Anson Co. NC - Revolutionary War Pensions of Emory Jarman

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Submitted by:  John L. German, C.G.  german@jarman.net
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         Emory Jarman's declaration for Revolutionary War Pension:
                                      
  (from National Archives pension application file R5555 [North Carolina])
                                      
 State of Tennessee} On this 9th day of February 1836 personally appeared
 Knox County       } in open Court at a Circuit Court now holding for said
County by the Hon. Edward Scott, being a Court on record, Emory Jarman a
citizen of said County aged 73 years who upon his oath made the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an act of Congress passed on
the 5th June 1832 That he was born in Queen Ann County, Maryland on the 1st
day of February 1763, where he lived about 3 years, when he moved with his
father to Anson County N. Carolina, where he continued during the whole
of the revolutionary war and for several years after, when he moved to
Cumberland Cty N.C. where he lived about 30 years, when he moved to Wayne
County Tennessee where he lived about 8 years, when he moved and permanently
settled in Knox County Tenn. where he has continued to live ever since and
still lives.
   He states that he cannot remember accurately the precise period when he
first entered into the army but he thinks it was about 3 years before the
termination of the war, when he entered the army as a private volunteer,
and was enrolled at Anson Court house into a company commanded by Captain
Patrick Bogan and which company was attached to a Regiment commanded by
Colonel Wade - he states that he marched under said officers against the
tories who were embodied at Beatties Bridge on Drowning Creek, and after
dispersing them there, he returned home having been in service one week - he
states that shortly after this service, he marched under the same officers
to dislodge the British who were stationed in a brick house near Wilmington
- he states that on coming near the brick house his company took two British
soldiers prisoners, and these prisoners told them how strongly the house was
fortified and disuaded them from attempting to take it, and the prisoners
having told them of a body of tories who were collected a short distance
below on the Cape Fear River - applicant with his company marched against
them and dispersed them, after which they returned home having been in
service one week - applicant states that shortly after his return from this
last service he was drafted for a tour of three months and was enrolled into
a company commanded by Captain James Fair under whose command he marched to
Anson old Courthouse where the whole of the draft from Anson County were
collected, and then applicant marched with all the troops of said County
down to Col. Arringtons command, which was stationed near the Hickory Grove
on Big Pee Dee river - applicant states after reaching Col. Arringtons
station his said Captain Fair left the army and returned home, and applicant
and his company were put under some other Captain, whose name he does not
now recollect - he remained there under the command of Col. Arrington until
the three months for which he had been drafted had expired when he returned
home - applicant states that but a few days after his return home he again
volunteered and went under the command of his former Captain Bogan and
marched towards Camden to join Genl. Gates army - he joined said army but a
few hours before the battle in which Gates was defeated and fought a little
while in the left wing, when he retreated with the balance of the army and
returned home - applicant states he was in service this tour four days -
Applicant states that but a few days after Gates defeat he enlisted into
the regular army at Anson New Courthouse, for a term of eighteen months
under Captain Miller, under whom he marched to Salisbury N.C. where he was
placed into a company commanded by Captain Sharp, which company was attached
to a Regiment under the command of Col. Archibald Little - under these
officers applicant marched to Charleston S.C. was stationed on James Island
until after the British had evacuated Charleston and peace was approaching,
when applicant was honorably discharged on James Island by Col. Little and
he returned home - he was discharged about two months before the period of
his enlistment had expired, making his service in the regular army a period
of 16 months - applicant states that he performed service in the revo-
lutionary war as above stated, as a private militia man, three months, two
weeks and four days, and as a private in the regular army sixteen months,
amounting alltogether to a service of nineteen months two weeks and four
days, for which he claims a pension - applicant states that he has a record
of his age in his Bible, which was taken from his fathers record - he states
that there is no Clergyman living in his neighbourhood - he states that the
individuals in his neighbourhood who are acquainted with him and can testify
as to his veracity and his reputation for having served in the revolutionary
war are James Murry, Ruben Walker, Elijah Walker, Robert Gallaher and others
- he states that he received a written discharge at the expiration of his
said three months service, from Col. Arrington, and also a written discharge
from Col. Little at the time he left the regular army - these discharges he
states are both long since lost and destroyed. He states that he has no
documentary proof whatever of his said services, nor does he know of any
person whose testimony he can procur, who can testify to his services. He
hereby relinguishes all claim to any pension or annuity whatever except the
present and declares that his name is not on the pension list roll of the
agency of any state
  Sworn to and Subscribed
  in open Court this                             Emory Jarman
  9th day of February 1836