Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4931, William Hewell, Va.
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Service  VA  Hewell, William Susannah  Number R. 4931 Reg. 92407-'5
S
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D. to Stansell & Swift Nov 2
Mr. R. Stansell Jan 2
J. T. Stevens June 2
none of the above letters found [illegible] 1/12/1937

[illegible dates'
Susanah Hewell W of William Hewell

Rev War
Pensioner Geo Ha Felz

J. T. Stevens Washington D.C. Substituted by 
Stansell & Swift Covington Teorgia
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Revolutionary War 1776 Act 3rd March 1833 Claim of Mrs. susanah Hewell 92.407

[illegible] of Pension  Remit to Stansell & Swift Covington Georgia

Presented by Stansell & Swift
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State of Georgia County of Newton SS
   On this seventh day of April A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Susanah Hewell aged one hundred and three years a resident of Newton County in the state of Georgia who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of William Hewell deceased whom was a private soldier in the revolutionary war with Great Britain in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-eight or nine that her said husband was a private soldier in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Captain Stubblefield and Jewett in said Revolutionary war. That her said husband volunteered at Court House in the County of Spotslvania in the state of Virginia on or about the first day of September AD one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight or nine for the term of two years or twenty-months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of two year and was honorable discharged at Philadelphia in the state of  [blank] on or about
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first day of July AD seventeen hundred and seventy-nine or eight.  She further states that she was married to the said William Hewell in the County of Hanover in the state of Virginia on or about the first day of December AD seventeen hundred and eighty-four by one Mr. Ba a minister of the gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Susanah Davenport and that her said husband in the County of Oglethorp in the state of Georgia on or about the first day of October AD 1818. and that she is a widow at the date of executing this her declaration and that she never obtained a Bounty land warrant under this or any act of Congress passed heretofore she refers to this declaration and certificate hereto attached as evidence of her husbands service and of her identity. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may e entitled under the act approved 3rd day of March 1833. She also declares that she has never received nor applied for Bounty land under this or any other act of Congress. 
  Susanah X her mark Hewell
Reuben Woodruff J. P.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I certify that I believe the claimant to be the
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actual person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in said claim.
Reuben Woodruff SS

State of Georgia County of Newton SS
  On this seventh day of April A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Benjamin M Miers and James D Johnson residents of Newton County in the state of Georgia to me well known as credible witnesses who being duly sworn according to law, declare that they are personally and well acquainted with Mrs. Susanah Hewell, who saw her make her mark to the above and fore going declaration, that they know her to be the identical person therein represented that she is now a widow and they further swear they are [illegible] witnesses. 
  Genjamin M. Miers  James D. Johnson
Reuben Woodroof SS
State of Georgia
County of Newton
 I William D. Luckie Clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Reuben Woodruff whose name appears to the above and foregoing
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affiant and certifiant was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid and duly qualified to administer an oath and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of office this April 9th 1855
W. D Luckie Clerk
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State of Georgia County of Newton 
  On this 18th day of December eighteen hundred and fifty-five personally appeard befre me a Justic of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Susanah Hewell aged about one hundred and three years a resident of Newton County in the state of Georgia who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the surviving widow of William Hewell deceased who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war she states that her said husband lived in the state of Virginia at the time he entered the service and that he continued in actual service in the revolution for a measurable time the precise length of which [illegible] cannot now remember she states that her said husband (as much as she remembers) was  under a Captain by the name of Stubblefield, or some similar name, she refers to the record o the service of the Virgina soldiers for evidence of the service of William Hewell and to her application for Bounty land No 95407 file under act of 2nd March 1855 and to the affidavit herewith enclosed to establish the fact that
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William Hewell served as aforesaid that deponent was his wife, is  now his widow and that William Hewell her said husband is dead deponent find that states that she was married to the said William Hewell in the County of Hanover in the state of Virginia but the date on which she was married deponent cannot now undertake to give accurately owing to a failure of her memory she further states that there is no record evidence of her marriage either private or public that she knows of she thinks there was no record kept of marriages in the County of Hanover Virginia at the time she was married, she states that she knows of no person now in life, who was present and witnessed the marriage, and she believes all who were present are now dead, she further states that she has no other means of establishing her marriage to the said William Hewell except by common reputation together with the fact that deponent and deponent and the said William Hewell always lived together as man and wife from as far back as the oldest acquaintences can remember and to the time of the death of the said William Hewell she further stated that she had children by the said William Hewell
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who have been recorded in respectable society and recognized in law as legitimate children and who received the estate of the said William Hewell at his death. She makes these statements on oath for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled under the act passed by Congress, as much as to same as additional testimony any in her said dosier No 92407 for Bounty land under act of 3rd March 1855, she further states that she is now a widow and has been a widow ever since the death and was a widow at the time of the filing of her application above referred to known to and subscribed before me this eighteenth day of December 1855 Susannah her X mark Hewell
Reuben Woodruff J.P.
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and character of her family they believe the statements she makes are true in substance and that she is the widow of William Hewell deceased, and that they believe her statements - they have known old persons make who are now dead that William Hewell was a soldier in the Revolutionary war serving and subscribed before me this 18th day of December 1855
Reuben Woodruff J. P.    Thos J Denham  Robert G Roseberry
State of Georgia Newton County  In person appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid Martha Hewell aged about sixty years a resident Newton County in said state, who being sworn saith that she was acquainted with William Hewell and Susanah Hewell his wife some time about the years eighteen hundred and eighteen or nineteen and from that time up to the death of the said William Hewell  the said William Hewell and Susanah his wife and that they were respectable people and were always received in good society as man and wife, and that the said Susanah has been a widow ever since  the death of the said William Hewell sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of December 1855
Reuben Woodruff J.P.  Martha her X mark Hewell
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No. 6167
Susannah Hewell widow of William
Georgia
Let. Stansell & Swift Dec. 28, 1855
4931
Act. [illegible] 3 1853
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[illegible]
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Additonal Evidence
 Hon J.  Minot 
Court of Pensions
Present
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State of Georgia County of Newton
In person appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid James D Johnson a resident of Newton County in the state of Georgia, who being duly sworn according to law declares that the applicant Susanah Hewell is the widow of William Hewell deceased, deponent states that he was acquainted with William Hewell and Susanah Hewell his wife for about ten years before the death of the said William and for the whole of said time they lived in the house together as husband and wife and were reserved in [illegible] and [illegible] in law as man and wife deponent states that the said William and Susanah had five children who were always [illegible] in [illegible] as legitimate children  - deponent further stats that he knows the said Susanah Hewell to be the [illegible] person she represents herself to be and from the appearance of the said William Hewell from the respectability of his character and from survivors report among her person deponent has no doubt but that he was a Revolutionary soldier deponent further states that
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the said William Hewell was in the army of Oglethorp in the state of Georgia some time about the year eighteen hundred and seventy five as much as deponent at present remembers deponent further states that from the ages of the forties and from the age of ten believes and from common report among their old acquaintances and accounts deponent believes they were married before the year seventeen hundred and ninety, sworn to me and subscribed before me this 18th day of December 1819
Albert G Banks and to JP  James D. Johnson

State of Georgia County of Newton
William D Luckie clerk of the Inferior court in and for the county and state aforesaid an hereby certify that Albert D. Banks whose name appears in the above affidavit was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid and that the signature reporting to be his is genuine, given under my name and seal of office this December 22nd 1855
Wm D. Luckie, Clk
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State of Georgia Newton County
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid George W. Berry aged fifty-five years a resident of Newton County in the state of Georgia who being duly sworn upon along with William Hewell  and Susanah Hewell his wife about the year eighteen hundred and five and was intimately acquainted with the said William and Susanah til sometime about the year eighteen hundred and eleven with his [illegible] acquainted with the said Susanah to the present time and with the said Williams [illegible] to the time of his death and that the said William and Susanah were from 1805 [illegible] on law and in the community as husband and wife and were so received in society up to the time of the death of the said William and deponent further states that the said William and Susanah had children who were received in society as  legitimate children and deponent further state that he has known the said Susanah Hewell all the time since the death of the said William - and that she has always been received in society as the widow of William Hewell deceased
sworn to and subscribed before me this December 13, 1855
Harry Camp J.P.    George W Berry
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State of Georgia  County of Newton
I, William D. Luckie Clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Harry Camp whose name appears to the written affidavit was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal affixed this December 22nd 1855
  Wm D Luckie Clk
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J. T. Stevens Washington D. C.

No. 92.407
Susannah Howell refer to Boynton Nov 6/55
authority enclosed for Stevens to act
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Addl Evidence No 92.407 Act 3rd March 1856 

 Washington D.C. 4th April 1856

Sir
   I have the honor to enclose you authority for me to act as the atty in the B. L claim of Susannah Howell No 92.407 Act 3rd March '55
   Search for the papers in this case was recently made in your office but they could not be found.
   Will you please make another examination for them & advise me as the enclosed letter states additional  [illegible] has been furnished.
   Very truly Yours
  J. F. Stevens

Hon J Minot Court of Pensions Present
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State of Georgia County of Newton
   In person appears before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid Isaac P Henderson aged sixty-seven in years a resident of Newton County in the state of Georgia when living and sworn according to law declares that he [illegible] acquainted with William Hewell and Susanah Hewell his wife about the year eighteen hundred and fifteen and that they were then living together as man and wife, deponent further states that the said Susanah Hewell and William Hewell her husband were very [illegible] and respectable people and lived together as husband and wife from the time deponent became acquainted with them up to the death of the said William Hewell and were always recognised as man and wife by the community.
sworn to and subscribed before me this December 15th 1855  Albert G Banks J P     Isaac P. Henderson
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State of Georgia  [illegible] County
  I William D Luckie Clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Albert I Banks whose name appears to the within affidavit was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid and that the signature perporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office this December 25 1855
  Wm D Luckie Clk
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Covington Georgia
March 6, 1856

Mr Stephens
[illegible]
   I made application for Bounty land and pension for Mrs Susanah Hewell her No is 92.407 which has been examined and suspended by the [illegible] evidence of such marriage as has been sent to the office and can see no reason why the claim should not be allowed. I give and authorize to examine the papers of file in the pension office, and if you can be instrumental in having the warrant issued I will give you ten dollars, if you will have her claim for pension allowed I will give you twenty dollars.
  Respectfully,
   Stansell Swift
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Covington Georgia
December 27 1855

I ask him to refer the Commissioner of Pensions to the claim of Mrs Susanah Hewell No 92.407 for bounty land and for pension and to enquire whether a pension will be allowed to her or not, and if not, what further proof will be [illegible] necessary.
The applicant is very old and needy and I desire to make on the proof which can be made under the circumstances and which can be dispensed with at once. It is no more settled here that her claim is a just one as any part can be in the above of possible proof, and I trust if the custom of the pension office will allow it, and the rigidity of such respecting proof in and [illegible] can be at all sufficient, that such will be the case in her claim because I think justice to her under the [illegible] accountances of her case would demand it if the rule is not inflexible.
  Respectfully, M R Stansell
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873
Rejecter 
4731
P.O. Susannah Hewell
Service: wid of William
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Stansell & Swift
 Covington,
Georgia
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State of Georgia  Newton County
  In person appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid Reuben Woodruff ages sixty years a resident of Newton County in the state of Georgia, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he became acquainted with William Hewell and Susanah Hewell his wife about the year eighteen hundred and five and was intimately acquainted with the said William up to the time of his death, which was some time between the years eighteen hundred and twenty and eighteen hundred and twenty-five, as much as [illegible] remembers and with the said Susanah - his wife up to the date and deponent states that he said William Hewell and Susanah Hewell the applicant lived in the house together as man and wife from the deponent first became acquainted with them up to the death of said William Hewell deponent further states that the said William and Susannah were respectable people and were always received in good society as man and wife and that they had five children among whom the estate of William Hewell
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was issued by law in the usual manner at his death, and who next further states that he has had frequent conversations with William Hewell and has often heard him speak of his marriage with the said Susanah and has often heard the said William Hewell in conversations with other old persons speak of his service in the Revolutionary war and has always heard from those old associates of the said William that he was a Revolutionary soldier from these facts and from the position William Hewell assumed in the community and his personal appearance and from the history he gave of the war and his service therein, I have no sort of doubt but that he served in said war as stated by his widow Susanah Hewell - deponent states that the aplicant is the widow of the identical William Hewell of whom deponent speaks and deponent further states that among old persons who knew the said William and Susanah he has never heard any person doubt that they were man and wife as that William Hewell was a Revolutionary soldier and deponent further states that from the appearance of the parties in the year eighteen
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hundred and five, and from the age of the children they then had deponent believes they were married before the year seventeen hundred and ninety-seven sworn  to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of December 1855
Albert C Banks J P  Rueben Woodruff SS

State of Georgia  County of Newton
  I Willliam D  Luckie clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Albert C Banks whose name appears to the above affidavit was at the date hereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid and that the signature perporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office this December 22 1855
  Wm D Luckie Clk
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State of Georgia Newton County
  I Wlliam D Luckie clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Reuben Woodruff whose name appears to the affidavit hereto attached was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in for the the County and state aforesaid, and that the signature perporting to be his is genuine Given under my hand and seal of office this December 22nd 1855
  Wm D Luckie Clk