Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6499, for Jarrett Loyd, North Carolina

SERVICE
N6
Loyd, Garrett
NUMBER
P. 6499
Born in N. C.
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
P. O. 6499
Service: Laurel Lodge
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Garrett Loyd of Tennessee
Rejected
See letter 6 April 1837 to William L. Rupert.
F. E. Haple th 8 May 1854.
6499
1832

Revolutionary Claim of Jaret Loya
Additional Evidence
Tennessee rejected Act 1832.
Colh
Filed 3. "May 1854
J. C. Hassler Washington

State of North Carolina Comptroller's Office
I, William J. Clarke, 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:
Garnet Loyd
Indent or Army Certificate issued by the Board of Auditors of Army Accounts at Hillsborough No. 204 dated June 10th. 1783, £9 5s 2d specie.
Ditto issued by same Auditors at Hillsborough on the same day No. 894, £9 5s 2d specie. Both of said certificates, being now before me.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 3d. day of May 1854.
Wm. J. Clarke, Comptlr.

Nov 3 1852 313 F. H. Austin
Parish Lloyd, or heirs Lebanon Wilson 6 3/4 Tenn
Power of attorney James Lloyd Hartmann Memphis

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 Wilson
Be it known that before me
Samuel Lloyd a Justice of the Peace personally appeared aged 47 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of Garrett Lloyd who was a revolutionary Soldier in the State of North Carolina and that he died on the 10th day of about 1836 or 37 and that his mother, named Mary Lloyd died on the 10th day of about 1803 and that they were married on the 10th day of about 1800 in the year 17 1800 and that they were residents of in the State of N. Carolina and that they resided there 40 years, and that he resides in Wilson County Tenn and that furthermore WE BY THESE PRESENTS , constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be due him as an heir of Garrett Lloyd who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law he may be entitled.
In witness whereof, he has on this 6th day October 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
Samuel Lloyd 
Witness:
Witness:
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Samuel Lloyd has always by the community been known as the son of Garrett Lloyd
Dated on this 6th day of October 1852
William Wilson J.P.
State of Tennessee COUNTY OF Wilson } to wit:
I hereby certify, That William F. Wilkinson Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto 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 is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County Court, this 6th day of October one thousand eight hundred and fiftytwo
J. M. McLain Clerk. William Wilson
* If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." † State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner—and amount of pension.

State of Tennessee Wilson County } on this 15 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open court living the Circuit Court for the County of Wilson against for the 5 th Judicial District for the State of Tennessee Samuel Anderson Judge the presiding. Samuel Lloyd an indent of said County of Wilson and State of Tenn. aged about 71 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth in 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 under the following named officers and served as here in stated first he says born in the County of Granville now State of North Carolina in the year 1765 or 1766 the parishion is not now located according to the record of his age which thing taken after the death of his father by his Brother more than twenty years since and states that he had not received in his Raising Sum sufficient to raise him up, raised in the County of Granville formed and at the age of about sixteen, he entered the service of the United States, that is in Scotland, same time in the Spring of the year perhaps 1781, in the year 1781, or 1782. under one Capt Byrdsong which took up the line of march together with some 30 or 40 men, marched to Asheboro in the same County, the place of Rendezvous, where they mustered into service in a Regiment of about 500 men, the Regiment was commanded by Col Col Dixon and Col Moger Donaho. The original Rutherford was their and went on before the Regiment to Blackburg County Virginia, and there remained until the Regiment came on to him where was arrived about 5 weeks, where the army incurred to a 1000 or more, which was followed then the British came to Hillsborough in North Carolina about 20 or 25 miles from where we lay it was understood that it was Lord Cornwallis army. we moved from the place before mentioned, toward Halifax where we expected to meet with the British army before we reached the place where we were that the letter had passed through and gave them the York, there we marched nearly in the Direction Back to Hobb's Creek, where we stood some weeks guarding the magazines until his time of service for that term was out, & ten days over, making three months and ten days time later, that trip from each place he was discharged & returned home, Capt Byrdsong gave him over then discharged the men he received his pay have been lost or destroyed and that he has not received

One unit for his services, No so much as the Continental many it seems so had been so late in Adair that he then moved any office about it, he staid at home some 5 or 6 weeks at which time Col Boston, who lived in Williamshorough in the same County where he lived, about 10 miles from the President of the applicant, sent for him to come to Salem, and Re-entered under him he having been intimately acquainted with the Col. went some time in the fall of the same of the same year, and became again a Re-entered together, with about 200 men, where he remained some 4 or 5 weeks during the same to Country against the Tories, where he remained then an Express came General Hairs to send him all the means of ammunition & procuring the Col's spirit, he was then required to take a message and proceed to Warrenton towards the same same oak, at the river he met with Warren army from this place proceeded on with the army towards the same saw Settlement marched on between Salisbury, and Hillsborough, where he was ordered with some others to go back and return the same Road to Williamshorough, where he found Col Boston and his men or the most of them that he left them, where he remained until his term of service was out, three months that term about the time his service was out, news came that Wallis had surrendered, he then received a discharge from Col Boston and returned home, which discharge is also lost or destroyed and that he never received any thing for his services, making in all he served three months and ten days, he served in Granville County, some 25 years then moved to this State, Surry County, where he resided some 12 or 15 years from there he moved and settled in the County of Wake where he has resided all his days some some 16 or 18 years that he has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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 the applicant further states that he would have made a more timely application for a pension under the act of 1832 but at the time of the passage of the Law and for some 2 or 3 years after he was inclined to the belief that he could through his labor and industry procure a subsistence he has however

much inclined in bodily strength & infirmities in the course of a few years and at this time ill able to perform labour or any thing besides in the way of support himself for himself & family, for these reasons & considerations above has compelled him to make this application so I am affraid Sworn & subscribed in open court 15th March 1834 Jno S. Martin clerk
3 S. H. Lay his marks
We Benjamin T. Ellabury, a clergyman residing in the county of Wilson & State of Tennessee, and John Cae, P. Alden Anderson, Residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with S. H. Lay who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be the age he states himself to be, in his declaration; that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in the opinion B. T. Ellabury clergyman Sworn to & subscribed in open court 15th March 1834 John Cae P. Alden Anderson Jno S. Martin clerk of Wilson Circuit Court
And the said Court do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matters, 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 certifies that it appears to him, that Benjamin T. Ellabury, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, President of the County of Wilson, and that John Cae and P. Alden Anderson who has also signed the same is President citizens in the County of Wilson and is credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit given under my hand this 18th of March 1834
Sam. Anderson Judge now presiding for Wilson County

I William L. Martin clerk of the circuit court of Wilson county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Garrett Loya for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this March the 22nd 1837.
Wm L. Martin clerk of Wilson circuit court
34.053
1837 Garrett Loya
March 14 1837
General office
Term
act 1132
Mr B Soffert atty for app. heant.