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Then on June 18, 1859, John Stanford applied (application #301-764) for “additional Bounty Land” under a different federal law. He gave much the same information as on his previous application, but added:
1.	He “Rendezvoused” at Camp Covington, three miles below (south) Savannah,
GA.
2.	He was drafted in Warren County, GA.
3.	He was 81 years old.
4.	He had previously received 80 acres that he legally disposed of.
John again wrote his signature on this application. It appears to be the same signature, but very poorly written as if he had the palsy. Then on October 13, 1859, in a letter from the “Commissioner of the Pension Office,” he was told that his application was “suspended” due to “dissimilarity” of his signature as compared to his first application. He appealed the decision through two different attorneys. In his final appeal dated March 7, 1860, the attorney states that John “was old and infirm,” and the signature in question was actually John’s. This was the last correspondence regarding this matter, and no additional land was awarded. The reason was most likely due to his failing health, and his death on September 24, 1860.
In the 1800 Somerset County Maryland census, we find our Joshua Stanford living on Broad Creek with one male over age 45, one female over 45, and 7 younger people, assumed to be his children. Same census, we find a John Stanford living nearby on Rewastico Creek. He was between the age of 16 and 25 (bom after 1775), with a female between the age of 26 and 44 (1756 - 1774), with 5 slaves. Our John Stanford would fit in this age bracket, but our Delila would not because she would have been age 21 that year, too young for the female listed in this John Stanford’s home in 1800. Our John Stanford had one child by the time of the 1800 census, but none were listed for this John Stanford.
Then in the 1810 census of Somerset County, MD, living on “Rewastico Creek,” we again find “Jno. Stanford” with 5 slaves, 1 male over the age of 45 (bom before 1765), 1 female over 45, and what appears to be 7 children. The same year, we find a different John Stanford, over age 45, living in nearby Worchester County, MD, with 2 females between the age of 16 and 25. Could either of the above two be our John Stanford? The answer is no, for our John Stanford was in Georgia having children by 1800. This is probably the John Stanford that married Nancy Stanford in Somerset County, MD, on April 19, 1803.
The above mentioned “Broad Creek” is a small creek that is somewhat difficult to precisely locate. We have three Broad Creeks located relatively short distances from Salisbury, Maryland, which was the major city where our Stanfords traded and near the area where our Stanfords lived. The most likely one is located near the town of Nanticoke, Maryland, which is about 12 miles south-west of Salisbury. It is located on the west side of the Nanticoke River, with its mouth on Ellis Bay. Nanticoke is currently located in Wicomico County, but was in Somerset County at that time. Next is the Broad Creek located near Deal Island located in Somerset County, MD. This one is located a few miles south of Nanticoke and about 16 miles south-east of Salisbury. A third Broad Creek is located about 12 miles farther south of Deal Island near Crisfield, Somerset
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