Pension of Jarrett Bowling, 1834 - Tazewell Co. VA SUBJECT: Jarrett Bowling pension file SUBMITTER: Elke Hall EMAIL: Elkehall@msn.com DATE: May 14, 1999 SURNAMES: BOWLING 1834 State of Virginia, Tazewell On this 18th day of March 1834 personally appeared before the open court of Tazewell Jarret Bowling, aged 72, a resident of the county of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, duly sworn in, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress on June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated viz. While a resident of Stafford Co. in the State of Virginia he was drafted and served a term of 3 months under Cpt. Williams, the names of any of the other officers he cannot now recollect, he entered the first of March 1778 and left again the first of June. In the same year, he states that he was rendevouzed at Fredericksburg and marched from there down to some point on the Potomac where he was stationed until he was discharged by the said Cpt. William, but received no written discharge. This declarant then returned to his home in Stafford as above stated and was again drafted and served a tour of duty of 3 months under Cpt. Jarvis (or James), he thinks, his first name was John. He cannot at this late period of time recollect any superior officers names. He went into the service this second tour in the first day of Sept. 1778 and left again the first of December following, he states that he went from the County of Stafford, where he lived, to a river called Pamunkey in order to intercept some British vessels that were coming up the Potomac. This declarant states that he remained there until he was discharged from the service at the expiration of his term on the first of December 1778 by Cpt. Jarvis. The declarant then returned home again to the County of Stafford, and remained there until the next Spring when he was again drafted and spent another tour of three months under Cpt. Sharp. The names of the other officers he cannot recollect. He went into the service the 10th of April 1779 and left again the 10th of July following, he was marched on this tour to a place called Hunter's Forge and served another tour and he was discharged by Cpt. Sharp. He does not think he received any written discharge, if he did in any aforesaid services he has lost them by this time or accident. This declarant then returned home and remained some time at home, and he thinks in the next year, 1780, he was drafted and served a tour of six months for Cpt. Hardin, who marched him to a place called the Three Springs below Williamsburg and he was then transferred to Cpt. Ballard and was marched from there to Yorktown on Potomac (should be York River) where the British then lay, he cannot recollect any of his officers names except Major Welsh and General Washington. He remained there until the British surrendered and then this declarant was marched to Falmouth with the prisoners and remained there until he was discharged by Major Welsh and obtained a written discharge which has been lost by accident. The declarant thinks, he entered the service on this last tour on the first of June and was discharged on the first of October following. This declarant was in no significant battle nor engagement except at the battle with the British at Yorktown on the York as above stated. This declarant has no documentary evidence that he knows of nor is there any person living by whom he can proof his service known to him. He was born in the County of Stafford in the State of Virginia and raised there and removed to the County of Tazewell, Virginia, where he is now and thence remained. He was born on the 18 day of January 1762, but has no record of his age that he can resort to. He states this is the only claim whatever to a pension or annuity and declares that he is not on the pension roll of any other state or territory whatever. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. X Jarret Bowling his mark We, James S. Witten and Robert Gillespie, residing in the County of Tazewell and State of Virginia and in the neighborhood of Jarret Bowling who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, state that we believe him to be seventy two years of age as he states and that he is reputed and lives in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur with that opinion, sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. James S. Witten Robert Gillespie And the court does hereby declare in their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after interrogating the soldier as prescribed by the War Department, he served as he states and the court further testifies that it appears to them that James S. Witten and Robert Gillespie, who had signed the preceding certificate and under oath prove their statement are entitled to credit and the court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman conveniently to be had. I, John Crockett, Clerk of the County of Tazewell do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original findings of said court in the matter of the application of Jarret Bowling for a pension in testimony whereof I subscribe my name and affix private seal to office present this 18th day of March 1834. John Crockett, Clerk State of Virginia County of Tazewell 1850: Jarad Bowling and Isabella his wife sold to Alexander King and Harvey King for 275 dollars a parcel of land containing 60 a. (on both sides of Mitum's Creek) being part of 100 a. which was conveyed to Jared Boling by David Young and Moses Higginbotham on 22 Aug. 1815. On this day.. May 1855 personally appeared before me, a justice of peace within and for the county of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law declares Jarret Bowling, he was a private in the company commanded by Cpt. Ballard in the Revolutionary War and that he was pensioned for his service in the said war on the 4th day of April 1834 at the rate of $50 per annum and that he is receiving said pension at this time. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress nor made any other application therefore. X Jarret Bowling His mark We, Wyatt Asbury and Wesley Bowling, residents of the County of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jarret Bowling in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant that he is identical to person he represents himself to be. Wyatt Asbury Wesley Bowling The following declarations and affidavits were sworn to subscribed before me on the day and year written and I certify that I know the applicant to be credible and that he is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in his claim. Robert Barnes, J.P. State of Virginia County of Tazewell I, Samuel Graham, Clerk of the county court of said county, hereby certify that Robert Barnes, whose name is subscribed to the following certification is and was at the time of making and signed the same as acting Justice of Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned, that full faith and credit is and should to be given to all his official acts accordingly and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of said county at Jeffersonville, this 7th day of May 1855. Samuel L. Graham, Clerk On May 4, 1855, Jarret Bowling, age 94, appeared before Robert Barnes, Justice of Peace, stating that he was identical to the person who served as a private in the company of Cpt. Ballard and that he was petitioned on April 4, 1834 at the rate of $56 per annum and was receiving the pension. Jarret Bowling made this appearance and declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may have been entitled to under the Act approved March 3, 1856, declaring he had not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress nor had made any other application before. X Jarret Bowling his mark Attested to by Wyatt Asbury and Wesley Bowling. 1834 State of Virginia Tazewell On this 18th day of March 1834 personally appeared before the open court of Tazewell, Jarret Bowling, aged 72, a resident of the county of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, duly sworn in, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress on June 7, 1832. See separate sheet. Jarret Bowling his mark Submitted by Elke Hall **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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