Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3887, for John Studthem, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N. B.
Studthem, John Martha
W 3887
B.L. No. 28508-160-55
CONTENTS

letter to Josephus Hall June 13. 1841. Glendale SC
20680 South Carolina -
John Sturtevant of William - in the State of S.C. who was a P. 1st C in the Regt commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt - commanded by Col. Winston in the 1st C - time for 21 18 - S c Leav s 1781. 30 - months -
Mr. latter part year 1783. A. 12 Mar 1834.
Inscribed on the Roll of South Car. at the rate of 57 - Dollars 65 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Oct 1831. and sent H. S. Lewis in William - 1831 .
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831. 252.95. Semi-annual allowance ending Sept - - 43.82 $296.77
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. A. S. Lee - Clerk. Book C Vol 6 Page 14

State of North Carolina Iredell County } 3
On this 20 th day of May 1833 personally appeared before Justice of the Peace and quarter sessions of said County John Stratham resident in said County and State aged Eighty one 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 7 th 1832 That by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot state precisely the length of time that he was in the service of his Country but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below.
That in the year 1776 he entered the service as a volunteer in the Militia in the Company commanded by Ebenezer Folsom under Col. Martin and Gen. Rutherford. This tour was performed in the neighbourhood of Crys Creek where we remained a few weeks and then marched to the neighbourhood of Shiloh and was with a detachment of the Army but not in the engagement at the time which was defeated by Cornwallis at Moore's bridge and returned to Chatham County where he first set out was discharged. This service was in the foot. 3. Remark That the next year being 1776 or 1777 Capt Isaac Adkins raised a Company of Cavalry and he volunteered and joined said Company under Col. Folsom the same who was Captain in his first tour. The Regiment had their rendezvous at Fayetteville and applicant with others was engaged in guarding and keeping under

the Tories in the adjacent Counties Cumberland & Orange 3:00 Guilford, Chatham & Randolph. This term continued for six months and eighteen days when he was permitted to return home 6:18
In the year 1779, as soon as he was entitled he enlisted into the Regular Service under Captain Nathan King in the Regiment commanded by Col James Anstrang in the 5 th Regiment of the North Carolina troops. Gen Ashe commanded the whole of the division, we marched from Fayetteville to Elizabeth on Cape Fear and thence to Purygburg on Savannah River, and from thence to Flat Swamp and from thence crossing the river at Golphins Mills, and through Augusta and traversed a part of Georgia crossed the Savannah at the two Sistrum and from thence to Stone and was in the Battle of Stone. at Purygburg Gen Lincoln took the command kept it till the Battle of Stone. after the Battle marched to Ashley Bridge where he staid to take care of the sick and marched thence to Wentworth where he was discharged having performed a Service of 9:00
In the year 1780 or 1781. He entered the Service again as a substitute for Samuel Booker in the horse and marched to Wake Court house under the command of Capt. Haire, and guarded the Gen Assembly during its session, and was afterwards engaged in collecting Cattle for the use of the Army 3:00
For such Service I claim a pension 21:18

That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no persons except Perry Oliver by whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
He was born in 1752 in Brunswick County Virginia
He has no record of his age.
He was living in Chatham County at the time he entered the service and continued to reside there until the end of the war. He then removed to Mecklenburg County & there one year, thence to Lincoln and within a year into Indiana where he now lives & has lived for 32 or 35 years.
He was called into service in the manner above stated.
He has stated the name of the officer.
He received one or more discharges but has lost them long since, having taken no care of them supposing them to be useless.
He refers to Gilbert's Will and John McLaughlin
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.
John
Chs + Studthem mark
Sworn and subscribed in open Court before.

State of North Carolina
Iredell County 3 d I Gilchrist still resident in the said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Stewart who has subscribed the above declaration that I believe him to be eighty one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution in which opinion I concur and from Circumstances which he relates concerning the battle of Stone I am satisfied that he must have been there. Gilchrist Neill
State of North Carolina
I John McLaughlin residing in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that he is well acquainted with John Stewart who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he believes him to be 81 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 he concurs in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John McLaughlin
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing 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 Gilchrist Neill and John McLaughlin is residents in the county of Iredell State of North Carolina and is credible persons, and that their statements is entitled to credit JOHN H GARY Clerk
I Absalom Simonton Clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Iredell County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Stewart for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th day of May 1830 A Simonton Clerk

3682
North Carolina
Martha Studham widow of John Studham
NC
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private.
Reported Feb 5/49.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 87 Dollars
cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1845.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Feb 1849. and sent to
Mrs. D. M. Basinger Hope R
Rev. S. M. Basinger
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1845, Page 235 Vol. 1

9,148
Martha Studham
N.B.
Act of July 38

State of North Carolina
Spartburg County 3. S. On this 30 th day of March (1843) eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before me W. L. Garrison one of the acting Magistrates and a Member of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in and for the aforesaid County and State, Martha Studthem a resident of the said County and State aged seventy five years. Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. "Entitled an act granting half Pay and Pensions to certain Widows." Also the act March 1843.
That she is the widow of John Studthem dec d who was a private soldier in the N th Carolina Cont t Line in the war of the Revolution that lived in the County of Spartburg N th Carolina and applied for a Pension under the act of 1832, and was placed on the Pension Roll in March 1834 at the rate of $ 87-65. Eighty seven dollars 65 cts per annum.
She further declared that she was married to the said John Studthem in the year of (1783) seventeen hundred and eighty three — that her husband the aforesaid John Studthem died on the 12 th day of March (1834) eighteen hundred & thirty four, that she was not married to the said John Studthem prior to his leaving the service but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, V z at the time above stated, that she is now a widow and has never married since the death of the aforesaid John Studthem. She also declared that she has applied for a Pension since the death of her said husband John Studthem, under the act of July 1836, but her claim was not allowed under that act, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed & on file in the Pension Office.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
W. L. Garrison J.P.
Martha Studthem mark

State of North Carolina
I certify that Martha Studham who hath this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration before me is a credible person to be believed on oath. I also certify that she is by reason of bodily infirmity unable to attend court to make her said declaration. And I further certify that she is the widow of the identical John Studham who was placed on the Pension Roll as a Revolutionary Soldier or Pensioner about the time of his death, as declared by the said declarant. That he John Studham and his wife Martha Studham the present applicant lived together as husband & wife up to the time of said John Studham's death, that she is now a widow and has never married since the death of her said husband.
Given under my hand & Seal this 30th day of March (1843) Eighteen hundred & forty three.
W. H. Davenport
  Sally Studham was born Sep t 15 th  1783    Samuel Studham was born June 26 th  1790    Polly Studham was born March 17 th  1792    Nancy Studham was born October 16 th  1793    William Studham was born January 1 st  1801    John Studham father of the above children was born March 10 th 1753 and departed this life March 12 th 1834
State of North Carolina
I certify that Polly is one of the above named children of John Studham & his wife Martha Studham a resident of the said county & State. do hereby certify that Record showing the births of the children of aforesaid John Studham & his wife Martha Studham has been taken from an old original Record that was kept by the said John Studham in his lifetime which has since been lost. Which I verily believe contains

as the facts as they took place Sworn to & Subscribed on this 30th day of March 1843 before
me W Davidson J.P.
Polly her  Seats  Seats  PS
And I the said Justice do hereby certify that Polly Seats who hath sworn to & subscribed the foregoing Certificate before me is a credible person and to be believed on Oath. Given under my hand & Seal the day & year above written.
W Davidson J.P.
State of Maryland
Frederick County, I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William L. Davidson whose name appears to the foregoing declaration and Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace for said County duly Commissioned & Qualified and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine therefore due faith and credit is due to the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office in Frederick this 3rd day of April 1843 and in the 67th year of American Independence.
J. F. Alexander Clerk of Frederick County Court

152,736 - Act Mar 3 5 May 29 55
Martha Studthem 9670 widow of John Studthem m d Studthem Studthem
Revolutionary in Prison
N.C. Feb 15-3682 Adiboea m d 29/55 R. H. R.
M. F. Freeland Statesville N. R.
cir M. F. Freeland Mar 27/56
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Vol 82. page 79.

1521.736
Bounty Land Claim Act of March 3rd 1853-
Mrs. Martha Studthen Widow of Jno. Studthen
By M c L. Freeland

State of North Carolina Iredell County 3 ss .
On this 11 day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred & fifty five personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Martha Studthem aged ninety six years a resident of Iredell County, in the State of North Carolina who, being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is the Widow of John Studthem who was a private in the Revolutionary War (and who is) inscribed on the pension List at the rate of Eighty seven dollars & sixty five cents per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March 1848 & continuing for life &c as on reference to the Records in the pension Office will more fully appear.
She further States that she was married to the said John Studthem in Cumberland County & State aforesaid on or about the 8 day of October A.D. 1782 by one Wm Robeson a Justice of Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Martha Elkins; that her said husband died at his residence in Iredell County on the 12 th day of March A.D. 1834 and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 rd 1855. She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress

nor made any other application therefor. x Martha her Studthem mark
We Thomas A Kerr and Thomas S Allison residents of Iredell county in the State of North Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed by Martha Studthem (who made her mark) in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be Thos. A. Kerr x Thomas S. Allison x
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
John Young J.P.
I hereby appoint M. F. Freeland to prosecute my claim & procure my warrant Witness John Young x Martha her Studthem mark

State of North Carolina } Indell County }
I Milas F. Freeland Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Young whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & qualified & the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & private seal (My seal of Office being destroyed by the recent fire) according to an Act of Assembly passed 1855 for the relief of Indell, at Office in Stokesville the 25 th . day of May A.D 1855
M. F. Freeland Clerk

1025556 John Studham Iredell County North Carolina
Adm l Cap l vale- 18 18 30. 18 77 65- 3. — 10 87 65- C. not auth: " "
Hon. Lewis Williams Theophilus Falls Stateville, N. Carolina

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sept 5 th 1838
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 shew 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 John Stedham Iredell County North Carolina
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1776 - 3 - private Col Martin G. Rutherford Col Golsom 81 years Chatham County N. Carolina Traditionary evidence & one deposition papers not attached - deposition not authenticated.   Vol. { 1776 1777 - 6 15 cavalry Col Adkins, Col Golsom   Enlisted 1779 - 9 - " Col King, Col Armstrong Col Ashe   Sub. { 1780 1781 - 3 - " Col Hill  
Battle of Stone,
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 and year aforesaid.
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 days 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 the 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 affix 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Mrs Martha Studham No. 5379 N. Ca
bequeathed
to Theophilus Falls June 18, 1821
Acc 4/8/1836

8462 North Carolina
Martha Studthem widow of John who was a Private in the N. Carolina line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 87 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Feb 1849 and sent to
Hon D. A. Barringer Hoff
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 , Page 160 .

16.537 North Carolina
Martha Studheim
Widow of John who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 12th Feb 1834. of _____ in the State of N. Carolina who was a Pri. in the _____ of the commanded by Captain _____ Regt commanded by Col. Martin in the N. Carolina line for 21. 18 / 30 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 87 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Feby 1849 and sent to Hon D. M. Barringer Wash
Total amount, $ _____
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Leo. Perkins Clerk, Book D Vol. 1, Page 299

✓ 9.448 Martha Matthews NC
Act to S Bell, July 24 1843 — Act to H. A. K. Shepard Act 13 '48 Act-7 July 1838

152-736
L. P. Waldo Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.

28.508 1 ✓
S
Mer. Am.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3887
Martha Studthem Wid.
John Studthem Pr. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 21/18
Index:—Vol. M —, Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Certificate for Mrs. Studthern.
— — — — — Nov r 14 th 1833.

Frederick County, State of N. (Nov r 14 th 1833. The undersigned, hereby testifies, that he has been acquainted with Jno. Studderson for a number of years, (say 20 or more) — that he has, uniformly conducted, as far as I know, in an industrious, sober, honest, and inoffensive manner — I doubt not, but he is 75, or nearly 80, years of age. His condition in life, requires relief from a grateful publick, if it can be consistently af- forded; having little; unable to work, and no one to work for him — But I princi- pally give my opinion without hesitation, that Jno. Studderson , applicant for a pension, will not assert any thing , as to his services, during our revolutionary war, but may be entitled to full credit. Centre Church, Co. of State, above named. Signed, Samy M c Ree , V.D.M.

State of North Carolina Greene County
I the undersigned Clerk of Greene Court of pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that James McRae is a Clergyman in said County and a man of credibility and that the signature to the foregoing is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal this 18 th day of November 1885
J. Simonson

March 4, 1845 Messrs M c R. Clay & Leatha Southern N.C.
Ames
Rev. N. H. Shepard
March 3 rd
Com ee of Pensions
Washington D.C.

House of Rep March 4. 1848
James L. Edwards Esq.
My W. Sir
Do me the kindness to inform me what further evidence is necessary to establish the claim of Mrs. Leila May, (widow of Benjamin May) of North Carolina, to a pension - Her application was made as long ago as 1841. Be so good as to furnish me a copy of the declaration of Mrs. Martha Stithburn or Southern of North Carolina - She applied in 1836 - Permit me however to hope that my former letter may be first met -
I regret troubling you, but the calls of my old Cousinship are very imperious -
Yrs Most ready
A. H. Stephens

Worthington N.H. January the 4 th 1847.
Sir,
Inclosed you will receive the Declaration and evidence in the claim of Martha Studham, widow of John Studham, an applicant for a Pension under the act of the 7 th July 1838. and its supplement. In this claim your Department will find, filed on a former application, additional evidence in support of the date of this marriage before 1794. which evidence consists of the deposition of Mr. Elkin & others. These together with the enclosed it is hoped may be satisfactory to your Department and that you will issue a certificate in her name.
I also send you the Declaration of the heirs of Sam l Watson due a pension under the acts of 1843. & 1844. and Barbara Miller a Pension under the aforesaid acts, and now an applicant for the benefit of the joint Resolution of the 1 st July 1845. Your early attention is respectfully solicited in these several claims.
I am Yours Respectfully S. H. Belluz
J. L. Edwards Esqr Comm r of Pensions } 3 Washington City }

Martha Steynhor
no 6
oct 48 — 3612

Ho. T. Papers. Jan'y 15. 1849.
Sir, Enclosed are papers etc. for pensions - to which your early attention is desired - Please refer to me - at this place - Yours etc.
L. M. Gannett
J. L. Edwards Esq.

June 20
Revolutionary Claim
July 7 1838
Martha Studthem
John. 32
J. G. Edwards Comm te of Pensions Washington City D.C.
free

Raleigh N.C. May 23 d 1843.
Sir
Enclosed I forward to Your department the papers of Mrs. Martha Studham of Suckill bearing ap- -plicant for a Pension, which You will please to examine and forward to me the result to Salisbury N.C. and Very much oblige
Yours Respectfully Gilchrist Bellis
J. L. Edwards Comm r of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Washington D.C.
Aug 26. 1852
Sir
Enclosed I send you power of attorney to examine the papers in the case of Mrs Martha Stad- them widow of John Stadthem a Revolutionary Pensioner on the North Carolina Roll, please have them set out for me I oblige
Very respectfully yours
William H Bryant
Court of Pensions Washington D.C.

State of South Carolina } Chatham County } ss
On this the 12 th day of May Eighteen hundred & forty-three personally appeared before me one of the acting Justices and a member of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions in and for the said County & State (It being a Court of Record) Patsy Elkins a resident of the aforesaid County & State - aged seventy-five years. Who being first duly sworn according to Law, Maketh Oath that she was well acquainted, with the late John Studthem & his wife Martha. Who, widow is now applying for a Pension for the Revolutionary services of her dec d husband the aforesaid John Studthem.
That this Deponent was present & witnessed the solemnization of the rites of matrimony between the aforesaid John Studthem & the aforesaid Martha that they were married near to Waka & Cumberland line, by John Robson Esq r .
That the marriage took place some time in the year of Seventeen hundred & eighty-three, about the termination of the war, a circumstance she well remembers.
Sworn to & subscribed this the 12 th day of May 1845. Before E. K. Horton J. P. } Patsy Elkins. Mark
I the said Justice do hereby certify that Patsy Elkins is a creditable person & to be believed on Oath. E. K. Horton J. P.

State of North Carolina } Chatham County } I Nathaniel S. Steadman Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Chatham County certify that Edwin R. Dorton is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his are genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 20 th day May in the year 1843
N. Steadman Clerk of the Court of Chatham County

Ruby Oliver
affidavit

State of South Carolina } Personally appeared Marion District } Reey Oliver a Credible and respectable Citizen of Said District before me Neil McCormick one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in Said District and after being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelists of Almighty God upon Oath sayeth that he was personally acquainted with Mr John Studthern in the time of the Revolutionary War of the United States of America that in the Said Reey Oliver and the Said John Studthern was nine months together in the Continental Service of the United States of America the Fifth Regiment of North Carolina Command- ed by Colonel James Armstrong and in the Said Reey Oliver Saw the Said Studthern receive his discharge from said Regiment in the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty Sworn to before me } Rhesa Oliver
this 14 th October 1825
Neil McCormick J.P.

State of South Carolina } Marion District } I Thomas Harrell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, qua quartum sessiones for Marion District do hereby certify that Neil McCormick the Justice of the peace before whom the within deposition was taken is an acting Justice of the peace for this District, Given under my hand seal this 14 th day of October 1825
Thos. Harrell Clerk

State of N. Carolina
Preble County } May 18 th 1841
personally appeared before me David R. Gaither an acting justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid, Theophilus Hall who after being duly sworn according to Law deposes & saith that he was well acquainted with John Stedham the reputed husband of Martha Stedham whose name with her marks appears to the foregoing Declaration that he assisted the said John Stedham in making his declaration on which he drew a pension that he received his pension money in Fayetteville he further states that he is well acquainted with Martha Stedham that she was then living with the said John Stedham as man & wife & continued as such until his death & that they raised a family of children and was always regarded in the neighbourhood as man & wife & that she is a woman of respectability & truth Lest
D. Gaither
Theophilus Hall

State of North Carolina
Indill County 3 May Session 1841.
On this 18 th day of May Eighteen hundred & forty-one personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County Martha Studthen a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged seventy-one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of John Studthen who was a private of Infantry & Cavalry in the Revolutionary war, which will appear by reference to his declaration filed at the war department on which he obtained a pension of Eighty seven dollars & 65 cts per annum during his natural life & that her husband John Studthen died 12 day of March 1834. & further states that she was married to the said John Studthen in Cumberland County North Carolina in the latter part of the year 1783. & that they lived together as husband & wife until the day of his death as above mentioned & that she has remained a widow ever since, that she has no documentary evidence and knows of no person now living that can prove their marriage that they resided in Cumberland County a few years after their marriage & then removed to South Carolina & remained a few years then removed to Mecklenburg County in N.C. & from there to Indill County where she has resided for about forty three years given under my hand & seal this day & year above written
attested by W. H. H. Agnew
Martha for Studthen (S ub ) mk

Miss Martha Studhem No 5379
act 4 July 36
no 5379
No 23680 ne 107th

State of North Carolina
I, J. S. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Iredell County do hereby certify that Elizabeth Martha Studham whose name appears with her marks to the foregoing Declaration personally appeared in open Court at May Session 1841 and was duly qualified to the contents thereof. And from general report she is a woman of fair standing and respectability. I further certify that Theophilus Hall whose affidavit appears herunto annexed is a Citizen of this County and that he is a man of undoubted veracity and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and David B. Gaither whose name appears as witness to said affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified according to Law and the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Statesville this 31 st day May 1841
J. S. Alexander Clerk of Iredell County Court

State of S.C. Caroline
Prudell County May 18 th 1841
personally appeared before me David B. Gaither an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, Theophilus Hall who after being duly sworn according to Law deposes & saith that he was well acquainted with John Stedham the reputed husband of Martha Stedham whose name with her marks appears to the foregoing Declaration that he assisted the said John Stedham in making his declaration on which he drew a pension that he received his pension money in Fayetteville he further states that he is well acquainted with Martha Stedham that she was then living with the said John Stedham as man & wife & continued as such until his death & that they raised a family of children and was always regarded in the neighbourhood as man & wife & that she is a woman of respectability & truth Lest
D. B. Gaither J.P.
Theophilus Hall

Martha Studham N.C.
Ad act 7 July 1838, at $87.65 per annum, commencing 1 March 1836.
Ad act 3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844, at $87.65 per annum,
Ad act 2 Feb 1848 at $87.65 per annum
Wm D. Harringer N.C.R.

State of North Carolina
Iredell County } On this 23 d day of November 1848. personally appeared before me W. L. Davidson one of the acting Magistrates in and for the County of Iredell, and State aforesaid Martha Studthem a resident of the said County & State, aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed on the 7 th July, 1838. the 3 rd March, 1843. the 17 th . June, 1844. the 2 d February, 1848. and the joint Resolution of the 1 st July, 1848. granting Pensions to widows of Revolu- tionary Soldiers. That she is the widow of John Studthem late deceased of the County of Iredell and State aforesaid who was a Private Soldier in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7 th June, 1832. at the rate of $87.65 per annum.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Studthem in Cumberland County N.C. in the fall of Seventeen hundred and eighty three, 1783. that her husband the aforesaid John Studthem died on the 12 th day of March, 1834. and that she has remained a widow ever since his death as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs annexed.
She also declares that she has no family record showing either the date of her marriage or the births of her children, but that the following is a statement of their different births viz: Sarah was born Sept. the 15 th 1783. Samuel was born June, the 26 th 1790. Mary Ann was born Nov. the 18 th 1792. Nancy was born October the 16 th 1795. and William her youngest child was born on the 1 st January, 1800.
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day & year first above written before
Witness
W. L. Davidson
Martha Studthem

State of North Carolina, Greene County } I, W. L. Davidson a Magistrate in & for the said County, do hereby certify, that Mrs. Martha Studham who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration before me, is a person to whom statements to due faith and credit, and that she is by reason of old age and bodily infirmity unable to go to the Court House to make her said de- claration for a pension.
I do further certify that she is the widow of the Identical John Studham of Greene County who was a Prisoner of the United States and is now dead, and that his widow the aforesaid Martha has not interma- ried since his death but remained a widow.
I also certify, that I am personally acquainted with the Studham family, and have been for many years and that from the knowledge that I have of the said family I believe that the ages of her several children as set forth in her said declaration to be correct and true.
Given under my hand this 25 th Nov. 1848.
W. L. Davidson
State of North Carolina, Court of Pleas & Quarter
Greene County } Session November Term 1848
I S. P. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions opened this for the County of Greene at the Court House in Hagerstown do hereby certify that the above declaration of Mrs. Martha Studham widow of John Studham and applicant for a pension was this day laid before the said Court Hearing and approved whereupon the Court orders that the same be entered in the separate.
I do further certify that William L. Davidson before them the foregoing declaration was made

and proven is and was at the time of signing the same an acting magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office at office in Statesville this 24 th November 1848.
C. F. Alexander Clerk of Iredell County Court

State of North Carolina
Iredell County } On this 23 d day of November, 1848. before me David Ramsay one of the acting Magistrates in and for the said County personally appeared Mrs. Sarah Henry, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, and made oath, in due form of Law, that she is a daughter, and the oldest Child of John Studdrum, late deceased of Iredell County, by his wife Martha who has survived him and is now an applicant for a Pension, that she was born, as she has always understood and believes, in the County of Cumberland on the 13 th day of September, 1783, that she has no record of her age, nor is there any of her parents Records in existence showing the ages of their several Children to her knowledge, but that she has a knowledge and recollection of their different births which are as follows Sarah, the present deponent was born on the 13 th September, 1783, — Samuel the second Child was born the 26 th June, — 1790. — Mary Ann the third Child was born the 18 th November, 1792. — Nancy the fourth Child was born the 16 th October, 1795. William the fifth and last Child was born the 1 st January, 1800. This deponent further states on her said oath, that her parents the aforesaid John & Martha Studdrum moved into this County of Iredell in April, 1798, at which time they had a family of four Children, and that Eight years after her parents had settled in Iredell County, but, in the month of April, and in the year 1806, she was herself married to one William Henry, at which time she was twenty two years of age.
Learn to, and subscribed, on the day and year first above written before
David Ramsay J.P.
Sarah Henry
And the said Magistrate do hereby certify that Sarah

Sarah Henry the above deponent is a worthy Member of both Hughborough church a person of good mind and recollection and that to her statements in the above case she is intitled to full credit and I do further certify that from my earliest recollection I have been acquainted with the above named Studthem family and that from my knowledge of the said family I do believe the statement made of their different births to be correct and true I also certify that in or about the year 18 hundred I attended the same school with deponent Sarah Henry taught by David Gray at which time she was a young woman grown that I was born in the year 1792 and am now in my fifty sixth year and that when we attended school together I was but a small boy and that the said Sarah Studthem was a woman grown and that long after married to William Henry I also further state that her brother Samuel Studthem was a boy about my own age Given under my hand this 23 day of November 1848 David Ramsay
State of North Carolina
I, J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that David Ramsay Esqr is a Magistrate as above and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office in Statesville this 1 st Decr 1848 J. F. Alexander Clerk of Iredell County Court

James Henry Smith died John M. Smith died on the 15th Sept 1885.
Samuel Smith was born the 26th day of June 1790. Died in 1790.
Mary Smith was born the 19th day of 1792. Died in 1792.
John Smith was born on the 18th Oct 1795.
William E. Smith was born the January 1850. Died in 1850.

THE N E W TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK
AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
PHILADELPHIA:
PRINTED BY MATHEW CAREY,
NO. 122, MARKET-STREET.
1813.

State of North Carolina } On this 27 th day of November, 1848. Iredell County } before me David Ramsey one of the acting Magistrates in and for the said County personally appeared Joel Flyer, a resident of the County & State aforesaid, and made oath, in due form of Law, that his present wife Susannah was formerly the wife & widow of Samuel Southers dec d who was a son of John Southers late pensioner dec d of Iredell County by his wife Martha who is still living: that at the time of his marriage with the said Susannah Southers in the year 1832, she had in her possession their old family Bible containing a Record of the birth of her dec d husband, Samuel Southers, together with that of the balance of his brothers & Sisters viz: Sally, Samuel, Mary Ann, Nancy and William, and that deponent has always understood and believes that the said Record is in the aforesaid Samuel Southers own hand writing, that the same is correct and true, and the original Record is herunto appended.
This deponent further states on his oath that above named Southers are the children of the Identical John Southers of Iredell County who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and died on the 12 th March, 1834, by his wife Martha who has survived him and is now an applicant for a pension as the widow of the aforesaid Pensioner dec d . Deponent also states on his oath that he has always understood from the older members of the aforesaid Southers, or Studthem Family that their old original family name was Spelt Southers or Studthem , that for short they were called Southers , and that the younger members of the said family have for many years past been in the habit of miling their names Southers , by which name they are now called, although their original and proper name is Southers or Studthem . Southers that deponent is in no way interested in this claim.
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year first above written.
Joel Flyer
Before me, David Ramsey of the said Magistrate do hereby certify that I am

Personally acquainted with said Pyle who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit before me and that he is a person to whose statements is due full faith and credit
I also further testify that I have understood from the aforementioned Sathers family that their old original family name was Stuthern or Studthum but that they are now called Sathers
Given under my hand Novm 27. 1848 David Ramsey
State of North Carolina
In all County ss I. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that David Ramsey is a Magistrate as above and the signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Office in Statesville this 1 st Dec r . A. D. 1848 and in the 73 rd year of American Independence
I. F. Alexander Clerk of Inall County Court

North Carolina Cumberland County } S,
John M c Lauren, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that application has been made to my Office for a certified Copy of the marriage bond of John Southern to marry Martha Elkins, whom it is alleged were married in this County in the early part of the year 1782, And that diligent search has been made amongst the files of Marriage-Bonds in my Office, And no such Bond appears on file.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, And subscribed my name this 10 th day of December in the year 1848
J M c Lauren Clerk

Know all men by these presents that I Martha Stad- them widow of John Stadthem, of Iredell County, State of North Carolina, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint John Y Bryant of Washington, District of Columbia, my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to claim, receive and receive for me any sum or sums of money, due and unpaid to me, on account of any arrearages or increase of pension which may be due to me, as widow afore- said, under existing pension laws, to file such evidence as may be required, make such arguments as may be necessary to secure and collect such sums of money as may be found to be due as aforesaid and to receipt for the same as my said Attorney. - Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may legally do or cause to be done in the premises.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 day of July 1852
Witnesses Andrew J Henry John G Carr
Martha Stadthem mark
State of North Carolina
Iredell County ss Be it known that on the 23 of July - 1852, before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, per- sonally appeared Martha Stadthem above named and ac- knowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
W Davidson JP

State of North Carolina
In all County ss I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the County Court of the County and state afore- said, do hereby certify that W. G. Davidson is a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commission- ed and qualified; the above certificate was dated on the day of   XX and will expire upon his death or resignation, and that his signature above written is genuine. Given under our hand & Seal of Office at Stokesville this 6 th of Augt 1852 J. F. Alexander Clerk