Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,403, Zachariah Evans, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Md.

Evans, Zachariah

NUMBER     S. 30,403

CONTENTS
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'-
Kentucky 29.711
Zachariah Evans
Rockcastle Co. in the State of Kentucky
was a Private in the company commanded by
Captain Speaker of the Regt commanded  by Col   in the Maryland  mil line 
7 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 23 Dollars 23- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Feb
1835 and sent to Hon. M Bray H.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1834
Semi-anl  allowance ending 6 March 35.
 81.66
 11.66
$92.33
Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk
Book E.2.  Vol. 7 Page 15

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }
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Zachariah Evans
Kentucky
Remit to John A Moore
Mt Vernon KY


From 1776 per year 

$23.33/100

Hon M. Beaty,
N. R
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State of Kentucky   }
Rockcastle County } Sct.
Be it known that on the 27 day of Oct 1834 before the County Court for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Zachariah Evans of Pulaskie [Pulaski] County, Ky., aged 79 years, who being duly Sworn according to law upon his oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.
He States that he entered the Services of the United Staes, in the Revolutionary War in the year 1776 as he believes in Mt,gomery Cty State of Maryland, under Capt Speaker, Nicholas Sibert Ensign a Dutchman First Lieut, Green Gather, Second Lieut, Richard Anderson, we marched to Philadelphia from their [there] to New York, and we were Stationed on York Island Some time then marched to a place called Luckyho [?], from there we Marched to the White Plains, then we had a battle from there we marched to
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Peakskill on the Hudson river. He was
in two battle of York and from there they marched to the Jersey from there to Brunswick & from there to Philidelpha, He was in two battles While on York Island He left home
about the 8th of August 1776 and returned home in January 1777- He was in actual service five months & 9 days. He was under 
Genl Putnam his service was
Called the Flying Camp Service
After wards in the year 1778 as he believe
he was called out as a malitia man
and went out under Capt. Bailey
and was marched to Georgetown on
the Potomack river, and was stationed
then as a guard to keep the British
from loading tho men in the River 
below the Town he was in actual service not less than two months
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He was born in the year 1755 in the
State of Md Prince George County
He has no record of his age, His recd
discharge for his first service but is lost
he has no written discharge for his last
service. He was well acquainted with
Genl Washington on York Island, after
the war he moved to North Carolina
Rowan Cty, from there he moved to Kentucky
Pulaski City where he now lives. He knows
of no person living by whom he can prove
his service except what he can prove
by John Evans, He refers to the said
Evans & the Reverned Stephen Colyer
who can testify of his Character &
services, He hereby relinquishes all claim to
a pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not on the
roll of the agency of any State whatever
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year afsd
Zachariah Evans
He States that this declaration is made in Rockcastle because it is more convenient for him to do his business there. He is old & frail and
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and it is nearer  for him & better road
and Stephen Colyer (allergy man of Rockcastle Cty, and John Evans and testified upon oath that they had been acquainted with applicant for many years, that from his good moral character & from what they knew themselves they had not the foregoing declaration was true and that it was reported & believed in
the neighbourhood of Applicant that he was a revolutionary soldier, and the said Evans, further testified upon oath that he knows that applicant Served the first tour as set out in
said declaration, for he was with him the whole time, saw him enter & saw him return  & that they were gone  in actual service five months & 9 days as he now believes and farther states that for from information of applicant & others. Many years ago. he has no doubt applicant  served the other tour set forth in his declaration
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And the said Court after an investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories propounded by the War dept, certify that it is there opinion that Applicant was a soldier
of the Revolutionary war and served as he states & further certify the said John Evans the witness above is 80 years old and a creditable man

Kentucky Rockcastle County Set
I James Terrill Clerk of the County Court 
for the County aforesaid certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Zachariah Evans, for a pension and I further certify that these Sheets were attached by me,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court this 7th day of Nov 1834
James Terrill  Clerk
of Rockcastle County Court
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JRW
Nov. 12, 1904
Inv. 30403,
Rev. War.
Madam:

In reply to you recent inquiry, you are advised that the date of Zachariah Evans' death is not of record in this Bureau . For date of last payment of pension, apply to the Auditor
for the Interior Department, at the Treasury Department, this city, citing the following data, viz. "Certificate No. 29711, Act of June 7, 1832, issued February 4, 1835, Kentucky agency.
This Bureau is unable to furnish a history of the service of any soldier of the Revolutionary war or of the war of 1812 unless he or his widow was a pensioner or an applicant for pension or bounty land.
Such muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary war as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in that war may also be found in the archives of many of the original States.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Mrs. J. B. Robinson,
R. F. D. No. 1, Highland Park Station,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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JRW
No. 30, 403, Inv.
Revolutionary War.

June 11, 1904.
Madam:
In reply to your inquiry you are advised that  Zachariah Evans, residing in Pulaski County, Kentucky made application for pension 
October 27, 1834, alleging that he served as a private five months and nine days in 1776 under Captain Speaker in the Maryland line, and two months in 1778 under Captain Ballay , and that he was in action at White Plains. His claim was allowed.
He states that he was born in 1755 in Prince George County, Maryland. After the war removed to Rowan  County, North Carolina,
thence to Pulaski County, Kentucky
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner

Mrs. Jas. B. Robinson,
Highland Park Station,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Highland Park
Sta. R F.D. M.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
May 21, 1904
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir

Will you please give me the Military History 
contained in pension records of
George John and Zachariah Evans
Enlisted in the revolutionary army from
Caswell Co. or Grodel Co. N.C.
not from Tazewell Co. 
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You set me a
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record of one Zachariah Evans from Tazewell Co
It has always been understood n our family that our Ancestor Zachariah Evans his brother John were  in the Revolutionary war and enlisted from Caswell Co NC or Irodel Co afterwards came to Ky, to Pulaski Co. and here lived during the last years of his life and here died and I would judge that from there he applied for a pension
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instead of from Mississippi as the other Zachariah Evans did
Will you kindly let me know if there is a military
history of either or all of these Evans, Zachariah, George, and  John from Caswell on Irodel Co. NC contained in the Revolutionary pension records. Afterwards lived in Pulaski Co. Ky. and
applied for pension from here (I suppose)
and oblige,
Yours very truly
(Mrs.) Jas. B. Robinson
(over)
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Address
Mrs. Jas. B. Robinson,
Highland Park Sta
RFD No. 1
Chattanooga, Tenn.


[date stamp]
Department of Navy
MAY 28 1904
FILES.

[date stamp]
U S Pension Office
A May 26 1904
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30403
INVALID.
rev
File No. 30,403
Zachariah Evans
Pri  Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32"

Index: --Vol. 2, Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]
  
June 11, 1904     HD
Mrs. J. B. Robinson
Chattanooga Tenn
Nov. 12, 1904
to above-- How to
date of last payment