Thomas Jinks
b. ?1748 born NC
d: Aug 5, 1837 Wake Co NC)
married: ? 1774
1790 Census Wake Co
Possible Sons: Abner, William, ? male (Oglethorpe Co GA)
Daughters: 2
1790 Census Wake County
Thos Jinks
1 males greater than 16 (Thomas ?1748)
3 males less than 16 (?Abner(1774?), ?William (?1776), (1778? son)
3 females (wife + 2 daughters (1780, 1782?)
1800 JENKS THOMAS
Wake County NC 741
MALES
3 and under 10 = 0
10 and under 16 = 0
16 and under 26 = 1 (1784-1774)
26 and under 45 = 0
45 and over = 1 (Thomas ? 1748)
FEMALES
under 10 = 1 (1791-1799)
10 and under 16 = 1 (1790-1784)
16 and under 26 = 1 (1784-1774)
26 and under 45 = 0
45 and over = 1 (wife)
Pension for Rev. War Service
Thomas Jinks pension papers
of Thomas Jinks, NC S41696
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