Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 2263, for Beverly Stubblefield, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. _____ _____
Stubblefield, Beverly Mary _____
W 2263
{ B.L.W. 2067-200- Capt. Issued May 30, 1797 to Thomas Overton, designee No papers.
CONTENTS
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Council Chamber June 26 th 1783.
I do certify that Captain Beverley Stubblefield is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Captain of the Virginia Continental Line for military service from Feb y 10 th 1776 to January 1783.
Benjamin Harrison
Thos. Meriwether
M o 1703.
A warrant for 2000. acres issued to Capt. Beverley Stubblefield June 26 th 1783.
A copy from the Records of the Virginia Land Office.
Teste,
S. H. Parker Reg. L. Office.
Beverley Stubblefield is entitled to the additional proportion of land allowed a Captain of the Continental Line for the 7 th years service
Council Chamber
August 1 st 1799
Sam: Coleman
James Wood.
A warrant N o 4907 for 666 2 / 3 acres issued unto James Taylor on the 1 st of August 1799 & delivered to James Taylor
Beverley Stubblefield is entitled to the additional proportion of land allowed a Captain of the Continental Line for nine months service more than seven years.
Council Chamber
September 11 th 1807
Sam l Coleman
Wm. H. Cabell
Warrant N o 5450 for 500 acres, issued to Beverley Stubblefield and delivered to James Taylor the

12 th February 1808.
The foregoing are copies from the Records of the Virginia Land Office.
Teste,
S. H. Parker Reg. L. Office.

1857. Report In June sent to Washington P. Ag. 22 - to Kentucky G. L. S. 1852 - not to to 10th with G. Perry 8th Nov. 1852.
319 Kentucky 1852 Mary Stubblefield widow of Beverly Stubblefield
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Captain on Line for two years.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 480 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Mar. 1850. and sent to
Hon. A. Ewing. House of Reps.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9/1848, Page 357 Vol. 1
July 1850  Per R D

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
John Clark } 1817 To
Susan Stubblefield } Jan 29
Beverly Stubblefield } 1823 To
Ann W Clark } July 16th
John Croft } 1824 To
Eliz B Stubblefield } May
Thos Croft } 1824 To
Virginia Stubblefield } Dec
William Irvine } 1829 To } Nov 12th
Ann Maria Stubblefield
Mary Eliza Primrose Irwin was born on The 26 April 1833.
Harriet Virginia Irwin was born on July 13th 1834.
William Beverly Irwin was born on The 26 April 1836
Green Rabin
To Jennet Stubblefield Oct 22nd 1819
Beverly Stubblefield
Mary Sifton December 13th 1796
B T Williams To
Martha J Croft March 4th 1841
Matthew B Clark To
Mary J Watkins April 19th 1822

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
James Clark Nov 14 1772 Susan S Clark Augt 15 1797 Mary Eleanor Clark Nov 25 1814 Susan Jane Clark Apr 30 1819 Matthew Beverly Clark Dec 4 1820 James Clark Jr 31 Aug 1822 Lucinda Ann Clark 12 Apr 1824 Eliz Stubblefield Clark 15 Nov 1825 Susan Chatham Irwin Born - 17 March 1839.
Beverly Stubblefield 31 st May 1742. Mary Shelton Feb 7 1773 Susan S Stubblefield 15 th Aug 1797. Beverly Stubblefield Jr 9 th Oct 1799. Fannie Stubblefield 31 st Dec 1801. John Stubblefield 4 th Dec 1803. Eliz (Rev) Stubblefield 7 th Nov 1806. Virginia (Grand) Stubblefield 9 th Jan 1809. Maria (Grand) Stubblefield 1 st Jan 1811 Mary Stubblefield Jr 23 rd Jan 1818. Infant daughter of B. Stubblefield at Waverly was born July 31 st 1828

"This Certifies my approbation to Col. Beverly Stubblefield marrying my Daughter Polly, - Given under my hand this 16 th of Nov r 1796 -"
"John Shelton."
"I know all men by these presents that we Beverly Stubblefield and Wm Henderson are held and firmly bound unto Robert Brooke Esq d Governor of Virginia and to his Successors in the formal sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars to the payment whereof we bind ourselves our heirs & executors jointly & severally firmly by these presents - Sealed with our seals and dated this 16 th day of November 1796 - The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas John Chew Clerk of the County of Spotsylvania hath this day issued a Licence for the marriage of the above bound Beverly Stubblefield into Polly Shelton of said County - Now if there be no Lawfull cause to obstruct said marriage and there be no damage accru- by reason of the Licence being issued as foresaid then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue."
Sealed and Delivered In Presence of John B. Bell Jr.
"Beverly Stubblefield" "William Henderson"
State of Virginia
Spotsylvania County ss.
I Stapleton Crutchfield Clerk of the County Court of Spotsylvania, in the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the Marriage of Beverly Stubblefield and Polly Shelton, as fully and wholly as the same among the records of said Court exist. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be hereunto affixed. this 23 rd day of January A.D. 1840 and 64 th year of our Independence.
Stapleton Crutchfield C.C.
State of Virginia
Spotsylvania County ss.
I George Hamilton Presiding Justice of the Court of Spotsylvania County in the State aforesaid do hereby Certify that the attestation hereto annexed

made by Stapleton Crutchfield Clerk of the said Court, is in due form and by the proper Officer appointed by the Laws of the said State for that purpose and that full Faith and Credit is due thereto in every Court or Office in the United States — Given under my hand at the County of Spotsylvania in the State of Virginia aforesaid this 29 th day of January A.D. 1840. and of the Independence of the United States the 64 th year —
George Hamilton J.P.
State of Virginia Spotsylvania County to wit:
I Stapleton Crutchfield Clerk of the County Court of Spotsylvania in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that GEORGE HAMILTON, whose name is signed to the foregoing Certificate, was at the time of signing the same the Presiding Justice of the County of Spotsylvania duly Commissioned and qualified according to Law — Given under my hand at the County of Spotsylvania in the State of Virginia aforesaid, this 29 th day of January A.D. 1840. and 64 th year of the Independence of the United States —
St. Crutchfield C.C.

No 626
July 7/50 Mary Stubblefield
Tenn
Act 29 th July 1848 Married before 1800 Married about 1796
Pt Washington Febry 7 1850
By William Wilson

Dec 19th 1849
State of Tennessee, Montgomery County. On this nineteenth day of December 1849 personally appeared before me George W. Leigh one of the acting Justices of the peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary Stubblefield, a resident of said County and State aforesaid, aged seventy Sixty seven years; Who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 15th 1848; That she is the widow of Beverly Stubblefield, who was a Captain in the Continental Line of the State of Virginia, and served in said line, in the service of the United States, from the 10th of February 1776, to the day of January 1783; And also for nine months service more, as a Captain in said Continental Line, in the War of the Revolution, in the Regiment called the
Commanded by Colonel Parker (as she believes) as will more fully appear from the Army Roll of the State of Virginia hereto annexed -
She further declares that she was married to the said Beverly Stubblefield on the 13th day of December Seventeen hundred and ninety six. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January One thousand eight hundred, at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
G. W. Leigh Justice of the peace
(Seal)
Mary J. Stubblefield
with children married Dec 13th 1796

State of Tennessee, Montgomery County - I George M. Leigh one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mary Stubblefield, who has this day made the foregoing declaration - that owing to her advanced age and bodily infirmity, she cannot travel to the Court House of her County, without indanger- ing her health, to make this declaration in open court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19 th day of
December 1849
G. M. Leigh (Seal) Justice of the peace

Know all men by these presents that I Mary Stubblefield of the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee do hereby nominate and appoint Thilander Priestley of Clarksville Montgomery County, State of Tennessee and A. Ferguson of Nashville Tennessee, to be my true and lawful attorneys, for me and in my name, to procure all proofs necessary, and take all lawful steps to establish my claim to a pension, in right of the services of my late husband Beverly Stubblefield, who was a Captain in the Virginia Continental Line, in the War of the Revolution and when I am placed on the pension roll, to receive my pension certificate for me and for my benefit and further, to do and perform any act or acts, thing or things necessary to establish my claim; hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever, my said attorneys or either of them shall lawfully do in the premises, by virtue hereof Witness my hand and Seal the 19 th day of December 1849.
Attest Eliza B. Covington
Mary been Stubblefield Mark
attorney to Covington
State of Tennessee Montgomery County 3 By this 19 th day of December personally appeared before me George W. Leigh one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County Mary Stubblefield, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal having no official one, the 19 th day of December 1849. G. W. Leigh Justice of the peace.

State of Tennessee On this ninth day of January Montgomery County 1850 personally before me George W. Leigh one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County Beverly Stubblefield and made oath in due form of law that the annexed record contains the marriage record and ages of the children of Beverly Stubblefield deceased and his wife Mary Stubblefield, is the genuine family record of their ages as kept by his father in his lifetime and that the same was cut out of the family Bible in his presence in September 1840. He further states that he has a perfect recollection of seeing the same for the last forty years, and that it is the identical record that was written or kept by his father in his lifetime. Sworn to and subscribed before me this ninth day of January 1850.
G. W. Leigh (Seal) Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee I George W. Leigh one of Montgomery County the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Beverly Stubblefield, who has made the foregoing affidavit before me - that he is a man of truth and veracity and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his statements. In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and seal the 9 th day of January 1850.
G. W. Leigh (Seal) Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee I William Rogers Clerk of the County Court Montgomery County of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George W. Leigh is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified that his commis- sion was dated on the 28 th of September 1848 and will expire on the first Saturday in March 1854, and that his signature as written are genuine. Given under my hand & the Seal of said County, the 25. January 1850. W. Rogers Clerk B. Shannon Supt

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Ques May 4, 1925.
Walter A. Meyer 1248-3d Ave. E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2263 , it appears that Beverly Stubblefield , was born May 31, 1742, place not stated.
He entered February 10, 1776 as an officer in the Sixth Virginia Regiment; January 1, 1777 he was commissioned Lieutenant and served to June 1781, when he was commissioned Captain and served as such to close of War, at which time he was in the Second Virginia Regiment.
The date of soldier's death is not in said claim.
Soldier married December 13, 1796, Mary or Polly (daughter of John Shelton). She was born in February 1773. Soldier and wife in 1796, were both

of Spottsylvania County, Virginia. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 19, 1849, while a resident of Montgomery County, Tennessee. In 1853, she was living in Todd County, Kentucky.
Their children were-
  Susan S.  born  August 15, 1797, married James Clark, January 29, 1817.    Beverly, Jr.  "  October 9, 1799, married Ann W. Clark, July 18, 1823.    Jennetta  "  December 31, 1801, married Green Ra----- October 22, 1819.    John  "  December 4, 1803.    Elizabeth Beverly  "  November 7, 1806, married John Cross, Jr. May -- 1824.    Virginia Orange  "  January 9, 1809, married Thomas Cross, December -- 1824.    Mariah Ann or Ann Mariah  "  January 1, 1811, married William Irwin, November 12, 1829.    Mary, Jr.  "  June 23, 1813.    Infant daughter  "  July 31, 1828.  
The following appears on family record--
  Mary Eliza Primrose Irwin  born  April 26, 1833.    Harriet Virginia Irwin  "  July 13, 1834.    William Beverly Irwin  "  April 26, 1836.    Susan Cheatham Irwin  "  March 17, 1839.    Mary Ellenor Clark  "  Nov. 25, 1817.    Susan Jane Clark  "  April 30, 1819.    Matthew Beverly Clark  "  Dec. 4, 1820.    James Clark, Jr.  "  August 31, 1822.    Lucinda Ann Clark  "  April 12, 1824.    Elizabeth Stubblefield Clark  "  Nov. 5, 1825.  
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF Commissioner.

1907 Vol 24 No 1 p 10 1925 May 4 Hier to Walter A. Meyer
Rev (trans)
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2263 Mary Stubblefield, Widow. Beverly Stubblefield, Daughter of Rev. W. A. M. Act: July 29, 1848. Index: — Vol. M. ; Page 238
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777, to the 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 26th day of June 1783 in the name of Beverley Stubblefield as Capt. of Infantry and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £ 179. 17. 11 delivered to himself and was given, as appears by a copy of the settlement on file in this office, for services from the 1st January 1777 to 16th June 1781 as Sieut. and as Capt. from 17th June 1781 to 31st December following
Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 1st day of March 18 50
Rob Johnston Auditor
[No Seal of Office.]

I also further certify that it appears from a List of Officers names who have received Certificates for one and two years advanced pay agreeable to Act of Assembly passed November Session 1781. That a certificate issued on the 12th of April 1782 for £228.0.0 in the name of Boreeley Stublefield a Lieut. of Infantry in the Continental Line, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Jo. Blackwell,
Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond at this 1st day of March 1850.
Robt Johnston Auditor

Feb. 19. 1853
State of Miss Mary Stubblefield widow of Beverly to have her certifi- cate changed from the Tennessee to the Kentucky Agency
John H. Lewis Office
Post Free Pm Curing Me

Washington Mar 13 50
Sir
Enclosed you will receive additional testimony in the case of Mrs Hubblefield, whose application for a pension as the widow of Capt Beverly Hubblefield I transmitted to you some four or five weeks since. The evidence applies both to the service of Capt Hubblefield and the marriage of the claimant and I hope will appear to you as perfectly conclusive upon both points
I am Very Resp
H Washington
LL Edwards Esq Clerk of Pensions

A No 626 Mary Stubbard Mrs Beverly Ten act 29 May 1848 Ana
Adm. 2 years Captain $480 00 Pm 4 March 1848
How A. Erving Home Mts

Hamorton, March 8 1850
Dr
Enclosed you will find additional evidence obtained from the Executive office of Virginia of the Revolutionary service of Capt Beverley Stubblefield to sustain the claim presented by me some time since, of his widow to a pension under the act of 29 July 48.
You will observe by the certificate of Major Willis that Capt Stubblefield served to the close of the War, and by the certificate of Robert Johnson Esq. Secy. that he became a Captain on the 17 June 1781. The definitive treaty of peace having been signed on the 3 rd day of September 1783, by virtue of the act of 2 March 1830. The widow is entitled to pension at the rate of full pay of a captain for the period of two years.
The case has been some time before you and I should be much pleased if you can find time soon to dispose of it. I am very happy J. L. Edwards Esq. Asst. Treasurer H. G. Washington

Washington March 11. 1850
Sir
Mr Warhington informs me that about a month since he filed in your office the claim of Mrs Stubblefield to a pension under the act of July 1840 as the widow of Capt Beverly Stubblefield of the Virginia line and a few days since some additional evidence of the service of Capt Stubblefield the widow and children of Capt Stubblefield reside in Tennessee and my aid and influence has been asked in procuring for the former the pension to which she may be entitled. And I have therefore to request the favor of you to give the claim an early and favorable consideration
I am Very Resp y
J L Edwards Esq Compt. of Pensions
Andrew Ewing

Dear Cousin
I enclose the affidavit of Mrs. Stubblefield for the purpose of having the Payment of her Pension transferred from Tennessee agency to Kentucky agency at Louisville Ky. I am not fully apprised of the steps necessary in order to effect a Change & have proceeded as per papers herewith. Should there be anything necessary further, or any information, would you do me the kindness to apprise me of it & if possible she wishes to make her next draw in Ky, as she cannot without great trouble and bodily pain, go to Tennessee, to prepare her papers.
Your attention will render me under obligations, which I hope to be able, reciprocate in any way, you may desire, within my power.
Yours
Abel H. Wells
Elkton Ky July 12/53

Sir
Please give your earliest attention to the enclosed and oblige - Your very obedt Servant Percy Fleming

Pension Agency Washington Tenn June 13 1853
Sir
In Reply to yours of June 4 th inst, I have to inform you that Mary Stubblefield a pensioner on the roll of this Agency under Act of 29 th July 1848, at the rate of $480 00 per annum has been paid up to the 4 th September 1852
I am Very Respectfully your ob t Servant J. M. Smith Per agt
To
Hon J P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Mary Stubbins 124 5719-29 at 5719-29
Free
L. P. Waldo 3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Washington City Pa

Edenton Octbr 30th 1854
Dear Sir,
Some time ago Mrs Mary Stubblefield, authoress & companion of Mr Wells of this County, to procure a claim for Bounty Land - back pay and Commutation. (She is the widow of a Revolutionary Soldier). Mr Wells has since died, and she has employed me to investigate the matter, I find from Mr Wells papers, that he filed a petition - & nothing else has been done, I write to find out if the petition is filed, What has been done, & What is necessary to be done. I hope you will examine at your earliest convenience and give me all the information necessary.
Yours &c G. S. Terry

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mar. 6, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:
In an inquiry to the Adjutant General of the Army, regarding the military record on one Captain Beverly Stubblefield, who served with the 2nd. and 6th. Virginia Regts. during the war of The American Revolution, it was stated that the records in regard to this person are rather incomplete, but that your office might be able to furnish some information in regard to said person. It would be appreciated if your office could supply any information in regard to this person in regard to his service in the Army. I would like to secure date of birth, place of birth, name of parents, what his services were during the war, names of the members of his family, and date of death.
Yours truly,
Walter A Meyer
Street Address 1248-3rd. Ave E.

Capt B Stubblefield 6th afterwards 2 Regiment

Recd monthly from Mrs. Mason for 7 years 9 mos Dollars - Rev. R. M. can. avowedly April 1782 —

I do hereby certify that Capt. Beverly Stubblefield entered as an officer in the Continen- tal Army the 10 day of February 1776, in the 8 th V. Regt. and afterwards was annexed to the 2 d . Regt. and continued there until the close of the war. Given under my hand.
May 1 st 1799
John W. Willis Late Majr. to the 5 V. Regt.
Executive Department Richmond V a February 28. 1850.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a paper filed in this department.
Henry H. Richardson Col. Comd.

3 Mary Sheffield of Ky. for transfer from Nashville to Louisville
Transfr fr. to Sept. 52
W. H. Wells Pleasant Ky.

State of Kentucky County of Todd
On this 11 th day of February 1853 before the Subscriber a justice of the peace for said County of Todd personally appeared Mary Stubblefield who in her Oath declares that she is the same Mary Stubblefield, widow of Beverly Stubblefield who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, who has * under act of July 29 th 1848 in her possession a Certificate of Pension dated the the 15 th day of March 1850 signed T Ewing Secretary of the Interior and Counterigned J S Edwards Commissioner of Pensions, upon the back of which is the following endorsements to wit "Payment to be made at Nashville by Joel M Smith agent for paying Pensions in the Agency of Tennessee Payable on the 4 th September and 4 th March" and "Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensions under act February 2 nd 1828 Page 357 Vol 1 book D J P. Lebas Clerk" that her name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Tennessee, that she is now a resident of Todd County State of Kentucky, where she intends to remain and wishes her Pension in future to be payable at Louisville State of Kentucky, That her reason therefor, is that, she is very old and infirm and that should the said Pension be continued to be paid as on said Certificate directed she will have to travel to Tennessee State, twice a year in order to prepare her papers for each Semi Annual payment and her age and feebleness is such as to preclude the possibility of such travel, and that her interests in a pecuniary sense and relations, compels her to remain a Citizen of Kentucky
Mary Stubblefield

Sworn and Subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid the words "under act of July 29 th 1848" interlined before signing James L Lawson J.P.
State of Kentucky County of Trigg
On this 11 th day of February 1853 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace personally appeared S o H Sullivan who being duly sworn on his Oath declares, that Mary Stubble- field is a Pensioner under the act of July 29 th 1848, and is the same Mary Stubblefield named in a Certificate in her possession, which he had this day examined, and the same, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Declaration that she now resides in Trigg County State of Kentucky and is quite Old, and infirm, and that she is the same person, who made Oath to, and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and that he is disinterested
S. H Sullivan
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid and I further certify that the said S o H Sullivan is a respectable Citizen of high standing and unimpeachable Veracity, and that the statements made by him are correct
James L Lawson J.P.

State of Kentucky
Scott County Court Clerk's Office
I William H Wells Clerk of the Scott County Court aforesaid do certify that James L Lawson Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Declaration and affidavit is and was, at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that full faith and credit are his official acts as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County Court this 12 th day of February 1853
William H Wells Clerk
The foregoing of Petition will please notify my attorney W H Wells of Elkton Todd County Ky. of the transfer when made,
Mary Stubblefield
Witness James L Lawson