Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10395, for James Tarrant, Virginia
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SERVICE   Va
Tarrant, James
Number R10395
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The State of Alabama
Jefferson County

Be it remembered that at a states Town of the county court begun and held in the Town of Elyton for this county and state aforesaid on the 7th day of February in the year of our Lord AD 1842 the same being a court of record. there personally appeared in open Court Samuel A Tarrant who being duely sworn deposeth and saeth that [illegible ink spot] the reputed grandson of Captain James Tarrant late of the County of Jefferson and state aforesaid and What this deponent was at the burial of his grandfather who departed the life on the fifth of July 1840.  This deposeth further states that James Tarrant Jr is the son of Captain James Tarrant deceased What he has known said James Tarrant for between twenty years and thirty years.   What they were born in the same neighborhood in the State of South Carolina and that the said James and that the said James and this deponent are about the same age.
Sworn to and subscribed Int
in open Court this day and date above written
[Signed]
Samuel A. Tarrant
Joab Bagley Clerk

Be it also  rembered that at this above stated Term of Court here also appeared in open Court Richard  Tankersley who being duely sworn deposeth and saith  that he has been well aquanted with James Tarrant of the County and State aforesaid and has known him from his infancy, this deposet further states that said Tarrant is a lawful; son and heir of Captain James Tarrant Sr of the County and State aforesaid who departed this life as this deponant had been informed and verily believes on or about the first day of July 1840 and further this deponent saith not

 Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court in open Court

[Signed]
Richard Tankersley
 Int  Joab Bagley Clerk
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Be it further remembered that Thomas C Flaberty also apeared in open Court at the time & place above stated who after he duely sworn deposeth and saeth that he was well acquainted with Captain James Tarrant Snr formerly of the County and State aforesaid and that he was present at the decease of the said Tarrant which hapened on the fifth day July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty and further this deponent saeth not

Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court

T. C. Flaberty
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=ture is genuine, and that full faith and credit are due to his official Acts as such Clerk. Given under my hand & private seal, having no seal of office this 9th day of February A. D. 1842
John F. Forrest {Seal}
Judge of the County Court

The State of Alabama
Jefferson County, Towit
I, John F. Forrest Judge of the County Court of said County, hereby certify, that I have for the last seventeen years been acquainted with Richard Tankersley, that I have been acquainted with Samuel A. Tarrant for upwards of eight years and with Thomas C. Flaherty for four or five years; that they have all been during that time, & still continue Citizens of this County, and that each of them is considered men of Credibility and Strict veracity, and that this opinion is not only general, but so far as I know or believe universal. Given under my hand & seal this 19th day of September 1842.
J. F. Forrest {Seal}
Judge of the County Court
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Dead. 35,07
3,5004 James Tarrant
James Tarrant Alabama
Alabama
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I James Tarrant depose & say that I was born in Pensylvania County Virginia, in the year AD 1753 on the last day of Nov, and when very young my Father moved into Amherst County in said State where we lived sixteen years, and removed to Henry County on the border of Virginia & North Carolina In the last named County I lived during and 3 or 4 years after the war was closed. In the year 1787 I removed into South Carolina Greenville County, In this State and County I lived until the year AD 1820 when I removed into Jefferson County Alabama and here I have lived until the present day. While an Inhabitant of Henry County aforesaid I was recommended to the Executive of said Virginia as a suitable man to command a company of minute militia men and [lost] I received a commission of captain [lost] of Henry County [lost] in the year eighty [illegible] Soon after I received my commission I was ordered to march my men towards North Carolina to fight a gang of Tories who had murdered and robbed a man by the name of Esquire Letckes (so called) This murder was committed near a gap
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(6-1776)

SERVICE | | NUMBER
Va. | Tarrant, James | R10395

CONTENTS
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generally laid in ambush for the purpose of plundering and robbing when the inhabitants were the least able to defend themselves. In the year 1781 early in the Spring I was again ordered into North Carolina to disperse a gang of Tories headed by one Bryant that were committing depravations of the basest character upon the Boddies & property of the liberty men, In this expedition we were led on by Col. Penn himself, we pursued them some 150 miles perhaps when they were suddenly & unexpectedly met and cut to pieces by a large body of men from the other side of the mountain (so called) headed by Major Floyd & Capt Campbel on their way down to reinforce Genl Green at Gilford Court House [additional text, illegible] . The Tories were met and conquered at the Shallow Ford of the [illegible]. My men [added] and myself [end added] went on to the battle ground next day saw dead horses & men that belonged to the Tories - As this region was infested with Tories, Col. Penn ordered me to remain and scour the country and so we did, for a long time until no news of a Tory could be had
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4.
[first line illegible]
2 1/2 engaged in this expedition about 11 or 12 [illegible, possibly "weeks"] to my best recollection, We remained in Henry Co. scouring the suspected places until November [added] I think [end added] [crossed out text] When, I again received orders to repair with all haste to North Carolina to receive some 300 hundred Prisoners called Irish volunteers that had been [added] taken as [illegible] [end added] at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina. I received these Prisoners at the [added] N.C. [end added] line from the North Carolina Officers & men, with orders to convey them to Winchester Va, I proceded on my march towards Winchester as far as Augusta Co. (I think if my memory serves me [crossed out, "which I think does."] when there fell a Blocking snow so that to proceed farther with the most of the Prisoners barefooted would have been impossible at that season of the year. I however [illegible] rations for [underlined] all. [end underlined] and remained their keeper some 4 or 5 weeks, when my services were needed at home, and by order of Col. Penn delivered the Prisoners to the Officers in the County [added] of Augusta [end added] where we [added] had been [end added] blocked with snow, and marched immediately to
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Henry County, where we remained scouring our own Frontier until the war closed in 1783 when our services were no longer required in defence of the Country. When I was conducting the prisoners to Winchester aforesaid I was informed by Col. Flemming for the first time of the capture of Cornwallace [Cornwallis] and all his men at little York. On account of bad roads & very little or no communication between Little York and the Country where we were engaged, are the reasons why I had not heard of this important Battle sooner. I think it took place the October previous (I omitted in its proper place one expedition to the N. Carolina frontier where I was ordered to march in haste to dispose a gang of British & Tories who had been destroying some cattle hogs &c belonging to the liberty men, This was in the latter part of the winter in 81. I think the last of February or fist of March, from this expedition we returned in about 3 weeks This last tour was before my order to march in pursuit of Bryant's Gang, which was soon afterwards) I have now recalled every thing of importance as near the truth as my memory serves me, which is tolerable good for a man of my age and affliction which my Physician will certify to. I have a Cancer on my face & nose that will soon deprive me of sight & will in all probability kill me in a few months. I have been unable to go from home a long time. Am confined to my room which accounts for the necessity of my sending for the Judge to administer the Oath
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4 Amy Woller has spoken of offers)
The first paper on record [illegible] Jefferson Co. Ala. (earlier Blomil Co. ) is a power of atty. given by William Williams (for his wife [Illegible] Tarrant W.) and William L. Tarrant, their [illegible] [illegible] - by sale of their [illegible] Laikin Tarrant's property near Greenville, S.C.
Lalea _ at This. Tarrant's death, his wife Malinda is made [illegible] of his will_The children named herein are:_ Larkin Young;Thomas; Malinda; Lucinda (my grand [illegible])
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and Felix - all young children. It seems strange that
Lavinia - one of the older children, who later married
Judge Francis Bughee of the Ala. Supreme Court
was not named - nor was Mary Caroline wife of
General Green & later Mr. Henry Talbind - nor
Julia Anne - wife of Thomas Barron Planter - who
spent her fortune in the cause of education after
the Civil War. She was co. founder of Judson and
Howard Colleges in Alabama. Tanail is the surname of all eight of others.
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Rev Sec H
419 Greenwood Ave
Atlanta, Ga
July 5 1915
Commissioner of Pensions- 
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary War record of my great-grandfather Thomas Dalton, a pensioner who lived in Rutherford Co. N.C. in 1849? Please also send me the record of James Tarrant, Sr of Jefferson Co, Ala, in 1840 census of Pensioners, and greatly oblige
Yours Very Truly,
Mrs F. M. Stephens
[stamp, U.S. PENSION OFFICE D JUL 7 1915]