Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6189, for Stephen Lowe, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
Lowe Stephen.
Mr. 6189
Love or
CONTENTS

Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Low widow of Stephen Low herby constitutes and appoint George B. Ames Esq. My true and Lawfull agent and attorney to prosecute the Claims of Stephen Low for any amount of revolutionary pension or increase of Pension that may be due and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said Claims on file in the Department at Washington City or Else where to file to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the certificates which may be issued for said Claims which certificates I wish made payable to
Sarah Low and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could as well personally present. fully ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall Lawfully do in the premises Witness my hand and seal this 27 th of September A.D. 1857
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
Sarah Low her mark
D. B. Sawyer J.P. James P. Sawyer
State of North Carolina Brunswick County On this 27 th of September 1857 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Sarah Low widow

of Stephen Low decd? and acknowledged the forgoing power of attorney to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand This 27 th September 1857 J. B. Sawyer
State of North Carolina Buncombe County } S.S. Be it known that on this day the 27 day of September 1857 before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Sarah Low a resident of Buncombe County and made oath according to law that she is the widow of Stephen Low late of the County and State aforesaid who was a revolutionary soldier of the United States and applied for a pension under the act of June 7 th . 1832. and that she has been informed that the said pension ought to be allowed that she is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or argument as my agent may use in prosecuting said claim Sworn to and subscribed before me in the year aforesaid Sarah Low J. B. Sawyer James P. Sawyer
State of North Carolina Buncombe County } I. Isaac B. Sawyer Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that Sarah Low who

Executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of Buncombe County and is I believe directly interested in said claim as therein set forth
J. B. Sawyer
State of North Carolina Buncombe County } J. Robert B. Vance Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that J. B. Sawyer Esquire before whom the foregoing paper was executed was at the date of the same a justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorized by Law to administer oaths and the proof whereunto subscribed is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed my official seal This the 30 day of Sept 1857 R. B. Vance Clerk:
State of North Carolina Buncombe County } Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Oct. Term 1857. J. Robert B. Vance Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions before and held for the County of Buncombe and State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that satisfactory evidence was shown to me at said Court that Stephen

Low a reputed Saldiver of the revolutionary war died, on the 21 st , day of June 1843, leaving Sarah Low his widow
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at- office at Ashville this 30 th day of Sept 1850
R. B. Vance. clerk.
Stephen Low

State of North Carolina & Court of Pleas and Buncombe County, 3 d quarter sessions October 1839
On the 19 th day of October 1832 personally ap- peared Stephen Low in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for the County aforesaid now sitting Stephen Low a Resident of said County and State aged years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated that in the State of Virginia Bedford County where he was drafted, and  where  he was then called the  State of South Carolina in the fall of the year 1878 he  was  drafted  and  he  was  drafted then received a discharge from under the order General Green after an eight months term of service then entered service under Major Ward in the year 1879 returned to State Bedford County then marched to Ninety Six in South Carolina then marched from there to the cross roads near Pine General Mason and General Sumter and General Pickens then was at the taking of Sumter the  British  dragoon then remained as a guard over the prisoners until discharged by the order of General Green

after a three month service under a draft then entered service in the year 1842 for another three months service under Col. Wm  Trigg Capt John Trigg in the state of Virginia then marched to Little York there was at the surrender of Cornwallis then marched to Virginia then got a discharge from under the hand of Capt John Trigg Oct the 19 th 1832
Sworn to in open court of his and subscribed October 19 th 1832
John Miller mark Post By M c W. Wm. Fin. D.C.

Where and in what year were you born Have you any Record of your age and
Where and in what year were you born Have you any Record of your age - And if so where is it. —
Where were you living when Call'd into service -
When have you been since the Revolution
And where do you now live
How were you called into service
Were you Drafted - Did you volunteer or were you a substitute - or if a substitute for whom
State the names of some of the Regulars who were with the Troops where you served such Continen- tal and Militia Regiments as you can Recollect and the General Circumstances of your service Did you receive a discharge and if so when is it - and by whom was it given;
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present Neighborhood. And who can Testify as to your Character for veracity and their belief of your service as a 'Soldier of the Revolution'.
We Hodge Babson and John Wilson Residents in the same settlement with Stephen Lowe hereby Certify that you are well acquainted with Stephen Lowe whom we have subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 73 years of age that he is reputed to be in the Neighborhood where he lives to have been a Soldier of the Revolution - And that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court October the 19th 1832
H Babson
J Wilson
Sub John Miller Clerk By Miller Vice D.C.

And the said Court do hereby certify declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the further Certifies as it appears to them that the D r Hodge Babson and J r B r B r who assigned the preceding Certificate are also  citizens residents in Buncombe County - North Carolina and that they live in the same neighbourhood with the applicant who has also signed the same is also a resident of the same state and county and are Creditable persons and that their Statement is entitled to Credit
I John Miller Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in matter of the application Stephen Lowe for a Pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of office this 19 th day of Oct. 1832
Test John Miller Clerk By M c W. Woodfin D r .
1832 Oct 19 Stephen Lowe

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Barn can be security } Sepiors October Sepiors 1834
On this 22 nd day of October 1834. personally appeared in open court upon Jeremiah Blackstock, Robert Williams and John Clayton Justices holding said court, now sitting, Stephen Loss a resident of Barn can be security North Carolina aged 72 or 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following decla- ration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as therein stated.
He entered the service as a private soldier, militiaman a substitute for Josiah Markham, in the County of Orange North Carolina in the latter part of the summer or first of the fall of 1780 having substituted in Bedford County Virginia and mustered into a officer company in the Company commanded by Captain Powell, a bar- onial officer, in the Regiment commanded by Col. R. Bedford. under the command of Genl. Gates. He marched from Thicket to Cheraw in South Carolina, on their line of march, Genl. Green arrived and took command of the army. he was then placed under command of Captain Graves and marched to Cheraw in South Carolina where they remained during the winter. In the spring of 1781 he was sent with a small detachment to guard a drove of hogs intended for the army into Virginia. The detach- ment was commanded as well as now under command by an Ensign named Cobb. When they arrived at a place called Berrien Bridge in Pittsylvania County Virginia they were discharged. The term for which he entered was eight months, but he was discharged a short time before the expiration of his time, having served in their government. He entered the service again in the County of Bedford State of Virginia as a drafted militiaman for two or three months he does not remember which sometime in spring of 1781. in the Company commanded by Captain

in the Battalion commanded by Major Ward. under the command of Genl Green. He marched through North Carolina to a place called Ninety Six in South Carolina and was in the siege of that place. When Green retreated from Ninety Six he remained with the army until they came near to Camden S. Carolina when he was discharged having served the full time for which he was drafted; he does not remember whether two or three months, but thinks the latter. He entered the service again in the County of Bedford State of Virginia as a drafted militia man in the early part of the Feb 1781. for the term of three months. under the command of Captain Kriger in the Regiment commanded by Col. Caloway. He marched to Little York in Virginia and was there at the taking of Genl Waller. Shortly after that went he was discharged having served between one and two months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, to his knowledge, he swore to a declaration setting forth his services for the purpose of procuring a pension on the 1st of Oct 1832 in the month of April 1833 as well as unenclosed, which declaration he left to the management of James Osborn and has never heard of it since Osborn having left this County shortly after that period, he supposes it never reached the Department. He  his  mark  mark Sworn to and subscribed in open court October 22 nd 1834 John Miller Clerk
By M c Whorter D.C. When and in what year were you born?
I was born in Bedford County State of Virginia but do not know in what year. He has understood it was in the month of June, and he thinks from the best accounts he has on the subject in the year 1761 or 1762.
Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
I was living when called into service in Bedford County

Virginia. I removed from there to Franklin County Virginia from there I removed to Surry County North Carolina and from there to Bertie County North Carolina, where I now live. How was you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom?
I was a substitute for Josiah Markham the first time and the other two I was drafted. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such battalions and Military Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer Genl. Green, Washington Col. Lee of the Cavalry Col. Buford. The general circumstances of my service is stated in the foregoing dictation.
Did you ever receive a discharge? by whom was it given and what has become of it?
I received a written discharge each time. The first I think was signed by Col. Lee. The second by Major Ward. The third by Captain John ... were expected they would be of any service to me after the war was over and took no further care of them and they were lost or destroyed in some manner I do not know how. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the rebellion.
Ans Col. John Blayton, Capt. John Miller, Capt. John Murray, Major Gordon Anderson, and several others. Sworn to and subscribed in open court October 22nd 1834. Stephen J. Lowe John Miller his mark By M.W. Woodfin D.C.

We William Kinsey a Clergyman resident in the County of Buncombe and State of North Carolina and Gordon Anderson a citizen resident in the same County and State hereby certify that we are and have been acquainted with Stephen Low who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration for the space of many years or upwards. That he is regarded as a man of veracity & honesty in his present neighbourhood. He is also reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 22 nd day of October 1834 Gordon Anderson John Miller Clerk By N.W. Woodfin D.C.
And the said board do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the board further certifies that it appears to them that William Kinsey who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Buncombe County and that Gordon Anderson who has also signed the same is in said county and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit. John Miller Clerk of the board of Pensions and grants for the County of Buncombe do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said board in the matter of the application of Stephen Low for a pension.
Stephen Low 1763
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office The first day of November 1834 John Miller Clerk By N.W. Woodfin D.C.

James E Beach Esq Sir
Washington October 25 1857
Enclosed you will please find Power of Attorney from the Heirs of Stephen Sew who was an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 from North Carolina I ask the privilege of examining the papers now on file in your Office in support of this Claim.
Very Respectfully Rem abt Sent Geo Lee Ames

Wendell Phillips March 20
free
Mar 28 45
Wm Lloyd J. D. Jones Esq.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington City District of Columbia
Per Mail

Wendousville 18 th March 1846.
J. J. Edwards, Esq.
Sir I wish to learn through you the condition of the Claims of William Gudgeon and Stephen Law who were Soldiers in the army of the Revolution and who filed their Declarations for Pensions about 1832, or 3. or soon thereafter as I am requested to ascertain why these persons have not been able to obtain a Pension. They were amongst the unfortunate few, whose Claims fell into the hands of J. J. Patton who was charged with forgery was tried etc. they have never been able to hear from their Claims satisfactorily since as they inform me.
Very Respectfully Elisha King Clerk of Wendousville County Court
J. J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City District of Columbia

Stephen Law-
W. Carolina
Bad Case Suspended
13 Dec 1834
Sister Roberts.
Rev L. Carr. 3 April 1835 Rev E. King Apr 9. 1845.
6189

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
REJECTED
6189.
P. O.
Stephen Law
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Grayson County Virginia
This day Stephen Low a citizen of Buncom county North Carolina came before me Abner Jones a Justice of the peace for the county of Grayson, for the purpose of proving that he the said Stephen Low was a soldier & performed service in the Revolutionary Introduced William Vaughan as a witness to prove his service as a soldier in war said. The said William Vaughan being of lawfull age & after being duly sworn Deposeth & saith that he the said Vaughan was a soldier in the revolutionary war But is not certain that he knew or was acquainted with the said Stephen Low in the army, But that When his (the said Vaughan service expired) he the said Vaughan left the camp & that on the same day that he left the army he fell in company with the said Stephen Low with his knapsack on his back & every way in soldiers Equipage & on his return home, & the said Deponant further saith that he verily believes that the said Stephen Low did serve two towers of duty in the revolutionary war in the Southern army under General Green But the length of the two towers he does not know, & this Deponant further saith not Sworn to & subscribed before me this 23 d day of December 1835
Abner Jones J.P.
W m Vaughan

State of Virginia } County of Grayson }
I, James Anderson, Clerk of the Court of Grayson County, do hereby certify, that Abner Jones, who has signed the foregoing certificate of qualification, is, and was, at the time of signing the same, and acting justice of the peace, within and for the County of Grayson aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such, and that the foregoing signature (purporting) to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 24 th day of December in the year 1835.
James Anderson, C. C.
State of Virginia } Grayson County }
I, Ezra N. Nichols, (presiding) justice of the peace within and for the County of Grayson aforesaid do hereby certify, that James Anderson who has signed the foregoing Certificate, is, and was, at the time of signing said Certificate, Clerk of Grayson County Court, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such and that the foregoing signature (purporting) to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal this 24 th day of December 1835
Ezra Nichols