Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3403, John Everett, N.C.
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SERVICE NUMBER
N.C. Everett, John R.3403
Evritt
Borwin N. C.
[illegible] alive 1835
CONTENTS
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State of Georgia Bulloch County
On this sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Inferior Court for said County now sitting John Everett a resident of said County of Bulloch and State of Georgia aged as he verily believes Eighty six or Eighty seven years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he was born in Terrel County now Washington County and State of North Carolina but having no record of the time of his birth is unable precisely to state the year but from the best information he has received he believes he was born some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and forty seven or one thousand seven hundered forty eight. That he entered the service of the United States in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty as a private and was drafted as such. That when called into service he was living in the said County of Terrel State of North Carolina. That he entered the service of the United States as a private as
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aforesaid under the following named officers Abraham Jennett as Captain & Thomas Pew as Lieutenant of the company in which he served. The name of the only field officer despondent recollects at this time occassioned by his loss of memory is John Butler Brigadier General. That he received from Brigadier General Butler a discharge in writing at the Camp near Salsberry on the third day of November one thousand seven hundred & Eighty the original of which is hereto annexed. That at the same time he received from his Captain Abraham Jennett a certificate the original of which is also here to annexed. That he did faithfully serve a tour of six months duty in active service. That he was during said period in no way [illegible] but was employed constantly in watching the movements of the Tories and was marched out of the County of Terrel across the [illegible] for that purpose. That subsequent to the Revolutionary war he resided for about Twenty years in the said County of Terrel and then removed into the County of Bulloch in the State of Georgia where he has ever since resided & now resides. That from old age and a fall lately recovered
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Georgia Bulloch County
We Wm Groover a Clergyman residing in the County of Bulloch and James Wilkinson, Wm Moore, John Waters and John Wise residents of the said County of Bulloch do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr John Everett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to Eighty six or Eighty seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and we do further certify that the said John Everett is now a cripple and is unable to walk without crutches, that independently of this he is unable from old age to work for a subsistance, that he is a man of truth and veracity and his declaration above [illegible] we believe [illegible]
William Groover Clergy, John Waters, John Wise, Jas Wilkinson, William Moore
Sworn to and subscribed this day & year aforesaid before us 6th July 1835.
Peter Cone J I C B C
Joseph Hargis J I C B C
Morris Wilson J I C B C
Joseph Wilson J I C B C
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he has been reduced to a cripple and cannot now walk without the aid of crutches and is [illegible] greatly unable to work for support. That the following named persons residing in his neighborhood are well acquainted with this deponent and can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution viz James Wilkinson Wm Moore John Waters John Wise
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension Role of the agency of any State his John X Evrett mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Peter Cone J I C B C
Joseph Wilson J. I. C. B. C
Moses Wilson J. I. C. B. C
Joseph Hagin J. I. C. B. C
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BA-J/MCS
John Everett, R.3403
Mr. Harry M Daughtry
Metter 
Georgia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldier, Joshua or John Everett of Montgomery County, Georgia, whose widow's given name was Gensie Carter. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, R.3403, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Everett or Everitt. He was born in 1747 or 1748 in Tyrrell (later Washington) County, North Carolina. The names of his parents were not given. He applied for pension on July 6, 1835, while living in Bullock County, Georgia. He alleged that while a resident of Tyrrell County, he enlisted in 1780 and served as private with the North Carolina troops under Captain Abraham Jennett and was discharged November 3, 1780, having served six months. The claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of the alleged service in accordance with the requirement of the pension law. After the Revolution he lived for about twenty years in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, and then moved to Bullock County, Georgia. The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of the soldier. This is the only John Everett (searched under all spellings) of Georgia that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office
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except John Everitt, R.3404, who had a widow, Sarah, and she stated that her husband died in Bullock County, Georgia, November 17, 1821. The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a Joshua Everett, searched under all spellings. Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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John Everett
NA R.3403
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Camp New Salsbeary 
[circle stamp] THE NATIONAL [illegible]
John Evert is discharged from his Tower of Duty Given under my hand this 3rd Novem 17[illegible]0 John B[illegible]
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Georgia Bulloch County
I Ely Kennedy Clerk of the Superior Court for the said County of Bulloch Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Everett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and private seal (there being no official seal of said Court) this Sixth day of July AD 1835
Ely Kennedy C. S. C. B. C.
Georgia Chatham County
I George W Owens member of Congress Elect from the State of Georgia Do hereby certify to all to whom it may concern that Ely Kennedy whose signature & seal is attached to foregoing certificate was & is the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Bulloch in the State of Georgia and that full faith ought to be given to his acts as such. In which whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7 October 1835 at Savannah.
G. W. Owens
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Georgia Bulloch County
And We Peter Cone Joseph Hagin Moses Wilson & Joseph Wilson Justices of said Inferior Court for the said County of Bullock do hereby declare it is our opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Revd Wm. Groover who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Bullock and that James Wilkinson Wm Moore John Waters and John Wise who have also signed the same are residents of the County of Bullock, that they are each credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Given under our hand in open Court the Sixth day of July AD 1835
Peter Cone J I C B C
Joseph Hagin J I C B C
Moses Wilson J I C B C
Joseph Wilson J I C B C
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No 33335
Georgia
John Everett
Rejected
Set to E Henry 20 Nov 35 [crossed out]
3403
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Charles S Henry
20 Nov 1835
O.C.
Rec. Vol. 40 pa 358
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War Dept. Pension Off. Nov 1835
Sir The claim of John Everett has been examined & disallowed. He alleges but one tour of militia duty by draft in N Carolina, and altho he may & no doubt does believe that he served six months, yet the known terms of the drafted militia of that state did not amount to that upon which is the minimum provision of the Act of 7 June '32. His papers are placed on file. [illegible signature]
Charles S Henry Esq Savannah Georgia O. C.
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Metter, Ga. Feb 1st 1938
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs: Please send me a copy of the service records of Joshua or John Everett of Montgomery County, Georgia who served in the Revolutionary War (as General ?). The given name of his widow was Gensie Carter. I wish to use these records to help me compile my family history. Thank you
Harry M. Daughtry [typed and signature]
[time stamp date] Received Feb 4 1938 [illegible] SUB-DIV VETS ADM 44 [illegible]
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RECEIVED
3403
P.O.
John Everett
Service: 
Geo Bullock Co born in Terrill now Washington Co NC 1747-8 Enlist 1780 NC Capt Jennett [illegible crossed out] Pew St
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: . 18
Application filed: , 18
1852 List gives fol. reason for rejection: "Did not serve six months."
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O. 
Recognized, Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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1938 Feb 16 hist to Mr. Harry M. Daughtry W.C.S.
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c/of Honble J L Edwards Pension Office Washington City
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Honble J L Edwards
Dear Sir I take the liberty of enclosing to you with these lines the declaration of Mr. John Everett of Bullock County praying the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. The present situation of Mr. Everett is sett forth in his declaration and I trust his application will receive your early consideration. His character so far as I am acquainted with it is unexceptional but on this point I would refer you to the Honorable George W Owens member of Congress for Georgia who will shortly be at Washington. I remain Your ob Servt Charles J Henry
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John Everett
N.C. R.3403
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This may sertify all Whom it may concern that John Everitt served a tour of Duty in the service with me and behaved himself very faithfully as a good soldier. Under my hand Abraham Jennett Cpt