Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4544, for David Liles, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. b.
Liles, David
S. 4344
Brown Va.
CONTENTS
carded

23414 West Tennessee
David Giles of Carroll in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com d commanded by Captain McHenry of the reg t commanded by Col. ————— in the Pleasants line for 1 year & 3 months
Date of death not av d
Inserted on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Jan y 1834 and No. 213 Hosston HNB
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r 123 — Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 23 — $150 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan d Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 87

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Tennessee
in Carroll County } At Term 1832 of the circuit Court of Law & Equity
On the 15 th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable William B. Shirley one of the Circuit Judges of Law and Equity of said State now holding the Circuit Court of said County, David Tice a resident of said County and State aged Seventy seven years, on the thirteenth day of August last, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
This declarant states, as he understood from his parents he was born on the Meherrin River, on the 13 th of August A.D. 1756. in what State, and County he does not know, as he was so young when he left it and removed with his father, up into Virginia into the then County then called Pittsylvania the part of which he lived, is as he now understands divided into Henry County. He resided there ten years; after which his Father removed removed to South Carolina, in the County of Lorrain, where he lived five years, when they again removed up into the State of North Carolina, and Rutherford County, here he resided during the Revolutionary War.
This declarant states that he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. Early in the year of 1776 declarant states he joined a company of mounted Rangers at John M c Kenney's Fort commanded by in the said County of Rutherford, where he served one year, ranging there and thereabouts. He further states that he made divers trips in the surrounding country, at the head of a party of men of which he was the leader, in search of Indians, then supposed to be Cherokees. There was another party of the same men led by a man by the name of William Robbins,

states that they suffered great hardships, and that he slept out as many as a hundred nights, with his gun in his arms, being afraid to make fires for fear of being  being these Indians. The next year they were transferred to Mills Station in said County about 30 miles from McKinney's fort Commanded by Captain Thomas Mills, where he served twelve months, there he acted as a ranger, and was also engaged protecting the fort from the Indians. Declarant states he received written discharges from Captain John McKinney, and Captain Thomas Mills, which have since been lost. He continued to reside in Wakeford County, and State of North Carolina, until about ten years of this time, when he removed from there to Jackson County, on the Cumberland River, in this State where he lived three years, whence he removed to Maury County in said State, where he remained likewise 3 years, and removed to this County where he now lives. This declarant states that he had a record of his birth, which was plundered from his house by the Tories. This declarant has no documentary evidence of his claim, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, except John Fisher Senr. of Warren County in this State, and Edward Price Senr. of Jackson County, in this State also, whose affidavits, are 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. David Liles
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
in open court this 15 th Octr. 1832. James W. Lee, Clerk.
I accept a pension for fifteen months and relinquish the balance for the present this 7 th of Jan. 1834 John Brown

We, John Parker, a clergymen & Henry Tate residing in the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David Siles who has subscribed and sworn to the above dec- laration; that we believe him to be about Seventy Seven 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.
John Parker Henry Tate Mark.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & year above written
James H. Lee Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Parker who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergymen resident in said County of Carroll, and that Henry Tate, who has also signed the same is a resident of said County of Carroll and is a credible person, and that the above  the applicant is entitled to credit.
Wm B. Turley
One of the Judges of the Court of Law & Equity State of Tennessee
Interrogatories propounded by the Court to David Siles the foregoing applicant for a pension. Quest n 1 st Where, and in what year were you born? Answer On the Holston river in the year 1755.
2 d Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Answer I had, but it was taken away the Tories.
3 d When were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans In North Carolina in Rutherford County North Carolina when called into service - lived that time in North Carolina & Tennessee.

David Liles
21937
4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? Ans. As a volunteer during the War.
5 th State 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 service? There was no regular officers when I served. Served with no continental regiments. The general circumstances of my service are stated in my declaration.
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? Ans. Recd. discharges from Capt. Neil, & M c Hinnery but they have since been lost.
7 th 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?
Ans. I would refer the court to Jacob Black, John Parker, Henry Tate & my neighbors generally. State of Tennessee I James H. Lee Clerk of the Circuit Court of Law Carroll County & Equity in and for the County aforesaid. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Liles for a Pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (there being no other) of office at office in Huntingdon this 15 th day of October A.D. 1832. 57 th year of American Independence. James H. Lee Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those 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 printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of David Lile, Carroll Co. T.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. By whom the ration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     76 1 mounted Rangers Col. H. H. H. H. N. H. Fort Ellis, York Rutherford Tradg & { with pay } not certf. to   77 1 " Col. H. H. H. H.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
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. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as 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, musicians 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, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county 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 and 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 cases 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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of 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 Virginia, 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 in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day 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 the 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 of 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 services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may 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 investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his 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 expected. 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.  G. { 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 traditional evidence of 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 guardian.
[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 generally 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 as 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 _____; 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 , in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. Thus form of a 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Handwritten signature: J. D. [unclear] & [unclear]

I certify that L. Colville is the deputy clerk of the county court of Warren County Tennessee and that his signature to the certificate that Wm. Duncan was an acting justice of the peace for the county is genuine and that Wm. Duncan is the person described in the preceding notice in said cause. Dec. 12 th day 1833
John B. Forrest
June 17 th 64 15 months. $52
David Giles
21937
Hon. John B. Forrest H.R.
Albert
John B. Forrest
Colville

October 18, 1938.
Mrs. J. L. McCawley Gainesboro Tennessee.
BA-J/ILL See David Liles S. 4544
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the David Liles in whom you are interested received a pension in 1840, while living in Jackson County, Tennessee, and that his name is borne on a list of pensioners in that county in 1840.
The Revolutionary War records have been searched again in your behalf and the record found of a David Liles who lived at one time in Jackson County, Tennessee, but whose residence in 1840 is not shown in his claim for pension. This may be the David Liles in whom you are interested; no other has been found, under any spelling, of Jackson County, Tennessee. His record follows, as found in pension claim, S. 4544, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
David Liles was born August 13, 1755, on the Meherrin River, county and state not shown, and when very young moved with his father to Pittsylvania County (the part which was later Henry County), Virginia, and lived there for ten years; his father moved then to Craven County, South Carolina. David accompanied him and after residing there for five years, moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina. The names of David's parents are not shown.
While a resident of said Rutherford County, David Liles volunteered in 1776, served in Captain John McKinney's North Carolina company of rangers and made many trips through the surrounding country at the head of a party of men in search of Indians; length of this service one year. He volunteered again, the next year, exact date not given, and served one year as a ranger in Captain Thomas Mills' North Carolina company, was stationed at Mills' Fort and was engaged in protecting the inhabitants from the Indians.
After the war, the soldier continued to reside in Rutherford

County, North Carolina, for about ten years, then moved to Jackson County, Tennessee, on the Cumberland River where he lived for three years, then moved to Maury County, Tennessee, and lived for three years, after which he moved to Carroll County, Tennessee.
David Liles was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, at which time he resided in Carroll County, Tennessee.
There are no data in regard to the family of this pensioner, other than the residences of his father.
In order to obtain information in regard to the last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
David Liles, Certificate #25414 Issued January 7, 1834 Rate $50 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Re-May ✓
4544
INVALID.
File No. 4244
David Liles Put. N.C. line
Act: June 7/932
Index:—Vol. A , Page 223
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1916 Nov. 14. Visit to Mrs. P. B. Bishop - aw. letter in David Files 1.10.8. 1936 - Apr 15. Visit to Mrs. H. C. Anderson. E.E. 1938. Oct. 18. Visit to Mrs. J. C. McCawley. J.L.K.

State of Tennessee } this day being the Eighth day of Jackson County } July 1832 This day came Edward Dicus Senr personally before me Samuel Hannah one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the said county and made oath in due form that he was a quainted with David Liles in the time of the old revolutionary war and knew him to be a true Republican and was at a station called McKinnon's fort as a guard to guard to guard the station against the Indians and saw David Liles frequently while there and understood he was one of the guards sworn to and subscribed before his the day and year first above written } Edward Dicus mark
S. Hannah. J.P.

State of Tennessee, this Day being the Seventh Day Warren County 1 of July 1932. This Day came John Fisher senior personally before me William Dunham one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the said County and made oath in due form of law and says that he was acquainted with David Liles in the time of the old revolutionary war and knows him to be a true republican and was at a Station called Mills Station as a guard to guard the Station against the Indians and saw David Liles frequently while there and under stand he was one of the guard swears to and subscribed before the Day and year above written
Attest
William Dunham Justice of the peace
John Fisher Senior

In this case the Magistrate must write the certificate over again on a larger piece of paper, and then he must certify below the signature of the witness that he is acquainted with the witness, knowing him to be a respectable and credible man, believing his statement entitled to credit, that he is of the age he represents himself to be, the character of being a Soldier of the Re- voluted States - Let the Magistrate amend the official by making the witness state his age - Let him sign his certificate officially.
Then let the Clerk of the County Court certify to the official character & disqualification of the Magistrate, before the County Court - then let the Chairman of the County Court certify to the official character of the Clerk in the usual way that records are authorized to be read in evidence in another State - Thos. J. Pendergast

State of Tennessee Warren county } This day personally appeared before me William Dunham an acting justice of the peace for said county John Fisher aged 76 years who being sworn according to law deposeth that he was well acquainted with David Fisher his son during the revolutionary war and since and has known him while in the service of his country at various stations in Rutherford county North Carolina where he was placed as a guard to protect the frontiers from the Indians at which place he remained 12 months as he believes sworn to and subscribed before me this 27 day of June 1833 William Dunham acting justice of the peace
I an acting justice of the peace for said county certify that I am well acquainted with John Fisher who has subscribed and sworn to the above certificate that he is about the age of 76 and is reported to have been a soldier of the revolution and is a creditable person and his statement

is entitled to full credit
William Dunham justice of the peace for Warren county,
State of Tennessee Joseph Colville Clerk of the court Warren county ss of pleas and quarters sessions in and for said county do hereby certify that William Dunham who has official signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was an acting justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren Tennessee at the time of making the same duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due to his official acts and proceedings
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal the day of July 1st 1833 and in the 57th year of American Independence
State of Tennessee Warren County ss I William J. Colville Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Colville whom now was at the time when the foregoing Certificate was given to be all true and correct and is attached to his official acts given under my hand and seal July 1. 1833 Wm J Colville Clerk

I have personally known to James H. Lee who has signed the foregoing certificate of David Diles as clerk of the circuit court for Carroll County State of Tennessee, and I do hereby certify that James H. Lee is now clerk of said circuit court of Carroll County at the date of said certificate and that the said James H. Lee's name is in his own proper hand writing.
Washington City Dec 19 th 1833
I am personally acquainted with Joseph Colvin clerk of the county court of Warren County and I believe his identity and that the signature of signature of said clerk to the foregoing instrument is in acting justice of the peace for said county is in his own handwriting as the same is Colvin and is genuine this 19 th day of Dec. 1833
John B. Forster I also know John Fisher who has signed and sworn to the service of David Diles as known him to be a man of good character and his statement is entitled to full credit this 19 th day of Dec 1833
John B. Forster

State of Tennessee Sullivan County & James W. Smith Chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do certify that William William Galbreath whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County of Sullivan and was at the time of certifying and signing the same and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his official acts as such, and that the attestation is in due form
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal in the said County of Sullivan this 19 th day of July AD 1833 and 58 th year of the Independ- ence of the United States
James W. Smith
Edward Lloyd atty. at law James H. Hammons atty. at law

State of Tennessee.
I William Gailbreath Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Jackson County do certify that Samuel Warbick whose signature is affixed to the within and foregoing affidavits of Edward Dyars Sen r . and to the within and foregoing certificate, is, and was, at the time of signing and subscribing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Jackson in the State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office in Camelsboro this 15 th day of July 1833 and 58 th year of the Independence of the United States.
William Gailbreath Clerk.

State of Tennessee this day came personally before Jackson County June Samuel Hannah an acting justice of the peace for said county Edward Dicus age 74 years who being sworn according to law deposeth that he was well acquainted with David Liles during the revolution- ary war and since and knew him while in the service of his country at McKim's post or guard to guard the station against the Indians in Rutherford County North Carolina where he was placed as a guard to protect the frontiers from the Indians that the said David Liles was at the post a soldier when he went there and he the said Dicus stayed at the post three months and when he left the post he left the said Liles there
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 13 th day of July 1833
Samuel Hannah (Seal) a justice of the peace
Edward Dicus (Seal) his mark
I an acting justice of the peace for said County certify that I am well acquainted with Edward Dicus who has subscribed and sworn to the above certificate that he is about the age of 74 is reported to have been a soldier of the revolution and is a creditable person and is entitled to full credit
S. Hannah (Seal) a justice of the peace for Jackson County

MRS. WALTER CARROLL ANDERSON
327 WALDEN STREET
HARRIMAN, TENN.
Feb. 11, 1935
Commissioner Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I would thank you to give me the services of David Lyles , who was living in eleventh district of Jackson county, Tenn. June 1st, 1840, and was then 84 years old.
His name appears in the Government Census of Pensioners of 1840 and I believe he was in the Revolutionary War.
Respectfully,
Mrs. W.C. Anderson

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
April 21, 1916.
Mrs. R.B. Bishop, 1417 Eighth Avenue, Fort Worth Texas.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the 12" instant, you are advised that in order to identify the record of a Revolutionary War soldier ,if on file for David Lyles or Liles, the subject of your inquiry, some of the following data is essential: the name of some officer under whom he served, place of residence at enlistment and after service, approximate dates of birth and death, and given name of his widow.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Daniel Coleman Mullins.
Very respectfully,
James Wilson Commissioner.

MCCAWLEY MOTOR COMPANY
LINCOLN - FORD CARS - TRUCKS
PHONE NO. 42
GAINESBORO, TENN.
Aug. 24 1938.
Veterans Administration, Washington D. C.
Some time ago I wrote to you for the Revolutionary War Record of David Lyles who drew a pension in Jackson Co. where he lived with Joshua Draper.
In reply you say there is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Rev. War of a David Lyles or Lileo (how about David Lysle?) who recd. pension while living in Jackson Co. Tenn. and ask the name of the list upon which I found him recorded as a pensioner of Jackson Co. Tenn.
He is listed as a pensioner in the Census of 1840, age 84, living with Joshua Draper. Will you please go over this list and if you find him listed, please send me a copy of his record? Thanking you very much, Very truly, Mrs. J. L. McCawley.

Not identical with David Liles 1848
April 15, 1935
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BA-J/HEL David Liles-S.4544
Mrs. W.C. Anderson 327 Walden Street Harriman, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to David Lyles, who served in the Revolutionary War and was living in Jackson County, Tennessee, in 1840, then aged eighty-four years.
You are furnished herein the record of David Liles(as he signed) the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.4544, based upon his service in that war.
Son in law
David Liles was born August 13, 1755, on the Meherrin River, county and state not shown, and when very young moved with his father to Pittsylvania(that part which was later Henry) County, Virginia, and lived there for ten years; his father then moved to the state of South Carolina; soldier accompanied him and after residing in that state for five years, they moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina. The names of soldier's parents are not stated.
There
He said Craven Co but as there was never a Craven Co in D.L. I left out county.
While a resident of said Rutherford County, David Liles volunteered in 1776, served in Captain John McKinney's North Carolina Company of Rangers and made many trips through the surrounding country at the head of a party of men in search of Indians; length of service, one year; he again volunteered, the next year, exact date not given, and served for one year as a ranger in Captain Thomas Mills' North Carolina Company; was stationed at Mills' Fort and was engaged in protecting the inhabitants from the Indians.
After the war, he continued to reside in Rutherford County, North Carolina, for about ten years; then moved to Jackson County, Tennessee, on the Cumberland River and lived there for three years; then moved to Maury County, Tennessee, and lived for three years; then moved to Carroll County, Tennessee.
Yes, there was a Craven Co. L.O. at one time - moved

David Liles was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, while residing in Carroll County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, David Liles(S.4544), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
David Liles, Certificate No. 25414 , issued January 7, 1834, rate $50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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 David Sikes 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.     76 1 yr Longer John M. Kinney ✓ N.C.   77 1 yr " Thomas Miller ✓          
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rutherford Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 15, 1892 Rev. ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Carroll Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, Aug. 13, 1855 on the Meherrin River (State of Va.)
Remarks: (not known)
There is no data as to family on file
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Copy of this record with David Sikes N.C. S. 1848.
his residence and father