Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3926, Thomas Garrott, Va.

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Service Va. Garrott, Thomas Number R3926
                                 Joannah

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4.     34.992
Thomas Garrott 
Tennessee

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recollection and information having no record of the same who being first 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States army in the year 1781 by volunteering under Captain Charles Paterson and attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel -

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4   34.992
Thomas Garrott
Tennessee

State of Tennessee} SS
Fentress County     }

On this 2nd day of December 1839 personally appeared Thomas Garrott in open court he being a resident citizen of said county [marked-out] aged seventy two years according to his best recollection and information having no record of the same who being first 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States army in the year 1781 by volunteering under Captain Charles Paterson and attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel Lee and served under the above named officer for the term of three months went from Mclenburg (Mecklenburg) county state of Virginia he believesthat it was in the month of March but cannot come any nearer the month nor the day of the month but recalls that he marched from Mclenburg county Virginia to the state of South Carolina and was at the noted Battle of Guilford Courthouse and was marched in different parts of South Carolina but in no other engagement [illegible] the three months for which he had volunteered had alapsed and he was dismissed from service and returned to Mclenburg county state of Virginia where he remained for but few months when he went to Buckingham county in the same state and the same year in the [illegible].

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and was in Buckingham County State of Virginia among his friends and relations when one Capt. Jones was raising a company to join the American army whe[n] he aplicant was persuaded by his said friends to volunteer and go along which he did and was attached to he believes the same regiment or commanded by the same Colonel that that he before served under and marched to york and was there engaged for a considerable time til after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis when he was again discharged having then served he believes upwards of four months but whether it was for three months tour or a five months tour he cannot recollect that he first engaged to serve in that campaign but is confident that in the first engagement from Mclenburg County that he served just three months and from Buckingham County he knows that he was engaged for full three months and he thinks some time over but not six months. But from old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot state with more precision but can state roundly that in both engagements that he served for the length of six months and fifteen days and for such service he claims a pension after his return from service to Buckingham he then returned to Mclenburg where he remained for about five year and he moved to Buckingham County State of Virginia where he resided

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for the term of thirty four years then he moved to Overton County State of Tennessee where he resided for the term of twelve years thence he moved to Fentress where he now lives and has resided for seven years, and after the passage of the act of 7th June 1832 he was advisedby some of his friends to apply for a pension under that provision but not knowing of any person by whom he could prove his service and did conclude not to apply but now becoming quite old and in great need and knowing it to be just has concluded to forward his claim he knows of no person now being in this country by whom he can prove his service but can prove by Peter Reagan who is the nearest clergyman to his aplicant residence and by Sampson Evans a resident citizen of said county and neighborhood that he is a man of undoubted verasity and reputed and belevence to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that he served as he states and that he is the age he states and that the same is undisputed by any person.
He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pensions roll of any agency in any state in the United States.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Garrott

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We Peter Reagan a clergyman residing in the county of Fentress state of Tennessee and in the immediate neighborhood of the aplicant and Sampson Evans residing in the same county and neighborhood hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Garrott who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age as he states that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that he is a man of undoubted verasity and that the same is undisputed by any person and we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year before mentioned
 [illegible]
       Peter Reagan
[illegible]
       Sampson Evans
and the court hereby [illegible] opinion that the above named aplicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states.
                                    Joseph Upchurch
                                     John G. Frances
                                       Joshua Ames
                                Justice of the County
                                        
I John H. Richardson clerk of the county court for said Fentress county do hereby certify that that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the aplication of Thomas Garrott for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have [illegible] set my hand and seal of office.
                                       John H. Richardson clerk
                                       of Fentress County Court
                                 By John Albertson  D.C.

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Stamp: Washington D.C. August 26   (5CIS?)

Thomas Garrott, [illegible]
Pall mall
     Fentress Co.
                Tenn.

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Power of Attorney
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, & c.*

State of Tennessee}
County of Fentress}
Be it known that before me John Wright Justice of the Peace personally appeared Joannah Garrott aged 53 years, who duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that she is the widow of Thomas Garrott who was a Revolutionary pensioner in the State of Tennessee and that he died on the 18th day of March 1844 [marked-through begin] and that __ mother, named ____ died on the ___ day of ___ 18 _ [marked-through end] and that they were married on the 7th day of May in the year [marked-through begin] 17__ [marked-through ends] 1827 and that they were residents of Overton County in the State of Tennessee and that they resided there about six years, and that they [illegible] removed to Fentress County in the State of Tennessee [illegible] resides in said County of Fentress  and that furthermore she BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution [marked-trough begin] F.E. Hessler [marked-through ends] Samuel L. Lewis of Washington City, D.C., as her true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and stead, to continue into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers my rights in all and many manner of claim for increase and arrears of Pension or Land that may be due me as widow of Thomas Garrott who did leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law I may be entitled. She further states that her said [illegible] - application for his [illegible] officially received.
In witness whereof, she has on this 20th day of October 1852, hereunto, signed her name, and affixed her seal, [illegible].
                        Joannah Garrott  (seal)

Witness: W.J. Reagan}
Witness: (H?) Reagan}
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify that Joannah Garrott has always by the community been known as the widow of Thomas Garrott.
Dated on this 20th day of October 1852.
                                        John [illegible]
                                                 J.P.
State of Tennessee} to wit:
County of Fentress}
I hereby certify, that John Wright Esq., before when the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgement were made, and who has there unto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written in genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Fentress County Court, this the 23rd day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
                                  David C. Travis  Clerk
                        By R.T. Heldreth  Deputy Clerk

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a widow applies state "the date of marriage, and the date of death of her husband."
state under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner - and amount of pension.

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                                 May 16, 1853
Rel: to case of Joannah Garrott widow of Thomas     

S.L. Lewis
Present


Department of Interior,
Pension Office, Official Business
Commissioner

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Thomas Garrott Tennessee

[illegible]
Rejected
[illegible]: 27 March 1840
J. L. Kennedy
let to do 5 Feb. 1841

S.L. Lewis May 31/53
did not serve six months

Act of June 1832

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3926  Rejected

Thomas Garrott

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Thomas Garrott 

Act 1832. Rej. in Tenn.

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State of Tennessee}
County of Overton}

Be it known, that on this first day of April A.D> 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Joannah Garrott resident of [illegible] Tennessee in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the widow of the [illegible] man who was a Soldier in the war of Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of ____.
That she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Thomas Garrott for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D.C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Her, Joannah x Garrott
    [illegible]

Sworn to, subscribed, and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Joannah Garrott to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
                            John [illegible] Sevier  J.P.
                               for Overton County

State of Tennessee}
County of Overton}

It is hereby certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Overton County that Joannah Garrott the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the [illegible] widow reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that John Sevier Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and [illegible] , a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be [illegible].

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this second day of May 1853.

                                             W.H. Turner Clerk
                                     of Overton County Court

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       Washington, Jan. 13th 1833

Sir:
[illegible]  I forward some continued testimony on the case of Joannah Garrott, widow of Thomas Garrott, a revolutionary soldier.
The form papers I [illegible] were filed by James L. Kennedy Esqr.
If anything more be required [illegible] her claim please inform me.
I have the [illegible]
S.L. Lewis

[illegible]
Commissoner of Pensions
[illegible]

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Pallmall Fentress Co. Tennessee
Dec. 13th 1839
Sir:
I enclose to you the Declaration of Thomas Garrott with such certificates as is able to offer please to communicate this [illegible] to one at this office.
I am very respectfully
your Ob. servant
J.L. Kennedy

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions

Washington City D.C.

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State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} [illegible]

Be it known this on the 5th day of December 1840 before the the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Ann FLowers an old woman the widow of Roland Flowers, deceased who was a Revolutionary Pension who being seventy six years of age from her best information - having no record of her age she being a woman of undoubted verasity [illegible] after being sworn according to [illegible] the following affidavit.
That she is personally acquainted  with Thomas Garrott now of this County and is an applicant for a Pension that the said applicant is related to her that she was acquainted with him in Virginia and known that he was in Buckingham County State of Virginia in the summer of 1781 that he joined a company commanded by Captain Jones and went in company with Roland Flowers and after being gone until about corn gathering in the face season he returned to Buckingham County Virginia again she then understood and now believes that he was in service over three months but cannot say what length of time he was engaged but knows that she has after heard the said Rooland Flowers speak of Garrott and at the time that her husband made his own Declaration Garrott was gone from this County so that he could not procure his evidence that afterward he returned but the claim being granted so his evidence was not called for but she has afterwards heard Roland Flowers and Thomas Garrott speak of

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their service and had heard Flowers say to Garrott that he Garrott was entitled to a Pension and the said Thomas Garrott then said that he would not apply that he was able to live without this applicant status that she has after heard it spoken of that Thomas Garrott was entitled to a Pension and never [illegible] now had been informed that he had applied he now states he is needy or would not apply sworn to and subscribed the day and year last after above mentioned sworn before me Joseph Upchurch, Justice of the Peace.
                       her
             Anne Flowers
                      mark

State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} [illegible]

I John H. Richardson Clerk of the COunty Court of said Fentress County hereby certify that Joseph Upchurch is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to [illegible] genuine in testimony whereof I have here untoset my name and offered my seal of office the 3th day of December 1840.
     John H. Richardson  Clerk of Fentress County Court
By R.H. McIlvaine

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State of Tennessee}
Overton County} [illegible]

Be it known that on the 14th day of November 1840 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Elizabeth Harrison widow of James Harrison deceased with whom I am personally acquainted  being an old women of most undoubted versity being eighty two years of age according the [illegible] of her age and after being first duly sworn according to law for that purpose on her said oath made the following affidavit (Virg?)
That she was personally acquainted with Thomas Garrott now of Fentress County State of Tennessee who is now an applicant for a pension and knew him in Mcleckinburg County State of Virginia in the year 1781 and before that time and knows that she said Thomas Garrott was in service for she saw him start and knows that was in the spring of the year and so understood at that time that the company to which he then belonged marched to Guilford Courthouse and knows that Garrott returned from service in wheat cutting time and that she then understood and believes that he was in services for three months sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written before me Stephan Sewell, Justice of the Peace.
                   her
Elizabeth Harrison
                 mark

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State of Tennessee}
Overton County} [illegible]I John S. Daugherty Clerk of the County court of said Overton County hereby certify that Stephen Sewell is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of office this 7th day of December 1840.

John S. Daugherty Clerk of Overton County Court

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3926

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Pallemall Tennessee 
8th Dec. 1840

Sir
enclosed you will receive the affidavits of Elizabeth Harrison and Ann Flowers in support of the claim of Thomas Garrott who has applyed under the act of 7th June 1832 for a Pension and under the belief that the evidence is conclusive.
I forward them together please communicate the result to me at this office.
I am very respectfully
your most obt. servant
J.L. Kennedy


J.L. Edwards Esq.
Washington City, D.C.
Pension Office

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Additional Testimony
in the case of 
Joannah Garrott
widow of 
Thomas Garrott
a Revolutionary Soldier
who died 18th March 1841

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State of Tennessee}
County of Fentress}
On this 20th day of October 1852 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for said County, Charles Reagan and Joseph Petty, who are persons [illegible] to credit [illegible] who being duly sworn depose and say whom their oath that Thomas Garrott did in the County of Fentress [illegible] years ago the precise term not remembered - there they were well acquainted with him and Joannah Garrott his widow for many years say about thirty years and that they were always reputed after they first lived together as husband and wife to be such and officiant Petty [illegible] he was [illegible] whom they ever received some time in or the year 1827.
They  state that said Joannah had never again married since the death of said Thomas Garrott as they believe she has lived in said county of Fentress for many years last past and [illegible].
These officiants are not enclosed in her claims for the revolutionary service of said Thomas Garrott.
Sworn to subscribed before now this 20th day of October 1852} Charles Reagan  his Joseph Petty mark

John Wright Justice of the Court (Seal)

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Washington May 13th [illegible]

Sir:
About Christmas last I forwarded to the Pension Office the paper which had been sent to me in support of the appeal of Joannah Garrott widow of Thomas Garrott a revolutionary war soldier for a pension. I have [illegible] writing from them, [illegible] the widow - has written three to know what has been done in this case. Please inform me.
I have [illegible],
very respectfully,
your ob. servant
S.L. Lewis