Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5688, for Wilson Jolly, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Jolly, Wilson
or Jolley
Mary
NUMBER
R.5688
CONTENTS
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Declaration of Mrs Edy Moore under act of Congress 7 July 1836
Mary Jolly dis widow of Wilson SC  Act 1836

JJ Coombs

Jolly, Wilson
SC R5688
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State of Georgia County of Gwinnett} ss
On this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared in open court now sitting before the undersigned judge of the court of ordinary in aforesaid county & which is a court of record, Mrs Edy Moore a resident of said county & state who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July 4 1836 that she is the daughter & one fo the heirs at law of Mrs Mary Jolley deceased late of Pickens District in the state of South Carolina who was the widow of Wilson Jolley who entered the service (as this deponent has been informed to believe) of the United States in the war of the Revolution & served as herein after stated viz that during said war her said father said Wilson Jolley lived in union then apart of twenty six district South Carolina and was first drafted in the militia & served two months under Captain John Thompson under Col Steen or Colonel Thomas Brandon: He then joined a company of which Lieutenant or Captain Denny Harrington was an officer and served two months & after this continued in service until the end of the war in alternate towns in the militia under captain James Steer Capt Robt Montgomery and under Col Thomas Brandon & Colonel John Thomas all of whom lived in the same section of the state as declarants said father and said service was most likely performed at different towns in the militia as aforesaid from the year 1778 to 1783 all of which will more fully appear by the evidence to be filed hereafter that about the year seventeen hundred and seventy six or seven her said father married Mary Montgomery sister of said Captain Montgomery living at that time 
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in York district adjoining Union district South Carolina and near the Smith's Ford on Broad River which jind the said districts that during the war they had three children namely John, Elizabeth and Ames Jolley all of whom are now dead. That in the year 1827 her said father having prior thereto removed from Union to Pendleton  subsequently Anderson & Pickens Districts in said state was pensioned by the state of South Carolina and died in the same that is Anderson District aforesaid on the 10th day of June 1829 and that in December of that year her said mother Mary Jolley was pensioned by said state and drew her pension until near the time of her death which took place in said state on the last Monday of February 1845 leaving as her only surviving children this declarant her sister Margaret Isbell & her brother James Jolley that her said mother never intermarried after the death of her said father but remained his widow till her death All of which will more fully appear by the proofs hereafter to be submitted. Sworn and subscribed on the day & year first above written before me as witness my hand & the seal of said county Edy X her mark Moore 
And said declarant further swears that she has no record of the date of her said father & mother's marriage nor of the births of their children the same having got burned when her brother's house was burned several years ago in Anderson District South Carolina sworn to & subscribed as above 
Gainire T Hokes ordinary of the state of Georgia County of Gwinnett
and the said judge do hereby certify that I am acquainted with said declarant & that she is a lady to whose statements upon oath as above are due full faith and credit And that Andrew J Marshall appeared in open court before me and subscribed before
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the following affidavit that he knew well said Mary Jolley More of above deponent who drew a pension from the state of South Carolina and was at her burial & that she died on the last Monday of February 1845 at the house of her daughter then in Pickens District South Carolina Sworn to & subscribed day & year aforesaid before me & I certify that I know the witness to be credible given under my hand and I further certify that I have no interest in the [illegible] fathers claim
Andrew J Marshall 
Judge
Gainum T Rakeshaw Ordinary of the state of Georgia County of Gwinnett
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Mary Jolly, wid. of Wilson
Evidence

J. J. Coombs
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(copy)
To the Honorable the senate and House of Representatives of the state of South Carolina Your petitioner respectfully sheweth that the Commencement of the Revolutionary War that he resided in Union District and that at the first draft that was held in the district he was drafted for two months in Col James Steen's Regiment in Capt John Thompson's Company during which time I was in active service but in no engagement after which time another draft was soon held. I was again drafted for one month under the command of Capt Denny Harrington I from that time continued in the war until its end in the whig service and fought in the battles of Cedar Springs, Cowpens, Blackstocks and Dessaus near the Songlane and the war in the siege at ninety six besides many skirmishes during which time I encountered many hardships and perils. Your petitioner is now in the seventy first year of his age and has become very lame from the circumstances of his having one of his legs broke so that he has become incompetent to make a comfortable support for himself and his wife who is about sixty seven years of age and has become almost blind your petitioner is as present destitute of law or any other estate except a little household furniture He has however been informed that you will not offer such of the old warriors soldiers that has been this reduced to become paupers He therefore hopes that you will take his case into consideration and permit him to be placed upon the pension roll (signed / Wilson Jolly
South Carolina Pendleton District} Personally came before me Wilson Jolley the above petitioner and made oath that the statements made in the petition is strictly true to the best of his recollection. Sworn and subscribed before this 18th day of November 1827
Wm Milwee JP signed / Wilson Jolly
is to certify that I have been intimately acquainted with Wilson Jolley the petitioner for thirty [crossed out years] five years and am clearly under the belief that the statement made by him is strictly true I do further certify that I have been well acquainted with the deponent Aron Guyton for upwards of thirty years during which time he has supported the character of a first rate citizen and man of strict truth this 13th November 1827 (signed) Wm Milwee JP
State of So Carolina Pendleton District} Personally came Aaron Guyton before me and being duly sworn on his oath sayeth on his oath that the deponent knew the petitioner Wilson Jolley during the whole time of the Revolutionary war & that he the said deponent was with him in many campaigns & in several engagements with him against the enemy of the country & further the deponent sayeth not sworn & subscribed before me this 13th Novr 1827
Wm Milwee JP (signed/Aaron Guyton
The Committee on Pensions to whom was referred the petition of Wilson Jolly praying for a pension respectfully report that they have considered the same and recommend to this house that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that he be placed on the pension list
(signed / J M Combs Chairman 
In the House of Representatives Nov 30 1827 resolved that the House do agree the report ordd that it be sent to this senate for concurrence by order of the House 
(signed / R Anderson C HR Senate during 1827 resolved that senate concur ordd to be retd (signed Job Johnston CJ
(over)
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(copy)
To the Honorable the members of the senate and House of Representatives of the state of South Carolina your petitioner respectfully sheweth that her husband Wilson Jolley a citizen of Pendleton District who had been permitted by you to be placed on the pension roll departed this life on the tenth day of June last leaving your petitioner entirely destitute of the means for a support in the extreme old age and almost entirely blind she therefore humble prayeth that you allow her to draw the portion of his pension that was due him up to the time of his death and that you permit her to be placed upon the pension roll and she will ever bless you &c life(signed / Mary x her mark Jolly
South Carolina Pendleton District} The petitioner Mary Jolly came before me & swore to the faith set forth in the above petition sworn and subscribed to before me this 27th day of Novr 1829 (signed/Mary x her mark Jolly 
Test William May JQ
This is to certify that I have formany years been acquainted with Mary Jolly and her word is entitled to full credit 
(signed/Wm Milwee JP 
The committee on pension to whom was referred the petition of Mary Jolly praying to be placed on the pension list respectfully report that they have considered the same and recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that she be allowed the annual sum of thirty dollars 4 December 1829
(signed Sampson Pope Chairman 
In the House of Representatives Dec 18th 1829 resolved that the House do agree to the report ordered that it be sent to the senate 
By order of the House 
(signed / R Anderson CHR
Senate Dec 187829 resolved that the senate concur 
(signed Job Johnston CS
Office of Clerk of House of Representatives 
Columbia SC Janry 31st 1836
I do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of Wilson & Mary Jolly's application for pensions on file in this office.  F Arthur
L Lihanir 
For 
Clerk of House of Rep
No seal of office
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Rev War Section
April 19 1913
Mrs C E Bolin Jr
Milton Ills
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 8th and received the 11th instant, you are advised that in the claim R File No 5668 Rev War it is alleged that Wilson Jolly or Jolley lived at Union then a fort of Ninety-Six District, South Carolina and in 1778 was drafted in Captain John Thompson's company, Colonel James Steen or Colonel Brandon's Militia regiment and served two months. He then joined Lieut or Captain Drury Harrington's company, was in the battles of Cedar Springs, Cowpens, Blackstocks, Dugins and siege of Ninety-Six; he continued in service in alternate tours under Captains James Steen and Robert Montgomery.  Colonels Thomas Brandon and John Thomas until 1783.
He married in 1776 or 1777 Miss Mary Montgomery of York District, South Carolina.  They had three children born during the war, John, Elizabeth and Anness, none of whom were alive in 1856.  Soldier died in Anderson District, South Carolina, June 10 1829 in his seventy third year.  His widow died in Pickens District, South Carolina, February 1845 aged about eighty-five years.  The only surviving children were Mrs. Edy Moore a resident of Gwinnett County, Georgia in 1856, Margaret Isbell and James Jolley.
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R. File No. 5688 - 2
The claim for the pension was rejected upon the ground that the alleged service was not proven as required by the Act of July 4, 1836 under which application was made. 
[handwritten 
other part of letters refers to Joseph Jolley in which claim it is]
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1913 Apr 19 Hist to Mrs CE Balin Jr VL M Letter in RF 5687 Joseph Jolly
5688
PO
Mary Jolley
Service: widow of Wilson
Enlisted  18
Discharged 18 REJECTED
Application filed  18
For letters of rejection
Alleges: see the claim of Joseph Jolly R5687
Re enlisted they do not mention this claim but do refer to it indirectly
Attorney: 
PO
Recognized Contract
Cert of Dis Searched for 18
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No
Mary Jolley
wid of Wilson
SC
Let J J Coombs Jy 14/56
cannot find this letter 5688
July 4 1836
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Columbia So Ca
20th June 1836
Hon James Lorr
My dear Sir
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance J J Combs Esquire who at my request will call on you in relation to a matter in which you can & I know will cheerfully render some of you constituents & myself are important services. I am prosecuting for Henry Jolley & Mrs Land near Milwees in Anderson Dist a claim to arrears of pension.  The two old brothers Wilson & Joseph Jolley whose services are fully shown by our state records, removed as also the Guytons from Union Dist to Pendleton dist before the year 1800.  In 1827 Wilson Jolley was pensioned & in 1829 Mary his widow by this state in Nov 1833 Joseph Jolley died & his widow Elizabeth in 1845 to proove that he Jolley's had the reputation of soldiers & that they & their wives lived together as husbands & wives I have taken the testimony of Wm Gondelock Esq father of the Comsnr in Equity Union Dist & of Mrs Susanah Littlejohn to whom you send documents
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and also of Mr Jos Guyton all of the Thickety Creek & Broad River county Part of this testimony was taken before Wm Dunn Esq & part before Wm Jeffries whom you know is all probability I wish you to examine the evidence & to give Mr Coombs a letter to the court of pensions saying that you know the Jolley family & the character of the above witness Goudelock, Littlejohn & Guyton of your Congressional district & to whose statements he may give full faith and also state any facts you may know as to the reputation of Wilson & Joseph Jolley Whatever you can say which will go to show the department as to the respectibility of these parties of which I know you must be well aware will confer a great favor on all of us and you know that I will cheerfully reciprocate your kindness when in my power
Your friend
James Aug Black
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Columbia SC
20th June 1856
JJ Coombs Esq
Dear Sir
I now enclose you the best evidence I can get on the point of the marriage of Wilson Jolley & Mary his widow, and also of Joseph & Elizabeth Jolley living together as husband & wife after battle at Cowpens Jany 1781 make the most of it And herewith I employ you in the Elizabeth Jolley case & enclose a letter to Commr let you examine the case The cases of the brothers thus brought up for adjudication at the same time maybe the means of getting both allowed I also sent a few lines to Col Orr & beg you to call on him as he will greatly strengthen the credibility of the witnesses & the claimants having belonged to his Congl Dist he will cheerfully give you a good letter These 2 Jolley cases rightly managed will make an aggregate of 1437 or thereabouts You have now 4 cases of mine these 2 Wm Andersons & David Verner & may soon have some more.  Please urge a decision in the two letters as soon as you can write me fully. your st James A Black 
[written in left margin
2 Jolleys $1437
Anderson & Verner 1818
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Columbia SC
1st Feby 1836
JJ Coombs Esq
Dear Sir
I send you case of heirs of Mary Jolley act July 36 widow Feb 45 & full proofs of service of her husband Take notes of all these as I have not time this morning to do so fully. Observe that Jolly says he served under Capt Drusy Harrington whereas the latter part of Comptrollers certificate shows that Harrington was Lt under Capt Montgomery the very man uder whom Capts records show Wilson Jolley served Get the service admitted as soon as possible & I'll try & have evidence of Marriage if it can now be got
I hope you will get the McBride case above If it will do any good to proove that Dr James McBride mentioned by James Hist was our Capt John McBrides son or an other explanatory affidavit from Moore write to me at once 
Yours in haste
James A Black
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Washington July 2d 1856
Sir
Enclosed I have the honor to present the claim of Mary Jolly decd widow of Wilson of SC for pension under act of 4th July 1836
Very respectfully 
your obt servt
JL Coombs
Hon J Minot
Court of Pensions
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State of South Carolina Union District} Personally appeared before me a magistrate in & for said district Mrs Susanah Littlejohn who being duly sworn according to law saith that her mother had a family record which is not now in her possession but in which the date of her birth was recorded having taken place on the 30th December seventeen hundred and sixty seven and that she is now in her eighty ninth year of age that she was born and brought up & has ever lived in the same neighborhood in which she now lives on Thickety Creek which empties into Broad River a few miles below Smith's Ford on said river that she was personally acquainted with most of the prominent whigs soldiers of this section in the Revolutionary war among whom was Captains John Thompson James Steen, Robert Montgomery Nathanial Jeffies & with the following whig soldiers of the same section namely John Jeffries Nicholas Corry Davis Eoudelock Wilson & Josephy Jolley who were brothers that she knew the two Jolleys bore the undisputed reputation at that time of being whig soldiers & she has seen them then passing as such that the said Joseph & Wilson Jolley then lived new Captain Robert Montgomery in the forks of Thickety Creek & Broad River and that she also recollects that during Revolutionary war said Wilson Jolley was a man of family but that she was not present at his marriage that of the above facts she is positive as to her knowledge of them and also that about sixty years ago the two Jolleys aforesaid removed from theis neighborhood since which time this deponent has never seen either of them that Col Thomas Brandon also lived in this district
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This deponent further swears that she is wholly disinterested in giving this testimony and this deponent further swears that the said Joseph & Wilson Jolley were the only two persons of their names residing in this vicinity during said war who were capable of having arrers in the same sworn to and subscribed this 6th day of June 1856 before me Wm Jeffers Magistrate} Susannah X her mark Littlejohn

And I the said magistrate do hereby certify that I have from boyhood known the above deponent and that she is one of the eldest if not the very eldest person in this vicinity that she is in the enjoyment of pretty good health for her great age & is of sound & excellent memory and a lady of unexceptionally good character & one to whose statements as above are due full faith & credit and I further certify that I am wholly uninterested in giving this certificate given under my hand the day & year aforesaid
William Jefferies Magt
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State of South Carolina Union District} Personally appeared before me a magistrate in & for said district William Goudelock Esquire who being duly sworn according to law saith that he is the same person who testified last October as to Joseph & Elizabeth Jolley that he now states that the said Wilson & Joseph Jolley were brothers & both removed from this district to Pendleton afterwards Anderson District in this state where several years ago this deponent was at the house of the said Wilson Jolley that said Joseph & Wilson Jolley were the only persons of their names in this community jist before & at the close of the Revolutionary war who were capable of bearing arms in said war or who had the reputation of having done so.  That from this deponents earliest recollection of them which was soon after the battle at the Cowpens they were both men of family Joseph Jolley's wife having been a Miss Smith and Wilson Jolley's wife a Miss Mary Montgomery that then & ever after they were reputed & believed to be husbands & wives & lived together as such in this community as which they lived till their said removal. Sworn to & subscribed this seventh day of June 1856 Before me William Jeffers Magt} Wm Goudelock
And I the said magistrate do hereby certify that I have long know the above deopnent that he is an aged & very respectible gentleman whose character for integrity & truth is good that he is of sound mind & memory & a gentleman to whose statements are due full faith & credit Given under my hand the day & year aforesaid
William Jeffers magt
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South Carolina Union District} I J McKessick Clerk of the court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Union District in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that William Jefferies Esqr before whom the within affidavits were made and by him attested (as appears by his name in his own handwriting thereunto affixed) is and was at the date thereof a magistrate in and for said district duly appointed and qualified and all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. In witness whereof I thereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court at Union Court House the 18th June AD 1856
J McKesseck clk
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Mary Jolly the wid of Wilson Jolly
Wilson Jolly was pensioned by the Legislature of So Carolina In his petition to the Legislature he sayd that at the commencement of the Rev War was a resident of Union Dist SC at the first draft that was had in the district he was ofld for 2 mos in Col James Steens Regt Capt Jno Thompsons Co during which time I was in active service but in no engagement afterwards an other draft was soon held was again dfted for 1 mo under command of capt Drusy Harrington From that time continued in the war until its end in the whig service and fought in the battles of Cedar Springs, Cowpens, Blackstocks and Dugars near the Long sound & was at the siege of ninety-six besides many skirmishes. 
Widow was also pensioned by the state of So Carolina
Comptrollers certificate 
No 2928 Book X} L 5.18.6 3/4 stg duty in Brandons Regt
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Wilson Jolley
Evidence of service 
JJ Coombs
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Comptroller General's Office
Columbia So Ca
January 31st 1836
"No 2928 Book X} Issued 5 June 1786 to Mrs Wilson Jolley for L5.18.6 3/4 Sterling 

duty in Brandon's Regt p ap audited No 112
anl Int L 0.8.3

No 112
2928 X} 5 June 86
Wilson Jolly For militia duty in Brandon's Regiment before the fall of Chston p Anderson's retuns comence L 41:10.0
Sterling L 5.18.6 3/4
State So Carolina to Wilson Jolly for Militia duty in Brandon's Regt before the fall of Charleston p Anderson's return amot to currency L 41.10
stg L 5.18 6 3/4 
Gentlemen
Please to deliver my act against the Publick of South Carolina to Mr James Martin it being for value recd of the of the d James Martin this 12th Spet 1784 (signed) Wilson Jolley 
Chamiles JP
Received the amount of the above in an Indent No 2928X porder (signed / James Martin 
N3215 X } Issued 4 July 1786 to Wilson Jolley for forty one pounds 
8s 11d for futy done in Brandon's Regt pacct audited
prin L 41:8:11
No 108 int L 2.18.0
3213 X No 108 4 July '86 Wilson Jolley for 9 days duty as sergt of Horse from the 7th to the 15th February 1779 in Captain James Steen's company & 280 days duty as horseman from the 12th May 1780 to January 1783 alternately in Captain Montgomery Company Col Brandon's Regiment 
changed currency L 291.5.0
dedcutlepon first chage 1.2.6
Currency L 290.2.6
Sterling L 41:8:11
The state of South Carolina to Wilson Jolley Dr. Toqdaysduty as  (Brandon's L 10.2.6) sergeant of Horse from 7 to the 15h February 1779 p pay bill of Captain James Steen & certd & Colo John Thomas L 11:5
To 83 days duty as footman from the 20h Nov 1779 to the 10h February 1780inclusin to pay bill of caps Montgomery certd p cols Brandon 
To 280 days duty as horseman from the 12th of May 1780 to January 1783
alternately p pay bill of Capt Montgomery certd pd  280
L291.5
Stg L 41.8.11
(NB the record charge is Wilk Jolley instead of Wilson Jolley 30 March '86) 
Received 4 July 1786 full satisfaction for
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written under Indent W 3215X (signed) James Martin 
No 794 Lit X} Issued the 28th September 85 to Wilson Jolley for five pound fourteen & three pence for provision & forage for Contl use in '81 per account audited 
Principal L 5:14. 3 1/4 annual interest L 0.7.11 
No 74 28th Spet 85
X794 Wilson Jolley for provisions of or age for continental use in 1781
amt L 5:14:3 1/
share this day received of Charles Miley Esquire the full value of my account against the public & now lying in the auditor's office for auditing & afterwards get an indent for the same from treasury. I request the commissioner of the treasury to make out an indent with interest pursuant to a resolve in that case to said Charles Miles & accept of this as a receipt in full against the public for the said acct (signed/Wilson Joley 
23d March 1784. (signed Cha Miles
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of ale I can find in the name of Wilson Jolley & that the remarks in parenthesis appear to be those of the Auditor General and I further certify that I find but one account in the name of Drery Harrington for duty namely account no 3026X for duty as sergt Lt Gideon Smith's company from 14 June 1779 also for duty as Lieutenant in Captain Robert Montgomery's company & as private in the same in Brandon's Regiment the duty as Lieutanant having been performed from 12th May 1780 to 1783 alternately amounting in all to 71 days as Lieutenant that Robert Susk received the same by virtue of an order in amount no 202 Book I signed by John Harrington James James petty sen Charles Clanton, Nicholas Comy, Leur's Leadbetter, Durry Harrigton & Robert Corry For comptroller Genl
Wm R Smith
Deputy Cls