Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,327, for John Stevens, Delaware
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Service DEL
Stevens, John or Stevenson
Number S.36.327
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17.263R
Delaware

John Stevens, alias
John Stevenson
of Efaca Bay in the state of Delaware
who was a private i the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Hall of the Delaware
line, for the term of War

Inscribed on the roll of Delaware 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 24th if June 1818,

certificate of Pension issued on the 30th of May 1820. and Sent ti War B. Cooper Esq
Georgetown, Delaware

Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 162.89
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820, 48.00
30.3.4 months  $210:89
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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279
The Hon J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Del.

Stevens, John or Stevenson.

NUMBER
S. 36.327

CONTENTS
[blank]
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 "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and (symbol) Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" payed on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and {symbol} eighteen 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 other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto, and (?), and by me subscribed.  
Inventory of John Stevens alias John Stevenson's property.
1.. Cow and Calf........... $..10..00
2.. Shoats ...............................3..00
2..Chests .................................. ..67
1..Cupboard of furniture..2..00
1..Pot ......................................... .75
4..Old Chairs .........................1..00
1..Wheel ..................................4..00
1..Old Loom............................3..00
                                       $24..42
Signed John (his mark) Stevens
And this deponent further saith that his occupation has been that of a farmer but is not able now to do but very little of anything being very infirm, has a Wife named Mary aged fifty three years and (symbol) a son named William aged eighteen years.  Signed John (his mark) Stevens
Sworn and declared by the said John Stevens on the fifteenth day of Nov. eighteen hundred and twenty before me. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court(?) that the above appraisement is correct.                 
       (signed) Francis Brown (paper clipped off here)
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The State of Delaware
Sussex County to ?

The testimony that the above a true copy of the Record thereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Commons Pleas at George Town the first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Francis Brown ?




There is a couple illegible words at the bottom of the L side of the page.
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John Stevens
             private
Delaware regiment
1776--7 years
 There is a list of 13 names/things that are heavily crossed off and are illegible.

On the left hand side is the name John Stevens written vertically alongside the list of illegible names/things.  Under the list is written:

It does not ? by the Rolls that the applicant served ? than six months.
       illegible word underlined.
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Sussex County
State of Delaware SS.

On this twenty fourth day of June 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the state aforesaid personally appeared John Stevens aged sixty one or two years resident on the County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision on a ? the late set of Congress intitled "An set to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" that he the said John Stevens inlisted in the year 1776 in the state of Delaware aforesaid in a company commanded by Capt. Robert Kirkwood of the Delaware Regiment.-----that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the close of the revolutionary war______when he was discharged from service in the Town of New Castle in the County of New Castle ?? that he was in the Battles of Monmouth Court House, Elizabeth Town of Staten Island and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for his support. and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services besides the certified here unto annexed. 
Sworn to and declared before me ?day and year afo          John (his mark) Stevens

William B. Cooper
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Sussex County
State of Delaware SS.

June 24th 1818 Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the state ?.  John Stevens (crossed out) and Lowder Callaway and Mitchell Sceatt----- who being by me ? sworn according to Law upon thur oaths declares as follows that during their service in the continental army of the revolutionary war they swearing(?) now are personnally acquainted with John Stevens tho within named deponant and that to their knowledge he served nine months and upwards in the revolutionary war as a common soldier sworn to and subscribed before me the ? and year ?. 

Lowder (his mark) Callaway
Mitchell (his mark) Sceatt


Sussex County
State of Delaware 
I William B. Cooper Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that from the foregoing affedavits I am satisfied that the within named John Stevens did serve as a common soldier in the Continental establishment as stated in the proceeding declaration for the term of nine months during the revolutionary war that he is poor and in need of the ? of his country for his support and I now transmit this proceedings and testimony ? and had before send  to the secretary for the department of War ? to the ? of the aforementioned set of Congress ? ? and this 24th June 1818. 

William B. Cooper
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The State of Delaware 
Sussex County to wit

I do hereby certify that William B. Cooper Esq. is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please in and for the State of Delaware aforesaid and that full faith and credit is and Ought to be given all his Plots(?) and Deeds as such in testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common please at George Town in the County of Sussex aforesaid the twenty second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred eighteen 

Francis Brown ??
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John Stevens, alias John Stevenson. 
I give both names 
Col: Hall
Delaware Rep?
1776-War-
24 June 1818

Admitted


Illegible writing on bottom R of paper. 
Can make out B Cooper, Esq
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State of Delaware
Sussex County ss.
on the twenty fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, Mitchell Lecatts of the county aforesaid, aged sixty two years personally appeared before me Samuel Paynter jun. one of the Judges of the Sumpreme Court of the State of Delaware aforesaid, who being solemnly sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, did depose and say that he knows John Stevens (alias John Stevenson) and has known him ever since the seventeenth day of March seventeen hundred and seventy six, when he inlisted in the company commanded by Captain Kirkwood in the Delaware regiment commanded by Col. David Hall, with whom this deponent served one year and eleven months, and further this deponent has understood and believes that the said Stevens or Stevenson was in the United States service from thence to the conclusion of the war, and he knows that he was discharged on the same day with this deponent in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three.

Mitchell (his mark) Lecatts

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Samuel Paynter JunJ.(?)
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Sussex County
State of Delaware
Be it remembered that on this 19th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight and twenty came before me William B Cooper one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the state aforesaid John Stevens alias Stevenson who made the declarations hereunto annixed and further declares that to his own knowledge in some instances and he believes in many during his service in the continental army he was entered upon the muster and pay rolls by the name of John Stevenson and that he verily thinks and believes Thomas McGuire a Sargeant of the company to which he belonged during the service aforesaid frequently entered him upon the rolls and entered? him to the Commanding officer of the company by the name of Stevenson
 Sworn to and ?
before me the day 
and year above written
William B. Cooper                  John (his mark)
                                                 Stevens alias
                                                   Stevenson
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The State of Delaware
Sussex County to wit
I do hereby certify that Samuel Paynter esquire is one of the judges of the Supreme Court for the State of Delaware afs(aforesaid) and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given all his acts and deed as such his? testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at George Town the twenty second? day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty. 
William Russel ?  S.C. (supreme court)


State of Delaware
County to wit
I do hereby certify that William B. Cooper Esquire is one of the judges of the Court of Common please for the state of Delaware afs(aforesaid) and that  ? forth and credit is and ought to be given all his acts and deeds as such ? testimony whereof I have here unto....and affixed the seal of my office at George Town the twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Francis Brown Pro?
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36327 
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 86,327 
John Stevens 
this Rev War 
Act: 18th March 18 
Index :-Vol. 2 , Page 898 
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]