I had posted here an article laying out some known facts about a Thomas German (or Jarman) who appeared at an early date in Calvert County, Maryland. My purpose in making it available here was to encourage and assist anyone wanting to pursue additional research of our ancestry. At no point did I ever state that Thomas German was the father of Robert Jarman, but people were adding Thomas to their charts anyway without seeking the requisite proof. Because of this sloppiness, I felt I should remove my article from this public site. I would, however, still like to share these details with anyone who is seriously researching the Jarman family; please send me an email if interested.

 State of Tennessee} On this 9th day of February 1836 personally appeared  
 Knox County       } in open Court at a Circuit Court now holding for said
County by the Hon. Edward Scott, being a Court on record, Emory Jarman a 
citizen of said County aged 73 years who upon his oath made the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an act of Congress passed on
the 5th June 1832 That he was born in Queen Ann County, Maryland on the 1st
day of February 1763, where he lived about 3 years, when he moved with his 
father to Anson County N. Carolina, where he continued during the whole  
of the revolutionary war and for several years after, when he moved to  
Cumberland Cty N.C. where he lived about 30 years, when he moved to Wayne 
County Tennessee where he lived about 8 years, when he moved and permanently 
settled in Knox County Tenn. where he has continued to live ever since and 
still lives.       
   He states that he cannot remember accurately the precise period when he 
first entered into the army but he thinks it was about 3 years before the
termination of the war, when he entered the army as a private volunteer, 
and was enrolled at Anson Court house into a company commanded by Captain 
Patrick Bogan and which company was attached to a Regiment commanded by 
Colonel Wade - he states that he marched under said officers against the 
tories who were embodied at Beatties Bridge on Drowning Creek, and after 
dispersing them there, he returned home having been in service one week - he
states that shortly after this service, he marched under the same officers 
to dislodge the British who were stationed in a brick house near Wilmington
- he states that on coming near the brick house his company took two British
soldiers prisoners, and these prisoners told them how strongly the house was
fortified and disuaded them from attempting to take it, and the prisoners 
having told them of a body of tories who were collected a short distance 
below on the Cape Fear River - applicant with his company marched against 
them and dispersed them, after which they returned home having been in 
service one week - applicant states that shortly after his return from this
last service he was drafted for a tour of three months and was enrolled into
a company commanded by Captain James Fair under whose command he marched to
Anson old Courthouse where the whole of the draft from Anson County were 
collected, and then applicant marched with all the troops of said County 
down to Col. Arringtons command, which was stationed near the Hickory Grove
on Big Pee Dee river - applicant states after reaching Col. Arringtons 
station his said Captain Fair left the army and returned home, and applicant
and his company were put under some other Captain, whose name he does not 
now recollect - he remained there under the command of Col. Arrington until
the three months for which he had been drafted had expired when he returned 
home - applicant states that but a few days after his return home he again 
volunteered and went under the command of his former Captain Bogan and 
marched towards Camden to join Genl. Gates army - he joined said army but a
few hours before the battle in which Gates was defeated and fought a little
while in the left wing, when he retreated with the balance of the army and 
returned home - applicant states he was in service this tour four days - 
Applicant states that but a few days after Gates defeat he enlisted into 
the regular army at Anson New Courthouse, for a term of eighteen months 
under Captain Miller, under whom he marched to Salisbury N.C. where he was 
placed into a company commanded by Captain Sharp, which company was attached
to a Regiment under the command of Col. Archibald Little - under these 
officers applicant marched to Charleston S.C. was stationed on James Island
until after the British had evacuated Charleston and peace was approaching,
when applicant was honorably discharged on James Island by Col. Little and 
he returned home - he was discharged about two months before the period of 
his enlistment had expired, making his service in the regular army a period
of 16 months - applicant states that he performed service in the revo-
lutionary war as above stated, as a private militia man, three months, two 
weeks and four days, and as a private in the regular army sixteen months, 
amounting alltogether to a service of nineteen months two weeks and four 
days, for which he claims a pension - applicant states that he has a record
of his age in his Bible, which was taken from his fathers record - he states
that there is no Clergyman living in his neighbourhood - he states that the
individuals in his neighbourhood who are acquainted with him and can testify 
as to his veracity and his reputation for having served in the revolutionary 
war are James Murry, Ruben Walker, Elijah Walker, Robert Gallaher and others
- he states that he received a written discharge at the expiration of his 
said three months service, from Col. Arrington, and also a written discharge 
from Col. Little at the time he left the regular army - these discharges he
states are both long since lost and destroyed. He states that he has no 
documentary proof whatever of his said services, nor does he know of any 
person whose testimony he can procur, who can testify to his services. He 
hereby relinguishes all claim to any pension or annuity whatever except the
present and declares that his name is not on the pension list roll of the 
agency of any state          
  Sworn to and Subscribed                                            
  in open Court this                             Emory Jarman                 
  9th day of February 1836                                        

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