Thomas Travis (abt. 1737 - 1837)

Born about 1737 in Maryland

Husband of Hannah (Hutchins) Travis — married 20 Feb 1774 (to 1830) in Baltimore, Maryland

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1837 at about age 100 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1737. He passed away in 1837. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source will be added by Jerry Scott by 6 Nov 2023.

He lived in Baltimore County, Maryland from 1737 to about 1785, "some f ew years after the end of the Revolution."

He lived in Wilkes County, Georgia from around 1785 to 1788. His Revolutionary War pension application said Wilkes County, South Carolina, bu t that was apparently a mistake. In 1785 Thomas Travis was granted 400 a cres in Wilkes County, Georgia. (Land ak "PPP" p. 134 SecState's Offic e, Atlanta) Thomas Travis also witnessed a deed in WilkesCounty, Georg ia on 12 Jul 1787.

He moved to Washington County in about 1788 and stayed there until abo ut 1798. Washington County was probably Washington County, Virginia th at later became Washington County, North Carolina (1776), then Sulliva n County, North Carolina (1779) and then Sullivan County,Tennessee (17 96).

In 1795 Thomas Travis settled in Green County, Tennessee. His daughter E lizabeth married Alexander Hayes in Greene County, Tennessee in 1799.

In 1799 he moved to Overton County, Tennessee where he has lived upwar ds of 30 years. He lived in the part of the county that became Fentres s County. (Overton Co was not formed until 1806 where we find Andrew a nd Isaac Beaty and my Thomas Scott born July 19, 1755 PG, Maryland)

Reference: Maryland Claim for Rev. War Service. Maryland is 3826#25478

Thomas Travis of Fentress County, Tennessee (formed from Overton Count y) served as Private in Captain Standifer's Company, ColonelPerryton's R egiment in the Revolutionary War. He was on Pension Roll W. Tenn. $20 p er annum 4 March 1831. Vol. A p. 379 file 3826. State ofTenessee, Fent ress County. 29 Nov. 1833, Application signed ThomasTravis

Thomas TRAVIS, Fentress Co., Tenn. Entry - 2972 16 acres. Apr. 2,1833. . p . 94 Bk. E Mtn Dist.

Thomas Travis Revolutionary War Pension Application -- S3826 State of Tennessee, Fentress County On this the 29th day of November 1833 personally appeared before me Ro bert H. Richardson one of the justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the county aforesaid Thomas Travis, a resident citizen o f the County of Fentress aged ninety six years agreeable to his best a nd undoubted account he is that age, but he has no record ofhis age an d after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makesthe followi ng Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act ofCongress of t he 7th June 1832, That he entered the service of the United ... in Baltimore County inth e State of Maryland. Owing to extreme old age and loss of memory he ca nnot state the precise time as to date or month he entered theservice s ome time in the fall season of the year as a draftee soldierto serve t hree months under Capt John Standefer he cannot recollectthe name of h is Col he marched to various places in the State of Maryland and some i n Pennsulvania and after having served out his saidTour of three month s he was verbally discharged at a place about 24miles from Philadelphi a and returned home. and some time thereafter hewas drafted to serve t hree months more he entered the service underCaptain John Standefer & L ieutenant William Parish he cannot state theday or date nor anything v ery definite as to the time he marched offunder said officers and afte r marching to various points, Joined themain army near Brandywine and w ent on to the Battle of Brandywine, andsome time thereafter he was aga in verbally discharged near his home inBaltimore County having served t hree months this tour. And some time thereafter he was again drafted and entered the service. To serve three month more under Capt Edmund Stansberry does not recoll ect the name of the Col he cannot designate the period from the want o f memory he marched off under said Capt Stansberry. To many places and f inally to the Battle of Germantown and shortly thereafter,he was again v erbally discharged having served out his tour of threemonths, he was a gain drafted but he substituted a man in his placeapplicant has not wr itten or documentary proof of his service and knows of no person by wh om he can prove his services and there is noclergyman any place near a s within his present neighborhood he stateshis memory is so impaired f rom affliction and extream old age that hecannot designate the periods o f the war he positively states he iswholy unable to attend a court of r ecord from bodily infirmity he hasno doubt he can prove his character a s a man of veracity and as beingbelieved to have been a soldier of the R evolution by his neighbors generally some of whom he name to wit Willi am Crocket, Jessee Bean he staid some few years after the end of the R evolution in the saidCounty of Baltimore in Maryland where he was born a nd raised andserved dont recollect precisely how long and then moved t o Wikes county South Carolina some few years, Washington County Georgi a and staidthere ten years, and then moved to Green County Tennessee l ived thereabout four years and then moved to Overton County Tennessee, w hich is the part taken off of Overton County and made Fentress where h e has lived upward of thirty years. applicant here by relinquishes eve ryclaim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present anddecla res his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of anystate. Sworn to and subscribed his before me the day and Thomas X Travis year afore said mark Robert H. Richardson, J.P. We Phillip Williams & Yearby Keyton residing in the County of Fentress S tate of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted withThoma s Travis who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration tha t we believe him to be fuly ninety six years of age anda man of veraci ty and that he is reputed in this neighborhood ashaving been a soldier o f the Revolution and that we concur in the sameopinion. Phillip Williams Yearby Keyton Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid. Robert H. Richardson, J.P.

Justice of the peace for the County of Fentress State of Tennessee her declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after p utting the interrogatories prescribed by the War departmentthat the ab ove named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states a nd I further certify that Phillip Williams & Yearby Keyton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate areresident citizens in t he county of Fentress aforesaid and that theirstatements are entitled t o credit they being credible men of veracity,and I further certify tha t applicant is unable to attend court frombodily infirmity. Robert H. R Richardson, J.P.

State of Tennessee, Fentress County I john H. Richardson clerk of the court of pleas and quarterlysessions for the county of Fentress aforesaid hereby certify that Robert H.Rich ardson Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing certificate wasat t he time of doing the same an acting Justice of the peace for the count y aforesaid, and that full faith and credit is due his officialacts as s uch and that his signature thereto is in his own proper handwriting. G iven under my hand and seal of office in Jamestown the 7th day of Dece mber AD 1833. John H. Richardson Clk by John Albertson Dpt Ck

Jamestown Tennessee Dec 10th 1833 I enclose to you the papers and proceedings in the matter of the appli cation of Thomas Travis & Timothy Gauney to obtain pensions underthe a ct of Congress of June the 7th 1832. Please communicate an answer to me at this place as soon asconsistent. Your humble servant Robert A. Dabney Lewis Cass Secretary of War

Pall Mall, Fentress Co., Ten 17th January 1840 Sir In the case of Thomas Travis late a Revolutionary pensioner on the N ashville roll at Twenty Dollars per annum who has died on the 5th dayo f June 1837 and the claim of his son was forwarded by me to theTreasur y department for settlement at the third auditors office to P.Hagnes E sq. who informs me that his payments was suspended in December1834 and w e are unapprised for what reason it was suspended------ Please inform us by letter to this office as we are now as we thinkabl e to give satisfaction as to the validity of the claim a speedy answer w ill kindly be reserved. I am very respectfully your obt. Servant, J. L. Kennedy

J. L. Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions Washington City D. C.