Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31790, for Lloyd Kelley, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S.C. 

Kelley, Lloyd 

NUMBER
S.31790

Born in N. C.   Res. at 1st enlistment, Ga.

CONTENTS
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Georgia  27872
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Lloyd Kelley
of Hancock Co. in the State of Georgia
who was a private in the Company commanded 
by Col. Ottery of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Loftin [?] in the South Carolina
militia for 3 years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 74 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July
1834 and sent Jas. Thomas
Esq. Sparta Ga.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1834     $282.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.     48.75
                                                          $331.25

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk
Book E.  Vol. 6  Page 45
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Lloyd Kelly   Hancock County
Georgia

Rev

Admit as  private
Cavalry 4 mo        $ 7.50
Infantry 3 mo         10.00
                             $17.50

Returned

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James Thomas Esqr.
Sparta Georgia.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

Augt 24 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 show what is 
necessary to be done.  These 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 printer letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your 
claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Lloyd Kelly Hancock County Georgia
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Period which the service was rendered.
Served
Duration of the claimant's service.
10 months
Rank of the claimant.
private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Ottery, Gnl. Pickins, Col. Dooly, Col. Clark
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
76 years  Montgomery County N Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary evidence - paper  Correct

Period which the service was rendered.
Vol.
Duration of the claimant's service.
3 months
Rank of the claimant.
trooper
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Hornbill, Colonel Loftin
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period which the service was rendered.
Vol.
Duration of the claimant's service.
9 months 3 tours
Rank of the claimant.
trooper
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Cole, Colonel Loftin
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period which the service was rendered.
Vol.
Duration of the claimant's service.
6 months 2 tours
Rank of the claimant.
trooper
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap West Harris
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period which the service was rendered.
Vol.
Duration of the claimant's service.
3 months 
Rank of the claimant.
trooper
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Gilmore, Col Loftin
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period which the service was rendered.
Vol.
Duration of the claimant's service.
not stated 
Rank of the claimant.
trooper
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Ross, Col Hampton
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852.

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. 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, 1852.
State, Territory, or District of }ss.
County of

On this day of personally appeared (a)before
A. B: a resident(b) of in the country 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 and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names 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 case 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 application was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he stats.
I
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 Virgina, 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 un 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 that 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 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 many 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 investigati9on 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 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 pf 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 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.
[the following is handwritten]
May 26th 1834
Each tour must be seperately Stated, with a traditionary account
of the same. Some further explanation in relation to his 10 month tour
is necessary. The militia performed tours of 3 months and not of 10 months
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Georgia
Hancock County

On this fourth day of February 
Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared 
in open court, before the Honors Joel Crawford, John S.
Vinnery, William Bend & Wilkins Smith.
Esquires, Justices of the Inferior Court of said County
now sitting; [several words illegible due to ink smear] Lloyd Kelly a 
resident of Hancock County and State of Georgia
aged Seventy six years, who first 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 June 7th 1832
that he entered the services of the United
States under the following named officers and served
as previous stated under Captain Ottery from Wilkes
County Georgia does not remember the date and served
under him for ten months - principally against the 
Indians and tories in Georgia; then under Capt. Ottery
was in an engagement against the British and tories
in Wilkes County at Carr's fort, the British were 
commanded by Col. or Major Hamilton - he fought
under the command of Genl. Pickins - then was in 
service at the engagement Col. Dooly, Col. Clark
Captains Genodell[?], Stewart, Geo. Dooly and Barber
four days thereafter Genl. Pickins army of which he 
was one attacked Col. Boyd commanding the 
British on Little Creek in Georgia.
After being in service 10 months under Capt. Ottery
he returned to Montgomery N. Carolina and 
volunteered in the County light horse under Capt.
Kimbell commanded by Col. Loftin, served three
months tour in securing the County of tories was
in no regular action.
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He next volunteered under Captain Cole of Rowan
County served under him in the County light horse
three tours of three months each.  Commanded 
by Col. Loftin each time.  After this he volunteered under Capt. West
Harris 2 tours of duty of 3 months each in the County
light hose scouting Montgomery County mostly
but sometimes out of the County and once went 
into So. Ca. and then returned to Capt. Harris'
at head quarters.
After this volunteered under Capt. Gilmore for 3 
months from Montgomery County in the light
hose commanded by Col. Loftin.
After this volunteered under Capt. Isaac B. 
Ross Capt. Ross was under the command of Col.
Hampton marched to the Congaree in So. Ca., was
in a small skirmish at Dorchester 20 miles from
Charleston making an aggregate of making 
aggregate of twenty eight months he was in service
He states he was born in Orange Cty N. Carolina
in the year 1756 or 57, does not know which year
Has no record of his age.
He recd. [illegible] discharges which got burnt up signed by Genibell, [?] Harris & 
Gilmore.
Was living in Wilkes Cty Georgia when first called
into service afterwards called into service in Montgomery 
County N. Carolina, came to Georgia
shortly after the War and living in Hancock all the 
time since.
Were classed 1, 2, 3, & 4 went according to class
don't remember the class he belonged to , volunteered
and was twice a substitute; first for Joseph Fry
& second for Josiah Reeves
there were no regular troops where he served
Received as many as six discharges which were 
burnt in his house many years since.
Benjamin Thompson knows of his services in Georgia
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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.

Lloyd Kelley

Sworn to and subscribed on 
the day and year aforesaid.

Henry Rogers Clk.


We Joseph Roberts a clergyman residing
in said County and Benjamin Thompson residing
in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Lloyd Kelly residing in said County who
has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration
that we believe him to be 76 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 and the said Benjamin
Thompson further certifies that he greatest
part of the services as set forth as having been 
performed under Captain Ottery of Georgia come
within his knowledge as being true and that they
served together under Captain Ottery, that he
has lived in the same County with him for the last
forty years and has never heard it doubted but that
he served in the army of the United States in North 
Carolina - 

Joseph Roberts M G
Benj Thompson

Sworn &  subscribed the day and year
aforesaid
Henry Rogers Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
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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 Joseph Roberts who has signed the preceding
certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Hancock County
& Lloyd Kelly is a credible person, and 
that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Henry Rogers Clerk of the Interior Court of 
Hancock County, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contain the original proceedings of the said court 
in the matter of the application of Lloyd Kelly
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office -
this 4th day of February 1833.

Henry Rogers
Clk Inf. C O


[written sideways on left margin]
Lloyd Kelly  25617
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May 29, 1939.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/CC
Lloyd Kelley
S. 31790

Miss Maud Kelly
1436 S. 10th Place, 
Birmingham, Alabama.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War record of Lloyd Kelly, of Hancock
County, Georgia.

The data which follow were obtain from papers on 
file in pension claim s. 31790, based upon service of Lloyd
Kelley in the Revolutionary War.

Lloyd Kelley was born in Orange County, North Carolina
in the year 1756 of 1757, names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Wilkes County, Georgia, Lloyd Kelley
enlisted in the latter part of 1778, served nine month as
private in Captain Ottery's company, commanded by General
Pickins and was in the battles of Carr's Fort and Kettle Creek; 
volunteered in Montgomery County, North Carolina the latter 
part if 1779, served as a trooper at various times under
Captains Kimball, Cole, West Harris, Gilmore and Ross, Colonels
Loftin and Hampton, was in the battle of Dorchester, the length
of this service, about twenty-one months.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
February 4, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Hancock
County, Georgia, where he had resided since the Revolution.

No family data are shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension,
the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of 

[handwritten in right margin with an arrow drawn pointing to "Ross"]
next time Isaac B.
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death of Lloyd Kelley, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Lloyd Kelley
Certificate #27872
Issued July 24, 1834
Rate $97.50 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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1436 S. 10 Place
Birmingham, Ala.

March 31, 1939.

Dear Sir,

In searching for proof of descent
from an ancestor who served in the
American Revolution, I find a Lloyd Kelly
listed as drawing a pension in service in 
that War, and that in 1835 he resided
in Hancock County, Ga.  There is a tradition
of a Lloyd relationship or correction, and 
my Kellys' came from Georgia.

Will you please give me any facts
as to personal or family history or service,
which might help me to determine
whether or not he was my ancestor?

Thanking you, I am 
Sincerely yours,
Miss Maud Kelly
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31790
Revy  INVALID.
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File No. 31790
Lloyd Kelley
Pri Rev War
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Act:  June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2,  Page 219

[Arrangement of 1870.]



[notes on upper right side]
1939 - May 29. Hist to 
Maud Kelly, Al
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Georgia
Hancock County

Personally appeared
before me, the undersigned, a Justice
of the Inferior Court for the County 
& State aforesaid, Lloyd Kelly, who
being duly sworn, deposeth & saith
that by reason of old age, and 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 grade
of a private Soldier upon a 
more thorough recollection, he deposeth and saith that his term
of service under Captain Ottery
was nine and not ten months
as heretofore stated.  That the 
reason of such prolonged service
beyond the usual term of
militia service at that
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period was the peculiar condition
of the country which rendered 
it necessary for the 
protection of it against the 
British, the tories and the Indians
that the intervals of 
service in the field should be 
in garrison, and that were
during the whole period of nine
months above stated; that also 
he was not actively engaged in 
the field he was performing
garrison duty in Carr's Fort
in Wilkes County, Georgia;  that
he performed three months service
as heretofore stated under Captain
Kimball, that he served there
several tours of three months each
and a Captain Cole, that he also 
served two tours of three months
each under Captain West Harris
as heretofore stated; that he afterwards
performed one tour of three months
under Captain Gilmore and that
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he afterwards performed a tour of 
under Captain Ross and that the 
aggregate of his various tours
of service is not less than twnety
seven months.  The his service with
Captain Ottery commenced towards
the close of the year 1778, and ended
about the month of August 1779.
That his service with Captain
Kimball was in the latter part 
of 1779; that his service with 
Captain Cole was rendered in 
the year 1780, and that his service with Captain Gilmore
and Ross were rendered in the 
year 1781; that by reason 
of age and loss of memory
he cannot be more particular
either as to the length of service
the years when rendered
or the circumstance which attended 
it.  
Lloyd Kelley

Sworn to and subscribed 
before me this 30th June 1836.
John L. Swimey JPC
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Georgia
Hancock County

I Henry Rogers Clerk 
of the Inferior Court
for the County & State aforesaid do 
hereby certify that John L. Swinney
who has attested the foregoing
affidavit is a Justice 
of the Inferior Court for said 
County & State, that his attestation 
is in due form and
that full faith and credit
are due to the same.

Given under my hand
& seal of office
at office this 30th 
day of June 1834.

Henry Rogers Clerk
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Georgia
Hancock County

Inferior Court of said County
sitting for Ordinary purposes
Present their Honors
Joel Crawford
John L Swinney
John W. Raburn &
Wilson Bird Justices

Personally appeared in open court Lloyd Kelly
and being duly sworn deposeth and saith in addition
to what he the said Lloyd Kelly heretofore to wit
on the fourth day of February Eighteen hundred
& thirty three before the Inferior Court of said 
County, did depose and swear.
That at the time he was called into service
under Captain Ottery as stated in his former
declaration, he thinks it was about the year seventeen
hundred & seventy eight or nine
that the service performed under Captain Kimball
in the ensuing year thereafter that the periods
or particular dates the deponent from length
of time cannot precisely state, that the deponent
was not during this time employed in any civil
pursuit whatever, that the officers under which
he has stated he served were called out he
thus supposed and yet supposes under the 
competent authority of the United States and that he served under [illegible], that 
said periods of service heretofore mentioned 
are correct; that there is no person by whom
he can prove his services now living within
his knowledge except Benjamin Thompson
whose affidavit has heretofore been had, that he
served under Captain Ross as stated three months
Lloyd Kelley

Sworn to & subscribed this
fourth day of November
1833 in open Court

Henry Rogers
Clerk Court Ordinary
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Answers of Lloyd Kelly to Interrogatories by
the Inferior Court sitting as a Court of Ordinary
I was born in Orange County N. Carolina in the 
year 1756 he thinks.
Has no record of his age.
Was serving in Wilkes County Georgia when first
called into service afterwards lived in Montgomery
Count North Carolina; came to Georgia shorty
after the War and lived in Hancock County
Georgia ever since - 
Was classed numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4 went into
service according to class he belonged to -
he went as a volunteer and twice as a substitute
first for Joseph Fery [?] & second for Josiah
Rensay [?]
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The names of officers already stated, served at 
no time in company with regular troops
Received as many six discharges which were 
burnt in his house many years passed
which were signed by Harris, Ottery & Gilmore
& Cole
He is known by the most persons in his 
neighborhood, the said Joseph Roberts & Benj.
Thompson who have testified have 
long been acquainted with him

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

I Henry Rogers Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Hancock County for Ordinary Purposes do 
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of 
the application of Lloyd Kelly for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal of said office
this 4th day of November 1833

Henry Rogers Clerk
Court Ordinary