Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32543, for George Stingley, Virginia
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SERVICE Va 
NUMBER S 32543

Stingley, George 
or 
Stingle
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26731
Indiana George Stingle
 of [illegible] in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Barry of the Reg. commanded by [illegible] in the [illegible] line for 6 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars [?] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th Day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of May
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A Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th June 1832.
State of Indiana 
Tippecanoe County

On this 6th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four before the Probate Court of the said county and before John Killgore Judge of the same court during the term of the same court, the said court of Probate bring a court of record by the laws of the state aforesaid creating the same, George Stingley a resident of the said county state aforesaid aged seventy one years on the twelfth day of September went; who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted militiamen during the Revolutionary War, about the fourth of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one at [illegible] in the county of Hampshire in the state of Virginia, that being the [illegible] under Captain Jospeh Berry, and the said company to which he belonged under the command of Captain Berry was marched to Winchester in the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia and was met at the [illegible] by Colonel Vincent Williams who marched with the company to Winchester
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He recollects the name of the following privates, John Nevil
Joseph O'Banion, William Ratcliff, George Wice,
+ Peter Wice, Offe Davis, Ioan Gates of Lenden County
George Masterson, that the militia of which he formed a fact
were stationed at Winchester aforesaid about
four miles from Winchester and consisted of about five hundred
troops, or about averaging that number, and were
drafted to guard the prisoners, that had been captured
under Lord Cornwallis, and sent into the intern for
safe keeping. This deponent further states that he
remained in the Said service as a private drafted militia
man for two months, and for the four last months
he was appointed an acted as a Sargeant, and was
discharged from Said Service in the fourth of May one
thousand seven hundred and eighty - two, by Colonel
Hugh Holmes, who gave deponent a written discharge
that the said written discharge after deponent got home
was by him delivered to Colonel Woodrow Clerk of
Hampt[illegible] County aforesaid, to draw the pay of Deponent
as he said, and who never returned it to deponent, nor has
he ever been or had it since: Served first under Captain
James [illegible[, who was in command at the time of deponents
discharge: with of which officers gave him certificates
as they were relieved, which were presented to Colo.
Holmes, who gave him his discharge which was left with
Colo. Holmes, + he has not seen them since. He further
states, that the brittish prisoners were sent to maryland about
February 1782, on a Monday, and the next day was known
as the Cold tuesday, he was one of the guard, as far as Shepherdstown
in the [illegible], when they were received by the {Maryland?}
troops; He recollects the name of a Brittish officer
by the name of Captain Stern, who was a German, also Sergeant
[illegible] who belonged to the 36th Regiment as he thinks
also Sergeant Webb of the Same Regiment. He recollects him
being the Cold Tuesday by the fact of [illegible] of Brittish prisoners
being frozen to death at night in the Maryland shore, not 
having crossed until night or nine oclock at night, and they
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getting [illegible] and not making [illegible]. After discharging
the prisoners. the american troops returned to winchester.
Deponent was not engaged in any Battles which in Service + for the time [illegible] which the service was performed he was not employed in any civil [illegible]
about 2600 hundred of the [illegible] troops were moved, to Shepherd;
town, the [illegible] about 500 remaining behind. The balance of the prisoners
were [illegible] in the Garrison at Winchester when he was disch.d
He saw during his service, near Winchester several times General
Morgan + General [illegible]; who came into the Garrison
Deponent states than he was about 19 years of age when he was 
drafted, and resided in Humphries County V.a The county was
afterwards divided and he fell into Hardy County. That he removed
from the last mentioned County to the state of Indiana in
October 1832. That he has no written or oral [illegible] here
to prove is said service; and that he knows of no person
where testimony he can procure to prove his said services.
That he had a record of his age in testament and was born in 1763
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pension or annuity
except the present, and declares that his name is not on
the Pension Role, of the Agency of any State. [illegible]
[illegible - faded/lightly written in very small print, as an afterthought, correction, or amendment]

Signed
George Stingley

Sworn to and subscribed to by the said George Stingley the day
and year first above written in open court.

State of Indiana
Tippecanoe [?] County to wit}
W Anthony Stingley of the age of thirty five years
Leonard Stingley of the age of forty Eight years and
citizens of the County of Tippecanoe and State aforesaid do 
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Stingley
and have been so for many years, the person who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be
of the age he states in his declaration. [illegible - faded/ lightly written in very small print] that he the [illegible]
[illegible] reported and believed in the neighborhood in which he [illegible]
resides and has so in the State of Virginia when they knew him to
have been a soldier of the revolution and to have served as he states
above and in that opinion [illegible] concur. 
Sworn to subscribed the day and year
above written before me. 

Anthony Stingley
Leonard Stingley
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State of Indiana
Tippecanoe County to wit}

of February term of The [illegible]
[illegible] Probate Court of the
year 1834
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion
of the investigation [illegible] the matter and of the putting
the interrogations presented by the War department
that above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and Served as he states. And the court
further Certifies that it appears to them that
Anthony Stingley and Leonard Stingley who
have signed the providing certificate and residents of
the said County of Tippecanoe and are Credible persons
and that their Statements are intitled to credit

[illegible] 

I Samuel Hoover Clerk of the Probate Court of Tippecanoe
said County in the State of Indiana  hereby certify
that the foregoing contained the original proceedings
of Said Court in the matter of the application of
George Stingley for a pension - In testimony of
which I have here unto set my 
hand and affixed my seal of 
office a served [illegible] having no other
Seal [illegible] this tenth day
of February in the year Eighteen hundred
thirty four.

Sam.l Hoover Clerk

I hereby certify that Samuel Hoover whose
certificate is attached to the above declaration in the
clerk duly qualified for the Probate court of the
county of Tippecanoe in the state of Indiana
Given under my hand this 5th day of May 1834

Edward A Hannegan Rep 7th
Cong Act of Indiana

Hon. E.A. Harrington

[following written on right side margin, perpendicular to the above:]
30.488
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December 28, 1936

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

George Stingley - S.32643
BA-J/ [illegible]

[illegible]
[illegible] Salisbury Street
[illegible] Lafayette, Indiana

Dear [illegible]: 

Reference is [illegible] to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of George Stingle, served in the
Virginia Troops and received pension in 1834, while residing in
Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32543, based up the military
service in that war of George Stingley. 

George Stingley was born September 12, 1763. The place of
his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Hampshire County, Virginia. George Stingley
enlisted about November 4, 1781, served as sergeant under Captains
Joseph Berry, Stinson and James Simural, Colonels Vincent Williams,
and Hiswenger, was stationed at the garrison at Winchester, Frederick 
County, Virginia, as one of the guard over the British prisoners
taken at Cornwallis' surrendor and was discharged May 4, 1783, by
Colonel Hugh Holmes

After the Revolution, he resided in Humpshire County, Virginia,
and after the division of that county, in Hardy County, Virginia,
until October, 1832, when he moved to the state of Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February
10, 1834, while residing in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He was
borne on the pension roll as George Stingle.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

In 1834, Leonard Stingley, aged forty-eight years and Anthony
Stingley, aged thirty-five years, made affidavit in Tippecanoe
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County, Indiana, in support of the claim of George Stingley for
pensions no relationship was shown.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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32543
Revy INVALID.

File No. S2,543
George Stingley
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th [illegible]
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 397

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[following on right side of page:]

1936 - Dec 28 - Hist to
Mrs A. S. Crum -. EL
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428 N. Salisbury St
West Lafayette 
Indiana
Oct 24, 1936

[rubber stamp:]
Receiver
Oct 27 1936
Mail Sub - Div.
Vets Adm
[illegible] 5

Veteran's Administration
Rev. War Recorder
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen - Kindly give me your
record of revolutionary service
of George Stingle, who served
as private in Virginia Militia and
who received a pension in 1834
while living in Tippecanoe Co.
Indiana.

Thanking you,

(Mrs. W. S. ) Leota Crum
Past Request D.A.R.
428 N. Salisbury St
West Lafayette Indiana

Tippecanoe County
P.S. I shall appreciate greatly an
immediate reply.
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30.488

George Stingley

Indiana

for 1781 [illegible] 6 -
$20

{below written upside down:
Edwards Esqr
Pension agent
Washington}

Hon E A Hannegan
[illegible]

[following written perpendicular to above:]

Hon. EA Hannegan
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Washington May 5th 1836

Sir
     Enclosed I send the application of George Stingley for a pension. There being no seal to the Probate Court of the county in which the declaration was made I have attached my certificate of the clerk's identity
Respectfully
[Illegible signature]
E. A. Hammegan
I. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Agent