Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42026, for Richard Stokes, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.B.
Stokes, Richard
S 42026
CONTENTS

Let to Pen. Sept 7. 1840. to Richard Stokes 6. Nov. 1840
No 19662
North Carolina
Richard Stokes
of Surry County in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Jones of the regiment commanded by Colonel Armstrong in the N. Carolina line, for the term of nine months from 1 October 1781 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 day of August 1826.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of Feb. 1826 and sent to the Hon. Lewis Williams Panther Creek, N.C.
Arrears to 4th of Feb 1826 $5-18 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 16 Mar 1827 $18
$23-18
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }

19,601.
Richard Stokes, Surry Co. N.C.
Hon. Lewis Williams, Pawtucket, R.I.
Recd. 5. Sep. 1826.
Recd. 16 Sep. 1826, from Sec. State, N.C.

Original claim.
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of 18 th of March 1818.
State of North Carolina } Guerry County }
On this 16 th day of August 1826 personally appeared in open court, being a house of record, so known and declared to be by the Laws of the State of North Carolina, Richard Stokes Resident in said County of Guerry aged about sixty five — years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820, that he the said Richard Stokes enlisted for the term of twelve months, about the last of September or first of October in the year 1781, in the State of North Carolina, in Granville County in the company commanded by Capt Samuel Jones, in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Armstrong in the line of the State of North Carolina on the continental establish- ment; that he continued to serve in the said corps for the term of nine months when engaged or hired and I oratt or I oradd or ab

or less to serve for three months the balance of his time; that as well as he now remembers he engaged the said substitute at Hillsborough in North Carolina where he the said Stokes, was discharged from service in the year 1782 which will more fully appear by the evidence herewith exhibited by the said Stokes now now on file in the office of the War Department in the city of Washington; that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of of any State; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension, viz that when the law was first proposed he had a little property with which he thought he could make out to live without asking aid from the United States; but now he is entirely destitute of property, and considerably advanced in age, and dependent in his condition
And in pursuance of the act

after 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of 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 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 to wit the head of Ship; one one 12 dollars; one Hoper 5 dollars; two fish are 2 dollars; three bags and one mallet 2 dollars; one pot 2 dollars; one axe 2 dollars 50 cents; one shovel 75 cents;

one Iron pot-rack, worth one dollar 50 cents; one Iron mug 50 cents; Half dozen knives & Forks, and one plate and three common plates 75 cents. That since the year 1818 the following charges have been made in my property; viz a tract of land estimated to contain fifty acres was sold to satisfy an execution in favour of James R Dodge; six head of cattle sold to satisfy an execution in favour of John Davis; one horse sold to satisfy an execution in favour of Colbendel Shipp; that the horse sold only for five dollars; the land for nine dollars; and the cattle for seventeen or eighteen dollars as will more fully appear by the certificates or affida- vits hereto annexed; that Colbendel Shipp who bought the horse has left this country and has gone to parts un- known to him the said Stokes

schedule of the property of Richard Stokes
  9 Head of Sheep worth $ 12 00   1 Huger 5 00   2 pole axes 2 00   3 Hoes and 1 mattock 2 00   1 Pot 2 00   1 oven 2 50   1 Skillet 75   1 Iron pot-rack 1 50   1 Iron wedges 50   1/2 dozen knives & forks; 1 pewter & 3 coal hoppers 75   $ 29 00 
  Property of Richard Stokes sold since the year 1818 — viz   one tract of Land estimated to contain 50 acres sold for fifteen dollars $ 00   one horse sold for five dollars 5 00   six head of cattle sold for 17 or 18 dls. 17 or 18 00   $ 31 or 32 00 
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 16th day of August 1826
See J. Williams 66
Richard Stokes his mark

Sworn to and declared in open court the 16th day of August 1826
Sworn to in open court Rev J. W. Williams D. C.
Richard Stokes mark
I Joseph Williams believe of the county court house of Leavenworth do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Richard Stokes did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under an engagement on con- tinentals establishment - I also certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied 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 twenty nine dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 16th of August 1826
J. W. Williams D. C.

State of North Carolina Guerry County - }
I Thomas Wright Sheriff of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that in virtue of an execution James M. Dodge against Richard Stokes
I did on the day of 1825 expose to sale the Land of the said Richard Stokes and that Fyfe Dammeran became the purchaser at the said Sale - In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my hand and seal the day and year above written Thomas Wright Sheriff
I Joseph Williams Clerk of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Wright is Sheriff of said County In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my hand and affix the seal of my office the 16th day of Aug. 1826 J. Williams Clerk

State of North Carolina } Dunn County }
I am to do so. I swear, that Richard Stokes the petition  application applied to himself and John D. Carter Esq. practicing attorneys, in the Courts of North Carolina to commence suit for some property to which Stokes set up a claim - That said Stokes gave to them a joint bond for Twenty Dollars - That on the investigation of the claim the suit was dismissed at Stokes cost - he having no right to recover - in behalf of myself Mr Cartier I sued Stokes on his bond and recovered judgement and on execution issued fifty acres of land the property of Stokes was sold for as I believe about Nine Dollars - the balance of the Bond is still unpaid. =
A. D. Dodge
Sworn to in open Court
August 16 th 1826
Dist J. Williams Clk

3 Sept 4 413 Sept 4, 1840
Bounty Land office } and answered Septm: 5 th 40 Pension office.
Rich d Stokes N.C. M c 1818-
-th N o Sept r 4, 1840

Washington City See Ware Department.
Courthouse No 2 Aug 30 th

State of North Carolina, Chatham County To the same Department
Dear Sir, Richard Stokes a poor old man that has been a revolutionist and has been shot beyond the valley with a ball and bayoneted through the leg and suffered for years and was a goldsmith draws a pension for the year one hundred dollars and was wounded on the sixteenth of August in the last 1860 and I have the honor to state that I have the right of life and I should be drawn any other title which is a right and I am sure that I do not know that I am entitled to any other title of them that I have my life has been my best friend and my best if it can be had and I hope you will do me the favor to send me an exact copy of the act in Chatham County and State about the Gulf Coast office
I hope you will send me what can be done very with patience Richard Stokes
State of North Carolina I have been a soldier for 12 months in 1861 I was a prisoner and was exchanged for reasons of humanity and I have been since the surrender of the army at Appomattox

Rev. & 1812 War Section ke P
August 29, 1928
Mrs. A. W. Stokes Grenada Mississippi
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 42026, it appears that RICHARD STOKES served in the North Carolina Militia in 1780 and was wounded at the battle of Camden, August 16, 1780, no further details of this service given. He enlisted in September or October, 1781, in Craven County, North Carolina, and served nine months as a private in Captain Samuel Jones' Company in Colonel John Armstrong's North Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 18, 1825, at which time he was sixty-three years of age and was living in Surry County, North Carolina.
In 1825 he referred to his wife as being about forty years of age and also referred to four sons aged thirteen, nine, six, and three years, but he did not give any names.
In 1840 Richard Stokes was living in Chatham County, North Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a Thomas Tomlinson.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

1938 Aug. 29 - sent to Mrs. A. W. Stokes See letter in case of Richard Toulmin son S. 774 S. W.C.
42026
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42026 Richard Stokes P.O. Box 100
Act: 18 March 18 th
Index - Vol. 8, Page 188
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Grenada, Miss Oct. 10, 1927
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Please send me a copy of the application for pension of Richard Tomlinson of Onslow Co. North Carolina He was on the pension roll of this county in 1848. Please give his war record and any other data you have about him. My great grandfather was a Tomlinson and lived in or near Onslow county and I am trying to trace the family for Revolutionary service. Will greatly appreciate any information you can give.
Also please send me a copy of the application of Richard Stokes of Chatham County N.C. He was on the roll of this county in 1848. Also please give his war record. My husband's mother and grandfather were married Richard Stokes and we think this Richard Stokes was his grandfather.
Yours truly
(Mrs. A. C.) Lucile Stokes
P.S. If there is a Thomas Tomlinson on the Rev. Pension rolls from either Va. or N.C. please give me any data about him. I think my great-grandfather was Thomas Tomlinson.

Dear Sir,
Yours sincerely, [Signature]

Surry County This day John Davis appeared before J. P. Carolina me William Slade one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Surry and made oath in due form, that on the fall of the year 1823 he was present when there was six head of Cattle sold under execution as the property of Rich. Stokes, that he (Davis) became the purchaser, and understood that they were the only Cattle belong- ing to said Stokes. - furthermore maketh oath also that he was present at Rich. Stokes' house some short time before the sale of the Cattle and saw an officer carry off by virtue of an execution the only horse that belonged to said Stokes. Sworn to and sub- scribed this 24 th March A.D. 1825. John Davis Test William Slade
I certify that John Davis whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is a Credit- able a Justice William Slade

N. Carolina This day personally appeared Miller Childers of Surry County & Wilkes County and state of N. Carolina before me William Wade, one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Surry to wit: state aforesaid, and made oath that he was personally acquainted with Richard Stokes in the time of the Revolutionary War and knows that said Stokes served in the company of Capt. Samuel Jones, in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Armstrong, nine months, as a soldier in the regular service, in the aforesaid Regiment, and knows that at the expiration of the nine months time of said Stokes' service, he hired a man by the name of Garrot Goral to take his place and serve the balance of his time. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29 th day of November A.D. 1834.
Miller his Childers mark
Test William Wade S.P.

State of Carolina Linn. County
Joseph Williams, clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Slade whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit as a witness is a sworn and acting justice of the peace in & for the said county of Linn and that all due faith & credit ought to be given to his official acts - In testimony of which I do hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of office to the same this 30 th day of November A.D. 1824
J. Williams Clk By J. Williams Jun D
William Slade Justice of the Peace

17.651
Richard Stokes, M.P.
Hon. Lewis Williams, H. R.
Recd 14 Dec. 1823
Black Gardner Stokes Jent
Commons Esquire
Revolutionary pension office Washington
20. 14 Dec. 1823

Washington Dec 13 th . 1825- Sir I enclose to you the deposition of William Childers in support of the claim of Richard Stokes -
You will please give me the earliest information respecting the selection of this claim -
Your obed Servt.
Levi Woodbury
Be so good as to send me some blank forms for procuring revolutionary pensions - Original claims & Schedules -
Samuel L. Edmonds Esq.

25
Mount Airy Va Nov 27
25

Nov 1916
Dear Sir, I want you to forward the enclosed paper to Mr Edwards and do all you possibly can for me for I am in urgent circumstances and not able to get my support by any Labour, send me an answer as soon as possible to all correspondence post office yours
Richard H. M.

Raleigh 12 th September 1826.
Sir
Office of Secretary of State.
Your letter of the 7 th Instant respecting the application of Richard Stokes for a pension was received this morning. His name is not on the musterrolls in this Office, but on a careful examination of the documents accompanying his Declaration, I am of opinion his claim is just. I knew the Capt. under whom he says he enlisted, and know he did reside in the County of Franklin, as stated in one of the Depositions filed in support of this application. This much of the Declaration and Depositions coming within my own knowledge I am induced to believe the whole is true
With much respect
Your Ob t . Serv t W. Hill
Jas L. Edwards Esq r
Chief Clk Pension Office

Jul 23 } Feb 23 } Nov 6 } Nov 6 } N.C.
Free
Pension Office
Washington City
States

Chatham County October 19 th 1840
Dear Sir,
I was in Malitia Service in the re- volutionary war in the year 1780 & at the battle of Camden on the 16 th of August of the same year I received a wound in my leg, & in 1781. I enlisted in the regular ser- vice for twelve months or the war  months and served nine months and was so dis- abled from the wound I had previously re- ceived that I was obliged to hire a man by the name of Jarrel Grabb to serve the balance of my time, for which I was compelled to sell the land my Father left me. I am upwards of eighty years of age, and poor and Needy, and pray that you will allow me a pension from the time that others first received a pension, up to the time that I first obtained a pension from the Government. The above statement of facts I am willing to swear to.
Very respectfully your Ob t . Serv t Richard Stokes

St. Caroline This day personally appeared William County Miller Childers before me
James Watson one of the acting Justices for said County and made oath that he personally acquainted with Richard Stokes is the line of the Revolutionary War and that Stokes served in the War under the command of Genl. Samuel Jones in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Dawson and that said Stokes served for nine months as a soldier in the Regular Service in the aforesaid Regiment and was discharged before the death
of December 1824
Subscribed before me the 10th day of December 1824
William Childers James Watson
James Watson one of the acting Justices for the County of Wilkes and State of Georgia do hereby certify that as far as I know the above William Childers is entitled to a pension

North Carolina Court of Pleas and (Wilkes County) Quarters Sessions
I hereby certify that Robert Martin the signer of the within deed  probat document is an acting justice of the peace for Wilkes County aforesaid and that due faith and confidence ought to be placed in his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I Robert Martin Clerk of said court have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court this 25 day of Novr. A.D. 1824.
R. Martin Clerk by B. A. B. C.

State of South Carolina Walter County
W. H. C. 1892

State of North Carolina
Wilkes County
I do hereby certify that William Martin was at the time of withdrawing, & taking the position of David Foulke, then to occupy an acting position of the place for said county & that from that & until such time as he gives to his official acts such, given under my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of March A.D. 1825.
R. Martin Clk. by J.B. Edwards D.C.

19,601
Richard Stokes, Swansea, N.C.
Solomon Graves, Mount Airy, N.C.
Recd 6 Apr. 1825.
Rejected see letter 15 April 1825 to Solomon Graves Esq. and 11 Oct. 1825, to claimant.
Admitted to com- mence 16 Aug. 1826. Served from 1 st Oct. 1781, for 9 months, Col. Jones's Co. Washington's regt.
Admitted 16 Aug 1826

Henry, South Carolina
March 23rd 1864
to the same Board members of Post Office
declared from information for your Office the declaration of Richard Stokes of every county and state of South Carolina claiming as a soldier of the revolution in the year 1818 an act of Congress passed the 18th of March 1818 making provision for intelligent citizens of the revolution to be with several accompanying affidavits and certificates on the request of his widow to your Office as evidence of the same. It is desired by the said that whatever communications may be thought necessary to be made in relation to his claim and the Government may be addressed to the Secretary of War at Washington Post Office Newbern N.C.
Respectfully William L. G. [Signature]

August 20 th 1825 I certify that for the date 1781 Revolutionaries  in  the that the State of North Carolina raised a parcel of Troops for the benefit of the army for twelve months service Granville County furnishing her quota which served in at the time of Allso Corbett Capt Samuel Jones took of Franklin County took command of Company & went out as a commander which Rec Edward Stokes says he served the term of nine months under the Capt Jones which thing about I know nothing about of this grove 
State of N. Carolina } This day came John Seayour Surry County } before us Stephen H Early a Miller of Early two of series of the Seayour County and made oath to me and subscribed the above Certificate given under our hands and seals this 20th Day of August 1825
S. H. Early J. H. Early S. H. Early J. H. Early
also further Certifies that said John Seayour is generally taken as and believed to be a entitled witness

N Carolina } I Joseph Williams Sen & Clerk Linn County } of the Court of pleas & sessions do hereby certify that Stephen & Miller Early are at this time acting Justices of the peace for said County & that full faith & credit is due to their attestations in that connection given under my hand & seal at office this 24 th Augt. 1825
Joseph Williams Sen by Bennet Morriston D.P.C.
Recd. 11 Oct. 1825

State of North Carolina } Wilkes County } This day came Miller Childers before us acting Justices of the peace for said county, and being sworn deposeth and saith, that in the year 1781 Richard Stokes enlisted as a private soldier in the regular twelve months service of the United States, in the company of Captain Samuel Jones in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Ashe strong — and that he the said Richard Stokes served nine months in the same regiment with him the said Miller Childers — and that the said Richard Stokes was taken sick and hired Jarrot Grubb as a substitute to serve the remaining three months of his time.
Sworn to and subscribed before us the 20th day of November A.D. 1825 John Walsh J.P. Miller X Childers his mark
State of North Carolina } Wilkes County } We John Walsh and Richard Allen acting Justices of the peace for said county, do cer- tify that we have been acquainted with the above named deponent Miller Childers for a number of years and we believe him to be a man of truth and a credible witness.
Given under our hands and seals this 20th day of November A.D. 1825.
John Walsh J.P. Seal Richard Allen J.P. Seal

State of North Carolina • Wilkes County. } -
I Robert Martin Clerk of the County court Wilkes do hereby certify that John Nalle and Richard Allen before whom the affidavits of Miller Childers were taken are acting Sur- uis of the Peace for the County of Wilkes and all due faith and credit ought to be given to their attestations as such. - In Testimo- ny whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my Office the 21 st day of December 1823.
R. Martin. C. M. C. C.

James L. Edwards Esq. Revolutionary pension offer City of Washington

Panther Creek, Surrey County N. C. August 17 th 1826
Sir: I forward to you the declaration of Richard Slope of this County in order to obtain a pension under the acts of 1818 and 1820—
You will observe that some changes have taken place in Mr Slope's property since 1818, but if he now possessed every article he then had, it would still leave him a very poor man, and he would certainly be entitled to a pension— I have therefore thought in drawing the declaration that it was perfectly immaterial for him to show the manner in which his property had been disposed of, but yet as far as practicable your form has been complied with— Indeed Sir the late form is so full of requisites and for- -malities, that it is oppressive and burdensome to the old soldiers— Mr Slope informs me that he

traveled on foot all the way to Washington and was there in the month of May last - that he deposited with you sundry proofs he had collected to substantiate his claim, and you told him that of far of his proofs went they were entirely sufficient. The fact of his living in extreme poverty is notorious and can be established by a hundred witnesses if necessary - That Joseph Williams, clerk I can myself testify, and his certificate dated to be made by the Court will I presume be sufficient as to the fact of the poverty of Mr Stokes - Stokes further informing me you already have proofs of his service - Under all these circumstances I hope his appli- cation will succeed, and that I shall shortly hear from you to that effect - I am Sir very respectfully your most obedient Servt.
Lewis Williams James L Edwards Esq.

Richard Stokes
Pension Claims & certificates

one Sow & four Shoals of the value of $4.00 Four head of Sheep value $6.25 One old axes value $3.00 One hoe value $1.00 one beehive value $1.12 1/2 one plough $1.50 one pot $3.00 one camp $2.50 (Amounting to $20.37 1/2) That he has no other means of subsistence, but public or private charity, that from infirmity he is unable to obtain a comfortable support by his own labour. And further this Deponent says the not.
Sworn to in Open Court March 18 th 1825.
Richard Stokes Mark
W. R. Corbin
State of North Carolina Superior Court of Law Wilkes County February Term 1825
I John Payton one of the Judges of the Superior courts of Law & Equity for the county of Wilkes, and State of North Carolina do certify that the amount of property as valued in the foregoing affidavit of Francis Stokes, now claiming a pension from the United States, was duly sworn to be of the value of twenty dollars 75/100ths, and that it is all the property in his possession to the knowledge & belief of Miller Childers who was duly sworn, and testified as to the above valuation. That the probates and certificates of the Clerks of these Counties of Surry & Wilkes have been in due form.
Jno Payton J. C. P.