Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38682, Robert Everitt, Va.
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SERVICE
Va.

Everitt, Robert

NUMBER
S.38682

CONTENTS
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Died May 30, 1827. See
letter to [deleted through 1840:] J. Kennon 3d Oct
1840. _do to Montgomery
& [deleted through 1845:] Wm. McFeir June 19. 1845

Date of death
not an AB

1,332 Cast
Tennessee. 4

Robert Everitt
private, Capt Wallace
Virginia line._
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee.....
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 6th of June, 1818.__

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d of July 1818.
and sent to the case of Jacob F. Foute
Esq. Clerk of the County of Blount & C.
Maryville, Tennessee.__

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 2 28/30 mos $46
[this line crossed out, illegible]
                                                                  $23.46
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}                              $23.46
18. months
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State of Tennessee
Blount County viz ⎬
Be it remembered that this day came
Robert Everett a Citizen and resident of
and in the said County who says he is, and
appears to be upwards of sixty five years of age
before me James Turk presiding Justice of
the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions in
and for the said County which Court is a
Court of Record, and the said Robert Everitt
being duly sworn according to Law doth
on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress
entitled An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and Naval for
service of the United States in the revolutionary 
war" to wit, that he the said Robert Everitt is
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the same Robert Everitt mentioned in the
foregoing Certificate of discharge signed by Capt
Sigismund [crossed out, the next thwo words:] I read Stribbling and Major Smith
I read_  and hereto attached_ that he this
deponent ensured [inserted, the next seven words:] in the military service as a soldier at Lexington in Rockbridge 
County State of Virginia in July 1780 or
earlier as well as he recollects under Cpt
[crossed out:] Andrew [inserted:] Adam [illegible] of Col Hews Regiment of the
Virginia line, to which then belonged Major
Riddle who under whose command this deponent 
served afterward at the Battle of
Guilford this deponent entered for the term
of eighteen Months and was marched Southwardly 
and after being under different Captains
in the same Regiment and line and after being
and serving in the Battles of Guilford, and Camden
and at the seige of Nindy Six in South
Carolina in the town of the United States
on the Continental Establishment [crossed out:] ag as a
private soldier against the common enemy
the British and after serving the said term
of eighteen months as a soldier as aforesaid
which term he did serve, was at Salisbury
in the State of North Carolina discharged
by the said Capt Stribling and Major Snead
by the above certificate of [crossed out:] Capt discharge
appears, the said Major Snead then commanding 
the regiment in the absence of the
Colonel_ That this deponent knows of no person
in the bounds of this State that was present with
him during any part of the said term of Service
and that he has no further or better evidence in this
[illegible] to produce there the affidavit of Mr James
Wier herewith accompany_ that he claims
no pension from the United States or any of them
otherwise than under the late act of Congress
u_
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above mentioned_ And that from his reduced
circumstances he needs the assistance of
his country for support
Robt Evert
The above declaration
subscribed and sworn
to this 6th day
of June AD 1818
before me the said
James Turk
State of Tennessee
Blount County viz

Be it remembered that this day came
Mr James Weir a respectable citizen
of the said County before me the above
named James Weir and being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that he was
acquainted with the above named
Robert Everett for a long time to wit
before and in his [crossed out:] Service entering
into the military Service of the United 
States as by him stated and as appears
by his discharge above attached
and so far as [crossed out:] my this deponent's knowledge extends
of the circumstances and from [crossed out, illegible] [inserted:] his
knowledge of him [crossed out:] and the said Robert
as to [inserted:] his character as to veracity [crossed out, the next three words:] I have no [illegible] he this deponent has no doubt
was the facts as above stated by him
the said Robert are true
James Weir
Sworn to and subscribed
6th day of June
before me the said
James Turk
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State of Tennessee
Blount County
I the above mentioned James Turk presiding
Justice of the Court of quarter Sessions
in and for the said County do hereby certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that
the said Robert Everett did serve in the
Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy
as by him above Stated and do transmit
on proceedings and testimony had and
taken thereon before me to the Secretary
for the Department of War of the United States
according to the act of Congress in that case
made & provided_ given under my hand
at Maryville in the County aforesaid this
6th day of June 1818
James Turk

EVERITT, ROBERT
(VA.) S. 38682
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State of Tennessee 
Blount County
County Court March Sessions
A.D. 1826
Be it remembered that on this 27th day of March 1826
personally appeared in Open Court to wit the Court of pleas
and quarter Sessions of Blount County being a Court of
records expressly made So by the Statutes of Said State and
having the power of fine & imprisonment, Robert Everit
aged about Seventy four years resident in said County
who being first duly Sworn According to Law doth on
his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War
as follows,  In 1779 or 1780 he enlisted in
Rockbridge County Virginia under Capt. Andrew
Wallace for eighteen months in Maj
detachment of Col. Haws Regiment, and after the
Battle of Guilford was commanded by Maj Smith
Sneed, by whom he was honorably discharged at
Salisbury  North Carolina which discharge [crossed out, illegible]
is annexed to his Original declaration Now On file in
the war department_  during his term of service, he
was at the battle of Guilford, Camden, Siege of 96.
at Eutaw Springs, and at Dodge Chester, and other
Skirmishes_ That he applied for a pension and 
obtained a certificate dated 25. July 1818. allowing him
Eight Dollars per month, Commencing On the 6. day
of June 1818. under which he drew two years pension
and has not Since applied, because he was unwilling
to receive a pension while he was able to live without
it_ That he has consumed his substance for his Support
and now stands in need of the assistance of his Country
being aged & infirm - And I do Solemnly swear that
I was a resident Citizen of the United States On the
18th day of March 1818. and that I have not Since
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that time by gift, Sale Or in any manner disposed of my
property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions of an
act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the
United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th
day of March 1818. and that I have not, nor has any
person in Trust for me any property Or Securities
Contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto
Annexed, and by me Subscribed viz_
1 Mare & Colt              $ 42.50
2 Cows & one Calf          17.50.
14 head of hogs              14.00
3 ploughs 1 Harrow             
   & chain                          7.90
50 acres of Verry
   porr 3d rate upland       75.00
                                      $156.00
accepted____
I have due me in
depts $6.50
And I owe D. Thomas for
Medical Service $6.50
The necessary bedding &
clothing of myself & family
Robt Everitt___
I am by occupation a farmer but am become So
aged and infirmed that I am unable to procure a
Support by my business. And I labor under a rupture
of the right Side of the belly, which disables & pains
me verry much._ My family consists of my wife
aged 68 years. and very frail and unable to
Contribute anything towards the Support of herself
Or Others_my daughter Ann aged about 27 years
tolerably healthy_ My daughter Peggy aged about
25 years, has a verry large [illegible] on her neck
which disables her in a considerable degree from
doing Ordinary labor, Or contributing much to the
Support of herself Or Others_
Robt Everitt
Sworn to & declared in
Open Court 27 March
1826.
Jac. F. Foute Clk
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In a matter of a Pension due to and undrawn by Robert Everett
deceased, late of the County of Blount and State of Tennessee, granted
to him by a Certificate dated 23rd. July 1818, under the act of Congress
State of Tennessee
Blount County      ⎬ SS.
This day personally appeared before me John P King
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid,
James Everett a resident of said County, who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say
that he is a son of Robert Everett deceased, late of the County of
Blount and State of Tennessee, that his father the said
Robert Everett, was a Pensioner of the United States under
the act of Congress passed March 18th 1818, and that his certificate
was dated the 23rd July 1818 as will appear by
[crossed out, illegible] Declaration of his father, the said Robert Everett made
before the County Court of Blount County, &c; on the 27th
day of March 1826, which is herewith forwarded to the
Pension Office; that same years ago the Heirs of the said
Robert Everett, subsequent to his decease, desirous of applying
for the arrears due their father, place all his pension
papers, the Declaration herewith forwarded excepted,
[inserted, this line:] and the oath of identity to said persons, also herewith forwarded,
in the hands of John Saffle, late of Maryville in the
County and State aforesaid, with a view of applying
for arrears due and undrawn by the said Robert
Everitt; that among the papers relating to his father's
Pension as a Revolutionary Soldier, so deposited in
the hands of the said John Saffle, was, as he believes,
his Original Certificate, but being himself, as well
as all his fathers children, wholly illiterate, he is
unable to state positively that such was the fact;
that the said John Saffle died, and being a Merchant, 
& having a great many papers in the Settlement
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of his estate the Pension Papers of his father were Wholly
lost or destroyed and cannot be found; that his father
was placed on the Pension Roll for the State of Tennessee
at the rate of eight dollars per month; that his Certtificate 
bore date on the 23rd July 1818 & his Pension Commenced 
on the 6th day of June 1818, under which he drew
two year's Pension, as shown by his accompanying Declaration: 
that he died on the 23rd day of May 1827 and
left a widow Margaret Everett, formerly Margaret
Lockart, who died on the [crossed out two words:] on the      day of February
1832. & to whom he was married on the 2nd day
of July 1783, as will appear by an original family
record of the said Robert Everett, kept by himself, who
was a good English schollar, & which is also herewith
forwarded; that he left the following children to wit.
Caty, Mary, Thomas, Agness, William, Jean, Ann,
Margaret and James Everett, Caty married Charles
Walker & resides in Blount Co. Ten: Mary is dead,
Thomas resides in Blount County Te., Agness married Isaac
White & resides in Blount Co.Te.; William resides in Blount
Co. Te.; Jean Married Baron Frink McConnell and is
now a widow & resides in Blount County Te.
Margaret and Ann remain single and reside in
Blount Co. Te.; & James Errett, the deponent resides
in Blount Co. Te.; that his father previous to, and
at the time of his death was in indigent circumstances
and needed the assistance of the Government.
James X his mark Everett
Sworn to and Subscribed
before me this 22 day
of March 1845.
John P. King
Justice of the peace
for Blount County
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Robt Everett & Margt
Lockhart Married July
2d 1783 at 2 P.M.
Caty Everitt Born Dec. 6_ 1784
Mary Everitt Born- Nov. 25. 1786
Thos Everitt Born March 19- 1789.
Agness Everitt Born Feby_27_1791_
Wm Everitt Born Febry 26. 1793
Jean Everitt. Born May. 6. 1795.
Ann_ Everitt Born_ Nov- 16- 1797
Margt Everitt Born_ March_ 20. 1800
James Everitt May 2 1805

Isaac White & Nancy Everett
   Married April [illegible] 29th 1813
Jean White Born Feb the 1?- 1814

Chas Lockhart. Born Augut 29. 1782-
Peggy Lockhart Born_ Feb. 6. 1806-
  Died Oct 25, 1811 aged 5.y.8 mon
Thos Lockhart Born Jan-7- 1808
Mary Lockhart Born May 8- 1809
Saml Lockhart. Born Jan-15- 1811

Chas. Walker & Caty Everitt was married Married March ye 31- 1808
Polly Walker Born Jan- 21 1809
Robt Walker Born Aug. 6  18[crossed out, illegible] 1810
Vincent Walker Born June 5th 1812
Wm Walker Born Aug- 17 1814
Peggy Walker Born on Nov 16 1816

[Some calculations beneath the dates above]
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James E Crooked 1814
                                 20   29 of [illegible]
       [illegible]        1794

25 July 1811                [calculations to the right of this date]

List of Childrens
Names

[Illegible]- pension Commence
from the 24th of June 1838
that he has resided this Count
[illegible] near eleven years and
previous thereto he resided in
Cashaw County State of S.C

Lockharts
Power of Attorney

[Words in pencil, illegible]

1810
1803
      7

1815
1789
    26
Received of John Snider [illegible]
Court of Common pleas

John Everitt- born April
1810 [??]
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July 18, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Robert Everitt
S. 38682

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the
Revolutionary War record of Robert Everett, who
enlisted in Lexington, Virginia, in 1780, and
died in 1827, in Blount County, Tennessee.

The data which follow were obtained from
papers on file in Revolutionary War pension
claim, S. 38682, based upon the military service
in that war of Robert Everitt, as his
signature is shown in the claim.

The date and place of birth and the names
of the parents of Robert Everitt are not shown.

Robert Everitt enlisted in Lexington, Rockbridge 
County, Virginia, in the year 1780, served
as a private in Captain Adam Wallace's company,
Colonel Hawes' Virginia regiment, and in Captain
Andrew Wallace's Virginia company, also in Captain 
Sigismund Stribling's company, under Major
Smith Snead in the Virginia troops, was in the
battle of Guilford Court House under Major Ridley,
in the battle of Camden, Siege of Ninety-Six, and
battle of Eutaw Springs, and in a number of skirmishes;
he was discharged in Salisbury, North 
Carolina, January 17, 1782, having served eighteen

[In pencil below:]
This is tombston data only
I copied the service & date
of death from miss Luke's letter

Cecc F
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months.

The soldier, Robert Everitt, was allowed pension
on his application executed June 6, 1818, at which
time he was aged sixty-five years "and upwards", then
living in Blount County, Tennessee. He died May 23
or 30 ( both dates are given) 1827, in Blount County,
Tennessee.

The application for headstone for Robert
Everett (Everitt) is returned herewith. There was
no correspondence enclosed.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Everett.
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The Bearer hereof Robt Everett Soldier in
the second Virginia detachment in
Capt: Striblings Company having served
during Eighteen Months, being the Term
for which he was engaged is hereby
discharged from the said Detachment
In which we certify that he [illegible, the rest of the line]
[illegible] a brave and faithful soldier
at Salisbury this 17 day of January 1782
F. Stribling Capt
S Snead [illegible] Com

EVERITT, ROBERT
(Va.)   S- 38682
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Agents Office Knoxville E- Tennessee
Received of Hugh L. White
Due me for
six months pension from the fifth day of September 1818. to the
fourth day of March 1899_ For which I have signed Duplicate
receipts----
Robt Everitt

Tests
Alex B Gasseble

Agents Office Knoxville Tennessee
Received of Hugh L. White
Due me for six
months pension from the fifth day of September 1818, to the fourth
day of March 1819_ For which I have signed duplicate receipts
Robt Everitt

Tests
Alex B Gasseble
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Oct 3 18[illegible]
Sep 20

F

Robt Everett
Farmvill

Mr. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington cit
D.c
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Maryville E Tennessee
Sepr 21st 1840

Mr J.L. Edward

Dr Sir In a communication 
to you last mail by the Clerk of
our County Court relating to Robt Everetts pension
we supposed the enclosed papers (which were not there sent)
material to a proper adjudication of the claim for
the heirs for what was due him if any We therefore
now inclose the Original Certificate on which he
was pentioned together with some transactions between
yourself & his attorney some time ago which we think
may facilitate the business & also to show how often
he drew while living & what he might have drawn
as we suppose. We as the heirs wish[inserted, the next two words:] to know if we can
not receive what was due him & also what was due
his wife at each of their deaths which evidence we
are informed was sent by the Clerk (as to the term of
their death)
Respectfully for the heirs
Address the Clerk
of Blount County
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February 26, 1937

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/EEL
Robert Everitt-S.38682
Samuel Everett-S. 2543

Mr. M. T. Everett
4215 Alabama Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Robert Everett, who served in the
Virginia Continental troops and Samuel Everett, who served in
the Maryland troops, both of whom received pensions while residing
in the state of Tennessee.

The records of Robert Everitt and Samuel Everett are
furnished you herein.

Robert Everitt
S. 38682

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.38682, based upon the miltary
service in that war of Robert Everitt.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents
of Robert Everitt are not shown.

Robert Everitt enlisted at Lexington, Rockbridge County,
Virginia, in July, 1780, or earlier, served as a private in
Captain Adam Wallace's Company, Colonel Hawes' Virginia Regiment, 
and in Captain Andrew Wallace's Virginia Company, also,
in Captain Sigismund Stribling's Company, under Major Smith
Snead in the Virginia troops, was in the battle of Guilford
Court House under Major Ridley, in the battle of Camden, siege
of Ninety Six and battle of Eutaw Springs and in a number of
skirmishes. He was discharged at Salisbury, North Carolina,
January 17, 1782, said discharge being signed by S. Stribling,
Captain, and S. Snead, Major commanding, having served eighteen
months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 6,
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1818, at which time he was aged sixty-five years "and upwards"
and lived in Blount County, Tennessee. He had lived at the time
in Kershaw District, South Carolina.

Robert Everitt married July 3, 1783, Margaret Lockhart.
The place of their marriage, date and place of her birth and
names of her parents are not given. In 1826, the soldier
stated that his wife was then aged sixty-eight years.

Robert Everitt died May 23 or May 30 ( both dates are given)
1827, in Blount County, Tennessee, and his widow, Margaret, died
in February 1832 or February 28, 1833, in said Blount County.

Children of Robert and Margaret Everitt:

Caty Everitt... born December 6, 1784, in 1845 living in Blount
County, Alabama.
Mary Everitt...November 25, 1786, deceased in 1845.
Thomas Everitt...March 19, 1789, in 1845, living in Blount
County, Tennessee.
Agness Everitt...February 27, 1791, in 1845, living in Blount
County, Tennessee.
William Everitt... February 26, 1793, in 1845, living in Blount
County, Tennessee.
Jean Everitt...May 6, 1795 married, date not given,
Baron Trenk (?) McConnell
and in 1845, living in
Blount County, Tennessee,
and a widow.
Ann Everitt... November 16, 1797) in 1845, Ann and Margaret
Everitt were single and
living in Blount County, Tennessee.
Margaret Everitt...March 20, 1800)
James Everitt...May 20, 1805, in 1845, living in Blount
County, Tennessee.

The following family data are also shown:

John Everitt...born April -- , 1810.

Isaac White and Nancy Everitt married April 29, 1813.
Jean White... born February 13, 1814.

James Everitt, son of the soldier, Robert Everitt, stated that
his sister Agness married Isaac White. It is not shown, however

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that Nancy, above named, who married Isaac White, was identical
with Agness, who lived in Blount County, Tennessee, in 1845.

Additional family data.

Charles Walker and Caty Everitt were married March 31, 1808.
Polly Walker... born January 21, 1809.
Robert Walker...August 6, 1810.
Vincent Walker...June 5, 1812.
William Walker...August 17, 1814.
Peggy Walker... November 16, 1816

Charles Lockhart.... August 29, 1782.
Peggy Lockhart...February 6, 1806. died October, 1813.
Thomas Lockhart...January 7, 1808.
Mary Lockhart...May 8, 1809.
Samuel Lockhart...January 18, 1811.

Samuel Everett
S. 2543

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2543, based upon the military
service in that war of Samuel Everett.

Samuel Everett was born April 5, 1753, in Harford County,
Maryland. The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in said Harford County, Samuel Everett volunteered
early in the year 1780, served two months in Captain
Day's Company, Colonel Alexander Cowan's Maryland Regiment and
guarded the shores of Chesapeake Bay: in same year he reenlisted
and served two months in Captain Huchins' Company, Colonel Alexander
Cowan's Maryland Regiment: in 1781, he enlisted in Captain
Jacob Norris' Maryland Company, but after serving two months, was
taken sick and hired a substitute: latar, in 1781, he enlisted in
a company of marines, commanded by Captain Jesse Bussey and went
on board " The Jolly Tar", Captain Bolt. After [illegible] off Cape
Henry for two months, the ship was in an engagement at Hampton
Roads with the British ship "Perseverance" in which they were
captured: Samuel Everett was taken prisoner, carried to New York,
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and placed in the hold of the British prison ship "Old Jersey"
where he was held for twelve months, "wanting one day"',suffering
many hardships, and was then paroled.

In 1786, he moved from Maryland to North Carolina, and resied
in Caswell County, and Orange County, that state until
1821, when he moved to Smith County, Tennessee, and resided
untill 1826, then moved to Carroll County, Tennessee.

Samuel Everett was allowed pension on his application executed
December 10, 1832, while residing in Carroll County, Tennessee

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death
of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Samuel Everett (S.2543), you
should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Samuel Everett, Certificate No. 7583, issued May 3, 1833,
rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832,
West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Rev. War Section.

March 30, 1939.

Hon. Hatton T. Sumners,
House of Representatives.

In re: Robert Everitt War of Revolution
Survivor File 38682.

You are advised, in response to your request for a
copy of the papers in the above noted pension claim for
Mr. W. C. Everett of Dallas, Texas, that photostat copies
of the papers will be furnished him under the provisions
of the Act of August 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen
cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, 
if that is desired. The number of pages to be
copied is twenty-two. The proper amount should be
forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the
order of the Secretary of the Interior.

If however you prefer to send someone to the Bureau
to transcribe the date in said claim, it will be
ready for your inspection at any time.
Very respectfully,

Washington Gardner

Commissioner.

[Handwritten in the margin:]
If copies are paid
for send these
22 pages
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From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, S. 38682, it appears that Robert Everett or Everitt
enlisted at Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia and
served eighteen months as a private in Captains Andrew
Wallace's and Sigismund Stribling's Companies, Colonel
Haw's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Guilford,
Camden, Ninety-Six, Eutaw Springs and Dorchester and was
discharged January 17, 1782.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 6, 1818, while a resident of Blount County, Tennessee, 
aged sixty-five years. He died May 23, 1827.

Soldier married July 2, 1783, Margaret Lockhart,
she died in February 1832 or 1833.

Their children were-
Caty        born December 6, 1784, married Charles Walker
                                                       March 31, 180-
Mary       November 25, 1786, dead in 1845.
Thomas   March 19, 1789.
Agness    February 27, 1791, married Isaac White.
William    February 26, 1793.
Jean         May 6, 1795, married Baron Trenk (? )
                McConnell, was a widow
                in 1845.
Ann          November 16, 1797.
Margaret  March 2-, 1800.
James       May 20, 1805.

[Handwritten in the margin:]
Addressed to Senator J H Caraway
The first & last part of this letter are in
Salomon Edward W. 7080 & John Lockhart S. 8850
Jan-17-25 AMF

[Handwritten in the margin:]
Miss Wilson said not give
in this case grand children- as
this Senator was getting four cases.
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4215 Alabama Avenue,
Chattanooga, Tennessee,
February 2, 1937.

United States Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Sirs,

I will greatly appreciate a pension statement of Robert Everett,
a Revolutionary soldier, who served in the Virginia Continental
troops and Samuel Everett, who served in the Maryland troops.
Both of these veterans drew pensions later in Tennessee.

Thanking you for your courtesy, I am

Sincerely,
Address
M. T. Everett

4215 Alabama Avenue
Chattanooga, Tenn.
M. T. Everett

RECEIVED
[illegible] 5 1937
3:00 PM
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HATTON W. SUMNERS
5TH DISTRICT TEXAS

ROY T. WALLER
SECRETARY

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C.
March 29, 1922.

Hon. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSIONER
U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
MAR 30 1922

My dear Sir:

I have had sent to me by Mr. W. C. Everett of Dallas,
Texas, a transcript of the war record of his great-grandfather,
Robert Everett, who was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War,
said transcript having been made for him by an attorney of the
District of Columbia by the name of Ernest Holtman in 1897.

It seems that this record was placed in a desk in Mr.
Everett's office and kept there for a good many years, during
which time mice got in and devoured a portion of the first three
or four pages of the transcript.

Mr. Everett desires me to have copied for him the missing
portion of the record of his great-grandfather and I will appreciate
it very much indeed if you will advise me to whom I should
present the record for completion; or, if it is not possible for
you to have the necessary transcribing done by a clerk of the
proper office, when the record shall have been located and I am
notified, I will be glad to send my secretary down to do the
work, if that would be permissible.

For your information, beg to advise that the soldier referred
to was discharged at Salsbury, _____, on January 17,
1782. The following is quoted from the first whole page of the
record:

"WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

" I certify, That in conformity with the law of the United
States of the 18th of March 1818, Robert Everett, late a private in
the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of
the Tennessee Agency at the rate of eight dollars a month, to commence
on the sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

"Given at the War Office of the United States this 23rd
day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
"J. C. CALHOUN,
Secretary of War."

[Handwritten in the margin:]  22 pages
Page 28

#2.

The attorney, Mr. Holtzman, who made the transcript from
the Pension Office records in 1897 is either dead or removed from
this city as I can find no trace of him here.

I thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able
to give me in completing this very highly prized record for Mr.

Very respectfully yours,
Hatton W Sumners

HWS-rw
Page 29

M 233

BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Finance Division

JUN 28 1923 192_

Chief of Rev. War {crossed out:] Division [inserted:] Section

Sir:
I have this day received
from Hon. H. W. Sumner
Check No. 5 [illegible] 1
for $1 15/100, requesting
[crossed out, the next three words:] post office address [inserted:] copy as per
letter herewith.

Respectfully,
O. J. RANDALL
[Handwritten:] J.J.C.
Chief Finance Div.
Page 30

JUN 26 19233

Check for $1.15 by
Secretary to Hon. H. W.
Sumner for copy of Rev. War
claim of Robert Everitt,
Survivor File 382.
Finance
Send notice of receipt
of this money to Law Div.
JTA-Law
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUN
28
1923

[Handwritten in the margin:]
Mr. Willy Chief of the Law Div. told me on July 7, 1923.
that he had delivered the typewritten ctfd copy
of six hundred words to Secty. of M. C. over
Page 31

in person who then paid him 
as per this slip. A Wilson

REV. WAR SECTION
Page 32

3-916

CALL SLIP.

Original No.
[crossed out:] Certificate [inserted:] Sur File No. 38682
War Rev. [illegible, crossed out] Class,
Declaration of June 6. 1818.
Claimant, 1piece of 4 pages-
discharge pasted
on first page
Soldier,____
Robert Everitt
Service, Revolut War
sent to
HP Willey
H. P. WILLEY.
Law Division.

who is going to
copy three pages of
u-
June 21. 1923_

Drawn by____
for____
declaration returned
to Rev. War Section over
____Division.
Page 33

by Mr Allison Clerk Law Div. June 1923. [crossed out:] but
over
[next four lines, crossed out:]
no receipt for payment nor any statement
as to copy being made, so hold on desk
until such notice is received & filed
with case.
and
REV. WAR SECTION
July 7, 1923. Mr Willie Chief of Law Div
told me today that he delivered said copy certified
for 600 words to Secretary of Hon. H. W. Sumner
AWilson
Page 34

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(INCORPORATED.)
Wholesale and Manufacturing
Druggists,
No. 214 Gay Street.
Knoxville, Tenn.

Jany 7 1897

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is distinguished for the following
Merits
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C

Dear sir
I would like to get the record
of Robert Everett, a private in the war
for Independence. He was living in
Rockbridge County Va at time of enlistment
and served through the war. He
was afterward placed on the Pension list
and continued there until his death his [inserted, the next two words:] about 1827. His
address for a number of years previous
to his death was Maryville Tenn. If you
can furnish me a complete copy of all
papers on file bearing on his case I will
thank you very much
Yours
W. C. Everett
Page 35

to Mr.
Tenn.

1925- Jan. 17- Hist [inserted, illegible] to Senator
J. H. Caraway See letter in
John Lockhart S. 8850 AWF..

1937- Feb 26- Hist to M.
Everett. EL

1939- July 18th Hist to Memo. [Something in the margin, illegible]
Tombstone Dala County

38682
Revy
INVALID.

File No. 38,682

Robert Everitt
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan 29.97. Hist.
W. C. Everett
Knoxville,

Feby 6 '97 to [page cut off, illegible]
H. R. Gibson the
has been
for
to WC Everett
[illegible] '97

1922 Mar 30. Hon. Hatton
W. Sumners advised
of Cost of copies. AW.

1923 July 7. Ctfd typewritten
copies of
600 words made
in Law Div. by order
of Mr. Willy Chief of
Law Div. who had delivered
it in person and
received payment
for it- from Secretary
of Hon H.W. Summers.
House of Representives
Page 36

State of Tennessee
Blount County
Be it known that before me Alex B Gasseble
Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared
Robert Everitt and made Oath that he is the identical Robert Everitt
named in an original certificate, of which the  the following [crossed out, the next three words:] which the following
is a Copy_ "War department: Revolutionary Claim_ I certify
"that in conformity with the Law of United States of the 18th of March
"1818_ Robert Everitt_ late a private in the Army of the Revolution
"is inscribed on the pension list roll of the Tennessee Agency at the
"[inserted:] rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the sixth day of June
"One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen_ Given at the War
"Office of the United States this 23d day of July One thousand Eight
"[inserted:] hundrerd and Eighteen-----

J.C. Calhoun

That he is entitled to a pension at the rate of Eight dollars per month
on account of his services in the Army of the Revolution that he now
resides in Blount County, Tennessee has resided for the space of
twenty [inserted:] years last past_ and previous thereto he resided in Rockbridge
County and State of Virginia
Sworn to and Subscribed this 25th
day of March 1819
Robt Everitt
Before me Alex B Gasseble JP
Page 37


Maryville Ten
June 4th 1845
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir. Herewith enclosed
you will find an application of the heirs
of the late Robert Everett for arrears of Pension
alleged to be due and undrawn by him at
the time of his death. It appears that his
certificate of Pension was issued under the act
of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and was dated on
the 23rd July 1818 and that his pension commenced
on the sixth day of June 1818: that he drew up
March 1820 and that thereafter he never applied
and it is alleged by his heirs, and believed by
his neighbors who were most intimate
with him and well acquainted with his
circumstances, that he could not have been
suspended from the roll under the act of
May 1st 1820

The papers are some what [illegible]
we regret it-- we entrusted them to a friend
to have them authenticated in our absence, and
on our return they were handed us in their
abused condition. The death of Dr. Hannum,
[word erased, the next word inserted:]
Chairman of the County Court, prevented their legal
authentication until a few days past.
Respectfully
Montgomery & William McTeir
Page 38

Tennessee

Suspended until the Blount
Certificates of Pensions are recd
from the Sect of War
27 June 1818

Maryville T
June 6    Free

To the Pension Office of the
department of the Secretary at War
of the United States City of Washington
Mail

Admit this claim
E. B.
June 26 [illegible]
Page 39

State of Tennessee
I Jacob F. Foute Clerk of the
Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in and for
Blount County, which Court is a Court of Record,
Do hereby certify that James Turk before whom
the foregoing depositions were taken & whose signature
of Attestation appears thereto, also to the certificate now
is and was at the time of attesting & signing the same
presiding Justice of our said Court and that full
faith and credit are due to his official acts as
such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my
seal of Office at Office in Maryville
in Blount County the 8th day
of June A.D. 1818 and 42nd Year
of American Independence
Jacob F. Foule Clk
Page 40

State of Tennessee 
Blount County       ⎬ SS

I, William Billue a minister of the Gospel residing in the County
and State aforesaid, aged 57 years, do hereby certify that
I was well acquainted with the above named Robert Everett
previous to his death, and am yet acquainted with his family
that I, about the first of the year 1826, was one of the persons
who valued the property of the said Robert Everett, with
a view of his applying for a continuance of a pension from
the United States granted him under the act of 18th March 1818
for services rendered in the war of the Revolution; that I have
examined a schedule of his property & the value annexed in a
Declaration made before the County Court of Blount County on
the 29th day of March 1826, and believe the property & value to be
correctly set forth agreeable to the valuation at which I assisted,
that his signature to the same is genuine; that he was a man
of Strict integrity & credibility, that James Everett who has
made the foregoing affadavit is his youngest son, and I
believe all the material facts therein to be strictly true.
Wm Billue
Sworn to and subscribed
before me, this 8th day of
April 1845.
Ben Cunningham
justice of the Peace
for Blount County

State of Tennessee 
Blount County       ⎬ SS
I Ben Cunningham a Justice of the Peace & one of the justices
of the County Court of the County aforesaid, before whom the
above deposition has this day been made, do hereby certify
that William Billue is an accredited Minister of the Gospel
residing in said County & that he is an intelligent & credible person.
Given under my hand this 8th day of April 1845
Ben Cunningham
Justice of the peace
Page 41

State of Tennessee
Blount County      ⎬ SS
I, William Lowry, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that the Declaration of Robert Everettt, affixed hereto,
bearing date the 27th March 1820 & made before the county court of said
County, is recorded at length in the Record Book of said court for
the day & year above named. And I further certify that John P. King,
before whom the affidavit of James Everett was made, is, and was
at the time of the date thereof, an acting justice of the peace, & one 
of the Justices of the Court aforesaid; and that Ben. Cunningham before
whom the deposition of William Billue was made, is, and was
at the time of date thereof, an acting justice of the peace, and
one of the justices of the county court for said county, & that each
of their signatures are genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office [illegible]
at office, in Maryville, this 2nd day of May
1845_
Will Lowry Clk

State of Tennessee
Blount County       ⎬ SS
I. Samuel Pride, Presiding Justice pro tempore
of the County Court for the aforesaid County and State
do hereby certify that William Lowry is the Clerk
of said Court, and that his signature above
written, & the seal of the said County affixed
to his certificate are genuine.
Given under my hand
this 24th day of May
1845.
Saml Pride [illegible]
Presiding Justice Pro Tem of the
County Court of Blount Co.
Page 42

War Department
Pension Office
May 4th 1826.
Sir,
I herewith return Robert Everett's
declaration, and have to state that before a
final decision can be had on his claim to be
continued on the Pension List, he must account
for all the property he may have disposed of
since the 18th of March 1818, in the manner
prescribed by the regulations herewith enclosed

I am, respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
J.L. Edwards
Page 43

Oct 1 [illegible]

MARYVILLE
SEP 20
[Illegible]

[Illegible]:
Add proof
Margt. Everett decd

J. L. Edwards    F
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
Page 44

State of Tennessee Blount County
County Court April Term 1840.
"Ordered by the Court a majority of the acting
Justices of the County being present that the
proof of the marriage and death of Robert
Everett (a Revolutionary Pensioner) and his wife
Margaret Everett be entered on the records of this
Court and certified according to act of Congress_
which proof was taken in open Court, and is in
the words and figures, following to wit Robert
Everett a Revolutionary Pensioner died between the
20th and 30th day of May 1827, and left a widow
Margaret Everett, who died between the 25th and 28th
day of February 1833. that at his death they lived
together as man and wife, and had lived So for
upwards of 30 years, and that during that period
they were always reputed as man and wife."
(Signed)  Thomas Everett & James Everett
Sworn to in open Court
6th of April 1840.
Jeremiah Kennon Clk.

I Jeremiah Kennon Clerk of the County Court
of Blount County do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true coppy of the record of
Said Court now in my office.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office at
office this 19th day of September 1840.
Jeremiah Kennon Clk
By James M. Toole D.C
Page 45

State of Tennessee [illegible]
I Jacob F. Foute clerk of the Court of pleas
and quarter Sessions of Blount County do
hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the
Schedule thereto annexed, are truly Copied
from the record of the said Court; and I do
further Certify that it is the opinion of
the said Court that the total amount in
Value of the property exhibited in the
Aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and
fifty six dollars and no more -
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court at Office in
Maryville this 15th April
A.D. 1826
Jac. F. Foute Clk

Any communication on the subject
of this application, is requested to be
directed to the case of Jac F. Foute
Maryville Blount County Tenn_
Page 46

Misters Montgomery & Wm McTier
19. June 1845
Page 47

Pension Office
June 19. 1845

Gentleman,

The papers which you sent
here in the case of Robert Everitt, decd have
been examined and filed. The pension
of Everitt was stopped under the act
of May 15, 1820, which required the pensioner
to exhibit a schedule of his property. Everitt
did not produce any schedule till the year 1826,
and that schedule was not satisfactory. In May
1827 [inserted, next two words:] he died There was nothing due him on the day of
his death. His heirs therefore have no claim
whatever on account of his revolutionary
Service.

Misters Montgomery & Wm McTier
Maryville
Tennessee
Page 48

Payable on the 4th of Mar:
4th Sept in each year
by the Prest of the Nashville 
Bank, Nashville,
Tennessee.
Page 49

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Revy Claim.

I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18th of March, 1818,
Robert Everitt, late a private  in the
army of the Revolution,
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Tennessee Agency
at the rate of Eight dollars, [crossed out] cents per month,
to commence on the Sixth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen._

Given at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES,
this 23d day of July
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Page 50

Jereh Kennan
Octr 3 1846
GC

Record 50 page 277
Page 51

Pension Office
Oct. 3. 1840

Sir,
I have received your letter of
the 21st [illegible] enclosing certain papers in the case of
Robert Everett, decd. As Everitt failed to
render a Schedule of his property under the act
of the first of May 1820, he was not entitled to
any amount whatever in 1827, when he died
His widow never acquired a right to any
pension, as she appears to have died in
February 1833, before any law ever passed
granting pensions to widows on account of
the revolutionary service of their husband. As
neither the father or mother had any claim
on goverment under any law of the U.
States, when they died, the children of course
have no claim and therefore nothing is due
to either of them. The papers will remain
on our files
J
Mr Jeremiah Kennan,
Clerk of Blount County
Maryville
E. Tennessee
Page 52

Robt Everitt
Declaration for
Pension_ 1826
Page 53

State of Tennessee
Blount County       ⎬ On this 27th day of March
1826. personally appeared in open Court
towit the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions
of Blount County being a Court of Record, 
expressly made so by the Statutes of said State
and having the power of fine and 
imprissionment. Robert Everitt aged about
seventy four years, resident in said County
who being first duly sworn, according to Law
doth on his oath declare that he Served
in the Revolutionary War as follows
In 1779 or 1780 he enlisted in Rockbridge County
Virginia under Capt Andr Wallace for
eighteen months, in Major [crossed out, illegible] Ridgely's
detachment. of Col Haws Regiment after
the battle of Guilford was commanded
by Majr Smith Snead, by whom he
was honorably discharged at Salisbury
N. Carolina which discharge is annexed
to his original declaration now on file
in the war department_ during his
term of service he was at the Battles
of Guilford, Camden, Seige of 96.
at Eutaw Springs, and at Dodge [illegible]
and other skirmishes - that he applied
for a pension and obtained a certificate
dated 23 July 1878. allowing him eight
dollars per month commencing on the
6 day of June 1818. under which he
Page 54

drew two years pension; and has not
since applied because he was unwilling
to receive a pension while he was able to
live without it, that he has consumed
his substance for his support and now
stands in need of the assistance of his
Country being aged and infirm_

And I do solemnly swear that I was a 
resident Citizen of the United State on the 18th
day of March 1818.. and that I have not Since
that time by gift sale or in any manner
disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it
as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled "An act
to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and Naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War passed
Page 55

on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have
not nor has any person in trust for me, any
property, or Securities, Contracts or debts due to
me; nor have I any income, other than [crossed out, illegible]
what is contained in the Schedule hereto
annexed, and by me subscribed_ Viz
1 Mare and Colt.    $42.50
2 Cows & Calf          17.50
14 Head Hogs          14.00
2 Ploughs & Harrow
& chain -                    7.00
50 Acres verry poor
3rd rate upland        75.00
                             $156.00
I have due me
in debts... $6.50
and I owe
Doctor Thomas
for medical
Services...$6.50

The necessary bedding & clothing of myself
and family excepted_ Robt Everitt
I am by occupation a farmer but am
become so aged and infirm that I am unable
to procure a support by my businesses
And I labor under a rupture of the
right side of the Belly which disables & pains me
very much_ my family consists of
my wife aged 68 years & verry frail and
unable to contribute any thing towards the
support of herself or others_ my daughter
Ann aged about 27 years tolerably healthy
My daughter Peggy aged about 25 years
has a verry large [illegible] on her Neck
which disables her in a considerable
degree from doing ordinary labor Or
Page 56

contritbuting much to the support of herself
or others_
Robt Everitt
Sworn to & declared
in open court 27
March 1826_
Jac, F. Foute Clk