Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19106, for John Stewart, South Carolina
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Form S-1776  service S.l. Stewart, John  S19106 notation of learned or perhaps learned
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33. 224
South Carolina
[illegible words]
of [curved line] in the State of So Ca
who was a [illegible word] in the [curved line] commanded
by captain [curved line] of the [curved line] commanded by S.le. in the Revolution ["line" is crossed out] for [illegible word]
Inscribed in the Roll of Charleston,
at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 [illegible word
31st October 1842.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of March 1837 and [illegible word]
[illegible words]
Arrears to the 4th of [illegible words]
Semi-annual allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by [illegible words] Clerk,
Book 6. Vol 6. Page 84
[words written vertically, looks like name 3rd April 1854]
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State of South Carolina [illegible word]
District of Richland. On this the twentieth day of December One thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally appeared before me the undersigned Judge of the Court of Ordinary now sitting, which is a Court of Record, in [illegible word] court, [illegible word] Stewart a resident of the District of Laurens in said State, aged fifty six years who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declara-ation in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832: That he is the only living child their at Law of John Stewart deceased who was a pensioner of the State of South Carolina and a resident of the District of Kershaw in the State and who as this deponment has been informed and verily [illegible word] entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution and served as followings [illegible word] for more than eighteen months a part of which was ten months service in Captain Jacob Barnett's company of Cavalry in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Hampton in General Clinton's Brigade of State Troops: That deponent cannot give in detail the battles in which his said father John Stewart [illegible word] was engaged or the countries through which he marched as for about thirty three years [illegible words] has been living in a different section from that in which his said father lived and consequently had not frequent opportunities since he has grown up of hearing him relate the history of Services: That in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty his said father was correctly allowed a pension by this State and Continued in the receipt of the same at the rate of sixty dollars per annum until 1st March 1840 after which from bodily infirmity he did not receive his pay from the State and died about the first of November in the year Eighteen
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and forty two in Kershaw District in the State. That deponent has no record showing exact day of his death but is enabled to arrive at the month and year by the date of the birth of a child of Mr. Lewis Perry a near neighbor of his said father of which is recorded. That said Father said John Stewart had a wound which he said he had received in the Revolutionary War in the service of his country. That his said father left no widow and that this deponent is the only living child of said father. All of which will more fully appear by reference to the proofs herewith submitted to which attention is respectfully solicited. And as to the subscribed the day and year aforesaid and deponent further swears that the reason why he has not presented his claimed sooner is the fact that he has only very lately been aware of his right thereto under laws of the United States. Sworn to [illegible word] the day and year aforesaid before me--as witness my [illegible words]
Leavine Stewart
James L Guignard
Judge of Court of Ordinary 
[Illegible words]
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Revolutionary 
[illegible word] Evidence
Claim of
Heir of 
John Stewart
S.C. August 1837

[illegible word] 9 March 1834
F E Hassler
[illegible word]
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Comptroller General Office
March 3d 1854
Columbia. So Ca.
No 271 Lib.M Issued the first October 1784 to Mr John Steward late Private in Barnetts Troop H Hamptons Regiment Sumpter Brigade of State Troops for Ninety Four Pound Sterling being amount pay and bounty due him for services in that troop together with Interest 
[illegible word] from the First April 1782 to date here of agreeable to a Revolution of General [illegible word] of the ELeventh March last. 
Principal of 94.00 
L.86. 10. 8. Interest . 6. 11. 7.
I do hereby certify the above to be a true Copy from the Record of this Office and I further certify that it appears from Pay Roll of Capt. Barnetts Troop in Lt Col Henry Hamptons Regt of Light Dragoon commanded by Brigadier Genl Sumpter 16th March 1782, on
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file in this Office; that John Steward performed Ten [Ten is underlined] Months service in the same
For Comptroller General 
P.S Jacobs
Deputy.
(No Seal of Office)
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Revolutionary Pension
John Stewart
S. Ca
ac [illegible letters] 1832
field 29 March 1832
P.E. Hassley
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Washington City DC
March. 27 1834
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir.
I respectfully call your attention to the Revolutionary Pension claim indicated by the annexed letter, remarking that I am of the opinion that upon a review of the case, you will find sufficient proof of heirship to admit the claim upon the evidence now on file. 
Your obt sert
F. E. Hassler
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Pension Office
March 15, 1834,
Sir, 
In the case of John Stewart, [illegible word] of S Ca [illegible word] of Court must be furnished, showing the exact date of his death and that but one child survives him, The court must show upon what testimony is bases its certificate, giving the names and residences of the writings and certifying to their credibility, 
I am yours
Respectfully,
LP Waldo
Commissioner

F. E. Hassler [illegible word]
[illegible word]
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P 19106
Invalid
File No. 19,106
John Stewart 
[illegible word]  Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Inedx: -- Vol. 1, Page 363
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of South Carolina 
District of Richland
Personally appears before me an acting Magistrate Isaac Perry and Lewis Perry who being duly sworn say that they were near neighbors of the late John Stewart deceased of Kershaw District in the State and who was a pensioner of this State That he died about ten years ago and that his only living child [only and living are underlined] is the present Lebin Stewart who resides at present in Laurens District in this State. Shown to subscriber this 20th day of December 1852
Before me
A Herbemont [illegible words]
Isaac Perry
Lewis Perry 

State of South Carolina
Richland District
Personally appeared before me an acting Magistrate in aforesaid District John H Rose and Thos. Westcott who having duty [illegible word] day that they are and have been long acquainted with deponents above Isaac Perry and Lewis Perry and that they are both gentlemen of good character and to whose statements as above are deem full faith and credit. Shown to the subscribed this day of January 1833
Before me
S Olin Falley
[illegible word]

John H Rose
Thos Westcott
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The State of South Carolin Richland Office
I James S Guignard Cleark of the Court of Common Pleas of General Sessions in and for the [illegible word] aforesaid do testify that A [illegible words, name] and S Olin Falley Esquires whose name appears to the written attestations were at the time of the attestations [illegible word] and are now Magistrates in and for the [illegible word] aforesaid and that their Signatures are genuine
[illegible word] Testimony whereof I have [illegible word] set my hands and the Seal of the said Court at Columbia this thirteenth day of January [illegible words] Eighteen hundred and fifty three
James S Guignard
Court of Common Please
Court of
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3-871.
Record Division
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by Marion B. Hudson.
S.F.
Claim No. 19.106
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier John Stewart
Service SC
Additional Service
No claim, State records , 190
No claim, combination records, 190

Remarks
No.O.W. Sons Widow or Rejected Claim
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3-871.
Record Division
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by Marion B. Hudson.
S.F.
Claim No. 19.106
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier John Stewart
Service SC
Additional Service
No claim, State records , 190
No claim, combination records, 190

Remarks
No.O.W. Sons Widow or Rejected Claim
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John Stewart deceased
So Carolina
[illegible word]
[illegible word] F.E. Hasseler June 15. 1853
[illegible words] 157834
Hon. W.W. Boyce  16th Mar. 1854

Rosier Simmons
[illegible words]
Lewis Perry
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Brief in the case of John Stewart, dec?
Richland District [County crossed out] and State of South Carolina
act 7th June 1832.
Claim, ("original [or "for increase." are crossed out)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
John Seward [should be Stewart but reads as Seward] [Ten?] month, a. a private of Dragoons-proved by Certificate of Comptroller General, of South Carolina. John Kelly and Theophilus Wilson. 
John and Mary married about 1794 - proved by Rhoda Simmons and William Johnson.
John died on 31st October 1842, leaving no widow (she having died some years before. but having one child name Lewis Stewart proved by Rhoda Simmons, Isaac Perry, and Lewis Perry.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filled since the admission of the claim? if so, what? 

Name and residence of Agent
Hon. W.W. Boyce.
House of Representatives 

Charles H. Rhett.
Examining Clerk
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John Stewart
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/Copy/
To the Honorable the president of the Senate and members of the same. The petition of John Stewart therewith. May by resolution of your honorable body which was convened in by the House of Representatives his name was placed on the pension list-and that by mistake the name of James Stewart was placed on the pension list and that by mistake the name of James Steward was substituted by resolution in 1828. 
Your petitioner prays that his name may be restored to the pension list and the [illegible word or words--arrears?] due to him for the last year may be paid and your petitioner as is duty bound will even pray /signed/ John x Stewart his mark ["his" appears above the "x" and "mark" below the x]

South Carolina Kershaw District. The Petition of John Stewart respectfully showeth that he served for more than Eighteen months in the Revolutionary war in the service of the State of South Carolina. He was attached to Captain Jacob Barnet's Troop of Cavalry, who belonged to Col. Henry Hampton's Regiment. The petitioner also states that he is about the age of Seventy five; that poverty and the infirmities of age render it impossible for him to Subsist without the Assistance of his country: He trusts that the accompanying affidavits (marked A and B) will be deemed sufficient to establish his claim. 
Kershaw District
Oct. 1827
[signed] John Stewart by another 

State of South Carolina Kerwshaw District 
By Richard L Whitaker one of the Justices of the peace for said District Personally appeared
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John Stewart of the Kershaw District before me and after being duly sworn saith on his examination that the following is a true statement of all the property that he is worth viz: one [illegible word] and two old weeding hoes, one axe a few shoe tools and one old spinning wheel
Sworn to before me this 
5th December, 1827
Signed Richard L Whitaker JP
John x Stewart his mark ["his" appears above the x and "mark" below]

B
State of South Carolina 
Fairfield District
Personally appeared before me Samuel Duke one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace for the District and after being dully sworn saith that the said John Kelley was personally acquainted with John Stewart in the South Carolina troop of horses under Captain Jacob Barnet who belonged to Colonel Henry Hampton's Regiment and was acquainted and remembers perfectly well of seeing said John Stewart in the Company that he was in himself and under the Command of said officers and he saith also that the troop he was in suffered immensely and has no doubt but said service was performed in the Revolutionary war and he believes said Stewart deserves some compensation for his service in that war.
Sworn to before me this 21st. november one thousand Eight hundred and twenty seven.
(Signed / Samuel Duke J.P. 
John x Stewart his mark ["his" appears above the x and "mark" below]
The committee to whom was referred the petition of John Stewart relative to a change of names-Report and recommend the prayer thereof be granted. 
December 18th 1830 (signed / J Richardson Chairman
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In the senate December 18 1830 
Resolved that senate do agree to the Report ordered that is be sent to the Senate for concurrence
By order of the Senate (signed/ Jaco Warley C.S>
In the House of Representatives Dec 18th 1830 Resolved that the House so concur in the Report ordered that it be returned By Order of the House
(Signed/ R.Anderson C.H.R."

Office of Cleark of Senate
Columbia So. Ca.
Dec: 21. 1832
I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy as taken from the papers on file in this office in the matter of this application of John Kelley [Kelley is crossed out] Stewart for a petition
For Clerk of Senate 
John J. Goodwyn
Reading Clerk.
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Feb 24.1853.
Original
No. 38,533
Revolutionary - 
Pension claim 
of 
John Stewart decd.
So. Carolina
Act 1832 -
[illegible word]
Filed 24 Feb 1833
by F.E. Hassler 
Washington
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State of South Carolina District of Richland
Personally appeared before me an acting Magistrate in and for said District Lewis Perry who being duly sworn sayeth that he was well acquainted with John Stewart deceased late of Kershaw District in this State and that he knew the fact of his drawing a pension; That he was a near neighbor of his as date of his death and remembers Jacob having made his Coffin and also distinctly remembers that the death of John Stewart aforesaid took place ten years ago the past November [above between lines says "viz November 1842.] about the first of the month. Mark is confirmed in this statement by the date of the birth of a child of his which took place shortly after said Stewart's death and which said birth is recorded. 
Shown to subscribed this twentieth day of December 1852
Before me
the "words "viz. November 1842" above interlined before signing
A. Herbemont [illegible word]
Lewis Perry
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The State of South Carolina Richland District
I James L Guignard Cleark of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions in such for two [illegible word] aforesaid do certify that A [illegible word] and S Olin Falley Esquires who have attested the written affidavits were at the time of the execution thereof, and now are acting Magistrates in and for [illegible words] and trust their signatures are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the [illegible word] Court of Columbia this thirteenth day of January Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and fifty three

James S. Guignard
Clerk Court Common Pleas
[illegible words]
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Revolutionary 
Additional Evidence
Claim of the [illegible word]
John Steward [Should be Stewart]
S. Carolina [illegible word]
act 1832.
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State of South Carolina Richland District
Personally appeared before me an acting Magistrate in and from Said DIstrict, Mrs. Rhodia Simmons a resident of Fairfield District whobeing duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath lay that she is now about the Eightyfifth year of her age and was born brought up and has ever resided in the neighborhood where she now lives and which is near the line of Kershaw District. That John Stewart was a young man in the neighborhood and the Deponent's acquaintance with him commenced more intimately from the time of his marriage over sixty years ago to Mrs Mary Johnson of same neighborhood. That this Deponent was not present at their marriage but heard of its taking place and that they were by all the neighborhood reported and believed to be lawful husband and wife and so lived together till said John Stewart's death which took place a few years before that of her said husband. That John Stewart the father of [illegible word] Levin Stewart was fully reputed recieved and believed by the old Whig soldiers of the Revolutionary War to have been a Soldier in the American Army. That said John and Mary Stewart lived together as husband and wife and were very near neighbors of their Deponents for many years and that after her deeath her said husband said John Stewart lived a few miles further off in Kershaw and adjoining District to Fairfield in this State and that said John Stewart recieved a pension and died about eleven years ago leaving the present Levin Stewart his son [illegible word] surviving as his only living child and no widow. I swear to and subscribed this, Twentyeighth day of February, AD 1834
Before me. 
W. A. Black Magistrate
and witnessed by Caroline E Watts
Emma Watt
[illegible words]
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State of South Carolina Richland District
Personally appeared William Johnson a Citizen of Fairfield District in the State and hereby duly sworn saith that he is now seventy three years of age and has most of his life lived in his present neighborhood in which he was born and brought up and that when deponent was very young his mother became a widow her name then being Mary Johnson and subsequently about sixty three years ago she his said mother then a widow married John Stewart who resided in Fairfield District: That Deponent was then a boy some ten years old and was present and saw his said mother and said John Stewart married by Reverend Ralph Jones a Baptist Minister: That they continued to live together in same neighborhood as man and wife and so regarded by all the neighbors until his said mother Mary Stewart's death before that of her second husband said John Stewart: That John Stewart after said wife's death continued to reside in same neighborhood and died about eleven or twelve years ago in Kershaw District which adjourns that of Fairfield in this State: Taht of said John Stewart's children by the marriage aforesaid only one the present Levin surviving him and that the John Stewart aforesaid was ever [illegible word] deponent [illegible word] him reputed and believed taken and accepted by his neighbors and old whig soldiers as one of those who served in the Cause of liberty and deponent has heard him say her served under Captain Barnett and Colonel Hampton in the Revolutionary war and that this [illegible word] is wholly disinterested in giving the evidence.
Sworn to and subscribed this twenty eight day of February 1834
Before me
W A Black 
Mag
[signature possibly of Mary Johnson]
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State of South Carolina Richland District
Personally appeared before me Isaac Perry and LR Isbell who being duly sworn said that they have resided several years in the Laurens neighborhood with Mrs. Rodia Simmons and William Johnson the foregoing Deponents are well acquainted with their characters and that they are respectable Citizens of Fairfield District and to whose statements as in the foregoing are one all faith and credit. That these Deponents are disinterested in giving their testimony. Sworn and subscribed this first day of March 1834
Before me
W. A. Black
Magistrate
Isaac Perry
L.R. Isbell 

State of South Carolina
Richland District
I James S Guignard clerk of the Court of Causes and Please and General Sessions in and for said District do hereby certify that W.A. Blak Esquire who hath attested the foregoing affidavits was at that time thereof an acting Magistrate in and for this District and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court at Columbia this first day of March Anno Domini 1854
James S Guignard
Clerk of Common Pleas
Court of Sessions
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[illegible words]
[illegible words]
[illegible words] evidence [illegible word]
[illegible words]
[illegible word] respectfully
LP. Waldo
W.W. Boyce
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John Stewart dec?
S.C.

Admitted
[illegible words] June 1832.
10 months private cavalry
at $4.66 per annum
from 4th March 1831 to 31st October 1842 when he died.