Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,387, John Evins, N.C. Va.
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SERVICE: N.C., Va.
Evins, John
NUMBER: R. 3.397
CONTENTS
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Georgia Jackson County } Declaration of John Evans Explanatory of one made out and forwarded to the Department of War in order to obtain a Pension under an act of Congress Passed June 7th 1832 (Declaration Dated 6th Nov 1832) 
1st Tour - That he Volunteered and Served as States in Said Declaration under Capt Killaw a Three months tour, which tour he Served out and refers to the Said declaration for Particulars
2nd Tour that he Removed to North Carolina and was drafted for nine months and after arriving at the Place of Rendesvous was Placed under Capt Baker a Controller Capt and Served out the time but lay in winter quarters the [illegible] of the time he thinks in the year 1777, and acted under Capt Baker as a Lieutenant or Sergent or under officer but had no Commission, and Refers to the Said Declaration for Particulars of Services, it was in this Service that he Refers to the Roolls of the Department for his name under Capt Baker
3rd Tour he enlisted for 3 years 1775 under Col Parker in the Virginia State Troops as a Private but after Enlisting he was told by Col Parker if he would Enlisted 20 men he should have a Capt Command that he Turned out and Enlisted 27 men and that he Received a Capt Commission and his Company was made up and he Commanded a Company During the Bottom of the [illegible] that this Service was done as a horse or draggon [illegible] that they Received Nine horses and Equipments at Williamsburg, Virginia. The then seat of government of Virginia _This Explains the 1st Declaration that he Enlisted as a Private and Served as an Officer Capt. [illegible] applicant was at this time a Citizen of North Carolina as Stated in his 2nd Tour of duty, but after that Tour Expired he never Returned home but Enlisted in Virginia [marked out] for
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3 years as Stated above, under Col Parker and Served as Stated, in Said Declaration as the Virginia State Troops but never was marched out of Virginia but Performed the Service as States in the first declaration about Williamsburg Petersburg Richmond Norfolk &c. [ink smudged] the other Particulars Rviewed by the Rules of this Department he refers to the 1st Declaration - he has no Personal Evidence to Prove his services in this State that he knows of, but has no doubt if he could visit Virginia he could find some person who Served with him, but he is two old and infirm to under take Such a Journey - but would give the names of different individuals who Served under him During this Tour of Service that no doubt Some of Them is Living and have Probably applied for Pensions which will go to Strengthen my Declaration - to wit Benjamin Kitchens, James Richardson, John Brantly, Ambros Dudly, Brittain, Gross, Jourdain Sherod Matthew Brantly, Julius Strickland J Sam Finch and Could name many others, Then applicant has now done all he can towards complying with the Requisitions of the department all of which he avers to be true, and as he has Served his Country and helped to obtain our Liberty and [illegible] of government, and is now old and Very Poor and unable to Procure a Living by Labor he Respectfully Prays that he may Received the Bounty from the government that he is so Justly Entitled to to help his declining days to his grave in [illegible]
John Evins
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 3rd day of November 1834
Edward Adams JJC
Robert Moon JJC
Hath C Garrett JJC
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John Evans _
30.161
John
[marked out] Evans
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STATE OF GEORGIA, Jackson County.} On this 6 day of Novr. 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before DWitt J Hampton [ink smudged] presiding Judge of the Inferior Court of said County, now sitting, John Evans a resident of Jackson [marked out] county [marked out] [blank] and State aforesaid, aged 75 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
That he volunteered his services in the County of Southampton & State of Virginia under Capt. Richard Killow and performed a tour of Three months in & about Norfolk & Portsmoth; was at a Skirmish at a place called Long bridge over Potomac near Norfolk Va, in which skirmish a British Col. (or other officer) named Fordyce was killed in crossing the bridge for the purpose of taking the American works of on the opposite side of the river. The Americans were commaned by Parker, Blanton, Killow &c then officers of the militia. Shortly after this Norfolk was set on fire at the instigation & through the agency of Lord Dunmore and about half burned up. This Deponant was there at that time stationed for this Defence of Norfolk - After the expiration of this tour, Deponent removed to N. Carolina where he was Drafted in Nash County for Nine [writing in left margin illegible] Months service. At the place of rendevous not far from Halifax [marked out] on Roanoke N.C. Captain John Baker, a continental Capt, took command of the Company to which Deponent was attached. Col. Hogan Commanded the regiment. From here we were marched to the Schuylkill River [marked out] near Philadelphia & placed under the command of the commander in Chief Genl. Washington. And there remained until the time of this applicants service expired. Deponent thinks this was in 1777 but cannot recollect dates particularly
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Deponent after arriving at Schuylkill acted he thinks as a Lieutenant under Capt Baker but never had any Commission. He wore a Continental dress & was considered & called a Continental Soldier. During this service there was no fighting that he recollects of the reason for which was assigned to him that the British forces had gone Southwards. This Deponent [marked out] often saw Genl. Washington during the time of encampment near Philadelphia
This applicant recd. discharges for both the above named tours; the first signed by Capt. Killow; and the last by Capt. John Baker, but he has lost both of them.
After the expiration of the Nine months tour Applicant enlisted under Col. Parker of the Virginia State Troops for three years, which [marked out] term did not expire until about the time of the Capture of Lord Cornwallis During this three years the applicant served constantly in the Virginia State Troops as [marked out] a Captain under Col. Parker. Sometimes about Williamsburgh sometimes about Petersburg watching & guarding wherever danger was apprehended, but never were in any fighting during the whole period.
This applicant was in constant service almost four years during which Period he [marked out] scarcely ever saw home; he was about Twenty years of age when he entered the service & according to a family record he was born 16” July (1757) Seventeen hundred & fifty seven. He secd. a discharge from the three years service signed by Col. Parker & Col. Blanton
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both, but it has long since been lost or destroyed. Since the revolution he lived for sometime in N. Carolina Nash County & for the last 32 years has resided at the Spot where he now lives in Jackson County Ga. He has no documentary proof or personal testimony by which to establish his claim, now in his possession, but respectfully refers to the rolls of the Department believing that his name will be found in the the Company roll of John Baker of the regiment of Col. Hogan of the Continental army of the period spoken of before.
He names as persons to whom reference may be made, Thomas J. Bowan, Perry Bown James Montgomery, David Witt, Joseph Hampton
John Evins
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court [ink smudged]
Joseph Hampton J.J.C {LS}
Aug Brown J.J.C {LS}
David Witte J.J.C. {LS}
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HE hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. John Evins
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
G. H Nighton J.J.C
[marked out] Ally J Brown JJC {LS}

WE Reuben Thornton, a Clergyman, residing in Franklin County and Jos Hampton of Jack [marked out], hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Evans who has subscribed and sworn to the above declartion, that we believe him to be 75 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Rev. Ben Thornton
Joseph Hampton

AND the said Court do hereby Certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Reuben Thornton who has signed the preceeding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Franklin and that Jos Hampton who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Jackson, and is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Allen J Brown J.J.C {LS}
David Hitt JJC {LS}

I Sylvanus Ripley, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Jackson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Evans for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 6th day of Novr in the year of our Lord, 183[? - seal covering]
Sylvanus Ripley
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State of Georgia, County of Habersham } SS.
On this 28th day of July 1858, Personally appeared in open Court before the court of Ordinary now Sitting, David Evins, a resident of Jackson County in the State of Georgia, aged Sixty 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 applies for the Pension or half pay due his father- John Evins at his death for Serving in the Revolutionary War in the State of North Carolina as Lieutenant and Captain and hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or half pay in the name of his said father except the present and declares that his father nor any other person has ever applied from any state for the above named Stipend in the right of John Evins. David Evins

Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office. 
[Seal] C. H. Sutton Ordinary
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John Evins
Power of atty to prosecute Pension application H }

John Evans
Ga
Susp 32

J Knox Walker
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State of Georgia }
Chattooga County } Know all men by these presents that I John Evins of said County and State aforesaid do by these presents appoint and constitute J. Knox Walker my true and lawful Attorney to examine my papers on file in the Pension Office for a pension for services done in the North Carolina Continental Line for the term of nine months, for which my Declaration was made out in Jackson County Ga. about twenty years ago for a Pension as a Continental soldier but have not been allowed a Pension for said services that I have ever heard of I therefore desire my said Attorney to prosecute my claim for said Pension as I am in much need of help as I am now in the 95th year of my age
John Evins {Seal}
Signed seald and delivered in presence}
Walter R Webster
W. G. Cormel
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MADISONIAN OFFICE.

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that the accompanying pages numbered from one to 8, inclusive are truly copied from the originals in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions. 
J.L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

BE IT REMEMBERED, That James L. Edward, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given.
[Seal] IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this eighteenth day of January , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.
Wm Wilkins, Secretary of War.
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Washington City
7 Feby 1845

Mr James L Edwards
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you some additional testimony in the case of John Evans of file in your office. You will please give me information whether any additional or further proof is necessary=
Very respectfully Your obt Servant,
John H Lumpkin
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Georgia, Dekalb County } Personally came William Copeland before me John C Harris an acting Justice of the peace for said county who after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth on oath that the Declarations of John Evins (made out and forwarded to the War department in order to obtain a pension under an Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 from Jackson County and dated the 4th day of November 1832 which are fully exhibited to me in the foregoing copies) are just and tru and due faith and credit should be given them This 10th day of February in the year of our Lord 1845
William Copeland
Sworn to and subscribed before me Feby 10th 1845
[Signature faded and illegible]

Georgia Dekalb County } I Elzy B. Reynolds Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify that John C Nassis, whose name appears as a subscribing witness to the foregoing affadavit, is an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given to his official acts as such, and that the same is in due form of law.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 10th day of February 1845
E. B. Reynolds Clk
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Georgia Dekalb County } I Laurence S. Morgan one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify that Elzy B. Reynolds whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of our said Court, and that due faith and credit ought to be had and given to his official acts as such; and that the same is in due form of law.
Given under my hand and seal this 10th February 1845
L.S. Morgan, J.I.C. {LS}
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Compt Office
Raleigh N.C.
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the name of John Evans appears of record in this office as having had the following Specail Certificates opened in his favor for Military Service (Viz) one for Fourteen Pound Eight shilling ([pound sterling] 14.8) See Book No 3 page 27 Also another for Seven pounds Fourteen shillings ([pound sterling] 7.14) See Book No 1 page 32 Also another for Seven pounds four shillings ([pound sterling] 7.4) see Same Book page 5. Also another for Two pounds Fourteen shillings ([pound sterling] 2.14) See Book No 2 page 1 Given under my hand and Seal this 24~ day Dec 1849.
Wm.F. Collins Compt
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Compt Office Raleigh N.C. 
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the name of John Evans appears of record in this office as having had the following Specail Certificates opened in his favor for Military Service (Viz) one for Fourteen Pound Eight shilling ([pound sterling] 14.8) See Book No 3 page 27 Also another for Seven pounds Fourteen shillings ([pound sterling] 7.14) See Book No 1 page 32 Also another for Seven pounds four shillings ([pound sterling] 7.4) see Same Book page 5. Also another for Two pounds Fourteen shillings ([pound sterling] 2.14) See Book No 2 page 1 Given under my hand and Seal this 24~ day Dec 1849. 
Wm.F. Collins Compt
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Adairsville Ga Oct 6th }
W. Cole
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
Mail}
[On right margin] Evans Ga Jan 32
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Adairsville Cass County Ga. 5th Octr 1849.
Col. Edwards
Dear Sir
I am requested by Mr John Evins To enquire into the condition of his claim for a Pension he applied a number of Years ago his application was made out in Jackson County in this State, and forwarded from there.
On meeting with the old man I was much enlisted in his behalf, he gives a very complete & satisfactory account of his Services, and I wonder why his friends should not have taken more interest in establishing his claim while his cotemporaries was living, he is very much enfeebled & Debilitated with old age, & without the comforts of life, except as they are supplied by his friends
I am very Respectfully Your Obt. Servant,
Elisha King

Col. J.L. Edwards Court of Pension
Washington City, D.C.
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[marked out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

3387
P.O. John Evans
Service: [blank]

[stamped] REJECTED

Enlisted: [blank]
Discharged: [blank]

Application filed: [blank]

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]

Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank]
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[outside of envelope]
[postal stamp] Clarksville June 30
written on side:  John Evans or Evin
Ga  Jun 1832
[stamped] FREE
[illegible scribble]
Hon Geo C Whiting [illegible] of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Envelope
postal stamp [illegible]
[written on side] John Evans or Evins
Ga [illegible] 1832
Free
Hon Geo C Whiting Court of Pensions
Washington City DC
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[left column]
John Evans
Georgia
Suspended
22 Jan. 1835
John Evans
at Geo D Anderson
23d 1826 do Hon J[illegible]
Cleveland Apl 20 [illegible]
To hon. J. H. Lumptur
April 4, 1844.
to same July 18. '44
taken [illegible] same Jan 4 1845

[right side]
To the Hon. J H Lumpkin
[date illegible]
[illegible] to Elisha King
Oct. 15, 1847
[illegible] July 16/50

[illegible] Hughes
[illegible]
July 15/58 
" Aug 17/58
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Georgia, DeKalb County} I John Evans Snr. Do hereby authorise and empower George D. Anderson to draw from the War department all the papers that I have now in the Pension office of the United States, related to my pension [erased] as a Soldier of the Revolutionary war, in order that I may again go [marked out] them for correction, that I again present them to the Department properly eecuted, so that I may be enable to draw my pension, and I do fully authorise him to draw and the officers of that department to give them up to him or his order.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of January 1837.
John, L, Evins John Evins Sr
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Clarksville, Georgia
June 30th 1858.
Dear Sir,
Mr David Evins has employed us to prosecute his claim to the Pension due his father John Evins at his death for services in the Revolutionary War and ever S[illegible] with transmit our Power of Attorney requesting you to inform us if the claim of John Evins was ever filed by any persons from either of the States.- North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Alabama, we think if it has been put in it was sent from Alabama and filed by his soninlaw (name not Known). Be so good as to inform us if the claim has been put in and by whom.
Respectfully yours &c
Thos. S. Hughes & A. J. Nichols

Hon Geo C Whiting Court of Pensions Washington City, DC
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Washington City
16 Jan’y 1845

Mr. James L Edwards,
Dear Sir
I wrote you last summer from my residence in Georgia, desiring you to send me the original declaration and other papers of file in your office made by John Evans as a soldier in the War of the Revolution - To which you replied that you could not do this without violating one of the rules of the Department, but informed me that if Copies would serve my purpose these should be provided me at my request- you will confer a favor by providing me with these papers at your earliest convenience.
Yours Respectfully
John H Lumpkin

[illegible notation] The papers referred relate to his claim to a pension.
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Clarksville, Georgia,
July 29th 1858.
Sir,
With a view that the claim of David Evins, of Georgia [marked out] in right of the Pension due his father, John, at his death, will be allowed at dome future day, we have concluded to forward his declaration, and request that it be filed to await that event. In yours of the 15th Inst giving us information in relation to this claim we think that there is a mistake, we do not think that the man, John Evans you speak of is the same that we are after, the names are Spelt differently yours being-, John Evans and our John Evins, you also inform us that the John Evans who has applied, deserted according to the rolls of North Carolina, and we have written to Raliegh for information on that particular and the comptroller Genl says that there is a long and respectable record of the Services of John Evins in the office and that the claim is a good one which he would not have done if there had been any showing of desertion connected with the record in his favor, this son has informed us that his father - John Evins, died about six years ago in Alabama and never made any application from Georgia.
We would thank you to look into the claim a little further and report to us and also let us know if it is not probable that the late decision of the Attorney Genl will not be set aside.
Your &c Thos. S. Hughes & A.J. Nichols
Geo C Whiting Comr
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State of Georgia, Habersham County.} Know all men by these presents That I David Evins of this State and [blank] County, do hereby constitute and appoint Messers. Tho J Hughes & A. J. Nichols Esqs of Clarksville Georgia, my true and lawful Attorneys to prosecute my claim to the Pension or halpay, due my father John Evins at his death for services as an officer in the Revolutionary War in the State of North Carolina to take up all files papers in any of the offices at Washington City, which may have been deposited there by any person or persons, representing themselves to be his legal representatives, and to [illegible] said papers for the successful prosecution of my said claim. And I do hereby revoke all former Powers of Attorney made by myself or any other person or persons to any other agent and confirm this my said power of Attorney to the above named Gentlemen, Tho. J. Hughes & A J Nichols, and authorize them to employ other assisting cousel of necessary and to receive this Pension Certificate when allowed.
Witness my hand and seal this 25th day of June 1858.
David Evins {LS}
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of John C. Addison Charles S. Shirley J.P.

Georgia, Habersham County} I hereby certify that Charles S Shirley, before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney
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was made is and was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioed and qualified and that the name thereto subscribed is his genuine signature. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 29th day of June 1858.
Jas. E. Suggs C.S.C of Habersham County Ga
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Georgia, Jackson County.} Declaration of John Evans explantory of one made out and forwarded to the Department of War in order to obtain a pension under an Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 (declaration dated 6th Nov. 1832) 1st Tour. That he volunteered and served as stated in said declaration under Capt. Killow a three months tower, which tower he served out and refers to the said declaration for particulars. 2nd tour, that he removed to North Carolina and was drafted for nine months and after arriving at the place of rendesvous was placed under Capt Baker a Continelton Capt. and served out the time but lay in winter quarters [illegible] of the time he thinks in the year 1777-8 and acted under Capt. Baker as a Lieutenant or Sergeant or under officer but had no commission, and refers to the said declaration for particulars of services, it was in this service that he refers to the rolls of the Department for his name under Capt. Baker.
3rd tower, he enlisted for three years 1778 under Col. Parker in the Virginia State Troops as a private but after enlisting he was told by Col. Parker if he would enlist 20 men he should have a Capt.
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command tthat he turned out and enlisted 27 men and that he received a Capt. Commission and his Company was made up and he commanded a Company during the ballance of the service that this service was done as a horse on draggoon service that they received these horses and equipments at Williamsburg Virginia the then seat of Government of Virginia. This explains the 1st declaration that he enlisted as a private and served as an Officer last. Your applicant was at this time a citizen of North Carolina as stated in his 2nd tour of duty, but after that tower expired he never returned home but enlisted in Virginia for 3 years as stated above, under Col Parker and served as stated, in said declaration as the Virginia State troops but never was marched out of Virginia but performed the service as stated in the first declaration about Williamsburg Petersburg Richmond Norfolk &c for the other particulars required by the rules of the Department he refers to the 1st declaration. He has no personal evidence to prove his services in this state that he knows of, but has no doubt if he could visit Virginia he could find some person who served with him, but he is two old and infirm to undertake such a journey, but would give the names of different individuals who served under him
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during this tour of servise that no doubt some of them is living and have probable applied for pensions which will go to strengthen my declaration, to wit, Benjamin Kitchen, James Richardson, John Brantly, Auebrey Dudley, Brittain Gross, Jourdain Herod, Matthew Brantley, Julius Strickland, [illegible] Finch, and could name many others. Your applicant has now done all he can towards complying with the requisitions of the Department all of which he avers to be true, and as he has served his county and helped to obtain our liberty and happy form of Government, and is now old and verry poor and unable to procure a living by labor he respectfully prays that he may receive the Bounty from the Government that he is so justly entitled to to keep his declining days to his grave in peace.
John Evins
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 3rd day of November 1834.
Edward Adams J.J.C.
Robert Moon J.J.C.
Nathl. C. Jarrett J.J.C.
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State of Georgia, Jackson County.} On this 6. day of Nov. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before D. Whitt, J. Harington, A.Q. Brown presiding Judges of the Inferior Court of said County, now sitting, John Evans a resident of Jackson County and State aforesaid, aged 75 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he volunteered his services in the County of Southampton & State of Virginia under Capt. Richard Killow and performed a tour of three months in & about Norfolk & Portsmouth; was at a Skirmish at a place called Long bridge over Potomac near Norfolk Virginia in which skirmish a British Col. (or other officer) named Fordyce was killed in crossing the bridge for the purpose of taking the American works of on the opposite side of the river. The Americans were commanded by Parker, Blanton, Killow & other officers of the Militia. Shortly after this Norfolk was set on fire at the instigation & through the agency of Lord Dannine and about half burned up. This Deponent was there at that
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time stationed for the defence of Norfolk. After the expiration of this tour, deponent removed to North Carolina where he was drafted in Nash County for nine months service. At the place of rendesvous not far from Halifax or Roanoke N.C. Captain John Baker, a Continental Capt. took command of the Company to which Deponent was attached. Col. Hogan commanded the Regiment. From here we were marched to the Schuylkill river near Philadelphia & placed under the Command of the Commander in Cheif Genl. Washington, and there remained until the time of his applicants service expired. Deponent thinks this was in 1777 but cannot recollect dates particularly. Deponent after arriving at Schuylkill acted he thinks as a Lieutenant under Capt. Baker but never had any Commission. He wore a Continental dress & was considered & called a Continental soldier. During this service there was no fighting that he recollects of, the reason for which was assigned to him that the British forces had gone Southwardly. This deponent often saw Genl Washington during this time of encampment near Philadelphia.
This applicant recd. discharges for both the above named tours, the first signed by Capt. Killow and the last by Capt. John Baker, but he has
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lost both of them. After the expiration of the nine months tour applicant enlisted under Col. Parker of the Virginia Troops for three years which term did not expire until about the time of the capture of Lord Cornwallis. During this three years the applicant served constantly in the Virginia State Troops as a Captain under Col. Parker. Sometimes about Williamsburgh sometimes about Petersburg watching & guarding wherever danger was apprehended but never were in any fighting during the whole period. This applicant was in constant service almost four years during which period he scarcely ever saw home; he was about Twenty years of age when he entered the service & according to a family record he was born 16th July (1757) seventeen hundred & fifty seven. He recd. a discharge from the three years service signed by Col. Parker & Col. Blanton both but it has long since been lost or destroyed. Since the Revolution he lived for sometime in N. Carolina Nash County & for the last 32 years has resided at the spot where he was living in Jackson County Ga. He has no documentary proof or personal testimony by which to establish his claim, now in his possession, but respectfully refers to the rolls of the Department believing that his name will
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be found in the Company roll of John Baker of the Regiment of Col. Hogan of the Continental Army of the period spoke of before.
He names as persons to whom reference may be made Thomas J. Bowen, Perry Bowen, James Montgomery, David Whitt, Joseph Hampton.
John Evins
Sworn to and subscribed in open court.
Joseph Hampton J.J.C. {LS}
Auge. J. Brown J.J.C. {LS}
David Whitt J.J.C. {LS}

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the presents, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
John Evins
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jas. Hampton J.J.C
Auge. J. Brown J.J.C. {LS}

We Reuben Thornton, a Clergyman, residing in Franklin County and Jos. Hampton of Jackson hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Evans who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides
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to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Reuben Thornton.
Joseph Hampton.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby Certify and declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Reuben Thornton who has signed the preceeding Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Franklin and that JS. Hampton who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Jackson, and is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit.
Auge. J. Brown J.J.C. {LS}
David Whitt J.J.C. {LS}
I Sylvanus Ripley, clerk of the Inferior Court of Jackson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Evans for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 6th day of November in the year of our Lord 1832
Sylvanus Ripley
{Seal}