Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38473, Absalom Wiley, N. C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Wiley, Absalom or Wilday
838473
CONTENTS

19,455. Georgia.
Abraham Wiley, or Wilday
of Washington in the State of Georgia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Blount of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hogan in the N. Carolina line, for the term of from July 20, 1778 to April 16, 1782
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 6 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of June 1825 and Sent to Gerotte Brown Sandersville - Georgia
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1825 $ 41. 62
$ 41. 62
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820 }
March 1. 1825

[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page.]
Garrotte Brown, Sandersville, Geo.

Georgia
Washington County
Personally appeared in open Court Abrolus Wilday, it being a court of Record of the Superior Court of said County who being duly sworn saith when he entered under Col Redding Blount his name was by mistake entered as Abrolus Wilday & that he went to the officer & told him that he had made a mistake in entering his name & the officer told him as the Roll had been filled up it was unnecessary to alter it and that he answered to the name of Wilday during his service & he further saith that he has not since the 18th March 1818 disposed of any property having now to dispose of & he further saith that the reason he did not apply sooner for a pension is that he did not know there had been any provisions made by the Government for relief of Revolutionary Soldiers
Sworn before me this 1st ap l 1825
Abrolus his Mark Wilday
Robert Raymond Reid
Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Georgia

Georgia
Washington County Personally appeared in Open Court it being a Court of Record the Superior Court of said County Joseph Rodes & being duly sworn saith that he has been intimately acquainted with with Abraham Wiley for about twenty five years & that he has never known him to dispose of any property during that time & that the said Abraham Wiley has ever since he knew him been very poor & has never owned more than ten dollars worth of property at one time since he knew him & that he does not now own more than five dollars worth at this time
Sworn before me this 1 st Ap r 1825
his Joseph Rodes mark
Robert Raymond Reid Judge of the Sup r Court Mo. D. Ga

Original Claim
State of Georgia
Washington County
On this the twenty Sixth day of March eighteen hundred and twenty four person ally appeared in Open Court, being a court of Records and the Superior Court held in and for the county aforesaid Absalom Wiley of the County and State aforesaid, Aged ninety eight years, who being first duly sworn, Accor- ding to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declarations in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the eighteenth March eighteen hundred and eighteen, and the first May eighteen hundred and twenty, that he the said Absalom Wiley enlisted during the war in or about the months of July or August, Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six in the State of North Carolina in the Company Com- manded by Capt. Brading Blount in the Regiment Commanded by Col. James Hogan in the line of the State of North Carolina on the continental estab- lishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until about eighteen months thereafter when he was transferred to a light Infantry Company Commanded by Capt. John Moore and in which said Company he continued to serve under several Officers till the close of the Revolutionary war when he was discharged from the said Service at Bacon's Bridge in the State of South Carolina
That he was in the Battles of the Sago of Chob- low under the Command of Capt. G. Bradley at which time and place he was taken prisoner by the enemy and after continuing a prisoner about thirty one days made good his escape by swimming Coopers River and again joined the American Army at the Siege

Hills of Santee in the State of South Carolina, that he was in the battle of the Hutaw Springs under the command of Capt James Powell in which battle he was wounded in the right arm; that he was in the battle of Kings Bridge in the State of New York under the command of the Lieut Capt Blount besides many other battles and skirmishes of minor importance and that he has no other evidence, now in his power of his said Services except his own oath.
And in pursuance of the Act of the first eighteen hundred and twenty - I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred eighteen and that I have not, since that time, by gift Sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it or to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred & eighteen; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or Securities, Contracts, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule herunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And this deponent States Schedule that his family consists of a wife now aged seventy years and a daughter thirty five years of age, and has been for some years in a low State of health occasioned by frequent attacks of the dropsy and is at this time labouring under the same disease, and two male Grand children One by the Name of William Beck aged Seven years

the other by the name of Salton Doe and aged fins years. that he is by profession a farmer and from the infirmity of his age he is unable to support himself and family by his bodily labour
Sworn to & declared on the 36 th Day of Absalom J. Wiley of March 1824. before me. marks Robert Walker Judge of the Superior Court of Washington County Schedule
One Cow & pigs worth — $5.00
his Absalom J. Wiley marks
I Garrett Brown Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath or affirmation, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is five dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court. This 27 th day of March 1824.
G Brown Clerk of the Superior Court Washington County. Ga

AW S.38.473
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abraham Whitley or Whidday a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 Kind of War Pvt Brig Gen Blount Brig Gen Breaugh James Lowry James Logan N.C.  
Battles engaged in, Guilford Residence of soldier at enlistment, in the state of N.C. Date of application for pension, March 26, 1877. Pension was allowed. Residence at date of application, Washington Co. Ga. Age at date of application, 95 yrs.
Remarks: In 1874 soldier's wife, name not stated, was 70 yrs of age. daughter, name not given, aged 35 yrs and 2 grand children William Beck aged 7 yrs and Calton Doe aged 5 yrs.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
see soldier's statement, report from Genl of N.C. does not give as full statement as does soldier's agree with soldier's

19,289. Ans. E. M. and Absalom Wiley Washington 6.0
1824 Gavotte Brown Sandersville, Ga
Recd 7 May 1824.
see letter Aug. 28. 1824 to G. Brown.
Shae Calhoun Esq. as man Mack. Esq.

Januville 12 th May 1824
John C Calhoun Esqr.
Sir inclosed I send you an original claim, the declaration made by one Mr. Wiley who have taken the necessary steps to procure his pension as an old Revolutionary soldier, agreeable to the acts of Congress.
I am Respectfully Yours -
Garrott Brown

State of North Carolina, Secretary's Office.
I William H. Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears by the Musterrolls of the Continental line of this State, that Absalom Wilday a private in Capt. Blooms Comp y of the 10 th Reg t was mustered on the 20 th July 1778 for the term of Nine Months, that he re-enlisted on the 3 rd June 1779 as a Corp l for 18 months, that he again enlisted in Capt. Raifords Company of the 10 th Regiment on the 6 th of May 1781 for 12 Months, and left the service 18 th April 1782.
Given under my hand at Office in Raleigh the 24 th day of August 1824.
W m Hill
PS. It will be observed that the name in the above Certificate is not the same mentioned in the declaration of Absalom Wiley but I have no doubt it was intended for the same.
W m Hill Secy.

19,289
Absalom Wiley Washington Co. Ga
for
Garrotte Brown, Sandersville Ga
Recd. June 1825.
(See evidence in P. H. add. evid.)
Sandersville Ga May 27

Seneca Ga May 27 th 1825 War Department Pension Office
Enclosed you have the original and subsequent deposition of Absalom Wiley or Witday for the purpose of obtaining a pension. your attention to his business will be an act of Charity and thankfully acknowledged -
Charlotte Brown U.S. Dist. Court Washington D.C. for Absalom Wiley

38473
Rev INVALID.
File No. 38473  Abraham Wiley or Wilday *  Abraham Wiley  Rev Wiley
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 567
[Arrangement of 1870.]
*W.W.H. July 2, 1908.
1922 Nov. 9 History to
G.S. Skelton, AWS.
1922 Nov. 15. Hon. C. H. Brand info record was found Mrs Skelton as above - see carbon of neg. slip of Elijah Swann. AW

A. S. SKELTON ATTORNEY - AT - LAW F. & M. BANK BLDG.
Solicitor-General Northern Circuit
HARTWELL, GA.,
October 6th, 1922
Hon Wash Gardner Commission of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please send me copies of the Pension Records of the following:-
Nat Res. 245 Mill 870 Hoseah Camp, page 4 Ga List John Hamilton, Hall Co Ga., Page 19 Ga List John McMilliens, Elbert Co Ga, Page 38 Ga List Wm. Smith, Elbert Co Ga? Page 38 Ga List Wm Smith, Elbert County, Ga., Page 38 Ga List Absolom Wiley, Washington Co. Ga, Page 28 Ga List.
All Revolutionary Soldiers.
Thanking you in advance for this information,
I am
A Skelton