Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6776, Sterling Cooper, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Cooper, Sterling
S. 6776
CONTENTS
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12.078- North Carolina
Sterling Cooper of Randolph in the State of N.C. - who was a M c in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Caswell in the N.C. line for 11 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 76 - Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of March 1839 and del d Jan y A. Rueher, M c L t
Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 73.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept - 18.33
d. Sept. 16. 1843
91.65
{ Revolutionary Clam, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 36

Wm Lloyd Pitt High Sheriff High Sheriff
Declaration of Sterling Cooper for a Pension

State of North Carolina - Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Randolph County } February Term 1833
On this fourth day of February A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions now sitting Sterling Cooper, a resident of Randolph County, State of North Carolina, aged 69 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated.
He states that he was born in Bute County (now Franklin & Warren Counties) State of North Carolina, February 1 st 1763: that a record of his age in a Bible: that he was residing in said County when he substituted, on the 4 th June 1780, in the place of one William Jackson, who had volunteered under Capt. Henry Macon, & served five months, two months in North Carolina & three in South Carolina. He states that from Bute County he was marched by Col. Benjamin Shaw to Smithfield in Johnston County, thence to Cross Creek in Cumberland City, where they joined Genl. Caswell's brigade, at which place Col. Shaw left them, & he was placed in the 2 nd Regiment under the command of Col. Benjamin Asa (he thinks Col. Nixon commanded the 1 st ).
From Cross Creek they marched up Cape Fear river & crossed it at Spruill's ferry; thence along the Sand-hill road to within a short distance of Cheraw on the Pee-Dee S. Carolina - Then wheeled to the right about & marched north to Deep River in Randolph City, N. Carolina, & lay in Bell's Old fields on said river 4 or 5 days - thence to the Yadkin, crossing it at Moore's (now Fisher's) ferry; thence down the west side of said river to Cheraw, where they staid two days; thence to Roger's Mills, where they found Genl. Rutherford's army: - Then Capt. Macon's company was despatched to join the regiments commanded by

Colonels Armstrong & Porterfield, which they did at a place called, he thinks, Stewarts houses, on the road from Hales ferry, on the Pee Dee, to Lelandow: from that place they marched to Little Simcks's Creek, where lay a detachment of the British army, principally as he understood Cavalry: there they halted ten or twelve days. Thence they retraced their steps to a road cut by Genl. Gates; followed said road, & passed Gates army, when Capt. Macon withdrew his company from Armstrong & Porterfield's Regiments, & joined Col. Aram's regiment in Caswell's Brigade, which in the mean time had joined Genl. Gates' army.
This he states was about the 12 th Augt. 1780. The same day the army took up its line of march towards Lelandow, & the next day he was detached on picket guard, & attached to the vanguard, commanded by Colonels Porterfield & Armstrong, & lay at Rugely's Mills two or three days. Thence to Lelandow where the battle the last of August 1780 was fought, between the American & British armies, under Genl. Gates & Lord Cornwallis in which the American Army was defeated, & utterly dispersed. He states that he fled to Hillsboro where he received from Genl. Gregory a furlough for ten days: at the expiration of which he returned to Hillsboro, where he found only a few of Caswell's scattered troops, & he got another furlough for fifteen days from Genl. Butler; & before the time expired he was ordered to join the new Militia under Capt. Jenkins Devaney, which he did in Bates (now Franklin) County, & was marched to Wake Court House where he joined Genl. Wiley Jones' army, & attached to the regiment under the command of Col. John Branch. This he thinks was in the latter part of Sept r 1780.
From Wake Court House they marched to the seven island ford on the Yadkin, in Rowan County N.C. where the old Militia were disbanded, whereupon he went to Hillsboro & rec d . his certificate of service & discharge from Capt. Asa Phillips: which he foolishly

destroyed by applying the greater part of it; to tighten the joints of an old flute. The discharge was dated November 12. 1780.
He further states that February 1. st 1781 he volunteered for three months, under Capt. James Richards in Franklin County N. C., was marched by Col. Hunter to Sarnsburg in Granville City, thence to Hillsboro; there they were much alarmed by the firing of some artillery, apprehending that they belonged to the enemy but marching south of Hillsboro they found the cause of their alarm proceeded from about 400 Virginia Troops, whom they joined, & who were commanded by a Col. whose name he has forgotten, but recollects a Capt. a Peterson who commanded one company. Then a duel was fought with the broad sword between the two Captains from Franklin, Richards & Benjamin Eves, in which Richards lost his sword hand, it being cut entirely off. Both Captains were expelled from the service; thence they marched about two miles, & were joined by 450 Virginia troops commanded he thinks by Col. Campbell; thence by a forced march to the high- -wick ford on Haw River, there joining Genl. Greene when the North Carolina Militia companies were organized, & this company was commanded by Capt. Daniel Harris, under Col. Williams:— Thence North Westwardly to a place called the grub ground, about eight miles N. W. of Guilford Court House— — Thence to Guilford Old Court House, where the Guilford Battle, between Genl. Greene & Lord Cornwallis was fought on the 16 th of March 1781.
He states that he was not immediately in the battle, having been detached on the prisoners guard, about thirty minutes before the action commenced. After the battle Genl. Greene retired to the Troublesome iron works in Rockingham County; when the N. C. Militia were reorganized, & he fell under the command of Capt. Asa Bryant, in Col. Williams' Regiment.

From the iron works, Genl. Greene went in pursuit of Cornwallis as far as Ramsay's Mills in Chatham County where he remained about three weeks. Here 450 men including himself were placed under the command of Colonels Read & Dudley, who marched them to Camden S.C. - where he was detached with about sixty others, under Capt. Roland Harris, as a guard to convey provisions from the Long Bluff to the army. In the mean time Genl. Greene's army, had been surprised by Lord Rawdon at a place called Hobkirk Hill, & defeated, in which engagement Col. Read was wounded, & Col. Dudley took command of the Regiment - The provision guard found the army at Rugely's Mills, to which Greene had retreated. This affair took place the latter part of the month of April. From Rugely's Mills Greene marched towards Camden, crossed the Watere & halted two days at the Rocky-mount road - at having fear of an attack by a superior British force, he retreated about four miles, pitched his camp & made preparations to receive the enemy. The enemy came in sight & some skirmishing took place. After the evacuation of Camden by the British under Lord Rawdon, Col. Guilford Dudley (to whose Regiment he cooper, belonged) recrossed the Watere, where he rec d his discharge, he thinks about the first of May 1781, which discharge is lost.
He further states that, July 20. 1781 he substituted in the place of one James Kerr, in Franklin County, for three months, under Capt. Swan (Trouton & Col. Hunter; that he was marched by Trouton to Halifax N.C. where he remained four (4) weeks; that at that place 250 men, including himself were armed & placed under the command of Captains Ben o Coleman & Peter Bigeovals, (Continental officers) who marched them to Kingston on the Neuse, thence to Richland Chapel on New River in Onslow County, thence to the X Roads

in Duplin County — Thence back to the Chapel — Thence back to the X Roads — thence to Duplin Court House — Thence he was marched in Capt. Coleman's Company to Bladen County in pursuit of Tories — Thence back to Duplin Co. House — thence to Richland Chapel — Thence to Peacock's Bridge on Contentne River, where he was discharged. During this campaign he was stationed at the various places mentioned above for short periods, his captain being employed in watching & keeping down the Tories. He was discharged by Capt. Coleman Oct. 20. 1781 which discharge is lost.
He further states that about one week before the expiration of the above mentioned term, he was drafted, & at the expiration of that term was permitted to go home for about twenty days; — at the end of which time he joined the company under Captain Nathan Turner, & was marching to join Col. Nixon, when at Richland Chapel they received the news that the British had evacuated Wilmington, & they were discharged, about Dec. 20. 1781, by Capt. Turner which discharge, together with the two last mentioned were placed in his father's pocket-book which was either lost or stolen. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service; but has procured the affidavits of Robert Cooper & Jonathan Stone of Franklin County, testifying to a part of his service.
He states that after the war he lived in Franklin till the year 1805, when he removed to this County (Randolph) where he has lived ever since. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present; & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. his Sworn to & subscribed the day & year Sterling marks Cooper

We Hamlin Jordan & Joseph Hoover
residing in Randolph County & State of North Carolina, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sterling Cooper who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is residing & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed. The day & year aforesaid.
Joseph Hoover
H. Jordan
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogations 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 Hamlin Jordan & Joseph Hoover who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the County of Randolph, State of North Carolina, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Woodhull
I, Hugh McCain, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sterling Cooper for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 4 th day of February, A. D. 1833.
Hugh McCain Clerk

Sterling Cooper
N o ca
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Amount for 11 mo. from 1781 Gen l Casualty N o 6. private 31.66 —
Hon. A. Renchler
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Hugh M c Cain clk
Randolph co N o ca

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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, shewing the Service of Sterling Cooper
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     4 June 1780 sub. 5 Pri Capt. Henry Macon Col. B. J. Skawell Col. Benja Aram Col. Arms Strong Col. Bro. Genl. Lee Genl. Greene Camden from Bate Co. to Smith field in Johnston Co. thence to Cross Creek in Cumberland Co. thence up Cape Fear river to within a short dis- tance of the Padee St. Co. thence to Rogers Mill 69 years Bate Co. N.C. Traditionary   17 Feby. 1781 vol 3 " Branch Capt. Jas. Reed   20 July 1781 sub. 3 " Col. Hunter Capt. Harris Col. Williams Capt. Bryant Col. Reed   # drafted disch about 20 Decr 1781 Duaker Capt. Thornton Col. Hunter Capt. Turner  
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 day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that 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 _____; 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 , 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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
14.6776
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Sterling Cooper a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 4, 1780 Served at Pvt. Henry Macon Benjamin Seawell N.C.   various times Jenkins Dwaney Benjamin Asarn   11 months James Richards Armstrong + Portefield   Daniel Harris John Branch   Asil Bryant Williams   Irwin Frankton Read   Benjamin Coleman Guilford Dudley   Peter Bacoat Hunter   Nathan Turner   Roland Harris  
Battles engaged in, Camden.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Butte County N.C.
Date of application for pension, Feb. 4, 1833
Residence at date of application, Randolph Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, born Feb. 1, 1763 in Butte County N.C.
Remarks:
{died Sept. 16, 1843
{from A. B.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

State of North Carolina Franklin County. } 3
Thurs. 19 th day of September 1832 Came before us William P. Taylor. & William Foster — Sisters of the bearer for the liberty of Franklin of said Jonathan Stone, who after being sworn on the holy evangel. of almighty God saith that he was well acquainted with Sterling Cooper during the Revolutionary War — that in the year 1780 the said Cooper was with him in a Volunteer Company Commanded by Cap. Hansford Mason, that we marched from Loudonburg To the landing near Fayetteville on the Cape Fear from there we marched towards Camden and on the way found General Gates' Army & were shortly after engaged in a Battle were defeated, after which time I never saw the said Cooper until he returned home, but he has understood, believes that the said Cooper served the power of three months at that time. I further this deponent saith not seems to substantiate the any facts aforesaid } Jonathan Stone
Witnesses M c Drayton J. R. Prof. S. S.

State of North Carolina Franklin County }
I Smith Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin, aforesaid, do hereby certify that William P. Taylor and William Foster Esquires before whom the foregoing affidavit of Jonathan Stone was made are acting Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that the Signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
Given under my hand & Seal of the County, at office at Louisburg the 19 th day of September 1832.
J Patterson Clerk

Rev 1-FAE
SHULLSBURG, WISCONSIN, MAY 14th, 1918.
Will you kindly give me the copy of the pension application and Revolutionary war service of the following men:
Rollbook 2, 2 page 62
STIRLING COOPER. State Records of North Carolina states: STIRLING Cooper, private, Revolutionary Pensioner. He served from either North or South Carolina. He had a son, Stirling.
SAMUEL DANIELS, Needham, Mass. born, 1719, had wife, Martha. He afterwards removed to Medford, Mass.
SAMUEL DANIELS, Jr. lived at Leicester, Vermont, was killed by Indians in the Revolution, 1757. He married Elizabeth Wiswall. They had son, Samuel. Widows application desired.
Very truly (Mrs.) JOSEPHINE LAW.

1918 May 21 Hist. to Josephine Law.
Revtran
6776 INVALID.
File No. 6776
Sterling Cooper
Prin. Prin. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 st , Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of North Carolina Franklin County }
This day came before us William P. Taylor to William Foster - two Justices of the peace for the County of Franklin aforesaid Robert Cooper to after being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of almighty God, dolth  on his oath aforesaid saith that Sterling Cooper, aged about sixty years, lived in his neighbourhood during the Revolutionary war. that in the year 1780. (as well as he recollects), the said Cooper, turned out in a Volunteer Company commanded by Captain Richards, - that we marched from Smithfield to a place called Millers between Warrenton & Research from there we went to Hillsborough, from there we went to Dan River, where Richards the Captain, lost his hand, when Daniel Hays who was the Lieutenant or adjutant took the Command of the Company. from there we went to Guilford Court House, where we were engaged in a Battle with the enemy I believe on the 15 th day of March 1780, after which time I was relieved from the Service by getting a Substitute & came home & never saw the said Cooper any more during the war, but have always understood and

believe that he served a three months term at that time - The said Robert Cooper upon his oath aforesaid further states that shortly after the return of the said Sterling Cooper, he the said Sterling was substituted by a man in the same neighbourhood by the name of James Carr to serve a three months term and he said Robert went with the said Sterling to Halifax when he was to join the army to bury the horse which he rode back, and that it was reported in the neighbourhood that the said Sterling served the three months term as he had agreed to do, and that he has every reason to believe as true and further this affiant saith not. -
Sworn to and subscribed before us this 19 th day of September 1832
Robert by Cooper mark
Witnesses McGaylor J.P. J. Smith Patterson
State of North Carolina Franklin County.
J. Smith Patterson chlt 16 of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the

County of Franklin, aforesaid, do hereby Certify that William P. Taylor & William Foster Esquires before whom the foregoing affidavit of Robert Cooper was taken are acting Justices of the peace for the same County, and that the Signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
Given under my hand & seal of the County, at office, at Londonderry the 19 th day of September 1832
J Patterson C.M.