Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7731, for Henry Tilley, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Tilley, Henry
Tilling
NUMBER
S 7731


Born in Va     Carded
CONTENTS
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Henry Tilley or Tilling
Rev. Pensioner
Act of 1832 N. Ca.Rolls
Power of Att'y. to
Examine Papers
by
Alice Throckmorton
a child in favor of 
S. B. True
June 1852
W Cole
June 5/33

Presented by S. B. True
June 3d/52
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Know all men by these presents that I Alice
Throckmorton of the County of Stokes and State of North Carolina

and one of the children & Legal
Representatives of Henry Tilley or Tilling a Revolutionary soldier and his wife Elizabeth Tilley or-ing who is now
deceased, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
L Blanchard True of Washington City D.C.
---
my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name
to examine into & prosecute any claim that may be due
is found to be due the children and legal representatives of Henry Tilley on Tilling in virtue of the services
of the said Henry Tilly or filling in the
Revolutionary War and the several acts of Congress in
relation thereto and that might have accrued to either
of the said parties & not drawn during their life time
and now due their legal Representatives. I hereby [illegible] my said agent or attorney to do all things
that I might or could do if personally present and
I hereby ratify & confirm all that my said agent or
attorney may do or cause to be legally done in the [illegible]
I revoking all other authority I may have given
to any other person in the premises whatsoever
Witness my hand & seal this 14th day of May 1852
attest
Rachel J. Priddy
Alice Throckmorton
her mark
Jane Frye
State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
On this 14th day of May 1852
personally appeared before me
Alice Throckmorton and acknowledged the foregoing
power of attorney to be her act and deed, and I certify
that I well knew the said Alice Throckmorton and
that she is the person now present and who executed
the foregoing power of attorney Fleming Priddy JP
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes ⎬ Be it Known that on
this 14th day of May 1852 before the undersigned
in acting Justice of the peace in and for
said County personally appeared Alice Throckmorton a resident of said County and made
oath accorded to law that she is a daughter
of Henry Tilly who was a Revolutionary soldier
and Elizabeth Tilly his wife who was a
pensioner of the Government of the United States, and is supposed to be entitled to
additional pension. that she makes this
affidavit to be filed with such papers
and additional evidence as my said
agent may be in presenting said
claim and that she is duly interested
as a claimant in said claim, her
father and mother both [illegible] dead
Alice Throckmorton
her mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year above written before me
Fleming Priddy J.P.
State of North Carolina
County of Pike ⎬ I Fleming Priddy
Justice of the peace in and for said County
hereby certify that Alice Throckmorton who
executed the foregoing paper is a respectable
citizen of said County, and is as I believe
duly interested in said claim as therein
set forth
Fleming Priddy J. P.
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas and
quarter sessions for the County of Stokes do
hereby certify that Heming Priddy whose name
appears as a witness to the foregoing power of
attorney affidavit and certificate, is a duly
commissioned, qualified, and acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County of Stokes
and that the foregoing signatures purporting
to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my
name this 20th day of May 1852
Jno. Hill. c.c.c.
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[illegible line]
of Captain Martin of the
by Col. Williams in the N. Caro--- line for 4 months.
certificate [illegible] 24984
Tilley, Henry
by no. 13777
[illegible] North Carolina
Inscribed on the Roll of - Carolina
the rate of 23. Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of May 33
and Sent C Banner
Germantown N.C
Arrears to the 4th of March 33-46.66
Semi anl. allowance ending 4th Sept. 11.66
58.32
Revolutionary Claim
June 7,18
Recorded by Rush [illegible]
Book E Vol. 6
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Cert No 24984
Henry Tilley Stokes County
North Carolin
Admit as a private
7 mo. 23.33
C. Banner Germantown Stokes
County N Carolina
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183

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.

Statement, showing the service of Henry Tilley Stokes County North Carolina

Period when the service was rendered
Vol. 1776
Vol. 
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years       Months     Days
    -                4            -
    -                3            -
Rank of claimant.
private
     "
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Col Williams
Col Wooldridge
Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered 
the service.
79 years
Guilford
County
N. Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary & living testimony certified
credible paper correct
Battle near Shallow Ford of the Yadkin
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, mucicians 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
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 _____ 
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)
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
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 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 foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application ___ 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 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 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 clamant 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 the period for which each applicant served and particular rank he held, is 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 note 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.
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Declaration
---
Henry Tilley
of
Stokes Cty. N.C.
for a Pension
24984
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State of North Carolina
Stokes County
On this 29th day of April 1833 personally appeared
before me Charles Banner one of the acting Justices of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid Henry Tilley a resident
of the County aforesaid aged about seventy nine or Eighty years
living about twenty three miles from the seat where the Courts
are held for said County who being duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the
7th of June 1832 that from bodily infirmity occasioned
by old age he is not capable of traveling to the Court
of said County in order to make his declaration in
Court thereon declared before me that he entered the
service of the United on under the following named
officers and served as herein after states (towit) that in the Summer or Autumn 
the year 1776, he entered the service as a volunteer private soldier Guilford County 
North Carolina
& served in the notorious expedition to the Cherokee Nation
of Indians, in company of Militia commanded by a
Capt. Joseph Martin in a regiment commanded by Col.
Joseph Williams of Surry County N.C. March over the [illegible] ridge
of Mountains & joined the troops commanded by Col. Christon
from Virginia thence to the Cherokee Towns crossing Holson
river
& demolished several Indian Villages & after a capitulation
being made with Indians the army took up the line of
March and returned home and was discharged in this service
this applicant remained four months, the names of some of
the officers he recollects (towit), Capt. Henry Smith & Capt.
Rich Good & Mark Hardin Ensign or Lieutenant
the next service he embarked into as a volunteer private
in the Militia under the command of a Capt. Welborn in 
Col Woldridge regiment marched  through various parts
of Surry Rowan Iredel & Wilks Counties in N Carolina the dates he cannot remember owing to the infirmities of old age & laps of memory but recollects of being in a
Battle, against the Tories & British near the Shallow ford of the Yakin
River, where a certain Capt. Jinkings was killed by the Tories, when & when the Tories were
defeated & a number of them taken prisoners when this applicant was ordered to guard the prisoners & convey them
to the Moravian towns, where he was
discharged & returned home in this service
he remained three months & some days, that he has
documentary evidence & that he knows of no person living in Stokes Cunty that can 
Testify as to his services except his brother Edmund Tilley # Guilford County then Rockingham)
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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 the agency of any
State, he says he was born in Albemarle County in
Virginia. But has no record of his age that he resided in the Guilford County now is Rockingham
County N. Carolina when he first entered into
the service to the Cherokee Nation, & in Surry, County in the
Second & last service in all he served seven months & now
lives in Stokes County N. Carolina, he entered both tours as
Volunteer-- he cannot recollect the names of more of the
officers than he has already named, & does not recollect of
receiving a written discharge but was dismiss by his Captains
Jo. Martin & Wilborn, that he is acquainted with Col James Martin Sen.
and James Davis Sen. Esquire who can testify as to his
Character & veracity and belief of services as a soldier in the
Revolution Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above
Written before me
C. Banner JP
Henry Tilley
his mark
It being extremely inconvenient to procure the certificate of
Clergyman We James Marin Sen. & James Davis Sen.
residing in the County of Stokes in North Carolina do hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Tilley
who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be seventy nine or eight years
of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier in the
Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed 29th April 1833
before me

C. Banner JP
Ja. Martin Sen
Jas Davis Sen.
---
State of North Carolina
Stokes County ⎬ I Charles Banner a Justice of
the peace in & for the County aforesaid do hereby declare my
opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the Interrogatories
prescribed by the war Department, that I do believe that the
above named applicant Henry Tilley is so debilitated by the 
infirmities of old age & wounds rec'd. by the fall off of a horse beast that
he cannot travel, and that he was a Revolutionary soldier
served as he states, and I further certify that then
Clergiman convenient that the old man could procure his certificate
But that the and Col James Martin Sen. who has lately obtained a
pension who signed the preceding certificate and James Davis Esq
who has also signed the same are both residents of the County aforesaid
& are credible persons & that their statement are entitled to credit.
Given under my hand 29th April 1833 
C. Banner. JP
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North Carolina
Stokes County
on the 30th day of April 1833. Edmund Tilley
being sworn according to Law deposeth & saith that
he is about eighty three years of age, that in the Summer
autumn of the year 1776, his brother Henry Tilley who
signed the foregoing declaration volunteered himself as a private
Soldier to go in & did that to the Cherokee Nation of Indians
in that expedition against said hostile savages & that
he was gone at least four months & returned home in
the then Guilford County N. Carolina with other soldiers &c
Count Carolina
and afterwards the next Spring he said Henry Tilley got married 
& removed to Surry County N. Carolina
& some time in the Summer of 
1778 or 79 this deponent
does not remember, that his brother Henry aforesaid
turned out as a volunteer under a Capt. Welborn against
the Tories and was gone in this service at least three month
& returned home during this service this deponent recollects
that his brother Henry aforesaid employed him to secure his
crop of fodder & corn Sworn & subscribed the
date above mentioned before me.
C. Banner JP
Edmand Tilley
his mark
-
North Carolina
Stokes County
I Charles Banner one of the acting
Justices of the peace in & for the County aforesaid do hereby
certify that Edmund Tilley who sworn to & subscribed the
above deposition is a credible old man & that he is
Generally believed in his neighborhood to be a man of
truth of that his declaration on Oath is entitled to
credit Given under my hand 30th April 1833
C. Banner JP
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State of North Carolina
Stokes County 
I John Hill Clerk of the County
Court of pleas & quarter Sessions for the County
aforesaid Do hereby certify that Charles Banner whose
Signature is to the within Declaration, certificates & Deposition
is and was at the time of signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and that 
his official signature as such is Genuine &c
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of Office this 4th day of May 1833
Jno. Hill c.c.c.
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July 20, 1932
BA-J/NOS
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Henry Talley 
S. 7731
Honorable A. L. Bulwinkle
House of Representatives
Washington D. C.
My dear Mr. Bulwinkle
Reference is made to your letter of July 12 requesting the
record of Henry Tilley who served in the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file
in the pension claim, S. 7731, based upon the Revolutionary War
service of Henry Tilley or Tilling, the only soldier by that name
that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, date not stated,
While a resident of Guilford County (in that part which was
later Rockingham County), North Carolina, he enlisted in the summer
or autumn of 1776, served four months as private in Captain Joseph
Martin's Company in Colonel Joseph Williams' North Carolina Regiment
and was in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians,
The next spring he married and moved to Surry County, North Carolina, and later enlisted and served three months as private in
Captain Welborn's Company in Colonel Wolbridge's North Carolina
Regiment and was at the battle of Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River,
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 23,
1833, while a resident of Stokes County, North Carolina, aged
seventy-nine or eighty years.
The soldier died August 13, 1833,
On May 14, 1852, Alice Throckmorton, one of the children of
the soldier and his wife, Elizabeth, was living in Stokes County,
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North Carolina, and her mother was then dead. The names of the
other children were not given.
Edmund Tilley, the soldier's brother, was about eighty three years of age in 1833.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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1914. Feb 7. History to
Miss May B. Syme F.vp.
---
1924 Jan. 11 Mrs. Traspes info.
no other data as to children
other than quoted
by her. aw
1925 Dec 4 Hist. to Mrs. Jessie L.
Caldwell MMM & F
1932, July 20 Hist to Hon.
A.S. Bulwinkle, Sec. [illegible]
in Rev. clm.. Lazarus Tilley
W. 6290  M.C.S.

 2731
Revolutionary 
INVALID.
No. 7731
Henry Tilley
Pri Rev War
---
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. [illegible] Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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Raleigh, N. C.
January 31, 1913.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir.
Will you kindly send me the record of
Henry Tilley who received a pension for
services in North Carolina, during the
Revolutionary war. I find his name in the
lists of those who were pensioned but no mention of his services, I would like to get
all the information which is on the records
Very respectfully,
(Mrs.) May B. Syme
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Pullman, Wash
Nov. 30, 1923.
[illegible]
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Official Records
Washington, DC 
[stamp only legible part RECEIVED Dec 5 1923]
Gentlemen:
Will you please inform me just how
much it would cost to have a research made
of the Colonial Records and such histories
& biographies as can be found of Henry Tilley?
Revolutionary War Records Section 3. Page 525. Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions
Henry Tilley enlisted 1776. The lentgth of service 
was four months. His Captain was -
Joseph Martin Colonel was Joseph Williams.
He was a private and engaged in Cherokee
Expedition, battle near shallow ford of Yadkin
River. Residence of soldier at enlistment
Guildford Co., N.C. Date of application for
pension Apr. 29, 1833. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Stokes Co. N.C.
Age at date of application 79 or 80 yrs, Born in
Albemarle Co. Va. (when? (give date) & who
was his father & mother, when born,
married here from originally, settle where after
coming to America.

Remarks: Soldier married in Spring 1777 to
Elizabeth (who blank) ( please give her last name, her
date of birth and date of death.
Several children alive in 1852, the only name
stated being that of Alice Throckmorton,
or any information you might find
I would also like information especially
about Henry Tilley's, son, Lewis Tilley
when born when married, to whom married
How many children, their names, dates of birth
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date of marriages, to whom married 
date of death my information
would be greatly beneficial to me.
Thanking you for an early reply.
Enclose find stamped envelope.
If you do not have or do not
have to do with things of this
nature, please refer to the
right department.
Yours very truly
(Mrs.) J. T. Trosper
607 California
Pullman, Wash
[stamp]
CHIEF CLERK
DEC 3 1923 
[illegible]
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Independence, Missouri,
October 30th, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
-I have been referred to your department by the
local chapter of the D.A.R. for information needed for me
to complete my application for membership.
Henry Tilley, my Great-great Grandfather served
in the Revolutionary War, and I need some information relative
to his family to complete my application. The said
Henry Tilley served about seven months in the Army, enlisting
in the year of 1776, I have learned his application for a
pension was made April 29th, 1833, and was allowed.
Therefore, will you kindly furnish me with his War
record, date of birth, and any data on record concerning his
marriage, his wife's name, date of her birth, date of marriage,
etc. No doubt, this information was required on his application
for pension.
Any information that your department can furnish
will be greatly appreciated.
Very Truly Yours,
Jessie L Caldwell
Mrs. Jessie L. Caldwell,
922 Procter Place,
Independence, Missouri.
[stamp]
PENSION
L
U. NOV S.
2 
1925
OFFICE
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section
M M H F
December 4, 1925
Mrs. Jessie L. Caldwell
722 Proctor Place
Independence, Mo.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 7731 it appears that
Henry Tilley, or Tilling, was born in Albemarle County,
Virginia, the date not stated.
While a resident of Guilford County (the part which was later Rockingham County), North Carolina he enlisted
in 1776, served four months as a private in Captain Joseph
Martin's Company, Colonel Joseph Williams' North Carolina
Regiment and was in and expedition against the Cherokee Indians.
The next spring he married and moved to Surry County,
North Carolina, and later on enlisted, served three months
as private in Captain Welborn's Company, Colonel Woldridge's
North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Shallow
Ford on the Yadkin River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed


They all received so mixed up on years that I listed just what was on the claimant's as Alice did not give her age. I didn't know whether this marriage was Elizabeth or not. So used this statement here.
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April 29, 1833 while a resident of Stokes County, North Carolina aged seventy-nine or eighty years he died [from aB] August 13, 1833.
On May 14, 1852, Alice Throckmorton, one of the children of the soldier and his wife Elisabeth, was living in Stokes County, North Carolina.  The names of the other children not stated, and her mother was them deceased.
Respectfully
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Jan. 14, 1934
Mrs. J. T. Trasper,
607 California St.
Pullman, Wash.

Madam:
I have to advise you, the Revolutionary War pensioner, W. 7731, Henry Tilley, that there is no further data on file in his pension claim relative to his children, other than what is quoted by you, in your letter of 30"Nov. 1923.
This Bureau has no general genealogical data in its files relative to soldiers of the Revolution and their families.
Respectfully.
Commissioner.
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[fold] your request of ____, received _____
[fold] of the military history of Henry Tiller
[fold] of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired [fold] as contained in his 9or his widow's crossed out) application for a pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 7732

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
1776

check mark

Length of Service
4 mons.
3 "
Rank
Private
    "
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain
Joseph Martin
      Welborn
Colonel
Joseph Williams
      Woldridge
State 
N. C.
Battles engaged in,  Cherokee expedition, battle near Shallow Ford of Yadkin River
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Guilford Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 29, 1833 His cl. was al.
Residence at the date of application, Stokes Co. N. C.
Age at date of application 79 or 80 yrs. Born Albemarle Co. Ba
Remarks: He mar. in Spring 1777, Elizabeth who died prior to May 14,  Several Children alive in 1852, the only name stated being that of Alice Throckmorton. 
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
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