Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32475, for Henry Revis, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
S. B.
Revis, Henry.
S. 32475
CONTENTS

of Madison in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Free of the Regt. commanded by Col. Armstrong in the Maryland line for one year.
Expd Nov 18 th 1842
Date of death Nov. 18 42
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Aug t 1833. and sent to Mr. Sawyer. Edwardsville Ill.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4/6/33. 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { to June 7, 1822. }
Recorded by James Palmer Clerk, Book E Vol. Eight Page 61.

Henry Lewis
12.504.

State of Illinois, Madison County. } ss. On this fourth day of September, personally appeared in open court before their Honors the Judges of the County Commissioners Court of Madison County, now sitting, Henry Revis a Resident of Madison County and State of Illinois, aged  eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832—
That he, the said Revis, entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
That he volunteered in Surry County North Carolina in the fall of 1775 and joined the Company commanded by Capt Jacob Fries and marched in pursuit of McCloud the Scotch Fugitive and his company; but he was defeated before he could be overtaken by Fries Men.
That he was in the service three months and returned home in January 1776.
That he was drafted and belonged to the company commanded by Captain Jacob Fries and Colonel Martin Armstrong and General Rutherford and employed in the Indian service in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians was in the service three months and some days but recotted the number.
That he was again drafted in Rutherford County North Carolina and belonged to a Company commanded by Captain William Revills and was stationed on the frontier against the Indians at Walnut Creek where they made excursions upon the frontiers and to Broad River was out in the service three months at this time.
That he was kept as a Minute Man for a

long time and was out in many excursions against the Indians on the frontier but the exact time is not known. But he believes he was in the service of the United States more than one year in all the times he was out during the Revolution. He has no documents to prove his services by he never received but one discharge and that was lost many years since.
That he has but one person by whom he can prove his services in this country that was knowing to his performing the duties as herein stated that is Harris Revis a resident of Montgomery County Illinois he has been and acquainted with him ever since. And he is also acquainted with Samuel Wood who lives in the county of Madison.
He was born in North Hampton County North Carolina on the eleventh day of August 1752. That he lived there till a few years before the war and then moved to Surry County and from there to Rutherford County and that he came to the State of Kentucky in 1808 or 1809 where he lived more than two years and then he came to Madison County in 1811 where he has lived ever since. He has no record of his age and knows of none.
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.
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid }  Henry H. Revis  mark
Harris Revis a resident of Montgomery County and state of Illinois, hereby certifies that he is well acquainted with Henry Revis, who has

sworn to, and subscribed the above declaration, and knows that he served as then in stated, and was in the service a part of the time therein and believes that he served more than one year in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution. And that he is a man of worth and veracity.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year afore said } James H. Davis Mark
Samuel Wood, a clergyman, residing in the county of Madison County, hereby certifies that he is well acquainted with Henry Reavis, who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, and believes him to be eighty years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that he concurs in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed } Samuel Wood the day and year afore said
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after 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 certifies that it appears to them that James Reavis is a resident in the county of Montgomery and State of Illinois and is a credit person and that Samuel Wood is a clergyman who has signed the preceding certificate, and that this statement is entitled to credit.
J. John L. Lusk Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Madison County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of

the appointment of Henry Revis for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this fourth day of September in the year of our
Lord 1832
P. D. Lusk Clerk
Henry Revis
12.5044

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
October 22 d , 1842.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Henry Reves, dec d Ex cc or of the widow of a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of — Forty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1836, to the 21 st Sept. 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

19.513. Henry Oliver Illinois
12.504
Return 4.5
Adm. 1. year
J. J. Sawyer Agent Carmarthen Pa.

BRIEF in the case of Henry Drees County of Madison in the State of Illinois (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 80  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. As a Gen.     fall In 17 45  volunteer 3 private Col. Tree   drafted 3 " " " Col Armstrong   drafted 3 " Col. Nevel    as a Minute man was often called out. and hereby he served in the Revolution more than 8 years one year.
 5. In what battles was he engaged? pursued the Indians often.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sauk County N Baraboo  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? neither the period nor time of service are exactly stated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Payton
Examining Clerk.

November 23, 1934
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Letter re: Harris Reavis-S.32472
Harris Reavis-S.32472 Henry Revis-S.32475 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Nellie R. Shanner 607 West College Street Oakland City, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters of November 11, November 12 and November 19, addressed to the Secretary of the Interior, to Mr. J. S. Pittman, Charlotte, North Carolina, and to Pension Headquarters, respectively, all of which have been referred to this office for reply, in regard to Isham, Harris and Henry Reavis, Revolutionary War soldiers.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the War of the Revolution of an Isham Reavis, under any spelling of that name.
The records of only one Harris Reavis and only one Henry Revis have been found. Their records are given herein as found in the claims for pensions based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
Harris Reavis- Harris Reavis-S.32472
Harris Reavis, as his name is found in the claim, was born in December, 1754 in Northampton County, North Carolina, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Surry County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1775, served three months as private in Captain Jacob Free's company, Colonel Joseph Williams' North Carolina regiment. About one year later he volunteered and served twenty-five days as private in Cap-

tain George Dickey's North Carolina company, in pursuit of Tories. He volunteered in July, 1780, served twelve months in Captain Langham's North Carolina company, assisted in erecting the Laboratory in Salisbury.
The soldier, Harris Reavis, moved after the Revolution from Surry County to Kentucky, where he lived about ten years, then moved to Illinois. He was allowed pension on his application executed, December 2, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Hurricane Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, where he had lived about eighteen years.
Henry Revis a resident of Madison County, Illinois in 1833 stated that he had been well acquainted with Harris Reavis, since his early life and that he served with him in the tour in 1775. There is no relationship shown between these two persons. Their signatures do not appear in the  this claim, except by mark.
In adnuttotobdin whether the soldier, Harris Reavis, was ever married.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
Harris Reavis, Certificate # 25944, issued January 29, 1834, rate $52.77 per annum, to commence March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Illinois Agency.
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Henry Revis-S.32475
Henry Revis, as his name is found in the claim, was born August 11, 1752 in Northampton County, North Carolina, names of his parents not shown.
He moved a few years before the Revolution to

Surry County, North Carolina, where he continued to live during the Revolutionary War.
Henry Revis enlisted in the fall of 1775, served three months as private in Captain Jacob Free's North Carolina company. He served again, no date given, "over" three months as private in Captain Jacob Free's company, Colonel Martin Armstrong's North Carolina regiment, in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians. He served, no date shown, three months in Captain William Neville's North Carolina company, stationed on the frontier at Walnut Creek, in defence of the inhabitants against the Indians. He served at various other times against the Indians, about three months, names of officers not stated.
After the Revolution, Henry Revis moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina, moved to Kentucky in 1808 or 1809 and in 1811 moved to Madison County, Illinois. He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 4, 1832, then a resident of Madison County, Illinois.
In 1832 Harris Revis of Montgomery County, Illinois stated that he was well acquainted with the soldier, Henry Revis, and served a part of the time with him. No relationship stated and their signatures are not found in the  this claim, except by mark.
It is not stated whether the soldier, Henry Revis, was ever married.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Henry Revis, Certificate #19713, issued August 22, 1833, rate $40.00 per annum, to commence March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Illinois Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Henry Revis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S 32475.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall, 1775. 3 mos. Pri. Jacob Free ✓ N.C.   ✓ Once 3 mos. Jacob Free Martin Armstrong   ✓ 3 mos. Wm. Neville ✓   Various other times Entire service amounting to 1 year. Names of officers not stated.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Surry Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 4, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Madison Co., Ills
Age at date of application, B. Aug. 11, 1752. Northampton Co., N.C.
Remarks: His claim was allowed.
No data rel. to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY  Republican Central Committee
P. S. HANER, Chairman TAYLORVILLE
E. E. DOWELL, Vice-Chairman PANA
E. E. ADAMS, Secretary TAYLORVILLE
B. A. TURNER, Treasurer EDINBURG
Taylorville, Illinois, Feb. 17, 1913
   COMMITTEEMEN TOWNSHIP P. O. ADDRESS     F. W. Baxmeyer Assumption 1 Assumption   Ira Hinkle Assumption 2 Assumption   Fay R. Best Bear Creek Palmer   B. A. Turner Buckhart 1 Edinburg   Jhnn G. Hill Buckhart 2 Stonington R. R.   P. M. Klinefelter Greenwood Morrisonville R. R.   J. A. Klinefelter Johnson Taylorville R. R.   J. W. Hardy King Morrisonville   Dr. Tankersley Locust Owaneco   Frank Willey May Taylorville R. R.   D. C. Armstrong Mosquito Mt. Auburn R. R.   Chas. Tankersley Mt. Auburn 1 Mt. Auburn   Logan G. George Mt. Auburn 2 Breckenridge R. R.   B. F. Simpson Pana 1 Pana   Theo. Vaughn Pana 2 Pana   Geo. W. Marsland Pana 3 Pana   W. M. Warren Pana 4 Pana   E. E. Dowell Pana 5 Pana   George T. Jacobs Prairieton Moweaqua R. R.   Louis Johnson Ricks 1 Morrisonville   Oscar Mundhenke Ricks 2 Morrisonville   R. J. McAfee Rosemond Rosemond   Wm. Lawrence South Fork Pawnee R. 49   J. P. McLaughlin Stonington Stonington   S. J. Osborn Taylorville 1 Taylorville   P. S. Haner Taylorville 2 Taylorville   F. A. Zimmerman Taylorville 3 Taylorville   B. V. Martin Taylorville 4 Taylorville  
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
If the information may be given I would like to have whatever information may be shown by the pension records of the birth, service, family, etc., of Henry Reavis or Revis, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who is shown by the U.S. Census Records of 1840, to have been a pensioner residing in Madison county, Illinois. He served in North Carolina Continental Militia as shown by the record above cited.
Very respectfully,
Edward E. Adams

WESTERN DEPARTMENT OFFICE.
E. S. WALKER, AGENT
Williamsburgh City Fire Ins. Co. New York City.
Western Department, Freeport, Illinois. Fred. W. Gund, Manager
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Aug. 7, 1912
The Commissioner of Pensions;
Dear Sir:-
In the pension list, two names are given as having drawn pensions in Illinois, viz. Henry Revis, and Harris Reavis. Were there two of this name? Will you give me their military records of service in the Revolutionary War? I am inclined to think there was but one man serving.
Very truly yours,

32 475 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32 475-
Henry Revis Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 4
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 33
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Aug 12, 1912. History to E. S. Walker. for
1913, Feb. 25. History to Edward E. Adams. for
1934. Nov. 23. List L. Mrs. Nellie Shanner. See letters in Harris Revis-3. 32472 am3

Henry Revis' Amended Declaration

State of Illinois } Madison County } ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace within and for the county of Madison and State of Illinois Henry Revis, who being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade:
For one year I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension Subscribed & sworn to } Henry his Revis before me this 27 th day } his Mark of May A.D. 1833 Samuel Seybold J. P.
I Samuel Seybold a justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry Revis who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit and that he is a man of truth and veracity and that I believe that he served in the army of the Revolution as stated in his decla- -ration dated the fourth day of October

in the year A.D. 1832 and in this amended declaration which he has above sworn to
Samuel Seybold L.P.L.D.
State of Illinois Madison County } ss
to John J. Lusk Clerk of the County Commissioners Court (and Recorder of civil commissions) for the county of Madison and state of Illinois do hereby certify that Samuel Seybold whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate was on the twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1833 an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, and that full faith and credit is to be given to all of his official acts as such —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court at Edward- sville this 17 th day of June A.D. 1833 —
J. J. Lusk C.P.R.