Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File 4. 2,221, Neill Conly, N.C.

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Service N.C. Conly, Neill Number R.2,221

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33643
Conly, Neill
Tenn.
2221
Hon. E.J. Shields

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State of Tennessee Lawrence County Court of  Pleas and Quarter Session  January Term 1836 on this siscth day of August 1836 personally appeared in open Court Neill Conly a resident citizen of the County of Laurence and State of Tennessee aged about seventy two years in next August as recorded in his father’s family Bible now in his possession, who being first duly sworn  according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated; to wit that he took the place of Macon Smith who was drafted for sisc months under Capt Neill McRainy and became Rowan in the State of North Carolina and County of Cumberland in the town of Fayetteville originally called Cross Creek in the month of August 1780. That he was attached to a foregoing Company commanded first by said McRainy and afterwards by Capt Nichy Smith and was employed in gathering cattle for the main army after Gale’s defeat about the time General Green took the command, that he served out his time and got a discharge signed by General Butler and Capt. McRainey which he got burnt at John Watson’s when his home was burned that he was with the waggons and had the charge of one of them during the battle of Guilford and received a wound on his Shin from a sword inflicted by one of Tartans Troopers but Col. Washington rescued

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him and he escaped with his waggon, that one week after the Emancipation of his term he again   turned out as a volunteer under Captain McRainey & Col Rowan in the aforesaid County of Cumberland and town of Fayetteville on Cross Creek, that he served out said term of sisc months under the command of McRainy & George Fletcher, that during the whole of said Campaign he was engaged in gathering & delivering cattle for General Green’s Army, that he was in no engagement, that he received his discharge from his second term of service in October 1781 in Cumberland County signed by Rowan and McRainy. That he was engaged in actual service for more than an year but he only was bound to serve two sisc months terms for which he claims a pension altho he served from August 1780 until October 1781 his last discharge was burned with his first one.  The reason this application was not sooner forwarded to the pension office is because he filed his application soon after the law passed of 1832 & entrusted his case to one Yancy G. Baxter who shortly after was taken sick and died and lost his papers & so they were never forwarded.  That he has no papers [Illegible] evidence to prove his service. He hereby [Illegible]

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-es every claim whatever to a pension except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state or County. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid  
Neill Conly
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court 6th Jany 1836
M H Buchanan Clerk
an the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after  [Illegible] the interrogations 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 Hugh McNeal is a citizen of Lawrence County who has signed one of the enclosed certificates, and that John Hunter who has signed the one of the enclosed certificates is a respectable Clergyman of Maury County and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit.  They believe the Statement of said McNeal in this case but refuse to certify his general credibility. January 6th 1836
John G McDonald J P
Wm A Edmiston J P
Daniel Butler  JP

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State of Tennessee Lawrence County. Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions January Term 1836
On this 6th day of January 1836 Neill Conly appeared in open Court and being first sworn according to law answered the within interrogations as follows to wit
1, Question? When and in what year were you born
Answer. I was born in Cumberland County North Carolina on the 4th day of August 1764
2. Have you any Record of your age & what is it
Answer. I have my age recorded in my fathers bible which descended to me after his death
3. Where did you live when you went into the service & when have you lived since. 
Ans. I lived when I went into the service in Cumberland County State of North Carolina & continued to live there until he moved from that place to Lawrence County State of Tennessee where he now resides. 
4th  How were you called into service. were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if so for whom.
Answer     the first time I went into serve I was a Substitute for Macon Smith, that is Duncan Buie and Macon Smith give me five cows & calves to stand then draw Buie was not drawn and Smith was and I served out his term of sisc months & after that [illegible]

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and he turned out himself or sisc months and served out said time
5th 	State the name of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served & such can [Illegible] & Malitia Regiments as you can recalled & the General circumstances of the Campaign 
Answer.   I only saw the affairs when I drove cattle to camp & when I drove one of the Camp Waggons. I recalled that I saw General Gales [Illegible] after his defeat.  I recalled General Greene well and [Illegible] Gen. Morgan & Col Washington of the light Horse. I recalled General Butler & Stephens but think they commanded the Militia.  I saw General Peckens with Morgan after the battle of Cowpens.  I cannot recalled the names of the regiments for I did not muster in them but only assisted in feeding them.  In my first campaign the Battle of Guilford & the Cowpens were fought. in my second the battle of Camden [Illegible] was fought.  In my [Illegible] in both Campaigns I was confined to North Carolina and South Carolina except when he crossed Dan River flying with the prisoners taken at the Cowpens where pursued by lord Cornwallis when I was in the edge of the State of Virginia.    
6   Did you ever receive a discharge from service & if so by whom were they given
Answer   I received a Discharge at the emancipation

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of each term.  one signed by Butler & McRainey & the other by Col Rowan and McRainey
7th   State the name of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood where you now live & who can testify as to your character for [Illegible] & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution. 
Answer: I believe I can do so by Neill McNeill & by Dawson Hunter of Marury County who have long known me both in this County & North Carolina but Mr. Hunter will not attend Court nor let me talk with him owing to his fear of the Small Pox which is in my neighborhood at present.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the [Illegible] first above written 
Neill Conly
Sworn to. Subscribed in open Court this 6th Jany 1836
M H Buchanan Clerk

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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3 1873
2.221                 REJECTED
P.O. 
Neil Conly
Service: _______________
Enlisted: ____________, 18
Discharged: __________, 18
Application filed: _____________, 18
Alleges: _______________
______________________
Re-enlisted: ________________
_________________________
Attorney: _____________________
P.O. _________________________
____________________________
__________ Recognized.  ___________ Contract.
_______ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for _____ 18  .

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33,643
[Illegible] Hon E J
Shields, Jany ‘36
Suspended.
Hon G.W. Jones, Feby 24, 1855
7th, June 1832

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Hugh McNeil
Affa.

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E. J. Shields, Esqr
Washington 
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State of Tennessee Lawrence County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions January Term 1836
on this 5th day of January 1836 Neil McNeal personally appeared in open Court and made oath in due form that he has been acquainted with Neil Conly between twenty five and thirty years & that the said Neil Conly in the neighborhood in which he resides is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and he concurs in that belief.  Sworn to to and subscribed before the Court
Hugh McNeill
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court this 5th day of January 1836
M. H. Buchanan Clerk
I M. H. Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Session do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeds of the said Court in the Matter of the application of Edmund Nairn for a pension. 
M. H. Buchanan Clerk

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John Hunter’s 
Affa.

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I, John Hunter of the State of Tennessee and County of Maury Administer of the Gospel.  do certify that I was partially acquainted with Neal Conley a few years after the Revolutionary War in Cumberland County State of North Carolina and for the last eight or nine years personally acquainted with said Conley in the State of Tennessee and County of Lawrence.  I believe him to be an honest and industrious man as respects his services in the revolutionary war. I heard from Capt James Campbell of North Carolina of the regular troops. and Conley himself is as follows, said Capt James Campbell gave to the said Conley one hundred acres of Land out of one thousand acre tract in the State of Tennessee. The reason why said Campbell gave said Conley the said hundred acres of Land. was for his bravery honesty and integrity in the revolutionary war which is as follows while said Campbell was commanding a scouting party said Conley was engaged in [Illegible] in battle for the troops when the Cattle were delivered said Conley’s horse was put to a waggon and said Conley was to take charge of said waggon.  Said Conley belonged to the militia

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but was a neighbor of said Campbells.  The said Campbell put in the care of the said Conley his trunk with its contents being inlocked. bound around with a rope.  This being previous to the battle of Gilford.  The troops and waggons took different [Illegible] but to meet again before the waggons and troops met again.  The enemy came on them and captured some of the waggons but said Conley maid his escape.  Saved waggon and team and loading and found the troops and delivered the trunk with its contents to the said Campbell and further I know not.
State of Tennessee this day personally appeared before Maury County, me an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, the Revd John Hunter and made oath that the above certificate is just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief
This 13 day February 1836
David Dobbin
Justice of the Peace
I do certify that the Revd John Hunter is a Clergyman of regular standing and respectability give under my hand this 13th day of Feb-1836
David Dobbin
Justice of the Peace

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State of Tennessee
Maury County
I William E Erwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that David Dobbins whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate now is & was at the time [Illegible] a Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned & that due faith and credit are to be given to all his [Illegible] as such I witness whereof  I have hereto set my hand & seal of office at office this 7th February 1836
Wlm E Erwin Clk