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Facts and Events
Robert Sterling was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 5, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Stirling, Robert, born 12/22/1759 on Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania; entered service 1780 in Augusta County, Virginia where he resided, in Virginia regiment; moved shortly after Revolutionary War to Spartanburg District, South Carolina, then in 1805 to Blount County, Tennessee, where granted Pension in 1832; resided there in 1833. F-S1932, R2297.
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of Robert Stirling S1932 f14VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 4/28/12
State of Tennessee Blount County: SS
On this 30th day of August 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before Edward Scott [?] one of the Judges of law and Equity for the said State of Tennessee and for the second Judicial Circuit now sitting Robert Stirling a resident of the County of Blount in State aforesaid in the County of Blount in State of Tennessee aged seventy-two 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 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He lived in Augusta County Virginia he volunteered under Captain __ Cunningham [perhaps John Cunningham] in the fall or in December 1780 [indecipherable word] General Muhlenberg's Brigade as he believes marched near Suffolk lay there the greater part of the winter to have a fight with the British marched to take General Arnold [Benedict Arnold] we had a scrimmage but no regular battle killed some of the British got two of our men wounded to wit
Captain Cunningham and another whose name is not recollected – he was then and there honorably but verbally discharged he served three months. He has no documentary evidence to prove this tour nor no living witness that he knows of but one to wit Thomas Turk who is too old and infirm to come to court.
Shortly after at the same place he volunteered under Captain Francis Long in September
1781, Marched to York was in that siege helping to take Lord Cornwallis and guarding his men
to the Winchester barracks General Washington commanded at the battle of York, he served three
months was honorably but verbally discharged. This last tour he proves by James Carrthers1
a brother soldier.
Again he thinks sometime in the month of December before the above mentioned tours he was
pressed into the service with his father's wagon to haul provisions for Burgoyne's men who were
prisoners and our men who were guarding them. Served in that capacity 4 months. He has no
documentary evidence nor no living witness that he can get but James Caruthers to prove his
actual service.
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Sworn to in open Court this 3rd day of August 1832
S/ David D. Foute, Clk
S/ Robert Stirling
[David Carson, a clergyman, and James Caruthers gave the standard supporting affidavit. In
addition "James Caruthers further made oath that the said Robert Sterling actually served the 2nd tour above written and was at the siege of York."]
State of Tennessee Blount County: SS
On this 5th day of February 1833 Personally appeared in open Court before Samuel
Powell [?] one of the Circuit Judges [illegibly faint text] now sitting for the State of Tennessee
Robert Stirling a resident of the said County of Blount & State of Tennessee in the said County
and State who after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
amendment to his declaration for a pension which declaration was made in the Circuit Court of
said County No. 5011 and sent back for amendment.
That he was born in the State of Pennsylvania near the [illegibly faint text] ford on the
Susquehanna River the name of the County not recollected on the 22nd [?] day of September
1759. He has a record of his age at home in his family Bible. Shortly after the revolutionary war he moved to Spartanburg County South Carolina and lived there until 1805 then removed to said Blount County Tennessee and has lived there ever since and still lives there. He never was
drafted nor a substitute he was a volunteer when a soldier and pressed into the service as a
waggoner as stated in his declaration. As far as names of the regular officers who were with the
troops where he served in the Continental and Militia Regiments and the general circumstances
of his service he has answered in his declaration [illegibly faint text] to his best recollection. He never did receive a written discharge nor a commission. He is known in his present neighborhood to Thomas Hunter, John Few, James Berry, Samuel Houston, Jonathan Tribbit and Maj. Wm Harris all of whom he believes would testify that he is a man of veracity and that they believe him to have served as a soldier of the revolution. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court 5 February 1833
S/ Dan D Foute, Clk
S/ Robert Stirling
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service
as a private for 6 months in the Virginia militia.]
https://revwarapps.org/s1932.pdf
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