Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,866, for Clement Mobley, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

CONTENTS
Mobley, Clement.
or
Mobly, Clemmant.

NUMBER
S. 31.866

Contents
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Date of death
not on ab

26.207
[illegible]

Clement Mobley
of Crawford Co. in the State of the [illegible]
who was a private in the company commander 
by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded by Col. [illegible] in the So Carolina line for
---
9 [illegible] $30

Inscribed on the Roll of the [illegible]
the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th 
day of April and [illegible] to 
[illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '34   -               90.00
some amt. allowance ending  [illegible]  15.

                                                                $105.00
-
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by  D. T. [illegible] Clerk,
Book 6 - Vol. 8. Page 131
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Clement Mobley
Crawford Co.
Ser. Arkansas

Return in 

[illegible]
9 mo.

Hon. A. H. Sevier
HR
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
28th May 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 statement 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 shew 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 this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.


A Statement, shewing the Service of Clement Mobley Crawford Co
Territory Arkansas

Period when the servers was rendered.
July 1775 to 1782

Duration of the claimant's service
Years.   Months.   Days
                 3
                 2
                 2
                 2

Rank of the claimant.
 Private

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Col. Winn
Cap. Booy
Col. Winn
Cap Lesley
Col. R Winn
Lieu Lesley
Col. Hopkins
Lieu Vaugan

Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered the service.
66 years
S. Cara

Proof by which the decoration is supported.
Witness, Isaiah Mobley &
Frances Mobley
Documentary Certificates V.C

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 this 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                              }

On this       day of       personally appeared (a) before 

A. B. a resident (b) of    in the county of         and State, Territory or District
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 provision 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       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 entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. 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 a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I                          of the Court of
hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter 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 be 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) 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 Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[And then 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 a 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 then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the service 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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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 exexpected . 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 your 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 substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such  Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your 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 the 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 account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect 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.

[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:
"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 of 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
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 shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places 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 from 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.

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] If 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
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Report the result of
this claim to R. C.S. Brown
at Crawford Court day
Crawford Coty A. T.
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Territory of Arkansas } S.S.
County of Crawford  }
On this 7th day of February 1834 personally before me John Shannon a justice of the peace in and forsaid County of Crawford came Clemmant Mobley a citizen of said County &
Territory aged 87 years the 4th day of October 1833 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following decliration in order to obtain the benefit of
the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832

That he entered the service as a private soldier of the United States of America in the month of July 1775. 1st he was drafted for a tour of three months by the Legal authority and paid fifty pounds to Capt. Robert Hancock to hire a substitute in his place (which was accordingly done. 2 he was drafted for a tour of three more mts & served the three months under
Capt Robert Hancock who command in a company of South Carolina Militia which was attached to a Regiment of South Carolina Militia a commanded by Col John Wain
3rd he was drafted by the Legal [illegible]
 & served 3 months under the Same Capt as above was attached the same Regiment which was commanded by the same Col as a above 4th he entered the service of a volunteer and served a tower [tour] of
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3 months in a company of Regular soldiers, together with some militia or volunteers of the State of South Carolina commanded by Capt
Booy who was a regular office that belonged to the United States Army and was stationed a while at ninety six & marched from thence to Charlestown which company was attached to
a Regiment commanded by Col Stark, an officer who belonged to the army of the United States, 5th he was drafted and service a tour of 2 months in a company of South Carolina Militia commanded by Capt
Armenious Lisle, which company was attached to a Regiment of South Carolina Militia, commanded by Col Richard Winn 6th he was drafted & served a tower of 2 months in a company of South Carolina militia commanded by Lieut Ephraim Lisle, which was attached to a Regiment of South Carolina Militia commanded by Col. Richard Win, 7th he
was drafted for a tower of two months & served the same under Lieut William Vaugh, which Regt was attached to a company
of South Carolina Militia Commanded by Col David Hopkins, & marched from thence to
the fore [illegible], from thence was sent
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to General Hugar, an office who belonged
to the regular army of the United States who
granted him a permit to be absent a
fortnight & then to return to his quarter 
dated July 25th 1782 which is marked
then (.C.) & herewith enclosed for the
inspection of the proper officers.

He states that all of the above service
were rendered in the State of South Carolina
and between the years of 1775 & 1782
& further more that he was at each time
called out by the Legal authority of
the State of South Carolina, and that
he was at [illegible] in any General
Engagement with the Brittish [British] troops
but was in several skirmishes with the Tories & that General Thomas Sumpter commanded the whole time that he was in the service, he states the only documentary evidence that he has of his services consists of his oath of fidelity
Marked (A.) dated 29th June 1778 &
permit to travel in to the State of North Carolina to hunt Horses, dated 24th
May 1782 sign D Hopkins Colo. M.
which is marked (B.) the permit mentioned in a former part of this declaration
dated July the 23rd 1782. Signed J. Huga
B. General marked (C.) & one other
permit to travel into the state of
Georgia dated 15th May 1784 Signed
D. Hopkins Col evidenced & marked (A) all
of which are herewith enclosed for the
inspection of the proper officers, he states
that he knows of no person or persons
by whom he can prove his actual
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Service, Except his brother Isaac Mobley
who no resides in this Country & neighborhood, by him he believe that he can
prove all the material facts as they
and set forth in this declaration, &
by & by Frances Mobley the wife of
his brother Isaah Mobley he believes
he can prove the General services as
they are stated in the foregoing
declaration, he further states
that he is old and infirm
body (two much so to go to the court
House in the County above mentioned to
Testify in open Court, without
great inconvenience to himself
greatly indangering [endangering] his health.
he further states that his brother
Issah Mobley & Frances Mobley
who he has name as witnesses to
prove the facts in his declaration
are old and infirm in body & that would be great inconvenience & greatly indanger [endanger] their health to go to the Court House in this County to be examined in open Court (the distance
being upwards of thirty miles.)
he hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity
Except the present and declares that
his name is not on the pension
roll of any State, or Territory.

Interrogatories propounded by
the Court
1st where & in what year were you born
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A. I was born in the State of Virginia Bedford
County in the year of 1746 from the best information that I have had upon that subject
2nd have you any record of your age & if he
is it
A.
I have now, my age was recorded in my
Bible which has long since been
lost or mislaid
3
where were you living when called in
to the service, where have you lived since
the Revolutionary war & where do you
now live
A
I was living in the State of South Carolina
when called into the service. Shortly
after the close of the war I removed to
Madison County in the State of Kentucky from thence I removed to Warren County in the same State, where remained until April 1831.  & from thence I removed to Crawford County
Arkansas or Territory where I now live.
4th
how were you called into the service we
you drafted did you volunteer or were
you a substitute & if a substitute for
whom
A. I was drafted six times as mentioned in my
declaration and I volunteer for three
months Each & Served with Capt Booy as Stated in my declaration
5th
as stated in my declaration
state the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect the General circumstances of your services
A. Capt Booy Col. Stark & General Hugar
were the only Regular officers that I recollect
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at this time Col Stark Commanded or Regiment (the number of which I do not recollect it
was I believe a Regiment of Regular troops;) the other Regiment that was with us are South Carolina Militia some times commanded by Col John Winn, & sometimes by Col Richard Winn & one Campaign by Col David Hopkins, I do not recollect the number of any of the Regiments.
I was first drafted for 3 months & paid Capt
Hancock fifty pounds to live a substitute
2nd I was drafted to go to Sulivans [Sullivan's] Island & served 3 months under Capt. Hancock
was again drafted to go to Sulivans [Sullivan's] Island} served 3 months under Capt Hancock. 4th I volunteered my services & service 3 months Capt Booy who was a Regular
officer & commanded a company of Regiment
soldiers together with some volunteers & South Carolina Militia & was stationed a while at ninety six. I marched from thence to Charles
town, in the State of South Carolina & there
Joined a Regiment commanded by Col
Stark, a Regular officer, belonging to the
Army of the United States, 5th was drafted &
served 2 months with Capt Lisle & was
stationed at [illegible] 6th I was drafted
& served 2 months with Lieut. Ephraigm Lisle,
was again stationed at Orangeburg 7th
was drafted & served 2 months with Capt
Vaugn, & was stationed a while at the fore
[illegible], & was sent from thence to General
Hugar, on Santee River, an officer who
belonged to the Regular Army of the United States. 
did you ever receive a discharge from the service if so by whom was it given, & what has become of it.
 
6th did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given, & what has become of it.
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A. I never received a written discharge from the said for any tour of duty that I service, I was always released at the end of the time for which I was engaged which the custom at that time as well as I now recollect

7th. State the names of some persons in your
immediate neighbourhood [neighborhood] to whom you are known who can testify to your character & for your behavior & to your services as a Revolutionary soldier; 
A. I do not know of any person or persons in this Territory by whom I can prove my services as they are stated, in the foregoing & annexed declaration Except my Brother Isaah Mobley by him I believe that I can prove all of the material
facts as they are stated in said declaration &
by his wife Frances Mobley I Expect to prove
my general service partly of his knowledge
& partly from reputation & by both of them I
expect to be able to prove my character for
veracity & good behavior, & would further
state that there is no clergyman in my immediate neighborhood, nor is there any in
the County of my knowledge that has
knowledge more than a few men this so as 
to testify to Reputation as soldier of the
Revolution
Clemment his x mark Mobley
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me this day & date
above written.
John Shannon Jge
Territory of Arkansas
County of Crawford
On this 9th day of February  A.D. 1834
Personally before me John Shannon
a justice of the peace in & for said County
of Crawford came Isaah Mobley who being
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a citizen of said County , & of lawful age  & after being duly sworn  saith that the facts  & statements as they are set forth in the annexed & foregoing declaration of Clemmant Mobly  relative to his services as a Revolutionary soldier as first Lieut  & he further states that he has known  said declarant ever since he was a boy & was with him part of the time the above services were performed & that he has always  sustained & still sustains the character of a man of veracity & good behavior & he believes him to be of the age of 87 years as stated in his declaration  & that from age & bodily infirmity he believes that he is unable to go to the Court House is  .. ( illegible ) to  testify in open Court with out great inconvenience to himself  & greatly  endangering his health . Sworn and subscribed  the date above before me . John Shannon ( signed ) JP  Isiah Mobley ( his mark X )  [ Territory of Arkansas County of Crawford ] On this 7th day of February  A.D. 1834 Personally before me John Shannon a Justice of the Peace for said County came Frances Mobley  who being a citizen of said County  & of lawful age  & duly sworn  saith that she although young a the time the services spoken of by Clemmant Mobley , the declarant in the  annexed & foregoing declaration . She recollects distinctly  that he was frequently out in the service & further she believes  that the facts as they are stated in his declaration  are all of them  just &  tried &  that she has known him from that time to the present that he has always sustained the character of a man of veracity & good behavior. Sworn to & subscribed before me this date above . John Shannon ( signed ) /sealed ) JP Frances Mobly ( her mark )
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[ Territory of Arkansas County of Crawford ] I John Thomson  a Justice of the Peace in & for said County  of Crawford do hereby certify after investigation of the  and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and declare my .. ( illegible ) that (I Clement Mobley  the declarant  in the foregoing named declaration for a pension as one of the soldiers of the Revolution ) was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states in his declaration , and that from age and bodily infirmity  I do not believe that  said applicant is able to attend at the  Court House in this County to testify in  open Court  without great  encumbrance to himself & damaging his health ( it being  a distance of more than thirty miles. ) and we further certify that  Isiah Mobley  & Frances Mobley  who have testified  tot he  services of the applicant are persons of veracity  & good behavior & that I believe them to be persons entitled to full credit  on oath & that they are both of  them old & infirm  &  could not without  great inconvenience to themselves & endangering  their health  attend at the Court House in this County to testify in open Court. 7th day of February  A.D. 1834 . John Shannon ( signed ) JP  [ Territory of Arkansas County of Crawford ] ss. I Alexander Mc Lean Clerk of the Circuit Court  in and for said County of Crawford and ex officio  Clerk of the County Court  for said County do hereby certify  that John Shannon  who has signed his name as Justice of the Peace to the foregoing and  annexed declaration of Cement
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Mobley for a pension and affidavits of Isiah Mobley and Frances Mobley  and certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same  a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly  commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such and that the signature that is severally annexed is his genuine signature, and do further certify  that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Justice in the matter of the application of Clement Mobley for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this the 24th day of February  A.D.  1834  and of the Independence of the United States the 58th . A. Mc Lean ( signed /sealed ) Clk
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March 30, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Clement Mobley
S. 31866

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

Dear Sir:

The data which follow concerning Clement Mobley
were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension,
S. 31866, based upon his service in the War of the
Revolution.

Clement Mobley (the name is shown, Mobly and
Mobberley, and the Christian name as Clemment) was
born in Bedford County, Virginia, October 4, 1746.
The names of his parents are not given.

Clement Mobley enlisted in the state of South 
Carolina, sometime in 1775, served until sometime in
1782, on tours of from two to three months each, about
fifteen months in all, as private under Lieutenants
Ephraim Lisle and William Vaughn, Captains Robert
Hancock, Bowie, Armenius Lisle, Colonels John Winn,
Stark, Richard Winn, and David Hopkins in the South Carolina
troops, and was in several skirmishes with
the Tories.

He was living in Camden District, South Carolina
in 1778, and after the close of the Revolution, he
moved to Madison County, Kentucky, thence to Warren
County, Kentucky, and sometime in April, 1831, moved 
to Crawford County, Arkansas Territory.

Clement Mobley was allowed pension on his appli
cation executed February 7, 1834, at which time he was
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living in Crawford County, Arkansas Territory.

The name of the wife of Clement Mobley is not
shown in the papers on file in this claim, and no reference is made to children.

Clement Mobley's brother, Isaiah Mobley and 
Isaiah Mobley's wife, Frances Mobley in1834 were
residents of Crawford County, Arkansas Territory

The application for headstone for Clement
Mobley is returned herewith.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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The bearer Clement Mobley has leave of absence a fortnight from this day when he is to return to my Quarters. July 28th 1782. G. Huger ( signed ) B Genl.
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[ So. Carolina Camden Dist. ] The bearer here of Mr. Clement Mobley  has permission to travel into the State of No. Carolina in search of horses, stolen from him and  to return home unmolested he behaving agreeably to law as he has behaved himself as a friend to the United States of America. Given under my hand this 24th day of May 1782  D. Hopkins ( signed ) Col. M
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STATE of  SOUTH CAROLINA THESE ARE TO CERTIFY That Clement Mobberley  of Cambden Dist.  hat this Day taken the Oath of Fidelity , acknowledging the Thirteen United States of America, to be Free, Independent and Sovereign  States ; abjuring  any Allegiance to George the Third , King of Great Britain. Given under my Hand at Broad River  this 29th day of June  Ans sworn before me 1778. Elias Hollingsworth ( signed )
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[ South Carolina Camden Dist. ] The bearer hereof  Clement Mobberley  head & mind  to travel into the State of Georgia on business he has free permission to pass and repass about the same unmolested he behaving agreeable to law as  he has ever supported an honest character . Given under my hand this 15th day of May 1784 . D. Hopkins ) signed ) Co. Const.
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( check mark ) No 6816 Frances Mobly SC Let  D. Wallace Sept. 17, '46   7288 Act 4 July 1836
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October 1, 1935
XXX
BA-J/EEL
Isaiah Mobley-S.31864
Clement Mobley-S.31866

Mr. H. H. West
214 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, California

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records
of Isiah and Clement Mobley, who served in the South Carolina
Troops and received pensions for their services while residing in
Crawford County, Arkansas.

The record of those soldiers are furnished herein.
Isaiah Mobley
S. 31864
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31864, based upon the military
service in that war of Isaiah Mobley.

Isaiah Mobley (the name appears, also, as Mobly) was born De-
cember 14, 1754, in the state of South Carolina. The names of
his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Fairfield District, South Carolina, Isaiah
Mobley volunteered sometime in 1775, and served until in January,
1782, on tours of from two to three months each, amounting to about
eleven months and fourteen days in all, as a private under Lieutenant
Ephraim Lisle, Captains Bowie, John Pearson, Armenius Lisle and
William Vaughn, Colonels John Winn, Stark, Richard Winn and David
Hopkins in the South Carolina Troops. He was in several skirmishes
with the Tories and Indians and in one engagement received a wound
from a musket ball which passed through one of his arms between the
wrist and elbow, name of the place where said wound was received,
not shown.

After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Fairfield
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District, South Carolina, for a number of years; then moved to Ken-
tucky, and settled in Warren County in the year 1807
and to Arkansas Territory,  in 1830.

Isaiah Mobley was allowed pension on his application executed
February 7, 1835, while residing in Crawford County, Arkansas Territory.

He died October 23, 1836, place not shown.

The name of the wife of this soldier is not shown in the papers
in this claim and no reference is made to children.

In 1834, soldier's brother, Clemmant Mobley and Clemmant's wife,
Sibella, resided in Crawford County, Arkansas.

Clement Mobley
S. 31866
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31866, based upon the military service in that war of Clement Mobley.

Clement Mobley (the name appears, also, as Mobly and Mobberley,
and the Christian name as Clermant) was born in Bedford County,
Virginia, October 4, 1746. The names of his parents are not shown.

Clement Mobley enlisted in the state of South Carolina, sometime
in 1775, and served until 1782, on tours of from two to three
months each, about fifteen months in all, as a private under Lieutenants
Ephraim Lisle and William Vaughn, Captains Robert Hancock,
Bowie and Armenius Lisle, Colonels John Winn, Stark, Richard Winn
and David Hopkins in the South Carolina Troops, and was in several
airmishes with the Tories.

In 1778, he was a resident of Camden District, South Carolina:
after the close of the Revolution, he moved to Madison County, Kentucky thence to Warren County, same state; thence in April, 1831,
to Crawford County, Arkansas Territory.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 7,
1834, while residing in Crawford County, Arkansas Territory.

The name of this soldier's wife is not shown in the papers in
this claim and no reference is made to children.

[note] For name of this
sol's wife see cl 
Isaiah Mobley D. 31864
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In 1834, Clement Mobley's brother, Isaiah Mobley and Isaiah's
wife Frances Mobley, were residents of Crawford County, Arkansas
Territory.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
the Rvolutionary War pensioner, Clement Mobley (S.31836), you should
address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Clement Mobley, Certificate No. 26307, issued April 12, 1834,
rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832,
Arkansas Territory Agency.
******

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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March 30, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Clement Mobley
S. 31866
Isaiah Mobley
S. 31884

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

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the
Revolutionary War records of Clement Mobley and
Isaiah Mobley, both of South Carolina.

The records of Clement Mobley and Isaiah
Mobley are furnished herewith, as found in claims
er pension, based upon service in the War of the
Revolution.

The applications for headstones of Clement
and Isaiah Mobley are returned herewith, also a
letter addressed to your office, from Miss Clara
B. Eno, of Van Buren, Arkansas.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS Washington, D.C.   I reply to your request of __ received __ for a statement of the military history of Clement Mobley or Mobly  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. DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1782 LENGTH OF SRVICE.  6 mos., 3 mos., 3 mos., 2 mos. , 2 mos. RANK. Pvt. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.  Robert Hancock, Booy, Armenius Lisle, Lt. Ephriam Lisle, Wm Vaughan. COLONEL. John Winn , Stark , Richard Winn , David Hopkins . STATE. S.C.  Battles engaged in  ( checked ) Residence of soldier at enlistment  . S.C.  Date of application for pension. Feb. 7, 1834 His cl. al.  Residence at date of application. B. Bedford Col. Va. Oct. 4, 1746 . Remarks : Soldier's brother Isaiah  and Frances wife of said Isaiah testify in this claim. There is no further data as to family. Respectfully  Commissioner  ( 6-2856 )
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( left page ) 31866 Revy INVALID  File Nol. 31,866 Clement Mobley Pri Rev War Act : June 7 32 " Index:- Vol. 2 page 285 ( Arrangement of 1870.) ( right page ) 1910 July 24 Hist. to Miss Clara B. Eno  Van Buren, Ark. see her letter in Johnson Wamack S 32577 ans. 1935 Oct 1 - Hist to H. H  West  Letter in care Isaiah Mobley - S. 31864 - EB  1939 Mar. 30 hist to memo Br.