Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,649, for Thomas Jarvis, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Jarvis, Thomas.
S. 2,649
carded
CONTENTS

N. Carolina 12.618
Thomas Davis
of Currituck in the State of N. Carolina who was a Capt. Lieut & Pri in the company commanded by Captain Stradman of the regt. - commanded by Gen. Buncomb in the N. Carolina line for Capt. 10 months, Lieut. C. Pri 8 -
See Capt. Whitehead's roll. N o 7
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 306 - Dollars 66 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of May 33 and sent to Hon W.B. Shepard Eliz City N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 613.32
Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept - 153.16
766.48
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Rush Mewman Clerk, Book 6 — Vol. 6 — Page 45 —

State of North Carolina Carrick County
On this the 6 th day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before us John B Jones and Benjamin T Simmons and William Bray
Justices of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Carrick and State of North Carolina Thomas Jarvis President of said county who being duly sworn made the amended Declaration to a Declaration made on the 12 th day of September 1832 and to which this is attached in presence of the court.
Thomas Jarvis being sworn deposes to the interrogato- -ries prescribed by the War Department as follows 1 st Interrogatory. Where and in what Year were You born
Answer by Jarvis. From the best recollection of the record of my age I was born in the Year 1752.
2 nd Interrogatory. Have You any Record of Your age and if so- when is it
Answer by Jarvis. I had a Record of my age, but it has been lost or destroyed.
3 rd Interrogatory. Where were You living when called into service where have You lived since the Revolutionary
War and where do You now live
Answer by Jarvis. When I first entered the service I lived in Hyde county in this State. I left Hyde coun- -ty in 1779. and came to Carrick county- where I again entered the service- and have continued to reside
in said county ever since the Revolutionary War The 4 th & 5 th Interrogatories. The court thinks are sufficiently answered in the former Declaration. To the 6 th Interrogatory Jarvis states that he received his
Commission as Lieutenant and afterwards as captain from General Isaac Gregory- and kept them for some time after the Revolutionary War. But thinking them of no value has lost or destroyed them

The 4 th Interrogatory is fully answered in the former Declaration Sworn and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid (Signed) Thos Jarvis
And the said Court do hereby certify that Hosea Ball Joshua Ball Levin Ballance and Thomas Jarvis the Witnesses who testified to the services of said Jarvis in the Declaration to which this is an amendment are creditable persons and entitled to be believed & are all men over 70 years of age
I Spruce Hall Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Cumberland and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a copy of the original amended proceedings of the said Court on the trial of an application of Thomas Jarvis
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 6 th day of May 1833
J. M. [Signature]

State of North Carolina Currituck County
On this 29 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before Capt. Estlinage Benjamin T. Simmons, John B. Jones and William Bray Justices of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Currituck County and State of North Carolina Now sitting Thomas Jarvis a Resident of Currituck of said age seventy seven Years 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 the 7 th 1832. He saith that he entered the service in the State Troops of North Carolina a private soldier in the Year 1775 that he enlisted in Hyde County of this State under Captain Benjamin Straman, Marched to Wilmington N.C. and joined General Buncombe Regiment was acquainted with General Sumner and General Williams at the time. He has no evidence of this service nor does he know any one by whom he can prove it. He left Hyde County in 1779 and came to Currituck County where he has resided ever since. In April 1780 he turned out a volunteer Lieutenant under Captain Alexander Whitehall and served six months near the Yadkin River in N.C. Colonel Samuel Jarvis the Commanding Colonel and Isaac Gregory General Commanding at the time. He has no documentary evidence but can prove the service by Hosed and Joshua Ball - Joshua Ball was a soldier in the Company in which I was Lieutenant. He then turned out in December 1780 a Captain under Colonel Samuel Jarvis and General Isaac Gregory and marched with his Company to Great Bridge Norfolk County Virginia and remained in the service until the capture of Lord Cornwallis -Wallis and was employed on or near the North Carolina and Virginia line and was at this time in service ten months - Of this last service he can prove by Levi Ballance three months & then the said Levi was discharged & he can prove by Thomas Jarvis

six months of the service when the said Thomas was discharged
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Signed) Thos Parris
We Edward Hardy a clergyman residing in Carrick County and State of North Carolina and Hester Parris of the same Place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Parris who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be of the age of seventy seven years, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he used to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in the opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Signed) Edward Hardy
(Signed) Hester Parris
Hosea Ball and Joshua Ball make oath that they are well acquainted with Thomas Parris who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that they know he performed the service stated to be in their knowledge
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Signed) Hosea Ball
(Signed) Joshua Ball
Levin Ballance maketh oath that he is well acquainted with Thomas Parris who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, he knows he performed the service stated to be in the knowledge of this affiant
(Signed) Levin Ballance

Thomas Pogg maketh oath that he is well acquainted with Thomas Jarvis who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that he knows that he performed the service stated to be in the knowledge of this affiant (Signed) Thos Pogg
And the said Court as hereby declare their opinion after putting the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Edward Hardy and Foster Jarvis who has signed the preceding certificate are both clergy men and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Spencer Hall Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Carrick and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Jarvis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this the 12 th day of September 1833
see supplemental declaration
J. M. [unintelligible]

1918 Mch. 2. Visit to Mrs. W. W. Cleve. 4
5661
Rev. War
2649
INVALID.
File No. 2649
Thomas Jarvis Capt. S. & M. Rev. War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]

832 Park Ave Rec Soc Norfolk Va - Feb 19 1918.
Woman's Office Dear Sis -
Will you tell me if there are any records of my Great Grand Father or his Father having

received a pension for their services in the Revolutionary war, if so give me what data you can. The names are Jno. Samuel Farris & Thomas Farris Wth. of Currituck Co. No. Ca.
Kindly answer this at your earliest convenience Orthage
Mrs W. W. Clegg. % Mrs. Callender. 832 Park Ave. Norfolk Va.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Jarvis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Em
S. 2,649
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 ✓ Private Benjamin Steadman Runcombe N.C.   Apr. 1780 6 mos. Lieut. Benjamin Mitchell Samuel Jarvis   Dec. 1780 10 mos. Captain Samuel Jarvis  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hyde Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept 12, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Carteret Co. N.C. from 1779.
Age at date of application, born in 1755 place not stated.
Remarks: _____
No relationship to Samuel stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.