Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37463, for Reuben Stivers, Virginia

SERVICE
Stivers, Reuben or Stiver
NUMBER
S. 37463
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6890 Kentucky
Reuben Stiver
Grayville Co. in the state of Kentucky who was a Musician in the regiment commanded by Colonel W. Blendham of the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years
scribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of July 1819 and sent to Thos R. W. Johnson K. Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 2 mo 18 3/4 204 80 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819 - 48
8684 80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Robt. Nelson sent over 2 whole Suits, 1 pair of boots, 1 pair of shoes, 1 pair of socks
Marked A.B. Marked 925

State of Kentucky
Fayette County and Circuit S C
Before the Subscriber one of the Circuit Judges of the State appeared this day personally appeared Reuben Stevens, an inhabitant of the said County, who by me being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration and statement, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval forces of the U. States in the Revolutionary War": That he the said Stevens entered into the service of the U. States late in the Spring or the beginning of the Summer 1775 as a minuteman, under Capt. Joseph Spencer of Orange County in the State of Virginia: That in the Spring of the year 1776 he enlisted as a regular soldier in the Company of the said Capt. Spencer belonging to the Seventh Virginia Regiment of the Continental line: That he continued to serve as a soldier and a musician in said Corps, or in the service of the U. States, until some time in the fall of the year 1778 when he was discharged by Alexander O'Clanachan (Colonel) he thinks at the Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania; that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth; that he is now in the eighty year of his age; that he is in reduced circumstances.

circumstances, decrepid, unable to gain his subsistence by labor and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; that he has no other evidence now in his power except what accompanies this Certificate; and that he has never received a pension from the U. States Sworn to and declared before the Subscriber this 17 th day of June 1818.
At the same time and place aforesaid also appeared before the Subscriber James Ball who being first duly sworn according to law deposes that he is well acquainted with the aforesaid Reuben Stevens, being a neighbour of him & having known him for many years; that the said Stevens is extremely poor, and is the deponent believes unable to support himself either by his labor or from any property which he may happen to possess, and if he possesses any it is some trifling articles.
Sworn to this 17 day of June 1818.
At the same time and place aforesaid likewise appeared John Nelson who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes

deposes that he served first as an Ensign & afterwards as a lieutenant in the aforesaid seventh Virginia Regiment; that he knew personally, during his service therein the aforesaid Reuben Stevens; and that he believes he served the period by him declared. Sworn to this                      day of June 1818.
I Benjamin Johnson Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Reuben Stevens did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his declaration, against the common enemy, as a soldier for the term of nine months and upwards on the Continental establishment; and that it further appears to my satisfaction that he is very poor & reduced in his circumstances so as to render necessary to his support the aid of Government. And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of War, pur- suant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress.

State of Kentucky
Fayette Circuit Ct.
I Thomas Bodly clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid do certify that the Hon ble Benjamin Johnson who hath subscribed the foregoing Certificate is presiding Judge of the said Court and his Official acts are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lexington this 18 th day of June 1814.
Thomas Bodly Clerk
Reuben Hines
Attorney
Col. M c Clanahan
May 2. 1775 - 2 years
Approved

Reuben Minter
Affidavit and Schedule.
b. 890.
[Faint signature or initials, possibly "C. M.", with several ink blotches below it.]

State of Kentucky, Fayette Circuit Court. June term 1820
Be it remembered that Reuben Stivers this day appeared in open Court and produced a schedule of his property under the act of Congress of May first 1820 which is ordered to be entered of record. District of Kentucky ss. Fayette Circuit; On this 13 th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of Record for the said district, and Circuit of Fayette County Reuben Stivers, aged 42 years, resident in the County of Fayette in said district, who, being first duly sworn, according to Law, dithero his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows. He enlisted in Captain Spences Company of the Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. S. H. McClanahan of Genl. Woodfords Brigade, in continental establishment in Orange County Virginia, in the year 1778, as a musician to serve for three years; continued in service till the expiration of his term of service when he was discharged by Col. H. McClanahan at the Valley Forge camp in Pennsylvania. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth and afterwards long since wounded badly in St. Clair's defeat. And so solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, without intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th day of March 1818.

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 annexed and by me subscribed. He has no property except one bed, which he is informed need not to be valued. By occupation formerly a cooper and drum maker but cannot now work but very little owing to age and bodily infirmity. My family consists of my wife aged 59 years who has for several years been almost entirely helpless - no land - no income - Captain E. Craig deceased owe me $16. which I never expect to get. Brig Genl. S Ben South decd. twenty dollars and about eight or ten dollars besides from different persons, which I never expect to get; I owe about $50 which I shall be forced to pay if I am ever able. Reuben Stivers.
Sworn to and declared on the 13 th day of July 1820 before me.
W. Warren, circuit judge.
I, Thomas Bedley, clerk of the Fayette Circuit Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and so
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, at the court house in Lexington, on this 18 th day of August 1820. H. S. Bedley Clerk of Fayette Circuit Court

OFFICE OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, LEXINGTON,
21 APR 1828
Received of JAMES HARPER, Agent for paying pensions, twenty one — dollars 59 cents, being for 2 months 21 — days pension due to Robert Sturgis from the 4 day of April 18 27 , to the 25 day of Novr 18 27 , for which I have signed duplicate receipts
DOLLS. 21 59
R. P. Sturgis a emr

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Lexington Ky. 29th. 1828 Box 21 Q 44
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Commonwealth of Kentucky, Fayette County Court March Court 1828.
On the motion of Rofit C. Stevens who took the oaths required by law letters of administration is granted him upon the estate of Reuben Stevens deceased who executed bonds in the penalty sum of Sixty Dollars with Benjamin Clines his Security, Conditional as the law directs.
A copy true J. H. Rhodes clk. F.C.C.
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Fayette County Court.
I, James C. Rhodes Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing order of Court is truly transcribed from the records in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Lexington this 21 st day of April 1828 and in the 36 th year of the Commonwealth.
J. H. Rhodes clk F.C.C.
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June 5, 1939.
Rev. Bailey Davis Box 195 Cadiz, Kentucky.
BA-J/ILL Reuben Stivers S. 37463
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Reuben Stivers and Benjamin Rhodes, both pensioners of Kentucky.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing information regarding soldiers of that war, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to Revolutionary War pensioners. The record of Reuben Stivers, listed first by you, is furnished herein; the data were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 37463, based upon his service in that war.
Reuben Stivers entered service about the beginning of the summer of 1775, in Orange County, Virginia, as a minute man in Captain Joseph Spencer's Virginia company; in the spring of 1776, he enlisted and served as musician in Captain Joseph Spencer's company, Colonel Alexander McClanahan's 7 th Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and was discharged in the fall of 1779, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The soldier stated that he was badly wounded in St. Clair's Defeat, but gave no further details regarding this service.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 17, 1818, at which time he resided in Fayette County, Kentucky. His name was borne on the pension roll as Reuben Stiver.
In 1820, Reuben Stivers gave his age as sixty-two years and that of his wife as fifty-nine years; he did not state the name of his wife, the date and place of their marriage, nor the date and

place of either of their births. No reference was made to children. In 1820, he resided in Fayette County, Kentucky.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Reuben Stiver Certificate #6890 Issued February 13, 1819 Rate $8 per month Commenced June 17, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March — next.
at the Branch Bank H & S
Lexington
Kentucky

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary claim
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18 th of March 1818
Reuben Stuver — late a Musician in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Seventeenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Thirteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War

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London, County of Middlesex Sept
Before me the undersigned a Notary of the Peace for the County of Middlesex personally came Edwin Tuck and being duly sworn, deposes that the information of the deposition of Edwin Tuck is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September 1825.
R. F. Tuck

37 463 Very INVALID.
1933. Sept. 9. Hist. to Marie Stevens. 1934. Sept. 21. Hist. to Mrs. E. M. Odean - L. L. 1938. Nov. 3. Hist. to Virginia M. Hanna - See letter in Rev. Ch. Joseph Faulconer - W8805 1939. June 5. Hist. to Rev. Bailey Davis - 1/2
File No. 37 463
Reuben Stiver
(Musician Geo. W.)
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 899
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cynthiana, Ky. Sept. 2, 1933
Director of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
It has been suggested that you might have information concerning the Revolutionary War record of Reuben Stevens who served as a drummer and musician in Captain Joseph Spencer's Company, 7 th Virginia Regiment.
Any data that you could give would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Marie Stevens.

Lexington, Ky.
Aug. 28, 1934
Dept. of Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Please let me have at your earliest convenience Revolutionary records - especially vital records, of Reuben Stivers (Stovers).
Perhaps - Virginia
" Loudoun Co.
Very truly,
Mrs. E. M. Adair
327 S. Upper St.,
Lexington, Ky.

November 3, 1938.
Virginia M. Hanna 272 East Maxwell Street Lexington, Kentucky.
RA-J/ILL Joseph Faulconer - See letter W. 8805 Reuben Stivers S. 37463
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Reuben Stivers, who died about 1827, and Frances Faulconer (Falconer) who died October 21, 1845.
The records of Reuben Stivers and Joseph Faulconer, whose widow, Frances, died October 21, 1845, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

November 3, 1938.
Virginia M. Hanna 272 East Maxwell Street Lexington, Kentucky.
BA-J/ILL Reuben Stivers S. 37463
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 37463, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Reuben Stivers.
Reuben Stivers entered the service about the beginning of the summer of 1775, in Orange County, Virginia, as a minute man in Captain Joseph Spencer's Virginia company; in the spring of 1776, he enlisted and served as a musician in Captain Joseph Spencer's company, Colonel Alexander McClanahan's 7 th Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and was discharged in the fall of 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The soldier stated also, that he was badly wounded in St. Clair's Defeat, no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 17, 1818, at which time he resided in Fayette County, Kentucky. His name was borne on the pension roll as Reuben Stiver.
In 1820, while a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky, Reuben Stivers gave his age as sixty-two years and that of his wife as fifty-nine years, but did not state the name of his wife, the date of their marriage, nor the date and place of his own birth and that of his wife. No reference was made to children.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

September 21, 1934.
Mrs. E. M. Odear 327 South Upper Street Lexington, Kentucky.
BA-J/ILL Reuben Stivers S. 37463
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Reuben Stivers.
The record of Reuben Stivers is given herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 37463, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Reuben Stivers entered the service about the beginning of the summer of 1775, in Orange County, Virginia, as a minute man in Captain Joseph Spencer's Virginia company; in the spring of 1776, he enlisted and served as a musician in Captain Joseph Spencer's company. Colonel Alexander McClanahan's 7 th Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and was discharged at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1778.
The soldier stated also, that he was badly wounded in St. Clair's Defeat, no details shown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 17, 1818 at which time he resided in Fayette County, Kentucky. His name was borne on the pension roll as Stiver. In 1820, while a resident of said Fayette County, he gave his age as sixty-two years, and that of his wife as fifty-nine years, but did not state the name of his wife, nor are the date and place of his birth, or that of his wife, or the date of their marriage shown. There is no reference to children of the soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

September 9, 1933.
Marie Stivers Cynthiana Kentucky.
RA-J/ILL Reuben Stivers S. 37463
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Reuben Stivers, who served in the 7 th Virginia regiment.
The record of Reuben Stivers as found in  whose name is borne Stiver on the pension rolls, is furnished herein from the papers on file in his pension claim, S. 37463, based upon his service in that war.
Reuben Stivers entered the service about the beginning of the summer of 1775 in Orange County, Virginia, as a minute man in Captain Joseph Spencer's Virginia company; in the spring of 1776, he enlisted and served as a musician in Captain Joseph Spencer's company, Colonel Alexander McClanahan's 7 th Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and was discharged in the fall, 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The soldier stated also that he was badly wounded in "St. Clair's Defeat", no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 17, 1818, at which time he resided in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1820, while residing in said Fayette County, he gave his age as sixty-two years and that of his wife as fifty-nine years; he did not state the date or place of his birth, the name of his wife or date of their marriage.
It is not stated that the soldier had children in the papers  in this pension claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
here His name was borne on the pension rolls as Stiver

Cadiz Baptist Church
BAILEY DAVIS, Pastor
Cadiz, Ky.
April 13, 1939
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen,
Please send me all available data on Reuben Stivers . He was a pensioner from Fayette County and drew compensation as a result of Revolutionary War service. His notations in the Kentucky Historical Library are as follows: "Reuben Stivers - musician - Virginia line; February 13, 1819; June 17, 1818; $96 00 ; age 76." This is Fayette County, Kentucky. Also data on the Revolutionary War pensioner, Benjamin Rhodes . His citation is: "Benjamin Rhodes - Graves County, Kentucky. January 26, 1833 - $29.16; age 69. Died March 1, 1834. North Carolina militia - private of cavalry."
I shall appreciate your kindness in sending data on these soldiers.
Cordially yours, Bailey Davis
Box 195 Cadiz Ky. Kentucky