Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4214, Thomas Graves, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Graves, Thomas
Sarah

NUMBER
R.4214

CONTENTS
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The State of Alabama
Pike County    SS

   On this the 23rd day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, before me Jason Tyson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Thomas Graves a resident of said county aged Sixty-two years who being duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Acts of Congress passed July 4th 1836, July 7th 1838 and Acts amendatory thereof that he is the only heir and child now living of Sarah Grames and Thomas Graves, that his father the said Thomas Graves was a private in the War of the Revolution that this affiant is not able to state under what officers the said Thomas Graves served but that he served under General Marion in North and South Carlina and Georgis but he thinks he entered the service in the State of South Carolina and that he served in the years seventeen hundred and seventy-seven (1777) and seventy-eight (78) and seventy nine (79) as much as two years.  That his father the said Thomas Graves,
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died in Marion District South Carolina on the third day of July in the year Eighteen hundred and five (1805) that his said father and his said mother Sarah Graves were married in the County of Richmond in the State of North Carolina in the year Seventeen hundred and Sixty one (1761) by a Baptist preacher named Benjamin Mosely.  That there is no family Record that this affiant is aware of showing the showing the date of said marriage or the birth of the children. That his said Mother died in Marlborough District South Carolina on the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty-two (1842) and was at the time of her death the widow of the said Thomas Graves.
      Thomas Graves [seal]
 
   Sworn to and subscribed before me January 23rd day A.D. 1852

The State of Alabama
Pike County    SS.

I Jason Tyson a Justice of the Peak do certify that satisfactory proof was exhibited to me on the 23rd day of January A.D. 1853 that the Said
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Thomas Graves died on the 3rd day of July Eighteen hundred and five (1805) that he left a
widow whose name was Sarah that she died in the year Eighteen hundred and forty two
(1842) on the first day of September and was the widow of the said Thomas Graves at the
time of her death; and that she left one heir and child whose name is Thomas Graves, who is the foregoing applicant and that there are no other heirs or children of the said Sarah
now living except the said Thomas Graves.   I also certify that the foregoing are the original
proceedings had before me in the matter of the application of Thomas Graves for the
arrears of Pension due to his said mother from the United States. 

January A.D. 1852
Jason Tyson J.P.  {Seal}
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Additional Evidence
in Case of Thomas 
Graves of Albama
Rev. Pension.
filed July 7.1855
Sarah Graves
Thomas
Ala A.D. 1858
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The State of Alabama
County of Pike    SS.
Personally appeared before me Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid Charity Graves aged sixty four years who after being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith on oath that she knew Thomas Graves from her infancy to the day of his death and that she thinks that he died on the
in the year 1805 she was not at his burial but that she lived some six or seven miles from him and that she is fully satisfied that he died about that time and that she has heard a great many people say in S.C. That Thomas Graves Sr moved from N.C. to S.C. in a short time after the Revolutionary war and that he was always reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that she lived a near Neighbor to the Widow for twenty years after his death and she has frequently heard the widow Sarah Graves talking about her husband's being in the Revolutionary war and that he served in the State of North Carolina under Gen. Marion and that it was a common talk in S. C. that he was a soldier from N.C.
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That she lived a near neighbor to the Widow Sara Graves from Thomas Graves death up to the year 1836, and that she moved from South Carlina to Alabama and dose know with her one knowledge when Sarah Graves died but she has been credibly informed that Sarah Thomas died in South Carolina on or about the 1st day of Sept. A.D. 1843, and that she fully concurs in the opinion that Thomas Grover was a revolutionary Soldier and that Sarah Graves was his lawful wife and that she died on the
day of the date above and that Thomas Graves is the only heir that she knows of now living.

This the 24 day of May A.D. 1855
Charity (her X mark) Graves

Sworn to & subscribed before me the Jason
Tyson a Justice of the peace and I certify that Charity Graves is a credible person and witness, and I further certify that I have no Interest in said Claim.

Jason Tyson J.P.  [Seal]
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The State of Alabama
County of Pike

   I Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of the Court of Probate in and for Said County (and Exofficer Clerk of Register of Deeds) do hereby certify that Jason Tyson whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit of Charity Graves is and was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the Peach duly commissioned and qualified and his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that said court is a court of Record.

   Given under my hand and seal of office at Troy Ala. 
   This the 2nd day of June 1855.

Bird Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate
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Affidavit of
Archibald Graves
of Alabama, 
Jany 27. 1855
filed March 2nd 1855

Richard M. Young, Atty
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The State of Alabama
Pike County    SS.

   Personally appeared before me Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace in and for said County
Archabald Graves who after being duly Sworn according to Law deposeth and saith on oath, that his is about seventy-seven years and that he has known Thomas Graves all his life and that he moved from North to South Carolina directly after the revolutionary war and that he was always reputed by all that knew him to have been a revolutionary soldier and that he has often times heard the said Thomas Graves Sr say that he entered the service in North Carolina and that he done Military Service under General Marion in North & South Carolina and that he has heard John Graves who is now dead say that he knew Thomas Graves in North & South Carolina and that he said that Thomas Graves entered the service in North Carolina and that he knew him to do military service in North and South Carolina and that he has heard many others who are now dead
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speak in the same manner in relation to the services of the said Thomas Graves Sr, and that he was at one Darby Sweeney's in North Carolina in the year 1810 and that he heard said Sweeny say that the said Thomas Graves Sr served a great deal in the revolutionary war and that the said Thomas Graves family lived near him during the time said Thomas Graves was in service in said war and after said war the said Thomas Graves
moved from North to South Carolina and that he was present at the said Thomas Graves burial and that said Thomas Graves was buried with all the honors of a revolutionary of soldier.

   And further that he has heard one Samuel Pate who is now dead say that he served in the revolutionary war with the said Thomas Graves Sr and that said Thomas Graves was a good soldier and that he fully concurs in the opinion of that Thomas Graves served as above described, & what he knows in relation to the marriage.  Child &c is sot forth in his deposition heretofore taken.
                     Archabald (his X mark) Graves
   
   Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 27th day of January A.D. 1855.
Jason Tyson J P
Justice of the Peace  [Seal]
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   I hereby certify that Archabald Graves is a credible & respectable Witness This the 27th day of January A.D. 1853
Jason Tyron J.P.  [Seal]

The State of Alabama
Pike County   SS

   I Ben Fitzpatrick Judge of Probate in and for said County, hereby Certify that Jason Tyson whose name is signed to the foregoing Affiant &c is and was at the time of signing the same a acting Justice of the Peace of the in and for the County duly qualified and legally commissioned and as such his acts are entitled to full faith and credit.

   I further Certify that this is a Court of Record that I am [illegible] duly authorized &c and this Certificate is in due form of Law.

Given under my hand and seal of office this 30th of January A.D. 1853.
   Ben Fitzpatrick
   Judge of Probate
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The State of Alabama
Pike County    S.S.

   Personally appeared before me Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Hardy Graves who after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says upon oath that his age is about seventy-five (75) years, that he cannot state with certainty anything about the services of Thomas Graves but that he knew the said Thomas Graves and Sarah Graves his wife to live together as husband & wife for about thirty years before the death of the said Thomas Graves and that they lived as husband and wife up to his death.  The said Thomas Graves died about the third day of July in the year eighteen hundred and five (1805) that he was not at his burial but that he lived not far from him and he thinks that he is positive as to the time of his death, that Sarah Graves died some time about the first of September in the year 1842, according to the best of his Recollection and that he has known Thomas 
Graves Jr ever since he was born and that he is a son of the said Thomas & Sarah Graves.
    Hardy Graves
  
   Sworn to and subscribed before me July 10th 1852
Jason Tyson J.P.
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The State of Alabama
Pike County   SS.

  I Jason Tyson a Justice of the Peace do certify Hardy Graves the within named Witness is credible and respectable person.

   Jason Tyson, J.P.
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Thomas Graves'
Marriage
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State of North Carolina
Richmond County

   I Malcolm L. Douglass Clerk of the County Court of the County of Richmond in the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have made a thorough and diligent search in my office and find no evidence of any Marriage of Thomas Graves, and Sarah Sweeny, either filed or recorded therein.

   In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of office this 17th December A.D. 1851
    M. L. Douglass C.C.C.


W. Manly Esqr
   Dear Sir- I should have attended to the above business earlier, but waited to converse with some old Gentlemen, who I thought might have been acquainted with the persons named in your letter. There was such a man in this County as Benj Mosely a Baptist Minister
but whether he had any church in the County at which he regularly preached, no one recollects as it was a long time ago. I presume that it would not answer much purpose however were the fact ascertained as there is no record of Marriages kept by the churches in this Country - I have seen no one that knew Thos Graves or Sarah Sweeny.  This County was formed in 1779, and was in 1761 the time mentioned in your letter a part of Anson County

Yours Respectfully
M. L. Douglass
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office

   I, William J. Clark, Comptroller of 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 services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit

Thomas Graves
Vol. C. No. 1993 $2 S17 specie June 1782
Book No 5 page 39 $22 S12 D10 specie August 1783
Book G No16 page 25 $7 S14, specie
Book No11 page 8 $14 S2 D10, specie

I furthermore certify that this is the only certificate I have issued in this case and the only information I have given respecting it 

   In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 23d day of January 1852
Wm J. Clarke Comptroller
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The State of Alabama
Pike County       SS.

   On this the 13th day of December Eighteen hundred & fifty-two before the Probate Court in and for said County the same being a Court of Record so declared by the Law crediting it, personally appeared in open Court Thomas Graves a resident of said
County aged sixty-two years who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 4. 1836 July 7. 1838 and acts amendatory thereof - that he is the only heir & child now living of Sarah Graves & Thomas Graves that his father the said Thomas Graves
was a private in the war of the Revolution that this affiant is not able to State under what officers the said Thomas Graves served but that he served under General Marion in North &
South Carolina & Georgia but he thinks he entered the service in the State of North Carolina
and that he served about the years seventeen hundred & seventy-seven & seventy-eight
& seventy-nine as much as two years that his father the said Thomas Graves died in Marion
district South Carolina on the third day of July in the year eighteen hundred & five (1805)-
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that his father & his Mother Sarah Graves was married in the County of Richmond in the State of North Carolina in or about the year seventeen hundred & sixty-one (1761) by a Baptist preacher Benjamin Mosely that there is no family Record that this affiant is aware of showing the date of said Mariage of the births or the births of the Children.  That his said mother died in Marlborough District South Carolina on the first day of September one thousand eight hundred & forty-two (1842.) and was at the time of death the widow of the said Thomas Graves 
   Thomas Graves

   Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this the 13th day of December A.D. 1852.

Bird, Fitzpatrick
Judge Probate


The State of Alabama
Pike County      SS.
   
   I, Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of the Probate Court in & for the County & State aforesaid do certify that at the Regular Term of said Court began & held in & for said County on the Second Monday in December A.D. 1852, Satisfactory proof was exhibited to
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said Court that Thomas Graves died on the 3rd day of July Eighteen hundred and five (1805).  That he left a widow whose name was Sarah that she also died in the year Eighteen hundred  and forty two on the first day of September and was the widow of the said Thomas Graves at the time of her death and that she left one heir & child whose name is Thomas Graves who is the foregoing applicant and that there are no other heirs or children of the said Sarah Graves now living except the said Thomas Graves.  I further certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of said Court at the aforesaid term
thereof in the matter of the application of Thomas Graves for arrears of Pension due to his said mother from the United States-


   In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said Court this 13th day of December A.D. 1852
   Bird Fitzpatrick
   Judge of Probate
   Pike Co Ala
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Supplemental Declaration  
of Thomas Graves of
Pike County, Alabama
under Acts of July 4, 1836
and July 7, 1838

Richard M Young, Atty
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KNOW all men by these presents, that I do hereby constitute and appoint Richard M Young my true and lawful attorney, for and in my name, to prosecute and attend to the allowance of a certain claim which I have asserted against the United States for pension, both before the Commissioners of pensions, the Secretary of the Interior, and any department of the Government, or the Congress of the United States, and my said Attorney is authorised and empowered one or more attorneys under him to make and constitute, for the purposes aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming what my said Attorney and those by him constituted, may do in the premises,

Witness my hand and seal, this 12th day of July 1852.
  Thomas Graves  [Seal]

Signed, sealed, and delivered in
presence of
John Key
Jason Tyson

State of Alabama
Pike county,     SS:

Before the subscriber, one of the Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas Graves above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed.  Witness my hand this 12th day of July 1852.
Jason Tyson J.P

State of Alabama
Pike county,    SS:
   I Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of the Probate court in and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jason Tyson is one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office, this 12th day of July 1852

Bird Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate 
PC &c
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The State of Alabama
Pike County  SS

   Personally appeared before me Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace John Graves who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says upon oath, that he is about 82 years of age, that he first knew Thomas Graves and Sarah his wife in South Carolina about the year Seventeen hundred and eighty-one (1781) and they were living together as husband and wife and according to what he has heard the said Thomas and Sarah Graves say they were married in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty-one (1761) and that Thomas Graves was a soldier in the Revolutionary war he was reputed to have been a soldier in the revolution and believed to have been a soldier of the revolutionary by the people that know him in South Carolina and he fully concurs in the opinion that the said Graves was a soldier in the revolution under General Marion.   Thomas Graves appeared to be about twelve years old in the year 1800. Thomas Graves died in the year eighteen hundred and five (1805)
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(1805) that he was living near the said Thomas Graves when he died but he was not at the burial but he was well acquainted with the family and has all reasons and dose believe that he died in the aforesaid date in South Carolina Marion District and that Sarah Graves died in Marlborough District South Carolina on the 1st day of September 1842, according to the best information he  has about her death.
   John Graves [Seal]

Sworn to and subscribed before me January 23rd day A.D. 1852
Jason Tyson J.P.

I Jason Tyson do hereby certify that John Graves whose name appears to the point foregoing affidavit is a respectable Witness, January 23 A.D. 1852.
Jason Tyson, J.P.
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The State of Alabama
Pike County    SS.

I Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County (and ex office Clerk of said Court and register of deeds) do hereby certify that Jason Tyson whose
name appears to the within and foregoing Declaration and affidavit Thomas Graves affidavit of John Graves and affidavit applicant of D. D. Miles and whose name  appears to the acknowledgement of the power of Attorney of Thomas Graves is and acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that full faith and credit ought to be  had and given to his Attestation as such (and that the same is in due form), and that said Court is a court of Record Given under my hand and seal office this the 26th day of January A.D. 1852.

Bird Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate
Pike County Ala.
R. E. Wood,
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The State of Alabama
Pike County     S.S.
     Personally appeared before me Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace in and for said
County & State Archabald Graves who after being duly sworn according to law  deposeth & saith that his age is about seventy five years that he has been well  
acquainted with Thomas Graves so and that he has heard him talk a great many times about being in the Revolutionary war and say that he served under General Marion about two years (to wit) about the year Seventeen hundred & seventy
seven & seventy eight & seventy nine and that he always bore the reputation in South
Caroline of being a Revolutionary soldier and that he fully concurs in the opinion that
he served as aforesaid.  That the said Thomas Graves & Sarah Graves Always bore the
Reputation of being married and that he knows them to live together as husband &
wife for about twenty years before Thomas Graves death and they lived together up to Thomas Graves death and from their living together so peaceable as they did he  fully believes that they were lawfully Married that Thomas Graves Sr. died about the 3rd
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day of July Eighteen hundred & five in Marion District South Carolina and he was at his burial and that Sarah Graves died in Marlborough District South of the first day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & forty two he was not at the burial of Sarah Graves but from every knowledge & circumstance he positively believes that she died about that date, and that Thomas Graves Jr.is a son of Thomas Graves Sr & Sarah his wife and none others who are now living.
Archabald (his X mark) Graves

   Sworn to & subscribed before me November 5th 1852.
Jason Tyson J.P. [Seal]

I Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace do certify that I am well acquainted with Archabald Graves and that he is a credible & respectable witness.
 Nov 5. 1852,
Jason Tyson J.P.

Know all men by these presents that I do hereby constitute and appoint Richard Young my true & lawful attorney for & in my name to prosecute & attend to the allowance of a certain claim which I have asserted against the United States for pension.

Both before the Commissioner of Pensions the
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Secretary of the Interior and any department of the Government of the Congress of the United States and my said attorney is authorized and empowered one or more attorneys under him to make & constitute for the purpose aforesaid hereby ratifying & confirming what my said attorney and those by him constituted may do in the premises.
Thomas Graves

Witness my hand & seal this the 13th day of December A.D. 1852.  Signed sealed & delivered in the presents of

Jason Tyson
Calvin Walding

The State Alabama
Pike County   SS.
    Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Thomas Graves above named & acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act & deed.

Witness my hand & seal this 13th day of December AD 1852
Jason Tyson J.P.

The State of Alabama
Pike County    SS.

I Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of
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the Court of Probate in & for said County (and exofficio Clerk & Register of Deeds) do certify that Jason Tyson whose name appears as Justice of the peace to the affidavit of Archabald Graves and acknowledgement of Thomas Graves is and acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit qualified to be had and given to his  attestation as such and that the same is in due form of law and that said Court is a Court of Record.

   Given under my hand & official seal of said Court, December 13th 1852,
Bird, Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate
Pike Co
Ala
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Certificate of George W Brooks
Comptroller of Public Accounts of
North Carolina, of the military
Pension of Thomas Graves dec'd.
from the Hillsborough District,
during the revolutionary war.

$2:17S
$7:4S
$11:13S.8D

$21:14:8
or $54:25 Cts

Certificate dated May 4, 1855

Richard M. Young Atty
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State of North Carolina
Comptrollers Department

I Geo. W Brooks Comptroller of 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
to wit:

Thomas Groves
Vol C. No. 1993 $2.S17 - Hillsboro. Dist June 1782
Book G. 16. Page 25 - -$7.S4
Intent (or Army Certificate $11-S13- D8. Hillsboro Dist. Aug. 1784

   I further certify that the above payments appear to have been made to the same
man, and that Groves is now a common named in some of the Counties of the  Hillsboro District.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my
Office this 4th day of May 1855
Geo W Brooks Comptroller of State
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Brief
Sarah Graves Dec'd
Ala
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Sarah Graves Dec'd
of Alabama
Act July 7, 1838

Declaration of Thomas Graves, the claimant January 23rd 1852 & Sarah dec'd July 12, 1852- aged 62 - only living heir & child of Thos. & Sarah.
   His Father, Thos, was Rec Soldier served under General Marion in &N & S Car - does not recollect other officers -
   Served in yrs 77-78 & 79 - as much as 2 yrs.
   Father died in S.C. July 3, 1805
   Was married to Sarah in Richmond Co. N.C. in 1761 by Benj Mosely - a Baptist preacher - No family record.
   Sarah, the mother died in S.C. 1st Sept 1842.
   Supplemental Declaration in open court - which certifies to satisfactory proof of death of parents & that claimant is the only child &c.
   John Graves - aged 82.  First knew Tho. & Sarah in S. C. in 1781 - lived as man & wife and they said they were married in 1761.  Thos was reputed to have been soldier in Revolution & fully believes he was.  Thos Jr affiant to be about 12 in 1800.
   Lived near Thos & Sarah at time of their deaths & understood they died at about the dates above.
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D.D. Miles swears to date of Sarah's death and widowhood.
   Certifications of Clerks of Richmond and Anson Co's, N.C. that no record of marriage of Thos & Sarah exist.
   Note by Clk of Richmond Co. states there was a Baptist Minister in S.C. Co by name of Benj. Mosely.
    Certify of Comptroller of N.C. of pay to Thos Graves amounting to $59.S6.D8 - representing a period of 18 1/2 months service:
   The name of Thomas Graves does not appear as an applicant for a pension from either North or South Carolina or Georgia.

May 30, 1853
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The State of Alabama
Pike County SS: 

   Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace Archabald Graves who after being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith on oath, that his age is about seventy six years and that he has known Thomas Graves Sr of all his life and that he moved from North Carolina to south Carolina some time directly after the revolutionary war and that he knew him from that time until the day of his death, and he was always reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he has heard Thomas Graves Sr say that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war and he served under General Marion and the said Thomas Graves Sr & moving from North Carolina makes him believe that he entered the service in North Carolina and that
he fully concurs in the opinion that he was a soldier in the revolutionary War and that he entered the service in North Carolina and that Thomas Graves Sr & Sarah Graves his wife lived together from the time he first knew them until the said Thomas Graves Sr died and that Sarah Graves remained a widow until her death, and that Thomas Graves   is a child of Thomas Graves Sr & Sarah his wife & none others who are now living
Archabald (his X mark) Graves

   Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 27 day of May A.D. 1854  
  Jason Lyson. J.P.
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I Jason Tyson a Justice of the peace to certify that Archabald Graves is credible & respectable Witness. May 27th 1854. Jason Tyson J.P. [Seal]

The State of Alabama
Pike County.

   I Bird Fitzpatrick, Judge of the Court of Probate is and for the STATE and COUNTY aforesaid, hereby certify that Jason Tyson Esq., whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit of Archibald Graves and thereon written; was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County-duly commissioned and legally qualified, and as such, his signature is genuine and entitled to full faith and credit. I further certify that this is a COURT of Record, that he keeper of the same, and this, my certificate, is in due form, and conformably to the Laws of the State.

   GIVEN under my hand and SEAL of office, at Troy Pike County Alabama, this the 16th day of June A. D. 1854

Bird Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate
Pike Co Ala
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Washington City 
July 17, 1854

Hon. Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir, Enclosed I send you addition evidence in the copy of Thomas Graves of Ala. for arrearages of Revolutionary Pension.  Please have the case re-examined in connection with this testimony and let me know the result.

   Very Respectfully 
   Richard M. Young, Atty
   For Thomas Graves
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Washington City
March 1, 1853

Hon. J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, Enclosed I send you the supplemental declaration of Thomas Graves of Pike County, Alabama, the only child and heir of Sarah Graves and Thomas Graves dec'd. for arrearages of Pension supposed to be due to his late mother Sarah Graves under the acts of Congress of July 4, 1836 and July 7, 1838 and other acts of Congress amendatory that, with additional testimony, and or Power of Attorney to myself to present the claim.

   Will you please have these papers placed with the original papers on file, and the case re-examined upon this new evidence as soon as may be convenient.

   Very Respectfully
   Richard M. Young
   Atty in fact for Thomas
   Graves of Alabama
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KNOW all men by these presents, that I do hereby constitute and appoint
Jason Tyson my true and lawful attorney, for and in my name, to prosecute and 
attend to the allowance of a certain claim which I have asserted against the United States for pension,  due Thomas Child & heir of Sarah Graves widow Thomas Graves Sr bath before the Commissioners of pensions, the Secretary of the Interior, and any department of the Government, or the Congress of the United States, and my said Attorney is authorised and empowered one or more attorneys under him to make
and constitute, for the purposes aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming what my said Attorney and those by him constituted, may do in the premises.

   Witness my hand and seal, this 23rd day of January 1852
   Thomas Graves  SEAL.

   Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of 
   John Grinnell
   W.B. Lamter

The State of Alabama
Pike county,   SS:

   Before the subscriber, one of the Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas Graves above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his net and deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of January 1852.
Jason Tyson
J.P.
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Washington City
August 9, 1852

Hon. J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

   Sir, Enclosed I send you the Supplemental Declaration of Thomas Graves of Pike County Alabama, who claims arrearages of pension money, due in right of his mother Sarah Graves dec'd.  Late of the same County and State, who was the widow of Thomas Graves dec'd. for serviced rendered in the Revolutionary War - The application is made under the acts of July 4, 1836, and July 7, 1838 - The reason of the filing of this supplementary declaration is because the first one was taken before a Justice of the Peace whereon this is taken in the Court of Probate.

   Very Respectfully
   Richard Young
   Atty in fact for Thomas Graves

P.S.  The Power of Attorney is also enclosed.
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14,689

Sarah Graves, dec'd
Widow of Thomas, Ala

Rill, Young Aug 4 1852
"        "       Octo 26 1852
"        "       Feby 1 1853
"        "       May 3 1853
"        "       Feby 2 1854
"        "       Mar 18 1854
"        "       21 July 1854
"        "       March 7 1855
"        "       May 12 185
"        "       July 10 /55

4214

July 1, 1838
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Hon. R.M. Young
March 7 /55

No. 14.689

Sarah Graves, dec'd
wid. of Thomas 
Ala

Rill Young Aug 1852
Same Oct 24 1852
Same Feby 1 1853
Same May 3, 1853
Same Feby 2 1854
Same Mar 18, 1854.

Act July 7 1838


(over)
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Washington City
March 14, 1854

Hon Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

   Sir, By referring to your letter of May 3. 1853 addressed to me on the subject of the application of Thomas Graves of Alabama for arrearages of pension as only child & heir of Sarah Graves dec'd who was the widow of Thoms Graves, dec'd. for service in the revolutionary war, you will find that it is suggested that there might have been another Thomas Graves in the service from South Carolina to rebut this presumption I now send you the certificate of the General of South Carolina showing that the name of Thomas Graves cannot be found upon the revolutionary army rolls of that state. 

   The applicant claims that the services of his ancestor Thomas Graves (the Rev. soldier) were rendered by him when he belonged to South Carolina as is shown by the Certificate of the Comptroller of South Carolina.  Please acknowledge the receipt of the enclosed certificate, and have it filed with the other papers in the case.

   Very respectfully
   Richard M. Young
   Atty for Thomas Graves of Alabama
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Washington City 
March 2nd 1855

Hon Loren P. Waldo
Court of Pensions

   Sir, Enclosed I send you the affidavit of Archibald Grant of Pike County, Alabama proving that Thomas Graves (the Soldier) lived in North Carolina, and served from that State during his services in the Revolutionary war, and moved to South Carolina, directly after the war, and that he was reputed to be a soldier in the Revolutionary war &c.

   Will you please have this affidavit filed with the application of Thomas Graves of Pike County Alabama who applies for arrearages of revolutionary pension as only child and Heir of Sarah Graves deceased, who was the widow of Thomas Graves dec'd. for services rendered by the said Thomas Graves in the revolutionary war from North Carolina and have the case reexamined in connection with the endorsed testimony and let me know the result.

Very Respectfully
Richard M. Young atty
for Thomas Graves of Ala
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Washington City
May 9, 1855

Hon. Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, 

   Enclosed I send you the Certificate of George W. Brooks Comptroller of Public Accounts of South Carolina, dated May 4, 1855 - showing the service of Thomas Graves deceased in the Revolutionary War, and that he was paid in the Hillsboro District, will you please have this certificate examined in connection with the paper on file, and let me know the result.

   If the proof should be still defective, I will thank you to state it specifically in your reply so that I may certainly know, what I have to supply without referring to former letters on that subject.

Yours very Respectfully
Richard M. Young

P.S. Please refer to George W. Brooks letter on file in the Graves case.
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Comptroller General's Office
Columbia South Carolina
8 July 1853

Dear Sir

   I have examined [illegible] can't find the name of "Thomas Graves" pm Record.

   I have enclosed you the two dollar bill sent by you - you will please send me one Dollar as that amount is the fee for the examination.

Very Respectfully
W.F. Arthur
For Comp Gen'l
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Washington City
Sept. 20 1852

Hon. J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

   Sir, Enclosed I send you the Certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Anson County, South Carolina, that there is no record evidence of the marriage of Thomas Graves and Sarah Sweeny in that County.  You will please place this paper on file with the other papers in the case wherein Thomas Graves of Pike County, Alabama is an applicate for pension money in right of his mother Sarah Graves, who was the widow of Thomas Graves, dec'd.

Very Respectfully 
Richard M. Young
Atty for Thomas Graves of
Pike County Ala.
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Washington City
Nov. 16 1852

Hon. J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

   Sir, Since your letter of August 4, 1852, suggesting the necessity of additional evidence in the Revolutionary Pension case of Sarah Graves dec'd, widow of Thomas Graves of Alabama - for the benefit of the act of July 7, 1838 - the Certificate of the Clerk of Anson County, North Carolina, has been processed and sent to the Pension office, and is now on file amount the papers in the case. l The Certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina, admits service by Thomas Graves - and John Graves, a witness, says he is 82 years old, that he first knew Thomas and Sarah Graves a husband & wife in 1781 and from what he heard them say they were married in 1761 - That Thomas Graves was reported and believed to be a soldier in the revolutionary war, in South Carolina, where he lived, and he (the witness) concurred in that opinion &c - This evidence is as near as can be found in most of their cases connects him with the service as stated by the Comptroller - The Declaration was taken in open Court - The Probate Court of Pike County, Alabama before Bird Fitzpatrick, Judge - July 12, 1852 - Please have the case re-examined as early as may be convenient.

Richard M. Young, 
Atty for Thomas Graves - sole heir
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State of North Carolina
Anson County

   I Norfleet D. Boggan Clerk of the Court of Pleas of Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that application and search has been made in my office for the marriage license bond of Thomas Graves so Sarah Sweeney where it is alleged was married in the aforesaid County about 1761, and I have carefully searched and been unable to find the said bound which the only record my office affords of marriages, before the year 1851 - 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribed my name at Wadesborough this 26th day of August in the year 1852 -

Norfleet D. Boggan, Clerk
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Washington City
Jany 28 1854

Hon. Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

   Sir, Will you please inform me what disposition has been made of the Application of Thomas Graves of Pike County Alabama who claims arrearages of pension as only child and heir of Sarah Graves, who was widow of Thomas Graves for serving in the revolutionary war - A supplemental Declaration was filed March 1, 1853 under acts of Congress of July 4, 1836, July 7, 1838 &c.

   Is any additional evidence necessary to make good this claim - and if so, what evidence?

Very Respectfully
Richard M. Young
Atty for Thos. Graves of Ala.
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The State of Alabama
Pike County      S.S
   
   On this the 12th day of July Eighteen hundred & fifty two before the Probate Court in & for said County the same being a Court of Record, and so declared by the Law creating it, personally appeared in open Court Thomas Graves, a resident of said County aged  sixty-two years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the  following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 4th 1836 July 7th 1838. and acts amendatory thereof that he is the only heir and child now living of Sarah Graves & Thomas Graves that his father the said Thomas Graves was a private in the war of the Revolution; that this affiant is not able to state under what officers the said Thomas Graves served but that he served under General Marion in North & South Carolina & Georgia but he thinks that he entered the service in the State of South Carolina and that he served in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy seven & seventy eight & Seventy-nine as much as two years. that his father the said Thomas Graves died in Marion District South Carolina on the third day of July in the year Eighteen hundred and five (1805) that his said father & his said Mother Sarah Graves were
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married in the County of Richmond in the State of North Carolina in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty one (1761), by a Baptist Preacher named Benjamin
Mosely. that there is no family Record that this affiant is a were of showing the date of said Marriage or the births of the children - that his said mother. died in Marlborough District South Carolina on the first day of Sept one thousand eight hundred & forty (1842) and was at the time of her death. the widow of the said Thomas Graves.
Thomas Graves

   Sworn to and subscribed in open court this the Thomas Graves 12th day of July
1852.
Bird Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate
Pike Co
Ala

State of Alabama
Pike County     SS.

   I Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County State do certify that at Regular term of said court began and held in and for said County on the 12th day of July 1852, satisfactory proof was exhibited to said Court that Thomas
Graves died on the third day of July Eighteen hundred and five (1805,) that left a widow whose name was Sarah that she also died in the year
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Eighteen hundred and forty two (1842) on the first day of September and was the widow of the said Thomas Graves at the time of her death and that she Left one heir and child whose name is Thomas Graves who is the foregoing applicant and that there are no other heirs or children of the said Sarah Graves now living except the said Thomas Grans. I also further certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of said Court at the aforesaid term thereof in the Matter of the application of Thomas Graves for the arrears of Pension due to his said Mother from the United States-

   In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said Court this the 12th day of July 1852.

Bird Fitzpatrick
Judge of Probate
Pike Co
Ala
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4214
P.O.
Sarah Graves
Service: Wid of Thomas Graves

Enlisted:      , 18
Discharged:          , 18

Application filed            , 18

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.           Contract.
Cert. of Dis.  Search for    ,18.
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The State of Alabama
Pike County    SS

   Personally appeared before me Jason Tyson Justice of the peace D.D. Miles who being Sworn according to law deposeth and says upon oath, that he was well acquainted to and lived near
Sarah Graves in Marlborough District South Carolina and that she died on or about the first day of September one Thousand eight hundred and forty-two (1842) and that she was a widow at the time her death, January 23rd A.D. 1852

D. D. Miles

   I Jason Lyson a Justice of the peace certify that D.D. Miles is a credible and respectable witness

Jason Tyson J.P.
January 23rd AD. 1852