Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3734, for Dempsey Stewart, North Carolina
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N.G. Stewart Dempsey (beloved) W.3734
Lucy
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Virginia
Dempsey Stewart
of Brunswick in the state of Virginia
who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Litle of the North Carolina line, for the term of nine months

Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on 25th of May 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of October [illegible number] and sent to John Wycke [illegible acronym]: Percevalle (Purceville) Virginia

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 3 7/31 = 26.86
Seminal. all'ce ending 4th March 1820 = 48
$74.86
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Virginia
Lucy Stewart
Widow of Dempsey Stewart 
N.C.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 dollars
cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848 (crossed out)
10 January 1849
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1853 and sent to 
Co. Strackini
Petersburg VA

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under fact July 20th, 1848 Page 129 Vol. A
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"Dempsey Stewart of Lucy Ber
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for the said County of Greensville, in the State of Virginia aforesaid do hereby certify that Jno. W. Potts, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate is andn was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid, in the State aforesaid, duly commissioned, sworn and qualified according to law.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and [illegible] the seal of the said court this 12th day of march D.D. 1853
Jos. Turner, Clerk
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Lucy Stewarts
Declaration
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State of Virginia
City of Petersburg, 55
On this 17th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three reasonably appeared before the Hastings Court for the said city in the State of Virginia aforesaid, which is a Court of [illegible], Lucy Stewart, a resident of the said City of Petersburg in the State of Virginia aforesaid, aged eighty
Six years who being duly served, according to law, (durth) on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the innumerous made by the act of Congress passed 29th July 1848: That she is the widow of Demsy Stewart, who was a private, but in what company or regiment she does not remember, but that her husband the said Demsy Stewart was a pensioner of the United States and she believes drew (the last time he received a pension) at Richmond's City State of Virginia, and that his rank and services can be ascertained by reference to the [illegible] and accompanying evidence which were used to enable him to obtain pension.
She further declares that she was married to the said Demsey Stewart on the 10th day of February AD 1786 as will appear by reference to the certificate and affidavit of Jeb Turner Clerk of the County Court of Greenville County, in the State of Virginia, herewith sent marked A; that her said husband, the aforesaid Demsy Stewart, said in January AD 1849 in Brunswick County in the State of Virginia, that she was next married to him to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the secural of
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January, eighteen hundred viz. at the time above stated. She further swears that she is never a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a pension.

X [her mark]
Lucy Stewart

Witness
W. S. Watkins

Sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day and year above written
D. M. Bernard Clk.

City of Petersburg
State of Virginia
On this 17th day of march AD 1852 personally appeared before the Hustings Court in and for the said City, in the said State of Virginia Robert T. Stone and Murphry Stewart and made oath that they personally knew Demsy Stewart during his life, and that he died in Brunswick County in the State of Virginia, in January 1849. The said Murphry Stewart declares that he was present and saw him die. They further make oath that they knew (and now know) Lucy Stewart before the death of her husband the said Demsy Stewart, and that she has never married again since his death but is still a widow. The said Murphry Stewart further makes oath that the said Lucy Stewart has lived with him ever since the death of her said
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husband Demsy Stewart and he knows that she has never married again since his death but is still a widow.
X [his mark]
Murphy Stewart
P.T. Hine
Witness
W. L. Watkins

Sworn to and subsribed in open Court on the day and year aforesaid. In testimony whereof I Davis M. Bernard Clerk of said Hustings Court, which is a Court of record, do hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court this 17th day of March AD 1853
D.M. Bernard Clk
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On this 25th day of May 1819 formally appears before the court of [illegible]. [Illegible and crossed out] Dempsey Stewart is a free man of color aged fifty four years
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of Congress.  I also certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
John Wyche
[different handwriting]
I Robert Turnbull clerk of the County Court of Greenwich do hereby certify that John Wyche esq. whose hand and seal is affixed to the foregoing certificate, was at the time of signing the same the Presiding Magistrate of the said Court then sitting.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be hereto affixed this 25th day of May 1819 in the 43d year of our foundation.
R. Trumbull
In the 24th day of Aug. being the third day of of the court personally appeared Dempsey Stewart and in order to amend his [illegible] declaration on oath say that he enlisted in the spring of the year 1782 and [illegible] guard of over the soldiers [illegible] with [illegible] and was discharged in the month of August 1783 at [?]minton in the State of North Carolina
Dempsey Stewart           Green Hill
P [?]
1819 May [illegible]  [seal]
Cert
The law requires [obscured by writing over]
Corrected Je
John Wyche Esq
Percivalls
Virginia
[written vertically on right side of page]
Virginia [illegible]
I Robert Trumbull clerk of the county court of [illegible] do certify that Green Hill [illegible] affixed to the foregoing certificate [illegible] at the time of signing the same a [illegible] of the said court then sitting in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of my office to be affixed this 25 day of August 1819 in the 44 year of our foundation. R. Trumbull
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District of Virginia Act
On this twenty seventh day of January 1823 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record held in & for the County of Brunswick in the State and District of Virginia Dempsey Stewart at present an inhabitant of the County aforesaid, an old soldier now aged about fifty seven years, a resident in and of the said county and state, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:  he enlisted in the Continental line of the State of North Carolina for the term of eighteen months, was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Evans in the tenth regiment, was mustered in the year 1782 for 18 months and transferred in December 1782.  The date of his original declaration is 25th of May 1819.  The number of his pension certificate 15311.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent to so diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act "to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in Trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me nor have I any income or property other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed; One tract of poor land estimated at 60 acres, value 100 dollars, several pieces of earthen [illegible] 1.50 cents, one cart, wheels & gear 6 dollars, cookery apparatus 1 dollar, an old [illegible] 1 dollar, 3 old chairs & 3 old tables 7.50 cents, 2 axes, 2 hoes, & one plough 2.50 6 geese & 10 chickens 2.50 = 115.50.  Dempsey Stewart.  The whole of the property in the above schedule is conveyed away by deed of trust to secure the payment of one hundred and fifty [illegible] dollars, no person owes me a dollar, so that I am not worth one cent.  I am by occupation a planter but from bodily infirmities am unable to attend to my business, the number of my family is two my wife about fifty six years old.
I Robert Trumbull clerk of the county court of Brunswick do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record
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of the said Court, and I do further Certify, that it is the opinion, of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedules is no dollars no cents [both times no is underlined]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affirmed the seal of the said Court on this twenty seventh day of January in the year One Thousand eight hundred and twenty three and in the forty seventh year of our foundation
R Turnbull
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State of North Carolina
Secretarys Office 28th Sept. 1819
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the muster roll of the No. Carolina continental line that Dempsey Stewart a private in Capt. Eoaus & Comp.y of the 10th Reg. was mustered some time in the year 1782, for the term of 18 months, and was transfer'd in December 1782, but to what Company or line the roll does not state.
Given under my hand the date above.

[Signature} W. Hill
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Mr JR Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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VA
Petersburg, March 18 1858

Dr Sir
Enclosed I hand you the declaration of Lucy Stewart with the certificate of the Clerk of the county Court of Greensville, In respect of which Please acknowledge & inform me as soon as it is acted upon.
I sent you some time since the declaration of Martha Cole widow of Francis Cole & not having heard of its receipt fear it may be lost. If it is not too much trouble I should be glad to hear if it was received.
Very respectfully
W.L. Watkins
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Pension Office
July 11 1853

Sir
Dempsey Steward, Virginia Rolls. pensioner at $96 per annum under Acts 1818 & 1820. Please state to what time paid & to whom arrear after, if any, were paid. 
Very Respectfully
S. Cole
for [illegibile]
Died 10 January 1849
Paid to his death
F Burt for S Auditor [different handwriting]
F Burt Auditor
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Brief in the case of Lucy Stewart widow of Dempsey
County and State of Virgina
act 29 July 1868
Claim,  ("original," or [redacted])
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioner Achs 191971820 at $91 per annum Service [illegible] in [illegible] per [illegible] Record proof of marriage
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Certificate of Court of Widowhood X death
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 3734
Lucy Stewart
Widow
Dempsey Stewart
[illegible] Rev. War

Act: July 29, 1848
Index:--Vol. M, Page 239
Arrangement of 1870
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Lucy Steward
Widow of Dempsy
Adm? 29 July 1848
$96
per annum from
10 Jany 1849
[underlined] when he died 
and to which time paid, 

Out to 
W. L. Watkins Esq
Petersburgh Va.
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No. 1.2.4.4.
Lucy Stewart
Widow of Dempsy
Va.



A N 19 July 1848
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Petersburg Va July 15 1853

Dear Sir
On 18th March last I sent you the declaration & accompanying evidence of Lucy Stewart widow of Demsey Stewart a revolutionary soldier and a pensioner. She was married to him as appears by the said papers in 1796 & is now very old and entirely dependent. It is not probable that she will live long and if anything is to be realized she needs it in every respect. I wrote once or twice to you in relation to the matter but have never received a reply. The old woman is constantly inquiring about the matter and I should be glad if you will let me know how the [matter crossed out] it stands. If anything more is necesary to be done she desires to know what it is.
Very respectfully
W.L. Watkins
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State of North Carolina
Secretary's Office 20th Dec 1822

I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the continental line of this State in the revolutionary war that Dempsy Stewart a private in Capt. Evans's Company of the 10th Regt. was mustered in the year 1782 for 18 months and transf'd in December 1782.

Given under my hand at office the date above
Wm Hill