim
is due: then the Department opens its record to the
applicant & supplys the proof it affords that
may be lacked on the part of the applicant &
required by the Rules & laws regulating [illegible]
facts & evidence in this matter. And further
its rules[?] under act of July 17, 1838, Require in relevant[?]
part, 1st that "evidence from the Records of the
Department, the muster rolls, the testimony of com-
missioned officers &c." and I presumed pretty
near the same such exists &obtain under the act which
Mrs. S. is claimant under, as to the Service of
husband John Stanfield in the war:
If the evidence enclosed is sufficient
to satisfy your mind that she is the proper &
rightful claimant; by virtue of the services of
John Stanfield & the records of your office afford
evidence of the service of the said John Stanfield.
then we are in all fairness & Justice & propriety, &
by the rules under the act entitled them.
Now to the enclosed testimony - & first the certifi-
cate of J. Grammar- , or rather in relation to the
subject matter of that certificate: the whole of
the Church Records in Halifax County Va
as, no doubt you will know, were lost or destroy-
ed during the Revolutionary war, & the only item[?]
like a Record is the 'vestry Book' containing the
proceedings of the vestry, & the names of the Rectors of that
Page 106

that Church & Mr Grammar only gives a certificate
of the recorded fact of that date in his office.
you can, [illegible] compare  the certificate with
the Declaration & observe the chain of evidence,
the age of the applicant, the number of child-
ren by John Stanfield their ages &c I the
affidavits of some of the children are on
evidence of the legal marriages of the parties is
the very best. the nature of the case will ad-
mit of. Mrs Stanfield introduces the cer-
tificate of the Secty of No. Ca. to prove the
membership of her husband in the Great Assembly
to show the respectability- & standing immediate
upon the close of the war.
Now if you are not satisfied with
the evidence of this marriage: point out what
is requisite under the circumstances: to wit[?]
No Record of Family Church Parish or County:-
no eye witnesses or the commander nor any except the children
who know them "prior to the year 1794. Now
to the Services, if as I said before the records of the
war Department contain any evidence of
[illegible] Ser-
vice we are entitled to it: we can produce one certificate of the
office of Comptr of No.Ca. of a certificate from J. Stan-
field of his having recd $35 from the Govrment for
Military services in the Revolutionary war what proof
we still lack please point out & thus obtain it
if possible: Write on the reception of this & in all oblige
Your Obt Servt
Jno. Lyon
Page 107

Raleigh N.C,

Compt Office
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public
Accounts in and for the State of North 
Carolina do hereby certify that the
name of John Stanfield appears of
record in my office as having had
The following Specia Certificates issued
in his favor for Military service
(viz) one for Eighteen pounds (18) see
Book A. No 11 page 82 also another
for thirty three pounds fifteen Shilling
($33. 15) See Book No 23 page 16 also
another for Twenty Two pounds ten
Shillings ($22,10) See same Book and
page, given under my hand
and seal this 2nd day October 1848
Wm F Collins Comptr
 
[calculations omitted
Page 108

Hon W.R.W. Cobb
July: 24/54
Page 109


408
Feby 24 1854
Pension Office
I return the letter of Mr Stanfield and have
the honor to inform you that he is mistaken
in the supposition that military service was not
rendered in N.C. until after the Declaration
of Independence. Fighting between the Whigs and
tories commenced at a much earlier period and
troops were raised by authority of the State, at
least as early as March 1776. and probably
earlier, Now the proof in the case of Sarah
Stanfield of [illegible] does not fix the commencement nor
termination of her husbands service. He may
have rendered service against the tories as early
as 1775, the Record only shows payments for
service rendered, but does not indicate the time
when the service was rendered. I have carefully
examined this case and am satisfied that the
allowance of her pension could only have
been made under the act of July 7 1838, and that
the proof is clearly, insufficient to
to justify an allowance under the act of
July 4 1836,
Hon W. R. W. Cobb
H of R
Page 110

House of Representatives
12th August 1848

Col James L. Edward
Comr of Pensions
Sir
I wish to call your
attention to the application of Mrs. Sarah
Stanfield of Murray County Geo, who
applies for a pension as the widow
of a Revolutionary Soldier. I
would thank you if you would
take this application up at an early [illegible]
and examine it and if it is hereby
authenticated allow it and if not
you will notify me what deficiency
exists in the proof of the claim
yours truly
Jno H Lumpkin
Page 111

Dalton Geo
Oct 7th 1848

Col JL Edwards
Dear Sir
Enclosed I
send you the certificate of the Comptr of No.
Ca. to [cross-out] facts of record in his office,
relatin[sic] to the service of John Stanfield
also the affidavits of Isaac George
George Chappel of our county touching
the age of some of Mr & Mrs Stanfields
children-. please give this your your earliest
attention and much oblige
your very obt Servt
Jno Lyon
Att. for Sarah Stanfield

Col J L Edwards
Comme of Pensions
Washington D.C.

P.S. Please address your com-
munications to me hereafter at "Macon
Georgia" so[?] oblige me
J. Lyon
Page 112

No. 21
Sarah Stanfield
1st [illegible] '54

Hunstville, Ala
1 Apr. 1854
Bit[?] 19
[illegible] 19

[stamped]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
Page 113

the United States of America
State of Alabama Madison County SS.
this day personally appeared before me W.H.
Moore agent for paying pensions at Huntsville Ala-
bama, George R. Stanfield, & made oath in due form of law that he is the
Administrator of Sarah Stanfield, decd. late a revo-
lutionary pensioner of the United States- that her
said pension certificate was dated on twenty second
day of May 1851, and she drew a pension at the
rate of ninety-three dollars and thirty three cents,
per annum, under the act of 2d February 1848- and
that her said certificate of Pension is in my poses-
sion and is herewith surrendered - That said Sarah
Stanfield lived in said County of Marshall Alabama
at the time of her death, & had lived there for about one
year previous thereto in the County of Dekalb, Alabama
& previous thereto in the State of Georgia and that 
she departed this life in said Count[y] of Marshall
intestate, on the third day of February, A.D.
1854-
G.R. Stanfield Adr.
of Sarah Stanfield
Sworn & subscribed before me  Ad
this 15th day of March 1854
W.M. Moore, Pens. agt.

the foregoing date of the death of Sarah Stanfield
charged from "twenty third "to "third" before the
fore going was signed. March 15, 1854
W.M. Moore, Pens agt.
Also the name of "George R. Stanfield" inter-
lined near the beginning of the fourth line from the
top of the above, before the same was signed Mch. 15 1854
W. H. Moore Pen Agt.
Page 114

To the Hon
Secretary of the
Interior
Washington
City, D.C.
Page 115

To the Hon
Secretary of the Interior

State of Alabama  
Marshall County
The Petition of George R. Stanfield respectfully
showeth that in the case of Sarah Stanfield
widow of John Stanfield who was a Lieutenant
in the Revolutionary war, now on file in pension
of [office] at Washington City D.C. and your petitioner
believes that Sarah Stanfield widow as aforesaid
is entitled to a larger allowance than ninty[sic] three
dollars and thirty three cents per annum and that
from your petitioners constructions of the
pension law she should have bin pensioned
under the act of the 4th of July 1836, the
department asserted there was satisfactory proof
of the intermarriage of Sarah Stanfield
with John Stanfield in the year 1777
you will find the marriage to[sic] place
16th February 1777 and the Sarah Stanfield
asserts as her allegation that John Stanfield
her husband was in service moisst[sic] of
the time from the marriage to the close
of the war, and for a larger allowance
than is allowed your petitioner refers your
honor to the proof on file first a certifficate
from the Comptroller of North Carolina
certifying that there was three special
certifficates of pay isude[issued] to John Stanfield
for the sum of 74[pounds] 5.S. in the aggregate
for Millitary services in the revolutionary 
war, beside the testimony of Jesse Sample
who states he has seen and Examined
his discharges which means more than
one, all of which is respectfully submitted
to your Honor for a postmark[?]
and your petitioner will even pay
17th April 1854
George R. Stanfield
Page 116

(no 7)

Sept 21/48
Page 117

Georgia
Murray County
On this twenty first day of
September Eighteen hundred and
forty Eight personally appeared George Chappel before
William Hammond one of the Justices of the Inferior
Court in & for said County & after being duly
Sworn deposeth as follows, to wit that I have
been personally acquainted with Sarah Stanfield
widow of John Stanfield deceased and some of
his children by that said John Stanfield for
nearly twenty years the names of the children that
I were acquainted were as follows, Richard Stanfield
the oldest son that I know would be
about between sixty & seventy years of age if he had
lived till now, I suppose. James Stanfield 
and Fanny, or Francis, Gray, Peter Stanfield about
fifty five years of age George Stanfield about
forty eight years of age who is I think about the
youngest child; and so far as I know they are
an honest respectable family
George Chappell

William Hammond J.I.C.

I certify that George Chappel Esqr
whose signature appears to the above affidavit
is a respectable man he has long been a Justice
of the peace in this county and is now the high
Sherriff of the County and to his averments
as much credit ought to be given as any
other persons
William Hammond
Page 118

May 18. 1857
Eng: o.f Geo R Stanfield
rel: to his mother's case

Cap Triplett

J.E. Heath
Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

[upside down]
Pens Bureau Ala
May 10th [illegible]
Page 119

May 9th 1857

State of Alabama  
DeKalb County
Dear Sir
some better
than two months has elaps since
I have heard from your office
and I am induced to write from
my anxity, to hear from my mothers
Case Col Cobb inform me at Court
first last month that he expected to
have heard before that time but had
[illegible due to torn page] I do not wish to worry your
[departments?] with reputed letters on that
]illegible due to torn page] but would be glad to hear
from the case as soon as convenient
as I have bin almost three years
ingaged in hunting up testimony on
that case and put my self to
considerable trouble and expence in so
doing if you write direct your letter
to Hendricksville in the State and
County at the head of the letter
The case is
Sarah Stanfield
widow of John Stanfield
Soldier of the Revolutionary war
Respectfully your obt servt
George R Stanfield
J.E. Heath Comr
Page 120

(No 11) Feb 17th 1857
Evidence in case of
July 17 1851
Mrs. Sarah Stanfield

Hon W. R. W. Cobb
H of Rep-

Jan 5. 1851
I Know Jesse Sample
to be a man entitled
to full credit in a
court of Justice
WRW Cobb

please consider and
Report to me
Cobb
Page 121

State of Alabama  
DeKalb County
Personally came before me
Andrew Brock
an acting Justice of the peace in a for said County
Jesse Sample who being duly sworn deposeth and
sayeth as follows to wit-
I was acquainted with John Stanfield the husband
of Sarah Stanfield who applies to the Government
of the United States for a pension as the widow of
John Stanfield, we lived neighbors in South Carolina
in Abbeville district [multiple words crossed out] 
since Eight or ten, and I continued to live
a neighbor to him untill his death which took place
I think in the year Eighteen hundred and five in the
fall season of that year. I have a distinct
recollection of having conversed with him on the
subject of the revolutionary war and of hearing him
Speak of the hard ships of that struggles, he John
Stanfield was all ways reputed and Generally
understood by all who knew him personally
to be a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and was
rendered popular in part on the account of
his faithfullness to his country in that struggle,
I would further state I have frequently seen his
discharges from said war. I lived a neighbor
to Sarah Stanfield widow of the said John
Stanfield several years after the death of the
said John Stanfield South Carolina, and
Page 122

lived a neighbor to her again in the State of
Georgia. She has all ways remained a widow
ever since the death of the said John Stanfield
is a widow now I believe though I have
not seen her for some time though she lives
in this County. I know a good many of their
Children whos names wear as follows
Richard Sarah Jane William Pally John Peter
James George & Frances, only two of them wear
married at the death of their father John
Stanfield and the ballance wear principly
raised by the widow Sarah Stanfield and
all bin raised in good credit. so far as I know
or have any right to believe and the said
Jesse Sample further states that Before
he became personally acquainted with
the said John Stanfield that he always
under stood that he was an officer of
the Revolutionary war, and his services
as regards a soldier and officer was never doubt-
ed by any person that knew him
Jesse Sample
Sworn to and subscribed before this
fifth day of February Eighteen hundred &
fifty one Andrew Brock JP
those arraisures [erasures] and interlining was all
done before the said sample was sworn
Andrew Brock JP
Page 123

The State of Alabama  
DeKalb County

I Reuben Estes Judge
of the Probate Court in
and for said County and State aforesaid do hereby
Certify that Andrew Brock is a Justice of
the peace in and for said County duly
Commissioned and qualified that his Commission
was dated on the 14th day of May 1850 and
will expire so soone[sic] after the 1st Monday
in March 1853 as his Successor shall have
been duly qualified and that the Signature
above written are Genuine Given under
my hand and seal of said Probate Court
this the 5th day of February 1851
R. Estes Judge
of Probate Ct

State of Alabama 
DeKalb County
I Reubin Estes Judge of the
probate Court for said County
do certify that I have been acquainted with Jesse
Sample who who is the deponent in the foregoing
testimony for some seven or eight years,  he is a man whose verrasity I have the
most confidence in also the said Jesse Sample
is at this time Drawing a pension from the government
as a Revolutionary solider---
R. Estes, J.P.Ct 
Given under my hand & seal of office
5th February 1851
Page 124

State of Georgia  
Murray County 
On this October 4th day [of September:crossed out]
in the year Eighteen hundred and
forty eight personally appeared Isaac George a resident
of the County & State aforesaid before Smith Treadwell
one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said
County & after being duly sworn deposeth as follows
to wit; I became acquainted with the children
or some of them, of John & Sarah Stanfield
in South Carolina about fifty years ago
or upwards, this names & ages of the children I
was aquainted were as follows, to wit, Richard
Stanfield the oldest said it has been upwards
of fifty years since I first knew him & knew
him intimately as long as he lived he was about
my age & I will be seventy four years of
age on the fifteenth (15) of November next
the other boys Peter William James & George
Stanfield I also knew intimately, George Stan-
field is the youngest of the boys & he is
now about forty eight or fifty years of age
I should judge the ages of the other boys range
between Richard, & George Stanfield: ages. there
was two daughters of Mr & Mrs Stanfield
that I have often heard of but never knew
them as I now recolect, I never had any per-
sonal acquaintance with John Stanfield
but lived a near neighbor to him or his family  in South Carolina previous to his death which was
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as well as I can recolect some time between
the year Eighteen hundred & Eighteen hundred
& ten (1810). I have always understood that
he was a revolutionary soldier. I was intimately
acquainted with the Roberts family in which
the said John Stanfield married This family
the Stanfield family & ours all moved from
the State of North Carolina, & I always knew
the Roberts family to be straight forward, honest
correct & respectable people; & from my know-
ledge of their respectability I dont think it 
is likely that one of the females of the family
would have lived with a man out of marriage
and I never heard any thing intimated
contrary to them being husband & wife & I
am satisfied that they were legally married
& that some time before the year seventeen
hundred & ninety four (1794). I never had
much personal acquaintance with Mrs Sa-
rah Stanfield the widow of the aforesaid John
Stanfield but I have known her some time
in this county or so far as my knowledge
goes his character supports that of his family
& the whole of the Stanfield family so far as
I can judge is an honest respectable people
I am no relation of the Stanfield or
Roberts family I am no way interested in
the result of her efforts to establish a claim
to the pension of a widow of a revolutionary
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soldier, only so far as every man in this County
is or ought to be, and I believe that Sarah
Stanfield is an honest & just claimant to provi=
sions of Congress made for the widows of revolutionary
soldiers and I always understood that John Stanfield was
[attestation crossed out]
a revolutionary soldier.
Isaac George
Sworn to and subscribed 
before me the 4 day of
Isaac George
October 1848
Smith Treadwell J.P.

Georgia
Murray County
I do hereby certify that Isaac George
is a citizen of this County and
that I have been personally acquainted 
with him for eight years and that he is a good
Respectable citizen and a deacon of the Baptist
church and I would believe him on oath as
soon as any other man, this Oct 4 1848
Smith Treadwell J.P.

Georgia
Murray County
This is to certify that I have
been for some time acquainted 
with Isaac George whose signiture[sic] appears
to the above deposition & so for as my knowledge
extends big[?] in character for honesty & truthfulness
is unblemished & I would not hesitate to receive[?]
his word as evidence in any matter
F. W. McCurdy
Oct 6th 1848
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Georgia
Murray County
I Ralph Ellison Clerk of the
Inferior Court in and for
said county do hereby certify that Smith
Treadwell whose name appears to the within
affidavit as a subscribing witness is an
acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said county, and that full faith and
credit ought be had and given his oath
taken as such.
Given under my hand and
Seal of Office this 7th day
of October 1848.
Ralph Ellison Clk I.C.

(No 8)

Act 7/48
9 Apr 1784[?]

Georgia Murray County
I do certify that Isaac George the deponent to the
above affidavit is considered in this community an honest
man and that due faith and credit should be
given to his word
William Hammond J.P.
Oct. 7th 1848