Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10169, for Robert Stewart, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass Sea Service
★ Stewart, Robert Stuart or
R 10169
(Mass. & Va residence)
Deleg
CONTENTS

10.169
P. O. Delia Stewart Service: wid. of Robert.
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 13940 Billy Stewart On
Set in Saxon Mouldings 15 th Sept 1849.
10169
act 7 July 1838

Dr Sir
Portsmouth V a June 2 nd 1899
Inland you will find the declaration of Mrs Saley Stewart for a pension under the laws of Congress - Also the evidence of the service of her hus- band Robert Stewart in the State of Mississippi as a mariner. Your attention to the consideration of this claim - any communication you may have to address, you will please make to me as I am acting for her
Yours Respectfully James M c Laughlin

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
1 May 24 1840.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Robert Stuart is borne upon a descriptive list of the officers and men belonging to the armed Schooner Resolution, commanded by Capt n Samuel Trusk, as a mariner from Boston, being the only evidence of service of any one of the name found upon the naval rolls in this office. No term of service is specified upon the list, which is sworn to, Oct r 11, 1780.

No. 13940 Diley Stewart wid of Robert M c act 7 July 1838
Archibald Constable
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State of Virginia
Norfolk County to Wit
On this Second day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty Nine personally appeared before the subscribers a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Lelie Stewart a resident of the Town of Portsmouth, in the County of Norfolk aforesaid aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"; that she is the widow of Robert Stewart, who was engaged in the Naval service of the United States during the revolutionary War, that he was a mariner on board an armed Schooner Resolution, commanded by Capt Sam.uel Trusk, belonging to the State of Massachusetts. That the said Robert Stewart was a native of the State of Virginia, and resided in the City of Boston in the State of Massachusetts from April 1779 to October 1783, except while engaged in the Naval service of Massachusetts. She further declares that she was married to the said Robert Stewart on the 23 rd day of September 1784 and that her husband the aforesaid Robert Stewart died on the 9 th day of March in the year 1818; That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and Ninety four, viz, at the time above stated
Lelie her Stewart J. Murch
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Corbin Pennard J.P. 11 C

State of Virginia
Norfolk County to Wit:
I Overton Bernard a justice of the peace in do hereby certify and for the County aforesaid, that Felix Stewart, who has signed and sworn to the within declaration, is unable for reason of bodily infirmity to appear before any Court of record to make the said declaration before such Court of record. Given under my hand and seal this second day of May in the year eighteen hundred and forty nine
Overton Bernard
State of Virginia. Norfolk County to wit:
I Arthur Emmerson Clerk of the Court of Norfolk County, certify that Overton Bernard, is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing and within certificates, purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this second day of June in the year eighteen hundred and forty nine and seventy third year of our Independence
Arthur Emmerson Clerk
1849
1849

Know all men by these presents that we Robert Stewart & John Laycock are held and firmly bound to his Excellency Benj a Harrison Esq r Governor of the Commonwealth of Virg a and his successors, in the sum of fifty pounds currency for the use of the s d Commonwealth, to which paym t well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Ex s and Admin rs jointly and severally firmly by these pres s . Sealed with our seals and dated this twenty third day of September 84. in the 9 th year of the Commonwealth.
The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the above bound Robert Stewart hath this day obtained a marriage licensed in conjunction with Scaley Barr. Now if there is no lawful cause to obstruct the s d marriage then this obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force and virtue
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Jno s Bush C.N.C.
Robert Stewart John Laycock
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, from the records of Norfolk County Court in the State of Virginia.
Arthur Emmerson Clerk
State of Virginia. Norfolk County to wit:
I Arthur Emmerson Clerk, above named deposed and say, that I hold the office of Clerk in the County of Norfolk and State of Virginia aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of the said Court as certified by me. Arthur Emmerson, Clerk of Norfolk County Court. sworn before me this second day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
James E. Wilson DPP

State of Virginia. Norfolk County to wit:
I Arthur Emmerson Clerk of Norfolk County Court in the State of Virginia aforesaid hereby certify that James E. Wilson, J.P. who has given the within certificate is a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Norfolk duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such according to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and that the signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Second day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty nine and of our Independence the seventy third.
Arthur Emmerson
C      S

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Peabody Secretary of the Commonwealth.