James Stewart
APPLICATON FOR WIDOW’S PENSION FOR REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE
State of Tennessee {
Morgan County {ss
On this 19th day of August A. D. 1836
Personally appeared before me, John C. McEwen, a justice of County Court of
Morgan County,
RACHEAL STEWART, a resident of and in the county of Morgan and State of
Tennessee, aged seventy-seven years, who being first duly sworn according
to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to attain
the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 4, 1836.
That she is the widow of JAMES STEWART, deceased, who was a private malitia
soldier in the
Revolutionary War, that said JAMES STEWART, resided in Franklin County
State of Virginia in 1782 and was drafted for a six month tour of duty, the
month or particular day not now recollected, as applicant has not any
record of the day or month but she ___(?) recollects that it was at or
after the breaking up of the —-(?winter?) Said JAMES STEWART entered the
service of the United States as a private malitia soldier under his
aforesaid draft and served his full six months tour. Applicant does not
now recollect the names of his officers as she has no record documenting
time of his service and it has been many years since she heard her
said …(?husband?) and speak of his officers names and as applicant’s
memory from old age and bodily infirmity consequent …(thereon?) has
___(?) failed her and the reason why she recollects
the dates of the year in which her husband was drafted and served is
because while he was in the service above stated she bore a child and had
record made of its birth which bears date the
4 of July 1782. Applicant further recollects that her said husband was
marched from Franklin
County down the country and was stationed at Old Jamestown in the State of
Virginia, was never in any battle and that he was then discharged in the
last of August or first of September and that he served his full six
months. She further declares that she was married to the said JAMES STEWART
according to the best of her recollection some time in the month of October
1775 as
applicant had been married about seven years before her husband was drafted
as above stated.
Applicant states that she was no record evidence of her marriage nor is she
able to procure any, but she was legally married to the said JAMES STEWART
at the time above stated by
Presbeterian (sic) Preacher according to the rules of the Presbeterian
Church and laws of Virginia as she was then (& yet?) advized – and that her
….(?) husband of the aforesaid JAME STEWART died on the last of August
1829 and that she remained a widow ever since that period as will more
fully appear(?) by reference to the proof here to annexed.
Sworn and subscribed her
On the day and year Rachael Stewart
Above written before mark
Me
John C. McEwen (Signature)
Justice of the County Court
August 19, 1836
State of Tennessee{
Morgan County { ss
I, John McEwin justice of the County Court for the County of Morgan &
before whom the foregoing ____(?) pension declaration was sworn to and
subscribed do hereby certify that RACHAEL STEWART the applicant then in
—-(?) from old age and bodily infirmity consequent thereon is unable to
attend Court of record to make her said declaration and she is
____ of ____ and entitled to credit. Given under my hand and seal this
19th day of August 1836.
John C. McEwin (seal)
Justice of the County court
For Morgan County