Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10194, for Peter Stiver, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Var.
Stiver Peter.
P. 10194
Stivers or
Shivers or
CONTENTS
Temperance.

No 6834
Temperance Stever, widow of Peter. Virginia.
10194 Lit. E. Bradshaw Sep. 14/57
See Peter Stever act 18- va does not appear to be claimant's husband.
E Bradshaw Aug 23/58.
Feb. 3. 1833.

10.174
P.O. Temperance Stiver
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Stiver Peter Va. 1909

I do certify that Peter Sherry will pay the sum of _____ to _____ by the _____ day of _____ 19____ the sum of _____ for _____ and _____ and _____ witness my hand and seal this _____ day of _____ 19____ Peter Sherry

Berlin Southampton County Va.
March 21 st 1858
Dear Sir. I Enclos to you Some old papers that has been found by the family of Peter Shivers or Stivers and sent to me that I think will prove something in the establishing of difference Stivers or Shivers claims to a Pension. Peter Shivers or Stivers of Southampton and Peter Stivers of Spottsylvania was different men as it appears that they served under different officers and at different places as agent for the Claimant I hope you will make a favorable Examination of her claim and note the value of these papers as it appears that she is entitled to Pension act of February 2 nd 1823 and that of the act of June 4 th 1832 on the account of her husband and surviving that date
Your most obedient Servant
Edwin Bradshaw
Sir
George C Whiting
Commissaire of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

No 6834 Pencron blame of Temperence Stiver
Presented by Edwin Bradshaw of Berlin Va

State of Virginia } County of Southampton } ss
On this 14 th day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the court within and for the county and state aforesaid Temperence Stiver a resident of Southampton County in the State aforesaid aged Eighty Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 3 rd February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Peter Stiver who was a soldier in the Virginia State line and in the company commanded by Captain John Holt in the 4 th division commanded by General Robert Ballard that he enlisted at Isle of Wight County Virginia in the later part of 1778 and was at the battle at the Great Bridge Petersburg & Yorktown and served in said war as she believes fifteen months and was honorably discharged at Yorktown 1780 from a or in consequence of his receiving a wound in the leg which laid him for life the wound was a ball wound
She further swears that she was married to the said Peter Stiver in Southampton County on the 18 th eighteenth day of March 1822 eighteen hundred and twenty two - By one Osbrell Barrett a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Temperence Chapman that her said husband Peter Stiver died at Southampton County Virginia on the 8 th day of September eighteen hundred and thirty three 1833, that she was not married prior to the 3 rd January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated she further declares that she is unmarried and has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband and is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Pension Acts of 21 st day of July 1818 Act of June 7 th 1832 & Act February 3 rd 1852. She swears this is her first only application she has ever made any act of congress
She does hereby these presents constitute and appoint Edwin Bradshaw of Berlin Southampton County Virginia her true

and lawful attorney to prosecute this her application of any amount of pension or increase of pension that may be due for her husband's Military Service in the war of the Revolution hereby countermanning and Revoking any application it may have been yetfore presented hereby ratifying and confirming all things that her said attorney or agent may lawfully do in prosecuting said claim.
She further Swares that she has no public nor private Record Evidence of her marriage nor of her husband's death and she does not believe such exist as there has been a diligent search made for the same but thinks she can exhibit ample testimony of the same. She also Swares that she is from old age and bodily infirmity unable to appear in court to make her declaration.
Temperance X Stiver (Seal) Widow
We Nancy Pond and John D Pond — Residents of Southampton County in the State of Virginia upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration and power of attorney was assigned and acknowledged by Temperance Stiver in our presents and that we know from from along acquaintance with the applicant that she is the person she represents herself to be and we further on our oaths declare that we knew within named Peter Stiver before his death for a number of years that he and the above named Temperance Stiver lived together as man and wife were accepted, repeated, acknowledged and Received by the community as duly and lawfully married and of their lawful Marriage we have no doubt and that it never was called in question by their acquaintance and that the said Peter Stiver died at Southampton County on the 8 th Eight day of September 1833 — Eighteen hundred Thirty Three leaving the said Temperance Stiver a widow who is yet alive and who made the foregoing declaration and is still affirmed that they were at the marriage and funeral of the said Soldier and they are disinterested Witnesses.
Nancy Pond
John D Pond
The foregoing declaration affidavit were sworn to and subscribed

before me the day and year first hereinbefore written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in the claim and I do hereby certify that Temperance Stover the applicant is in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity unable to appear in person to make her declaration. Witness my hand this 14 day of February 1857. Edwin Griffin Justice of the County Court
State of Virginia Southampton County to wit:
I Littleton R Edwards clerk of the court a court of record for and in the county and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Edwin Griffin Esq before whom the foregoing declaration Power of attorney & affidavit of witnesses were made and executed was at the time of signing certificate of the same a justice of the said county court a court of Record duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his as his I believe to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said county court on this 19 day of August A.D. 1857. J. R. Edwards Clk