Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,380, for John Reavis, North Carolina
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State of North Carolina
Surry County
 On this 23d day of August 1832 personally
appeared before me Josiah Cowles
a Justice of the peace & member of
County Court of Surry North Carolina
John Reavis Sen a resident of Surry
County aged 72 years, who first being
duly sworn according to law, doth
on his Oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress passed June 7 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein State,
On or about the month of October 1778 he was drafted in to the company commanded by Capt Henry Smith, - Joined Gen Rutherford
at Salisbury marched by the way of Camden Entered Dorchester and [?]burgh on the Savannah River some times at [?]burgh and some times at two Sisters up and down the
Savanna River, watching the British -
was on the Magazine guard at the time
the battle of Briar Creek was fought - the
draft was for 5 months but he served and
was discharged for six months having
stayed 1 month as a volunteer writing
for [illegible]. My discharge was signed by
Joseph Ayres -  in answer to the questions
as propounded by the Magistrate he states
1d that he was born in Northampton  County state of N. Ca. 1760-
2 I have a family record [illegible]
3. I was living when called into service in the County of Surry & still live the there
4.  I was called into service by draft
5. as relates the names of Regular Office
we Joined Gen Lincoln at [?burgh -
he recollects no other except Militia
officers as he does Col Little. who
went with the volunteers across the River