Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,645, for Ned Streater, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Streater, Ned
S. 7.645
CONTENTS
carded.

23 198
Virginia Wm Streater
of Accomack in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Knott of the regt. commanded by Col. Hampton in the Virginia line for 12 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Nov 1833 and 5 cents Rich. D. Webb Suffolk
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $100.00 Semest. allowance ending March 34 20.00 $120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 37

State of Virginia, } County of Nansemond, }
I, Ned Strater, a free man of color, residing in the aforesaid County & State, being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on my oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. — That I am now seventy-seven years of age, and have always lived in Nansemond County Virginia. — That I entered the service of the United States at the age of twenty-four years, and according to the best of my recollection, in the year 1780, under the command of Captain Elamston Knott, (commonly called Eliz Knott,) in the militia service in the aforesaid County & State, and served a term of twelve months before I was finally discharged; that I performed this service as a substitute for Willis Strater, who was, then my Master, agreeably to his direction and request; that Genl. Wm. Burg, Col. Kinchin Godwin, Col. Hampton and Major Dick were the different field officers who commanded during the term of my engagement; that my service was performed in the Counties of Nansemond and Norfolk, Virginia; that I was present at the battle of the "Great Bridge" in Norfolk County when Forde was killed; that I was in a skirmish with the

enemy at a place called "Pip Pot swamp" in Nanse- -mond County, Virginia, where I was wounded by a ball that passed through my leg, which deformed and very much disabled that leg; that I don't recollect ever to have received any written discharge, but was honourably discharged after having served out my full term of twelve months, as appeared by living evidence before the Court of Nansemond in 1814; that after the death of Willis Strater, my master, I sued for my freedom under the Act of Assembly passed Oct r 1783, and recovered it in consideration of my Revolutionary services; that I afterwards sued for the amount of my hire, for the time that I had been unjustly detained in bondage after the passage of the Act of Assembly before alluded to, which I also recovered - all of which will fully & amply appear by the accom- -panying record of the Court, which I have obtained from the Clerk of Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery for the County of Nansemond - That I thus obtained my freedom in consideration of my revolutionary services, and that now, by reason of old age & bodily infir- -mity I am unable to get to the Court House a distance of fifteen or twenty miles, to make this declaration. - That I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except

the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed this 2 nd day of Nov r . 1833.
his Ned X Streater, mark
We, Jeremiah Jones and Henry Laffiter residing in the County of Nansemond and State of Virginia, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ned Streater who has, in our presence, subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy-Seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revo- -lution, and that we concur in that opinion.
And we further certify, that the above named applicant, Ned Streater is the same Ned Streater who sued for his freedom in Nansemond County in 1814, and recovered it in consideration of his revolutionary services, and that he is now a cripple and disabled by a wound which he received in that service. — Sworn to and subscribed this 2 nd day of Nov r 1833.
Jeremiah Jones Henry Laffiter
State of Virginia, County of Nansemond, } }
Personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Ned Streater, subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and

made oath to the truth and correctness of the same. And I hereby declare it as my opinion, that the above named applicant Ned Streater was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states — and I certify, that said Streater is very much crippled and disabled by a wound which he is said to have received in the Revolutionary war.
And I further certify, that Jeremiah Jones and Henry Lapsiter who have before me subscribed & sworn to the preceding certificate, are residents of Nansemond County and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. — Given under my hand and seal as a justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid this 2nd day of Nov. 1833.
Benjamin Copeland
State of Virginia, } County of Nansemond, }
I, John T. Kilby, Clerk of the Court of Nansemond, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Benjamin Copeland, subscriber to the foregoing certificate, is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Nansemond, duly Commissioned, qualified & authorized to act as such, and that the signature purporting to be his, appears to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe by name & cause the Seal of my County to be affixed, this 16 th day of November 1833.
John T. Kilby C.C.

Virginia.
In Nansemond Superior Court 17 th May 1814.
Ned who sues in forma pauperis? Plt. against
A Battery.
William Wright
Deft.
This day came the parties by their attorneys, and thereupon came also a jury to wit, Aaron Williams, John Wyatt, Elishua Hedgebeth, Robert White, William Sears, Daniel Baker, John Shelton, William Shelton, James Vaughan, James B. Arnold, William Godwin and Wm Jordan, who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue joined upon their oath returned their verdict in the following words. "We the jury find that the plaintiff is not a slave, but free, having by the appointment and direction of his owner Willis Streater, been enlisted in a corps raised within the State of Virginia, on the State establishment in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, and received as a substitute for his owner Willis Streater, whose duty or lot it was to serve in such corps, and having faithfully served during the term of his enlistment." And agreeably to the act of Assembly in such case made and provided, on the motion of the plaintiff a writ of enquiry is awarded and it is ordered that a jury be empannelled to assess the damages for his detention aforesaid, whereupon the same jury being sworn well and truly to enquire of, and assess the damages for the detention of the plaintiff upon their oath do say that the plaintiff has sustained damages, by occasion of his detention by the defendant.

from the time that he came to the possession of the present defendant to one hundred and sixty five dollars. Therefore it is considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover his freedom and be hereafter free from bondage and slavery and recover also against the said defendant his damages aforesaid in form aforesaid assessed, and his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended, and the said defendant in mercy &c. Costs $15. 25. Fina 25 th May 1814.
A Copy.
Nansemond Office 21 st October 1833.
Teste
John T. Kilby Clk.
Virginia,
In Nansemond Superior Court 29 th April 1824.
vs a free man of color against
Plff.
In a case sent from the Chancery
James Wright and Augustus Laperouse. Defts. District Court of Williamsburg for an issue to be made up and tried at the Bar of this Court upon certain points therein contained.
This day came the parties by their attorneys and by consent without special pleas it was agreed that a jury should be impannelled and sworn to enquire what was a reasonable hire for the plaintiff vs between the different periods as mentioned in the decree of the said Chancery District Court of Williamsburg and thereupon came also immediately a jury to wit, Samuel P. Saunders, Uriah Rawls Jr., Marmaduke Jones, Charles Badger, Henry P. Gwinn, James Woodward, Henry Howell.

John L. Smith, Henry Norfleet, Fletcher Haslett, David Jordan, and Henry Riddick who being elected, tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue aforesaid joined upon their oaths returned the following verdict. We the jury find that one hundred, and five dol- lars is a reasonable hire of the plff. Ned from the time when the act of the Legislature mentioned in the above decree of the Court was passed until the death of Willis Streater, being from the 20 th of October 1783 to the 20 th of July 1792. And that two hundred and ten dollars is a reasonable hire of the plaintiff. Ned from the death of Willis Streater to the death of Stephen Graham, to wit from the 20 th of July 1792 to the 20 th of January 1810. Therefore it is considered by the Court that the same be certified to the Chancery District Court of Williamsburg. And be it remembered that the Counsel for the defendants in this issue, on the trial thereof offered to prove to the jury by the same witnesses whose depositions had been already taken in this cause for the defts. and used by them on the trial before the chancellor that for a portion of the time during which the complain- ant was held in servitude by Stephen Graham, he lived on the said Graham's farm and acted as a free man being permitted to manage his own affairs and to hold property & that for other portion of the said time he was treated with great humanity and unusually indulged. But the Court thought that under the issue directed by the Chancellor such

„testimony would be irrelevant and confined the parties „to such evidence as tended to shew what was a „reasonable hire for the complainant taking into „consideration his age, health, qualities &c. and without „reference to the manner in which he had been „treated during the time of his being held in slavery „and at the request of the defendants' counsel cer- „tifies these facts to the Chancellor”.
Costs $5.79. Copied 4 th May 1824.
A Copy.
Nansemond Office 21 st October 1833.
Heste
John T. Kilby clk.
Virginia, County of Nansemond Sc.
I John T. Kilby Clerk of the Circuit Supe- -rior Court of Law & Chancery for the County of Nansemond in the State aforesaid, which said Court was established upon the abolishing of the Superior Courts, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true -copies from the records of my office.
In Testimony & faith whereof I hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the said Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery to be affix- -ed this 21 st day of Oct r 1833 and in the 58 th year of the Comm th .
John T. Kilby clk.
¶ The seal of the late Superior Court has been withdrawn by the Executive.
John T. Kilby clk.

Honb: J. L. Edwards
Cousin of Pease
Washington

Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia, Nov: 22. 1833.
Honb: J. L. Edwards,
Sir: I have the honor to enclose you the declarations of James Renalds and Ned Streater for a pension, under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
General Richard Ballard of Gates County, N. Carolina, has testified to the revolutionary services of James Renalds — The General says that he & Renalds were in the same service; that they were taken prisoners together, and discharged at the same time at Jamestown, Virginia. — The revolutionary services of Ned Streater were fully established in the Superior Court of Nansemond in 1814, as will appear by the accompanying copy of the record — The witnesses by whom he then established his services are dead. —
Being a member of our State Legislature, I shall necessarily be absent from the County during the winter; you will therefore please advise me of the decision of the Department upon their application at Richmond, Virginia.
I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Obt: servant, Rich d D. Webb.

Rev. W.
7645 INVALID.
File No. 7645-
Verd Slender 9011 River Road
Act: June 1st 82
Index: —V 185 , Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]