Wake County NcArchives Military Records.....Jinks, Thomas Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000642 July 23, 2006, 4:13 pm Pension S41696 Thomas Jink Rev File M805 Roll: 471 Image: 466 File: S41696 Page: 1 of 5 Dead Paid at the Treasury unto the ? of the April 1828 from ? 1837 to the 4 August 1837, the day of his death. Agent Holtfeed 1 July 1838 Thomas Jinks of Wake County in the state of North Carolina who was a Corporal in the company commanded by Captain Quinn of the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard in the N. Carolina line for the term of 1779 - 9 months Inscribed on the roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence the 20 of November 1823. Certificate 28 Feb 1833 Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Jan 1824 and sent to the Hon Willie P. Mangum, House of Representative. District of North Carolina On this Eleventh day of August 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the United States for the District aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas Jinks aged sixty seven years or there abouts, resident in Wake Count in the said District who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oaths make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & navel service of the United States in the revolutionary war". That some time during the revolutionary war & towards the latter part of that time he the said Thomas Jinks (was drafted or bat??led in the said County of Wake to go into the nine months service & did thereupon go & enter in the company commanded by Captain Donoho,of the Regiment commanded by Col Dixon (its number not recollected) in the North Carolina line on the Continental establishment in the war a foresaid that he was transferred to Captain Ramsey's company of the regimetn commanded by Col Mebane? its number not recollected and was at last put into Capt Quinn's Company. That he continued to serve in the said army in the service of the United States until the end of the said nine months when he was discharged from service at Charleston, S. C. which discharge he has long time lost; that he was in the battles of Stono?? and Savannah and that he is in reduced circumstances & stand in new of the ap ?? t?? of his country for support. Sworn to & declared before me, the day & year aforesaid. H. Potter, Justice State of North Carolina Wake County Court of please and quarters November Seven 1823 Personally appeared in open Court it being a court of record for the County of Wake and State aforesaid Thomas Jinks a resident citizen of said county, who being duly sworn, deposeth and said that he was a resident citizen of the United States in the 8th March 1818, and that he has not since that time by gift sale or any other way disposed of his property or any part thereof with interest thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an **copy from above ** passed the 8th day of March 1818 nor has he or any other person in trust for him any property , money or securities of any kind other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed by him subscribed. Schedule one mare bridle & saddle valued at $35.00 one bed & furniture $12.00 one chest $1.00 One table $1.00 4 pewter plates & dish $5.00 One Hand saw & drawing knife $2.50 two bowl & a pitcher $1.00 1 plough and G?? $2.00 1 Axe and Hod $3.00 1 pot of hooks : ; 1 spider ? $3.25 2 Basin ?, 1 bread tray 2/6 $2.25 5 head of cattle $40; 8 hoops $16; bed & furniture $12. 1 pot $2.; a little crockery ware worth $2 which articles are given to his wife and are in her possession Total $138.00 Sworn to and subscribed in open Court by the aforesaid Thomas Jinks Thomas X Jinks (his mark) Treasury Department Second Comptroller's Office July 9, 1838 Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Catharine Miller, daughter of Thomas Jinks, deceased, a pensioner on the roll of N. Carolina AGency at the rate of 8 dollars per month under the law of 18th March 1818 has been paid by this department from the 4th March 1837 to the 5th August 1837, the day of his death. Respectfully yours, Albion K. Parris Comptroller File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/wake/military/revwar/pensions/jinks421gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb