War of 1812-Thomas Evans Pension-Granville Co, NC


War of 1812 Pension File
THOMAS EVANS (1790-1867)
Granville County, North Carolina
(Transcribed by Deloris Williams)

Thomas Evans, Free Person of Color, married Sally Bass on Feb 29, 1812 Granville Co. They lived in Granville until early 1860, when he and most of his family moved to Union County, Ohio. His pension file contains affidavits from his wife and several of his children, most of whom moved with him, but some who remained in North Carolina.

	THOMAS EVANS - War of 1812 Pension Application Bounty Land: 31131 160 55 Widow: SALLIE EVANS W.O. 44832 W.C. 35130 Service: Drummer Capt. Charles Sim's Co. N.C. Mil. Enlisted July 28, 1813 Discharged Aug 18, 1813

	Residence of Soldier: 1855 Granville Co. NC Residence of Widow 1889 Marysville, Union Co. Ohio Maiden Name of Widow: SALLIE BASS Death of Soldier: Jan 1867 Death of Widow: Prior to Apr 19 1889 War of 1812; Act of March 9, 1878 Widows' Pension SALIE EVANS widow of THOMAS EVANS Rank: Drummer Company: Capt. Sims Regiment: N.C. Mil.

	Columbus Agency Rate per month- Eight dollars Commencing March 9, 1878 and $12 pr. mo. from March 19, 1886 Certificate dated March 16, 1889 and sent to Pension Agent. Fee $25 (signed) WILLIAM L. COOKE, Clerk 31131-160-55

	April 24, 1889 Claim for reimbursement referred to 3 Auditor. M.E.C. May 22, '89. A. H. KOLLEFRATH that on March 1,'89, not applicable to this case. W.L.S. Reimbursement Sec. 4718 R.S. Accounting officer's settlement No. 5392 for $265.00/100 to Secretary for requisition. June 3, 1889 J.J.C.

	No. 44832 Service Pension, War of 1812 Act of March 9, 1878 SALLIE EVANS, Marysville, O Widow of THOMAS EVANS Drummer, Capt. Lorance Co., 5 Reg. Died January 1867.

	Received Feb. 4, 1889 J. M. KENNEDY, Marysville, O Feb. 8,'89, Atty for identity to establish service (Stamped, Board of Review, March 12, 1889)

	On March 3 -Marh 4}55 THOMAS EVANS, Drummer CAPT. CHAS. SIMS COL. TISDALE N.C. Mil. Aug 1, 1813

	All'd 160 acres June 19/56 F. Apr 8/56 Louder THOMAS EVANS served in CAPT. CHAS. SIMS' Company, NC Mil. from July 28, to Aug. 18, 1813 Sd. Aud. Office, March 29, 1856 LAW. J. MINOR, Auditor NATH'L M. LAWRENCE, Wilton, NC

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Service Pension, War of 1812 Widow's Brief Claim No. 44832 Act of March 9, 1878 SALLIE EVANS (108 years of age) widow of THOMAS EVANS (Colored) Rank: Drummer Capt: Sims Regiment: Militia State: N.C. Post Office: Marysville, County of Union, State of Ohio Attorney: J. M. Kennedy, P.O. Marysville, Ohio Fee: $25 Contract - Agent to Pay
Application filed: February 4, 1889 Alleged service: Service alleged in Captain Lawrence's Co. Granville Regt. N.C. Mil War 1812. Enrolled as Drummer & that JEREMIAH ANDERSON was a comrade. Record evidence of service: Auditor reports in Sd Land claim #31131-160-55. THOMAS EVANS served in Capt. Cha's Sims Company N.C. Mil from July 28 to Aug 18, 1813, and that JEREMIAH ANDERSON Wt.#3568-160-55 rendered service same time in same Company. Length of Service: 22 days Proof of Identity: Identifying witnesses and identity of comrade states he was acquainted with witnesses named in 13S case and that in 1855 they resided in Granville NC. Proof of Loyalty: Testimony of ELIZABETH PETTIFORD, WESLEY EVANS, & MARTHA EVANS Submitted: In admission Feby 23, 1889, to a pension of Eight dollars per month from March 9, 1878 the date of the Act, at twelve dollars from March 19, 1886. No pension previously applied for. WM. L. COOKE, Pension Searcher Bounty Land Claim W 31131 160 55. WM. L. COOKE, Bounty Land Searcher Approved: March 12, 1889 H. M. CLINTON, Examiner =======================
Summary of Proof Marriage: WESLEY EVANS* and MARTHENIA EVANS testify that have been acquainted with THOMAS EVANS the Soldier and SALLIE EVANS the Claimant for more than forty years and know that they lived together as man & wife up to the time of his death ELIZABETH PETTIFORD aged 85 years testifies she is a daughter of Clmt. & soldier that she remembers when her father went into the service and that her father was a colored man that they lived together as man and wife up to the time of her father's death in 1867. MAJOR EVANS testified to the soldier's death in 1867. WESLEY EVANS and MARTHENIA EVANS testifies to the death of THOMAS EVANS in 1867 and that the Claimant has not remarried since the soldiers death.
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State of Ohio County of Union Ss On this 30 day of January A.D. 1889 personally appeared before me the undersigned authority SALLIE EVANS aged 108 years a resident of Marysville, County of Union, State of Ohio who being duly sworn according to Law does declare that she is the widow of THOMAS EVANS who served the full period of sixty days in the Military service of the United States of the United States in the War of 1812 and who was the identical THOMAS EVAN who was enrolled as a Drummer in CAPT. ABRAM LORANCES' Company 9th Company 5th Regiment Granville Regiment detached from the Granville Regiment 2d Brigade Brigadier General EPHRAIM DAVIDSON, RICHARDSON Lieut Colonel commanding said 5th Regiment and who was enrolled on ___ day of ____ in the War of 1812 and was honorably discharged from said service on the ____ day of ____ 1814 that he was a Drummer of said detachment of said Granville 5th Regiment of said NC Troop in said War of 1812 & was wounded and a Pensioner of the United States as I believe & remember up to his death which took place on the ___ day of January A.D. 1867. She further says that she was married to said soldier under the name of SALLIE BASS there being no legal barrier thereto that she has not remarried that her & the soldier were free Colored People since the death of said soldier, that at no time during the late Rebellion against the authority of the United States did she & her husband adhere to the cause of the enemies of the Government giving them aid or comfort or exercise the functions of any whatever under any authority or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States. That she is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act that she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act approved February 14, 1871 and she hereby appoints J. M. KENNEDY of Marysville, Ohio her atty to represent her claim for pension. That her post office is Marysville, County of Uniion, State of Ohio and that her place of abode is Marysville, Ohio. WM. McCARTHY, SALLIE EVANS ("X" her mark) FLORA EVANS Also personally appeared WILLIAM McCARTHY of Marysville, Ohio & FLORA EVANS of the same place, persons whom I know to be respectable and entitled to credit who being duly sworn say they were present and saw the claimant make his mark to the foregoing declaration that they have every reason to believe her to be the person she represents herself to be and at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her husband adhere to the cause of the enemies of the Government or give aid or comfort. That they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. WM. McCARTHY FLORA EVANS Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 30 day of January A.D. 1889 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration &c were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witness before sworn and that I have no interest in this direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. R.M.C., Clerk of Court Claim of SALLY EVANS, Widow of THOMAS EVANS 5 N.C. 9 Co. War of 1812 Declaration (stamped by Pension Office Feb 4, 1889) =========================
State of Ohio County of Union In the matter of the Pension Claim No 44832 of Widow of THOMAS EVANS late a Drummer of War of 1812, personally came before me, the undersigned, authority Claimants statements who being well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and being first duly sworn, Says she know LEWIS T. SMITH and WILLIAM ASKEW and to the best of her recolection now thinks they resided in the year 1855 at Granville County North Carolina she further says she knew a man by the name of THOMAS H. USERY and he lived at the time she knew him at Granville County North Carolina. And the Claimant further says she knew BUCK EVANS, JERRY ANDERSON, THOMAS CHAVOUS who were comrads of her husband SALLIE EVANS ("X" her mark) Witneses: A. H. KOLLEFRATH J. M. KENNEDY Sworn to and subscribed by the said SALLIE EVANS before me, this 11 day of February A.D. 1889. And I further certify that I have no interest in this claim for pension. Contents made known to affiant before signing. A. F. KOLLEFRATH
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State of Ohio County of Union In the matter of the Pension Claim of Wid. of THOMAS EVANS late a Drummer Vols, Company 9, of the 5th Regiment of N. Carolina, in the War of 1812, personally came before me, the undersigned, authority WILEY EVANS & MARTHENA EVANS who being well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and being first duly sworn, say they are 67 & 53 years old respectively, a resident of Marysville Ohio, Post office Marysville, Ohio and who being duly sworn say they have known the Claimant SALLY EVANS & her husband for more than forty years and know that she and the soldier lived together as husband & wife during the life of the soldier who died in January A.D. 1867. Who have known the Claimant ever since and know that she has not remarried since the death of her husband. We also knew her & her husband during the War of the Rebellion and know that they neither of them aided or abetted the enemy during said rebellion they were free colored people and moved from North Carolina during the fall of the year 1860 and lived in Ohio ever since that time. Said Soldier was wounded in and of his legs and was always after lame but do not think he was a pensioner if he was we never knew of it. We have often heard him told of his army service and that he went out as a Drummer in said service above named and that he was wounded in and of his legs as he stated while in said service. Further state that we have no interest in this claim for pension. WILEY EVANS ("X" his mark) MARTHENA ("X" her mark) Witnesses: J. M. KENNEDY A. H. KOLLEFRATH Sworn to and subscribed by the said WILEY EVANS & MARTHENA EVANS before me, this 30 day of January A.D. 1889. And I further certify that I have no interest in this claim for pension. Contents made known to affiant before signing. A. H. KOLLEFRATH Notary Public AFFIDAVIT in the Claim of Wid. of THOMAS EVANS, 9 Co. 5 Reg. NC Troops, War of 1812 WILEY EVANS MARTHENA EVANS (Stamped: U.S. Pension Office, Feb. 4, 1889)
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State of North Carolina County of Wake In the matter of the Pension Claim of Wid. of THOMAS EVANS late a Soldier of Company 9 of the Granville 5th Regiment of North Carolina Vols War of 1812, personally came before me, the undersigned, authority ELIZABETH PETEFORD who being well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and being first duly sworn, says she is about 85 years old, a resident of Raughleigh, N.C. Post office Raughleigh, North Carolina and make says she is a daughter of the Claimant and remember when my Father went into the service in the War of 1812. I was quite a large girl at that time and I know that the Claimant wife is my Mother was his wife and that they lived together until his death which took place in Ohio about the ___ day of January A.D. 1867. He was a colored man. My Mother is very old and feeble. I know that she is the person she represents herself to be. I have been in communication with my brother WILEY EVANS Family with whom she lives and know she the widow of THOMAS EVANS above named. Further state that I have no financial interest in this claim for pension. ELIZABETH PETTIFORD ("X" her mark) Witnesses: LOUISE E. PETTIFORD V. ROYSTER Sworn to and subscribed by the said ELIZABETH PETTIFORD, before me, this 23rd day of January A.D. 1889. And I further certify that I have no interest in this claim for pension. Contents made known to affiant before signing. CHAS. D. UPCHURCH Clerk Superior Court Wake County, NC ==========================
State of North Carolina County of Granville In the matter of the Pension Claim No. 44833 of Widow of THOMAS EVANS late a Pvt of Company 9th of the Granville Regiment of North Carolina Vols War of 1812, personally came before me, the undersigned, authority MAJOR EVANS who being well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and being first duly sworn, says he is _____ years old, a resident of Talley Ho, NC, Post Office Talley Ho, NC and who says he is a son of the Claimant and said THOMAS EVANS who was a member of Granville Reg. NC Vols of War of 1812 I have often heard my Father speak of his service in the War of 1812 & from that my Father & Mother lived together as husband and wife up to the time fo my Father's death which took place in Ohio in ____ day of January A.D. 1867. I also know that the Claimant is the widow of THOMAS EVANS the soldier whose named. See Muster Rolls of the soldiers of the War of 1812 detached from the Militia of North Carolina in 1812 and 1814 - Ninth Company, detached from the Granville Regiment No. 39, page 60, you will find THOMAS EVANS. (The Muster Roll aforesaid was published by Act of General Assembly of N.C. under direction of the Adjutant General of the State on February 25, 1873) Further state that he have no interest in this claim for pension. Except as a son of the applicant. MAJOR EVANS ("X" his mark) Witnesses: R. E. BOOTH W. H. BOOTH Sworn to and subscribed by the said MAJOR EVANS, before me, this 12th day of Feb A.D. 1889. And I further certify that I have no interest in this claim for pension. Contents made known to affiant before signing. J. H. WEBB, J.P. ============================
U.S. PENSION AGENCY Columbus, O April 29, 1889 Hon. JAMES TANNER Commissioner of Pensions Sir: I hereby report that the name of SALLIE EVANS 1812, who was a pensioner on the rolls of this Agency under Certificate No. 35130, and who was last paid at $___, to Never Paid has been dropped because of information from Hon. Third Auditor that pensioner is dead. Ver respectfully, G. H. BUNYAN Pension Agent ==========================
The State of Ohio, Union County SS On this the 19 day of April A.D. 1889 Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority a court of record within and for said County A. H. KOLLEFRATH, aged 38 years a resident of Union County, Ohio and who being duly sworn says that he is the duly appointed and qualified administrator of the estate of SALLIE EVANS deceased late of Union County, Ohio. That said SALLIE EVANS died intestate and left neither husband or child under 16 years of age and without any property either real or personal with which to pay debts or expense of last sickness. That she lived as he is informed to the great age of 108 years. That for many years last past has been a great charge upon her son WILEY EVANS who has had charge care and control of her for the past 12 years as he is informed affiant further says that he has no property of any description in his hands subject to pay the debts and last sickness expense and that said deceased left none excepting a pension which was allowed the deceased about the 7th day of February A.D. 1889. Thet there has been more than six hundred dollars presented to the affieant for allowance and presented against the estate of said deceased That he therefore asks that said pension heretofore allowed said SALLIE EVANS as the widow of THOMAS EVANS of drummer corps North Carolina troops in War of 1812 certificate No. 44832 be allowed and paid to him to pay the debts and last sickness expense of said deceased widow by virtue of a recent Act of Congress & the ruling of the Commissioner of Pensions in relation thereto. That he hereby appoints J. M. KENNEDY of Marysville, Ohio his atty for said claim and that his Post office is Marysville Ohio. AUGUST H. KOLLEFRATH Also personally appeared GEORGE M. McPECK of Marysville, Ohio and GEO. W. HEISTAND of Marysville Ohio and who being duly sworn say they were present and saw the Claimant sign his name to the foregoing declaraton and we know him to be the person he represents himself to be and we have no interest in this claim. GEORGE M. McPECK GEO. W. HEISTAND Sworn to and subscribed by the said A. H. KOLLEFRATH before me this 19 day of April A.D. 1889 and I certify I am not interested in this claim. LEONIDAS PIPER Probate Judge ======================= Wilton, North Carolina, May 1st 1855 Sir enclosed I send you the Claims of THOMAS EVANS, JOHN HAILEY, FRANCIS CLARKE, and JESSE ADCOCK to the Bounty land to which they may be entitled under the acts of the 3rd of March last; should there be any irregularity as to form you will please forward them back to my address as their agents for their correction. In regard to the case of THOMAS EVANS it may perhaps be proper for me to say that a copy of the Muster Rolls was not before me at the time his declaration was written I have reason to believe that the name of L. GILLIAM will appear as Capt. instead of SIMS as given in the declaration. The facts are these GILLIAM was appointed Capt. of that Company; before it marched to Newbern GILLIAM was raised to a higher command and CHARLES SIMS appointed Capt of that Company. Respectfully NATH'L M. LAWRENCE
======================= 31131-160 55 Bureau of Pensions THOMAS EVANS Drummer Granville Regt N.C. Nothing in the B. L. Papers to show that he was a coloured man. One other THOMAS EVANS, N.C., No. 43.614-80-55 Lived in Arkansas 1850 & 1853 2-8-'89 W.L.C. Two men got pension in U.S. Art- both privates lived in New York and other Eastern States, not this man. ======================== CERTIFICATE TO COPIES The State of Ohio Union County, SS PROBATE COURT I, LEONIDAS PIPER Judge and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Probate Court, within and for the county of Union and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the bond filed in this Court by AUGUST H. KOLLEFRATH as administrator of the Estate of SALLY EVANS deceased as the same appear upon the records of said court, and I further certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing copy with the original record, and that the same is a full and correct transcript thereof. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Probate Court at Marysville, Ohio, this 19 day of April A.D. 1889. LEONIDAS PIPER Probate Judge and Ex-Officio Clerk of said Court. The State of Ohio Union County, SS I, LEONIDAS PIPER sole Judge of the Probate Court, within and for said County and State, the same being a court of law and of record, do hereby certify that LEONIDAS PIPER whose genuine signature is attached to the foregoing certificate, is, and was at the time of signing the same, Ex-Officio Clrk of said Probate Court, and as such, full faith and credit are due his acts, and that the above certificate is in due form of law, and made by the proper officer. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Probate Court at Marysville, Ohio, this 19 day of April A.D. 1889. LEONIDAS PIPER Probate Judge =========================== State of N. Carolina County of Granville On this 3d day of April one Thousand Eight hundred & fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid THOMAS EVANS or IVINS aged about sixty five years a Resident of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical THOMAS EVANS who entered the service in the War of 1812 as a private drummer in the company of Granville Malitia under the command of CAPTAIN SIMS in the Regiment believed to have been under the command of COL. TISDALE and that he entered the service at Oxford in the County & State aforesaid about the 1st August 1813 for the term of Eighteen months service, that he continued in actual service about Twenty days and rec'd a certificate of honorable discharge at expiration of the Eighteen months Term of service as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company his certificate of discharge having been lost. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the Act of the 3d of March 1855 he further states that this is his first application for Bounty Land that he has never rec'd anything from the department in the way of Bounty Land. THOMAS EVANS ("X" his mark) Witness: LOUIS T. SMITH WM. ASKEW Sworn to and subscribed to before me the day and year above written and hereby certify that I believe the said THOMAS EVANS to be the indentical man who served as aforesaid that is of the age above stated. W. D. ALLEN JP ========================
State of N. Carolina County of Granville On this 3d day of April one Thousand Eight hundred & fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid LEWIS T. SMITH & WILLIAM ASKEW Residents of the county & state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth say that they were present and saw THOMAS EVANS assign the foregoing paper writing purporting to be his declaration for serice in the War of 1812 and that they believe him to be the identical person he represents himself to be and they are disinterested witnesses and have no interest whatever in his claim. LOUIS T SMITH WM ASKEW Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written W. D. ALLEN J.P. ====================== North Carolina Granville County I AUGUSTINE LANDIS Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that WILLIAM D ALLEN, whose signature appears (officially) to the foregoing declaration and affidavit is now and was at the date of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in said County, duly appointed commissioned and sworn and that to all his official acts as such full faith and credit is due and should be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Oxford this the 6th day April A.D. 1855. A. LANDIS Clk We THOMAS H. USERY and JOHN C. USERY Residents of the county of Granville & State of N. Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration on the opposite page signed by THOMAS EVANS & bearing date the 3d of April 1855 was this day re-acknowledged by the said THOMAS EVANS in our presence & that we believe from the appearance & statement of the applicant that he is the Identical person he represents himself to be. THOMAS H. USRY JOHN C. USRY Sworn & subscribed to before me on the day & year before written & I certify that I know them ========================== Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C. Feb 8, 1889 44832 No. SALLIE, wid of THOMAS EVANS March 9, 1878 Sir, In the claim for pension above described for the purpose of identifying the service of Claimants husband as a soldier of the War of 1812. She is requested to state whether she was ever aquainted with LOUIS T. SMITH and WILLIAM ASKEW, and if so, state where they resided in 1855. Also whether she ever knew a man by the name of THOMAS H. USERY an if so where he resided when she knew him. If she could state the names of any comrades who served with her husband it would be of great assistance. A prompt reply is desired. Very respectfully JOHN C. BLACK Commissioner J. M. KENNEDY, Esq. Marysville, Union Co, Ohio
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*Notes by D. Williams. While Sallie Bass-Evans gave her age as 108 in these files (b.1781), she was actually closer to about 96 years old (b. abt 1793) as indicated in her earliest Census records and an 1801 Apprenticeship record where she was identified as the daughter of Faithy Bass. These were by no means the only children of Thomas Evans & Sallie Bass, who had 12 children, but here is additional info about those who gave affidavits in this file. This file interchangeably refers to Wesley & Marthenia Evans and as Wiley & Marthenia Evans, they were actually Wiley James Evans (son of Thomas and Sallie) and his wife, Parthenia Mayo (daughter of Cuffy Mayo and Glatha Pettiford-Hawkins). Daughter, Elizabeth (Evans)Pettiford, was married to Hillman Pettiford (son of Gilly Pettiford). Son Major Evans, was Major Lewis Evans, who was married to Mary Jane Evans.