Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3499, Jesse Wells, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
NC
Wells, Jesse
S 3499
CONTENTS
Carded

19.011 East Tennessee Jesse Wells
of Knox Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bright of the regiment commanded by Major Patton in the Carolina line for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July 1833 and Senate Wk Swan Knoxville
Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep te 1833
$91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 16

7254
Sepa Wells
from 1775 private 11 months $36.66 100
10.12.16. Int-5.7.
P 290
11 March
M rs Swan
Knoxville
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+ M rs Swan

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BRIEF in the case of  Sepe Wells  in the State of  Tennessee  County of  Knox  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 8 Private Gen. Capt. L. Bright Maj. Patton   afterwards 3 " Capt. Joseph Greene  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Dabbs City N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Clerk's Public Seal of office is not affixed  I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832,
On this 28 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in Open Court the Circuit Court of Laws and Equity for the County of Union, in the State of Tennessee, now sitting at the Court House in Knoxville, being a Court of Record, having the power of Fines and Imprisonment - Jesse Wells, a resident of Union County - in the State of Tennessee, aged about eighty two years, in October last, as he be- lieves, having no certain record of his age - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States, or the Colonies, against the British Army under the following named Officers and Service as herein stated - In the year 1775, as he believes - he entered the service, un- der the Command of Captain Simon Bright, where Lieutenant was John Heritage, and the En- sign was William Caldwell - Ma- jor William Patrow, being an Officer

in command, that he entered the service at this time, for the period of six months, whether he was considered as an enlisted soldier, or a volunteer under the regulations and laws of North Carolina he knows not - as the place at which he entered the service was Hobbs County North Carolina, and was mustered into service at Newbern, North Carolina he was immediately marched towards the great Bridge in Virginia at which place a battle was fought, but the troops to which this applicant was at the time did not arrive until the day after the battle, they were then marched to Norfolk and were then when that town was burnt, and were detained in service two months longer, than the period for which applicant engaged - after this they marched to Suffolk in Virginia, and from there to New- bern, North Carolina - applicant was then discharged from the service but received no discharge being informed that his Captain who had retired, being sick, was the person who should sign a dis- charge - applicant went home to the neighborhood where his Cap- tain was, who died in a day or two after applicant's return and so

no discharge was ever obtained - in this town he received one month's pay at the time, - but never re- ceived any further pay for service, - he after was served a three months tour under the command of Captain Joseph Green, who is the only officer he recalls - making in all his service during the revolutionary war eleven months - he was born in in Amelia County Virginia - in October 1749 - as he believes - but knows of no per- son now by whom he can estab- lish the actual service - nor has he any documentary evidence He believes for some time Dobbs County N.C. & many other places since the war He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the means, and declares that his name is not on the pen- sion roll of the Agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed
The 23 rd August 1832 in Open Court -
Depe hi Mills (mark)
Test - R. J. Mason Clerk -
We James Mitchell James Campbell, James Coleman having resided for a long time in the county of Huron and in the neighborhood with Jesse Wells do hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with Jesse Wells, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration

and that we believe him to be at least eighty two years of age, that he is re- puted once believed in the neighbor- hood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
From & subscribed in Open Court the 23 rd day of August 1832
James McNeill James Campbell James Coleman
And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion to be, after the investigation of the mat- ter, and after putting the Interrog- atories, prescribed by the War Department order, that the above named appli- cant, was a Revolutionary soldier & deserves as he states, - and the Court further certify that it appears to it, that James McNeill, James Campbell, James Coleman who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of Knox County, and are credible persons - and that their statement is entitled to credit -
August 23 rd 1832.
J. P. Morris Judge of the Circuit Courts of the state of Tennessee
Seal
William Swan Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Knox in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha Wells for a pension -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private Seal, having no Seal of Office, at Office in Knoxville the 23 rd August 1832. Wm: Swan Clk.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
AWF/HBM AWF
July 19, 1929.
A. Drury Berry Knoxville, R.D.D. 13 Tennessee.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3499, it appears that Jesse Wells was born in October, 1749, in Amelia County, Virginia.
He enlisted at Newberne, North Carolina, in 1775 and served eight months in Captain Simon Bright's Company under Major William with the N.C. Troops Patron, and was at the burning of Norfolk, Virginia, after which he served three months in Captain Joseph Greene's North Carolina Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832, at which time he was living in Knox County, Tennessee, with his son whose name is not stated.
There are no further data as to family.
The above noted Jesse Wells is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Pepe Wills

State of Tennessee
Human County ss Amendment to the Declaration of Jesse Wells in Order to obtain a pension un- der the provisions of an act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
This declarant further states in addition to the facts stated in his declaration, to which this is an amendment,
That the reason why he did not and cannot procure the cer- tificate of a clergyman as requi- red by the rules of the Depart- ment to his declaration is that for a long time perhaps about twelve years he has resided with his son in a part of the County of Henry near which there is no established preaching, that owing to his infirmity he has seldom left home to attend church and the clergyman with whom he was acquainted, when in the habit of leaving home, has removed from the County and those now in it are not in the habit of visiting him at

his present residence and therefore he has no particular acquaintance and with them as they with him, For this reason he is unable to procure the cer- tificate alluded to - He therefore makes this amend- ment, & prays it to be taken as a part of his declaration, by the War Department, at the pension office -
Yrs his Mark J. F. Mills
State of Kentucky
Knox County
On this day J. F. Mills personally appeared before me an acting jus- tice of the peace for Knox County and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing amendment to his declaration in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 are true
Given to and sub- scribed before me the 20 April 1833 -
Yrs his Mark J. F. Mills
H. Brown
Justice Peace for Knox County

State of Tennessee Knox County
I, Charles McElroy Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Ses- sions for the County of Knox in the State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that Hugh Brown before whom the within affidavit, was made and signed by Jesse Wells, was at the time said affidavit was signed a true to, an acting justice of the peace for said County of Knox duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature is genuine - Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Knoxville The 10th day of April 1833 -
Chas McElroy By his Dep Wm Brown
I Hugh L. White a member of the Congress of the United States do hereby certify that Willi- am Irwin is Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Knox in the State of Tennessee and Deputy Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County - and that his signatures to the Certificates, accompanying the Declaration and amended Declaration of Jesse Wells for the purpose of obtaining a pension, before stated, are genuine. That I am also acquainted with Hugh Brown, that he is an ac- ting Justice of the peace for said County & his signature to the foregoing certificate to the affidavit of Jesse Wells is genuine - Given under my hand the day of April 1833 -
Hugh L. White May 1 st 1833.

Rev. A. C. McLaughlin
(Pension claim)
Free
The Hon. Lewis Cass.
Secy of War. Washington City

Yrs Sir,
Newcastle 16 th Decr 1833
Again I enclose to the Department the Declaration of J. S. Kelly, amended, and Authenticated. I believe, in the manner prescribed, - please enclose the Certificate to my care at "Furness Hall, Penrith,"
I am with due respect Sir, Your Ob st Serv t W. Stran-
- I have as yet received no infor- mation in relation to the applica- tion of James Smith - His Declaration was enclosed to the Department about August last, was made in our Cir- cuit Court, and of course, as there is no Official Seal, pronounced as yet for that Court, the objection lies to it, un- less from the various Certificates in other cases, in relation to the Official Char- acter of myself as Clerk, the Department will dispense with that part, of the form, - In the case her enclosed, Judge Whiting

Certificate will be satisfactory, as to the fate of Will: Swan being the Clerk - I should hope in the case of Wells as well as Smith, - The Department for proof of the actual service of Smith, refers to a certificate of his Officer Hugh Mc Gowan, of Wythe County Virginia - who I am infor- med is now a Pensioner. This Certificate is on file in the Of- fice, with an application made by Smith, under the pension Act prior to 1832 - but was not allowed under those laws, on the ground that they did not provide for State Troops - I hope to hear from his case soon, as he is far advanced in life, and is very poor -
I am H o W m Swan
Hon. S. Cag. Secy of War

Rev. Jas
3499 INVALID.
Aug. 11, 1911. To Br. Mr. General U. S. A. For Tombstone. F.W.
1929 July 19 - H. S. & Co. Drury Berry aery.
File No. 3499
Jesse Wells Port N. C. line
Act: June 7/32
Index: — Vol. 6 , Page 397
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Knoxville, Tenn. March 27, 1929.
U. S. Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am writing you, asking for information of veterans of the Revolutionary War, if such infor- mation is given.
Do you have on the record the name Josiah Berry ? Date of birth unknown, died Oct. 26, 1806. Wife's name Nancy Wells Berry.
only Also the Rank and activit- ies in Revolutionary War Military Services,, birth and death of Jesse Wells , Pensioner living June 1, 1840 with Michael Davis, at the age of 91 years.
Respectfully,
A. Drury Berry, Knoxville, Tenn. R. F. D. #. 13.