Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3405, John Everly, Md Va
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md
Va
CONTENTS
Everly, John
NUMBER
R. 3405
CONTENTS
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H
34,947
John Everly
petition for pension
Tennessee
Filed 22nd Oct. 1839
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State of Tennessee
Giles County Circuit Court being a Court of
Record on the 22nd day of October 1839
and at the October term of said Court 1839
personally appeared in and before said court
John Everly and made Oath in due form
of law, that he was a volunteer in Captain
Adam company of the United States  volunteer in the revolutionary war that the company volunteered in Washington County in the State of Mereland and were there denominated minute men they volunteers or affiant did some time in the year 1780 for twelve months that they were usually engaged in guarding Brittish prisoners and this was the only service they actually performed
Affiant in the same company was actually
engaged in guarding the prisoners taken and the command of  British Genl Burgoin at Saratoga he was like wise engaged in guarding the prisoners taken at the defeat of Lord Cornwallis this service was rendered at Fredericktown in the State of Mereland this company with affiant were required to hold themselves ready at a minutes warning to do such service as might be required of them by the United states in the war then going on with & against Great Brittain  and they according kept and held themselves so ready and actually performed as such service and duty as was required of them for the whole of the twelve months for which they so volunteered in this volunteer company was a musician
He also states that he enlisted in the United States army. some time in the year 1799 and served therein about twelve months in the service his captain was by the name of Taylor & he believes Edmund Taylor his col was Thomas Parker Lieut Cole who commanded affiant 
enlisted at Winchester Frederick County in
Virginia they Redgt  Marched to Harpers Ferry
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where the said Regt was stationed and where affiant remained in service until the 14th day of June 1800 when he was discharged and herewith said his discharge as evidence of his having been honorably discharge in this service he was also a musician
and the drum maj. of the regt. during the time of the last (illegible) service - after his discharge he resumed his residence in Frederick County Virginia until about nine or ten years ago when he moved to Shandon County Virginia where he resided about two or three years and about seven years ago he moved to Tennessee Giles County where he has resided ever since that before he left Frederick County as his place of residence he served and performed a tour of Duty in Militia under the command of Griffin Taylor Col  this service commenced on the 26th day of Augt 1814 and ended on the 24th day of November  following as is evidenced by a discharge herewith presented Signed by the said Taylor as Colonel of the 1st Regt. The redgt under the command of Thomas Parker was the 8th Regt of United State infantry

John Everly Senr

Sworn to in open Court the 22nd October 1839

Charles C Abernathy  Clerk

State of Tennessee
Giles County ⎬ I Edmund Dillahunty Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles
C. Abernathy whose name appears to the foregoing attestation is now and was, at the time of signing the same, Clerk of the Circuit
Court holden in and for said County of Giles, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his official acts as such
Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of October A.D. 1839.

Edmund Dillahunty seal(circled)

 Judge
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Washington Dec. 29th 1842
Honl J. L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
Sir
I enclose you the amended declaration of Mr Jno Everley whose petition was filed without success in the winter of 1839-40.
I know him personally & feel very anxious
that his case as now presents may be found
within the provisions of the act of 1832-
The only possible question I presume in the case
will be whether he was in actual service for
as long a period as six months
very respectfully
Yours &c
a Brown
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H. Rep
January 20 /43
Honl. J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Sir
having had the case of Jno Everly referred to the Committee on Rev.  pensions, I have to beg that you will be good enough to transmit to said committee a certified copy of the amended petition of said Everly, presented to you during the present session &
Oblige yours &c
AV Brown
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March 9, 1853
Rel.to claim of 
Everley 

                 free
Nathan Adams Pulaskie, Tenn

Mays

Hon. Samuel E Heath
Commissioner &c
Washington D.C.
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1878.
REJECTED
Rev
3405
John Everly
Service
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re- enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for

Contract.
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Sir
Washington Jany 2d 1840
I enclose to you the papers in the case of
Jno Everly a revolutionary soldier. you will
see moreover that he has been in fact a soldier of  three years & my personal acquaintance with him induces me to desire as early decision on his case as practicable. I have not yet become will informed in such cases & therefore desire your attention to the
period when his pension should begin. He has permitted a considerable period to elapse since he might have obtained it, under a false sense of pride, not to ask for assistance
as long as he could support himself by the labor of his own hands; advanced age now presents him from doing so & If his case could be so presented, as to allow him to draw for the earliest period under the law I should be glad to he informed on the subject.
Very respectfully
A.V. Brown
Honl Com of Pensions
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House of Reps Decr 24. 1840
Sir
The Committee on Revolutionary pensions have
been instructed to inquire into the Expedincy
of granting a pension to John Everly
 please send to me a copy of any papers 
on file in your office connected in the
claim of Mr Every
Verry Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
 LC Peck
member Committee on
Revolutionary pensions
J L Edwards Esqr
Comm pensions
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House Rep
March 17th /46
Sir
Will you inform me whether the
papers of John Everly applying for
a pension are in your office or not
The application comes from Ten, by the papers
are in your office they were left there by
Honl  A.V. Brown  an early answer is desired,
B Martin
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Pulaski 28th February 1853.
Hon Jas E. Heath.
Sir:   Mr Everly requests me to write to you and
ask you if you  will be pleased to inform him of the objections to his father claim for pension as a Revolutionary soldier
The claim was filed many years ago (say sometime from 1840 to 1844)
suspended. There is no doubt of the Justice of
the claim & by learning the objections he will
try to remove them. your early attention to
this will greatly oblige us

Very Respectfully
Nathan Adams,
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Feb 1. 1843
Jno Everly


Honl J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington 
City

Hon J Taliaferro 
HR
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Honl. J. L. Edwards
Comm Pensions
Jany 31.43
The Committee on Rev Pensions
understand that an amended or a (illegible) petition has been filed during the present
winter, by Jno Everly for a pension and
the committee having the said case
before them respectfully request a copy of
said petition-
John Taliaferro clk
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Nathan Adams
June 21 '53
John Everly 
Tennessee
Rejected
See let 4 Jany 1840
Hon A V Brown do to Hon L C Peck Jan 6 1841
did not perform six months actual service
Hon AV Brown Jany 4, 1843
do to same & Hon J Taliaferro Feb 2d 43 do to the B Martin Mar 17 '46
same 12th May 46 Do29 in
Act 7 June 1837
(over)
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cp and 
Apr 22 paid 
Jno B White Esq
Ronny
ver
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Hampshire County to wit
This day personally appeared John Wolford before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Hampshire county in the state of Virginia and made oath to and subscribed the following statement, viz: That he served a tour of Nine months in the Revolutionary war in the state of Maryland under the command of Adam Ott who was Captain of a company of volunteers and that John Everly Senr served the whole of the said nine months and was their drummer, said Everly has since resided in Virginia but is now a resident of Western Tennessee the said service was rendered in the year of 1781
John Wolford seal
Sworn to and subscribed this 20th day of April 1846 before me Wm A Heiskell JP
Hampshire County set: 
This day John C Heiskell and Samuel Foltz personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said county and made oath that they are acquainted with the above named John Wolford a resident of said county and believe him to be worthy of credit upon oaths and I certify that said witnesses are men of good character. Given under my hand this 20th day of April 1846
Wm  Heiskell JP
State of Virginia Hampshire County to wit} I John B White clerk of the county court of Hampshire hereby certify that William A Heiskell is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the 23d day of April 1846
Jno B White
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State of Tennessee Nov 28 1842
Giles County
The petition of Jno Everly states that he heretofore presented a petition for a pension setting forth certain revolutionary services therein mentioned which he understands is now on file in the proper department in addition to the services therein mentiond he begs leave to make the following statement of additional serviced renderd by him in the revolutionary war which he prays may be taken & considerd as a part of his original petition Petitioner states that besides the services in guarding prisoners at Fort Frederick in the state of Maryland he was also engaged in the same service in guarding prisoners at Fredericktown in the same state. Petitioner states that he was engaged in this last mentioned service for about three months and about the same time (3 months) engaged at Fort Frederick the place mentiond in his first petition
Petitioner also was engaged in guarding prisoners at Hagerstown in Maryland for several months he thinks as much as these These last prisoners he states were brought in from the south & were called & known as the Scotch prisoners at what particular place they had been taken he does not now remember Petitioner fruther states that he remembers marching with a poston of Burgoin prisoners as far as Lancaster where they were relieved by another company who took them on as he
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he understood in Philadelphia
Petitioner can confidently state that he was engaged in actual service, as mentiond above, a much longer period than six months, & respectfully presents this additional statement to his former one These facts would have all been sent first in his first petition, but he was informed by the person who purposed is that they were not necessary as he had already therein stated enough to be gino him the benefits of the Law in such case made & provided
John Everly Senr
State of Tennessee
Giles County} Ss
On this the 8th day of December AD 1842 appeared before the justices of the county court personally in open court the same being a court of record John Everly Senr a resident of the said county and state aged seventy six years th 24th day of October last and being first duly sworn according to law states upon his oath that the facts stated in this his amended petition as above set forth and his own knowledge are true and those stated as upon the information of others he believes to be true John Everly Senr
Subscribed and sworn to in open court this 8th day of December 1842
CD Jones clerk
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State of Tennessee Giles County { December Sessions of Giles County Court AD 1842
"John Everly a citizen of Giles county aged seventy six years, personally appeared this day in open court, the same being a court of record, and presented his amended Petition to be placed on the pension roll of the United States as a soldier of the American Revolution, and he having these subscribed said Petition and made oath to the truth of the matters and things therein set forth, it is ordered that the clerk of this court certify the same" 
State of Tennessee Giles County}
I Edward D Jones clerk of the county court of said county, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the proceedings had in said court in this behalf as the same are of record in my office In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at the clerks office in the town of Pulaski this 8th day of December AD 1842
E D Jones C
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Hon AV Brown
Washington City

Hon AV Brown
HR
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Jon Rep W Cay May 7th /46
Sir
The metsece is in supportg the claim of Mr Everly will you acknowledge the receipt and let me have the result of his claim yours 
respectfully B Martin

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Col James Maudy
Caper Bridge
Honorable