Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11551, for Edward Stoker, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Wa.
Stoker, Edward Anna
No. 11551
CONTENTS

9406, Kentucky
Edward Stoker
of Bourbon Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lemmon of the Regt commanded by Colonel Campbell in the Virginia line, for the term of three years. from 1775 to 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 day of June 1818, and
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of April 1819 and sent to Col. Trinkle Paris, Kentucky.
Continued on the Roll on 4 th day of September 1830 and notification sent to H. M. Bledsoe at Paris, Bourbon Co. Ky. Pension commencing on the 3 rd of September 1830
Amount due on 4th of March 1831 } $48, 53
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }

One Case. 1762 Judge Trimble Kent
Rec d 18 th August 1818.
Edward Stoker
Pirate
13 th Reg t Virginia Line
Con d Yellow
St. 15 6
John D.
1795 to 1798
Rec d 17 th June 1818

United States of America Kentucky District to wit
This day came before me Robert Firnble District Judge of the United States court in & for the District aforesaid, Edward Staker a citizen & resident of Bourbon County in the State of Ky. who being by me first duly sworn, declared that he served the United States as a private soldier three years & two months in the Revolutionary war with great Britain; that he enlisted some time in the year 1775 as well as he recollects, in the 13 th Virginia Regiment on Continental establishment, for three years, the Regiment being at that time commanded by Col Gibson; - that he was in the battles of Brandy- neine & Germantown; & the 13 th Regiment being very much cut to pieces in those Battles, the remainder of it, was attached to the 9 th Virginia Regiment on continental establishment; that he faithfully served out his term of three years & two months over; & was discharged from the service at Pittsburgh by Maj. Taylor that he has long since lost his discharge at having

been consumed when his house was burnt about a year after he left the Army: That he has no other document in his possession proving his Service; for altho' he obtained the Land allowed for his Service, he has none of the papers in possession: That he is in his sixty first year of his age; & unable to labour; & that he is in reduced circumstances & in need of the assistance of his country for support: & that he has hitherto received no pension; wherefore he prays a pension may be allowed him &c.
his Edward Stoker mark
Given Under my hand at Paris Kentucky this 17 th day of June 1818
Robt. Trimble Deputy Judge
I Robt. Trimble Deputy Judge of the United States do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named Edward Stoker served the U.S. as a private soldier in the course of the Revolution for nine months & afterwards in the Virginia line on Continental

establishments; & that he is in various circumstances in life, & receives the support  assistance of the Government for life part.
Robt. Fumbell
United States of America District of Kentucky - - - } Sct.
I John A. Hanna Clerk of the District Court of the United States in & for the District of Kentucky do hereby certify that Robert Fumbell Esq. is and was at the time of signing the foregoing certificate Judge of the Kentucky District
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 3rd day of August 1815 and of the Independence of the United States the 43rd
John A. Hanna

Bourbon County Set
On this 18 th day of May 1830 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the Bourbon Circuit, Edward Stokes resident in 5 th County aged thirty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818, and the first of May 1820. That he the said Edward Stokes enlisted for the term of three years on the day of  in the year  in the State of Virginia in the Company Commanded by Capt. John Sammons in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Richard Campbell in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental Establishment , that he continued to serve in the said Corps until after the Battles of Brandy Wine and Germantown in both of which he bore a part. The 13 th the 9 th Regiment thereafter were Consolidated and the same thereafter called the 9 th Regiment of the Virginia line. after the Battle of Germantown the Regiment to which he belonged marched to the Valley Forge & afterwards marched to Fort Pitt. and was then Commanded by Col. Gibson Capt Benjamin Duggs then commanding the Company to which he belonged; where he continued to serve until he was discharged. declaration was sworn to in open court before

2. from the service in Fort Pitt in the State of Pennsylvania having been in the service three years and two months. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, except the present. That his name has been placed on the pension list, that the number of his pension certificate is 9406 (as he supposes, that number being endorsed on the back of said certificate), and that he never before exhibited a schedule of his property (except an informal one, which was returned for that cause without being acted upon by the War department, accompanied by a form, from which this schedule is made out), because he owned a small farm of seventy acres of land in said County by means of that of his sons (some of whom lived with him until a few years since) to support himself and family. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress "Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have

on the 18. of March 1818. and that there  there
3. Not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities. Contracts, debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed; and by me subscribed to wit. One old mare and colt worth $35. two cows and pigs worth ten dollars, two old plows two dollars, two hoes and two old axes worth two dollars, one pair of old gear worth one dollar and fifty cents, two old cart wheels worth ten dollars, two pots, one oven, skillet and pot hooks, and one kettle all worth five dollars, one old cupboard worth six dollars, one sugar dish worth two dollars, six chairs worth two dollars, one gun worth three dollars; a small quantity of cupboard ware worth two dollars, two cows worth eight dollars each, one yearling calf worth three dollars; and twenty sheep worth ten dollars. And that Hugh Talbott is indebted to me in the sum of three hundred and six dollars and fifty two cents, with interest from the day of the and that Martin Baker is indebted to him two hundred and four dollars and thirty five cents entitled to a small credit as herein after stated with interest from the time aforesaid for both which sums I obtained judgment in the Bourbon circuit court in a suit in Chancery which I commenced in said court against said Talbott and Baker besides costs of suit

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and have had executions issued against each of them, and placed them in the hands of the Sheriff of said County for collection who returned the same "No property found" and I believe the said Talbott and Baker both insolvent, and I have never been enabled to obtain one cent from said Talbott. Said Baker has settled about sixty dollars on the judgment against him by furnishing me a clock for a big coat, and paying a physician's bill of eighteen dollars or thereabouts and has paid me small sums at different times in cash. The remainder of said judgment against said Baker is yet unpaid, nor do I know that I shall ever be able to pay obtain any thing from either said Baker or Talbott.
John Barnett is owing me fifteen dollars for a gun which I sold him. but he is insolvent and I do not expect ever to get one cent from him. James Nichols is owing me two hundred and thirty five dollars the balance of the purchase money for said seventy acres of land which I sold him. - I am owing
Levi's Vinout forty dollars with five or six years interest and costs thereon I having been warranted for the same. The debt was for that sum borrowed to pay some small debts that I was owing. I am owing Elias Talbott nineteen dollars or thereabouts for which I became indebted to him by being security and three dollars on my own account. I am owing
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5.
brouch 200 dollars for borrowed money and John Tull eleven dollars with five or six years interest for which he holds my note for money borrowed which I applied in the payment of some small debts I was owing and Dr Kenny holds my note for ten dollars for medical services on which there is six or seven dollars due, having paid him some in part. I am owing Foster Collins one dollar six 3 / 4 cents. I am owing my son Archibald Stokes ten  thirty dollars the balance of the price of a horse of his which I sold Joseph McKim to obtain money to pay a debt for which I was security for one William Gray who was insolvent. I am owing Jefferson Stokes my son ten dollars the balance of the price of a horse of his which I also sold to the said McKim, to raise money for the purpose last aforesaid. I am also joint security with one William Aldridge for James Muffett of Boone County to Gaines, I think, of said last named county for the sum of thirty dollars with several years interest, and said Muffett is insolvent. I am owing Miram M Blosser three dollars thirty seven 1 / 2 cents for which he holds my note for money which I borrowed of him to defray my expenses in going to Indiana to procure proof of my services. I am owing John West one dollar or three fourths for black smith work. I am owing Peter Turner one dollar and fifty six cents for black smith work and borrowed money.

I employed Robert Webb to assist me in breaking up my ground and planting my corn for which I owed him two dollars and twenty five cents and I paid him fifty cents part thereof. I owe Horace Miller Sixteen dollars and fifty cents for my present year's rent, of the place I now live on. I owe my tax for two years and some fee bills amounting to about two dollars and fifty cents. I am a farmer by occupation and am now old and infirm and not able to labour. I have a wife who is sixty eight years of age and had the misfortune about two years since to get her thigh broke which has rendered her a cripple. I have but one child living with me and she is a woman grown. Amount of property owned by me on the 18 th of March 1818 as nearly as I can now ascertain
   Property names persons said to Time when said amt received for same     70 acres of land James Nichols ✓ $1050.   Shares or shares of   cattle   sheep   hays   household furniture   to what amount of the articles above I cannot ascertain  
I cannot at this time recollect in what way I disposed of my horses and other stock. Some of them died and some of them sold and some I gave off to my children when they left me. Said Hugh Talbott was a director in the Banks of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and

7. I applied to him for the purpose of borrowing money out of said Bank and signed or rather made my mark note to a blank note for that purpose for which said Martin Baker and one Benjamin Baker were my securities, I wanted to borrow one hundred dollars, on said note and one of my securities said Martin Baker requested me to let the note be discounted for three hundred dollars offered him to pay the sum of $200 through Spence he promised upon the same to said  but I understood though he said for Martin having said note filled and discounted for the sum of three hundred dollars he had it filled and discounted for six hundred dollars, that he never paid over to me but a small sum for which he applied. I repaid most thereof before suit, and I suppose he paid over two hundred dollars to said Baker and what became of the remaining three hundred dollars I know not but I suppose said Spence kept it himself as I intrusted said Spence to have said note discounted as above stated and bring me the money, suit was afterwards commenced in said court on said note and judgment obtained thereon against myself and Martin Baker and an execution issued on said judgment and was placed in the hands of the Sheriff of Bourbon County who levied the said execution upon my said land and was about to sell the same when I redeemed it, amounting to $812.49 cents & I was compelled to sell my land to the said Nichols to pay said Bank said Bank debt. said Interest and directory around $40

part of said bond (being a part of ten per cent damages which was awarded against me on in said case having injured the same) which left $772.49 cents due said Bank which was worth 75 cents to the dollar, thus taking $579.37 cents in Silver part of the proceeds of the sale of lands to pay said upwing bond. I was also owing Molly Champ for money borrowed about 15 years ago which including interest amounted to $118.39 cents for which was Peter Hurmy was my security and said Nichols substituted his note to said Champ in lieu of mine for said sum which also was deducted out of the price of my land sold him as aforesaid. The residue of the money that I have received from said Nichols for the sale of said land I applied in the payment of some small debts that I was owing and in paying my rent since I gave possession of my farm and in purchasing some few necessaries for my family and in paying my expenses to Virginia and back where I went on business and in purchasing a horse of one John Farr, at $55 to make the trip on and sold him on my return to one Joseph Hale for sixty dollars on a credit and said Hale paid to my son William Stokes $40 or thereabouts which I was owing him a part for Carpenter's work done on a dwelling house which I built and he also paid twenty dollars to one James Baruth which I was owing him "signed" Edward his Stokes and the court doth certify that the valuation of the property mentioned in said schedule is correct.

Bourbon County Set.
On this nineteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the Bourbon Circuit Court Edward Stokes and made the following statement by way of correction and explanation  assessment of the schedule filed by him in the said court at the last May Term thereof in order to be restored to the pension list to wit. That in his former schedule he stated that the President and Directors of the Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky released to him forty dollars part of a Ropeway Bond, executed to by them by him and others as in the said schedule is set forth but the said President and Directors did in fact release sixty dollars in common own calls the Bank paper which was worth forty five dollars in then money. The said affiant also stated he was indebted to John Sutt in the sum of Eleven dollars with five or six years interest. But I have since ascertained that there is about Twenty Seven dollars due to the said Sutt. The said affiant made the said statements as contained in his said schedule from memory and in that was did not state the two items aforesaid correctly as he is now old and his memory is not so attentive as when he was young. Signed Edward his Stokes Mark.
Bourbon Circuit Court Set.
August 19 th 1830
The within additional and amendatory declaration was sworn to in open court before

me by Edward Stokes. attut George M. Miller Dorsett for Thomas Arnold Steele.
Bourbon Circuit Court August Term 1830
It was this day made appear in open court to the satisfaction of the Judge thereof by proof that the property contained in the schedule of Edward Stokes filed in this court at the last May Term thereof in order to be restored to the pension list exclusive of debts due the said applicant is worth one hundred and nine dollars and fifty cents. and that the sum aforesaid is a full and fair valuation of the same. $109:50
And it was also made appear to the satisfaction of the said court that the debts due the said Stokes as stated in the said schedule amount to $707:87 1/2 $810:37 1/2
And it also appears to the satisfaction of the said court by proof in open court as aforesaid that of the debts due the said Stokes as above stated $306:52
is due from Hugh Talbott and 144.35 is due from Martin Baker and 15.00 is due from John Barnett and it also
465.87 344:50 1/2
appeared from proof in manner aforesaid that said Hugh Talbott Martin Baker and John Barnett are wholly insolvent and there is no prospect that the said debts or any part thereof can be collected from them or either of them. and it also appears from proof in the same manner that the said Stokes is indebted to sundry persons as named in said schedule $175:43 cents including a debt of $30 for which he is joint security with James Prupple thus leaving the said Stokes worth one hundred and sixty nine dollars and seven cents. It also appears to the satisfaction
of

the court by proof in the manner aforesaid that the said Stokes is a farmer by occupation and that from his age and infirmity he is now unable to support himself and family (consisting of a wife and daughter his wife being a cripple owing to her having had her thigh broke two years since) by labour and from all the facts made out in this case the court is of opinion the said Stokes has not the means of supporting himself and family and that his situation presents strong claims upon the bounty of his Country.

Kentucky Set
I Thomas Arnold clerk of the Bourbon circuit court do hereby certify that it appears to the court that the said Edward Stokes did serve in the Revolutionary War as a soldier in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy for the term of three years and two months under one Engagement on the Continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and I do further certify that the valuation of the property mentioned in said schedule is certified by the said court as correct. In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office this 3 rd day of June 1830 In the 39 th year of the Commonwealth.
The foregoing proceedings in the case of the said Stokes at the August term of said court 1830 are truly transcribed from the records in my office and hereby certified in like manner Aug 23 rd 1830 Thos Arnold Clerk
I Richard French the sole and presiding Judge of the Bourbon circuit court, in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Thomas Arnold who has certified and attested the foregoing record, was at the time of doing the same
sworn to in open court upon

and still is, the clerk of said court, and that his certificate contains the truth, and his attestation aforesaid, is in due form.
Given under my hand as Judge aforesaid on this 7 th day of June 1830.
Richard French
State of Kentucky Bourbon County ss. I Richard French the sole and pres- iding Judge of the Bourbon Circuit Court in the state aforesaid, do further certify that Thomas Arnold who was certified and attest- ed the foregoing record and proceedings of the said court, at its August term in the present year, was at the time of doing the same and still is the clerk of said court, and that his attestation is in due form. Given under my hand as Judge aforesaid on this 26 th day of August 1830.
Richard French
Edward Stokes
Richard French

434
Reported
Kentucky
Anna Stoker widow of Edward Stoker who was a Private Va in the Ross battery
Husband died 7th May, 1844
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 86 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1844.
7th May, 1846.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of October 1847 and sent to
J. P. McLeal Carlisle Nicholas Co. Ky
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 186.

A TABLE of Kindred and Affinity, wherein whosoever are related are forbidden in Scripture, and by our Laws, to marry together.
A man may not marry his   1 GRANDMOTHER.  2 Grandfather's Wife  3 Wife's Grandmother.  4 Father's Sister.  5 Mother's Sister.  6 Father's Brother's Wife.  7 Mother's Brother's Wife.  8 Wife's Father's Sister.  9 Wife's Mother's Sister  10 Mother.  11 Step-mother.  12 Wife's Mother.  13 Daughter.  14 Wife's Daughter.  15 Son's Wife.  16 Sister.  17 Wife's Sister.  18 Brother's Wife.  19 Son's Daughter.  20 Daughter's Daughter.  21 Son's Son's Wife.  22 Daughter's Son's Wife.  23 Wife's Son's Daughter.  24 Wife's Daughter's Daughter.  25 Brother's Daughter.  26 Sister's Daughter.  27 Brother's Son's wife.  28 Sister's Son's Wife.  29 Wife's Brother's Daughter  30 Wife's Sister's Daughter 
A woman may not marry with her   1 GRANDFATHER.  2 Grandmother's Husband.  3 Husband's Grandfather.  4 Father's Brother.  5 Mother's Brother.  6 Father's Sister's Husband.  7 Mother's Sister's Husband.  8 Husband's Father's Brother.  9 Husband's Mother's Brother.  10 Father.  11 Step-father.  12 Husband's Father.  13 Son.  14 Husband's Son.  15 Daughter's Husband.  16 Brother.  17 Husband's Brother.  18 Sister's Husband.  19 Son's Son.  20 Daughter's Son.  21 Son's Daughter's Husband.  22 Daughter's Daughter's Husband.  23 Husband's Son's Son.  24 Husband's Daughter's Son.  25 Brother's Son.  26 Sister's Son.  27 Brother's Daughter's Husband  28 Sister's Daughter's Husband.  29 Husband's Brother's Son.  30 Husband's Sister's Son. 

Edward's sister and Mary's mother
January 13 th 1888 85 of the 10th century
1888 5 15 6 54 6 born in 1888
1888 was born in 1888 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty eight
1888 was born in 1888 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty eight
1888 was born in 1888 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty eight
1888 was born in 1888 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty eight

1876 Stokes was born August the 23 rd in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 76
1895 Stokes was born in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 95
1925 Stokes was born in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 25
1955 Stokes was born in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 55
1985 Stokes was born in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 85
2015 Stokes was born in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 15

Anna Stothert's
Proof
claim to Pension

State of Kentucky
Nicholas County ss. Do.
On this 6 th day of July 1847 appeared before me George W. Riddell a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid. Joseph Stoker of said County and made oath in due form of law that he is the son of Edward Stoker late of the County of Nicholas aforesaid who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner for many years at the rate of eight dollars per month. Deponent states that Anna Stoker was the wife of said Edward Stoker and mother of Deponent. that said Edward Stoker died on the 7 th day of May 1846 that said Anna Stoker is the widow of said Edward Stoker and she is still living and has not remarried since the death of said Edward Stoker. The said Edward Stoker and Anna Stoker had eleven children. Deponent is their 8 th child and is now about 34 years old. Deponent states that for the last 16 years there has been in his possession an old family Testament which belonged to the said Edward Stoker and in said book at the two blank leaves at the end of the book the family record of the said Edward Stoker & Anna Stoker is contained. It is written upon two pages - one page of each of the two leaves. Said record contains said family record accompanying the deposition and are on each page hereof. The names & birth of each of the children is contained in said record except the last (Sally). Deponent well recollects said Testament in which said record is contained for at least forty years - when he went to school he read in it. The record is all in the hand writing of William Stoker (J. O. S. K. (u) S. P. R. A.)

State of Kentucky - Nicholas County, set.
I George W. Ruddell a Justice of the Peace in said County Certify that the foregoing deposition or affidavit was this day before me subscribed and sworn to before me by the deponent Joseph Stoker, and I further certify that said Joseph Stoker is personally known to me and is a person to whom testimony full faith and credit should be given. Given under my hand this 8 th day of July 1847.
G. W. Ruddell JP. NC
State of Kentucky - Nicholas County S.S.
I John G. Tucker, clerk of the County Court for the County of Nicholas aforesaid, do certify that George W. Ruddell Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and sworn, that his Commission was dated on the 14 th day of May 1827 and continues during good behavior, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 7 th day of July 1847.
J. G. Tucker clerk
By L. Mote alfe D.C.

State of Kentucky
Nicholas County ss
This day came before me John Davidson a Justice of the Peace for said county, Benjamin Edwards who made oath in due form of law that he was acquainted with Edward Stoker late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. That he became acquainted with said Stoker about in the year 1795 - Stoker was then a man of family - Deponent lived in an adjoining neighborhood and knew said Stoker and saw him frequently up to his death in 1846. Deponent has no hesitation in saying that Anna Stoker the widow of said Edward Stoker was his wife during the whole time of Deponent's acquaintance with the family, as he never heard of said Stoker's wife dying or his marrying again which he certainly would have heard had it happened. Deponent is now in his 70th year.
B. Edwards
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of July 1847. John Davidson Justice
State of Kentucky, Nicholas County ss.
I John G. Packer Clerk of the County Court for the County of Nicholas aforesaid, do certify that John Davidson Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn, that his Commission was dated on the 11th day of November 1829 and continues during good behavior; and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 7th day of July 1847.
J. G. Packer Clerk. By J. P. Morton for De.

No 500 Declaration of Anna Stoker to obtain a Pension
Marnid 1783
husband died 7 May 46
£1000. 2 years int £800 per share from 7 May 1846
J. P. Melcalfe Carlisle Nicholas ex 1849

State of Kentucky Nicholas County 3. S. 1
On this 3 rd day of July 1847 personally appeared before Willis C. Rogers a justice of the County Court for the County of Nicholas aforesaid (the said Court being a Court of record) - Mrs. Esther a resident of the County of Nicholas aforesaid aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 17 1844 entitled "An Act to continue the pensions of certain widows" - that she is the widow of Edward Stoker who was a private soldier in the Army of the United States; that he drew a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the 1 st day of June 1818, under the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818; that the said Edward Stoker was the identical person named in a pension certificate bearing date at the War Office of the United States the fourteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen numbered 7406 and signed by John Walker Secretary of War granting to the said Edward Stoker a pension of eight dollars per month; (For proof of the services of her said husband the said Edward Stoker she refers to the several documentary evidence on file in the War Office upon which her pension of $8.00 was granted)
She further declares that she was married to the said Edward Stoker on the 13 th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and that her husband the aforesaid Edward Stoker died on the 20 th day of May 1846; that she remained married to him (as she believes) prior to the closing the services and the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety five A.D.

at the time above stated.
Given under my hand and seal this 3 rd day of July 1847.
Nicholas County ss.
I, Willie C. Rogers, a Justice of the County Court for the County of Nicholas aforesaid, do certify, that on the 3 rd day of July 1847, Anna Stoker, above named appeared before me in said County and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing declaration. I further certify that the said Anna Stoker is the Widow of Edwards Stoker who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, and further that the said Anna Stoker is old and infirm and cannot by reason of her bodily infirmity attend a Court to make her declaration. Given under my hand the date above.
W.C. Rogers (sgd) Justice Nicholas County Court
State of Kentucky - Nicholas County ss.
I, John G. Parks, clerk of the County Court for the County of Nicholas aforesaid, do certify that Willie C. Rogers Esq. is a Justice of said Nicholas County Court duly commissioned and sworn, that his commission bears date on the 29 th day of November 1839, and continues during good behavior, and that his signature above written is genuine. I further certify that said Nicholas County Court is a Court of Record.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of July 1847.
J. G. Parks clerk
By J. M. McCallie D.C.

Rev. and 1818 Wars Section.
January 28, 1927
Mrs. P. C. Ellis 1231 Grand Ave Dayton, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 11531 , it appears that Edward Stoker enlisted in 1775 and served three years and two months as a private in Captain John Lemon's Company, Colonel Richard Campbell's Virginia Regiment, and in Captain Benjamin Biggs' Company, Colonel Gibson's Virginia Regiment, and was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 3, 1818, while a resident of Bourbon County, Kentucky, in his sixty-first year.
He died May 7, 1846.
Soldier married January 15, 1783, Anna Ricker ( ) who was born February 3, 1767. She was allowed pen-

ation on her application executed July 3, 1847, while a resident of Nicholas County, Kentucky.
Their children were-
Katharina born November 10, 1783. William " August 18, 1786. Edward " March 3, 1790. Polly " May 30, 1792. Joseph " December —, 179— Bazale " August 23, 1798. James " October 22, 1800. Jefferson " March 8, 1803. Archibald " April 29, 1805. Anna " August 31, 1807. Sally, date of birth not stated.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Edward Storr Ky. act 18 March 1818. $96 25 per ann.
To what time was he last paid?
Pension Office
G6A
Oct 9 1847 } Died 7 th May 1846. Paid to his death.
BMB

Hollins Affidavit

Bourbon County Ky. August 19 th 1830.
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County. Forster Collins Esqr. and made oath that he is a justice of the peace in said County and a member of the County Court thereof, and lives neighbour to, and is well acquainted with Edward Stoker of said County, and that it was upon his motion that said Court exonerated said Stoker from the payment of County Levy at their July term last, and that he made said motion to said Court on account of the age, infirmity and indigence of said Stoker, and that on said & accounts said Court, exonerated him as aforesaid. given under my hand as a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid the date first above written.
Henry Pemberton

94.06
See letter to H. M. Bledsoe July, 3 1830 and 15 July 1830.
Kentucky
Canard Stokes
of Porter in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gibson of the Virginia line, for the term of three
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of April 1879 and sent Robert Friend Esq. Paris, Kentucky
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 18.64 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.
$ 116.52
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired 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.     1775 1 yr 6 mos 1st Lt James M c Intosh Richard Campbell Pa          
Battles engaged in, _____  Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____  Date of application for pension, _____  Residence at date of application, _____  Age at date of application, _____
Remarks: _____  _____  _____  _____  _____  _____  _____  _____  _____  _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Youngstown, O. 10-29-1921
Dept. of Interior, Pension Bureau, Rev. Dept.,
Gentlemen: Will you kindly send what records you have of the Revolutionary Service of Edward Stoker - private in the Va. lines - a pensioner of Bourbon Co. Ky - born. 1741-2-
Also will you kindly send what records you have of Wm. Fisher also Va. lines - given a list of militias as paid off at Romney. W8813
3. Capt. John Baldwin - service record desired - he is same is given P.189 - Va. Men in the Rev. - J. T. McAlister -
If your dept. gives the service record of men who rec'd pensions, only, will you

Kindly let me know in which dept. is the service record of the rest.
Capt. Baldwin had a grant of several hundred acres in Ohio for military service but so did Edward Stokes - in Ken- tucky also a pension -
Please explain about this so that we may not trouble the wrong department over Revolutionary War Service - and oblige
Yours very sincerely
Mabel S. Aske

RECEIVED U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE NOV 1 1921 OFFICE
CHIEF'S DESK RECORDED NOV 1 1921 DIVISION U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

1921. Nov. 19. Hist. to Mabel S. Askue. aw 1927. Jan. 28 11 th to Mrs. R.C. Ellis See letter in William Stoker S 37472 3 .
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 11551  Anna Stoker  Widow of  Edward Stoker  Priv. Gen. War  Act: June 19 th 1844  Index:—Vol. M , Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Kentucky Bourbon County ss
I Thos Smith clerk of the county court for said county do certify that Foster Collins, Charles Talbott, Sandy Allen and Henry Timberlake are now, & have been justices of the peace in said county & members of said court since the sixteenth day of November 1827 and are in office & sworn, to all whom official acts such full faith & credit are due of right ought to be given as well in courts of Justice as otherwise.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at Paris in said county this 23rd day of June 1830, in the 39th year of the Commonwealth.
Thos Smith
State of Kentucky—
I John Edwards presiding magistrate of the county court of Bourbon in said State, do certify that Thos Smith is clerk thereof, & that his foregoing article and attestation is in due form of law. Witness my hand and seal, this 23rd day of June 1830.
John Edwards

(Pension Office)
J. L. Edwards Esqr
War Department
Con.
Washington City
(act May 1820)
pen: to com: 3 Sept. 1830

Paris Bourbon County Ky. Augt 26. 1830.
Yours of the 3 d and 15 th of July last came duly to hand and with the first all the papers in relation to Edward Sloker's application for a pension except the deposition of Alouise proving his services, which I suppose was retained on file in the pension office, but as there is no suggestion in yours of the 3 d of July last, as to any difficulty or lack of proofs upon that subject, I suppose, the case is satisfactorily made out as to that branch of it. I have endeavored and I think successfully to meet every suggestion in your letter last aforesaid by the necessary proof in the Bourbon circuit court, a copy of which I have had made out, and annexed to the former transcript, from which it appears that the old man's property, after taking into view the debts due to & from him amounts to $169.07 cents. Of that sum $109.50. is the value of his little necessary property, which every housekeeper however humble, must, have. So the only available property, to which he can look for the support of himself & helpless family is about $60. I therefore confidently hope your Honor will have no difficulty in coming

to the conclusion that the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to present a fair claim to a pension, I have also taken the affidavit of Foster Collins Esq. shewing the reason that induced the County Court of Benton, to exonerate S P. Eaton from the payment of County levy. a certificate of which, I heretofore forwarded. I have also enclosed both your letters to me in relation to this matter, that you might see the result of your former examination of the papers. without the trouble of looking through them again, and regret that I have had to give you so much trouble upon the subject, I cannot conceive that any difficulty now stands in the way of the old man's being restored to the pension list, as I think every obstacle suggested by you has been obviated, but if contrary to expectation anything further is necessary to be done, in order to his getting his pension, if your Honor will inform me of it I will endeavor to attend to it.
I am very respectfully
Your. H on Serv t
J. M. Bledsoe
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington City

State of Kentucky Nicholas County Court Set.
November term 1846
" Satisfactory proof was this day made in open Court by the oaths of Peyton Mumphrey & William Clayton that Edward Stoker late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States departed this life on the 7 th day of May 1846, and that the said Edward Stoker was the identical person named in a Pension Certificate now in the Court shown, bearing date at the War office of the United States the fourteenth day of April One thousand eight hundred and nineteen numbered 9406 and signed by J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War, granting to the said Edward Stoker a Pension of eight dollars per month; And it was further proven to the satisfaction of the Court that Anna Stoker is the Widow of the said Edward Stoker and that she is now living."
I, John G. Packer, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Nicholas aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing is a true & correct copy of the proceedings of said Court in the cause as purported to be as the same appears of record in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of July 1847.
J. G. Packer Clerk By J. M. McAlister D.C.

State of Indiana Pike County ss
Be it remembered that on this 15 th day
of March 1830
John Aldridge of the County and State aforesaid personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace for said County and he being of sound mind and lawful age and being duly sworn according to law deposed and states that Edward Doker now citizen and resident of Kentucky and now personally present before me at the time was to the certain knowledge of him the deponent a private in the Revolutionary war that he served as a regular soldier for about the term of three years or upwards, that he served in the Regiment commanded by Col l Richard Campbell in the line of the State of Virginia On the Continental establishment that he served first in the 13 th Regiment and after that in the 9 th Regiment formed by the Consolidation of the 13 th and 9 th and commanded by Col l Gibson after being marched to Fort Pitt and further the deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed to on John Aldridge this day and year above written before me
John Allen Clerk Jesse Morgan Clerk
Justices of the peace

State of Indiana
Richland County
I Robert Thompson Clerk of the Rush Circuit Court Do hereby certify that John Wiley and Elizabeth Morgan Esquires whose hands and seals are are affixed to the fore- going certificate are acting justices of the said Court at the time of the issuing of the same and that the said John Wiley and Elizabeth Morgan are at the time of signing the same qualified and sworn to the best of my knowledge to be the persons described in and who are the persons described in the foregoing certificate and that the facts and credit ought to be given to all their official acts and Deeds as such and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 15 th day of March
1830
Robert Thompson Clerk

Nichols 26
To 3 Bond
Staker

This agreement made and entered into this 10 th day of November 1826 by and between James Nichols Joseph Wallace and Andrew Wallace of the county of Bourbon and state of Kentucky of the first part and Edward Stoker of the same county and state of the second part witnesseth That whereas a fieri facias execution hath issued from the clerk's office of the Bourbon circuit court in favor of the President & Directors of the Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and against said Stoker and a certain James Ward and whereas said Stoker did on the 9 th day of the present month execute a replevy bond with said Nichols and Wallace his securities in discharge of said execution which replevy bond is for the sum of Eight hundred and twelve dollars forty nine \frac{3}{4} cents payable three months after the date thereof bearing legal interest and whereas the said Nichols has purchased the tract of land upon which said Stoker resides, and the said Nichols and Wallace have agreed and do hereby bind themselves to pay the said replevy bond when the same shall fall due and they bind themselves to save said Stoker harmless in said replevy bond and not permit him to pay any part thereof said Nichols having received a credit for the amount of said bond in the pur-

=chase of said tract of land. In testimony whereof the said Nicholls and Wallace have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the date first above written
James Nicholls seal
Joseph Wallace seal
Andrew Wallace seal
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Nichols
Henry

This Indenture made and entered into this tenth day of April in the year 1821 st of and between Edward Stoker and John his wife of the County of Bourbon and State of Kentucky of the first part and James Nicholson of the same County and State of the second part, Witnesseth that the Party of the first part for and in considera- tion of the sum of one dollar in hand paid by the Party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained and sold, and do by these presents sell, alien and convey unto the Party of the second part, and his heirs forever, all that tract a parcel of land lying and being in the County aforesaid, on the waters of Hickson, and is a part of James Nicholson his settlement and preemption and is bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone where his place ash tree formerly stood, south corner to said James Nicholson's preemption running thence East 86 1 / 2 poles to a stone thence South 130 poles to a stone in the line of Hais Creek, thence West 86 1 / 2 poles to a stone in said Nicholson's preemption line, thence North 128 1 / 2 poles to the beginning containing twenty acres to have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of Land together with all and singu- larly the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said James Nicholson and his heirs forever - and the party of the first part do by these presents agree to warrant and forever defend the above described twenty acres of Land to the party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever against the claim of the party of the first part, and against the claim of all and every person or persons claiming through or under the Party of the first part but against the claim of no other person or persons whatsoever whatever. This agreement between the Parties

of David, Winifield further that she and Edward Stokes purchased the aforesaid seventy acres of land of one James Sedonowsky by deed now of record in the Brantley County Court Clerk's office, and the said Sedonowsky held a deed from John Maucher and Benjamin Beck concerning the aforesaid seventy acres of land, and the said Sedonowsky was by said conveyance entitled to a recourse upon said Maucher and Beck in case said land should be lost or taken by a bona fide claim. And the conveyance from said Sedonowsky to said Stokes gives the said Stokes the same recourse upon said Maucher and Beck, in the event of the loss of the said seventy acres of land that the said Sedonowsky had. Now the said Edward Stokes did covenant and agree with the said James Sedonowsky, that if the said seventy acres of land should ever be taken from the said Sedonowsky by a bona fide claim, then the said Stokes and his heirs all the benefit of any recourse that the said Stokes had upon said Maucher and Beck by virtue of the said land from said Sedonowsky to the said Stokes as aforesaid. In testimony whereof the Party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals, the day and year first above written.
Edward Stokes (mark) Anna Stokes (mark)
Brantley County Sct.
Be it remembered that on the day of the date hereof before us, the subscribers acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, personally came Anna Stokes, wife of Edward Stokes and acknowledged & subscribed the within deed in our presence, we having previously examined her apart from her husband, whether she took her own free will and consent, relinquished her right of dower in the land in this deed conveyed, which she said she did. Witness our hands and seals, this 6th day of October 1877.
Hester Williams (mark) Charles Talbot (mark)

Barnes County Court. Clerk's Office Feb.
November 10 th 1897.
Transcript of Bargain and Sale from Edward Stoker to James Nichols, being produced in my office, on the 10 th day of April last and acknow- ledged by the said Stoker to be his act and deed and being this day produced to me for record is together with the Certificate thereon endorsed duly recorded in my office
att Thos. Smith By J. F. Smith S.C.
Barnes County Feb.
I Thos. Smith Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that this said Bargain Edward Stoker and Wife to James Nichols is truly copied from the Record in my Office given under my hand, this 1 st day of June 1830.
Thos. Smith By J. F. Smith S.C.

Sept 1-28 1880 Resp. S. Anna St. John
State Ky. ch. St. M.
Rich
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Hon J. L. Edwards Com. Sensons Washington city D.C.

Carlisle Nicholas County Ky
September 13 th 1847.
Rev James N. Edwards
Comt Pensions -
Dear Sir:
On the 7 th or 8 th day of July last I enclosed to you for Mrs. Anna Stoffer, her Declaration and the proof accompanying it, in order that she might obtain a Pension as the Widow of her husband Edward Stoffer deceased, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, and who drew a Pension until his death. We have as yet recd no tidings from it; and lest a miscarriage in the mail may have occurred I write to inquire if it has been recd. and what action has been had upon it at your Office. - Knowing that the last few months business has been very great upon you, I have delayed until now making the inquiry.
The old Lady is very infirm as well as very poor, and the sum due her although a small one will be almost invaluable to her, and hence I take the responsibility of troubling you - (it may be unnecessarily) upon the subject.
Very respectfully
Your obed Servt
J. B. Hostetter

Bourbon County, set.
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County John Tuce, and made oath that he holds a note on Edward Stoker of said County for about $27- including several years interest which note bears date the 10 th of June 1818. said note was given for money lent to him at that time to pay a debt which he was owing and for which he was then pressed. and that he is well acquainted with said Stoker and knows him to be in very indigent circumstances also personally appeared before the same Peter Turney of said County and made oath, that a number of years since he became security for said Edward Stoker to one Molly Lehamp for $70. which he borrowed of her, to discharge some calculations which were then pressing him and said note stood until the interest made it amount to $118.39 cents as near as he can now recollect, and that when said Stoker sold his land to James Nichols said Nichols executed his note to said Lehamp for said sum in lieu of said Stokers and that he said Turney became security for said Nichols therefor and said Nichols received a credit for the same upon the amount he owed said Stoker for the land which he purchased of him of said Molly Lehamp has removed to Galatin County about 70 miles distant. and that said Stoker owes him a small sum for black smith work. About money, he is well acquainted with said Stoker and knows him to be in very indigent circumstances, and is very illly able to labor, and his wife is very infirm being cripple having had her thigh broke some years since, he also states that said Stokers farm was under execution and was about to be sold to satisfy an execution in favor of the President & Directors of the Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky & said Stoker was compelled to replevy the same and after

to sell his farm to pay the same, which said Nichols purchased at $15. per acre, also personally appeared before the same James Nichols of said County and made oath that, Edward Stoker's land was under execution to satisfy a judgment in favor of said President & Directors and that the same was about to be sold under said execution, and that he purchased said land containing seventy acres at $15. per acre, and that he satisfied said execution for said Stoker which then amounted to $812.49 cents or $45 silver and said Bank afterwards released $40. 00 part of said execution bond (being a part of the damages which they had recovered) which left $752.49 cents, or thereabouts due on said bond, and the paper of said Bank, in which the same was payable, was worth 75 cents to the $1.00 cents, thus leaving $565.37 cents or thereabouts silver to pay said execution bond for which last named sum he said Nichols paid to said Bank for said Stoker and received a credit therefor upon the land which he purchased of him aforesaid and he the said Nichols made oath further that he executed his note to one Molly Champ for $118.39. with Peter Turney his security in lieu of a note which said Champ then held on said Stoker and said Turney, he being security for said Stoker, And that he said Nichols also received a credit for the amount of said note executed by him to said Champ as aforesaid upon what he was owing said Stoker upon the purchase of said land he also paid one Jno Tarr, $75. for said Stoker which said Stoker owed him, for a horse which he purchased of him for some money which he had lent him, which was also in part payment of land, purchased of said Stoker as aforesaid he also paid twenty dollars to one Barnett which he said Stoker owed him, he is well acquainted with said Stoker

and know him to be in very indigent circumstances and very ill able to labor, being old and infirm, and Stoker's wife is a cripple having had the misfortune a few years since to get her thrift broke, also personally appeared the same Joseph Neal and made oath that he paid to Mr. Stoker $40. which s d Edward found him in part for carpenter's work done on s d Edward's house, as they told him, and he knows that s d Mr. worked on the house that s d Edward built a few years since, on the farm which and that he paid some money to on Barnett for s d house he sold as stated in the above affidavit, that s d said Edward parted with him since he sold and gave possession of his farm to Jo d Nichols, and he knows that Robert Webb labored for s d Stoker in planting his crop this spring. he knows s d Stoker to be in very in- digent circumstances and very ill able to labor being old and infirm and his wife is a cripple having had her thrift broke, he knows that s d Stoker has been an insur- man in going security, and has no doubt has paid a considerable amount in that way, also person given under my hand as justice of the peace for s d county this 24 th of day of May 1830.
Charles Putnam
Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace for s d county of Bowdoin Archibald Stoker and made oath that his Father Edward Stoker is indebted to him thirty dollars in common account paper, money received of Jo d McKim for a horse of s d Edward since his sold to s d McKim and his Father paid the money out in discharge of a debt for which he s d Edward

one Mr Gray, and also appeared before the same Deputy Sheriff and made oath that his Father Edward Stoker is indebted to him $10. in said Bank paper for the balance  the sum of the price of a horse of his which was sold to Jo s McKim for $35. as of which said Edward received and paid out on a debt, which he S d Edward was security for one Mr Gray for $40 and S d Edward has repaid this officer $20. part thereof - and there remains $10. due him as before. Given under my hand this 24 th of May 1830
Charles T. Tilton
Edward Stoker is owing me an old balance, for which he is bound as security last and has assumed it indi- vidually, the precise amount of which I cannot now recollect  ascertain he says it is $19. or thereabouts & I think he is in about correct, and he owes me $3. balance of a season of a mare, and I would further state that I formerly acted as a constable in S d County and recollect of collecting some money from S d Stoker as security for one Mr Gray, and think the money was obtained from one Jo s McKim by selling him a couple of horses  colts , that belonged to two of the said Edward's son's the precise amount I do not recollect, but know there were several executions amounting I think to near $70. as of which  part might have been on the S d Edward's individual act S d Stoker in very indigent circumstances - and has been a very prudent careful man in going security and I have no doubt has lost considerably in that way.
Chas. T. Tilton
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for Bourbon County, & made oath that the above statement is true to the best of his knowledge, belief - given under my hand this 24 th May 1830
Hoster Collins

Bourbon County. Set.
Personally appears before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County and made oath that Dr. A. R. Henry and made oath that he holds a note on Edward Stoker of said County for $10. for medical services which has been standing several years upon which a small sum has been paid in part, the said affiant further made oath that he is well acquainted with said Stoker and knows him to be very infirm as he labors under a rupture, he also knows that said Stokers wife had her thigh broke a few years since, and one leg is considerably shorter than the other by means of which she has become a cripple, he visited her when her thigh was broke but did not charge anything for his services owing to said Stoker being in such indigent circumstances, given under my hand as a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid this 31 st of May 1830.
Charles T. Tatham
Personally appears before the undersigned a justice of the peace for Bourbon County, Lewis Viment and made oath that Edward Stoker is indebted to him $20. or upwards  therefor with several years interest thereon for which he holds his note, and warranting him on it some time since and the same has not yet been collected, he uses not now  know re-collect for what it was given it having been of so long standing he has forgotten, whether for lent money or merchandise, he knows of Stoker to be old & infirm in very indigent circumstances - given under my hand this 31 st of May 1830.
Charles T. Tatham
Bourbon County Set.
Personally appears before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County Horrace Miller and made oath that Edward Stoker lives on his place the present year and that said Stoker is to pay him $17.50 cents, rent for the same, he knows

Stoker is an old and infirm man in very indigent circum- stances, and his wife is very lame owing to her having had her thigh broke some few years since, he knows that said Stoker employed one Robt. Webb to assist him in planting his corn this spring - also appeared before the same Foster Collins made oath that Edward Stoker is indebted to him one dollar and said affiant fur- ther stated that he is well acquainted with s d Stoker and knows him to be in very indigent circumstances, he states further that s d Stoker's wife had her thigh broke some years since and was a long time con fined with it. given under my hand this 31 st of May 1830.
Charles T. Tabb
James M. ... said by Sir John ... one of the acting ... Sheff ... and made oath that in the  latter part of the year  1828 1828 an execution issued from the clerk's office of the Bank circuit court in favor of the President & Directors of the Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and against Edward Stoker and one James Wood, that  the and the same was placed in his hands for collection that he levied the same upon the tract of land upon which said Stoker then resided containing over six hundred seventy acres, said Stoker being the principal in said execution and was about to sell the same when the said Stoker made a sale thereof himself to one James Nichols at fifteen dollars per acre and s d Nichols and Andrew J. Wallace became the security of said Stoker in a replevy bond taken under said execution which replevy bond was for the sum of $813.29 cent. in Commonwealth's paper which was then worth seventy five cents silver to the dollar and that the said Nichols & Wallace bound themselves to pay said replevy bond and executed an obligation to said Stoker to

that office which obligation was drawn by this affiant and bears date the 10 th of Nov r 1826 and is now here before him the said Stoker afterwards executed a deed to said Nichols for said land bearing date the 10 th day of April 1827 which was also written by this affiant the consideration named in said deed was one dollar the reason for inserting that sum instead, the true consideration was that said Nichols took said Stoker's deed for said land without any recourse to him and that was thought to be the most effectual way of guarding against responsibility on him. and execution afterwards issued on said replevin bond and the same was collected by this affiant from said Nichols except apart of the ten per cent damages which said President had obtained judgement for owing to the testimony against said Stoker having been in part in his retaining apart the  the damages, said expenses which they had incurred in prosecuting their claim against said Stoker. said replevin bond had several indorsers thereon for $300 - paid to the President by said for damages etc.  the  the affiant further made oath that said Stoker spoke to him upon the subject of getting a pension for his revolutionary services and informed him that there was a man living in a remote part of the state by whom he said he could prove his revolutionary services and said he would go and see him and induce him if possible to come here and prove his services. said Stoker was absent for sometime and came to this affiant and informed him that he had been where he himself had lived but that he was dead, he afterwards applied to this affiant for a small sum of money to bear his expenses to Indiana where he said a person by whom he could prove his services this affiant accordingly lent him $3.12 1/2 cent and took his note therefor. said Stoker was absent for some time and brought the

of said last named state. this affiant further states that S t oker owes his taxes for two years. and a small sum in fees and that he S t oker owes this affiant a small sum in addition to the one named above lent in small charges. at different times, this affiant is well acquainted with said S t oker and knows him to be in very indigent circumstan- ces. This affiant knows that Molly Champ. formerly of Bourbon has removed to a distant part of the state. he recollects collecting an execution in favor of her and against James Nichols and Peter Toney & there was also received by her a part - given under my hand as a justice of the peace for said county this 1 st of June 1830
Andy Allen
Personally appeared before the subscribers justice of the peace for Bourbon county. Peter Flanagan of Clark county, late cashier and now Agent for the Winchester Branch of the Commonwealth Bank of the State of Kentucky and made oath that when S t Bank was discounting notes and lending money, it was usual for the Directors of said Bank and particularly those from adjoining counties to hand in the notes for discount (and they were generally signed in blank) and usually brought a blank check also, and received the money from the Bank and carried it to the several appli- cants, and this affiant believes that Hugh Talbott who was one of the Directors for S t Bank handed into Bank a note of Edward Stoker for discount and the same was filled up and discoun- ted for $600. (said note being blank when it was handed in) and which amount after deducting the discount thereon was handed over to S t Talbott on a check which was filled up at Bank over the signature of S t Stoker said Talbott stating that said Stoker had signed his name to S t blank piece of paper for that purpose, said Bank afterwards brought suit for said debt and the same has been collected and paid into Bank. given under my hand this 22 nd of June 1830.
Henry Timberlake

Land Office (Pension Office) July 7 Free
The Hon. John H. Eaton Secretary of War Washington Mail

Paris July 7 th 1830.
Sir
Believing that the circumstance of the Bourbon County Court exonerating Edward Stoker from the payment of county levy, on account of his age, infirmity & poverty would go very far towards satisfying the War Department, that he is  is in such indigent circumstances as to present a fair claim to be restored to the pension role, I have therefore procured said exoneration to be copied, which is hereto annexed, & forwarded, which I hope will be taken & considered in conjunction with his declaration, & schedule which has been heretofore forwarded, Yours. Mr. Ob. Love H. (M c Bledsoe)

Bourbon County July term 1830
Ordered that Edward Fisher be exonerated from the payment of County Scuffs 1528, 29, & 30 and in future.
Wm Wm P Smith C.B.
Finance Office
July 12 1830

Official Certificate for Edw d Stoker

Bourbon Circuit Court
I Geo. W. Miller deputy clerk for Thomas Arnold clerk of the said Court do hereby certify. That at the May Term of the said Court in the year 1824. The Provisors and directors of the Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky obtained a judgment against Edward Stoker and Martin Baker for $576 with int at six per cent per annum from the 26 th day of November 1822 till paid $8:70 2 / 3 cents. entitled to a cost of $18:18 cents And that an execution issued for the amount of said judgment which was afterwards injoined by the said Stoker by giving one James Ward security in the injunction bond which injunction was afterwards dissolved by the said court with ten per cent damages on the amount of said judgment & costs. That suit was afterwards commenced on said injunction bond against said Stoker & Ward by said Bank and at the May Term 1826 a judgment was rendered therein for the sum of $776-12 1 / 2 cents in damages & $8-62 1 / 2 cents costs of suit. Upon which an execution issued was placed in the hands of Hiram M. Dildoe one of the acting deputy sheriffs of said county. which was afterwards levied on the 9 th day of November 1824 replied to by the said Stoker with James Nichols Joseph Wallace and Andrew Wallace his sureties therein which

bond amounted to $812-49½ cents with interest thereon from the time last aforesaid to the date of said bond. and that James Nichols one of the securities in said bond paid thereon the sum of $300. to the plaintiff attorney as appears by an endorsement by S. attorney on the said bond. after which execution issued for the balance due thereon upon which execution the said Sheriff returned as follows. "The Amount of the within execution paid by James Nichols and the same paid over to Stubberd Taylor Jr. attorney for the Bank." In the aforesaid injunction commenced by said Stokes against the Bank he made Hugh Talbott and Martin Benjamin Baker defendants. in which he charged that he had signed a blank piece of paper or rather made his mark thereon and delivered the same to said Hugh Talbott then a director of said Bank and requested him to have the same discounted for $300. - $100. of which he wanted himself; and $200. of which to be paid to his order and said Talbott instead of having the note discounted for $300. the bill charges he had the same discounted for $600. and denies in said bill that he ever received the remaining $300. for which said note was discounted by said Talbott over and above the sum for which he applied as aforesaid and denies that he had ever checked to said bank therefor. and a decree was afterwards rendered in said cause at the May Term 1827 of said court

taking the bill for confided against said Talbott & Baker, this having been duly served with process and failed to answer said bill and in which it was decreed and ordered that said Talbott pay Compt the sum of $306:52 cents with interest and that said Martin Baker also pay Compt. the sum of $204:35 cents and that said defendants jointly pay the Compt the costs of suit. on which decree execution issued against said Talbott & Baker for the several amounts decreed against them & a joint execution for the costs of said suit which execution were placed in the hands of the Sheriff and by him returned "No property found." - and that at this time the said execution remain in the same situation. - in full force and unsatisfied. Given under my hand this 2 nd day of June 1830
Geo W. Miller D.C.B.B. For Tho: Arnold C.B.B.
I do also further certify that one Molly Champ commenced suit against James Nichols and Peter Surry and at the August Term 1828 of the said court recovered a judgment herein for $118:39 3/4 cents with interest & costs. on a note dated 8 th Oct 1827 - and attested by Edward his Stoker. on which judgment a writ

execution was afterwards issued and placed in the hands of Hiram J. Bledsoe a deputy sheriff of said county who returned that he had made no return over the money on the same
attest Leo W. Milton Clerk
Official Certificate for Edw. Stokes