Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 322, William Wiley, N. C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
CONTENTS
Wiley, William
Ann
NUMBER
W. 322.
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22.186
West Tennessee
William Wiley
of Dickson Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a Lieutenant in the compy commanded
by Captain Forbes of the regt commanded
by Col Pacely in the N. C. mile
line for 10 months, 5 days, [illegible] 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tennessee
the rate of 135 Dollars 55 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Oct
1833-
and sent to John
Montgomery Charlotte
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 $338.87
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch '34 67.77
$406.64
Book E
Recorded by Wm T Allison
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Clerk,
Vol. 7 Page 99
D
23
T. J.
Duplicate Certificate issued
Oct 1839. and sent to
Kelly, Charlotte Tenn
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8299
Tennessee
Nashville
Ann Wiley
widow of William Wiley
who was an Ensign
in the Revolution
NC
Husband died 1st Jany 1842
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
135 Dollars 55
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
19th day of Jany, 1848
and sent to
Hon John Bell
Senate U.S.
Acts of March 3, 1843, and June
17, 1844.
Recorded in Book D
Vol. 2.
Page 199
Reputed
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15,500
William Wiley
Dickson Co
W. Tennessee
from 1777 Lieutenant
10 months 5 days
$135.55/100
John Montgomery,
Charlotte,
Tenn.
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BRIEF in the case of William Wiley
of Dickson Co in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 82
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
Volunteer In 1777
1780
Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
1
5
4
Days.
5 
several tours referred
but term not specified
Rank.
As a
Private
Lieutenant
do.
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen Rutherford, Col Collier
Capt Arthur Forbes
Capt. John Donnell
Capt. Forbes, Col. Pacely,
5. In what battles was he engaged? Briar Creek, Guilford C.H.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Guilford County, N.C.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witness & traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No seal or
certificate of member of Congress.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
T. E. Bradford
Examining Clerk.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th
of July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions
to certain Widows."
State of Tennessee
Dickson County S.S.
On this thirtieth day of May A.D. 1844
personally appeared before me Lemuel Russell an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid
Ann Wiley a resident of the County of Dickson and State of
Tennessee aforesaid aged Eighty years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of Congress passed 7th of July
1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to
certain widows," that she is the widow of William Wiley who
was a Lieutenant in the service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War. She states that her said husband was a prisioner of the United States, and the services performed by him
can be fully seen, that is in what company, and regiment
and at what time, or times and places, by refering to his declaration made and filed in the proper office, to enable him
to draw a pension under the laws in such cases made and
provided. She states she has no documentary evidence of his
services. She further declares that she was legally married
to the said William Wiley A.D. 1786 in Guilford County
and State of North Carolina. That her husband the said
William Wiley died on the first day of January in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight-hundred and forty-two
and that she has never since intermarried with any other person. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service, but the marriage took place previous to the
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first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four.
to [illegible] at the time above stated 1786, she further states
that there is no public, or family record contained an account of her marriage with her husband the said William
Wiley within her knowledge.
Ann Wiley
Sworn to before me the said
Lemuel Russell
Justice of the peace
for the County of
Dickson state
Tennessee
I Lemuel Russell an acting Justice of the peace for Dickson County &
State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Ann Wiley named in the above declaration is unable to appear at Court by reason of her bodily infirmity. Given 
under my hand this 30th day of May A.D. 1844
Lemuel Russell
Justice of the peace
for Dickson County and
State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee
Dickson County
S.S.
This day it being the 30th day of May A.D.
1844 Nancy Landrith personally appeared before me Lemuel
Russell an acting Justice of the peace for the County and State
aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, deposeth and saith that
she is personally acquainted with Ann Wiley who is an applicant for a pension: That she was well acquainted with his
husband William Wiley who is dead, who was a pensioner of the 
United States, and resided in Dickson County and State of Tennessee, that she the said Nancy Landrith was present at the marriage of the said William Wiley and Ann Wiley which took
place in Guilford County North Carolina, which was done
in a legal manner, she further deposeth that the said Ann
Wiley is now a widow and has never been married since the
death of her husband the said William Wiley, and that he did
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on the 1st day of January 1842.
Sworn to before me this 30th
day of May AD 1844
Lemuel Russell
Justice of the peace
for the County of Dickson
& state of Tennessee
Nancy Landrith
I Lemuel Russell an acting Justice of the peace of Dickson
County and State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that I am
well acquainted with Nancy Landrith who made the foregoing affidavit, and that she is a person of good character, and
undoubted credibility. Given under my hand this 30th day of
May A.D. 1844
Lemuel Russell
Justice of the peace
for the County of Dickson
& State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee
Dickson County
S.S.
This day it being the 30th day of May A.D.
1844 David Gray personally appeared before me Lemuel Russell
an acting Justice of the peace for the County and State aforesaid, who being first-duly sworn deposeth and saith, That
he was present when said William Wiley lay a corpse and
that it took place on the 1st day of January 1842. He
further states that he was the appointed executor to the
state of the said William Wiley dead and that an arrearage
of a pension passed through his hands for the benefit of
the above named Ann Wily, which arrearage was legally
drawn from the agent of Pension in Nashville Davidson County and State of Tennessee. He further states that the said
Ann Wiley is yet a widow and has never intermarried to
any person since the death of her said husband William Wiley
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Wiley, and further he saith not.- Sworn to before the day and 
year first-above written
David Gray
Lemuel Russell
Justice of the peace
Dickson County State of Tennessee
I Samuel Russell an acting Justice of the peace of Dickson
County and State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that I am
well acquainted with David Gray who made the foregoing
affidavit, and that he is a person of good character and
undoubted credibility
Given under my hand this 30th day
of May A.D. 1844
Samuel Russell Justice
of the peace of the peace
for Dickson County
State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee 
Dickson County 
I Thomas McNeilly Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify
that Lemuel Russell who has signed his name officially to
the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace for said County
and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
seal of office at Office this 3rd day
of June 1844
The McNeilly Clerk
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of Tennessee
Dickson County
S.S.
On this 1st day of October 1832 personally
appeared in open court in and before the Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid in the State aforesaid
& being an event of [illegible] present & presently wife [illegible] Samuel [illegible] [illegible] Dickson County
William Wiley a resident of said County, aged
Eighty two, 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 entered the service
of the United States as a volunteer in the North Carolina
state Militia and as a first Lieutenant in the company
commanded by Captain Arthur Forbes under Major
John Donnell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
John Collier and which was also under the command
of General Griffith Rutherford, That at the time he volunteered he was a resident of the County of Guilford in the
State of North Carolina that he joined the army at Guilford
Court house in the month of June in the year 1777
as well as he can recollect- from Guilford Courthouse
he was marched down to Fayetteville where the regiment
remained a few days & then was marched in search of
a company of tories who were commanded by one
Fannin but did not come up them, in this tour
declarant served five weeks. he further states
that from the time above untill the fall of 1779 he
was out at various times and for short periods which he 
is unable to detail particularly. that sometime in the
month of September 1779 he was again in the
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service of the United States in the militia of North Carolina
as a Lieutenant in a company commanded Captain John
Donnel and which was under the command of Major Robert
Martin Colonel John Collier and General Griffith Rutherford
Declarant joined the army against Guilford Court house
from thence he was marched to the Savannah River
above Savannah and was crossing the river at the time
of the engagement at Brier Creek, & within a mile or two
of the place where the battle was fought, from this place
he was marched down the Savannah River to a
place called the two sisters, where he remained until
his tour which was five months was out and was discharged
between the time last mentioned and the fall of 1780 declarant was out as a soldier after the tories and British
several times for short periods that he is unable to state
particularly in November 1780 he again joined
the army as a volunteer and a Lieutenant under his
former Captain Forbes in a Regiment commanded
by Colonel John Presley he does not recollect the name of
his Major his regiment joined the army under Genl
Green at Guilford Court house from here they retreated to
Virginia and were reinforced by the Virginia Militia,
from her we wheeled on our pursuers and followed them
on to Guilford Court house again, where on the 16th
of March 1781 we had a battle with Cornwallis
his army, in this battle declarant was wounded from
here we retreated to a place called the troublesome Iron
works, at this place we recruited a short time & then
started in pursuit of Cornwallis & his army, shortly after
this declarant took the small pox and was not in
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service any more; in the battle of Guilford declarants Captain
was so severely wounded that he died in a short time
after, before declarant got will of the small pox, his
Colonel also died, and he got no discharge; from the
time he entered the service last spoken of until he
took the small pox the whole of which was actual
& active service was four months or more to the best
of his recollection. Declarant has no documentary evidence
of his service or any part thereof his discharge for the
time first mentioned by him was destroyed by the tories
together with his books & all his other papers, he knows
of no person whose testimony he can procure at this
time or in this part of the county who can testify to his
service except that of John Mabin whose certificate
is hereto appended. 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.
Sworn to in open
court 2nd October 1832 Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Lest Field Farrar Clerk
William Wiley
State of Tennessee
Dickson County S.S.
This day the 1st of October 1832 John Mabin
personally appeared in open court and made oath that he
was acquainted William Wiley who has subscribed & sworn to
the above declaration previous to the revolution and knows
that he was in the service of the United States at different times during the revolutionary war that he has
frequently seen him since the revolution that he now resides 
in the same county with him and believes his
served as stated in his declaration. Mr Maban
Sworn to and subscribed date above Mark in open
Court this [illegible] 1 October 1832 Field Farrar Clerk
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We David Gray, clergyman, residing in
of Dickson & State of Tennessee and William Hagin
Lemuel Russell of the same County & state hereby certify
that we are well acquainted William Wiley who has
subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration
that we believe him to be eighty two 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 David May
Sworn to in open Court this
2d October 1832
Lest Field Farrar Clerk
Wm. Hagins
L Russell
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories
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 David
Gray who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergiman
resident in the County of Dickson & State of Tennessee and that
William Hagins & Lemuel Russell who have also signed
the same are residents of County of Dickson State of Tennessee
& are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled
to credit.
Hennel Parrish
Samuel Turner
Presiding
Justices
Molton Dickson
State of Tennessee Dickson County, I Field Farrar Clerk of the
Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for said County do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court 
in the matter of the application of William Wiley for a
Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
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Charlotte Tenn. Octr. 8. 1839.
Hon. JL Edward
Dear Sir
My friend Mr. William
Wiley has lost his pension certificate and for the
want of some person more competant to the
undertaking, he called on me to draw up such
evidence for him as would enable him to
obtain a new one Being no lawyer and
entirely unacquainted with the law upon that
subject I entertained doubts of my ability to
to draw up such evidence as would be
valid, but such as it is I herewith inclose
to you should it be sufficient to justify
the issuing of a new certificate you will
please forward it on and if not you
will please forward such information as
will enable me to put the matter in
due form and very much oblige
Very Respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
Tho. J. Kelly
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W322
#33
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Sir
Washington Aug 15. 1846.
I inclose a letter from E. Halsted Sr
of South Harpeth Tenn; respecting the case
of Mrs Ann Wiley of Tenn. which it
appears has not been heard from since
its presentation, have the goodness to
report the case to me agreeably to the
request of Mr Halstead at your early
convenience & return me his letter
I am very respectfully
Your most obt. Servt.
Nathan Lake
Hon
JL Edward
Com of Pensions
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Widow Wiley
application for a
pension-
[illegible] Halshan
To. Harpeth
Hon. Jn. Bell
Senate H.S
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Raleigh N. C.
Compt Office
I William F Collins Compt of Public Accounts
in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby
certify that the name of William Wiley appears
of record in this office as having had the
following Specie Certificate, issued in his favor
for military Service, (his) are for Forty Nine
Pounds Ten Shillings (49.10) see Book No 4 page 18
Also another for Forty pounds (40) see some
Book page 28 also another for Forty Six pounds
Fourteen shillings (46. 14) see same Book
page 42. Also another for seven Pounds Thirteen
Shillings (7.13) see Book No 2 page 14 also another
for Fifteen Pounds Ten Shillings and six pence
(15.10.6) see Book No 9 page 6. also another for
Eighteen pounds (18) see Book No 5 page 10 also
another for Nine pounds (9) see Book No 5 page
14 also another for nine pounds fourteen shillings
(9.14) see same Book page 22 also another for
Three pounds ($3) see same Book page 44. Also
another for Eight Pounds (8) see Book No 8 page
22 given under my hand and seal
10th day November 1847.
Wm. F. Collins Compt
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Dear Sir
Raleigh NC
Nov 10th 1847
Your letter asking for a certificate
in the case of William Wiley has been duly
Received and I herewith enclose it to
you, I am unable to say whether he
was Lieutenant or not from these Records
as they only give the payments to the
individual except in some few cases
neither do they shew under
what officer the
service was performed, I should
suspect the from the amt paid him
that he held some office or he must
have been engaged in the service
for some length of time
very respectfully
your Obt Servt
Wm. F. Collins
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Mr Edwards
Dickson County Ten.
Sir if the enclosed declaration
is recd and it is thought proper to and
a certificate for the benefit of Mrs Ann Wiley
[illegible] you will direct the same to David Gray
Charlotte
Jan 16. David Gray
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11069
[crossed out] act 44 3.50 [end of crossed out]
act '43 9401
Ann Wiley
Widow of William
Ten
Act 7 July 1838
husband died in 1842
declaration dated May 1844
rejected
Act 3 March 43 & 17 Jany '44
Amt
10 mo. 54 [illegible]
135.55
Hon. John Bell
Senate
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Additional declaration of William Wiley made before the County
Court of Dickson at their July Term 1833 for the purpose
of obtaining the benefit of an act of Congress passed 7th June
1832 - the said William Wiley being first duly sworn doth
upon his oath make the following declaration in addition to
the one heretofore made. that in the first town at the tory Col
Fannin he served five weeks to the best of his knowledge & belief
he served as a Lieutenant in the company - in his next tour he was
ant as a Lieutenant in a company commanded by Capt Forbes the Regiment
by Col. Gillaspie & served three months - in this campaign he marched
from Guilford to Peder River agt. the tories but was no engagement with
them - his next tour of service was for five months commencing in
September 1779 in Capt. Donnells company & in the Regiment commanded
by Col Collier & May. Marlin Hyne Rutherford as stated in the declaration, he served five months in the spring of 1780 he was out
another tour in a company commanded by [crossed out] Capt James Martin [end of crossed out] by
Capt. Forbes & the Regiment commanded by Col James Martin
agt. the tories & marched from Guilford to Haw River but did not
overtake the tories - in this tour he served six week - his
next tour of service was against the Indians in Capt. Forbes company
the Regiment was again commanded by Col. Collin the whole of
the troops command by Genl Rutherford, they marched over the
mountains to what was then called the lower towns on the Tennessee
River - their was a skirmish between part of the troops of Rutherford &
the Indians but he was not in the Battle owing to a wound he had [illegible]
on his leg by a tomahawk - they returned in the fall, having served
six months - this tour was not mentioned in the original declaration
because he believed they were not entitled to pay for services agt.
the Indians - the next tour commenced in November 1780
as stated in the original declaration under Col. Pacely and
continued in the service until after the Battle at Guilford Courthouse
the 18th March 1781 - he believes he served at least four months - constituting
twenty months there works actual service agt. the
British, tories & Indians - In addition to this he had several
of a week or two at a time agt. the tories which he is unable
to specify & for which he cannot claim a pension - he served
in all the towns as a Lieutenant - he was commissioned as a
Lieutenant & his commission with all his papers was taken from him
by the tories about the time that Cornwallis was passing through
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that part of North Carolina - he is not on the pension roll of the
agency of any State & relinquishes all claim for a pension
except the one provided by the act of 1832-
Sworn to & subscribed
open Court
Field Farrar Clerk
William Wiley
State of Tennessee 
Dickson County 
S.S.
John Mabin, aged 84 years old personally
appeared in open Court & being duly sworn upon his oath
declares that he was well acquainted with Lieutenant William
Wyley who made the preceding declaration before the Revolutionary war
& during the war has known him since his removal
to Dickson County, that he served under the said Lieutenant
Wyley three tours of duty during the war, the sd. Wyley acting
as the Lieutenant of the company in each of the tours of duty -
he also knew of said Wyley being very frequently in the service
at other times when this affiant was not in the service & [illegible]
understood & [illegible] the fact to be that sd. Wyley always
acted as a Lieutenant - it was so understood at the time
in the neighbourhood when they both lived - and this
affiant has no doubt of the truth of his having served &
acted as Lieutenant - he also knows the present application
to be the individual who performed the services-
Sworn to & subscribed
Field Farrar
in open Court
John Mabin
[illegible]
And the said Court after the investigation of the matter
& after putting the interrogatories presented by the war
department
declare it as their opinion that the said
[illegible] tenant William Wyley was a soldier & a Dickson
[illegible] in the
Revolutionary war as stated in the
preceding
declaration & that he performed the
services as stated in said declaration
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they further certify that John Mabin is a citizen resident
in the County of Dickson & a credible person & that he
of the age as stated by him in his affidavit - they also
certify that David Gray is a Clergyman of Dickson County
& that W. Hagins & L. Russell are likewise residents in
said County & entitled to credit as witnesses & that their
statements an entitled to full credit-
S. Turner
& B. Brown
Molton Dickson
Presiding [illegible] for Dickson County
S.S.
State of Tennessee
Dickson County
I Field Farrar Clerk of the County
Court of Dickson certify that the preceding is the
original proceedings in the matter of the application of
William Wyley for a pension
& testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand & affixed the public
[illegible] of my office at Charlotte the
2nd July 1833
Field Farrar Clerk
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11069
Ann Wiley
Ten
Wid. of Wm W322
[illegible] David Gray
Oct 13 - 1844
Matthew 25. 1826
Hn. L.B. Chase Feby 5. 1846
I.H. Catin, Oct. 12/46
Act 7 July 1838
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County
S.S.
On this the first day of
August 1846 personally appeared before the 
undesigned a justice of the peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid Ann Wiley a resident
of the 2nd District in the County of Dickson, aged
82 years, who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the Act of Congress passed
entitled an Act granting half
pay and pensions to certain widows: That
she is the widow of William Wiley who was a
Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution was a
pensioner on the pension roll at Nashville
Tennessee and drew one hundred and thirty
five dollars and fifty five cents per annum
she further declares that she was married
to the said William Wiley in the fall of
1785 (month and day not recollected) in suit
for a County North Carolina, and that from
information received from the Clerk of the County
Court of said County of Guilford there is no record in that office of my marriage to William
Wiley all the papers in that office having been
burnt in the time of the revolution or shortly
after my marriage, and that there is no
family Record of my marriage, and my
husband the aforesaid William Wiley died on
the first day of January 1842: That she was
not married to him prior to his leaving the services
but the marriage took place previous to the first
of January seventeen hundred and ninety four
viz: at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above written
Before me
Ann Willey
Lemuel Russell JP for Dickson County
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County
Personally appeared before
me an acting justice of the Peace for and in the
County of Dickson and State of Tennessee Mrs
Nancy Landrith who being duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following
affirmation - That she was well and intimately acquainted with Mrs Ann Wiley in Guilford County North Carolina, and was present
when she was married to William Wiley by
a Presbyterian minister of the Gospel by the
name of David Caldwell to the best of her
recollection in the fall of the year seventeen
hundred and Eighty five. Sworn to and
subscribed this the first day of August 1846
Before me
Nancy Landreth
Lemuel Russell
I for Dickson County
I hereby certify that Mrs Nancy Landreth
who hath subscribed her name to the above
affidavit is a woman of strict veracity and
respectability. Also that in consequence of old
age and infirmities Mrs Ann Wiley who
hath subscribed her name to the within Declaration is unable to appear in open Court given
under my hand this the first day of August
1846
Samuel Russell JP for
Dickson County
State of Tennessee
Dickson County 
Elizabeth Myatt do hereby
certify that the Record containing the ages of
the children of William Wiley deceased has
to my certain knowledge been in the
family of said William Wiley thirty years
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but as regards the hand writing
Sworn to and subscribed this first day
of August 1846
Before me
I cannot say
the first day
Elizabeth Myatt
Lemuel Russel JP for Dickson County
State of Tennessee Dickson City Court August
Term 1846 We the undersigned quorum Justices
of said Court do hereby certify that the proceedings in the case of Ann Wiley applicant for
a Pension before Esquire Lemuel Russell are
Legal and satisfactory to this Court and that they
are satisfied from old age and infirmities that
She is unable to appear in open Court witness our
hands and seals in open Court this 3rd day of August 1846
Allen Nesbitt Chairman
R.P. Halliburton JP
Samuel Tate JP
State of Tennessee 
Dickson County 
I Thomas McNeilly Clerk of the County Court of said County
do hereby certify that sufficient evidence was advanced
in open Court to satisfy said Court that the proceedings in the case of Mrs Ann Wiley before Esquire
Lemuel Russell for a Pension are satisfactory and
that the Magistrates who compose the Quorum
Court to wit Allen Nesbitt, RP Halliburton and
Samuel Tate are duly commissioned and
qualified, and that Samuel Russell Esqr is
and was at the time he signed the foregoing proceedings
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County
duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his in the within declaration
is his genuine signature And I further certify
that from the Last Will and Testament of William
Wiley decd. which is Recorded in my office he wishes
all his estate both Real and Personal to be sold and
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after the payment of his just debts the balance he
gives to his beloved wife Ann Wiley
In Testimony whereof I have
here unto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office
this 3rd day of August 1846
Thomas McNeilly Clk
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11861
ai 44 Rev
[illegible] April 18, 1845.
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County 
County Court March Term 1845
This day was produced in open Court
the foregoing declaration of Ann Wiley who is an
applicant for a pension under the act of Congress
passed the 7th July 1838 AD. together with the affidavits
thereto attached and the certificates & attestations of Lemuel Russell Esquire an acting Justice
for said County. And the Court do hereby approve
and confirm the proceedings of the said
Lemuel Russell he being an acting Justice of
said County and a member of said Court and
legally competent to administer an oath
Given under our hands in open Court
Allen Nesbitt
Washington Hunter
Justices
John Eubank
Justices of the County Court of Dickson
County Tennessee
I Thomas McNeilly Clerk of the County Court of Dickson County and State of Tennessee do hereby certify
that the foregoing declaration of Ann Wiley was
produced in open Court with the certificate there to annexed that the proceedings of the Justice Lemuel
Russell were approved and confirmed by the
Court as expressed in their certificate above mentioned which is signed by them in open Court I also
certify that the said Lemuel Russell is an acting
Justice of said County duly commissioned and quallified
and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
seal of office this 3rd day of March 1846
Thomas McNeilly Clerk
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322
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 322
Ann Wiley,
Widow.
William Wiley
Ensign Rev. War.
Act: May 3, 1843. June 17 1844.
Index:- Vol. M, Page 336.
(Arrangement of 1870.]
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J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commr. of Pensions
Charlotte Tenn, 31st. March 1845.
Sir,
Enclosed you will find
the Declaration of Mrs Ann Wiley the widow of
Lieutenant William Wiley who was a Soldier in
the Revolutionary War, and drew a pension until
his death which took place in 1842.
she presents he declaration claiming the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of July
1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions
to certain widows."
In the course of last year this declaration was
enclosed to your office and was returned with
objections, on account of its not having been submitted to the Court, and having an approval, and
confirmation of the acts of the Justice before whom
it was made - this defect we have endeavoured
to supply. 
In getting up her declaration she has been
governed by the printed Rules adopted by the Secretary
of War in relation to the proof necessary to be
made, as well as it could possibly be done
in her case. Every exertion has been made to
procure record proof of her marriage without
success. To require such proof indispensably,
would be at once to close the door against
many deserving applicants-- she has made
the best proof that is in existence.
The reference made by her to the declaration
of her husband which is on file in the proper
office, as to his services, will, it is presumed,
be satisfactory on that point-- it is impossible for
her to make any other proof-- Such reference
recognized by the 4th Rule adopted by the War
Office
Her claim as the Widow of a Revolutionary
Soldier is well sustained by public opinion
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he being long and well known here as such,
Mrs Wiley is now in a very destitute condition,
is very infirm & helpless, and makes this appeal
to the justice & liberality of her country, & confidently
trust it will not be in vain
Respectfully Yours
John C. Collier.
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Application for a new certificate
State of Tennessee 
County of Dickson
SS
On the twenty-first day of September 1839
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for
the said County of Dickson, personally appeared
William Wiley who on his oath declares that he
is the same person who formerly belonged to the company
commanded by Captain Arthur Forbes in the
regiment commanded by Colonel John Rutherford;
that he served in said regiment for the term of six months
in the service of the United States; that his name was
placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee;
that he acceived a certificate of that fact under the
signature and seal of the Secretary of War; that he
has received his pension regularly since the 4th
day of March 1831 up to the 4th day of March 1839
at the rate one hundred and thirty five dollars
and fifty-five cents per annum; which certificate on
or about the 5th day of March 1839 he delivered
to Allen H Willy his attorney for the purpose of receiving the pension therein authorized to be received
from the agent for paying pensions in Nashville
Tennessee, and that he has never since been able to
obtain the possession of said certificate.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year aforesaid
William Wiley
his mark
Kendrick Myatt
Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
County of Dickson
SS
On the twenty first day of September 1839
before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for
the said County of Dickson personally appeared
Allen H Wiley and made oath in due
form of law that on or about the 5th day
of March 1839 he received from William Wiley
a pension certificate and power of Attorney
for the purpose of receiving the pension therein
authorized to be acceived from the Agent
for paying pensions in Nashville Tennessee
and that in the City of Nashville or on his
return home, on or about the 8th day of
March 1839, he lost or so mislaid said
pension certificate that he has never been
able to return the same to the said William
Wiley
Sworn to and subscribed
Allen H Wily
before me the day and
year aforesaid
Kendrick Myatt Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County 
I William Hightower Clerk
of the County Court of said
Dickson County hereby certify that Kendrick
Myett Eqr. is a Magistrate as above and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be
his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
my office at Charlotte in said County this
8th day of October 1839
Wm Hightower Clerk
By his Deputy Tho. J Kelly
State of Tennessee
Dickson County
I Thomas Palmer Chairman of the County Court of said
Dickson County hereby certify that William
Hightower is acting Clerk of our said County
Court and that the foregoing signature and
seal purporting to his official signature and
seal of office are genuine. Given under my
hand this 8th day of October 1839-
H.L. Palmer Chairman
of Dickson County Court
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Ann Wiley Ten:
date of Marriage proved but evidence of the service & grade of Lieut.
in the N.C. Militia, from the records
at Raleigh required
[illegible signature]
the husband of this lady was on the Pension list when
he died & that ought to be sufficient I should think.
But the Commiss. of Pensions thinks different. It becomes therefore necessary to apply for information at
Raleigh. I will unto there to obtain it
J.H. Eaton