Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,949, Stephen Fuller, Ga.

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(8-1776) 

SERVICE 

(Handwritten) 
Fuller, Stephen 

NUMBER 
(Handwritten)
S. 37,949

CONTENTS 
(BLANK LINES BOTTOM HALF OF PAGE)

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Georgia 20.224
Stephen Fuller
Of Pendleton in the State of South Carolina, who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Wright of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Habersham in the Georgia line, for the term of one year. From February 1776 to April 1777. 

Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st day of January 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of August 1830 and sent to Samuel Cherry, Pendleton SC 

Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209.03
Semi-annual allowance ending 48.00 
$257.03

Revolutionary Claim 20 May 1830
Rec: Book D
Vol. 8. fol: 85

Order to pay June 22, 1837. see letter to T. King & P Agt. Aug 2 1837

To Georgia from 4th March 1837 - 1st Sept 1837.

Date of death not on AB

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19.300
Original Claim
Stephen Fuller

Rec'd 18th Dec 1824

Report to Mr Davis
S. Carolina - H. of R.

Hon. J. Gaillard

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I do certify that I have [illegible] the value of the property contained in this SC [illegible] which does not [illegible]
	March 1, 1824
	David Robinson
	Pendleton S. Carolina

The State of South Carolina
Pendleton District
I John T. Lewis Clerk of the Court
of General Sessions of the Peace &c. for Pendleton District aforesaid Do hereby certify that the foregoing
oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records 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 Schedule is Thirty seven
Dollars seventy five cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty fifth
day of May 1824.
John T. Lewis [sig]
Clerk for the Court

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Original Claim
State of South Carolina
[illegible]
On the twenty fourth day of March 1824 personally appeared in open court being a court of the [illegible] for the district aforementioned Stephen Fuller aged seventy one [illegible] doth make the following declaration in order to obtain [illegible] said [illegible] Habersham in the line of the State of Georgia on the [illegible] establishment.  That he continued to serve in the [illegible] corps [illegible] April 1777 [illegible] in the [illegible] Savannah in the [illegible] in the same company which [illegible] commanded by [illegible] Wright who was promoted [illegible].  That he enlisted as a private soldier but most of the time [illegible] as Orderly Sergeant of the said company [illegible] commanded at Savannah at the time of [illegible].  That he was in the battle at [illegible] attacked [illegible] creek [illegible] and that [illegible] power [illegible] and John Tetley said they are not as full as said Witness could have stated if it had been [illegible] stated and [illegible] considerable distance from him.
And in illegible] 1st of May 1820 does deponent swear [illegible] of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and I that have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of property [illegible] intent thereby to diminish it [illegible] the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “an act to pro [illegible] persons engaged in the [illegible] service [illegible] passed on the 13th March 1838 and that I have not [illegible] had any person in trust for [illegible] any property or securities [illegible] have that what is contained [illegible] hereto annexed [illegible] 1 drawing knife [illegible] 1 pr spoon moulds [illegible] 3 old axes two of them broken 2 old hoes [illegible] old knives and forks [illegible] poor land wherever I live but was never able to [illegible] and had to assign his interest to a creditor.  He used to [illegible] but of late [illegible] loss of sight has prevented him from working at the trade.  He has taught school sometimes of late [illegible] prevented him from that means of support [illegible] daughters [illegible] Nancy Portman [illegible] Mahala Heisebree aged a bout 17 years and two [illegible] ages about 19 years and Jim Henry aged about [illegible] who is quite a sickly youth. And all his said children are [illegible] assistance toward being a support
Stephen Fuller-
Sworn to and declared on the twenty fourth day of March 1824
Before me   David Johnson
Presiding Judge

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James L Edwards Esqr
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington City

[vertically on left side]
JM [illegible] Sept 15
Mr Evans

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State of Georgia Franklin County
Personally appeared before me
Benjamin Stonecypher a Justice
of the peace in and for said County, Stephen Fuller who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is
the identical Stephen Fuller named in an original certificate in his possession of which the following is
a true copy.		War Department
			Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 20th May 1830 Stephen Fuller late a Sergeant in Captain
Wrights Company of Colonel Habershams Regiment in the
army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension list Roll of the South Carolina Agency at the rate of Eight
dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Given at the War office of the
United States, this 27th day of August
one thousand eight hundred and
thirty		PG Randolph [sig]
		Acting Secretary of War
[inscribed seal]
Examined & countersigned,
JL Edwards [sig]

This deponent also says that he has moved from the State of South Carolina to the said State of Georgia, and now resides in Franklin County, and wishes the payment of his Pension transferred from the said State of South Carolina to the State of Georgia where he now resides.		Stephen Fuller [sig]
Sworn to & subscribed before me
this 1st day of September 1837

Benjamin Stonecypher [sig] JP

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Georgia Franklin County
I Benjamin Stonecypher a Justice
of the peace in & for said County
Certify that I am well acquainted
with Stephen Fuller, who has subscribed the foregoing
affidavit before me.  That he is a man of strict veracity, and his statements are entitled to credit, he holds his certificate copied in the foregoing affidavit in his possession, he is now a near neighbour of mine & a citizen of Franklin County, as stated in his affadavit.  I was acquainted with Mr Fuller before he was placed on the Pension Roll of South Carolina & have been acquainted with him ever since.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 1st day of Sept 1837
Benjamin Stonecypher [sig] JP

Georgia}
Franklin County}
Clerks office
Inferior Court
I Thomas King Clerk of Said
Court do hereby certify that Benjamin Stoneypher
whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit & certificate
is a magistrate of said County as there represented
& that his signature purporting to be such is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name this 1st
day of September 1837
Tho’s King [sig] CJC
[embossed seal]

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Carnesville 1st Sept 1837
JL Edwards Esqr
Sir
I herewith send Mr Stephen Fullers application for a transfer of his
Pension from South Carolina to Georgia. Please direct his transfer to me.
Very respectfully
Your obt servt
Thos King [sig]

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August 5, 1935
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [illegible name handwritten]
STEPHEN FULLER
S. 37949
BA-J/MLB

Mr. Lucius L. McCleskey, Jr.,
Americus, Georgia

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Stephen Fuller, a soldier of South Carolina, who served from Georgia and received pension in Georgia.
You are furnished below the record of the only soldier named Stephen Fuller found in the Revolutionary War records of this office who served from Georgia.  The data therein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 37979, based upon
his service in the Revolution.
The date and place of this soldier’s birth and names of his
parents are not given.

Stephen Fuller enlisted in Georgia in February, 1776, served as private and orderly sergeant in Captains Jacob Colson’s and Shadrach Wright’s companies, Colonel Habersham’s Georgia regiment,
was in a battle with the Creek Indians at Fort Barrington on the 
Altamaha River, and was discharged in April, 1777.
The soldier moved in April, 1787, to Pendleton District, South Carolina.
Stephen Fuller was allowed pension on his application executed
March 24, 1824, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and
residing in Pendleton District, South Carolina, where he was still
living in 1830.  On September 1, 1837, the soldier had moved from
the State of South Carolina to Georgia and was at that time living
in Franklin County, that state.

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In 1824, the soldier, Stephen Fuller, referred to his wife, Catharine, aged about sixty years, also to children whose ages were given as follow:  four daughters – Ruth about twenty-six years; Dianey about twenty-four years; Nancy Portwood about twenty-two years and Mehala Heinbree about seventeen years; also to two sons –
George Whitefield about nineteen years and James Harvey about
fourteen years.
In 1823, one John Fuller made affidavit in Baldwin County,
Georgia, that Stephen’s Fuller’s discharge certificate was lost
at his father’s, but did not state the name of his father or the
relationship to soldier.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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War Department,
Pension Office,
20th Dec’r 1824.
Sir,
I herewith return the papers forwarded in support of Stephen Fuller’s claim to a pension, and have
to state that before a decision can be had on the claim, he must make a declaration agreeably to the blank form herewith enclosed, and the instructions thereto attached.  I would particularly direct his attention to the reference marked (g).  He must also prove his service for at least nine months, on the continental establishment by two credible witnesses, who must set forth the regiment and company in which he served, and specify the particular period during which they knew him to serve.  The credibility of the witnesses must be certified by the magistrate who may administer the oaths to them, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

I am, respectfully,
Yr. obt. Sert.
J.L. Edwards [sig]

Hon. J. Gaillard
Senate U.S.

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Stephen Fuller
Amend't of Declaration

Hon. Jno. Gaillard, Senate

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The State of South Carolina Pendleton District ss
Before me Joseph Gresham Notary
Public and ex officio one of the
Justice of the Quorum for said District, Personally appeared Stephen
Fuller of said District a person to me well known and made oath as follows, to wit:   That He is now a citizen of Pendleton District, and
hath constantly resided in the same area since April in the year 1787.  That the Land mentioned in his Schedule filed in the Court of General Sessions for Pendleton District at March Term 1824 in order to obtain a Pension is and was encumbered as follows. He purchased 100 acres more or less of William Putten lying on a small creek of Conneross Creek of said District.  For which tract of Land he paid one hundred and fifty dollars. He borrowed about Thirty Dollars from William Grant of said
District to secure him he gave Grant the title for said Tract of Land; since the filing his schedule Grant has
sued him for the money he borrowed and he is afraid the Land will not pay the principal interest and costs.  And
he saith he has no way that he knows of to raise the money or to redeem his land.  He further saith he is in such reduced circumstances. That he is unable to go to the witness, who
served with him or knows of his service.  That he has no doubt
if he could see any of his companions in the said war but that he could have his Testimony strengthened.  But he is in great need and unable to procure other Testimony of his said service.  And from age and infirmities he never will probably be able to procure the testimony which he could if able to travel.
			Stephen Fuller [sig]
Sworn to and subscribed this 17th
day of November 1824
Before me  Joseph Grisham [sig]
Not. Pub. & Ex Off J.U.Q. 
He further declares on oath that
 [illegible] Habersham was Col. &
he thinks he had a brother a
Major of [illegible] he cannot
be positive. [illegible]
Joseph Grisham N.P.

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The State of South Carolina Pendleton District
I John T. Lewis Clerk of the Court for Pendleton District aforesaid, Do hereby certify That Joseph Grisham Esquire whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, is & was at the time of making the same Notary Public and Ex officio one of the Justices of the Quorum for said District, duly qualified to make the same, and that [crossed off word]
all due faith & credit is and ought to be given to his Testimony as such.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court at Pendleton this 18th day of November Anno Domini 1824 and 49th year of American Independence.
John T Lewis [sig]
Clerk of the Court of Sessions
and Common Pleas

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Georgia Baldwin County
Personally came John Fuller before a Justice of the peace for said county and was duly sworn and sayeth he knew Stephen Fuller was a regular soldier in the old Revolutionary war. Served his time and got his DisCharge as for his horse that was pressed there is no Doubt of it for I saw the Surtificate it was for seventy five Dollars I have just reasons to believe the the papers was lost at my Father's.  Sworn before Me this 18th of November 1823  
John Fuller (sig]
D-Justice 

Georgia
Baldwin county 
I Thomas H. Kender clerk of the Superior Court in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Dempsey Wylens whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit and is an acting Justice of the peace and that all due faith ought to be given his actions.

given under my hand & seal of office this 20th day Nov 1823 
Thomas H Kender
[seal] 
AK

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Georgia Hancock County 
appeared before me Abednego Wright and being duly sworn sayeth that he was personally acquainted with Stephen Fuller and he Enlisted as a Revolutionary War soldier  and served his time out and he was a good Whig during the said war.
Abednego Wright
Sworn to before me this 19th November 1823 Aaron Smith J. P.

Georgia
Hancock County
I Philip L. Simms clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County do hereby certify that Aaron Smith whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit of Abednego Wright is an acting Justice of the peace and that all due faith and credit ought to be given his attestation.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 21st day of November 1823.
Phil. L. Simons Clk
Supr Court Hancock Cty.
[vertically at left]
Hon. J. Gaillard

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Stephen Fuller

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War Department
Pensions office, 19th July 1824.
Sir,
The claim of Stephen Fuller has been examined.  The papers being deficient, are herewith returned for amendment.  The claimant should
make the declaration in the District where he resides, and the name of the District should be inserted in the Declarations.  The name of the
Colonel under whom he served should also be inserted.  Habersham was only a Major, although Fuller styles him a Colonel.  The witness should state the time of Fuller’s entering and leaving the service and the regiment and company in which he served.  Mr. Fuller must also, produce evidence of the transfer of his land to a creditor and show by what tenure he held
it before the transfer took place.  The evidence must be taken in the usual way, and must be duly authenticated.
I am, Sir, your humble Servt.
J. L. Edwards [sig]

Joseph Grisham, Esqr.}
Pendleton, S.C.}

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recd Aug 27 1830

[stamped postmark]
PEND. S.C.
AUG 17
25

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension office
Washington

3rd Sec. act May 20, 1830
Revo Penn. roll S. Carolina
$8 per month, from January 1, 1828

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Pendleton August 13th 1830
Dr Sir.
I presented a petition at the last session of Congress for Stephen Fuller praying to be placed on the Pension list, which passed both houses about the close of the session.
The Petitioner resides near this place, and I will thank you to forward to "Pendleton So Ca" his
certificate &c directed either to himself or to Mr. Samuel Cherry who will take charge of it for him.
Yours very respectfully
Warren R Davis
J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Officer

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Planters & Mechanics Bank of So Ca
Charleston 13 June 1837

JL Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Sir
I forward herewith for your
Authority to pay the following vouchers having 12 months and upwards pension due on them Viz
Samuel Freeman, Stephen Fuller, George Reese, Bolling
Wright, and Jacob Stone.

I am very Respectfully
Your Ob Serv.
A Spears [sig]
Pension Agent

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Planters + Mechanics Bank of So Ca
Charleston 8 August 1837

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioned of Pensions

Washington
Sir
In reply to your letter [illegible] have to state that  Stephen Fuller [illegible] Act of 30th May 1830, was paid to [illegible] of March 1827.
[illegible] enclose for your authority to pay [illegible]
I am very respectfully
your obt servt
A Spears
Pension Agent

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Stephen Fuller
Now Seventy five years of age swears that he enlisted in Georgia in Feby 1776 in the Georgia line of the continental establishment & served till April 1777 & was then discharged.  Was in the battle with the Ok Indians at Fort Barrington.  By trade a saddler.  sometimes taught a school, but the
loss of sight & hearing now prevents his all pursuing either avocation.  His family consists of his wife and (in March 1824) about 60 years Four daughters then aged respectively 20, 24, 22 & 17 years & two sons 19 & 14	Corroborated by John Fuller
who knew he served in the Rev’y War & had a horse impressed And by Abednego Wright who knows
that he enlisted & served his time out in the Rev’y War.  Fuller’s personal property is found to be of the value of $37.75 and a small piece
of land encumbered to its value. 
Committee on pensions Senate
Jan’y 1829

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Stephen Fuller
Report

Granted $8 per
month

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The committee on Military pensions
to which was refered the application of Stephen Fuller
Report
The applicant says he inlisted for twelve months in Feb’y 1776 in the state of Georgia in Capt Jacob Colsons company in Col. Habershams Regiment in the line of the state of Georgia on the continental establishment and
continued to serve in said corps untill  1777 when he was discharged at the city of Savannah that he enlisted in the 6th company commanded by Capt Wright under Genl McIntosh who
signed his discharge was in the Battle at Fort Barrington on the river Altamaha with the Creek Indians.  To all the above [illegible] statement
the applicant makes oath in open court
His certified property is valued at thirty seven dollars seventy
five cents.   he has a small tract of poor land incumbered by a judgment which he presumes it will scarcely satisfy with the costs
The testimony of John Fuller and Abednego

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Wright from his service as a regular soldier
that he served the period of his enlistment and was discharged    Fuller states there is no doubt that he had a horse which was pressed into the service as he saw the certificate for seventy-five dollars and he believes the papers were lost at his fathers
The applicant is now seventy four years of age

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[address side of a postcard, preprinted with one cent postage/image of Jefferson]
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

[postmark]
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
2 WEST PA[illegible]
JUL 28 3 30 AM
1935

Veteran’s Administration
Washington, D.C.

[date stamp]
RECEIVED
JUL 29 1935
[illegible] DIV.
READER 19
VETS ADM.

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July 228, 1935

Veteran's Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs
   Will yo kindly consult your files of Revolutionary War pensions and let me know if you have data concerning Stephen Fuller , a South Carolina soldier who did service in Georgia, and is listed anong Ga. Rev. War pensioners. 
   A reply to this query will be appreciated
   Very truly yours
   [Signature]
   Lucius L. McCleskey Jr
   Americus, Georgia.

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[left side of half fold]
1935 Aug 5 Hist. to Mr. Lucius
L. McClesky, Jr. 		MLB.

[right side of half fold]
37949
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 37.949
Stephen Fuller
Serg, Rev War

Act. 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 147

(Arrangement of 1870.)

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Stephen Fuller
1828 Jan 15 1828 Ref [illegible] Mil Pensions
Stephen Fuller

Pension Claim

For the
April 29 1828 Bill [illegible] No 283
Committee on
Military Pension

Dec 5th 1828
Ref. to the Com. on Mil. Pension

Dec 16 1829
Ref  Com on Mil. Pensions