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Styvers, William
S37465 VA
In Estill County, Kentucky on October 17, 1820, William Styvers, aged 64, resident of
Estill County, made oath: That he served in the Revolutionary War in the regiment under
Colonel Thomas Marshall in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Spencer. The date of
his original declaration was 6th of October 1818, for which he received a pension
certificated, dated 13th of February 1819. That he is inscribed on the Kentucky Roll. He
also made a schedule of his property. That he has a wife aged 60 years. That he is by
occupation a cooper and reed maker, but that he is unable to pursue his occupation because
of old age and disease. That one of his hands is crippled. That these are his children,
one son aged 15 years and another aged 12 years.
On October 6, 1818, in Montgomery County, William Styvers, aged 62 appeared and made oath:
That he is a citizen of Kentucky and resident of Estill County. That he was enlisted for 2
years at the Long Bridge, Virginia, in April or May 1775 or 1776, by Joseph Spencer and
served in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Spencer, of the 7th Virginia Regiment
commanded by Colonel McClanahan. That he continued to serve till April or May of 1777 or
1778 in Virginia. That he was in the service of two years as per his enlistment and was in
the Battles of Gwynn's Island and at the Long Bridge which las battle was fought the year
before the above enlistment, but that he was in service for 1 year under the same captain,
before his enlistment, as stated above.
William D. Richardson stated that he is well acquainted with William Styvers, and made
affidavit to the truthfullness of his statement, before Judge Benjamin Wills, Judge of
Montgomery County, Kentucky.
William Styvers of Estill County, Kentucky, who was a private in the regiment commanded by
McClanahan in the Virginia Line for 2 years, was inscribed on the invalid pension roll of
Kentucky, to commence on the 6th of October, 1818. Certificate of the Pension was issued
February 12, 1819.
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