Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,389, for Zachariah Lierly, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
  SERVICE                                      NUMBER

N.C.                    Lierly, Zachariah    S.32389
                           Lyerly 

CONTENTS
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Left side of page is a printed form with blanks filled in.

Illinois, 19.685
Zachariah Lyerly of Jackson Co. in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Cook. of the Regt. commanded by Colo. Rutherford on the North Ca. line for 13 months
                    $43.33/100
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois. at the rate of 43 Dollars 33. cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Aug. 1833 and sent to W.H. Ramsey, [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. 86.66,
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sept 33. 21.67
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                                                             $108.33
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832} 
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer  Clerk,
Book E Vol. 8. Page 58

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Date of death not on A.B.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

State of Illinois }  On this 9th day of October
Jackson County}  1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Hon Thomas C. Browne Judge of the circuit court of Jackson, now sitting.  Zacharias Lyerly, a resident of said city and state, aged 77 years on the 2nd June next who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7th, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers. and served as herein stated. He states that he was born in Culpepper County state of Virginia as well as he recollects, having no record of his age, on the 2nd day of June in the year 1755 -- That he continued to live in said County and State until he was 8 or 10 years of age, when his parents removed to Rowan County North Carolina where he resided at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, and also at the time of his entering the service in 1777 to the best of his recollection.  He states, as well as he remembers, that some time in the year of '77 the day and month not recollected, while living in Rowan Cty N.C. near Salsbury, he was on (struck out) called on to take up arms against the Tories, and volunteered under the command of one George H. Barber as Capt. one Rutherford being their Colonel.  That commanded by these officers they marched immediately to Fayetteville about an 150 miles distance, in the neighbourhood of which place a certain portion of the people in favour of the Brittish usurpations, had began to take arms & to rise against the country--thence called Tories.
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That the Tories being affrighted at the sudden and unexpected appearance of an armed force, were awed and quelled without much bloodshed.  That having taken some of them prisioners & caused others to take an Oath of Allegiance to their country.  That having accomplished the object of this expedition by subduing in this manner theri (sic) domestic & unnatural foes, they returned home after have been out 2 or 3 months he does not recollect which.  That he obtained from his officers a written and regular discharge, as he supposed, but has lost it long since, from some of those numerous and unavoidable accidents incident to the lapse of time.  This applicant further states, sometime in the year 1778 he again volunteered, for the purpose as he believes and understood, of marching against the British, Lord Cornwallis, and preventing them from passing or crossing the Savannah River.  That in & through this expedition one Cook was their Captain (Thomas Cook perhaps) That they joined the American forces (he forgets now by whom commanded at a place then called Turkey-Hill where they had been laying some time previous to his arrival.  That as the English forces moved up or down the River. they moved opposite them on their own side.  In this manner he continued employed until his time of service of five months having expired, he was discharged & returned home, having had no battle. He further states that this discharge was lost as the former, no care being taken of them as he imagined they would be of no further use to him.  He does not recollect the year, [some words struck out] time after he heard of Gen. Gates defeat.  Volunteers were again called for & that he Volunteered under the command of one Capt Richards Grimes. & joined the army commanded by General
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Green.  That during this expedition he was in a small skirmishes. a party of them being attacked by the enemy on a little creek called Reedy- at or near the place called Weigle's Mill.  That about one week subsequent to this he was at the battle of Guilford Courthouse where Maj. Gen. Green commanded. He thinks the North. Ca. Militia of which he was one commenced the actions, & next came the Militia of Virginia & then the regulars.  He further states that shortly after this battle his period of service expired, & that he was discharged as before and again returned home.  That this his third discharge shared a like fate with the others.  He further states he was not engaged in any regular Militia service after this, but they were frequently scouring the country in small scouting parties against the Tories quelling & subduing them either by persuasion or force.  He further states that he served in no other manner or with any other troop than as above stated.  He states likewise
that he lived in North Carolina until the year 1818 or 19 when he removed to Union County Illinois & from thence to Jackson, where he now resides, in the year of '22 or 3.  He further says he has no documentary evidence &  that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
Subscribed & sworn to the day and year aforesaid}
his
Zachariah x Lirely
mark
We J. Manning Clark
James Harreld (there being no Clergyman convenient residing in the County of Jackson & State of Illinois & Micajah
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Etherton residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zecharias Lyerly, who has signed, & sworned to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that that opinion.
Sworn to, & subscribed}
the day & year aforesaid}
James Harreld
Micajah Etherton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appearswho to them that James Harreld  has subscribed the preceeding certificate is a [clergyman. - struck out] resident in the county of Jackson aforesaid  & Micajah Etherton who has also subscribed the same is a resident in the county aforesaid, & is a credible person & that their Statement is entitled to credit.


I Joel Manning Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson County Illinois Do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the application of Zacharias Lirely for a pension

Seal on Left

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office at Brownsville in the said  county this 9th day of October A. D. 1832
J.  Manning Clerk
Zacharias Lirely [written vertically]
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On the right side of the page

21277
Zachariah Lyerly
Jackson Co. Illinois
19.685.

Returned [struck out]
[Illegible] year [illegible] 1. Month

W. H. Rumsey Esq.
Jonesborough Union Co
Illinois
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The following paragraph is a printed letter.  A table is below.  It is in horizontal format.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Pension Office,

23d April 1833

Sir:

           The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a [illegible] of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that
objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace,  (thus: }).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send the printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
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A Statement, showing the Service of Zacharia Lyerly, Jackson Co Illinois

[The following information is in a horizontal table]

Period when the service was rendered -- 1777
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years
Months 2 or 3
Days  "

Rank of the claimant. -- Private
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. -- Cap Barger
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. -- Col. Rutherford
Battles in which the applicant was engaged -- None
Country through which he marched. -- N. Carolina
Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period --77 years on 2 June
Rowan County Co N. Carolina
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. -- Traditionary

[The following is information contained in the second enrollment period and second line of the table.]

Period when the service was rendered. -- 1778
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.  -- "
Months. -- 5
Days. -- "
Rank of the claimant. -- " [Private]
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. -- Cap Cook
Not [illegible]
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. -- Not stated
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. -- " [None]
Country through which he marched. -- S. Carolina [illegible] Georgia
Place of abode where he entered the service, and age at the present period -- N. Carolina

[The following information is from the third section of the table, a third enlistment period.]

Period when the service was rendered. -- No date.  No time stated
after Gates defeat [illegible] 1780
Duration of the claimant's service.
Months. -- 6
Rank of the claimant. -- " [Private]
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  -- Cap Grimes
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. -- Skirmish at Guilford C. H.
Country through which he marched. -- N. Carolina

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7,1832.

     The following regulations have been adopted:
   This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law,
as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

     Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
           1.  The Regular Troops.
           2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
           3.  Persons employed in the Naval service.
           4.  Indian Spies.

    As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in the Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides,  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a 
Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
          In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832     
                     State, Territory, or District of ]ss.
                         County of                          }ss.
      On this      day of       personally appeared (a) before     of      aged (c)     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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)      , with
and served in the      (e) regiment of the        line, under the following named officers:

     [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged and the country through which he marched. [Manicule] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

     He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of   
      Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                   A.B.

            [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

     And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
      I      of the Court of        do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of        for a pension.
            In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this       day of       &c.
      If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot by found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
     Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz;

     (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the             and C. D. residing in (the same) county, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with       , who has  subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be       years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been  a soldier of the Revolutions, and that we concur in that opinion,
              Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

     [And the will follow the certificate of the Court.]

     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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.        who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the      and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a  resident in the             and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
       I,         Clerk of the Court of          do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of          for a pension.

                       In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this              day of             &c.
      Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will the procure, of possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
      If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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[The printed form continues.]

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
     The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
     1.  Where and in what year were you born?
     2.  Have you any record of you age, and if so, where is it?
     3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
     4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a sub-stitute, for whom?
    5.  States the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served: such Continental and Miliita Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of you services.
   6.  To a Soldier.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
       To an Officer.  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
      7.  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 of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
     The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
     The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
     The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party.  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
    Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court.
     Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
     No payments can be made on accounty of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effects of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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     [a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
     [b] The declarant  must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
     [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
     [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
     [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the {claim cannot be had.   (Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:}
[The following is a handwritten note in the right margin referring to the bracketed section above.]  last term of service not given as to length.
     "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: -- For ------ year  ------- months, and ----------- days, I served as a ---.
For --------- months and ------------ days, I served as a ----------; and for such service I claim a pension."
       It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, [italicized] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and  other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shows under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place; where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
      [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
      [g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
      [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
       [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

     In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper form being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

     [j]  In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses ,who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
     [Illegible] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
     [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
     [l] lf a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.  
{    [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

                     Joseph Rowen Ex Ck [Signature]
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October 3, 1939

Filed under Lierly
BA-J/AWF
Zachariah Lyerly
S. 32389

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washing, D. C. 

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Zachariah Lierly who served as private from North Carolina, and died March 15, 1847, in Illinois.

The record of Zachariah Lyerly (name appears, also, Zacherias Lierly) follows as found in pension claim, S. 32389, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

Zachariah Lyerly was born June 2, 1755 or 1756, in Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided until eight or ten years of age, when his parents, whose names are not given, moved to Rowan County, North Carolina.

While residing near Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, Zachariah Lyerly volunteered sometime in 1777, served as a private in Captain George H. Barger's company, Colonel Rutherford's North Carolina regiment, marched to Fayetteville on an expedition against the Tories, took some of them prisoners and caused others to take the oath of allegiance to their country, and was discharged after having served two or three months. He again volunteered sometime in 1778, served as private in Captain Thomas Cook's North Carolina company, on an expedition against the British and prevented Lord Cornwallis from crossing the Savannah River and was discharged after having

copied service June
M.L.B.
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served a tour of five months. Shortly after General Gates' Defest in 1780, he volunteered and served as private in Captain Richard Grimes' North Carolina company, during this tour he was in a small skirmish at Reedy Fork near Weigle's Mill and about one week afterwards was in the battle of Guilford Court House, was discharged soon after that battle, having served a tour of six months, then returned home. He subsequently served on frequent small scouting parties against the Tories, no details of that service given.

The soldier, Zachariah Lyerly, resided in North Carolina until 1818 or 1819, when he moved to Union County, Illinois, where he lived until 1822 or 1823, then moved to Jackson County, Illinois.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while a resident of Jackson County, Illinois.

The date of his death is not shown on the records of this office.

The application for headstone for Zachariah Lierly is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.

Very truly yours
A. 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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32389
[Illegible] INVALID.
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File No. 32,289
Zachariah Lyerly
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th -32"

Index:--Vol. 2, Page 251

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1911 May 4 [Illegible] to Hon. Joshua Alexander V.L.M.
1917 June 1 [Illegible] to J.K. Barth.  Letter in S.F. 17083 Thomas Sherley.
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1920, July 9 -  [Illegible] to Mrs. Mae L . Nations, E.W.
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1930 - July _ 24 - Mrs R.E. Matthews.  [illegible] Christopher Lierly etc army see her letter in Peter Meissienheimer S. 32408 army
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1935, Oct 19 - Hist. 6 - Arra Bell Corzine _ MLB
1935 - Nov. 13. Arra Bell Corzine adv. again no Christopher Lyerly in War of 1812. MSS & P
1938. July 27 - HIst to Wm. H. Lirely - MCB.
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1939. Oct 3. Tombstone Data to Memo. Br. Army
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State of Illinois
Jackson County
The affidavit of Zachariah Lierly supplementary to a declaration or affidavit of said Lierly taken and made before the Hon Thomas C Brone Judge of the circuit court of said county & state of the 9th day of October in 1832 in the matter of an application for a pension in consideration of Revolutionary services. Also the answers, on oath, to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department in such matters and cases.

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, Zachariah Lierly, who being first duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age & the consequent lap of memory he cannot swear positively at to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below: [illegible] in the following grade: For -- years & two months (1777) For -- five months (1778) For [illegible] months shortly after Gen Gates' defeat on in 178[illegible]. Three for myself & three as a subsitute for Melcheer Elder
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served as a private & for such service I claim a pension. Interrogatory 1st Where & in what year were you born? Ans. In Culpepper County Virginia in 1756. 2nd Have you any record of your age, & if so where is it? Ans. none save that of memory. 3rd Where were you living when called into service: where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, where do you live now? Ans. In Rowan County N. Carolina & in this state I have lived since I left there, where I now live.

4th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you Volunteer or were you a substitute & if so for whom. Ans. I Volunteereed twice & was a substitute once, which also a voluntary thing. 5th state the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops when you served such continental & militia Regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service. General Rutherford, Col Locke & General Greene the two first of whom I know not whether they wre Regular or militia. 6th Did you ever receive a discharge & if so from whom & what has become
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of it? Ans. yes but know not from whom unless from my Capt. I have lost it long since. 7th, state the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution? Ans. Janus Herald & Micajah Otherton

Sworn to & subscribed this sixth day of [illegible] 1833 before me [illegible]

State of Illinois
Jackson County

I Joel Manning clerk of the county [illegible] court of said county and state do hearby certify that Janus Harold whose signature apears to the above certificate of affidavit was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly [illegible] and sworn and to whose official acts as [illegible] full faith and credit and ought to be given in all the courts of justice and else where.

Given under my and the official seal of said court at Brownsville this [illegible] day of June AD 1833

Joel Manning, Clerk
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State of Illinois
Jackson County

We two of the judges of the county commissioners court of the state & county aforesaid do hereby certify that Joel Manning who [illegible] and sealed the foregoing certificate in our clerk elected [illegible] & qualified to office & that full faith & credit are of right due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such given under our hands & [illegible] thursday of June 1833.

Benj F Conner
George Creath
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3-871
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Briefed by AW May 3 1911
Claim No
Certificate No
Claimant
Soldier Zachariah Lierle
Service
Additional Service Rev.
No_____claim, State records___, 191__
No claim, combination records___, 191__
REMARKS:
No Rev. Sur Wed or Reg
except S32389 Lierly

6--1944             Chief Division
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Augusta Ill
June 8-20
Department of the Interior;
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

[Mail Stamp - PENSION D JUN 10 1920 OFFICE US]

Gentlemen:
Can you give me any information as to Zachariah Lierle's service in the Revolutionary War? I am seeking this information that I may become a member the D.A.R.'s 
Thanking you in advance
I am, Yours Truly
Mrs Mac Lierle Nations
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Sixty-First Congress
William S Greene, Chairman
William E Humphrey,   John Kronmiller,
William W Wilson,       John M. Morehead,
E. Stevens Henry,   Thomas Spight,
George W Fairchild,   Joseph A. Goulden,
George C. Sturgiss,   Harry L. Maynard,
John P. Swasey,    Frank Clark,
Andrew J Barchfeld,    Joshua W Alexander,
Duncan E McKinlay,    Rufus Hardy,
James S Simmons,   Richmond Pearson Hobson,
John T Swift, Clerk

House of Representatives U.S.,
Committee on The Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Washington, D.C. 
May 2, 1911.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear sir: I have a request from a constituent, to know whether or not a man named Zachariah Lierle served in the Revolutionary War. As such a person may have received a pension from the Government, I write you for such information as the records in your office may show. 
Thanking you for any information you may be able to give me, and for many past courtesies, I am, 
Yours truly, 
J W Alexander
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In Reply Refer To
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
AWF:MLB

3-2027
(April, 1930)
Veterans' Administration
United States
Bureau of Pensions
Washington

July 24, 1930

Mrs. R. E. Matthews
McClure, Illinois

Dear Madam:

I advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Christopher Lyerle, all spellings of the surname searched. You state that he made application for pension in 1831, in Union County, Illinois.
One Zachariah Lierly or Lyerly was allowed pension on account of his services with the North Carolina troops, in the War of the Revolution, on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Jackson County, Illinois. 
Very truly yours,
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner

[hand-written note]
See her letter in Peter Meissienheimer - S.32408
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[stamp]
1935 SEP 23 AM
Received Mail Room B

[stamp]
Records Division
Misc Case #
Claim #
No Claim  [handwritten] M 9/26/

212 1/2 - 9th St
Cairo, Illinois,
Sept 20th. '35

Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Section,
Gentlemen:-
I am writing for information concerning pension application of an ancestor of mine, a Revolutionary soldier, Christopher Lyerle. At 16 years of age enlisted in North Carolina in 1780, Col. J.G. McRae's Regiment. Capt. Archibald's Company.
Served 18 months with N.C. troops. Came to Union Co. Illinois. Applied for pension in 1831 or 1833 when he was 67 years old. Now it will be of great benefit to me if I can get a copy of this application for the pension, the Certificate number, date of its issue, the Act under which it was given and the Agency through it was paid, also the last payment of the soldiers pension.
In this way I may be able to get some information pertaining to early family history, regarding dates etc, which is necessary for membership in the DAR. Any additional information you can give me as to references on the subject will be very greatly appreciated
Yours Very Truly,
[signed]Arra Belle Corzine

[handwritten]
This let, was transferred from [illegible] Gen. Acct. Off. & rec in Rev 1181 w Nans Rec - Oct.11-35 F

[stamp]
General Accounting Office
SEP 23 1935
Ancestry (?) Records Division
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Reference:
Zachariah Lyerly,
S.32389
BA-J/MLB

212 1/2-9th St
Cairo, Illinois,
Nov.9th.1935

[stamp]
Received
Nov 11 1935
[illegible]

Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary And 1812 War Section,

Dear Mr. Hiller:-
I am writing again to you for a record of the military service of Christopher Lyerly. It has always been generally understood by his descendents that he saw service in the Colonial, Revolutionary and War of 1812.
Now I am very anxious to get an authentic record of this service. In your letter of Oct. 19th. you state that he was not granted a pension, however you do not state that he positively is not mentioned in the military service. 
From Perrin's History I find that this man enlisted in 1780 with North Carolina troops and served 18 months in Col. McRae's Regt., Capt. Lytle's Company.
If there is no record of such service in the offices at Washington, would there be some other source where I might be able to get reliable information on the subject?
I will appreciate greatly your advise on the proper way to go about gathering this data.
Yours Very Truly,
[signed] Arra Belle Corzine
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Campbell Hill See
July 7, 1938
US Bureau Pension Records
Washington, D.C

Sir,

Would like very much to get the data of Zachariah Lierly (Son of John Christopher Layrle,) who was a Revolutionary War soldier under Generals Green and Morgan in the carolinas, 1779-81. As I want to put a marker to Zach's grave. He was born June 6 at Harpers Ferry about 1757 died - 1848-49.

You will know what data is to go on an official marker!

Very Respectfully
William H Lierely

Wm H Lierely, son of SP Lierley, son of Zachariah Lierely, son John Chris Layrle, son of Solomon Layrle of Constance Germany 1681
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This is a form with blanks filled in with handwriting and a horizontal table at the bottom.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.       
3-524
________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S. F. 32389
------------

Washington, D. C., --------------------------------, 19------

      In reply to your request of ______,  received ______ for a statement of the military history of Zachariah Lyerly a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

________________________________________________

The following information is contained in a horizontal table.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.  1777
Length of service. 2- 3 mos.
Rant.  Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
Captain. George H. Barger
Colonel.  Rutherford
State. N.C.

Dates of enlistment or appointment. 1778
Length of service. 5 mos
Captain. Thomas Cook

Dates of enlistment of appointment. Check mark
Length of service. 6 mos
Captain Richard Grimes
_______________________________________

Battles engaged in, Reedy Fork     Guilford C.H.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rowan Co. N.C. and until 1818 or 1819.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 9 1832  His cl. was al
Age at date of application, born June 2 1755 or 1756, in Culpeper Co. Va.
     Remarks:  There is no data on file as to his family.
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Respectfully,

Commissioner.

d-285G
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May 4, 1911.

Hon, Joshue W. Alexander,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Alexander:
In reply to your letter dated the 2nd and received the 3rd instant, I have the honor to advise you that in the claim of Zachariah Lierly or Lyerly, Sur. File No. 32,389, Rev. War, it appears that the soldier was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, June 2, 1755 or 1756, and while residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, he volunteered in 1777, as a Private under Captain George H. Barger and Colonel Rutherford and went to Fayetteville to subdue Tories; served two or three months. In 1778 he volunteered under Captain Thomas Cook and served five months. Volunteered again in 1780 under Captain Richard Grimes, was in a skirmish at Reedy Fork Creek and in the battle of Guilford Court House; served six months.
He was allowed pension on an application executed October 9, 1832, while a resident of Jackson County, Illinois.
There is no data as to his family on file.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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October 19, 1935

Arra Belle Corzine
212 1/2 - 9th Street
Cairo, Illinois

Zachariah Lyerly
S. 32389
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record Christopher Lyerle who enlisted in 1780, at the age of sixteen years, in North Carolina, later came to Union County, Illinois, and who you state applied for pension in 1831 or 1835 when sixty-seven years of age.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service in the Revolution of a Christopher Lyerle, under any spelling of the name. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office. The only record of a soldier with the surname Lyerly, under any spelling, found is that of Zachariah Lyerly, and it is furnished herewith as it may aid in your research.
Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 19, 1935

Arra Belle Corzine
212 1/2 - 9th Street
Cairo, Illinois

Zachariah Lyerly
S. 32389
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

You are furnished herein the record of Zachariah Lyerly (name appears also as Zacherias Lirely or Lierly) as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S 32389, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Zachariah Lyerly was born June 2, 1755 or 1756, in Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided until eight or ten years of age, when his parents, whose names are not given, moved to Rowan County, North Carolina.
While residing near Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina, he volunteered sometime in 1777, served as private in Captain George H. Barger's company, Colonel Rutherford's North Carolina regiment, marched to Fayetteville on an expedition against the Tories, took some of them prisoners, and caused others to take the oath of allegiance to their country, and was discharged after having served two or three months. He again volunteered sometime in 1778, served as private in Captain Thomas Cook's North Carolina company, on an expedition against the British and prevented Lord Cornwallis from crossing the Savannah River and was discharged after having served a tour of five months. Shortly after General Gates' Defeat in 1780, he volunteered and served as private in Captain Richard Grimes' North Carolina company, during this tour he was in a small skirmish at Reedy Fork near Weigle's Mill and about one week afterwards he was in the battle of Guilford Court House, was disharged soon after that battle after having served six months and then returned home. He subsequently served on frequent small scouting parties against the Tories. No details of that service given. 
The soldier resided in North Carolina until 1818 or 1819, when he moved to Union County, Illinois, where he lived until 1822 or 1823,
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then moved to Jackson County, same state.
Zachariah Lyerly was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while residing in Jackson County, Illinois.
There are no family data in the claim.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Zachariah Lyerly
Certificate #19685
Issued August 14, 1833
Rate, $43.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Illinois Agency

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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November 13, 1935

BA-J/MHF/ILL
Zachariah Lyerly
S. 32389

Arra Belle COrsine
212 1/2 9th Street
Cairo, Illinois.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request again the Colonial, Revolutionary War or War of 1812 record of Christopher Lyerly.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War. It is assumed that such information  might be obtained from the archives of the state from which the service was rendered. As stated in report to you October 19, 1935, in regard to Zachariah Lyerly, there is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revoluntionary War of a Christopher Lyerly.
The War of 1812 records have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon services of Christopher Lyerly, or other spelling. Unless such claims have been made to the United States, this office has no record of a soldier.
It is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, as a possible source of information in regard to military service of Christopher Lyerly in the Revolutionary War or War of 1812.
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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July 27, 1938

Mr. William H. Lirely
Campbell Hill
Illinois

Zachariah Lyerly
S. 32389
BA-J/MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Zachariah Lierly, born about June, 1757, was the son of John Christopher Layrle, served in the Revolutionary War from the Carolinas and died during the period 1843-1849.
The record of Zachariah Lyerly (name appears, also, Zacherias Lirely or Lierly) follows as found in pension claim, S. 32389, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Zachariah Lyerly was born June 2, 1755 or 1756, in Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided until eight or ten years of age, when his parents, whose names are not shown, moved to Rowan County, North Carolina.
While residing near Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, he volunteered sometime in 1777, served as a private in Captain George H. Barger's company, Colonel Rutherford's North Carolina regiment, marched to Fayetteville on an expedition against the Tories, took some of them prisoners and caused others to take the oath of allegiance to their country, and was discharged after having served two or three months. He again volunteered sometime in 1778, served as private in Captain Thomas Cook's North Carolina company, on an expedition against the British and prevented Lord Cornwallis from crossing the Savannah River and was discharged after having served a tour six months, then returned home. He subsequently served on frequent small scouting parties against the Tories, no details of that service given.
The soldier resided in North Carolina until 1818 or 1819, when he moved to Union County, Illinois, where he lived until 1822 or 1823, then moved to Jackson County, in the same state.
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Zachariah Lyerly was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while residing in Jackson County, Illinois.
There are no family data shown in the claim.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Zachariah Lyerly
Certificate No. 19685
Issued August 14, 1835
Rate, $43.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Illinois Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form  VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WRRANT RECORD CARD*


NAME Liesner, George
GRADE  Private
LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4573
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Feb 23, 1796
to Joseph Brown [this line in cursive]

*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.