Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5845, for John Kelly, South Carolina
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SERVICE
S.C.
Kelly, John
NUMBER
R. 5845
CONTENTS
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Hampton H Kelly
son of
John Kelly
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Decln. under Act 7th June 1832.
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Geo H Jones
Present Atty
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State of South Carolina
District of Richland  SS.
On this twenty ninth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty-one personally appeared before the undersigned Judge of the Court of Ordinary in open court now sitting, Hampton H. Kelly a resident of the District of Richland in the state of South Carolina, aged fifty one 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 is the son & heir at law of John Kelly deceased who entered the service in the War of the Revolution and served under the following named officers as herein stated: That said John Kelly deceased as this Deponent has been informed and verily believes was at the time of said war living in what is now Fairfield District in this state and towards the close of the said war volunteered as a private horseman in the company commanded by Captain Jacob Barnet in the Regiment of Horse commanded by Colonel Henry Hampton in Sumter's Brigade State Troops, in which capacity he served as this Deponent believes not less than ten months: That after the close of said war he continued to reside in said District of Fairfield and died at an advanced age on the nineteenth day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty two (19th January 1842): That his said father John Kelly deceased who served as aforesaid has frequently told this Deponent of his having been in the service and in the battle at Eutaw, King's Mountain, & Cowpens: That he left no widow
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this Deponents mother having died previous to his said father: that his said father refused in his lifetime to make application for pension because he alledged that he had plenty do him his lifetime. That after his fathers death and at the sale of his fathers' property this Declarants' brother Frost Kelly who has since moved to the State of Mississippi bought an old trunk containing the old papers of his said father and a portion of his said father's horseman's uniform which he had in his lifetime declared was part of that which he wore in said service in said war. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension for his said father's services, except the present and declares that his said father's name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state. In proof of these several allegations this Declarant submits the accompanying evidence.
H.H. Kelly
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
James L. Guignard
Judge of Court of Ordinary
Richland District

State of South Carolina
District of Richland  
Personally appeared C Neuffer and Washington Moye who being duly sworn to on their oaths state they are well acquainted with H. H. Kelley the Deponent above and that he is a person to whose statements upon oath are due full faith & credit. Sworn to and subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid. And I the said
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Judge of the Court of Ordinary certify that these Deponents are persons to whose statements upon oath are due full faith & credit. 
Given under my hand & Seal of Office at Columbia in said District & State the day & year first above stated.
C. Neuffer
Washington Moye

[seal covers part of judge's signature etc]
James Guignard
Judge of Court of 
Ordinary Richland District
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REJECTED
5845
P.O. John Kelly
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Nov 15th 1851
Appl of John Kelly
Geo H Jones
Present

[Sideways]
Case of John Kelly
Act 7 June1 832
Hon. James I Heath
Commr of Pensions

Triplett
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No 38290
J845

John Kelly decd
SC
Act 7 June 1832

G.H. Jones - Feb 4th 1852
Hon. W.W. Boyce 24th March 1854
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Comptroller Genl's Office
Columbia So Car
1st Nov 1851

This is to certify that it appears from the Pay Roll of Capt. Jacob Barnett's "Troop in Lt. Col. Henry Hampton's Regt. of Light Dragoons commanded by Brigadier Genl. Sumter 16th March 1782" that John Kelly a private served in the same for the span of ten months. 
For Comptroller Genl
James A Black
Dep.

(No seal of Office)
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No. 38.290
John Kelly Decd
S.C.
Act 7 June 1832

G H Jones
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Washington City
Nov 14th 1851
Sir,
I enclose herewith the application and proofs in support of the claim of Jno Kelly for a pension under the act of the 7th June 1832.
Very Respectfully
Geo H Jones

James E Heath, Esqr
Commr. of Pensions
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Comptroller Genls Office
Columbia So. Car
November 1st 1851
N.273
Lit M.
Issued the first October 1784 to Mr. John Kelly late private in Barnetts Troop H Hamptons Regiment Sumters Brigd. State Troops for Ninety four pounds sterling being amount pay and bounty due him for services in that Troop Together with interest thereon from the first April 1782 to date hereof agreeable to a resolution of General Assembly of the Eleventh March last.  Principal £ 94:0:0
£86:10.8  Interest 6:11:7
I do hereby certify that the above is a true copy as taken from the Records in this Office.
For Comptroller Genl
James A Black
Dep.

(No Seal of Office)
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State of South Carolina
District of Richland
Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Magistrate in & for said District, Theophilus Wilson who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath state. That he is now Eighty six years of age & has from boyhood lived in Fairfield District South Carolina and is now a pensioner of the State of South Carolina on account of his revolutionary services: that Deponent had a father & three brothers in the American Service: That John Kelly the father of the present Hampton H Kelly was then a resident of said District and Deponent knew him during the war and saw him in service under Colonel Hampton attached to the Brigade of Cavalry Commanded by General Sumter and that John Stewart who also belonged to same neighborhood with this Deponent was in the same service with said John Kelly. That the time of service for which that Brigade was out was generally considered ten months. That after the war said John Kelly lived in deponents neighborhood until his death about nine years ago: That this Deponent is entirely disinterested in any amount which said son H H Kelly may recover on account of his said father's services.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day March 1852
Theophilus Wilson his mark X
A Fitch
Magt.
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Affidavit of Theophilus Wilson
as to John Kelly Dec?
& son H.H. Kelly.
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State of South Carolina
Richland District
Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Magistrate for said District H D Everitt and L W Stewart who being duly sworn say that they are neighbors of & well acquainted with the deponent above Theophilus Wilson, that he is in their opinion of the age of upwards of Eighty years is of sound mind & memory and worthy of full credit when testifying as above. Sworn to and subscribed this eleventh day of March 1852.
H. D. Everitt
L W. Stewart 
Before me 
A Fitch
Magt.

The State of South Carolina 
Richland District 
I James S Guignard Clerk of the Court of Common pleas and General Sessions in and for the District aforesaid do Certify that A Fitch Esquire who hath attested the above affidavit was at the time of this date thereof and is now an acting Magistrate in and for said District & that his signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Said Court at Columbia this 3rd day of May Anno Domini 1852
James S Guignard
Clerk of Court Common
Pleas & General Sessions
Richland District