Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,661, Stephen Lewis Bowen, Md.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE    NUMBER
Md.    Bowen, Stephen Lewis  S.34,661

CONTENTS

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34661

Revy INVALID

[???]

File No. 34, 661
Stephen Lewis Bowen
Pri Rev War
Act:  18th March 18th
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 46

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Maryland line
3,939
Maryland
Stephen Lewis Bowen
Capt
Hardman Private Maryland
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on
the 12. of Sept 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Oct 1818
and delivered to Lieut Greenleaf
Dearborn, Washington D.C.
Arrears to 4th [crossed out] of 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819-
5 M. 19/36 - 4/31  $46.09

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

four years
[illegible] 79
Cecil Country Mar

Notification sent November 17, 1920 to, 
James Seward, Elkton, Maryland

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Copy, 240

Stephen Lewis Bowen
Oath Schedule for
a pensioner under
the late Act of
Congress

con
3939
March 1819
James Sewall
Elkton, MD
Nov. 17. 1820

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State of Maryland  Cecil County Fotteit
On the eleventh day of September 1820.  Personally
appeared in Open court being a court of Record
for the second Judicial district of the State of
Maryland Proceeding according to the court of
the [???] Law with a jurisdiction unlimited
in Amount and keeping a record of its proceeding
Stephen Lewis Bowen aged fifty nine years
resident of Cecil County in said district, who
being first duly sworn according to Law doth on
in Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary
War and follows:  That he enlisted in the United
of 1779 in Cecil county in the fair State in the company
commanded by Captain John Hardman attached
to the Second Regiment commanded by Colonel
Gunby, that he was afterwards attached to William
Howards Regiment that he served until the 
lemundation of the war when he was discharged
at Charleston in South Carolina by Gen. Greene
which discharge he hath since lost; that he was
engaged in the Battles of Camden and the Eutaw
Springs. That he made a declaration agreeably to the
Act of 18th March 1818 and obtained a pension under
said Act his certificate being numbered 3.939.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th 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 thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provision of an Act of Congress entitled 
To an act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the Land and Naval Service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War paper on the 18th day of 
March

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March 1818. And that I have not nor has any 
person in trust found any property or securities  
contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any
income other than what is contained in the 
schedule here to (?) and by me subscribed
Sworn to in Open Court
James Sewall

Schedule 
One old Walnut chest, one old poplar cupboard, one
Loom(?) and Tackling, four old chains, One Walnut
Table, 2 small Hogs, dozen fowls, one tea kettle,
two Iron pots- not exceeding in value twenty
Dollars- That he has debts owing to him to 
about the amount of ten Dollars, and Owes debts
to about the amount of forty Dollars-
That he is by trade a Cleaver, which he works
at when he is able- That he has a wife aged
forty five years, and four children who live
with him, the eldest named Nancy aged 
twenty three years, the next named Joseph aged
fourteen years, the next John, aged Nine years
and the youngest Susan aged five years, all
depending upon him for their support-
Witness James Sewall    Lewis X(Chis?) Bowen (beneath: mark)

Sworn to and declared on the Seventh day of 
September 1820 before me the Subscriber
Chief Judge of the Second Judicial district 
of Maryland composed of the counties of Talbot 
Queen Anne, Kent and Cecil County aforesaid 
V. T. Earle

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I James Sewell clerk of Cecil county court
do here by certify that the foregoing oath
and the Schedule the autoannoced are truly
copied from the Record of said court and I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the fair
Court that the total amount in value of the 
property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is Forty dollars
In Testimony where of I have
here unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the fair court on this
11th day of Sept. 1820
James Sewall Cleark of the 
Court for the county of Cecil

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Stephen Lewis Bowen

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State of Maryland Cecil County Sept.
On the 12th day of September in the Year Eighteen
hundred and eighteen, Personally appeared before 
the Subscriber Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial
District of the State of Maryland, Stephen
Lewis Bowen, and being duly sworn upon the 
Holy Evangels of a almighty God did depose 
that he enlisted in the month of January
Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine in Capt. 
John Hardmans Company of Infantry belonging
to the Second Regiment of the Maryland line
that this (?) served
until the termination of the Revolutionary War
and was discharged at Charleston in
South Carolina and the said Stephen Lewis
Bowen further deposed that from this reduced 
and indigent Circumstances he needs the 
Assistance of his County for support
V T Earle

Maryland Cecil County MD.  On this ___ day of 
Sept. 1818. Personally appeared Stephen Lewis
Bowen before the Subscriber Chief Justice of the Sixth Judicial District of the State of Maryland and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the several facts and circumstances stated in the above declaration are true, and that he hath it not within his Power to his knowledge to substantiate the fact of his Service by other than his own Testimony.

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State of Maryland Cecil County ?
On this 17 day of September 1818 Personally
appeared before the Subscriber Chief Justice of the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Maryland Robert E. ? And made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that he is acquainted with Stephen Lewis Bowen within named, that the said Stephen Lewis Bowen resides in Cecil County in the State of Maryland, and that he is in indigent and reduced circumstances.
(?)
State of Maryland Cecile County Court. I the undersigned one of the Judges of the Second Judicial district of the State of Maryland comprising the Counties of Talbot, Queen Anne, Kent and Cecil to Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Stephen Lewis Bowen did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in his declaration against the common enemy of for the term of nine months on the Continental Establishment; and now transmit the aforegoing Testimony to the Secretary for the Department of War. Pursuant to the direction of the Act of Congress: and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Stephen Lewis Bowen

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By reason of his reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his Country for support. Given under my hand September 17, 1818
(Signature ?)

? Cecil County