Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41556, Thomas Gorvey, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Gorvey Thomas or Garvey or G Garvey
S 411556
CONTENTS
This pensioner is listed in S. of H. as "Gorvey"

41556 INVALID.
Rev Y
File No. 41556 Thomas Harvey Pr. New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

14.693 R North Carolina
Thomas G. Gentry
of Duplin in the state of N th Carolina who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Col t Pike of the N th Carolina line, for the term of Seven Years
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 nd of October 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Sep r 1840 and to Joseph P. Rhoades Esq. of Dublin Co. H. Amazonsville N. Carolina
 Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819. 83. 64  Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4/ Mar. 1820. 48. 00  10 mo. \frac{10}{31} \frac{4}{30} $131. 64 
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Wigton Park Dumfries 10th Dec 1882 John Charles Mackay H. of H.

State of North Carolina } on this 18 th day of October, Duplin County } 1820 Personally appeared in open court Thomas Garvy aged fifty nine or sixty years, resident in sd state and county. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, in the first and sixth regiment two year Eleven months and twenty days , and was then taken prison at Charleston South Carolina and lay in prison about ten months, and was then put aboard of a British Man-of-War and continued a prisoner untill the close of the war. He declares that he fought Under Genl Washington at the Battles of Germantown & Monmouth,
In the said Thomas Garvy declares that he make application for a pension in the month of October 1818, and obtained a certificate N o 4.693
And I solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818, and I know not that, since that time, by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it, as to being myself within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the U. States in the revolutionary war, passed the 18 th March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other that than what is contained in the

Schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed    100 acres poor penny land valued under the direct     Day law at     one mare worth  $100.00     35    two cows and calves worth  16    two two year old cattle  7    one sow & five pigs, three 2 year old hogs  14    and six hogs eight months old     two wild hogs & pigs  4     $176  
This deponent further maketh oath that he is by occupation a farmer and not able to labour more than one half of his time owing to bad health as well as a fall from a post in revolutionary war, and he has a wife by name Mary aged 63 years, one daughter Mirinda aged 25 years and one child Isaac.
Thomas J T Garvy marks
Thomas Garvy schedule
I James Pearsall clerk of the court of assizes and quarter sessions for said county of Dublin (being a court of record and trial by jury to any extent with a common seal) do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule herunto annexed are truly copied from record of said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is $176
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 18 th day of October 1820
Ja. Pearsall CLK

Thomas Garvey Private Y 6 to 83 6 th North Carolina Regt
Wanted the line in which the element
Admitted

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Duplin County } Quarters Sessions 6 th Term 1818.
Personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions for the County of Duplin on the 22 nd day of October 1818.
Thomas Garry age sixty six being now resident of said County & State - who being first duly sworn according to law each on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war. That he the said Thomas Garry, enlisted in the County of Cortright , in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Pitts of the sixth Regiment sometime in the year 1776. and that he continued to serve in the navy Corps in the service of the United States until the fall of Charleston at which time he the said Thomas Garry was taken prisoner and continued so until the declaration of Peace - at which time he was liberated at Winston in American the further States that he was in the battle Monmouth & Brandywine , and that he is in indebted circumstances and stands in need of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to before me a notary public at 6 October Term 1818. Thomas his Garry mark

This 23 rd day of October 1868 appeared before us Daniel Carter Abie Garry and being sworn in due form of law, deposed and said that Thomas Garry is in named circumstances and stands in need of his County for support they very believe
Daniel Carter O. Odiah Garry
We the Justices of administration do certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the said Thomas Garry did serve in the revolutionary war as a soldier in the preceding recreation against the common enemy for the term of three years in the Eastern had establishment.
And we do further certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the said Thomas Garry is in named circumstances and stands in need of his County assistance for support
and we now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before us to the Department of War pursuant to the contents of the aforesaid act of Congress.
John Hunter J.D.
John H. Lucas J.D.
H. B. Bicknell J.D.

State of North Carolina (Duplin County) }
As Clerk of the said County Court of Duplin I do hereby certify that the within named John Hunter, John Harrison and Theodrick Pirkett Esq rs before whom the within Deposition was taken, are all three Acting Justices of the Peace in the said County of Duplin in full Commission and duly qualified; and that all faith and credit is due to their official Acts. —
Certified under my hand and the seal of the said County of Duplin at office the 23 d day of October A. D. 1818.
Wm Dickson (C.C.)
I do hereby certify that Thomas Garvey served as a soldier in the 8 th Regiment in the North Carolina line as heretofore stated in which line I was then a Captain. Given under my hand in Duplin County the 24 th of July 1819
Joseph T. Rhodes. Ch m Man of Duplin County Court