Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 923, Thomas Evans, Va.

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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER

Va. | Evans, Thomas | W. 923.
    | Jane |

CONTENTS

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Tennessee 4794

Jane Evans
widow of Thomas Evans, dec.d
who was a pensioner under the Act of ___
and who died on the 25 Oct 1832 ___
of Fentress in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in VA Compy commanded
by Captain Morton of the ___ commanded
by____ in the Virginia 
line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville
at the rate of 80 Dollars - cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Decem
1839, [illegible] to R.A. Dabney
Morgan C. H. Tenn.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1839 $280.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 40.00
=
$320.00

{Act July 7,
1838.}

[opposite page:
Recorded by D. McGuidy, Clerk.
Book A. Vol.2. Page 207

let R. A. Dabney
3 Jany 1840]

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State of Tennesee
Fentress County 
SS
on this the 16th day of July AD 1835
personally appeared before me Joseph Upchurch a justice
of the peace for said county Jane Evans aged eighty one
years from her best information having no record of her
age and after being  duely sworn recording to law for
that purpose doth on her oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
of the act of Congress passed the 4th July 1836
that she is the widow of Thomas Evans who was a 
private in the army of the Revolution that her said deceased
husband Thomas Evans entered the service of the United
States, in Prince Edward County State of Virginia that
she was well acquainted with him at the time of his first
entering Service he engaged in the Service in Said County
she thinks under a Capt John Morton in the spring of
year one thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven as well as
she now recollects and marched off from Prince Edward
Courthouse as a Listed Soldier under Continental officers
in the Listed continental line and Served for the [illegible]
of two years that her brother by the name of James Howerton
went with Said Thomas Evans during which time she was
still informed that they [illegible] at deferent places and
States and the lower parts of Virginia and on the
Sea Coast, and that after a lapse of Two years has
Thomas Evans her late husband together with her
Brother Jame Howerton returned together to Prince
Edwards County Virginia, and was frequently about the
house of her Father and had been frequently 
there before he went to the army and after returning
frequently was speaking both him and her brother
of events in those late excursion she recollects that

[written perpendicular on top: 
V3714
Jane Evans, 
Tennessee]

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Both of them had written discharges for those
tours being performed but what has become of her 
husbands discharge at this time she cannot tell
nor how long it has been lost, not thinking any
about it until lately nor not calculating on it doeing
her any good, but shortly after their return from
the army that her and the Said Thomas Evans was
married which was on the 24th day of December
one thousand seven hundred and eighty in the county
of Prince Edward State of Virginia by John
Mackelroy a baptist minister by the publication
of Bams, that shortly after her marriage
with the Said Thomas Evans as aforesaid that he
volunteered to serve a three months tour under
Capt Trigg his first name she believes was
Abram and was commanded by Major Cloid
as she understood and went to North Carolina
was in skirmish at or near the shallow ford
on the yadkin River and after performing one
three months tour and returned home, and to [illegible]
again in the next spring season in the latter
part of April on forefront or May again volunteered and served
she thinks under the same Capt but is not
positive she thinks he was from Bedford County
went to the great Swamps to the Tar yard
Babbs fields and served a three months tour
as she always understood and believs and was
discharged in some way knows not whether written
or verbal - then he again volunteered in a 
short time after his return home and went
on to Petersburg or Williamsburg and finally
went to the Seage of York she thinks under

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Capt Wood though she thinks Wood was ondly
Lieutent when they started from home and was
promoted to the office of Capt after they started
she thinks perhaps Trigg was again Capt and
perhaps promoted himself after starting but is not
certain that it was precisely arranged in that way but
was informed of some changing of officers she
recollects of several of these county men and of her
neighbours returning before her husband who
informed her that he was guarding the Brittish
army that he finally returned haveing performed
the third, three months tour as she then understood
and yet believs all of which she state from his
husbands statements to her concerning the deferent
marches and officers Battles he and from her own
knowledge of his starting and returning
after the war her and her now Deceased husband
removed to the Montgomery County State Virginia
remained there for many years thence removed
to Aventon County Tennessee which is now called
Fentress County Tennessee which late county has
since been organized that her and the Said Thomas
Evans as aforesaid continued to live together as husband
and wife in the county of Fentress
State of Tennessee until the 25th day of October 1832
at which time he died at home in Fentress county
State of Tennessee he was then verry old and 
frail as she knows that he used to tell her that he
was about ten years older then her and died verry
suddenly was taken when eating breakfast and 
appeared to be verry much choaked and died
in that way - and that she has remained

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in Fentress County State of Tennessee ever since
has still remained a widow ever since at his death
as will more fully appease from the proof hereto
annexed
And that from her extreem [extreme] old age and consequent
loss of memory together with her limited chances of
knowing more about dates and officers marches &c 
haveing [having] no record or documentary evidence of
her age or his services neither can she state how
many written discharges he ever had she has none
of them none in possession but is quit [quite] certain of
the date of her marriage with the said Thomas Evans
and of the day of his death as a record of his
death in in the family nor dose [does] she know of any
person certain by whom she can possetively [positively] prove
his servise [service] she can prove by John Rhodas clergyman
and William Rily Mayor Abner Davidson and Mayor Evan D Frogge
all of the county of Fentress and State of Tennessee
that her late husband Thomas Evans was spoken of
among his acquaintance as haveing [having] as haveing [having] been a soldier
of the Revolution and Reputed and believed
to be such, and frequently spoke of his servise [service]
in the War of the Revolution to his neighbours [neighbors]
and friends and was a man that was beloved
in common conversation and that she has always
during there acquaintance been Reputed as the wife
of the said Thomas Evans and lived together as such
til the death of the said "Thomas and that she 
is and has been during these acquaintance with her
called a woman of truth and verasity [veracity] and that
her statements are entitled to full credit
and that from old age and consequently from
her bodily infirmity the she is unable to attend court

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or to go from home it is most convenient to have
her business transacted before Esq Joseph Upchurch
at her own house
She hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to
a pension or annuity except the present and
declares that her name is not on the pension roll.
of any agency of any state or teritory of the
United States sworn to and subscribed
the day and date above written 

her
Jane + Evans
mark

Joseph Upchurch
a Justice of the peace

We John Rhodas clergyman William Riley
and Abner Davidson and Mayor Evan D Frogge esq all
residing in Fentress County State of Tennessee do
certify the we are personally acquainted with Jane Evans
the presant aplicant for a pension and have been
for the time of Twenty five years who has sworn
to and subscribed the above declaration and we
believe her to be eighty one years of age as she states
and an old Lady of undoubted verasity
And we further certify that we was also personally
acquainted with her Deceased husband Thomas Evans
in his life time and that the said Jane and Thomas
lived together as husband and wife until the death
of the said Thomas and that she has remained
a respectable citizen of Fentress County State of
Tennessee and was spoken of as haveing been a 
soldier of the Revolution nor do we believe
that the same was ever doubted
and we concur in that opinion

Sworn to and Subscribed the day
and date above written
Joseph Upchurch J.P.

John [illegible]
William Riley
Abner Davidson
Evan D Frogge

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County

I Joseph Upchurch
one of the acting Justice of the peace for the
county and state aforesaid before whom the Declaration
was made do certify that the aplicant is unable
to attend court or go from home in consequence
of her old age and bodily infirmity and that
it appears to me after investigating the matter
that Thomas Evans the late husband of the aplicant
was a Soldier of the revolution served and
as stated by her and that her and him was married
at the time she states and lived together until his
death and it appears to me that John Rhodases
The clergy man in the neighbourhood and William Riley and Abner Davidson
and Mayor Evan D Frogge esq
who has signed the same one resident citizens of 
Fentress County State of Tennessee and one all
creditable and reputable person and that these
statements are entitled to full credit given under
My hand and seal the day and date above written

Joseph Upchurch
a Justice of the peace
Fentress County State of Tennessee

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County
SS

Be it known that on the 16th day of July AD 1835
before the Subscriber personally Thomas Evans [illegible]
aged about forty five a resident Citizen of said
County and a man of undoubted verasity and after
being duly sworn according to law for that
purpose doth on his oath make the following affadavit
(viz) That Jane Evans the aplicant and
Thomas Evans the deceased was and is his Father
and Mother as he is informed a believs from
traditionary evidence and has never in his life
and heard the same disputed by any person
and always understood from his father and mother
that they were married in Prince Edward County
State of Virginia and believs it was at the time
Stated by his mother from calculating the age
of his eldest (sister), and has lived with his
"Father and mother until the death of his Father
who did on the 25th day of October 1832
with a choaking as before stated in the county of
Fentress and State of Tennessee and has since
Then lived with his mother until now_ has frequent
by heard his Father speake of his servise in
the Revolution and then stated what his
mother now states he has also heard his
"Father and Uncle Samuel Evans speak of
the servise of them both and heard the said
Samuel advise the said Thomas to apply for
a pension and stated that he cold swear
to facts of the same he states that he in informed
that Samuel Evans now lived in the State of

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Missouria and that the said Samuel Said
that his brother Thomas was entitled under the act
of 1818 but his father did not apply under any
provision, he stated that his father and mother
continued to live together as husband and 
wife until the death of his father and that
his mother has remained a widow ever since
that time sworn to and subscribed the 
day and date above written.
before me

Joseph Upchurch
a Justice of the peace

his 
Thomas Evans Jr
X
mark

State of Tennessee
Fentress County


I John H Richardson clerk
of the county court t of said County do
certify that Joseph Upchurch whose names
appears to the within Declaration and
affavits is and acting Justice of the peace
for the county aforesaid duely qualified as
such and that the signatures perporting
to his are genuine

Is whereof I have hereunto set my name and affix
my seal of office at
office this 29th day of July
AD 1838

John H. Richardson clerk
By John Albertson D.C.
of Fentress County Court Tenn
[Illegible paper seal with ribbons attached]

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Jane Evans
Tennesee
Act 4 July 1836,

suspended
See let: 13 Sept 1838
R.A. Dabney
do.19 Oct 38
do. 20 March 1839
do 1 Augt 1839
same, Sept 9 - '39

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State of Tennessee
Morgan County} ss

on this the 25th day of May 1839
Personally appeared before me James B, Jones
a Justice of the peace in and for said county
John L. Williams a Revolutionary Pension of
Morgan County whose statements are entitled
to full credit and after being duly sworn for 
that purpose on his oath states, that he was
intimately acquainted with Thomas Evans 
and his wife and family from the year 
1812 or about that time, living in one mile
of them and was intimately acquainted with
them untill about fourteen years last past past and
that he affiant and said Thomas Evans - now
dead often was in conversation about the Revolutionary
war that he recalled hearing him
speak of being in the service in the Early part
of the war and of being on the sea costs [coasts] and
particularly of being in the service at a battle
in the yadkin River against the tories witness
distinctly recalls its often hearing said Thomas
Evans speak of being in said engagement
the command of Major Cloid and fought
the tories and defeated them they were under the
command of a Col Wright this tour of service
is more distinct recollected by witness on
recount of said Evans, telling 
the circumstances of the battle and of his
becoming acquainted with affiants brother
in said tour and of things tending beyond
doubt to show that he Evans did know his
nitness Brother namely Jacob Williams
witness understands from the account he has
of the Periods of the said Evans service that
it was in the year of 1781, this tour was for
formed witness recollects that said Evans
often spoke of being at the sea costs [coasts] and of being
at Norfolk and york siege at surrender of Corn Wallis
Witness distinctly Recalled of hearing said
Thomas Evans say that he was a married man
and a house keeper before the end of the

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Revolutionary war, and that he served after his marriage
with his then wife and know from every information
that he never had any other wife
said Thomas Evans lived on wolf River in overton 
County Tennessee now included in Fentress
County Tennessee said Evans emigrated
from Montgomery County orginate as witness
understand from him and from his wife and
family

John. J. Williams

sworn and subscribed
this 23th day of
May 1829 before
me James B Jones
Justice of the peace
for Morgan County}

State of Tennessee
Morgan County} 

I Edmund G Kingston Clerk
of the County court of Morgan County
State of Tennessee certify that James
B Jones is a magistrate as above and that 
the foregoing signature purporting to be his
is genuine

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of office
and subscribed my name this 
25th day of May 1839
Edmund G. Kingston Clerk

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Morgan Courthouse Tennessee
Sept 23,d 1839

Sir,
yours to me of the 9th of the month
came to my hands of thursday last, which
informed me that you had reconsidered the
case of Mrs Lane Evans under the act
of 4th July 1836, agreeably to my request
in my letter to you of the 22  will having
been attentive to the claim of Mrs Evans and
done everything that I have any knowledge
would be of certainly calculated to do her
claim Justice I have prepared her Declaration
under the law of July 7th1838.
I suggested to her that the probability was that
that if any thing took place
throwing light and satisfactory proof
that her claim would be enlarged,
*I think it not improper to suggest to you
that I really believe that she is entitled
under the law of 1836 if she could get the 
facts of her case rightly before the Department

I am requested by her to suggest to you
that she lives but 80 miles from Knoxville

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in East Tennessee, and that it's 135 miles from
her to Nashville and that it would be to her 
interest to get her Pension at Knoxville
in East Tennessee

Enclosed is her Declaration under the act of
7 July 1838 I will state that I am of
opinion that Mrs. Evans cannot live in all
probability live one year. I think probably not half
so long from old age and debility your
most prompt attention to the Enclosed would
be some satisfaction, probably to her children
and some to my satisfaction to get
her claim established in her lifetime. 

With the utmost Respect
I am your most humble
servent

Robert A Dabney

James L Edwards Esqr
com of Pensions
Washington city DC
War Dept
Pension office}

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County}

On this the 15th day of 
May 1839 Personally appeared before me
James L. Kennedy a Justice of the 
peace in and for the County aforesaid
Nancy Riley, a [illegible] old lady whose statements are
entitled to full credit and after being duly
sworn for that purpose on oath states that
she has been personally acquainted with
Thomas Evans, deceased, and his wife Jane
Evans for more that fifty years past and
and that said Thomas Evans was often
speaking of his Revolutionary services
in his lifetime and that she has often
heard him say that he servd some years
in the said war, and distinctly recollects
of hearing him speak of being engaged in
a battle at a sinkhole kind of place
at or near the Shallowsford of the yadkin
River she has often heard said Thomas Evans
in his lifetime, and his wife Jane Evans
in conversation, on subjects of the Revolution
and understood from both of them said
Thomas Evans served in the Revolutionary war
after they were married and that
said Evans was always spoken of and 
believed to be a Revolutionary soldier and
the same is undoubted as far as her knowledge
extends sworn to and subscribed the day and
date above written before me

by
Nancy Riley
*
mark

James L. Kennedy

Justice of the peace

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County} SS

on this the 15th day of May
1839, personally appeared before me James L Kennedy
a Justice of the peace in and for said
County, Jane Evans widow of Thomas Evans
deceased and made oath in due form
of Law, and after being sworn on her oath
aforesaid made the following affidavit to wit
that at the time of preparing her original
Declaration in order to obtain her Pension
as the widow of Thomas Evans deceased that
that she then believed that Samuel Evans
a wooden leged man of one leg had moved
to the State of Missouri and that since that
she has learned from authentic undoubted
sources that he had not moved as she
had understood but that he now resides
in Roan County Tennessee, that said Samuel
Evans her same husband's brother she could
prove her marriage by him, and her husbands
servise, in the Revolutionary War, or at least 
a great part of his service

her
Jane Evans
x 
mark

sworn to and subscribed
the day and date above written
before me James L Kennedy
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
Fentress County } SS
on this the 15th day of May 1839
personally appeard before me James L Kennedy a 
Justice of the peace in and for said County
Susannah Evans, the 9th child born of the
bodies of Thomas Evans, deceased, and Jane

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Evans the present, applicant for Pension and
after being duly sworn on her oath states that
she is upward of forty one years of age that she
has understood from her Earliest recallection
that her said father was a Regular soldier in the
Revolutionary War and that after her said parent
were married, and were living together that he
servd, under an officer named Trigg and
Cloid and was in a battle against the enemy
same place of the yadkin, at the shallowford
and of serving at the surrender of
Lord Cornwallis she thinks she recallects
of hearing him talk of serving under
other officers the names of whom she has long
after but she distinctly recallects, of his serving
talking of serving under Trigg, and Cloid
and Morton, ----

[illegible]
Susannah
Evans
X 
mark

sworn to and subscribed 
the day and date above
[illegible] before me}

James L Kennedy
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
Fentress County} ss

I John H. Richardson on clerk of the
Court of Fentress aforesaid hereby certify
that James L Kennedy Evans is a Justice of
the peace as above and that full faith and
credit are due his official acts as such I
further certify that the foregoing signatures
purporting to he his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have here unto
affixed my seal of office and subscribed 
my name this 18 day of May 1839

John H. Richardson clerk
of the county court of Fentress County
By John Alberston D.C.

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Morgan Courthouse Tenn
[illegible] August,
1st 1838

I enclose to you in the letter the narrative
of the widow Jane Evans, being the
widow of Thomas Evans deceased whom
she alledges servd in the continental
service in time of the Revolution before
the marriage with him and then
servd after the marriage in the militia
service from Virginia, I solicit information
in her behalf directed to Morgan 
Courthouse Tennessee.

your humble 
servant,
Robert A Dabney

the Honorable
J L Edwards
Washington city, DC

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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee Dec 12th
1838

Enclosed in this letter is the certificate
of County court Clerk of Buckingham
county being the result of a search
for a Record concerning a marriage
between Jane Howerton and Thomas
Evans in the year 1780, Mrs. Evans
is now living to my personal knowledge
or rather was living ten days past and
I suppose to be living yet, having
apprehensions, that there was probably
a mistake, in her Declaration as to the
time of her said husbands death, I thought
it advisable to signify the same to
the Department. I recollect thinking
at the time, I wrote to you requesting
an answer, that said Thomas Evans
died in 1828, I mailed the original
papers, under promise to go and get 
the affidavit ["Samuel} crossed out] Evans of Roan
County. Since I have wrote, from what, 
I have learnd from undoubted sources
that said Evans died in 1828, I maild

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The original Declaration without particular
inspection but believe from what I have since
been informed that there is a mistake in that
respect, last monday, I was at the county court
in Fentress County, and saw some of the old
neighbors of the said Deceased Thomas Evans
who was certain that he had been dead ten
years or perhaps over little I felt like it was my
bounden duty, to have the same made known
to the Department, there was no person present
who knew the precise day of his heath, Enclosed
is the proof made at the court Mrs Evans
is vastly old and scarcely able to walk to her
bead. and confidentially speaking I believe
is worthy credit on oath, and I learn from
the ages of her children, and from consistent
Reports that her husband really served in the
Revolutionary war both before and after
his marrige with his said wife, that I have
made some enquiry of late among his intimate
acquaintance, and tradition is in that wise
I believe genarally, on the receipt of the
within. Signify the result, to your
most obt servant

Robert A Dabney

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City DC.

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Widow, &c.
Revy

File No. J 23
Jane Evans
Widow
Thomas Evans
Priv. Va. Line

Act: July. 7 1838
Index: - Vol. A, Page 221

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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State of Tennessee
Roan County]

on this the 26th day of October 1838
Personally appeared before me Thomas
Stockton a Justice of the peace for the
County and State aforesaid Samuel Evans
a Pensioner with whom I am personally
acquainted whose statements are entitled to 
credit and after being duly sworn for that
purpose on his oath makes the following
affidavit to wit that he knows and recollects
of the going and the returning of his deceased
brother to Thomas Evans and from the Service of the united
States in the time of the Revolutionary war
both before and after his marriage with Jane
said marriage was celebrated in Prince
Edward County State of Virginia Some
time (as well as he remembers in December)
and in 1780 and he knows he engaged in
the service after his said marriage under
Captain Trigg, and as he has understood
from his said brother and Abram Trigg, and was
in a skirmish at the yadkin in North
Carolina in the year 1781. as she believes, and
he recollects of his said brothers service in the lower
part of Virginia, after his said marriage
he distinctly recollects that John Muckleroy
solemnized their said marriage, and knows
his said brother servd both before and after
his said marriage and that his said widow
has remained a widow ever since the death
of said Thomas Evans his said brother

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her said) husband) from every account and
from undoubted information from letter and
other good authority.

sworn to and subscribed
this 26th day of October
1838 before me}
Thomas Stockton, JP
for Roane County

Samuel Evans

State of Tennessee
Roan County}

Henry H Wiley Clerk
of the County court of Roan County State
of Tennessee certify that Thomas Stockton
Esquire whose signature appears to the foregoing
affidavit is an acting Justice of the
peace for the county aforesaid and that
genuine.

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my 
name this 27th day of
October 1838,

Henry H Wiley clerk of
Roane County Court
by his deputy Austin S Greene

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County} ss

On this the 20th day of September
1839 Personally appeared before me James
L Kennedy a Justice of the peace in and for 
the County of Fentress State of Tennessee
Jane Evans aged Eightytwo years from her
best calculation having no record of her
age and after being duly sworn for that pension
on her oath makes the following Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the pension
made by the act of Congress passed
July 7, 1838, That she is the widow of
Thomas Evans who was a private soldier in the
army of the Revolution that her said deceased
husband, Thomas Evans entered the service of
the united States in Prince Edward County
in the State of Virginia that she was well
acquainted with him at the time of his
commencing service that he engaged in
said service in said county she believes
under captain John Morton. She believes
it was in the Spring season of the year
one thousand seven hundred and twenty
seven a listed soldier under Continental
officers and served for the Term of two years
she recollects that they marched off from
Prince Edward Courthouse that her
brother James Howerton, went with him
during which time she was informed that
they were in many places in different
States and in the Lower parts of Virginia
and sea costs and that her said husband.
and brother both had written discharges
for two years service agreeable to their
Enlistment.

The further declares that she was married

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to the said Thomas Evans on the twenty
fourth day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and Eighty, in the County of
Prince Edward in the State of
Virginia her said marriage was solemnized
continued by a certain Preacher of the
gospel to wit John Mackelroy a
Baptist minister of the gospel. She
further states that she continued the wife
of the said Thomas Evans from the
time of her said marriage to him in
Prince Edward County Virginia until
his death that her said husband
the said Thomas Evans died in Fentress
County State of Tennessee on
the day of October in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
Eight, and that she has remained
a widow ever since her said her said husbands
death
She further states on her oath aforesaid 
that she was not married to her
said husband the said Thomas
Evans prior to his leaving the aforesaid
Enlisted Service herein states but
the marriage took place previous
to the first day of January seventeen
hundred and ninety
four namely on the twenty fourth
day of December one thousand seven
hundred and Eighty as before stated

She further Declares that she is identical
Jane Evans for whom Robert A Dabney
has forwarded a Declaration and some 
Evidence in support of the same

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Claiming a Pension under the act
of 4th July 1836. and being
advised that the proof adduced
to the Department of war was not
considered sufficiently clear to author
the granting her a Pension, under
said act, but that she could obtain
a Pension under the law of the
act of Congress of the United States
passed July the 7th 1838 upon
her making a Declaration under said
act. She has concluded, as it was
doubtful, whether she could get any
more Evidence [illegible] satisfactory to the
Department, of the Service therein alluded
to in her first Declaration, to make
a Declaration claiming the part only
that was already satisfactory shown
to the commissioner of Pensions
which proof already adduced she prays
me he taken into consideration as evidence 
in support of this Declaration
made under the Law of July 7th
1838.

her mark
Jane Evans 
X

Sworn and subscribed
this 20th day of Sept,
1839 before me}

James L Kennedy
a Justice of the peace

I James L Kennedy a Justice of the peace in and for
Fentress County State of Tennessee certify that Jane
Evans the above named applicant for a Pension
is wholy unable to attend court from bodily infirmity
Given under my hand this 20th day of 
1839.

James L Kennedy,
Justice of the peace

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County} SS

I John H Richardson
Clerk of the County court of Fentress
aforesaid certify that James L Kennedy
Esqr is a Justice of the peace as [illegible]
the foregoing and I further certify 
that the within Signature purporting
to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have
here unto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my
name this 21st day of September
1839

John H Richardson clerk
By John Albertson DC of
the County Court of 
Fentress County

[written perpendicular :

6170
Jane Evans
Tennessee

addmtto
Pr yr H 80
Cap Morton
[illegible]

died 25 Oct 1832

Act of July 1838

R.A. Sabines
Morgan
C. 11.
Jan ]

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Morgan C H Lin
 

[illegible]

Dec 23 1839

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City DC
War Department
Pension 
Office

[written perpendicular in margin:

Jan 3 1840
Tenn]

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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee Dec 17th
1839,

Having sent to you from this place
the Pension Declaration
of Mrs. Jane Evans, widow of Thomas Evans of Fentress County
Tennessee, claiming the Benefit of the
act of July 7th 1838. said letter
was put in the post of at this place
together withe the Declaration about
the 23rd day of September last
and having received no answer since
I have thought it not improper to Enquire
of you about the matter, as it might
have been miscarried for ought
I know, and having received an information
from you that the Evidence
adduced to you in support of her application
under the act of 1836, I am
the more inclined to suppose the last
application would probably be soon
decided, under these impressions I have
thought that you may have sent me
same answers that may not have
arrived from some incidental circumstance.

you attention is Respectfully
sought,
your humble servant
Robert A Dabney

J L Edwards Esqr
comm of Pensions

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State of Virginia, Prince Edward County to wit:
I Branch J Worsham clerk of the county court of the county in
the state aforesaid to hereby certify that I have [illegible] in the
records and files of my office, and do not find any certificate
of marriage between Thomas Evans and Jane Howerton nor do
I find any bond, such as the law of this state require upon 
issuing a license for the solemnization of marriage.

Sworn under my hand with the seal of
the court of said county affixed this 23rd 
day of November 1838

B. J. Worsham C.C.

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Morgan C House Ten
November the first 1838

enclosed in the affidavit of Samuel
Evans of Roan County Tennessee Relative
to the claim of Mrs. Jane Evans of
Fentress County Tennessee claiming
a Pension as the widow of Thomas
Evans Deceased, I at the instigation
of Mrs Evans. went and took the enclosed
affidavit of said affiant
after receiving your Late communication
to me last dated sometime
in September after you received this
Letter, please to give information

H - 
your humble servant

Robert A Dabney

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City D.C
War Department
Pension office

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State of Tennessee
Fentress County}

County Court December

Term 1838

It was this day proved to the satisfaction
of the court by credible Witness s that
Jane Evans widow of Thomas Evans who died
about ten years past has remained a widow
ever since her said husbands Death in
Fentress County. 

State of Tennessee
Fentress County}

I John H Richardson Clerk of
the County Court of Fentress(crossed out) County
State of Tennessee certify that the foregoing
is as true and perfect transcript
of the Record now in the county court
Clerks office of Fentress County aforesaid

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office, and subscribed by
name at office in Jamestown
this 4th day of December
A.D. 1838

John H Richardson clerk
of Fentress County Court
By John Albertson D.C.

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State of Tennessee
Morgan County} SS

Personally appeared before
Thomas Lea a Justice of the peace
for said County, Robert
whose statements are entitled to pull
credit after being duly sworn for
that purpose states that: he affiant
was informed by the children of Mrs. Jane
Evans widow of Thomas Evans deceased
that she could prove her marriage and
the service of her said husband by the
brother of her husband namely Samuel
Evans. who was also a Revolutionary Pensioner
and had lived near Philadelphia
in Tennessee, but, had lately moved as
she understood to the  Western county. I
believe to the State of Missouri: and that 
some time after being in possession of
the view that said Samuel Evans, was
moved, to the Missouri. information
was conveyed to me from the Evans family
that Samuel Evans had not went
to the Missouri as was supposed that some
thing had second, (the particulars of
which I have forgotten) that said
Samuel had was near about the same
Neighborhood, where he had been in for
some years, and at the solicitation
of some of the Evans connection I went
to see Samuel Evans and found him
about five miles from Philadelphia
in Tennessee and near a little town
or cluster of houses called Slab town in
the Edge of Roan County where he
said he had been living there and
in that neighborhood for some years
I do not Recollect how long he told

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me that he was considerably younger
than his deceased brother Thomas Evans
that he had been in the notion of going to
the Missouri: (I believe with his children
or same of them) he told me he could
establish the fact, of his said deceased
brothers marriage, and that he really
served, before before he married Jane
Howeton and servd as a listed soldier
I believe, and afterward served in the
militia service, agreeable to my best
recollecting of what he told me, I proceded
to take the affidavit of the said
Samuel Evans before Thomas Stockton
Esquire, of Roan County Tennessee
he seemed to be a throughminded man of
his age, though belived in one Eye and
a one leged man, he writes his own
name to my best recollection, and sent
his respect to Mrs. Jane Evans to his said
brothers widow, the said Jane Evans
is vastly old to all appearances and
does not pretend to walk, can sit in [illegible]
air and did give me the most decided
satisfaction from her own to the [illegible]
her husband served considerable both
before and after her marriage in the
Revolutionary War

Robert A Dabney

sworn and subscribed
This 9th April
1839
Thomas S. Lea
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
Morgan County } ss

I Edmond G Kington clerk
of the county court of Morgan County aforesaid

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certify that Thomas S Lea Esqr is a magistrate
as above and that the foregoing signature
purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have here
unto affixed my seal of office
and subscribed my name
this 9th day of April 1839

Samuel G Kington Clerk

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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee April the
9th day 1839

your letter to me of the 20th march
1839 has been duly received stating that
the additional Testimony in the case
of Mrs Jane Evans, widow of Thomas
Evans, deceased had been Examined and
I have made out an affidavit myself
in Relation to the affidavit of Mr Samuel
Evans, the brother in law of the 
said widow. I live at this place and 
about 45 miles from Mrs. Jane Evans
the applicant, and near the same
distance from said Samuel Evans
is living there now I suppose I do not
know, nor do I suppose, that she can
procure any additional Evidence further
that that of traditionary Evidence in
her case. I know myself that she has
remained a widow ever since her husbands
death from the neighborhood report
I have issued all the vigilance. I reasonably
could to put her case before the
war Department in a proper manner
she is depending on my to give her information 
as to the result. Enclosed is
my own affidavit. 

I, as the friend and atty
of Mrs. Evans remail
your most obedient
Servant, 
Robert A Dabney

Jas L Edwards Esqr
court of Pensions}

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Morgan C H Ten
27th 1839

Enclosed is the affidavit of John J 
Williams a Revolutionary Pensioner
that lived many years in the immediate
neighborhood of Jane Evans of Fentress
County Tennessee. in support of the
Claim of said Jane I know of know, of
no evidence, within her reach, more
Definite that the evidence already adduced
I believe that there is many that would
State that they had no doubt of his serving
verry extensively in said war and that
the traditionary account is general among
all intimate acquaintance, of Mrs
Jane Evans, and her deceased husband
that they were married in time
of the Revolutionary war, and that he
served before and after their said
marriage, the talk of the widow is 
convincing beyound doubt to my mind
I most Respectfully submit the case to your
final determination

your humble servant
Robert A Dabney

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City DC
War Department
Pension office }

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Morgan Courthouse Ten
May the 24th 1839

James L Edwars
comr of Pensions

I some time past I sent to you from
this place my own affidavit, Explanatory
to some extent of the affidavit of Samuel
Evans affidavit being taken in Tennessee
in support of the Claim of Mrs Jane
Evans of Fentress County Tennessee
widow [illegible] Thomas Evans deceased
brother [illegible] of said Samuel, whose affidavit
I sent to you though I suppose
my said affidavit will be satisfactory
on that point, yet being at the house
of the applicant for the Pension she
being disposed to Explain the matter
thought it not improper to take her
affidavit on the same point, which
together with the affidavit of her
daughter and Mrs Riley Relative to 
to information, they derived from the
soldier himself. [illegible] are enclosed to you
in this letter,

your most humble servant
Robert A Dabney

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City DC
War Department
Pension office}

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[illegible]

Morgan CH Ten
Augt. 26}

Free

James L Edwards Esqr
commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
{War Department,
Pension office.

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Morgan courthouse Tennessee
August 22nd 1839.

Sir
your communication to me bearing date
the first of this instant, from the War Department
and Pension office in answer
to the claim of Mrs. Jane Evans under
the Law of the 4th of July 1836, is now 
before me. In it you state that, the additional
Testimony in the case of Mrs. Jane Evans
widow of Thomas Evans decd has been
Examined and filed with her other papers
and alledging that the proof was Traditionary
only, [illegible] (meaning as I suppose) that it was
traditionary, as to the soldiers service after
his marriage. I have imagined that
Samuel Evan's Testimony. Relative to the
matter, has not been taken into consideration,
you will probably, be able to recollect,
that Exceptions was taken at the Pension
office, to the Declaration, of Mrs. Evans
Stating Something of Samuel
Evans, being at the Missouri and his
affidavit being taken in Tennessee
which affidavit I am strongly inclined
to believe ought to be fully satisfactory

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I request you would review the matter. I have
thought it my bounden duty to so signify to
to you. [illegible] to signify the result of your
Deliberations to me

With great Respect
I remain your most humble
servent

Robert A Dabney

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington city DC
War Department,
Pension office}

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James L. Edwards
Washington City D.C.
War Department
Pension office

[written on left margin perpendicular:
Morgan [illegible]
Oct. 8
[illegible]
[illegible] at Oct 19
Tenn.]

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From
R.A. Dabney
[illegible] Oct 19. 1838

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Morgan C House Ten
October the 6th 1838

The Hon

commissioner of Pensions I beg leave to
Sugest that the Mrs. Jane Evans of Fentress
County Tennessee, has enquired of me
Several times within the Last four weeks
whether I had secured any inteligence
from the War office respecting an application
which She made through me
in her behalf claiming a Pension, by
and through the Right accrueing to 
her in consequence of the Service of her
Deceased husband Thomas Evans, who she
alleges was a Soldier from Virginia in
the time of the Revolutionary War the old
Woman is vastly old and I have not doubt
but that her said husband Serv'd Some
doubt Seen to be entertained with some 
persons whether the act of 4th July 1836
apples to widows whose husbands died
previous to the 4th March 1831, which
was and is her case She is wholy unable
to walk about and I think will remain
so as long as she lives. I wish to be able
to inform her what is your view of

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her case (NB perhaps I may have addressed
the papers of Mrs Evans to the Secretary of War
I think however that they were addressed to you
pleas to give me such information as maybe 
consistently in you power.

I remain your most
obt humble servent

Robert A Dabney

The hon
James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City D.C