Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3402, Joseph Everitt, N.C.
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SERVICE NUMBER
N.C. Everitt, Joseph R.3402
or Everett,
Lettice
CONTENTS
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State of Georgia   
Effingham County }      On the 12th day of February A.D. 1855.  personally appeared before us Anthony Everett aged 68 years a resident of the County of Effingham. State aforesaid who bring duly sworn according to law, declared that he is the son of Joseph Everitt and so reported who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the State of North Carolina, that the said Joseph Everitt as his deponent repeatedly have been informed by him that he served as a private under the Command of Colonel Sproul whose Regiment was part of the Command of General Ashe, and that he was in the Battle of Brier Creek, that he heard the said Joseph Everett say that he had served his time out, and was honorably discharged, that the said discharge is now lost and cannot be found by his deponent, that the said Joseph Everitt and Lettice Laseter was married as this dependent was informed by them in the year 1775, and that at the time of marriage was resident of the County of Terrel now the County of Washington in the State of North Carolina, that the said Father Joseph Everett departed this life in the County and State aforesaid in November 1833, and that his Mother Lettice Everitt departed this life in the same County and State in September 1838. Deponents age is annexed to this affidavit it being in the hand writing of his Father Joseph Everett now deceased.             Anthony Everitt 
Sworn to and subscribed before us in open Court the day and Year aforesaid.           
Jno G. Morel J. J. C.                          
E W Solomons J. J. C.             
Barnett Newton J. J. C.      
Ewd Bird J. J. C.  } Justices Inferior Court
At the same time appeared Nathaniel Shearouse and Frederick Leckinger residents of the County and State aforesaid who being duly and legally sworn, declares that they saw Anthony Everett sign his name to the above application and were duly sworn to the same in open Court.             
Sworn and Subscribed before us in Open Court this day and as aforesaid.         
Nathaniel Shearous            
Frederick Leckinger     
Jno G. Morel J. J. C.    
E. W. Solomons J. J. C.               
Barnett Newton J. J. C.         
Ewd Bird J. J. C.   } Justices Inferior Court
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State of Georgia
Effingham County

We do hereby certify that Anthony Everitt, Nathaniel Shearouse and Frederick Leckinger are credible citizens of the county of Effingham, State aforesaid, We further certify that we are not interested in the claim

Given under our hands at Springfield in the County of Effingham this 12th day of February A.D. 1855.

Jno G. Morel, J.J.C
E. W. Solomons J.J.C 
Ewd Bird, J.J.C.
Barnett Newton J.J.C. } Justices Inferior Court
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State of Georgia Effingham County }
I James Rahn Clerk of the Superior Court in and for the County of Effingham in said State, do hereby certify that E W Solomons, Edward Bird and John G Morell, Barnet Newton Justices of the Inferior Court whose names appear to the annexed and aforegoing affidavits and Certificates were at the time at the execution thereof duly Commissioned and Sworn, that the signatures purporting to be them are genuine that all their official Acts are entitled to full faith and credit and the aforesaid Court is a Court of record             
InTestimony whereof I set my hand and affix the Seal of Said Court at Springfield, Effingham County in said State the 12th day of February A D 1855.      
James Rahn Clk J C E C
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Anthony Everitt 
Son of Joseph Everitt and Letitia his wife was born January 17 day 1787
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Geo. C Whiting Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Savannah July 26th 1857 Geo. E Whiting Esqr County Pensions 
Sir - 
In relation to the claim of Anthony Everitt the only surviving heir at law of Joseph & Lettice Everitt.  Your Predecessor required [word crossed out] the positive proof of a witness who was at the wedding of said Joseph & Lettice Everitt, which could not be obtained all of the parties having departed the life long since.  Additional evidence was forwarded and is all that the claimant will present to sustain his claim and which has not been acted upon.  I therefore request an examination into this claim. In case of pedigree the nearest relation, even that of parent and child can seldom be proved after the death of the parents by direct evidence and no knowledge upon the subject excel except that which is inferred from circumstances, or derived from the hearsay testimony of those who from their intimacy with the family possessed peculiar means of knowledge. The circumstances that the parent cohabited as husband [ink smudge] and wife and acknowledged and addressed each other in society as such, that they recognized and educated
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children as their own and introduced them to the world on a variety of occasions as their legitimate offspring, that entries were made in a family bible, or prayer book. The like evidence was furnished on this claim. The witness, and only one that could be obtained testified that the parties acknowledged one another as man & wife, and were so reported and acknowledged. The claimant is their son - a fact that never was questioned, that his father was universally respected as a Revolutionary Soldier, that he had in his life time repeated conversations with the officiant and related narratives of his said war services.  Such evidence would be a defendable in my court of law or legally.  Again the production of a certificate from the State Department of N. C. certifying that Joseph Everitt was paid for services during the Revolutionary War is record evidence of his service according to law. If I could obtain your personal attention to this case I am satisfied that I would have no cause to complain of the result. I raise this point, Is he not competent to receive the arrears of pension money as Administration [crossed out word] for the estate of said Joseph Everitt. Respectfully &c. Levi S. Russell Atty for Cl.
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L P Waldo Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington DC
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Sat Apl 4th 1835
L. P. Waldo Esq
Comm of Pensions
Sir
Included you will receive the
application of Anthony Everitt for the ascribed
Pension due his Father and Mother
Resp'y
L S Russell
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No 15282
Letitia Everett 
deco of Joseph
Georgia 
LS Russell Apr. 10 1855 
Feb 23 
3402 
July 7 1838
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Acts of July 14 1862 and March 3 1873
Rejected
3402
Letitia Everett
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Everett's Certificate
Raleigh N. C. FEB 20 5
Levi S Russell Esqr
Savannah Georgia
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Certificate, 
case of Joseph Everett
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State of North Carolina            
Comptrollers' Office }   
I Geo. W Brooks Comptroller of the Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military Service in the Revolutionary War as follows Viz. Joseph Everett       
Book 23 Page 160 £-  16 shillings specie by certificate returned to Treasurers Office from Wayne Co.             
J. Everett                 
Book 10 Page 11  £11 - -   Certificate issued 16 Oct / 83 
Book 10 G 18 Page 19 £ 6 16  Certificate from Tyrell County which Payments appear to have been made to the same person.          
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal of Office in the City of Raleigh, on the 20th day Febr. A. D. 1855            
Geo. W. Brooks, Comptroller
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State of Georgia Effingham County}            
On the 12th day of February A.D. 1855, Personally appeared before us David Morton aged 64 years a resident of the County of Effingham State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that he was born in the County of Terrel now Washington County in the State of North Carolina, that he was personally acquainted with Joseph Everitt and his wife Lettice Everett from boyhood also their children having been playmates with them. Viz Enoch, Joseph Jeremiah, Morton, Nancy, Sarah, May, Susannah, Richard and Anthony Everett, the last mentioned Anthony now of the County of Effingham State aforesaid, that the said Joseph Everett was reputed in the Community as a Revolutionary Soldier, that he knew the aforesaid persons fully 52 years, that they lived as man and Wife and were so reputed, the said Joseph & Lettice Everitt is now decd - He further declares that he is not interested in the claim, or does he expect to receive any reward or compensation for filing this affidavit.                            
David Morton       
Sworn to and Subscribed before us in open the day & year aforesaid |              
Jno G. Morel J.J.C    
E.W. Solomons J.J.C.     
Ewd Bird J.J.C.        
Barnett Newton J.J.C} Justices Inferior Court                       
State of Georgia Effingham County}              We do hereby certify that David Morton is a credible Citizen of the County of Effingham State aforesaid. Given under on hand at Springfield in the County of Effingham this 12th day of February A.D. 1855        
Jno G Morel J.J.C.              
E.W. Solomons J.J.C.    
Barnett Newton J.J.C              
Ewd Bird J.J.C.} Justices Inferior Court
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Georgia Effingham Co. We certify that we altered the figures of the years in the Affidavit of Anthony Everett prior to the Execution thereof. We further certify that the leef attached to the declaration is a genuine record to the best of our belief.
E. W. Solomons J. J. C. E. C.
Ewd Bird J. J. C. E. C.
Jno G Morel J. J. C. E. C. 
Barnett Newton J. J. C. E. C.