Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1251-200, for Charles Stockly, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.

Stockly, Charles

NUMBER
B.L.Wt.1251-200 and B.L.Wt.2069-200  - Lieut.
Issued Sept 11, 1789.
annulled and Wt 1251. issued in lieu therefore
see within
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CONTENTS
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Charles Stockley 650
No 2069
1251
C Stockly
Annulled Land Warrant No 1251.
New Series issued

[written downward, left side]
Charles Stockley
B.L.W.1251 [illegible]
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No. 2069 To the GEOGRAPHER of the UNTTED STATES, or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the Military Lands. YOU are hereby required to Survey for Charles Stockley - late a Lieutenant in the Virginia line --

Two Hundred-- Acres of Land, in any of the Districts appropriated for satisfying the Bounties of Land, due to the late Army of the United States, and return this Warrant to the Board of Treasury, agreeably to the Act of Congress, of the ninth Day of July, 1788.

Given at the WAR OFFICE, this Eleventh Day of September -- One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine.

Knox
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In the name of God amen I Charles Stockly of the County of Accomack and State of Virginia being in good health do make and ordain this writing to be my last will and Testament hereby disposing of the goods of this world which it hath pleased Almighty god in his goodness to permit me to possess in manner following to wit, ^minimis I give to my daughter Eliza A Stockly one of my best Beds Boulster and two pillows one green Feather bed Stead mat Hood two pare of Sheets two pillow Cases one Bed quilt one white imported Counterpane one of my best suit of Curtains one Silver Sugar Dish one Silver milk pot marked CMS one Square Sealskin Trunk one prayer Book that was her mamas one looking Glass that I bought of Mary Stockly one Set of China that I also bought of Mary Stockly eleven Silver Table Spoons marked CMS and the time of Service yet to expire of Levin and Levi Children of Leah Levin aged nineteen and Levi fourteen years old both of them to be free at the age of Twenty one years Item I give to my son Nehemiah Stockly my wearing apparell including my hats Boots Shoes Knee and Boot Buckles my new gun and the time of service yet to Expire Ezekiel of Betty and Accraw of Nell Ezekiel Eighteen years of age & accraw fourteen years old both of them to be free at the age of Twenty one years I also give to my Son Nehemiah one third part of land in Kentucky and in the north western territory I have three thousand & eleven acres in Kentucky and Two hundred acres in the north west Territory the former quantity was a gratuity from the State of Virginia and the latter from Congress for military services but Robert Pollard of the City of Richmond is entitled to one third part of that in Kentucky under a Contract I made with him in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six which is now in my possession I also give him, my son Nehemiah my new Desk and Book Case. Item I give to my daughter
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AS one Soup [?] Bowl and Cake Plate also marked AS one pare of Gold Sleave Buttons marked AT that was mammas one Silver nutmeg grater Six Silver Table Spoons marked ETR Six Silver Tea Spoons AAG one Silver pepper Carter one flat Tunick and one half of her mothers Apparell also the time of service that is yet to Expire of George and Candis each about ten years old Item I give to my son Charles Stockly my Silver watch and my Gold Sleave Button & the third part of my Kentucky land and in the north western territory equal to the part I have given to my son Nehemiah I also give him the time of Service yet to expire of Ezekiel of Leah and Nicey of Leah who are about ten years old each & my old Desk Item I give to my daughter Hariot Stockly one Silver Soup Spoon or Ladle marked S one Silver milk pot one doz Tea Spoons marked S one pap Spoon two pare Silver Sugar Tongs one pare Silver Shoe Buckles that was her mammas and the other & all of her mothers Clothes and the trunk which contains them, I give to my son Ayres Stockly my house and lot Adjoining the land on which the poor house stands also one third part of my land in Kentucky and in the north western teritory equal that which I have given my Son's Nehemiah and Charles Item it is my will and desire that my negroes by name Ezekiel and Esther shall be hired out by my Executors by the year for the space of fourteen years from the first day of January next for the Benefit of my two youngest Children Hariot and Ayres and in Case of the death of my daughter Hariot or my son Ayres within that period then for the benefit of the Survivor of the two
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and at the expiration of the aforesaid term of fourteen years that the said Ezekiel and Esther shall be free and that Henry the son of Esther, and also Child or Children of Esther if one or more he hath hereafter Shall be the property of my daughter Hariot and ^my Son Ayres Equal between them Item it is my will and desire that the plantation I bought of the heirs of Daniel Mifflin & every other article of my property Shall be sold by my Executors hereafter to be named by publick or private sale as to them may seem meet and may be considered most advantageous to my Estate and in such manner as they may think proper in other respects the proceeds of which Estate when so sold shall be applied and divided in the following manner that is to say a sufficient portion of it for that purpose shall first go to the discharge of my Just Debts and one half of the remainder after my Just Debts are paid Shall be equally divided between my son Nehemiah and my daughter Anne and ^my Son Charles Two fifths of the other half shall go to my daughter Hariot and the remaining three fifths of the other half shall go to my son Ayers and in Case of the death of my daughter Hariot or my son Ayres before they arive at the lawfull age or marry the part of the one so dying shall go to the survivor of the Two and in Case of the Death of either of my children Nehemiah Anne or Charles before they arive to Lawfull age or marries the one so dying shall go to the Surviving Two Lastly I nominate and appoint my friends Thomas Evans and Edmund Bayly Executors to this my last will and I also appoint them Guardians to my three children Charles Hariot and Ayres untill they shall Severally arive to the age of fourteen years In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Sixteenth day of March
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Ano Domo one thousand eight hundred & five

Charles Stockly Esq

Signed & acknowledged in presence of }
Fenwick Fisher
John Teackle Sr.

At a Court held for Accomack County April 30th 1805. This last will and Testament of Charles Stockly dec'd. was proven by the oaths of John Teackle Sen'r. and Doc't Fenwick Fisher witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Edmund Bayly taking oath and giving John Teackle Sen'r. and William Seymour and Richard D Bayly for security who entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of fifteen thousand pounds with condition according to Said Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due course.

Teste Edmund Bayly CAC

A Copy Teste

Litt. P Henderson Dy CAC

Commonwealth of Virginia
Accomack County Set

I Richard D Bayly Clerk of Accomack County Court do hereby that the foregoing is a true copy of the will of Charles Stockly & the certificate of the probate is from the records of my office.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 9th day of February in the year 1827 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth. Richard D. Bayly C.A.C.
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The Hon. James Barbour.
Sec'y at War.
Washington
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Accomac Feby 10th 1827

Dear Sir

I now enclose to you the papers and documents to draw military land warrants of the United States, for the services in the revolutionary war of Lieutenant Charles Stockley, and Privates Zadock Bailey, Southy Bailey & James Cropper. these papers are now proved and authenticated in the manner you informed me last winter they ought to be done. They are in the form usual at the time they were executed, the Department of War at that time having prescribed no form, I wish the warrant issued in my name as assignee, &c.

These papers would have been forwarded sooner, but I expected to visit Washington in the spring and intended then to draw them and delayed taking Mr. Duncan's affidavit, having forgot that the Law for issuing warrants expires the 3rd of March next. But by the last Mail having received the intelligences stating Col. Johnson's motion in the Senate to enquire into the expediency of continuing the Law, I have lost no time in having the assignments properly authenticated and now take the Liberty of forwarding them to you with a request that the warrants may issue before the 3d of March

With great respect,
Your M'o ob't serv't
Tho M Bayly

Hon J Barbour
Sec'y at War

[Separate paper? words missing at right]
Warrant No 1251 issued to
M. Bayly Assignee of Nehemiah S
&c. heirs of Lieut. Cha's Stockley
the Virginia Line for 200 acres of
July 2d 1827.
and delivered to Fred'k Keller
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We Nehemiah Stockly, Charles Stockly and Ayres Stockly devisees of Charles Stockly dec'd under his will dated the 16th of March 1805 and recorded April 30th 1805 in the office of the County Court of Accomack, Do for full value receiv'd assign and transfer unto Thomas M Bayly a Military land warrant of the United States for two hundred acres of land more or less due the said Charles Stockly dec'd for his services as a lieutenant in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary War. As witness our hands & seals this 10th day of November 1825.

Nehemiah Stockly {seal}
Charles L. Stockly [circled] {seal}
Ayres Stockly {seal}

[name illegible]
[1st name illegible] Rogers } as to N Stockly
Wm E Grandison [?] as to Chas T Stockly
Sam'l J Rowland as to A Stockly

26 March 9th this day personally appeared before me Wm [illegible] a justice of the peace for the County of Accomack the above named Nehemiah Stockly and [illegible] the above assignment to be his act and deed

Wm Parramore
[illegible] Dec 8th 1825

Dear Sir

The accompanying papers should have been forwarded much sooner but having been delivered to C. T. Stockly for his signature it was not placed ^to them untill a short time since. I hoped you may receive them in time to make the required arrangements.

Yours Respectfully
A. Stockly
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Accomack County ss.

I Littleton P. Henderson Dy Clerk of the County Court of Accomack do hereby certify to all whom it doth or may Concern that William Parramore Jun before whom the above acknowledgement appears to have been made was at the time thereof and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and to all his official acts and deeds as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as Dy Clerk of the Court this 5th day of May in the year of our Lord 1826

Lew. P. Henderson Dy Clk

Kent County ss
Personally came before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Delaware Charles T. Stockly above named and acknowledged the above Signature to be his hand & seal, act and deed -- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of August 1826

Before Benj Brady
a Justice of the Peace

Kent County ss.
Personally came before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Delaware the above named Ayres Stockly & acknowledged the above signature to be his hand and seal, act and deed. -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 14th day of August 1826.

{seal} Alex'r McClyment one of the Justices of the Peace in & for Kent County State of Del
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State of Delaware
Kent County ss }
I Joseph Smithers Prothonotary in and for said County do hereby Certify to all whom it doth or may concern that Benjamin Brady and Alexander McClyment before whom the above acknowledgments were made were at the time thereof and still are acting Justices of the Peace in and [crossed out: said] for said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law and to all their official acts and deeds as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office ^at Dover the 15th day of August 1826.

Jos. Smithers Pro.
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[illegible; a possible reading:]
Power of Atty
from M Ir...
Will to Thos Bayly
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single  12 1/2
Thomas M Bayly Esq'r
City of Washington D. C.
To remain in the Post Office until called for
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[portions illegible, indicated by "..."]
We Nehemiah Stockly Charles Stockly and Ayres Stockly  devisors [?] of Charles Stockly dec'd by his will dated the 16th of March 1805 and recorded April 30th 1805 in the [offices?] of the County Court of Accomack, Do authorise and empower Thomas M. Bayly to receive and obtain a warrant ... what may to ... unto ... said Charles Stockly ... his military bounty lands supposed to be two hundred acres more or less ... of the United States in the Revolutionary War. As witness ... hand & seal this 10th day of ... 1825 [?].

Nehemiah Stockly {seal}
Charles T. Stockly {seal}
Ayres Stockly {seal}

Test.
Tully N Wise [?]
Levin Rogers } as to N. Stockly
Wm E Graham as to Chas T Stockly
Sam'l J Rowland as to A Stockly

Commonwealth of Virginia Accomack County ss
This day personally appeared before me Wm Parramore a Justice of the peace for the county afs'd the above named Nehemiah Stockly & acknowledged the foregoing power of att'y to be his act & deed.

Given under my hand & seal this [illegible] 1826.
Wm Parramore

to be issued in the name of Tho M Bayly aforesaid 
See the assignment & issue the warrant in the name of Tho M Bayly assignee M.
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to be issued in the name of Tho M Bayly aforesaid 
See the assignment & issue the warrant in the name of Tho M Bayly assignee M.

Commonwealth of Virginia
Accomack County ss

I Littleton P. Henderson Dy Clerk of the County Court of Accomack do hereby certify to all whom it doth or may concern that William Parramore Jun before whom the above acknowledgement appears to have been made was at the time thereof and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Accomack duly commissioned and qualified according to law and to all his official acts and deeds as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as Dy Clerk of said Court this 5th day of May in the year of our Lord 1826

Litt. P. Henderson Dy Clk

Kent County ss
[left margin: "seal" encircled, representing actual seal on original document]

Personally came before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Delaware Charles T Stockly above named and acknowledged the above signature to be his hand & seal, act & deed In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 7th day of August 1826

before Benj Brady
a Justice of the Peace

Kent County ss
Personally came before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Delaware the above named Ayres Stockly & acknowledged the above signature to be his hand & seal act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 14th day of August 1826.

{Seal} Alex'r McClyment one of the Justices of the Peace in & for Kent County & State of Dell
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3-1703.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

[oval stamp with eagle & 13 stars, upper right corner:]
OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300

The old bounty land Warrant No 2069 which was annulled
see within

PRINTED MATTER.
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Old War Div.
I.n.3. Ext.
__ No.
Co. __ Regt. __
Return this letter with your reply.

Department of the Interior.
PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, DC. Nov'r 12th 1886

Sir,
In answer to your request for the military history of your grandfather, Charles Stockly who was an officer in the Revolutionary war, you are advised that there is on record the name of a Lt. Charles Stockley, but he was not a pensioner, and this record contains no date of his Commission, or details of his Service, or the names of his Officers.

The data furnished by you is hardly sufficient to ^properly identify your grandfather with the one on record. -- To aid in the identification, be pleased to Specify, so far as may be known, the ^names of any Commanders of Companies and regiments under whom he is reputed to have Served, which may also be the means, [lined out: also,] of obtaining some [lined out: additional] information [lined out: that is; inserted: in addition to that] above referred to.

It is desired that you should state [lined out: the; inserted: his] county residence of your grandfather, about the year of his decease, [inserted: also] the object of the enquiry & what use it is intended to make of the information
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Washington D C. July 16, 1886
the Adjutant General U.S.N.
Washington, D C

Sir,
Through correspondence with Gov Lee of Va and the State Librarian at Richmond I am informed that the records of the Virginia troops who served in the Continental Army are probably on file in your office. I desire very much to have a full military history of my grandfather Charles Stockly who I am informed through the sources above named was a Lieutenant in said Va troops enlisting in 1775 and serving seven years. Incidentally I have heard he was in Lees Light Horse Cav but have no positive knowledge on said point. I would be very grateful if you could give me the information above indicated at your earliest
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convenience.

Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servant
Cha's. S. Rowland
US. Pension office.
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[left side]
Pension Office
July 23, 1886
W. H. Webster Esq
Dear Sir,
The correspondence attached to this slip will explain the object of this letter. If you will kindly furnish me with the information indicate[d] you will oblige
Very respy & truly
C. S. Rowland

[right side]
War Department,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, July 21, 1886
Respectfully returned
Charles S. Rowland
Pension Office.
City
Such of the records of the Revolutionary War as are on possession of the Government are on file in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions.

[signed] O D Greene
Asst Adjt General
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Pension Office
Wash'n DC
July 16 '86
Charles S. Rowland,
For full military history of his grandfather, Charles Stockly, a Va. soldier of the Revolutionary War.
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Zadock Bailey
Southy Bailey
James Cropper
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Virginia Accomack County to wit

Personally appeared before me William Parramore Jr a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid James Duncan who being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God declared on his oath he Signed the annexed paper marked No. 1 as a witness to the same that Zadock Bailey and acknowledged [illegible] is his act and deed and he signed the paper marked No. 2 as a witness to the same that Southy Bailey signed and acknowledged the same as his act and deed and that Wm [illegible] the other witness to the said annexed paper (No. 1 & 2) [illegible] was a magistrate of this County at the time [illegible] witness to the said papers That he is well acquainted with hand writing 
... [about 7 lines illegible] 
wrote his name to the annexed paper No. 3, that Colly Broadwater the other witness to the said paper he believes is dead

James Duncan

The foregoing affidavit 
[10 lines unreadable]
day of February 1827
Wm [Parramore]
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Accomack County Set

I Richard D. Bayly Clerk of Accomack County Court do hereby certify that William Parramore Jun'r before whom the within affidavit was taken and whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Accomack duly commissioned and qualified according to Law, and that his said signature is in his own proper hand.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid this ninth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred & Twenty seven and in the 51st year of the Commonwealth

Richard D. Bayly C.A.C.