RICHMOND COUNTY, NC - Military - Thomas Everett Revwar Pension - 1832 ============================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Anna Pegram Everett cerci@tdo.infi.net ============================================================== I have family information on Thomas Everett, who applied 18 July 1832 for pension for service as a soldier in the American Revolution...it is as follows: Thomas Everett, aged 91 and a resident of Richmond County, North Carolina, applied 18 July 1832 for pension for service as a soldier in the Revolution. He stated that he was born in Queen Annes County, Maryland, 14 March 1742 (whether old style or new style calendar is uncertain). He served several tours of duty, at least two years in all, under Capts. David Love, William Hunter, Hays, Edward Williams, Thomas Crawford (later colonel), and Wilson, beginning his militia service in 1775 in Anson county (from which Richmond was created in 1779). He signed his application by mark. Affidavits of credibility were given by Rev. Maston D. Crawford, John (X) Clemmons, and John McAlister, the latter two having freqeutnly seen Everett in military service, and he was known to be "a true Whig". Pension was approved. (Revolutionary War Pension Files, No. SC 6828, National Archives, Washington, D. C.) Thomas Everett, ages 96 years and ll months (sic), died 6 Feb. 1837 near Rockingham, Richmond Coutny, North Carolina (Raleigh Register, 21 Feb. 1837) Family tradition named Thomas Everett's wife, Elizabeth, as daguther of William Covington, said to have been an officer in the N.C. Continental Line. Without proof, descendants and DAR papers give Elizabeth's birth as 1752 and marriage as about 1771. Her death is given as 10 July 1820, from a cemetery inscription. As for Elizabeth's father, family sconjecture and DAR papers have confused two different William Covingtons, probably uncle and nephew. The William Covington who was lieutentant and adjutant in Col. Thomas Polk's 4th Reg't, N.C. Continental Line, died in service 13 April 1778. If he had wife or children, they were dead by 1785 when his heir-at-law was identified as his older brother John Covington (ca. 1735-ca.1808)_ (Clark, North Carolina State Records, v. 16, p. 1027: N.C. Bounty Land Grants, Sumner Co., N.C. (now Tenn), Survey File 781, Warrant 1828, in N.C. Land Office, Raleigh) Actually, Elizabeth Everett's father appears to be the "William Covington, Gent." who in Jan 1768 bought 150 acres on Baggetts Branch of Cartledges Creek in then Anson County (Richmond in 1779), was relieved of poll tax in 1787 "by reason of his being over sixty years of age" (so born about 1726), and still a landowner on Baggetts Branch at his death in 1794. (Anson Co., N.C., Deed Book H-I, p. 364: Richmond Co. N.C., Minutes, 1779=1792, p. 146: Deed Book B., p. 246,: Will Book l, pp. 40-41) The compiler has so far found no contemporary record to substantiate published reports of this William Covington having had a wife named Mary Wall. Thomas Everett (1742-1837) was in Anson County by 1775, his first militia service. He seems not to have been a landowner there until March 1779 when he bought from Benjamin and Fanny Covington 325 acres on Jones Creek, witnessed by William Hunter and Henry Covington. In 1784 Thomas traded this tract to Matthew Covington in return for 271 acres on Peters Branch of Cartledges Creeek, withnessed by John Covington and William Hunter. (Anson Co., N.C., Deed Book 7, p. 107: Richmond Co, N.C., Deed Book C, p. 300) Thomas Everett's brothers, Lawrence and Benjamin, are said alas to have migrated to the Anson-Richmond area about the time of the Revolution. Lawrence is identified as of Richmond County in January 1780 when he bought from George Webb 200 acres "in the county aforesaid the formerly in Anson County," witnessed by Thomas Dockery, John Wall. Our first record of Benjamin Everett in Richmond is an entry on 50 acres, 16th January 1786, patent issued 16 Nov. 1790. In Janu8ary 1789 he bought 100 acres from a John Covington (d. 1797 in Marlboro Co., S. C., apparently Thomas Everett's brother-in-law). In 1793, Benjamin received another 50-acre patent, entered 3 June 1790 by Leticia Bennett who transferred her entry rights to said Everett. All three tracts were on Baggetts Branch of Cartledges Creek. However, in 1793 Benjamin (signing by mark) sold this land..150 acres to William McDowell and 50 to James Hunter . (Richmond Co., NC Deed books B, p. 213,: C. p. 411: E., pp.62,76,81: patent books 77, p. 197: 81, P. 478, and Richmond County survey files in NC Land Office, Raleigh.)