Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,996, for Lewis Stowers, Virginia

SERVICE
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Stowers, Lewis
NUMBER _____
S. 31.996.
CONTENTS

Georgia
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Lewis Stevens Estate - in the State of Ga. who was a ... in the Company commanded by Captain White of the Reg - commanded by Col Taylor in the ... time for 16 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 50 - Dollars 33 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of March 1833 and ... Then ... R
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 106.66 Semestral allowance ending Sept " 26.66 133.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk Book P Vol. 8 Page 144
Mar 22-1844 A.P.

Lewis Stowers 10948 Application for a Pension under the Act of Congress March 3 rd 1882
on the rolls prior to 16 months.
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State of Georgia } On this the 19 th day of September Elbert County } 1832 personally appeared before then sitting } the Judge of the Superior Court "in and for said County Louis Stevens a resi- -dent in the State and County aforesaid aged Sixty Eight or nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th , 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1781 with Col. Taylor and served in the Virginia Green Coat Regiment under the following named officers viz Capt Richard White. Adjutant - Burston & Col. Taylor That he enlisted under Col. Taylor in the month of Decem- -ber 1781 that he was a Citizen of Orange County Virginia at the time of his enlistment but enlisted in Alber- -marle County Va. That he was enlisted for the purpose of guarding the British & Hessian Called Burgoyne's Men, that were stationed in Albermarle County Virginia during their stay in Albermarle County he states that he marched from thence as a guard of said prisoners through Orange Culpepper & Fauquier to Winchester, & from thence nearly to the Allegany Mountain Mountains & from thence back again to Winchester he states that he con- tinued in the service from the time of his enlist- -ment until April or May 1783 when he was discharged by Col. Taylor and has since lost his discharge. That he has no person now liv- -ing within his knowledge by whom to prove his service he states that he moved from Orange County Virginia to the State of Georgia & settled in Elbert County forty two years ago where

he has resided ever since. he hereby renun- ishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or Territory Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court { Louis his Stowers Test. B. Houston Clk }
And I William H Crawford Judge of said Court do hereby declare my opinion that the above named Louis Stowers was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states Wm H Crawford J S C N C
I Benajah Houston Clerk of the Superior Court of Elbert County do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Louis Stowers for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of September 1832
Benajah Houston Clerk Supr. Court Elbert County Ga

I have been for during many years acquainted personally with the Applicant Lewis Howey and know that he is esteemed as a man of integrity and respecta- bility. He is believed by his acquaintances to have been a soldier of the revolution. I give full credit to his state- ment.
Wiley Thompson

Rev. 3 1812 Wars Section
AWF/HMM
May 7, 1930.
Mrs. Grady L. Garner 75 Richards Place West Haven Connecticut.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31996 , it appears that Lewis Stowers , while a resident of Orange County, Virginia, enlisted in December 1781 and served as a private until April or May, 1782 in Captain White's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment which guarded the British and Hessian prisoners confined at the barracks in Albemarle County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Elbert County, Georgia, aged sixty-eight or sixty-nine years. The date and place of his birth are not stated.
He died November 22, 1844.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

nd 7. 1812 Wars Section
MS. A. 9. 2. 20. 15
January 8, 1928
John Hill P.O.Box 109 Harriman, Tenn.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31996 it appears that Lewis Stowers, while a resident of Orange County, Virginia, enlisted in December 1781 and served as a private until April, or May, 1782 in Captain Richard White's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment which guarded the British and Hessian prisoners confined at the barracks in Albemarle County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832 while a resident of Elbert County, Georgia aged sixty-eight or sixty-nine years. The date and place of his birth are not stated.
He d. Nov. 22-1844. Sd. died by Secy. May 5-30 There are no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
Jan. 3, 1923.
Chas. E. Stowers, Cedar Lodge Ranch, ( N.D.) Thunderhawk, South Dakota.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 21" ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 31396, it appears that Lewis Stowers was living in Orange County, Va. when he enlisted in December 1781, and served as a private until April, or May 1782, in Captain Richard White's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment, which guarded the prisoners confined at the Barracks in Albemarle County, Va.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Sept. 18, 1832, while living in Elbert County, Ga. aged 68, or 69 years. The date and place of his birth are not on record, and there is no data on file as to his family.
In order to identify the records of such pensioners the soldier's full name should be furnished, as this Bureau has no such indexes for distribution as described by you. Only two reports are made for any one person, owing to the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose.
Very respectfully,
H. M. Vandervoort Acting Commissioner.

Rev. War Section mmh
November 2, 1922
Mrs. Steve Skelton Hartwell, Georgia
Madam:
In response to your letter received October 3, 1922, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31996 it appears that Lewis Stowers was living in Orange County, Virginia when he enlisted in December 1781 and served as a private until April or May 1782 in Captain Richard White's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment which guarded the British and Hessian prisoners confined in Albemarle County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832 while residing in Elbert County, Georgia aged 68 or 69 years.
There is no data on file as to his family and the date and place of his birth are not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Section.
April 4, 1921.
Hon. Charles R. Crisp, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr Crisp:
In response to your letter of the first instant, I have the honor to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Survivor File No. 31,996 it appears that Lewis Stowers was living in Orange County, Va., when he enlisted in December 1781 and served as a private until April or May 1782 in Capt. Richard White's Company, Col. Taylor's Regt. which guarded the British and Hessian prisoners confined in Albemarle Co. Va.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Sept. 19, 1833, while residing in Elbert County, Ga. aged 68 or 69 years.
There is no data on file as to his family and the date and place of his birth are not stated.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.

ply to your request of _____, received _____ ment of the military history of Lewis Stowers a _____ of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired int _____ tion as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 31.996
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1781 Apr 82 Pvt Richard White Taylor Va   May 1783          
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orange Co. Va Date of application for pension, Sept 19 1832 His ill was ab Residence at date of application, White Co. Ga Age at date of application, 68 or 69 yrs. Remarks: No data as to family

75 Richards Place West Haven, Conn.
Feb. 27, 1930
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Can you assist me in establishing the parentage of Lewis Stowere who was drawing a pension for Revolutionary War service at De Kalb County, Georgia, in 1840.
If your records give any data upon his family, I should appreciate any information you might be able to give.
Permit me to thank you for your assistance.
Yours truly,
Sylvia Owen Garner
(Mrs Brady L.)

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Revolutionary War Section.
Dear Sir:- On May 12, 1926, I wrote your office requestion all data your office contained regarding the following Revolutionary War pensioners, including family data, but up to the present time have not received these records;
Lewis Stowers Sen., age 76 in 1840, of Dekalb Co., Ga., Pensioner lived with Lewis Stowers, Sen.
George Roebuck, age 89 in 1840, of Spartanburg Dist., S.C., 1st part. Pensioner lived with Willis Pierson.
Thanking you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
John Hill, P.O.Box 109, Harriman, Tennessee.
December 21st, 1927.

Cedar Lodge Ranch, (W.D.) Thunderhawk, S.D. 12/21/1922.
Rev 222 Department of The Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary War Record Section.
Mr Hays Haymaker, Chief Clerk, Der Sir:-
I write you to learn what the application for pension Dated Sept. 19, 1832, on which Certificate was issued Mch.7, 1833 Lewis Stowers, then of Georgia, discloses as to his place of birth, and date of same, also the date of his marriage, place and the names of his children, and their birth.
Does said application refer to his parentage?
Respectfully,
Chas. E. Stowers
Certificate was No. 6783 and pension was paid thru Savanah, Ga, Agency.
Are there any indexes of names of pensioners? I am trying to write a history of "The Stowers Family in America" and wish to exhaust all sources of information as to the Stowers men in the Rev. war, especially from the New England States, and sometimes the applications disclose parents or children, and places of birth &c.
C.E.S.

CHARLES R. CRISP 3D DISTRICT GEORGIA
JOHN M. GREER SECRETARY
House of Representatives
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Washington, D. C.
April 1, 1921.
Rev mk 1
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me with such information as your records may disclose concerning the following Revolutionary sol- diers:
S38157
Henry Hutto who came from South Car- olina; drew land lottery in Laurens County, Georgia, in 1827, and drew pension in Baker County, Georgia, in 1851;
S31996
Lewis Stowers who came from Orange County, Virginia, and drew a pension in Dekalb County, Georgia.
Yours very sincerely,
C. R. Crisp
M. C. 3d Dist. Ga.
CRG:GS.

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Covington, Ga., May 12, 1908
Pension Dept. Washington, D. C.
Please write me if you know any- thing about Louis Stowers, Sr. (DeKalb Co) Revolutionary Pension in this state in 1840.

My grand-father - Robert Nelson Slowers and great-grand-father - Benjamin Slowers, I think are descendants of this Louis Slowers.
Awaiting your reply and thanking you in advance for any information you can give me -
I am, Yours Truly, Mrs. James Hyde Porter,

31996 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,996
Lewis Stowers
Rev Rev War
Act: Same Jan 32
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 396
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 May 24. Hist. to Mrs. Jas. H. Porter p. 1921. Apr. 4. Hist. to Hon. C. R. Crisp. Au. 1922. Nov. 2. Hist. to Mrs. Steve Skellon. mmst. (Letter in cl. No. 1109 of John Peter Hagnay.) 1923 Jan. 3. Hist. to Chas E. Stowers. Au. 1928. Jan. 9. Hist. to John Hill. 1930. May 7. " " Mrs. Esady T. Stowers.

The application of Luigi Stoway should be ad- mitted. He served sixteen months.
W. L. Thompson