Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,166, for William Stroud, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Stroud, William
S. 6166
Carded.
CONTENTS

B180- Virginia
William Stroud Sun- glover in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gibson of the Regt commanded by Col. Griffin in the Virginia line for 42 years from 1776-
Enrolled on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80- Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Decr 32 and South Rich Coke Spr. House of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120- Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 33 40- $160-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book L Vol. 7- Page 127-
Dead. See letter to W.W.A. Robinson Feb. 11. 1837

3546 Wm Shroud's Declaration For a Pension

sworn the day @ year ago.
Wm Moody Jas Lee
I Henry Edloe Mayor of the said City do hereby certify that the said William Strowd in the foregoing declaration is subscribed as a very old man and that from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend Court to make the same, and I hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, after putting the interrogatories prescribed by General Department, that the above named application for a Revolutionary Pension, and sound as he states. And I further certify, that it appears to me that William M. Moody and James Lee who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of this City and that their statement is entitled to credit; and I further certify, that there is no clergyman of this City to whom the said Strowd is well known who could give a certificate of his claims to veracity. Given under my hand and seal this the day @ year before mentioned.
Henry Edloe Mayor. (Seal)
I William M. Moody Clerk of the Hustings Court for the City of Williamsburg do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before Henry Edloe Mayor of the City of Williamsburg in the matter of the application of William Strowd for a pension. And I further certify that the said Henry Edloe Mayor of the said City before whom the said declaration is made, is a Justice of

Virginia
City of Williamsburg to wit.
On this 21 st day of August 1832, nowmacy appeared before me Henry Edwige Mayn of the City of Williamsburg William Stuart senior a resident of the said City and state, aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declara- tion, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of En- glish passed June 7 th 1832. That he does not recollect practically the day, but he thinks that it was on the 12 th day of Sept. 1776 when he joined in Pitt County in the state of Virginia, that he entered the service of the said state during the Revolutionary war as a member of a militia company under the command of Captain Yand Gibson, and one of the companies composing the Regiment of Virginia militia commanded by Colonel Griffin, but the regiment of which the re- ment he does not recollect. That he was ordered to the Town of York in the said County, where he was station- ed from the said 12 th Sept. 1776 until the spring of 1777 for which, when the members of the said company were permitted to visit their respective homes for the space of a month or six weeks, which he supposes was granted, because there was at that time no press- ing demand for their services. That at the expiration of the time for which the said furlough was granted he returned to the said Town of York and joined the said company under the command of the said Captain Yand Gibson, at which place again he returned wherefore stated he remained for the space of about two

years, when the said company was ordered six or eight miles below the said Town of York to defend the River of York and Pease and Back Creek, from which the British were previously in the habit of pillaging the Land lying on the said River Creek. That he never was engaged in any regular battle, and served in the said company under the said Captain John Gibson as above stated, during which time he was stationed below York on the said Rivers of York, Pease and Back- Creek, the arrival of the British Troop of War Boats along the York River effected a landing on the Lands of York. He moved and found which they were driven to their boats with the loss of one of their men. That he served at York Town with two companies belonging to the Continental service, one of which was commanded by Captain Samuel Lewis and the other by Capt. William Johnson, but he does not remember any other company which he can designate by its commander or by Continental Regiment, the number of which is known to him. That he never received any regular discharge from service, but that his discharge was effected in the manner following, that is to say, during the latter part of August or the first of Sept. 1781, when he was stationed at the latter places be- fore mentioned Lord Cornwallis arrived at York Town, and by his proclamation required all persons who were sworn against the Govt. of Great-Britain to surrender the same and receive a parole of honour, in consequence of which the said company to which he belonged together with all those between the said Town of York and Hampton came in and sur- rendered their arms, and his services not those of the said company were ordered after that time required in con- sequence of the surrender of Cornwallis in the follow-

ing to take the declaration of peace which fol- lowed such circumstances. That he has no documentary evi- dence of his service and supports the foregoing state- ment, as is there, my friend whose testimony he can prove. and who has my knowledge of his civil service except that he is a very old and infirm fe- male, who from her age and other serious incon- veniences cannot attend before the proper tribunal. She has said that Rufus living in the township of York County, about twenty miles from this place, but he needs annex the deposition of the said witness taken before a Justice of the peace for the County of York. That, as he has before stated, he lived in the County of York when he was called into service; that after the war and until 1785 he resided in the said County, after which time he came to live in the City of Wil- iamstown, where he has, lived and since, and where he still resides.
He hereby renounces every claim whatever to a pension or bounty except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension- Roll of the Agency of my State.
Given to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Wm Lloyd
We William M. Moody and James Lee residing in the City of Williamstown do hereby certify. That we are well acquainted with William Lloyd who has sworn to and subscribed the above decla- rations; that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in this City where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Given and sub.

sworn the day as year ago.
Wm Moody Jas Lee
I Henry Edloe Mayor of the said City do hereby certify that the said William Howard to whom the foregoing declaration is subscribed is a very old man and that from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend Court to make the same, and I have a clear and opinion after the investigation of the matter, after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the court of sessions, that the above named application is a Revolutionary Soldier, and sound as he states. And I further certify, that it appears to me that William M. Moody and James Lee — who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of this City, and that their statement is entitled to credit; and I further certify, that there is no clergyman of this City to whom the said Howard is well, and who could give a certificate of his claims to veracity. Given under my hand and seal this the day as year before the mentioned.
A Edloe Mayor Secy
I William M. Moody Clerk of the Hustings Court in the City of Williamsburg do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before Henry Edloe Mayor of the City of Williamsburg in the matter of the application of William Howard for a pension. And I further certify that the said Henry Edloe Mayor of the said City before whom the said declaration is made, is a Justice of

The peace for the City of Washington, as that the signa- ture annexed is not genuine signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of August 1832.
Wm. Melody C.N.C.

William Stroud
Virginia
No 3246.
for 1776 prints
4 years Page 70
14. - $80.
Int. all.
Debt Nov 20-1832
S. J. Stubbs
Williamsburg
No

BRIEF in the case of William Stroud  City of Williamsburg in the State of Virginia (Act 7th June, 1839.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Mayor of Williamsburg 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? unable to attend Court 3. How old is he? 80 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.      Entered the service  Sept In 1776  August 1781  3 4 9 Private  Gen. Lord Griffin  Capt John Gilmore  Virginia Militia   
5. In what battles was he engaged? — 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? York County Virginia 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? on living witness & traditional 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. S. [Signature] Examining Clerk.

April 14, 1934
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Mrs. L.P.Redford Glasgow Kentucky
BA-J/MSF/col William Stroud-S.6166
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to William Stroud, Senior and Joseph Akers, both of Virginia, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The Revolutionary War records have been searched and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of a Joseph Akers, or similar spelling. The record of William Stroud has been found and is furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from pension claim, S.6166, based upon the military service of William Stroud in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William Stroud are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While a resident of York County, Virginia, William Stroud enlisted September 12, 1776, and served until about September 1, 1781, as a private in Captain John Gibbon's Company, Colonel Griffin's Virginia Regiment.
In 1785, he moved from said York County to Williamsburg, Virginia, where he resided when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1832, at which time he was aged eighty years, and at this time signed as William Stroud, Senior.
He died September 6, 1836.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Revoked
6166
INVALID.
File No. 6166
William Stroud  sent
His New Year
Act: Jan 18 88
Index: Vol. M , Page 358
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1926-Aug 21-Visit to Mrs. Stanley Blossom's home 1930 Oct 24-Visit to Mrs. P. L. Reed in her home, 1930 Aug. 1934-Apr 14-Visit to Mrs. L. P. Redford's

W. A. Robinson
11. Feb. 1837
G. C.
Record No 36 Page 518

War Dep t Pension Off ce Feb. 11. 1837
Sir,
I perceive no objection to paying the amount due in the case of William Stroud, rev d dec d on the enclosed papers. An order is not necessary.
W. A. Robinson, Esq r Richmond Va.

Min. Stand
Annual
some dates

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Stroud which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? — ✓ II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ✓ III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? ✓ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? ✓ V. * Has he mentioned 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? ✓ VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ✓ VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ✓ VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ✓ IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ✓ X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ✓

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
one living witness
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
no
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
all not answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Rev.41812 Wars Section. ADT
October 24, 1930.
Mrs. R. S. Kuns, Broken Bow, Nebraska.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6166, that William Stroud, Senior, while a resident of York County, Virginia enlisted September 12, 1776 and served until about September 1, 1781 as a private in Captain John Gibbon's Company, Colonel Griffin's Virginia Regiment.
In 1785 he moved from York County, Virginia to Williamsburg, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1832 while a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia, aged eighty years, and at this time signed Wm. Stroud, Senior.
He died September 6, 1836.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

1000000
August 21, 1928
Mrs. Stanley Clements 1740 G Street Lincoln, Nebr.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 6166 it appears that William Stroud, Serjeant  while a resident of York County, Virginia, enlisted September 12, 1776 and served until about September 1, 1781 as a private in Captain John Gibson's Company, Colonel Griffin's Virginia Regiment.
In 1785 he moved from said York County to Williamsburg, Virginia where he was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1832 at which time he was aged eighty-years. He died September 6, 1836.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORCAN Acting Commissioner.

MRS. LOUIS P. REDFORD HISTORIAN EDMUND ROGERS CHAPTER GLASGOW, KENTUCKY
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Please send data from pension applications for Revolutionary war service of William Stroud Sr. and Joseph Atkers both Virginia soldiers, Joseph Atkers probably residing in Clark Co. Indiana at time of application.
Yours Very Truly (Mrs L.P.) Ruby Page Redford

Commissioners of Pensions Revolutionary War Record Dept
Dear Sir -
In the Virginia Revolutionary War Rolls - I found the following -
Stroud William Sr. James City
Def. W. 1835 Penna 2 156.
If Mr Stroud Sr. above had a pension will you give me the record. I wish to ascertain wife's name if possible and children if any
Yours Truly
Mrs Stanley Clements 1740 Y. 2X.
Lincoln
Neb.

151 st Street No 63 Va 110
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Revenue Washington
F B B E

Richmond Jan'y 31. 1827.
Sir
William Brown is the pensioner named in the enclosed papers having died two days after his pension became due in September last. I send them to you with a request that notwithstanding this circumstance you will direct the payment of the amount due at the time of his death. - Very respectfully
H. H. Coburn

Virginia.
York County, to wit.
This day Sarah Russell personally appeared before me John Harwood a Justice of the peace for the said County and made oath that she was born on the 23 day of September 60, that she is well acquainted with William Stuart Jr. who was engaged in the service of the State of Virginia during the war between Great Britain and the colonies, commonly called the Revolution-ary war, that the said William Stuart was a member of a militia company under the command of Captain John Gibbons, and that he entered the war in the year 1776 and continued in the service of the state also as a member of the said company until the Town of York was besieged by Lord Cornwallis, at which time the said company surrendered, together with all the companies at that time stationed at York and the counties adjacent. Given under my hand and seal this First day of August 1832 — John Harwood J.P., H.C. &c.
I John Harwood a Justice of the peace for the said County, do hereby certify, that the above named Sarah Russell by whom the foregoing statement is made, is an old and highly respectable Lady, and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to her oath. Given under my hand and seal this 1 day of August 1832 — John Harwood J.P., H.C. &c.

Frank Bagdad
Sebastian
I know personally Mr. Hannard the Justice before whom the said affidavit was taken and lastly that he is a Justice of the peace for the County of York
Richd. Lake Esq. M.P.