Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6544, for Thomas Lyles, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     Md.

Lyles, Thomas

NUMBER     R. 6544

CONTENTS
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[stamped] REJECTED [/stamped]

6544
P. O.  [illegible]
Thomas Lyles
Service: _____

Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18

Application filed: _____, 18

Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.  _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for _____, 18
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Free

Honorable J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC

Mail

32039
Thomas Lyles
Jefferson Co
Tennessee

Rejected did
not serve six months
See letter 29 Sept '36
to Joseph Hamilton

Dandridge
Sept 17, 1854

6544
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of Tennessee }
Jefferson County    } 
On the ninth day of September AD 1834, personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of Jefferson County aforesaid now Sitting Thomas Lyles a resident of the county & state aforesaid aged eighty years, who being first sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers, and Served as herein stated.
That he was Commissioned by the Governor and Council of the State of Maryland an ensign in the month of May 1777 in a company commanded by Captain Duvold,  Col Marberry and Genl Smallwood. Regiment Rendezvoused at Chappel in Prince Georges County Maryland from thence he was marched to the City of Baltimore thence to [illegible] in the State of Pennsylvania Was in the battle of Germantown, from thence he was marched back to Baltimore at which place he was discharged having been in Service nine months.

He hereby relinquished 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.   Thos. Lyles
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Joseph Hamilton Jr. Clerk of Jefferson County
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The following interrogatories were propounded to the applicant by the court

Question - Where are in what year were you born
Answer- I was born in Prince Gerges County in the state of Maryland 29 September 1754
Question - Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
Answer- I have no record of my age - it is given from memory.
Question - Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Answer- When I was called into service, I lived in Prince Georges County Maryland and after the Revolutionary War I removed to Jefferson County Tennessee where I now live.
Question - How were you called in to Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Answer - I entered the service as a volunteer.
Question - State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer - My captains name was Duvold. Col named Marberry and the General name was Smallwood. at the battle of Germantown Gen Washington had the command. Does not recollect anything about the regiment & I have related by services in the annexed declaration
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Question - Did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it?
Answer - I was commissioned an Ensign by the Governor & council of the state of Maryland. The governor's name was Johnson. I had a commissioner and kept it until very recently when I destroyed it believing it of no use to me.
Question - State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief as a soldier of the revolution.
Answer - As to my character Richard Hayworth & the Rev Andrew Gass and also as to their belief of my services in the revolution. I have no person & don't at present know of any person to prove my actual services by.

Sworn & subscribed in open court the date above.

Thomas Lyles

Joseph Hamilton - Clerk of Jefferson County

We Andrew Gass a clergyman residing in the county of Jefferson and Richard Hayworth residing in the same county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Lyles who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age, and is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
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Sworn to in open court the day & year first above written.

Andrew Gass - Clergyman
Richard Hayworth

Joseph Hamilton Clerk of Jefferson County

And the said court do hereby declare their 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 officer an served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Andrew Gass who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Jefferson that Richard Hayworth who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Jefferson aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Jas A Thorton
William Hill
William Barton

State of Tennessee
I Jospeh Hamilton clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Jefferson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Lyles for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of September AD 1834.

Joseph Hamilton - Clerk of Jefferson County

32039
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Rejected or
Suspended Claim

Act of June 7, 1832

Thomas Lyles
Tennessee

Power of Attorney
to examine Claim.

Chas. C. Tucker
Atty.
Present.
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Power of Attorney

Know all men by these present: That Zachariah A Lyles of Jefferson County and State of Tennessee do hereby constitute and appoint Charles C Tucker of Washington City DC my true and lawful agent and Attorney to prosecute the claim of Thomas Lyles for any amount of revolutionary pension that may be due under the provisions of the act of 7 June 1832 or any other act or resolution of Congress and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim in files in the department at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises.

Witness my hand and seal this the 2nd day of November 1854.

Zachariah A Lyles - SEAL

In presence of 
Thomas S H Lyles
William Elmore

State of Tennessee Jefferson County

On this 2nd day of November 1854 before a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state above mentioned personally appeared Zachariah A Lyles and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed for the purposed therein mentioned.

Robt W Peirce - SEAL
Justice of the Peace for said court of Jefferson County

State of Tennessee Jefferson County

On this 2nd day of November 1854 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Zachariah A Lyles a resident of said county and made
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oath according to the law that he is the identical Zachariah A Lyles who executed the foregoing Power of Attorney and that he is directly interested in said claim and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said claim.

Zachariah A Lyles

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.

Robt W Peirce
Justice of the Peace
of Jefferson County

State of Tennessee
Jefferson County

I James M Nicholson clerk of the county court within and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify Robt W Peirce whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit & acknowledgement is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace of Jefferson County duly elected commissioned and qualified that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that said county court is a court of record having general jurisdiction.

Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Dandridge this 3rd day of November 1854.

James M Nicholson - Clerk
of the County court of Jefferson County Tennessee

SEAL