Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 1932, for Robert Stirling, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Stirling Robert
S 1932
Carded.
CONTENTS

5890
East Tennessee
Robin Stirling of Plank in the State of Tennessee. who was a privt - in the Compy commanded by Captain Cunningham of the - commanded by - in the line line for -
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 20 - Dollars - - - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of March 1833 and sent same Fair, Knoxville Tenn
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 40- Semest. allowance ending 6th - 10 50-
{ Revolutionary Act June 7,
Recorded by Nathan Rice Book (X) Vol. 9 Page 1

State of Tennessee ss on this 5th day of January 1833 Robert Campbell personally appeared in open court before General Daniel one of the Circuit Judges of law and equity in and for the state of Tennessee. Robert stating a recital of the said County of Blount and state of Tennessee in the said County and state who after being duly sworn according to law do hereby make the following amendment to his declaration for a pension which declaration was made in the Circuit Court of said County and dated the 30 day of August 1832 and was returned in the clerk's report on the 18th of October 1832 and sent back for amendment That he was born in the state of Pennsylvania near the place now known as the Susquehanna River the name of the county not recollected on the 22nd day of December 1759. He bears record of his age at home in his family bible Shortly after the revolutionary war he removed to Spartanburg County South Carolina and lived there till 1805 then removed to said Blount County Tennessee and has since then since and still lives there. He never was drafted, he was a volunteer when a soldier and passed into the service and was discharged as stated in his declaration. As far as he remembers the regular officers who were with the troops where he served and the Continental and Militia Regiments as the general circumstances of his service he has answered in his declaration according to his best recollection. He never did receive a written discharge nor a commission. He is known in his present neighborhood to Thomas Hester, John Lewis, James Berry, Samuel Harrison, Jonathan Griffith and May Wm Harlin all of whom he believes would testify that he is a man of veracity and that they believe him to have served as a soldier of the revolution. So far as he knows he has not received any other pension. Robert Campbell
Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court 5 February 1833. David P. Foulke Clerk
State of Tennessee ss I F H Gantt Clerk of the Circuit Blount County & Court in and for the said County of

Blanch and state of Tennesse so hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the amended Interlocution of Robert Sterling for a prussian In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Nashville the 16 th day February 1833
William H. Cooke Clerk
Robert Sterling Applicant Application for prussian
after 10 th day 820 in 1833
Free to James H. Carr Esq. M.P. Member of parliament

Robt Shurings affidavit for a Pension
No 5071
Direct to James Hair Knoxville Tennessee

State of Tennessee Stewart County 3 June the 30 day of August 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before me Edward Scott one of the Judges of Law and Equity for the said state of Tennessee and for the second Judicial Circuit now sitting Robert Sterling a resident of the county of Blount and state aforesaid in the County of Blount and state of Tennessee aged Seventy two 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 the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 entitled an act to extend the benefits of the United States under the following named officers and soldiers in the War of 1812
He leaves in Augusta County Virginia his volunteered under Capt. Cunningham in the fall of year December 1780 Genl. Murlingbrough Brigade as he believes marched near Suffolk lay there the greater part of the winter to have a fight with the British in order to take Genl. Arnold we had a skirmish but no regular battle killed some of the British got two of our men wounded took Capt. Cunningham and another whose name is not recollected he was there and there honorably but verbally discharged he served three months he has no documentary evidence to prove this tour nor no living witness that he knows of but one named John Burk who is too old and infirm to come to court
It was shortly after at the same place he volunteered under Capt. Francis Long in Sept 1781 where to York was was in that siege helped to take Genl. Cornwallis Washington commanded at the Battle of York he served three months was honorably but verbally discharged This last tour he proves by James Carrithers a brother soldier

Again he thinks same time in the month of December before the above mentioned time he was pressed into service with his father's wagon to haul provisions for Burgoyne men who were prisoners and also men who were guarding them served in that capacity four months He has no documentary evidence nor no testimony witness that he can get but James Carrithers to prove his actual service He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
sworn to in open court this 3rd day August 1832 David D. Louis clk. By N. T. Conger
Robert Sterling
We David Carson a lugarian residing in the said County of Blount and state of Tennessee and James Carrithers residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Sterling who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion I James Carrithers further make oath that the said Robert Sterling actually served the revolution above mentioned and was in the siege of York
sworn in open court August 3 1832 David D. Louis clk. By N. T. Conger
David Carson James Carrithers
And the said Court is hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to him that David Carson who has signed the preceding certificate as a lugarian and James Carrithers who also signed the same are credible persons and that their statements in all particulars are to be credited
Edm Scott one of the judges of the Circuit Court of Laws and Equity in and for the State of Tennessee

State of Tennessee } I Samuel D. Foote Clerk of the Blount County } Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Sterling for a
Passion. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
Seal hereunto  in  presence of Office
At office in Maryville this 30 day of August 1832
Sam. D. Foote Clerk
By W. T. Coyner Deputy.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
STATE.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension,
Residence at date of application,
Age at date of application,
Remarks:

Ad.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by a. Mac D. 2/8/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Robert Sterling Va.
Service _____
Additional Service Rev.
No claim, State records _____, 190
No claim, combination records _____, 190
REMARKS:
Surv. 7, 1932 (Va.)
No other Surv.
No. Wed.
" Rej.

July 29 th 1910
Columbus Georgia
Sir
Will you kindly send to any address any record of Robert Sterling of Va. Having received a pension for service in the Revolutionary war his name appeared in the "Kingsville Sentinel" of Saturday July 16. 1910 published by Teldora Nelson. I desire to get the name of his wife and children and what ever appears in the pension roll above the name of any one of the Grimes family.
Respectfully
(Mop) A. J. Maccon Columbus Ga 112 14 th st
AUG 2 1910

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1900-1901 Fish & Game a. J. Macon, V. Park
See also
INVALID.
File No. 132
Robert Sterling Pitt. Pa. June
Act: June 7 1888
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 356
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Stirling, William GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11723 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 29, 179? (torn) To John Fannier, adm re .
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.