Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,622, Owen Dailey, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S. C.

Dailey, Owen
or
Daily

NUMBER
R. 2,622

CONTENTS
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4 Owen Daily
Alabama
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REJECTED
________

See let, 29 Jany
1840 Jas. McCall

did not serve
six months

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Act 7 June 1832
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832
State of Alabama County of Monroe: On this the 15th day of July in the year of our Lord 1840 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of Monroe County in the State of Alabama aforesaid now sitting Owen Daily a resident of the County of Monroe in the State aforesaid aged seventy-six years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832 -- that he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated -- That when he was about nineteen years of age, he was Drafted, into the Militia of the State of South Carolina to fight the Indians. That he was Drafted from the district of Newberry of which District he was then a Citizen -- his Captain was William Howzeel and Colonel Fair & Colonel
Glenn, both commanded – Howzeel left the company and this applicant was put under a Captain whose name he does not recollect. The company in which this applicant served, was marched first to AnKrams [Ancrum's] ferry on Broad River, there joined other troops part Regulars & part Militia, but cannot recollect the names of any officers other than those above named. From Ancrum's ferry marched to the neighborhood of Beaufort remained there about a month, marched from thence, into Georgia on Black River. Remained there about two weeks, when he was
discharged -- served in all two months and a few days. This was in the fall of the year but the particular year, cannot recollect, during this service, was engaged in several skirmishes and engagements with the Indians.
In the winter after the above service applicant went into service as substitute for one Christian Hope under Captain Howzeel, Colonel Fair and Glenn
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was marched into Georgia, was
in several engagements with the Indians. Served on this occasion one month and ten days. After this said 4 or 5 months, was drafted again to fight the Indians for one month and 10 days -- has forgotten the name of the Captain, but his Colonel was named Rossar was marched across
Savannah [River] to Black River in Georgia. Stayed there some time -- was marched up the country & finally recrossed the Savannah near Augusta, had many skirmishes in this campaign in one of which Rosser was killed by the Indians by a shot through the body -- he served one month
and ten days and was discharged. -- The Battle of Eutaw [Eutaw Springs] 
took place while he was about on this Tour. -- From age and mental disability it is impossible for
this applicant to state the particular periods at which he entered the service, either as to years or
months, that he knows that he served in all as much as four months and thirty days -- marched through the sections of Country, and under the officers as above stated, and having no documentary evidence cannot tell at what particular periods he was discharged and knows of no
persons whose testimony he can procure that can testify to his service, in any farther than this, that one John Rikard, now a citizen of Monroe County in the State of Alabama knows the fact (as per his certificate hereto annexed) that this applicant did serve as a Soldier in the Revolution. And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll, of the Agency of any State in the United States.
Owen Dailey, 0 his mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
S/ James McColl, Clerk
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The State of Alabama County of Monroe We John Daily a clergyman
residing in the County and State
aforesaid, and John Rickard residing
in the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Owen Daily
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and the said John Rickard says that he knows the fact that Owen Daily who has subscribed and made
the foregoing declaration, was a soldier of the Revolution and believes him to have served in the way and
at the periods, as above stated, and the said John Daily concurs in that opinion. s/ John S Daily John Rikard
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.
s/ James McColl  Clerk

And the said Court does hereby declare its 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 solder, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Daily who has the preceeding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the County of Monroe County and State aforesaid and that John Rikard, who has also signed the same is a
resident Citizen of the County of Monroe and State aforesaid
is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
s/ John J. Roach
Judge County Court
Monroe County
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35, 106

Owen Daily

Alabama

Declaration

Owen Daily
for
Pension -
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The State of Alabama}
Monroe County}

I James McColl Clerk of the
County Court for the County
of Monroe do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of Owen Daily for
a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office this the 15th
day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty and of the Independ
ance of the United States of America the sixty
fifth year.
James Mc Coll Clerk
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Revolutionary
Papers
Owen Dailey
Suspended
Alabama

Nov 1882
Ex B
 F E Hossler


[illegible] postal mark
Owen Dailey [illegible]
Monroeville
Monroe Co
Alabama
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                                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY             (3)             
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary
                                                                            Pensioners, &c.

STATE OF Alabama  }
COUNTY of Monroe}                                                                                      Be it known that before me
W H Aldridge                   a  Justice of the Peace                                                  personally appeared
John S Daily                                                                 aged 63 years, who being duly cautioned and
then sworn in due form of law, states that    he         is the son of                                 Owen Daily
                          who was a revolutionary      soldier                            in the State of South Carolina
and that he died on the                                day of                1842 and that    his     mother, named
Elizabeth                   died on the                           day of                    1842,           and that they were
married on the     day of                                 in the year 1787  and that they were residents of Newberry District
in the State of        South Carolina.   and that they resided there.        30 years, and that 
he    resides in    Monroe County    Ala and that furthermore    he             BY THESE
PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of
substitution,   F. E. HASSLER,   of Washington City, D. C., as    his   true and lawful Attorney for   him   and in
his    name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government
and State officers    his    rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land
that may be due      him    as      the son     of    Owen Daily     who died leaving the 
same undrawn, as in right of law         he          may be entitled.

In witness whereof,     he     has on this       6th              day                        October           1852,
hereunto signed      his       name, and affixed     his   seal ---

                                                                          John S Daily       SEAL

Witness: Richard H. Rumbley
Witness: W P Rumbley

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that said Jno S Daily
has always by the community been known as the    son.    of Owen Daily decd

Dated on this         6th      day of                October        1852
                                                                                               W.H. Aldridge J. P.


State of Alabama  }to wit:
County of Monroe}

I hereby certify, That               W H Aldridge                                                                                                                   Esq.,
before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his
name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned
and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed these of                             the Probate
 Court, this                      6th              day of                        October one thousand eight
hundred and fifty two -
                                                                                       Ch Foster
SEAL                                                                     Judge of Probate
PROBATE COURT
MONROE COUNTY

* If a widow applies, state the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."
+ State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner--and amount of pension.
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Free
Monroeville}
Aug  24.      }

Hon Joel R. Poinsete
Sectary of War
Washington City -

Sept 2 1840

Owen Dailey
Jno Rickand 
Alabama
Act 1832
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Monroeville August 26th 1840

Hon. Joel R. Poinsett

Dr Sir      Enclosed
you have Declaration of Owen
Daily and John Rikard to
obtain their pensions as Revolution
ary soldier.  when acted upon
please enclose back to me
result of deliberation

Your obdent - humble servant

James McCall _

Monroeville
Monroe County
Alabama
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REJECTED 
2622
Owen Dailey
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*


NAME Dailey, Peter    Grade Private    Line  Rhode Island

WARRANT
NUMBER  3076 and 3068         ACREAGE  100        ISSUED   Jan.  12, 1796
                                                                                                  to ____ not shown___

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are 

registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.

Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.

Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.