Return to Currituck Co.
Currituck County, NC
Confederate Pension Applications
1885-1901 & 1901-1947
Transcribed
& submitted by John B. McGowan
Source:
North Carolina State Archives: Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)
The first general pension law in North Carolina for Confederate veterans and widows was passed in 1885 and was restricted to veterans with serious injuries, e.g., lost a leg, lost an eye, or the widows of veterans who died in service. There were about 5,000 applications statewide under this pension. The second, more general, pension was in 1901 and there were about 40,000 applications statewide under this pension.
Below, arranged alphabetically, are those veterans and widows from Currituck County who made application for Confederate Pensions during 1885 thru 1900 (MARS ID # 5.21) and for 1901 and afterwards (MARS ID # 5.22). Veterans and widows could apply under both pensions, and some did.
If your ancestor or his widow applied for a Confederate pension in North Carolina, copies of applications for both the 1885 and the 1901 schemes are held by the NC Archives in Raleigh. For a brief history of the Pension Bureau, see the recently published Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: State Agency Records.
Pension Bureau: Act of 1885 Pension Applications
Files numbered 5.21 are for Applications made between 1885 to 1900.
| Mars ID # | Name | Years | Remarks |
| 5.21.12.31 | Cooper, W. A. (see 1901 table below) | 1885 - 1900 | |
| 5.21.15.31 | Dowdy, Edmond (see 1901 table below) | 1885 - 1900 | |
| 5.21.15.74 | Dunton, Joseph S. | 1885 - 1900 | |
| 5.21.17.33 | Evans, James (see 1901 table below) | 1885 - 1900 | |
| 5.21.32.8 | Lane, William Preston | 1885 - 1900 | |
| 5.21.51.8 | Sikes, William | 1885 - 1900 | Widow: Susan Sikes |
| 5.21.55.29 | Taylor, M. C. (see 1901 table below) | 1885 - 1900 | |
| 5.21.60.39 | Wicker, Christopher
W. (see 1901 table below) [Submitted by Cindy Scott, gg-granddaughter] |
1885 - 1900 | [Image 1] [Image 2] [Image 3] |
1901 Confederate Pension Applications (images) from the NC State Archives
Files numbered 5.22 are for Applications made between 1901 to 1947.
| Mars ID # | Name | Years | Remarks |
| 5.22.1.5 | Abbott, John K. | 1929 1930 1937 | Three widows'
applications for Emma Jane [West] Abbott (A letter referring to the soldier's parole on Roanoke Island and to a widows' application for Elvira Newbern) |
| 5.22.9.3 | Ansell, Andrew J., Sr. | 1904 1909 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Rebecca Ansell |
| 5.22.13.17 | Aydlett, Thomas D. | 1921 | One widows' application for Mary F. Aydlett (Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops) |
| 5.22.17.3 | Ballance, Caleb | 1924 | |
| 5.22.17.6 | Ballance, Robert | 1904 1906 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Henrietter Balance |
| 5.22.17.7 | Ballance, S. S. | 1909 | |
| 5.22.18.60 | Barco, William T. | 1905 1907 | One soldiers'
application from Currituck County One widows' application for Sarah J. Barco from Camden County |
| 5.22.22.48 | Bartlett, John | 1904 | |
| 5.22.24.71 | Baum, T. T. | 1907 | |
| 5.22.26.26 | Beasley, Joseph W. | 1907 | Applicant served in the Confederate Navy |
| 5.22.27.50 | Belanga, Silva | 1902 | |
| 5.22.30.52 | Berry, John A. | 1903 | |
| 5.22.41.76 | Brabble, John W. | 1904 1924 1933 | One soldiers'
application Two widows' applications for Adeline Brabble |
| 5.22.46.67 | Bright, T. S. | 1904 | |
| 5.22.46.68 | Bright, Thomas J. | 1908 1926 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Mary F. Bright (Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops) |
| 5.22.54.65 | Brumsey, John W. | 1909 1925 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Margaret Brumsey |
| 5.22.64.19 | Caffee, James M. | 1908 | Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops |
| 5.22.68.37 | Capps, Charles Tom | 1910 1930 1931 | One soldiers'
application Two widows' applications for Ida V. Capps (Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops) |
| 5.22.75.18 | Caton, James S. | 1903 1909 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Adelia Caton |
| 5.22.86.38 | Coffee, James M. | 1920 | One widows' application for Mrs. James M. Coffee (Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops) |
| 5.22.90.7 | Combs, John | 1901 | |
| 5.22.93.42 | Cooper, W. A. (see 1885 table above) | 1901 | Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops [Image 1] [Image 2] |
| 5.22.94.5 | Corbell, A. | 1909 | |
| 5.22.95.23 | Cotter, Q. T. | 1904 1913 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Orpah Cotter |
| 5.22.96.54 | Cox, Jabius | 1904 | One widows' application for Margaret Cox |
| 5.22.96.60 | Cox, Jerome B. | 1908 1925 1949 | One soldiers'
application Two widows' applications for Mollie E. Van Nostrand Cox |
| 5.22.119.21 | Dowdy, C. [Caleb] G. | 1902 1912 | One soldiers'
application [Image 1 -
Image 2] One application to the Home for the Disabled [Image 1 - Image 2 - Image 3 - Image 4 - Image 5] |
| 5.22.119.22 | Dowdy, Edmond (see 1885 table above) | 1908 | [Image 1] [Image 2] |
| 5.22.119.24 | Dowdy, George W. | 1903 1904 | One widows' application for Sarah E. Dowdy (Mention is made of a pension for A. J. Ansell, Sr.) |
| 5.22.119.64 | Doxey, H. D. | 1909 | |
| 5.22.121.3 | Dudley, Mathias | 1903 | |
| 5.22.114.43 | Dunton, Joseph S. | 1901 1927 |
Applicant served in
the Confederate Navy [Image 1] [Image
2] Widow's application for Hannah Dunton [Image 1 - Image 2 - Image 3] |
| 5.22.130.35 | Ellis, Richard M. J. | 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1909 | One soldiers'
application from Beaufort County One soldiers' application from Chowan County Two soldiers' applications from Currituck County One application to the Home for the Disabled from Pasquotank Co. One application to the Home for the Disabled from Norfolk Co., Va. |
| 5.22.133.32 | Evans, Henry | 1906 | |
| 5.22.133.47 | Evans, James B. (see 1885 table above) | 1901 1906 1910 1917 1926 | Two soldiers'
applications [Image 1] [Image
2] [Image 1] [Image 2] Two applications to the Home for the Disabled [Image 1] [Image 2] [Image 3] [Image 1] [Image 2] [Image 3] [Image 4] One widows' application for Frances Evans [Image 1] [Image 2] |
| 5.22.133.51 | Evans, Jesse | 1921 | One widows' application for Polly Evans |
| 5.22.137.58 | Ferebee, Enoch D. | 1903 | |
| 5.22.142.65 | Forbes, Adam | 1908 | One widows' application for Ellen Forbes |
| 5.22.186.39 | Hayes, Joseph | 1909 1912 | Two soldiers' applications (Indication that soldier lived in Gates County prior to applying for pension) |
| 5.22.189.70 | Henderson, J. S. | 1901 1908 1909 | Three soldiers' applications |
| 5.22.195.73 | Hill, Sylvester | 1907 1909 | Two soldiers' applications |
| 5.22.203.49 | Holt, E. W. | 1906 | Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops |
| 5.22.210.23 | Hubbard, J. T. | 1902 | |
| 5.22.221.46 | Jarvis, Alexander V. | 1909 1925 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Mary Jarvis |
| 5.22.221.47 | Jarvis, Cornelius | 1907 | Applicant is a black man who joined Co. B, 8th Regt. NC Troops |
| 5.22.230.44 | Jones, Isaac | 1907 | |
| 5.22.240.20 | Kight, Noah | 1905 | |
| 5.22.241.12 | Kindsey, William Haywood | 1909 | Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops |
| 5.22.254.33 | Lee, J. B. | 1904 | |
| 5.22.256.79 | Lewark, John H. | 1926 | One widows' application for Addie M. Lewark |
| 5.22.259.4 | Lindsay, William | 1898 | One application to the Home for the Disabled |
| 5.22.291.67 | Mercer, Jesse M. | 1907 | |
| 5.22.291.68 | Mercer, John | 1908 | |
| 5.22.305.45 | Morrisett, Cason | 1909 | One widows' application for Mary Morrisett |
| 5.22.313.22 | Newbern, Walter S. | 1929 | One widows' application for Elvira Newbern |
| 5.22.324.27 | Parker, Cornelius | 1901 | One widows' application for Susan Parker (Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops) |
| 5.22.333.35 | Perry, Dempsey | 1907 | |
| 5.22.341.31 | Pool, Luke | 1909 1917 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Nancy Pool |
| 5.22.365.22 | Roberts, Richard | 1909 | One widows' application for Sarah A. Roberts |
| 5.22.375.11 | Sanders, John | 1913 | |
| 5.22.375.43 | Sanderson, Thomas | 1901 | One widows' application for Mary A. Sanderson |
| 5.22.376.70 | Saunders, Thomas | 1921 | One widows' application for Hall Saunders |
| 5.22.377.35 | Sawyer, Levin B. | 1906 1914 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Welthy L. Sawyer |
| 5.22.379.69 | Sears, Thomas L. | 1906 | |
| 5.22.390.80 | Simpson, Joseph | 1904 | |
| 5.22.392.18 | Sivilles, L. S. | 1910 1913 | Two soldiers' applications (Mention is made of Virginia veteran C. T. Capps) |
| 5.22.392.20 | Sivills, Samuel | 1912 1938 | Two widows' applications for Susan Sivills |
| 5.22.398.6 | Smith, Malachi | 1915 1926 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Love A. Smith |
| 5.22.405.32 | Spry, Jesse | 1901 1909 | Two soldiers' applications |
| 5.22.410.14 | Stevens, Joseph W. | 1925 | One widows' application for Bettie B. Stevens |
| 5.22.420.41 | Tatem, T. C. | 1915 | One application to the Home for the Disabled |
| 5.22.420.42 | Tatem, W. B. | 1908 | |
| 5.22.422.30 | Taylor, M. C. (see 1885 table above) | 1901 | |
| 5.22.430.33 | Tillitt, Edward | 1908 1923 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Genora H. Tillitt |
| 5.22.442.25 | Walker, G. B. | 1908 | |
| 5.22.443.32 | Walker, W. O. | 1908 1925 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Mary E. Walker |
| 5.22.448.49 | Waterfield, John C. | 1903 1909 | One soldiers'
application One widows' application for Sarah Waterfield |
| 5.22.458.21 | White, Kenneth R. | 1911 1917 1920 | One application to
the Home for the Disabled from Currituck Co. Two applications to the Home for the Disabled |
| 5.22.460.63 | Wicker, C.
[Christopher] W. (see 1885 table above) |
1901 1909 | Two soldiers'
applications (Soldier served in the Virginia State Troops) [Image
1] [Image 2] [Image
3] [Image 1] [Image 2] [Submitted by Cindy Scott, gg-granddaughter] |
| 5.22.465.42 | Williams, John J. | 1901 1912 | Two soldiers' applications |
| 5.22.475.29 | Woodhouse, M. E. | 1910 | |
| 5.22.477.62 | Wright, John E. | 1901 | |
| 5.22.477.73 | Wright, Major | 1909 | One widows' application for Sarah Wright |
| 5.22.478.15 | Wright, Wilson | 1908 |
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92 Records Listed |
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