legend saysthat he was born on the high seas on the voyage from England toAmerica. John served the Colonies in the American Revolution and wasgranted a land warrant in Harrison County, VA (WV) for his service.He made application for pension as a Revolutionary veteran in bothHarrison and Lewis counties in VA, stating that he had enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in Baltimore County, Maryland, and was assigned tonaval duty in a rowing galley commanded by Captain Bennett Matthews.This galley made trips to Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and three tripsto Little York. John then secured a substitute and later reenlisted ona French galley commanded by Captain Davies and later made anothertrip with Captain Matthews. In part, John's March 18, 1818 pension application in LewisCounty VA (WV) stated that he was then 68 years old, owned one littleold house of little value and very doubtful title. He owned abouttwenty acres of land, very poor soil and very doubtful title. John and his brother Solomon served together in the Revolution and came to Harrison County together in the late 1700's. Solomonmoved to Kentucky before 1820. John was married twice. J.D. Warfield's "Founders of Ann ArundelCo. Maryland", speaks of Sarah (Hood) Jarvis and states, "There is noaccounting for what happened between Sarah and John Jarvis. It wouldseem that she chose to remain in Maryland at the estate property ofher ancestors, while he chose to go west." John was listed in the 1783 Harforde County census as a head of a household of six white souls and one slave. John and Sarah (Hood)Jarvis apparently had at least four children before they went theirseparate ways. We know that his second wife was another Sarah ----, born about1770 and died after the 1830 census.
More About John Jarvis II: Date born 2: 1750, Belair, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died 2: 13 Mar 1826, Lewis, Virginia, USA. Military service: Abt. 1776, served in Revolutionary War.6463
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John Jarvis II (b. 1757, d. 13 Mar 1826)
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