Perquimans County, NC - John Avery Revolutionary War Pension, 1832

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July 6, 1938

Mrs. John A. Mathews
Ekin Avenue
New Albany, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of
John Avery, a soldier of the Revolutionary War who, you state, lived
near Fayetteville, North Carolina, whose wife was Sarah Long and they
had sons named John, Joseph, Jacob, George and Thomas Avery, the last
named being your great-grandfather who was born in 1772, married Margaret 
Bock born 1769, died 1851 and his wife, Margaret, died in 1859.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has 
been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon
service in that war of a John Avery, identical with your description.
You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier of that name
found, of North Carolina. The data which follow were obtained from
the claim for pension and bounty land under File No. W.4119 based
upon service of John Avery in the Revolutionary War.

John Avery was born March 5, 1752 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
The names of his parents were not given.

While residing in Perquimans County, North Carolina, John Avery enlisted
in 1781, served three months as a private in Captain William Barbey's
Company, Colonel Dosier's North Carolina Regiment, marched to Virginia
and was in an engagement at Great Bridge after which he returned home.
He again enlisted during 1781 and served more than three months as
private in Captain John Harvey's and Isaac Moore's companies, Colonel
Dosier's North Carolina Regiment, and was discharged the last of
October, or first of November, 1781.

After the war the soldier continued to reside in Perquimans County,
North Carolina, about two years, then moved to Chowan County, North
Carolina where he was allowed pension on his application executed
December 19, 1832 and was still living there in 1833. He died at his
residence in Chowan County, North Carolina, October 13, 1836.

John Avery married August 17, 1817 in Chowan County, North Carolina,
Sarah Evans. The date and place of her birth and names of parents 
were not shown. It is not shown whether either had been previously
married.

Sarah Avery was allowed pension on account of the service of her
husband, John Avery, on her application executed February 5, 1854
at which time she was a resident of Chowan County, North Carolina, and
stated that she was seventy years of age.

Soldier's widow, Sarah, while still residing in Chowan County, North
Carolina, was granted one hundred sixty acres of bounty land, also, on
Warrant No. 56511, on her application executed May 17, 1856, at which
time she still gave her age as seventy years. In 1857, she stated she
was aged seventy-five years with no explanation of the discrepancy.
She was still a resident of Chowan County. Her warrant for bounty land
was issued under the Act of March 3, 1856.

Reference was made to children in the claims bur no names designated.

In 1832, reference was made to soldier's nephew, Alexander Park; the
names of his parents or other details concerning him were not given.

In 1854, Zachariah and Thomas Evans made affidavit with Robert and
Henderson Simpson in Chowan County, North Carolina, that they attended
the funeral of the soldier, John Avery, but did not state their 
relationship to soldier's wife who was formerly Sarah Evans.

Very truly your,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

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

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