Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 151, for John Liles, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S.C.

Liles, John
Nancy

NUMBER
W. 151

CONTENTS
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16,774
East - Tennessee R

John Liles
of Anderson Co in the state of Tennessee, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson of the South Carola. line, for the term of Seven months.

Inscribed on the Roll of West -Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of May, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of April, 1820 and sent to hon: F: Jones Member of Congress for Tennee.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1820  $171.35
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 48 "
21 mos. 13/31. 1820  $219.35

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

Continued
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The Certificate in this case was issued on the West Tennessee Agency & returned to the office for correction. A correct one was  sent to Wm C. Mynate on the 25 May 1820

Notification sent to W C Mynate Esq Nov 1820 Knoxville Tennessee
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(left side)
6,575
East Tennessee
Nancy Liles
widow of John Liles
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 15 April 1824 of Knox Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain (blank) of the regt. commanded by Col. Thompson in the S.C. line for 10 months & 8 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Knoxville at the rate of 34 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of March 1842 and sent to R. A. Dabney Morgan C. H. Ten.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841  $171.05

Act July 7, 1838.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A.  Vol. 2.  Page 207

(right side)
Agent notified

Date of death of widow not on AB
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A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID

Fitted to the Tunes used in CHURCHES.
BY  N. Brady, D.D.
Chaplain in Ordinary, 

and N. TATE, Esq: Poet Laureat

To His Majesty 

(handwritten)
Joshua Lalent 
Savanah Somer

(printed seal)

EDINBURGH:
Printed by ALEXANDER KINCAID His Majesty's (illegible)
MDCCLXVIII.

(handwritten)
Samuel P. Vaughn Clerk
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John Liles & Wife
Nancy Liles wos [was]
Married 10 May 1789

William Liles
Jesse Liles
Samual Liles wos [was] 8 May 1793
Wilson Liles

(old Record)

Adam [Illegible]
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John Liles
Private
Col. Thompson South Carolina Regt

24 July 1776
10 mos 8 days
23 May 1818
Sec Roll

[paragraph of text has been " X or crossed out" - this was not transcribed]


Admitted

Anderson Col [illegible]
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State of Tennessee Knox County
On this 23rd day of May 1878 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of said State, personally appears John Liles aged eighty two years resident in the county of Anderson Tennessee who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. That he the said John Liles enlisted in the state of South Carolina in the year 1779 in the latter part of said year in the company commanded by Captain WIge (who was afterward made a major) in the Regiment of Rangers commanded by Colonel Thompson which Regiment was enlisted for the Continental service in the United States for the Revolutionary war. That he enlisted for fifteen months that he continued to serve the United States untill the month of June 1787 when he was honorably discharged at Santee Camp near Charleston by Colonel Thompson that he was at Georgetown when Charlestown was surrendered, that he was in skirmish at Sullivans Island. That he has lost his discharge that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. That he is in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support. Said John Liles also states that
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he has never been a pensioner. that he now hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to pension heretofore provided for except by the act under which he applies - 
John Liles X his mark

Sworn to and acknowledged before me this 23rd May 1878.
Edw Scott Judge &c

I Edward Scott Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Liles did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress
Given under my hand this 23rd May 1878.
Edw Scott Judge &c
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State of Tennessee Knox County 
I Francis A Ramsey Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Edward Scott who signed the aforesaid certificate is and was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the Circuit Court for said state. Given under my hand & private seal having no seal of office at office in Knoxville this 19th day o June 1878.
F Ramsey

State of Tennessee Knox County
This 26th June 1819 before me Edward Scott one of the Judges of the County of Tennessee personally appears the above named John Liles and in due form of law makes oath that he is very old and feeble and from a deficit of education is unable to read or write and that when he made the foregoing declaration he thought his discharge was lost but since his neighbor Robert Tunnel has for him searched his papers and found his discharge which he encloses herein & from comparing his recollection with the discharge he believes he enlisted in the patter part of the year 1778 and was discharged in June 1779. That the fact is so that he did serve fifteen months in the regiment before stated Sworn to before me the date above 
Edw Scott Judge &c   John Liles X his mark
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State of Tennessee Knox County
This 26th June 1819 before me Edward Scott Judge as is before stated & shown personally appears Robert Fennell who upon oath states that he knows John Liles the within applicant is nearly blind and very old and feeble and that he this deponant did since the first declaration within made made search Liles papers and find the discharge herein enclosed as by Liles stated and that he believes the statement of said John Liles is here and knows he is in reduced circumstances and does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support subscribed & sworn to the date above. That he has heard Liles frequently before the passage of the Act within aluded heard said Liles talk of having performed said services and verily believes he did
Robert Funnel

Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & date above 
Edw Scott
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FAMILY RECORD.
[Two columns]

BIRTHS. | BIRTHS.
_______ | _______

Daniel H. Liles was | Samuel Liles wos [was]
Born January 3d 1820 | Born the 8 of May 1795
__ | __
Telitha C J Liles was | Sousanah l Liles wos [was]
Born the 17th Sept. 1822 | Born the 1803
___
William J Liles wos [was]
Born the 29 Apr. 1824
___
Obadiah Liles wos [was] 
Born the July 7 1826
Amada K Liles wos [was] 
Born the July  1828
Abraham Liles wos [was]
Born the 10 March 1830
Narcissa Liles wos [was] 
Born the  1832
Micha Liles wos [was] 
Born the 28 Jany 1834
George W Liles wos [was] 
Born the 10 June 1836 | (Samuel Liles RC)
___
Judith M Liles wos [was] 
Born the Jany 1838 | Adam Vickrey JP

Samuel P. Baugher Clerk
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FAMILY RECORD.

MARRIAGES. | MARRIAGES.
___________ | __________
Samuel Liles & his 
Wife Sousanah wos [was] 
Maried [Married] February 2, 1819
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State of Tennessee }
Knox County }

On this the 18 day 
June 1840 personally appeared before me 
Durrett Everett, a Justice of the peace in and 
[repeated: in and] for said County Nancy Liles, as resi
dent citizen of the County of Knox State of 
Tennessee aged eighty eight years 
having no record of her age who being first 
[written vertically left margin: No 7240]
duly sworn for that purpose according to law 
doth on her oath make the following Declar
ation in order to obtain the benefit of the act 
of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled 
an act granting half pay and pensions 
to certain [remainder of sentence to light to transcribe]
[beginning of sentence to light to transcribe] John Liles who was a Revolutionary 
Pensioner of the United States at the rate of nine
ty six dollars per annum and drew his pension 
throughout his life at Knoxville at Eastern 
Tennessee and said Pensioner lived in the edge of 
Henderson County and died in Roan County 
Tennessee, just at the edge of Knox County 
died on the 15th day of April 1824 at age 
of something upward of ninety years from 
[written vertically in left margin: 7240] 
undoubtedly calculation, said Pensioner died
[beginning of sentence to light to transcribe] been afflicted with some [illegible]
[beginning of sentence to light to transcribe] Declarant was married [illegible]
[beginning of sentence to light to transcribe] in the County her husband then 
lived in.  Declarants home then being in An 
son County, North Carolina and Declarant 
went to see a friend to wit a certain Celia 
Bartlett and married said John Liles 
sometime in a short time thereafter, married 
sometime in the month of May the marri
age was celebrated by a certain preacher whose 
name she not able to state she being a str
anger to him. She cannot state the name 
of the county from old age not [illegible]
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where they were married but a few months and 
then her sd husband came with her and [struck out: at]
lived at her residence in Anson County 
North Carolina many years Declarant cannot 
state precisely the date of her said marriage 
but she positively swears that to her best 
calculation and belief that she was married 
to the said John Liles upward of fifty years 
past and to her fixed opinion and calcu
lation she was married him the said John 
Liles in the month of May seventeen hundred 
and eighty eight or eighty nine, 1788 or 
1789. She stated that she Declarant had 
been married previously married to William 
Soward who had been dead about five years 
when she was married to said John Liles 
and said John Liles had been previously 
married and his wife had many children 
and had been dead some two or three 
years before she, Declarant and the said 
John Liles was married.  She continued 
to live with the said John Liles being hus
band and wife until his death, and is now 
his widow and is now form extream [extreme] old age 
unable to walk and has been several years 
She [illegible] of her age not married 
She states that her oldest child born after 
[illegible] intermarriage with the said John 
Liles was William Liles who is dead and 
the second Jesse Liles who is also dead and 
the third Samuel Liles who is living and 
the 4th and last Wilson Liles living also
Sworn and subscribed }
this 18th June 1840 } Nancy her X mark Liles
befor me }
Durrett Everett
Justice of the peace for 
[illegible]
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State of Tennessee }
Knox County } SS

On this the 18th day of 
June 1840 personally appeared Savre Bri
ant whose statements are entitled to full 
credit she being eighty years of age and 
on oath states that she was not at the 
wedding when John Liles was marri
ed to his now widow Nancy Liles who 
is preparing to get a Pension, but lived 
not far distant then living in South 
Carolina and distinctly recollects who marri
ed them to wit William Bodsford a prea
cher of the Baptist affiant is positive from her 
knowledge of the time that it was as much 
as fifty years past affiant believes it was fifty 
or fifty one years past but is not certain which 
and they lived together husband and 
wife until his death and that she is now 
his widow
Sworn and subscribed }
this 18th June 1840 } Savre her X mark Briant
before me }
Durrett Everett 
Justice of the Peace for K Co

State of Tennessee }
Knox County }

I certify that I have this 
day attended at the house of Mrs Nancy 
Liles in said County to assist in arranging 
her Pension claim. I certify that [repeated: that] she 
is wholly unable to attend Cout and I 
have no doubt of her being eighty eight 
years of age and from my knowledge 
Samuel Liles, her son, and of the family
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that she was married at the time and 
manner specified in her Declaration 
and from conversing with the witnesses 
I am convinced that they had a chance 
of knowing of the wedding, an from their 
appearance I believe the witnesses are of the 
age they state.
Given under my hand this 
18th day of June 1840
Durrett Everett 
Justice of the P for Kn Ct

State of Tennessee }
Knox County } I Moses McSwan Clerk of the County 
Court of Knox County do hereby certify 
that the signature of Durett Everett whose name is 
signed in his own proper handwriting as an acting 
Justice of the peace before whom the foregoing Declaration 
was sworn to and subscribed by Nancy Liles and 
also the affidavit of Fanny Tallent [illegible] 
and Savre Briant on the 18th day of June 1840 
was at the date of said affidavits and the date of 
his certificate to which is name is subscribed 
his own hand writing, an acting Justice of the peace 
in and for said County of Knox commissioned and 
duly qualified as such and that full faith and 
credit is due to all his official acts as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed my seal 
of office at office in Knoxville this 
3d day of July 1840
Moses McSwan Clerk
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191
John Liles
16,774
E. T.

Wm C. Mynatt,
Knoxville, E. T.
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SCHEDULE.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, }
Knox COUNTY, } ss. July Session 1820 

On this third day of July 1820, personally appeared in 
open court, being a court of record, (having the power of fine and imprisonment and also 
having been made a court of record by the laws of said stated,) for the said county, 
John Liles aged eighty two years, 
resident in the county of Knox aforesaid, who, being duly sworn, according to 
law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he 
served the United States fifteen months, in the Revolutionary 
War in Capt Wize's Company of Rangers, of the Regiment 
commanded by Colonel Thompson. That his Pension cer
tificate is of No. 16,774, and his original Declaration dated 
the 23rd day of May 1818. 

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of 
March 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of 
my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within 
the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in 
the land and naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th 
day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or 
securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained 
in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

2 Cows, 1 Heifer, 2 Yearlings of the Value of . . . . . .  $29.00
1 Calf & 1 Sheep & 1 hog 2 Pols 1 [illegible] . . . . . . .       5.00
1 spoons, 5 plates 1 Dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1.00
$35.00

Has a Wife aged near sixty years. That he has two 
grand children, Eliza Soward & Rachel Liles, one aged 
eleven years & the other twelve years old. That him
self and wife from age and infirmity are unable to 
labor for a living. That the country court of 
Knox has made him an allowance of ten 
dollars for support until his pension money may 
be received.
Sworn to in Open Court | John his X mark Liles 
this 3d day of July 1820
Attest
Will Swan DClk

I, Charles McClung, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
for said county of Knox by my Deputy William Swan DO HEREBY 
CERTIFY, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the 
record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that 
the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty five 
dollars and -- cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and 
affixed the seal of said court, on this 26th day of July 1820.
Chas McClung by his 
Depty Will Swan
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Mrs. H. C. Constant
714 West 6th Street
Ottawa, Kansas

JOHN LILES
N. 151
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam;
You are furnished herein the record of John Liles as found in
pension claim, W. 151, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Liles are not shown.

He enlisted in South Carolina July 24, 1776, served as private
in Captain Wise's company, Colonel Thompson's South Carolina regiment
of rangers and was discharged June 1, 1777. He stated that he was in a
skirmish on Sullivan's Island but no further details of that service were given.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed May 23, 1818, at which time he was aged eighty-two years and a resident of Anderson County, Tennessee. In  1820, he was living in Knox County,
in the same state. He died April 15, 1824, in Roane County, Tennessee.

John Liles married May 10, 1789, in South Carolina, Mrs. Nancy Soward, of Anson County, North Carolina, the widow of William Soward
who had been dead about five years. The soldier was a widower, his former wife, name not stated, having been dead two or three years. He and his wife, Nancy, lived for many years after marriage at her home in
Anson County, North Carolina. The date and place of birth and names
of the parents of Nancy or her maiden name were not given.

Soldier's widow, Nancy Liles, was allowed pension on her application
executed June 18, 1840, at which time she was aged eighty-eight years and a resident of Knox County, Tennessee.

The following names of children of John Liles and his wife, Nancy, are shown in the claim: William, the oldest, who died sometime prior
to 1840, date of his birth and death not given; Jesse, who at the age
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of eighteen or nineteen years enlisted in the War of 1812 under Captain
Lewis, near Campbell's Station in Knox County, Tennessee, and died in service at Fort Claiborne prior to 1815; Samuel who was born May 8, 1795, married February 2, 1819, Susannah or Sousannah ___, who was born
in 1803 and with her was living in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in 1840, and Wilson Liles.

The only name designated in the claim as a child of Nancy by her first husband, William Soward, was that of Elijah Soward, her youngest son, whose daughter, Elizabeth, was reared by her grandmother, Nancy,
and her second husband, John Liles. In 1841, Elizabeth was the wife of ___ Chesher and living in Clinton County, Kentucky. She stated then
that her aunt, Elizabeth Soward, married her uncle, Samuel Johnson, and referred then, also, to her uncle, Henry Soward who was dead.

In 1820, the soldier, John Liles, referred to two grandchildren, Eliza Soward aged eleven years and Rachel Liles aged twelve years, but
did not state the names of their parents.

John Liles' son, Samuel, and his wife, Sousanah or Susannah Liles,
had the following children:
Daniel H. Liles, born January 3, 1820
Telitha C. J. Liles born September 17, 1822
William M. Liles born April 20, 1824
Obadiah Liles born July 7, 1826
Amada K. Liles born July ? 1825
Abraham Liles born March 10, 1830
Narcissa Liles born ?,? 1832
Micah Liles born January 28, 1834
George W. Liles born June 10, 1836
Judeth M. Liles born January ? 1828

One Fanny Soward, whose relationship to Nancy's first husband, William Soward, was not stated, married in Anson County, North Carolina, at the age of twenty-two years, Jonathan Tallent, and they had the following children:
Nancy born February 11, 1793
William born September 25, 1794
Mark born April 1, 1798
Sally born October 15, 1799
Odum born January 26, 1802
James born December 17, 1804
Polly born March 22, 1807
Patsey born July 3, 1809
Jackson born March 5, 1815
Moses born April 14, 1819

- 2 -
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Joshua Tallent, brother of Jonathan Tallent, married Sally____,
who in 1841 was aged sixty-one years and he aged seventy years or
upwards" and living in Clinton County, Kentucky,

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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South Carolina 

This is to Certify that John Liles a private soldier 
in the third Regiment of this State is Discharged from the said 
Regiment and has behaved himself and is a good soldier
Givene under my hand at head
Quarters 1st June 177[illegible]
[illegible]

[Seal of The National Archives of the United States]
Liles, John 
S. C. W151
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1937, Nov. 24 - Hist to Mrs H C [illegible]

151
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 151
Nancy Liles
Widow
John Liles

Priv. So. Car. Line
_____________
Act: July 7 1838
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 435
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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7240
Nancy Liles
Tennessee
Suspended

[3 lines of text "crossed out" and not transcribed]

Act July 7th 1838
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Mose Stallent
[illegible]
in the yearly
1817
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M T [word struck out] Record 

M T Record
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Moses Tallent 
was born the [illlegible] April 
1819
[illegible]

[illegible drawing]

[Text at bottom of page to light to transcribe]
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M T record 

[two illegible drawings]
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[Duplicate of prior page but upside down]

[two illegible drawings]

M T record
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[illegible]

I do certify that John Liles the person whose 
name is subscribed to the affidavit to which this cer
tificate is annexed is from extreme old age and great fee
bleness unable to procure a livelihood by bodily labor 
and I do further certify that I am fully satisfied that 
he stands greatly in need of the assistance of his 
country for support being in fact a very poor man 
Given under my hand this 19th June 1819
Edwr Scott Judge &c

State of Tennessee}
Knox County } I Francise H Ramsey Clerk of the 
Circuit Court for the County & state aforesaid do hereby 
certify that Edward Scott who signed the preceding 
certificate is and was at the time of signing the same 
one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts for the State 
of Tennessee Given under my hand & private seal 
(having no seal of Office) at office in Knoxville this 
29th day of June 1819.
[word Seal encircled] FHRamsey 
[Seal of The National Archives of the United States]
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111
111
11

The rolls of Col Thompson's regt have been examined and it appears that a man named John Liles enlisted in that regt July 24 1776 It is the same man, no doubt, to whom the above discharge was given but it is not probable that the claimant entered the service so early The person to whom the discharge was given (dated June 1 1777) was not in service when Charleston surrendered unless he re-enlisted. It surrendered in May 1780 Some explanation is required
War Dep July 1819

Liles, John
SC W151
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Elizabeth Briley aged 39 years
Maley Briley 37
E M Briley 34
George Brley 31
Rachel Brley 29
A J Briley 27
Jesee Briley 24
Saml Briley 22
Marsha Briley 20
I George Swope one of the acting Justices of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky certify that I took shown the ages of the above named Children of George & Elizabeth Briley from the record kept in there Bible given under my hand this 24th day of Decr  1841 Geo Swope JP
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7240
Nancy Siles
of John
East Tennessee
Admitted
Private 10 mo 8 days
$34.21
Cap Col Thompson
SC

died 15 April 1824
Act 7 July 1838

RA Dabner
Morgan C H
Ten
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118
Pension Office
Augt 10th 1840
Sir
The claim of Mrs Nancy Liles widow of Jno Liles decd has been examined and her papers placed upon our files
The proof offered in support of the alleged date of her mariage is not satisfactory Record under should be produced of to be found
If no record of the mariage can be had any documentary proof showing that they lived together as husband & wife prior to Jan 1 1794 will be deemed sufficient Gan OC July 7 38
by Robert Dabner  7240
Morgan C H 
Tenn
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165
Pen Office
Oct 23 1840

Sir
The additional proof in the case of Mrs Nancy Liles widow of John Liles decd being two family friends and the affidavit of one of the children of the deceased have been examined and filed with the other papers The records appear to have been recently made and cannot therefore be admitted as testimony in the case More satisfactory proof of the period of the marriage should be exhibited

Robert A Dabney Esq
Morgan CH
Ten

OC 
7240
at 38
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[page appears but in fact has text that is impossible to read and transcribe]
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State of Tennessee
Knox county
On this the 18th day of June 1840 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said county Fanny Talent an aged widow of Jonathan Talent whose statements are entitled to full credit and on her oath states that she was married in Anson County North Carolina at twenty two years of age that after her said marriage her said marriage then was born of her body the following children to wit Nancy Talent born the 11 February 1793 Wm Talent born 25 Sept 1794 Aran Talent 4th March 1796 Mark 1 April 1798 Sally 15 Oct 1799 Adam 28th January 1802 James 17th Dec 1804 Polly 22 March 1807 Patsey 3 July 1809 Jackson 5 March 1815 Moses 14th April 1819 affiant has no record of her marriage nor her said childrens ages only the record of the age of the [illegible] 
contained in a little Book called the life of the Reverend William Tenent [illegible] an in the hand writing of said Moses who is not living in this vicinity affiant will recall acts when Nancy Liles and her deceased husband was married and positively states that they were married at least two years before affient was married and knows that they continued togather husband
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and wife until his death and that she the said Nancy Liles is now the widow of said John Liles the deceased pensioner from under tiled calculation affiant was married in ye
[illegible] seventeen hundred and ninety two 1792 in Anson County N Carolina and her eldest child is 47 years old past these matters affiant have ago  a d recollection of distinctly recalls [illegible] ng the difference of the ages of her children said record of the age of Moses Talent marked (M T Record) and made apart of this affidavit affiants son Moses is a large man and affiant knows his age to be positively what is contained in these statements 21 years past and from from a distinct Recollection of the ages of her children is now calculated by the difference between births that this statement [illegible]
sworn and subscribed this 18th June 1840
before me } 
[illegible faded]  Fanny her X mark Talent

State of Tennessee
Knox County } On this 18th day of June 1841
 [illegible] before me Durst Ever  [illegible] Justice of the peace for said county Jackson Talent whose statements are entitled to credit and on his oath states that the annexed record containing his younger brothers age is in the hand writing of  [illegible] the said Moses Talent  Jackson Tallent
sworn and subscribed the date above written before me
Durrent Ever  [illegible]
 [illegible]
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee January 8th 1842

Sir,

Having been lately urged by a friend of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee widow of John Liles a deceased her said husband having been a Revolutionary Pensioner in his lifetime &c to urge an investigation of her claim to a five years pension she having a declaration and some evidence now on file in the pension office I will suggest to you that some short time past I forwarded to you the affidavits of Mr Joshua Talent of Kentucky & Mrs Sally Talent his wife Mrs Briley & Mrs Chester you will I hope signify to me at this place the result of your conclusions after an examination of all the evidence If your most humble servant is permitted I wish to intimate to you that it will appear on inspection of the Family Record of Samuel Liles of Bledsoe County that he is of the age he states and that the material part of said record that is the first ages wrote down being the only part necessary to aid in arrivig at his own age and there by to give probability to the period of his
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mothers marriage taking all the Evidence into view and if you think that all the evidence have deposed to the fact of the marriage of Nancy and John Liles and that there was born of her body two children after their marriage two children both older than Samuel Liles whose family Record you have and the fact that Jesse Liles was of Militia age to go into service some time and actually went into service from the neighborhood of Campbell station in Knox County Tennessee some moths before the close of the late war and died in service in the South Region some place the fact of which I suppose will appear in the war office on examination of the Knox County Regiments not being fully advised of what Regiment in particular but I believe a militia regiment and perhaps under Capt Tunnel I was much supprized this day to be informed that Mrs Nancy Liles the applicant for a pension was living a very short time past it prompted me to write to you and I hope you will answer me as soon as practicable
I have the honor to be and remain in her behalf your humble servt
Robert A Dabney

JL Edwards
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County } ss
On this the 19th day of February 1842 personally appeared before me Daniel T Lavender a Justice of the peace in and for said county Nelly White a resident citizen of Morgan County Tennessee aged eighty years her statements being entitled to full credit and on her oath makes the following affidavit to wit that the affint was married to her husband Daniel White who is dead She was marred to him the year before General Gates was defeated in the Revolutionary war that she was married in Anson County North Carolina that she was acquainted with Nancy [illegible] and her husband Howard in his lifetime affiant well Recollects where said Nancy was married to her second husband to wit John LIles the reunion was at the time of said marriage that they married in the in the edge of South Carolina owing to the lapse of time and old age affiant cannot state how long it has been since the marriage of said Nancy to her last husband to wit John Liles but her recollection distinctly serves her that since the marriage of said Nancy to said John Liles that the affiant moved from Anson County North Carolina to Greenville South Carolina and there lived the full time of twenty three y ears and then moved to Knox County East Tennessee where she continued
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full term of Twenty eight years where she again became again intimately acquainted with the same identical Nancy Liles and John LIles about the edge of Knox County and Raon county and knows that said John Liles was a pensioner before his death
Nelly her X mark White
sworn and subscribed this 18th day of February 1842 before me
Daniel S Lavender
Justice of the peace for
Morgan County 

State of Tennessee 
Morgan County 
I Samuel P Vaughn Clerk of the county court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Daniel T Lavender esqr is a Justice of the peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine in Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and Subscribed my name this the 17th day of February 1842
Samuel P Vaughn clerk
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Morgan Court House
Tennessee Feb 20 1842

Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit of Mrs Nelly White of this county lately from Roan County Joining this in support of the claim of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee to a pension per act of July 7th 1838 in whose behalf there is a declaration and many evidences of her claim on file in the pension office I hope you will file this with her other papers and report to me in her behalf I have the honor to be your most obt servt
Robert A Daleney

JL Edwards
Washington City DC
War Dept
Pension Office
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee Sept 24th
1840
Enclosed is the affidavit of Samuel Liles of Bledsoe County Tennessee and his family record taken out of his Bible & and record on the leaf the Psalm Book that was said to be Mr Lowasd a relation to Samuel Liles the enclosed is in support of the claim of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee widow of John Liles a deceased pensioner &c you report to me in said application has been duly received I hope that the case may have an investigation and the result reported to me at this place &c
Your humble servt
RA Daleney

JL Edwards
Washington City DC
War Department pension office
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State of Kentucky
Clinton County}
On this the 10th day of December 1841 personally appeared before me George Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said county Elizabeth Cheksher a resident citizen of said county living in one mile of my residence in said county her statement being entitled to full credit and on her oath state that she is the grand daughter of Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee The affiant being the daughter of Elizabeth Soward the youngest son of said Nancy Liles & of her first husband Soward she affiant is old enough to have a strict recollection of Jesse Liles the oldest son of her said grand mother that was living at the late war commencement affiant was [illegible] by her said grandmother and her last husband John Liles who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and witness distinctly recollects Jesse Liles the son of the second husband going with the service from Campbell Station in Tennessee affiant and her said uncle being raised by said Nancy Liles and John Liles and lived in the same house where her said uncle went into the service two miles from Campbell Station at a place belonging to Robert Tennel a man that owned the land and used to  [illegible] to Collecting her said grandfathers pension affiant is of opinion her uncle Samuel Johnson that married her aunt Elibeth Soward her uncle Henry Soward (now dead) was of the same mass and her said uncle Henry was with him when he & affiant
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said uncle Jesse Liles died in service witness distinctly recollects that her said uncle Henry told of burying her uncle Jesse that she witness has forgotten at what point or place witness states she thinks her said deceased uncle was fully a grown man at the time of his Engaging in said service and from her view of Samuel Liles and Wilson Liles the two younger brothers of Jesse Liles she witness believes that Jesse Liles was at least twenty years old when he engaged in said Tour affiant has a distinct recollection of understanding from her said grandmother Nancy Liles and her said husband John Liles affiants grandfather by marriage or stepfather that they were married in South Carolina
Elizabeth her x mark Chester
Sworn and subscribed this 10th day of December 1841 before me 
Geo Swope JP CC

I certify that on conversing with the above witness that I am convinced that she had a full opportunity of knowing the facts set forthe in her foregoing affidavit and I believe her statements as above set forth to be true given under my hand this 10th day of December AD 1841
Geo Swope JP CC
I certify that the forgoing affidavit was initesined before being sworn to belven the words
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recollects and the word his by inserting the words (Jesse Liles son of the second husband) given under my hand this 10th day of December 1841
Geo Swope JP CC

State of Kentucky
Clinton County} ss
I Rice Massey clerk of the county court of Clinton aforesaid certify that George Swope Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing certificates and affidavit is a justice of the peace for said county as set forth in the foregoing I further certify that said signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office provided for my said office done at office in Abbny this 14th day of December 1847
Ricke Makey clk
SS
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Knoxville
East Tennessee 11th May 1820
John Liles whose pension certificate is enclosed is a citizen of Anderson county East Tennessee Anderson County adjoins Knox county where the pension agent for E Tennessee [illegible]
you will inclose to me a certificate for Mr Liles payable at Knoxville E Tennessee
William C Mynatt

Hon J C Calhoun
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affidavits of
Joshua Talent
Sally Talent
& Lucy Briley
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State of Kentucky
Clinton County} On this the 2nd day of December 1841 personally appeared before me George Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said county Joshua Talent aged seventy years or upwards his statements being entitled to full credit and on his oath states that he was well acquainted with Nancy Liles in Anson County North Carolina and well recollects her marriage in South Carolina as report there said to John Liles and knows her to have been Nancy Low and at the time that she lived before and after said marriage in two miles of said Nancy affiant has no record of his own marriage but counting him self twenty seven years of age at the time of his said marriage and  on his best calculation and counting from the age of affiants wife and from every calculation believes that he affiant was married abut forty four years past affiant well recollects the marriage of his brother to Fanny Soward and Recollects that his said brother was married time before he was and knows that they have the following children to wit Nancy William Aaron Mark Sally Adam Polly Patsey Jackson and Moses witness knows that said Nancy Soward and John was married in the Edge of South Carolina as undoubted report their said affiant has a distinct recollection that Jesse Liles was born before Samuel Liles being an older son of said Nancy
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and John and affiant further recollects that there was born of said Nancy and after her marriage to said Liles one child still older than said Jesse but as to the period or dates he cannot state affiant will  and hereby states that he was well acquainted with said family living near them and after they came to Tennessee living by them in Tennessee and states that said Jesse Liles the second child born of said Nancy and John was old enough to be a soldier in the late war and was actually a soldier and went into the service from a place near Campbell station affiant will not say certain whether from Knox County or Roan in Tennessee and as undoubted report said some time after his going into service died in service some place in the south affiant believes said Jesse Liles was eighteen or nineteen years of age at the time he ingaged in said service or probably more though he has no means of arriving at the date of his birth though a neighbor at the time affiant is of opinion that said Nancy was married at least eight years before affiant Joshua his x mark Talent
sworn & subscribed this 2nd of December 1841}
before me
George Swope Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky
on this the 2nd day of December 1841 personally appeared Lucy Brily whose statements are entitled to full credit and on her oath states that she was well acquainted with John Liles and Nancy Liles shortly living near them in Anson County NC and recollects that after they were married and living togather in said county that they had a child born older than Jesse
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Liles their next child affiant was afterward acquainted with them in Tennessee and knew at the time he went into the service in the late war and died in service as report then said affiant is fifty nine years of age agree able to her calculation aided by the ages of her children as contained in her records
Lucy her x mark Briley
sworn and subscribed this 2nd day of December 1841 before me}
Geo Swope Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky

The affidavit of Sally Talent wife of Joshua aged sixty one years she being entitled to full credit on her oath state that she well recollects the time of the marriage of said Nancy Liles and John Liles living near her before and after her marriage namely in Anson County N Carolina she witness recollects the birth of one of their children that died that was older than Jesse Liles their son afterward the witness was well acquainted with said family in Tennessee and knows of said Jesse Liles going into the service in the late war and dying in service as report said witness also states that she was at the house of said John Liles after the death of their said son Jesse Liles and was shown by said Nancy her deceased sons knapsack and a bundle of his clothes that had been returned as she said after his death
Sally her * mark Talent
sworn and subscribed this 2nd Dec 1841 before me
Geo Swope Justice of the peace for Clinton county Kentucky
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State of Kentucky
Clinton County} 
I George Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said county certify that I attended at the residence of Joshua Talent and took the affidavits of said Talent and his wife Sally Talent and Mrs Lucy Briley I have no hesitation in saying that I believe said Joshua to be seventy years old or upward and Mrs Talent counts hers sixty one years old and Mrs Briley fifty nine I believe they are that old I have known Mrs Brily as a citizen of Cumberland & Clinton Counties about thirty years annexed is a statement of the ages of said children drawn from her family record on conversing with said three witnesses I certify that they all appeared to have a distinct recollection of the marriage of John Liles and Nancy his wife taking place as stated by them and a distinct recollection of their being born after their said marriage a child not living and another afterward named Jesse that died in the late war some time prior to 1815 and that Samuel Liles was their third child they the said witnesses cannot write but sign my mark
Given under my hand this 2nd day of Decr 1841
Geo Swope Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky
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State of Kentucky
Clinton County}
I SB Maxey D clk for Rice Maxey clerk of the county court of Clinton aforesaid certify that George Swope Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing annexed affidavits and certificate is a justice of the peace as therein set forth and that said signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my private seal and subscribed my name there being LS no seal of office kept for said office done at office in Abany this 3d day of December 1841
Rice Maxey clk
Bn Saml S Maxey D clk
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Jan 7 1842
JW Albinn

Lick creek PO
Clinton Co Ky
Dec 21, 1841

Free

James L Edwards Esq
Washington City 
DC
War Dept
Pension office
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Lick Creek PO
Clinton Co Ky
Dec 24 1841

Sir
Enclosed are the affidavits of of Mrs Lucy Briley Joshua Talent and Mrs Sally Talent also the affidavit of Mrs Elizabeth Chester all of Clinton County Kentucky in support of the claim of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee the widow of John Liles deceased pensioner I have heretofore forwarded to you a declaration and evidence in suport of her said claim from Morgan Courthouse East Tennessee she claimed the benefit of the act of July 7 1838 I have not been able to get any record of her marriage having applied to South Carolina by letter but got no answer you will perceive that there was two births and two children born of said Nancy Lile and John Liles after their marriage that was older than Samuel Liles of Bledsoe County Tennessee their third son whose affidavit and family record you have you will discover that although the family record of Samuel Liles is party recent yet the first part
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of it the age of his first children are not recent 
It will I have no doubt appear on the rolls of the late war that Jesse Liles died in service some place in the south I will ascertain the line regiment &c that Reference may be had if you believe from the Evidence that she was married as all the witnesses depose prior to the birth of the child that was older than Jesse Liles that died in the war your mind will be let to the conclusion that she must in all probability have been married to said John Liles at least three years before the first day of January 1794 I am not advised of any means of arriving at any record evidence in her case as to her marriage other than the collateral evidence of Samuel Liles record though I have not received any answer from the county curt clerk at Long Bluff South Carolina I have not seen Mrs Nancy Liles for some five months and it may be that some friend of hers has obtained her claim for her since I saw her or I think it likely she may be dead
as I am determined to do every thing for her that is reasonable I hope you will as soon as possible with conscience report to me the result of your view of all the evidence with a
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to do all I can for Mrs Liles in her behalf I ahve the honor to be your
your humble servt
Robert A Daleney

JL Edwards
comr of pensions
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County } ss
On this the 22nd day of September 1840 personally appeared before me Adam Vickery a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Samuel Liles with whom I am personally acquainted he living in the Edge of Bledsoe County about seven miles from my residence in Morgan County Tennessee his statements being entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath states that he is aged forty five years ever since the 8th day of May 1840 last past from all accounts and from calculations and from his family record he positively states that he was married on the 2nd day of February eighteen hundr4ed nineteen 1819 and that his oldest son born of his said wife and himself to wit Daniel H Liles was born the third day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty (1820) that the annexed following names is the true record of the ages of the next following named children of his making ten in total said record in the handwriting of William Liles the son of affiant and his said wife Susannah he having been taught to write when young taken out of affiants own family Bible now in his possession which he has owned
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five years or upwards and bought of Wetherston Greens store affiant states that his brother Jesse Liles son of his said mother Nancy Liles and John Liles his father was the second child of his said parents and went into the service of the United States in the late war and died at Fort Claibone went under capt Lewis said Jesse Liles was older than affiant and William Liles was still oerder being the oldest child born of his said father John Liles and mot Nancy Liles after their said marriage they both having been previously married and was widower & widow when they were married in 1789 in South Carolina affiants father and mother had a record of their ages and he thinks probably of the marriage in a testament that used to be much worn and he recons was worn out some years past affiant states that the said record of his own family wrote on (Samuel Liles RC) is his own family record and is true and that the record containing the marriage of his parents on the psalm book and marked (old record) is he has no doubt true as taken from the record of his parents testament in the hand writing of affiants son William or some of the Sowards from all information but as to the record
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as taken and set out affiants Bible he witness saw the same wrote by his son William affiants third child affiant can read but cannot write
Samuel his x mark Liles
sworn and subscribed this 22nd day of September 1840 before me}
Adam Vickery a justice of the peace 

State of Tennessee
Morgan County} ss
on this the 22d day of September 1840 personally appeared before me Adam Vickery a Justice of the peace in and for said county Eli L Taber with whom I am personally acquainted living seven miles from me and not more than half a mile from Samuel Liles said Tobers statement being entitled to full credit and on his oath states that he is well acquainted with said Samuel Liles who has sworn to the foregoing affidavit in his presence and said witness states on his oath that he knows that said Samuel Liles and his wife has ten children being well acquainted with them and knows from undoubted information that the said Sameul Liles had two brothers to wit William Liles & Jesse Liles that were older than said Samuel Liles and of his said said parents and that he has from some years acquaintance understood
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That the said John Liles was a Pensioner and Nancy was his widow, and said Daniel was the third son of them this officiant has often understood from so many undoubted sources that he has no doubt of the facts, but never was acquainted with the old man, the Pensioner, nor his widow. 

sworn and subscribed (?) on this 22nd day of September 1840 before me. Eli L. Tabor

Adam Vickrey A acting Justice of the peace.

State of Tennessee
Morgan County
Samuel P Vaughn
Clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Adam Vickrey Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county. I further certify that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed any ?? this 24th day of September 1840. 

Samuel P. Vaughn Clerk
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From
Mrs. H.C. Constant
714 West 6 St
Ottawa, Kansas

Oct 12 - 1937

Veterans Administrator 
Washington D.C.

Revolutionary Dept. 
Please send me records of Lyles or Liles, or any spelling of the name, who were in Revolution from Kentucky or Va, also any records of such men in the Mexican or French and Indian Wars. John + Henry + Daniel are especially desired - I will appreciate this very much. 

Sincerely,  [unclear?]
Mrs. Constant
114 West 6 st
Ottawa, KS.

John Lyles South Carolina > Please include.
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November 24, 1937

Mrs. H.C. Constant
714 West 6th Street
Ottawa, Kansas 

John Liles
W. 151
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of soldiers with the surnames Liles, Lyles, etc., who served in the Revolution from Kentucky or Virginia, also in the Mexican War and the French and Indian War, and designate the given names John, Henry, and Daniels, and especially John of South Carolina. 

This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence, no record of service rendered by a Liles in the French and Indian War. 

The data furnished by you are not sufficient to make a proper search of the Mexican War records. 

The Revolutionary War records have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service in that war of a Daniel or Henry Liles, or other spelling. Such claims are the source data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. The record is furnished you herewith of a John Liles, of South Carolina. 

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator