Edgecombe County, NC - George Avery Revolutionary War Pension, 1830

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March 20, 1933

Mr. James W. Chandler
Stein Bros. & boyce
Starks Building Arcade
Louisville, Kentucky

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the record of George Avery, a 
soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in
pension claim W.8335 based upon the Revolutionary War service of
George Avery.

The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are
not shown in the claim.

He enlisted in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, in August 1782,
served as a private in Captain Peter Bacot's Company, Colonel Archibald
Lytle's North Carolina Regiment, was engaged in no battles and served
until about August 1, 1783.

After the Revolution the soldier lived in Edgecombe County, North
Carolina for four or five years then moved to North Fork of the Holston
River in Virginia where he remained one year; then to Lincoln County,
Kentucky, where he lived one year; from thence to Davidson County,
Tennessee where he resided eight or nine years and from there to Wilson
County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 1, 1830
while a resident of Wilson County, Tennessee.

In 1832 he was still living in Wilson County, Tennessee, aged about
sixty-eight years.

George Avery married in Pitt or Edgecombe County, North Carolina about
1784, 1787 or 1788, Elizabeth Allen.

Soldier's widow, Elizabeth, was allowed pension on her application
executed February 10, 1854 at which time she was living in Wilson
County, Tennessee and stated that she was aged ninety-five years.
In 1855 she stated she was aged about ninety years with no explanation 
of the discrepency.

A large family of children was referred to but no names designated.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Source: George Avery Revolutionary War Pension file
        HeritageQuest Online
        Letter found in file

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