Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11465, for Stephen Stoyell, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Stoyell, Stephen Stoell
S. 11465-
carded
CONTENTS

New York Stephen Stowell of Oswego in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comt. commanded by Captain Gordon of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lathim in the Comt. time for 1 Year
Stephen Stowell Records corrected May 1833
Incribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Oct 1833 and to S. Stowell Unadilla
Arrears to the 14th of Sep 33 $ 100 Semestral allowance ending 4 M. 34 20 $120
Revolutionary Claim, June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. C. Miller Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 87
Date of death not on A.B.

Stephen Lloyd
22220
Amos Clegg Pensylvania
Ms. A. 9. 2. 22. 10
6/ 3/- Paid

State of New York } Otsego County } 
On this 23 day of January in the year 1833 personally appeared before the Undersigned one of the Judges of the County Courts in and for the County of Otsego & State of New York being Court of Record Stephen Stayelle a resident of the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego and State of New York aged seventy four years and eight months who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated - to wit That about the first of July 1776 he was drafted with others from the Company of Militia to which he belonged in the Company commanded by Capt n John Gordon of the Town of Valentine in the State of Connecticut for the term of three months - and that he marched with said Company to Whitechester - White Plains & North Castle &c in the State of New York - that he served out the said term of 3 months and then volunteered and served about one month longer and was then taken sick at White Plains and was taken to the sick house or Hospital where he lay sick about two months when his Father came to see him and obtained leave to take him home and that he got home on the last day of December 1776 after being on duty and in the Hospital nearly six months on this tour or campaign except about two weeks at home on furlough -
That in the summer of 1777 he was again drafted at the Town of Valentine Plainfield in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt n Daniel Clark for three months - that he marched with said Company to Bennington in the State of Vermont that he was in the battle there under Gen l Starks - thence marched to Albany in the State of New York where in place he enlisted for three months in the same Capt n Clark's Company in Col o Lattimore's Regiment and went with said Comp y to Saratoga and met a part of Burgoyne's Army at Bemis-Height and had a skirmish with them in which Capt n Clark was killed - And that he remained with said Company until Burgoyne's Army surrendered when they were ordered down to Esopus or Kingston and remained there until Winter when they were discharged & went home to Connecticut -
That early in the spring of 1778 he was again drafted & put into the Capt n Small's Company and ordered to West Point and after about

six weeks his Brother took his place and he went home - and then immediately he thinks in the month of May 1778 he Enlisted at the Town of Valentine aforesaid for one year in a Company raised by the Order of the Governor of the State called Minute Men and was Commanded by Capt m Moses Campbell which Company was raised to guard the Coast &c and was equip d and held in readiness to go whensoever Ordered at a minutes notice as the Terms of Enlistment - that said Company was frequently call out and that he went with them to various places and on various duties throu that year as ordered and was discharged with said Company in the Spring of the following year 1779 and that he rendered no other services in that war except on alarms &c for short periods - that he knows of no further testimony that he can procure to prove his services but what is hereto annexed that 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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid I Page one of the Index of the County Courts for Ohio Co.
Stephon Floyd
Then the several Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department being put by the said Judge to the said applicant under Oath to which he gave the several following answers - to wit - That he was born in the Town of Valentine in the State of Connecticut in the year 1759 - that he has a Record of it at home in Family Bible - that he lived at Valentine when call d into the Service - that soon after the War he came into this Neighborhood about 50 years ago - and lives there now viz Town of Unadilla in Otsego County - that he was drafted three times - that he Enlisted twice and Volunteered once - that he served under Gen l Washington and Gen l Lee at Winchester White Plains &c - that he saw & served with Gen l Gates - Arnold & Stark and Col o Worster & Willett at the Northward - that he was in 2 or 3 Battles or Skirmishes in one of which his Captain was kill d Capt m Clarke on Burnside farm or Heights at Stillwater - that his former Capt m John Gordon died of sickness in the year 1796 - that he has no further evidence of his said services but what is hereto annexed but refers to Col o W Johnson Col o Cone & Mayes Esq s - A Benton - Moses Foster and Abel Kyle who reside in the same Neighborhood & have been long well acquainted with him who can testify as to his Character for truth & veracity & their belief of his services as aforesaid.
Sworn to & subscribed as aforesaid Then Page one of the Index of the County Courts of Ohio Co.
S Floyd

We Abel Nye and Abijah H Beach residing in the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Stoyell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age — that he is reputed and believed in this neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion —
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
Sherman Page One of the Judges of the County Courts for Otsego County —
Abel Nye Abijah H Beach
And the said Judge does hereby declare his Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories as prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states — And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that Abel Nye and A. H. Beach who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the Town of Unadilla and are said to be persons and that their statement is entitled to credit — And also that it appears to him the said Judge that the said Stephen Stoyell is and probably will be unable to attend the Courts of this County by reason of his age and infirmities — and also that the word credible (above) was interlined in my presence
Sher. Page one of the Judges of the County Courts of
State of New York Otsego County ss
Otsego 6 o — C 3
I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County of Otsego, do hereby certify, that Sherman Page, before whom the foregoing Declaration & Affidavit of Stephen Stoyell, & Affidavits of Abel Nye & Abijah H Beach, purport to have been sworn, & whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate, was, at the date of the same, one of the Judges of Otsego County Courts, duly appointed as such. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Declaration, Affidavit & Certificate, to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Given under my hand and seal of Office this 29 th day of January 1830.
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.

State of New York County of Cayuga
On the 20th day of December 1832 before me Jonathan Hussey One of the Justices of the peace for the town of Seneca Falls County of Cayuga and State of New York personally appeared John Stoyell & Amos Stoyell of the town County & State aforesaid and upon oath say that their Brother Stephen Stoyell of the town of Aradella County of Onondaga & State of New York was engaged in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit That in the latter part of July or first of August 1776 the Militia was ordered into the Service for three Months duty that the Company of Capt John Gordon of the town of Volontown County of Windham and State of Connecticut was ordered into the Service that the said Stephen Stoyell belonged to said Company and marched with them for White Plains in the State of New York That the said Capt John Gordon died in the Service that their Mother Stephen Stoyell marched with said Company as was absent at least three months from home before he returned. That in the Summer of 1777 the said Stephen Stoyell was drafted for a three months tour that he was under Capt Daniel Clark of the town of Plainfield in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut That the Company marched for Saratoga County & State of New York That Capt Clark was killed at the Battle of Bemis Heights That the said Stephen Stoyell informed these deponents that he was in the Battle at Bemis Heights at the return from said tour of duty that the said Stephen Stoyell was absent at least three months from home and these deponents verily believe that he was engaged in the defense of his Country that their deponents understood so at the time the Service was rendered John Stoyell Amos Stoyell Subscribed to the before me J. Hussey J.P.

I certify that I have been personally acquainted with John Stayell and Amos Stayell for a number of years and that they are men of respectability and good standing and that their affidavit is entitled to full credit & belief Tompkins Dec 20 th 1832
J. Hovey J.P.
State of New York
Cayuga County of ss
I Michael J. Myers Clerk of said county do certify that Jonathan Fisher Esquire before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been taken and by whom the preceding certificate purports to have been made was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county. And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and do hereby believe his name subscribed to said affidavit and to the acknowledgement said certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office, this Twenty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two "purports to have been taken" interlined.
M. J. Myers

State of New York, § 1 Chautauqua County
Personally appeared before me the under named justice of the Peace at Sherburne in the county and state aforesaid Amos Cole and being duly sworn depose and says that in the month of July or August in the year 1876 a requisition was made for a part of the militia in the town of Volontown County of Windham & state of Connecticut and was knowing to the circumstance of Stephen Stoyell being drafted and ordered into the service from the company of Capt John Gordon and continued in the service three months or more, and in the summer of the year 1877 the said Stephen Stoyell was again drafted and ordered into the service for three months in the company of Capt Daniel Clark of Plainfield in Windham County and state of Connecticut and the said Stephen Stoyell informed this deponent that he was in the battle of Burnside Heights and this deponent further says that during the first term of the said Stephen Stoyell as above stated he this deponent went to White Plains where the said Stephen Stoyell was stationed, and found him sick, and this deponent further says that the said Stephen Stoyell is fully entitled to truth and veracity, and further saith not
Subscribed and sworn January 19 th 1883 before me Nelly Landon J. P.
Amos Cole

I Certify that I have been personally acquainted with Amos Cole for a number of years and that he is a man of good character and is entitled to full credit and belief Shuburn - January 19 th 1833 Mills Landon J D
State of New York
Chenango County } ss I Francis H. Pike Clerk of said County do Certify that Mills Landon Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn to at the date of the same One of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate to be his genuine hand writing and signature Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 19 th Day of January 1833
F. H. Pike Clk

22,226
Stephen Hoyle
A. C.
Admitted
Private 12 months
From not being found in officers in full uniform not allowed
Abijah H Beach Unadilla Onond Co N York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 29 1883
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Stephen Boyle Astor Pony New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     July 1776 drafted 1 Nearly 6 months Capt Gordon Westchester Voluntair Connecticut   1777 drafted " 3 " " Clark Gen Stark Banning Banning Living witness as to part   Vol. " 3 " " As Col Lattimore Bemis Saratoga part Revolutionary   1778 drafted about 1 14 Smalley Westpoint   May 1778 enlisted 1 " " Campbell aged 74 years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do 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 them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. 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 Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
(k) The notes from (a) to (j) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(l) This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(m) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(n) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

November 16, 1936.
Mildred P. Hanson 774 South 8th Street San Jose, California.
BA-J/ILL Stephen Stoyell S. 11465
Dear Madam:
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 11465, based upon service of Stephen Stoyell in the Revolutionary War.
Stephen Stoyell was born in the year 1759, in Voluntown, Connecticut, and lived there during the Revolutionary War; the names of his parents were not shown. His father was living at the time Stephen entered service in that war.
Stephen Stoyell enlisted and served as private in the Connecticut troops at different times, shown as follows: from about July 1, 1776, in Captain John Gordon's company, engaged in the vicinity of White Plains, service about four months; from sometime in the summer of 1777, in Captain Daniel Clark's company, Colonel Latimer's regiment, was in the battles of Bennington, and Bemus Heights, remained until after the surrender of Burgoyne, and returned home about December; from early in the spring of 1778, six weeks in Captain Smalley's company, after which his brother, name not given, took his place; from sometime in May 1778, in Captain Moses Campbell's company, engaged in guarding the sea coast, and was called out many times, service in all about four months.
The soldier moved from Connecticut to Otsego County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 23, 1833, at which time he resided in Unadilla, Otsego County, New York. He had resided in that neighborhood about fifty years. His name was borne Stephen Stoell on the pension rolls, his signature, however, Stoyell, and Stoell.
Stephen Stoyell made no reference to wife or children.
In 1832, Amos and John Stoyell, the soldier's brothers, were

residents of Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York, their signatures Stoyell.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Destroy
11465 INVALID.
No. 11.465-
Stephen Stoll ★
Pris New Mar.
Lot: June 7th 32
Lex:—Vol. 2 , Page 360
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Stephen Stoyell ★
Records corrected. May 105.8
Not to be used to mislead P. Thomas - see

November 18, 1936.
Mildred P. Hanson 774 South 8th Street San Jose, California.
BA-J/ILL Stephen Stoyell S. 11465
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Robert, Thornton and John Farrow, William and Alexander Simpson, all of Virginia, John Fraser of North Carolina, John Foster of South Carolina, Caleb Todd of New York, John and Stephen Stoyel, or Stoy of Connecticut.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Foster of South Carolina, of a John Stoy of Connecticut, nor of soldiers with the names Robert and Thornton Farrow, Caleb Todd, or John Stoyel.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The records of John Fraser, S. 13080 , and of Stephen Stoyell, S. 11465 , are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator,
Her letter in Stephen Stoyell S. 11465

February 4, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB
Mrs. J. S. Welborn P. O. Box 424 High Point, North Carolina
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13080, that John Fraser enlisted in 1776 and served as sergeant in Captain John Holcombe's company, Colonel Robert Lawson's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Germantown, where wounded in the leg, and served two years.
He was allowed pension from November 16, 1814, on account of disability resulting from the above mentioned wound. At this time he was residing in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
It is stated that the soldier went to North Carolina from Prince Edward County, Virginia.
He died August 5, 1816. The date of his birth is not shown.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF
September 20, 1930
Miss Sallie Lee Lightfoot 212 Church Street Paris, Texas
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13080, that John Fraser enlisted in 1776 and served as sergeant in Captain John Holcombe's company, Colonel Robert Lawson's Virginia regiment, he was in the battle of Germantown, where wounded in the leg, and served two years.
He was allowed pension from November 16, 1814 on account of disability resulting from the above mentioned wound. At this time he was residing in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
It is stated that the soldier went to North Carolina from Prince Edward County, Virginia.
He died August 5, 1816. The date of his birth is not shown.
There are no data as to family.
Due to the large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to furnish more than two histories to the same inquirer.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

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.     1776 1 yr. Lt. John Collier William Moultrie Pa.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Brandywine where wounded in the leg Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Jersey  Nov 16 1814 Date of application for pension, Oct 1810 Residence at date of application, Montgomery Pa. Age at date of application, his age not given Remarks: No family data  d. Carey 5-1816
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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COATS OF ARMS INVESTIGATED AND TINCTURED
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HERALDRY
GENEALOGY
BIOGRAPHY
MEMBER OF SCIONS OF COLONIAL CAVALIERS SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIETY WAR OF 1812
FRANCIS B. CULVER 2203 NORTH CHARLES STREET BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
MEMBER OF MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE ORDER OF WASHINGTON KNIGHTS OF GOLDEN HORSESHOE ORDER OF LAFAYETTE
26 April 1919
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please supply the military record in Revolutionary War (with personal data),
relative to J B 3088 Rev.
Act Mar 3 1814 - pens. com. Nov 16 1814
JOHN Fraser FRAZIER - put. 4 th Va. Regiment
See Montgomery Co. N.C. pensioned 1814 (N. Carolina)
THOMAS GOODRUM - put. in Continental Army no description of record in pension list - papers burned - Act Apr 27 1810 - Granville Co pensioned 1810 - 1816 (N. Carolina) under Acts of 1810 and 1816.
Act does not give service
Note in this file no other information act denied
Yours truly, Francis B. Culver

July 11, 1919.
Francis B. Culver, 2803 North Charles St.
Baltimore, Md.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 28 th April, 1919, you are advised that there are no papers on file in this Bureau relative to the claim for invalid pension of Thomas Goodrum of Granville County, North Carolina, who was placed on the pension list, Mar. 14, 1810.
Your attention is invited to the facts, that in the Report of the Secretary of War in relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States, printed in 1835 and from which you quote, on page 7 of the North Carolina pension list, it does not state that Thomas Goodrum was in the Continental Army, and also that his name is starred with reference to the note on page three of said list, which states that the papers on which his old claim was established were burnt in 1814 when the War office was destroyed by British Troops.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

High Point NC Jan 22. 1931
Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen -
Please give me the record of service of John Frazier - Fraizer or Frazier. of Montgomery Co. N.C. who belonged to 4 th Va. Regiment -
It seems he was on the pension list in N.C. 1814.
And I have been told there is a record in Washington -
Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
Mrs. J. S. Webber
P.O. Box 424

Aug. 8, 1930-
MISS SALLIE LEE LIGHTFOOT 212 CHURCH STREET PARIS, TEXAS
Bureau of Pensions- Washington D.C.-
Rev-War Section-
Will you kindly send me what data you have on the following pensioners of the Revolutionary War- 1- John Frazier --Montgomery Co, North Carolina- (commencement of pension under act of March 3-1815) 2- William Gibson --Humphreys co, Tenn. (commencement of pension March 1822) 3- Richard Adlen -Wilkes Co, North Carolina- (commencement of pension 1831)
Thanking you very much -
Most truly-
C 2
Sallie Lee Lightfoot

* H.H.
13.080 INVALID.
No. 13,080
John H. Frazier
Pri 4th Virginia Regt Revolution
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Revolution OK Records corrected. Jan'y 11/106. B
1919 July 11. History to Francis P. Culver and 1938 Sept 20. " Sallie Lee Lightfoot (wid) " " " Mrs. J. S. Walbourn (wid) 1931 Feb 4. " " " Mildred P. Hanson (wid) 1936 Mar 12. " " " Stephen Storyell S 11465 See also

November 16, 1936.
Mildred F. Hanson 774 South 8th Street San Jose, California.
BA-J/ILL Stephen Stoyell S. 11465
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Robert, Thornton and John Farrow, William and Alexander Simpson, all of Virginia, John Fraser of North Carolina, John Foster of South Carolina, Caleb Todd of New York, John and Stephen Stoyel, or Stoy of Connecticut.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Foster of South Carolina, of a John Stoy of Connecticut, nor of soldiers with the names Robert and Thornton Farrow, Caleb Todd, or John Stoyel.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The records of John Fraser, S. 13080, and of Stephen Stoyell, S. 11465, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Copy in Misc. Correspondence also

November 17, 1936
John Fraser S. 13080 BA-J/AWF
Mildred P. Hanson 774 South 8th Street San Jose, California
Dear Madam:
The record which follows was obtained from pension claim, S. 13080, based upon disability of John Fraser (Frazer) incurred while in service during the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of John Fraser are not given, nor are the names of his parents shown.
John Fraser enlisted in the year 1776, served as sergeant in Captain John Holcombe's company, Colonel Robert Lawson's 4th Virginia regiment, was severely wounded in the leg at the battle of Germantown, when recovered from the wound, returned to the army, and was discharged having served two years.
He was allowed pension from November 18, 1814, on account of disability resulting from the above noted wound. At this time he was living in Montgomery County, North Carolina, having moved there from Prince Edward County, Virginia. He died August 5, 1816.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

November 16, 1936.
Mildred P. Hanson 774 South 8th Street San Jose, California.
BA-J/ILL Stephen Stoyell S. 11465
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Robert, Thornton and John Farrow, William and Alexander Simpson, all of Virginia, John Fraser of North Carolina, John Foster of South Carolina, Caleb Todd of New York, John and Stephen Stoyel, or Stoy of Connecticut.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Jester of South Carolina, of a John Stoy of Connecticut, nor of soldiers with the names Robert and Thornton Farrow, Caleb Todd, and John Stoyel.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The records of John Fraser, S. 13080, and of Stephen Stoyel, S. 11465, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

774 S. 8th St. San Jose, Calif. Oct. 28, 1936.
Pension Bureau Washington D. C.
If your department has any record of service in the American Revolution for the following men, will you please send me any information about them that the records contain?
(Miss) Mildred P. Hanson.
774 S. 8th St. San Jose, Calif.
 ✓ Robert Farrow ---- Va.  ✓ Thornton Farrow--Va.  ✓ John Farrow----Va. (2 yrs)  ✓ William Simpson --Va. ✓  ✓ Alexander Simpson-Va. - only  John Frazier-----N. Carolina - only one in NC  John Foster-----S. Carolina or S. or N.C.  ○ Caleb Todd--- -New York  ✓ John Stoyel Conn. Conn.  ✓ Stephen Stoyel ( or Stephen Stoy ) Conn. 
Mildred P. Hanson
2

State of New York Otsego County ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the County Courts in & for the County of Otsego New York Stephen Stoyell who being duly sworn deposeth and saith in addition to his original application for pension hereto annexed that by reason of old age and loss of memory he cannot now swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades - viz that in his first term of service in the year 1776 as stated in his original application herein annexed he served four months from the 1 st of July to the 1 st of Nov r and lay in the Hospital two months in the capacity of a private Soldier in Capt n Gordan's Company at White Plains &c in the State of New York as stated in his said application in all six months this four was organized troops raised by the State of Connecticut
4 mos
2
That in the next term in the year 1777 he also served six months as a private Soldier in Capt n Gordan's Company under two engagements that he went to Bennington - Saratoga &c as stated aforesaid and under proper Officers as aforesaid
6 mos
That in the year 1778 he served as a private Soldier at West Point in Capt n Lavelle's Company of Connecticut troops at least six weeks
12
That under his said Enlistment for one year in 1778 in Capt n Campbell's Company he was liable to go & serve the whole term but was not called into actual and constant service except roll call in morning, but that he did serve under this enlistment and went with said Company occasionally he thinks not less than as private four months as a private soldier
Making in all according to the best of his recollection and belief at least one year five months and 14 days in actual service as a private (including the two months in the Hospital) in embodied troops raised and Officered by the Authority of the State of Connecticut and that he was in all the above services in the Field or Garrison in Hospital and on marches and mostly in the State of New York as aforesaid - and that he was not during the said services employed in any civil pursuit
sworn & subscribed this 1 st day of July 1833
Sherman Page Judge etc
Stephen Stoyell

We Daniel Eastwood a Clergyman residing in the Town of Pennadilla in the County of Otsego and Abel Rye of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Hoagill who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit that we believe him to be seventy four years of age - that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion.
sworn & subscribed this 1 st day of July 1833 before me
Daniel Eastwood Abel Rye
Shem Page Judge of Otsego County Court
And I the said Judge do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit signed by Stephen Hoagill appears to be supplementary to the proceedings hereto annexed and had before me on the 23 rd day of January 1833 I also certify that it appears to me that the Rev d Daniel Eastwood who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Pennadilla in Otsego County and that Abel Rye who has also signed the same is a resident of the said Town & County and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Pennadilla Otsego County 1 st July 1833
Shem Page Judge of Otsego County Court
State of New York Otsego County
ss. I Thomas Lathrop. Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify, that Shem Page, before whom the foregoing Affidavits of Stephen Hoagill, Daniel Eastwood & Abel Rye purport to have been solemnly sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Judges of Otsego County Court. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to said Affidavits, & to the above certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand, & seal of Office this 12 th day of July 1833.
Thomas Lathrop. Clerk