He lived in Baltimore County, Maryland from 1737 to about 1785, "some few years after the end of the Revolution."
He lived in Wilkes County, Georgia from around 1785 to 1788. His Revolutionary War pension application said Wilkes County, South Carolina, but that was apparently a mistake. In 1785 Thomas Travis was granted 400 acres in Wilkes County, Georgia. (Land ak "PPP" p. 134 Sec State's Office, Atlanta) Thomas Travis also witnessed a deed in Wilkes County, Georgia on 12 Jul 1787.
He moved to Washington County in about 1788 and stayed there until about 1798. Washington County was probably Washington County, Virginia that later became Washington County, North Carolina (1776), then Sullivan County, North Carolina (1779) and then Sullivan County, Tennessee (1796).
In 1795 Thomas Travis settled in Green County, Tennessee. His daughter Elizabeth married Alexander Hays in Greene County, Tennessee in 1799.
In 1799 he moved to Overton County, Tennessee where he has lived upwards of 30 years. He lived in the part of the county that became Fentress County.
Reference: Maryland Claim for Rev. War Service. Maryland is 3826 #25478
Thomas Travis of Fentress County, Tennessee (formed from Overton County) served as Private in Captain Standifer's Company, Colonel Perryton's Regiment in the Revolutionary War. He was on Pension Roll W. Tenn. $20 per annum 4 March 1831. Vol. A p. 379 file 3826. State of Tennnessee, Fentress County. 29 Nov. 1833, Application signed Thomas Travis
Thomas TRAVIS, Fentress Co., Tenn. Entry - 2972 16 acres. Apr. 2, 1833. . p. 94 Bk. E Mtn Dist.
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Thomas Travis Revolutionary War Pension Application -- S3826
State of Tennessee, Fentress County
On this the 29th day of November 1833 personally appeared before me Robert H. Richardson one of the justices of the Court of Pleas and Quartersessions for the county aforesaid Thomas Travis, a resident citizen of the County of Fentress aged ninety six years agreeable to his best and undoubted account he is that age, but he has no record of his age and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832,
That he entered the service of the United ... in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland. Owing to extreme old age and loss of memory he cannot state the precise time as to date or month he entered the service some time in the fall season of the year as a draftee soldier to serve three months under Capt John Standefer he cannot recollect the name of his Col he marched to various places in the State of Maryland and some in Pennsulvania and after having served out his said Tour of three months he was verbally discharged at a place about 24 miles from Philadelphia and returned home. and some time thereafter he was drafted to serve three months more he entered the service under Captain John Standefer & Lieutenant William Parish he cannot state the day or date nor anything very definite as to the time he marched off under said officers and after marching to various points, Joined the main army near Brandywine and went on to the Battle of Brandywine, and some time thereafter he was again verbally discharged near his home in Baltimore County having served three months this tour.
And some time thereafter he was again drafted and entered the service. To serve three month more under Capt Edmund Stansberry does not recollect the name of the Col he cannot designate the period from the want of memory he marched off under said Capt Stansberry. To many places and finally to the Battle of Germantown and shortly thereafter, he was again verbally discharged having served out his tour of three months, he was again drafted but he substituted a man in his place applicant has not written or documentary proof of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his services and there is no clergyman any place near as within his present neighborhood he states his memory is so impaired from affliction and extream old age that he cannot designate the periods of the war he positively states he is wholy unable to attend a court of record from bodily infirmity he has no doubt he can prove his character as a man of veracity and as being believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution by his neighbors generally some of whom he name to wit William Crocket, Jessee Bean he staid some few years after the end of the Revolution in the said County of Baltimore in Maryland where he was born and raised and served dont recollect precisely how long and then moved to Wiks county South Carolina some few years, Washington County Georgia and staid there ten years, and then moved to Green County Tennessee lived there about four years and then moved to Overton County Tennessee, which is the part taken off of Overton County and made Fentress where he has lived upward of thirty years. applicant here by relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed his
before me the day and Thomas X Travis
year afore said mark
Robert H. Richardson, J.P.
We Phillip Williams & Yearby Keyton residing in the County of Fentress State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Travis who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be fuly ninety six years of age and a man of veracity and that he is reputed in this neighborhood as having been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the same opinion.
Phillip Williams
Yearby Keyton
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
Robert H. Richardson, J.P.
Justice of the peace for the County of Fentress State of Tennessee hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Phillip Williams & Yearby Keyton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are resident citizens in the county of Fentress afore said and that their statements are entitled to credit they being credible men of veracity, and I further certify that applicant is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity. Robert H. Richardson, J.P.
State of Tennessee, Fentress County
I john H. Richardson clerk of the court of pleas and quarterlysessions for the county of Fentress aforesaid hereby certify that Robert H. Richardson Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time of doing the same an acting Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, and that full faith and credit is due his official acts as such and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing. Given under my hand and seal of office in Jamestown the 7th day of December AD 1833.
John H. Richardson Clk by John Albertson Dpt Ck
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Jamestown Tennessee
Dec 10th 1833
I enclose to you the papers and proceedings in the matter of the application of Thomas Travis & Timothy Gauney to obtain pensions under the act of Congress of June the 7th 1832.
Please communicate an answer to me at this place as soon as consistent.
Your humble servant
Robert A. Dabney
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
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Pall Mall, Fentress Co., Ten
17th January 1840
Sir In the case of Thomas Travis late a Revolutionary pensioner on the Nashville roll at Twenty Dollars per annum who has died on the 5th day of June 1837 and the claim of his son was forwarded by me to the Treasury department for settlement at the third auditors office to P. Hagnes Esq. who informs me that his payments was suspended in December 1834 and we are unapprised for what reason it was suspended------
Please inform us by letter to this office as we are now as we think able to give satisfaction as to the validity of the claim a speedy answer will kindly be reserved.
I am very respectfully your obt. Servant, J. L. Kennedy
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington City D. C.
Pension Office
Thomas Travis 
