Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 151, for John Liles, South Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
S.C.
Liles, John Nancy
No. 151
CONTENTS

16.779. East-Tennessee.
John Liles, 4
of Anderson Co. in the state of Tennessee , who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson of the South-Carolina line, for the term of eleven months .
Inscribed on the Roll of West-Tennessee , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23. of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27. of April, 1820. and sent to hon. H. Jones , Member of Congress for Tenn.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $ 171.35. Semi-annual acct ending 4. Sept.  48 " 21 mo. 13 } 1820. $ 219.35. 31. }
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

The Certificate in this case was issued on the West Tennessee Agency & returned to the office for corrections. A correct one was sent to Mr C. Mynatt on the 25 May 1820. —
Notification sent to Mr C. Mynatt By 3 Nov 1820 Knoxville Tennessee

6,575
Agent notified
East Tennessee
Nancy Liles widow of John Liles
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 15. April 1824 of Knox Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the regt. commanded by Col. Thompson in the S.C. line for 10 months & 8 days
Her death of widow not on A.B.
Inscribed on the Roll of Knoxville at the rate of 34 Dollars 21 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of March 1842 and sent to R.A. Dabney Morgan C.H. Ten.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $171.05 Pension and allowance ending
{ Act July 7. } 1838.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book A. Vol. 2. Page 207

A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID, Fitted to the TUNES used in CHURCHES.
BY N. BRADY, D.D. || AND Chaplain in Ordinary, || N. TATE, Esq; Poet Laureat
To His MAJESTY.
EDINBURGH: Printed by ALEXANDER KINCAID His Majesty's Printer. MDCCCLXVIII.
Samuel P. Barry the Collector

John Liles & Wife Nancy Liles Wos Married 10 May 1789
William Liles Jesse Liles Samuel Liles Wos 8 May 1795 Wilson Liles
(Old Record) Adam Vukray P.P.

John Liles
Private Col: Thompson's South Carolina Regt
24 July 1776 1779  10 months
23 May 1818
Ineligible
Anderson Col. 1st Regt
As appearing from this claimant's declaration that he could not have been 9 months in service at one period of the Con- tinental establishment, his claim must, therefore be considered inadmissi- ble under the Law of 1818.
25 March, 1818 11 Jan y 1819
ad. dis. vided

State of Tennessee Anderson County } }
On this 23 rd day of May 1898. before me the subscriber One of the Judges of the Circuit court, of said State, personally appears John Liles aged eighty two years, resident in the County of Anderson Tennessee who being by me first duly sworn according to law oath or his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war - That he the said John Liles enlisted in the State of South Carolina in the year 1779. in the latter part of said year in the company commanded by Captain Wirt who was afterwards made a Major  Colonel in the Regiment of Rangers commanded by Colonel Thompson which Regiment was enlisted for the Continental service in the United States for the Revolutionary war - that he enlisted for fifteen months that he continued to serve the United States until the month of June 1781. when he was honorably discharged at Santa Camp near Charleston by Colonel Thompson. that he was at George town when Charleston was surrendered, that he was in Skirmish at Sullivan's Island that he has lost his discharge that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service - that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - Said John Liles also states that

he has never been a pensioner, that he does hereby relinquish all claim whatever to pension hereafter provided for except by the act under which he applies -
Sworn to and acknowledged before me this 23 rd May 1898.
his John + Lila mark
Edward Scott Judge
I Edward Scott Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Lila and wife in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Given under my hand this 23 rd May 1898.
Edward Scott Judge

State of Tennessee Knox County
I Francis Ramsey Clerk of the Circuit Courts for the county and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Edward Scott who signed the aforesaid certificate is and was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts for said State
Given under my hand & private seal having no seal of Office at Office in Knoxville this 19 th day of June 1878.
F Ramsey
State of Tennessee Knox County
This 26 th June 1879 before me Edward Scott one of the
Judges of the Circuit Court of Tennessee personally appeared the above named John Liles and in due form of law makes oath that he is very old and feeble and from a defect of education is unable to read or write and that when he made the foregoing declaration he thought his discharge was lost But since his neighbour Robert Tinsley has for him searched his papers and found which he is sure his discharge from comparing his recollection with the discharge he believes he enlisted in the latter part of the year 1877 and was discharged in here 1879  that the fact is so that he did serve fifteen months in the regiment before stated sworn to before me the date above
Edward Scott
John Liles mark

State of Tennessee this 26 th June 1819 before me Edward Knott County Scott Judge as is before stated & shown personally appear Robert Funnell who upon oath states that he knows John Liles, the within applicant is nearly blind and very old and feeble and that he the deponent did since the first declaration, within made search Liles papers and find the discharge herein enclosed as by Liles stated and that he believes the statement of said John Liles as here and knows he is in reduced cir- cumstances and does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support subscribed & sworn to the date above that he has heard Liles frequently before the passage of the act within alluded heard said Liles talk of having performed said services and verily believes he did
Robert Funnell
Sworn to & subscribed before me the Day & Date above Edward

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Daniel H Liles was Born January 3 1820 Julia C Liles was Born the 17 Sept 1822 William M Liles Was Born the 20 Apr 1824 Thadiah Liles Was Born the July 7 1826 Amada K Liles Was Born the July 1828 Abraham Liles Was Born the 10 March 1830 Narcissa Liles Was Born the 1832 Nich. Liles Was Born the 28 Jan 1834 George W Liles Was Born the 10 June 1834 Judith M Liles Was Born the Jan 1835
BIRTHS.
Samuel Liles Was Born the 8 of May 1795 Susanah Liles Was Born the 1803
(Samuel Liles R.C) Adam Nickrey J.P
Samuel P. Craggman Clerk

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
Samuel Liles & His Wife Susannah Woo Married February 2. 1819
MARRIAGES.

State of Tennessee Knox County
on this the 18th day
no 72110
June 1840 personally appeared before me Nancy Liles, a justice of the peace in and in and for said county. Nancy Liles, resi- dent citizen of the county of Knox, State of Tennessee aged Eighty Eight years having no record of her age who being first duly sworn for that purpose according to law doth on her oath make the following declar- ation, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows of soldiers who served in the War of 1812
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Nancy Liles who was a resident of the United States at the time of her death, was at the time of her death sixty six dollars per annum and drew her pension in her life at Knoxville at East Tennessee and said Nancy Liles in the County of Knox, and died in Knox County Tennessee, East at the Edge of Knox County died on the 15th day of April 1824 at age of something upward of ninety years of age undoubtedly a lunatic, said Nancy Liles having been married with some one Declarant was in the family her husband then lived in Declarant home then living in Knox County, North Carolina and Declarant went to see a friend to visit a certain Celia Bartlett and married said John Liles sometime in a short time thereafter, marriage sometime in the Month of May, the marriage was celebrated by a certain preacher whose name she not able to state, she being at the time of her marriage, she cannot state the name of the county from old age not continuing

where they were married but a few months and then her said husband came with her and at lived at her residence in Anson County
With Carolina Many years Declarant cannot state precisely the date of her said marriage but she positively swears that to her best calculation and belief that she was married to the said John Liles upwards of fifty years past and to her fixed opinion and calculation she was married him the said John Liles in the month of May Seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight or Eighty nine, 1888 or 1889. She states that she Declarant had been married previously married to William Liles who had been dead about five years when she was married to said John Liles and said John Liles had been previously married, and his wife had many children years before she Declarant and the said John Liles was married. She continued to live with the said John Liles being his wife until his death, and is now his widow and is now from Extreme old age unable to walk and has been several years in her ninetieth year of her age now married. She states that her oldest child born after her first marriage, with the said John Liles was William Liles who is dead and the second Jesse Liles who is also dead and the third Samuel Liles who is living and the 4th and last Wilson Liles, living also.
sworn and subscribed this 18th June 1848 before me David Everett Justice of the peace for
her Liles Nancy Liles mark

State of Tennessee Rose County } 55
on this the 18th day of June 1841 personally appeared Lore Brant whose statements are entitled to full credit she being Eighty years of age and on oath states that she was not at the wedding when John Files was married to his now widow Sarah Files who is preparing to get a Pension and lived not far distant then living in South Carolina and distinctly recollects who married them to wit William Bookland a preacher of the Baptist religion is positive from her knowledge of the time that it was as much as fifty years past affiant believes it was fifty or fifty one years ago but is not certain which and that they lived together husband and wife until his death and that she is now his widow
before me June 18th June 1841 Gurrell Everett J of the P for the C
Lore Brant mark
State of Tennessee Rose County } 55
I certify that I have this day attended at the House of Mrs. Nancy Files in said county to assist in arranging her Pension claim I certify that that she is wholly unable to attend court and I have no doubt of her being Eighty Eight years of age and from my knowledge Samuel Files her son and of the family

That she was married at the time and manner specified in her Declaration and from conversing with the witnesses I am convinced that they had a chance of knowing of the wedding, and from their appearance I believe the witnesses are of the age they state.
Given under my hand this 18th day of June 1840
Dwight Everett Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee
Shelby County
I Moses M Swan Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County do hereby certify that the signature of Dwight Everett whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand writing as an acting Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing Declaration was sworn to and subscribed by Nancy Liles and also the affedavit of Nancy Lattest Swan and Mary Bryant on the 18th day of June 1840 was at the date of said affidavit, and the date of her certificate to which is subscribed in his own hand writing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Shelby Commissions and duly qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Knoxville this 3rd day of July 1840
Moses M Swan Clerk

(19)
John Liles
16,774.
E. T.
Wm C. Mynatt, Knoxville, E. T.

S C H E D U L E.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, } M ch . COUNTY, } ss. July Session 1820
On this third day of July 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, (having the power of fine and imprisonment and also having been made a court of record by the laws of said state,) for the said county, John Liles aged Eighty two years, resident in the county of Knox aforesaid, who, being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he served the United States fifteen months, in the Revolutionary war, in Capt Dige's Company of Rifles of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson - That his Service Certificate is of No 16,774, and his Original Discharge dated the 23rd day of May 1818 -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, 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 so to diminish it as 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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 hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
2 Cows, 1 Heifer, 2 Yearlings of the value of $29 - 1 Bull 81 Sheep 81 Hog 2 Sows 1 Boar 5 - 7 Spoons 5 plates 1 Dish 1 - $35 -
Has a Wife aged near sixty years - She has three two Grand Children, Eliza Lowand & Rachel Liles, one aged eleven years, & the other twelve years old, That his self and Wife from age and infirmity are unable to labor for a living - That the county court of Knox has made him an allowance of ten dollars for support until his pension money may be received -
Sworn to in Open Court John Liles this 3rd day of July 1820 Attest William Dalk mark
I, Charles McElung Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said county of Knox by my Deputy William Dalk DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 thirty five dollars and - cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 28th day of July - 1820.
Chas McElung by his Deputy William Dalk

November 24, 1937
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Mrs. H. C. Constant 714 West 6th Street Ottawa, Kansas
JOHN LILES W. 151 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein the record of John Liles as found in pension claim, W. 151, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Liles are not shown.
He enlisted in South Carolina July 24, 1776, served as private in Captain Wise's company, Colonel Thompson's South Carolina regiment of rangers and was discharged June 1, 1777. He stated that he was in a skirmish on Sullivan's Island but no further details of that service were given.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed May 23, 1818, at which time he was aged eighty-two years and a resident of Anderson County, Tennessee. In 1820, he was living in Knox County, in the same state. He died April 15, 1824, in Roane County, Tennessee.
John Liles married May 10, 1789, in South Carolina, Mrs. Nancy Soward, of Anson County, North Carolina, the widow of William Soward who had been dead about five years. The soldier was a widower, his former wife, name not stated, having been dead two or three years. He and his wife, Nancy, lived for many years after marriage at her home in Anson County, North Carolina. The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Nancy or her maiden name were not given.
Soldier's widow, Nancy Liles, was allowed pension on her application executed June 18, 1840, at which time she was aged eighty-eight years and a resident of Knox County, Tennessee.
The following names of children of John Liles and his wife, Nancy, are shown in the claim: William, the oldest, who died sometime prior to 1840, date of his birth and death not given; Jesse, who at the age

of eighteen or nineteen years enlisted in the War of 1812 under Captain Lewis, near Campbell's Station in Knox County, Tennessee, and died in service at Fort Claiborne prior to 1815; Samuel who was born May 8, 1795, married February 2, 1819, Susannah or Sousannah ___, who was born in 1803 and with her was living in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in 1840, and Wilson Liles.
The only name designated in the claim as a child of Nancy by her first husband, William Soward, was that of Elijah Soward, her youngest son, whose daughter, Elizabeth, was reared by her grandmother, Nancy, and her second husband, John Liles. In 1841, Elizabeth was the wife of ___ Chesher and living in Clinton County, Kentucky. She stated then that her aunt, Elizabeth Soward, married her uncle, Samuel Johnson, and referred then, also, to her uncle, Henry Soward who was dead.
In 1820, the soldier, John Liles, referred to two grandchildren, Eliza Soward aged eleven years and Rachel Liles aged twelve years, but did not state the names of their parents.
John Liles' son, Samuel, and his wife, Sousanah or Susannah Liles, had the following children:
   Daniel H.  Liles,  born January  3, 1820    Telitha C. J.  "  " September  17, 1822    William M.  "  " April  20, 1824    Obadiah  "  " July  7, 1826    Amada K.  "  " July  --, 1828    Abraham  "  " March  10, 1830    Narcissa  "  " --  -- 1832    Micah  "  " January  28, 1834    George W.  "  " June  10, 1836    Judeth M.  "  " January  --, 1838   
One Fanny Soward, whose relationship to Nancy's first husband, William Soward, was not stated, married in Anson County, North Carolina, at the age of twenty-two years, Jonathan Tallent, and they had the following children:
   Nancy  born February  11, 1793    William  " September  25, 1794    Aaron  " March  4, 1796    Mark  " April  1, 1798    Sally  " October  15, 1799    Odum  " January  28, 1802    James  " December  17, 1804    Polly  " March  22, 1807    Patsey  " July  3, 1809    Jackson  " March  5, 1815    Moses  " April  14, 1819   

Joshua Tallent, brother of Jonathan Tallent, married Sally _____, who in 1841 was aged sixty-one years and he aged "seventy years or upwards" and living in Clinton County, Kentucky.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

South Carolina
This is to certify that John Lill, Spvvaris in In the third Regiment of this State is Discharged from the Said Regiment and has behaved himself honestly and is a good Soldier
Given under my hand & head
Quarters 1 st June 1777
Thom.
Littler, John S.C. W151

1931 Nov 24 - H. to Mrs. H. C. Contract - m. 1839
151
Rev. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 151
Nancy Liles Widow John Liles Prir. So. Can Lines
Act: July 7 1838
Index: —Vol. 4 , Page 435
[Arrangement of 1870.]

7240 Nancy Siles Tennessee Suspended Set to Robert Morgan Augt 11 th 1840 Lee 23 Oct 40 R. J. Valmas
Act July 7 th 1838

Most Excellent Marborne in the year of 1817

W. H. Record all Record
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the last talk was given by N. A. Johnson
W. H. Johnson N. A. Johnson J. H. Johnson

Ch. Secondo
3

W. L. Moore

Deposition
I do certify that John Liles the person whose name is subscribed to the affidavits to which this cer- tificate is annexed is from extreme old age and great fee- bleness unable to procure a livelihood by labor of his hands and I do further certify that I am fully satisfied that he stands greatly in need of the assistance of his country for support being in fact a very poor man Given under my hand this 29th June 1819
EDW. SCOTT JUDGE
State of Tennessee
Shelby County By J. Francis H. Ramsey clerk of the Circuit Court for the county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that Edward Scott who signed the preceding certificate is and was at the time of signing the same one of the judges of the circuit courts for the state of Tennessee given under my hand & official seal (Having no seal of office) at Offord in this county this 29th day of June 1819.
J. Francis Ramsey 37
Edw. Scott

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The rolls of Col. Thompson's regt. have been examined, and it appears that a man enlisted named John Liles enlisted in that regt. July 24. 1776. It is the same man, no doubt, to whom the above discharge was given: but it is not probable that the claimant entered the service so early. — The person to whom the discharge was given (dated June 1 st 1777) was not in service when Charleston surrendered, unless he re-enlisted. It surrendered in May 1780. Some explanation is required.
War Dept. July 1819.
Liles, John S.C. W151

   Elizabeth Briley adged  39 years    Maley Briley  37    Enk. Briley  24    George Briley  31    Rachel Briley  29    A. J. Briley  27    Jesse Briley  24    Sam Briley  22    Martha Briley  20   
I George Swope one of the acting Justices of the peace for Clinton County, Kentucky, certify that I took down the ages of the above named children of George & Elizabeth Briley from the record kept in their Bible, given under my hand this 24 th day of Dec r 1841
Geo Swope J.P.

7240 Nancy Siles of Johns East Tennessee
Admitted
Private 11 mo. 8 days H 34, 21
Comp: — Col. Thompson D.C.
died 15 April 1824.
Act 7 July 1838
R. A. Labaree Morgan C.H., Tenn

118 Pension Office Aug 10 th 1840
Sir
The claim of Mrs Nancy Siles, widow of Mr Siles deceased has been examined and her papers placed upon our files.
The proof offered in support of the alleged date of her marriage is not satisfactory. Record evidence should be produced if to be found.
If no record of the marriage can be had, any documentary proof showing that they lived together as husband and wife prior to Jan 1 1794 will be deemed sufficient.
Jan 8 th July 7 38 7240
Mr Robert Dabney Morgan Co Tenn

Pen: Office
165
Oct: 23. 1840
Sir,
The additional proof in the case of Mrs. Nancy Diles widow of John Diles, decd. being two family records and the affidavit of one of the children of the deceased have been examined and filed with the other papers. The records appear to have been recently made and cannot therefore be admitted as testimony in the case. More satisfactory proof of the date of the marriage should be exhibited.
Robert A. Salney Esq. Morgan C. H. Gen.
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W. H. ... July 20 1840
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Yours ... ...
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State of Tennessee Knox County } 3
on this the 18 th day of June 1840 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said county Fanny Talent an aged widow of Jonathan Talent whose statements are entitled to full credit and on her oath states that she was married in Union County North Carolina at twenty two years of age, that after her said Marriage, her said marriage there was born of her body, the following Children to wit Nancy Talent born the 11 February 1793 Wm Talent born 23 Sept 1794 Sarah Talent 4 th March 1796 Mark 1 April 1798, Sally 13 th Oct 1799 Ann 28 th January 1802 James 17 th Dec 1804 Polly 22 nd March 1807 Betsey 3 rd July 1809 Jackson 5 th March 1812 Moses 14 th April 1819 affiant has no Record of her marriage nor her said children ages only the Record of the age of the year as contained in a little book called the life of the Reverend William Pentecost an in- the hand writing of said Moses who is not living in this vicinity affiant will recall acts when Nancy Tils and her deceased husband was married and positively states that they were married at least two years before affiant was married and knows that they continued together husband

and wife until his death and that she the said Nancy Siles is now the widow of said John Siles the deceased Pensioner from under titled calculation affiant was married in ye seventeen hundred and ninety two, 1792 in Wilson County N Carolina and her oldest child is 47 years old part these matters affiant have a good recollection of distinctly recollect- ing the difference of the ages of her children said Records of the age of Mose Talent,
marked (U. S. Record) and made apart of this affidavit, affiant's son Mose is a large man, and affiant knows his age to be positively what is contained in these statements. I say part, and from from a distinct Recollections of the ages of her children, as now calculated by the difference between Births. That this statement is correct as on, and saw above
Given 13th June 1840 before me
her Nancy Talent mark
State of Tennessee Wilson County
on this 13th day of June 1840
before me Garrett Evans Clerk of this place for said County Jackson Talent whose statements are entitled to credit, and on his oath states that the annexed record containing his younger brother's age, is in the hand writing of him the said Mose Talent
sworn and subscribed the date above written before me
Jackson Talent
Garrett Evans Clerk

Morgan Courthouse Super January 8th 1842
Sir, Having been lately urged by a friend of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee Widow of John Liles a deceased her said husband having been a Revolutionary Pensioner in his lifetime V6, to urge an investigation of her claim to a five years Pension, She having a Declaration and some Evidence now on file in the Pension office, I will suggest to you that some short time past I forwarded to you the affidavits of Mr Joshua Talent of Kentucky & Mrs Sally Talent his wife Mrs Bailey & Mrs Cheske, you will I hope signify to me at this place the result of your conclusions after an Examination of all the Evidence. If your most humble servant, is permitted I wish to intimate to you that it will appear on inspection of the Family Record of Samuel Liles of Bledsoe County that he is of the age he states and that the material part of said record that is the first ages wrote down being the only part necessary to aid in arrivig at his own age and thereby to give probability to the period of his

mother's marriage. Taking all the Evidence into view, and if you think that all the Evi- dence have deposed to the fact of the marri- age of Nancy, and John Siles, and that there was born of her body two children after their marriage two children, both older than Samuel Siles, whose family Record you have, and the fact that Jesse Siles was of Militia age to go into service some time and actually went into service from the neighborhood of Campbell Station in Knox County Tennessee some months before the close of the late war and died in service in the South Region some place, the fact of which I suppose will appear in the war office on Examination of the Knox County Regiments not being fully advised of what Regiment in particular but I believe of a militia Regiment, and perhaps under Capt James Tun- nel; I was much surprised this day, to be informed that Mrs Nancy Siles the applicant for a Pension was living a very short time past, it prompted me to write to you, and I hope you will answer me as soon as practicable.
I have the honor to be and Remain in her behalf your humble Servt
Robert H. Abney
J L Edwards

State of Tennessee Morgan County 3 95
On this the 19 th day of February 1842, personally appeared before me Daniel S. Lawrence a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Nelly White a resident citizen of Morgan County Tennessee aged Eight years, her statement being entitled to full credit, and on her oath makes the following affidavit, to wit: That she affiant, was married to her husband Daniel White who is dead. She was married to him the year before General Gates was defeated in the Revolutionary war that she was married in Anson County North Carolina that she was acquainted with Nancy Seward and her husband Seward, in his lifetime affiant well Recollects when said Nancy was married to her second husband, to wit John Liles, the rumor was at the time of said marriage that they married in the edge of South Carolina owing to the lapse of time and old age affiant cannot state how long it has been since the marriage of said Nancy to her last husband to wit John Liles, but her recollection distinctly serves her that since the mar- riage of said Nancy to said John Liles that she affiant moved from Anson Coun- ty North Carolina, to Greenville, South Carolina and there lived the full term of Twenty three years and then moved to Roane County East Tennessee where she continued to

full Term of Seventy Eight years, when she again became again intimately acquainted with the same identical Nancy Liles and John Liles, about the Edge of Knox County and Roan County, and knows that said John Liles was a Pensioner before his death.
sworn and subscribed
this 18th day of February
1842 before me
Nelly x White marks
Daniel S. Laverde Justice of the Peace for Morgan County
State of Tennessee } Morgan County } ss
I Samuel P. Vaughan Clerk of the county court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Daniel S. Laverde Esq. is a Jus- tice of the peace as above and that the fore- going signature purporting to be his is gen- uine in Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 17th day of February 1842 Samuel P. Vaughan Clerk

Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee Feb 20. 1842
Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit of Mrs Kelly White of this County, lately from Roan County leaving this, in support of the claim of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee. to a Pension per act of July 7th 1838, in whose behalf there is a Declaration, and many Evidence, of her claim on file in the Pension office I hope you will file this with her other papers and report to me; in her behalf I have the honor to be your most obt servt
Robert A Dalbey
J L Edwards Washington city DC War Dept Pension office

Morgan Courthouse Tennessee Sept 24th 1841 1840
Enclosed is the affidavit of Samuel Liles of Bledsoe County Tennessee and his family record, taken out of his Bible & and Record on the leaf of the Psalm Book, that was said to be Mrs Loward, a Relation to Samuel Liles, the Enclosed is in Support of the Claim of Mrs Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee widow of John Liles a deceased Pensioner &c, your Report to me in said application has been duly received. I hope that the case may have an investigation and the result Reported to me at this place &c
Your humble servt
R A Dabney
J L Edwards
Washington City D.C.
War Department Pension Office

State of Kentucky Clinton County
On this the 10th day of December 1881 personally appeared before me George Swopes, a Justice of the peace in and for said County. Elizabeth Blacksher a resident citizen of said County, living in one mile of my residence in said County. Her statements being entitled to full credit, and on her oath. State that she is the grand daughter of Nancy Liles of Knox County Tennessee. She affi- ant being the daughter of Elijah Howard the youngest son of said Nancy Liles & of her first husband. Howard. She affi- ant is old enough to have a distinct Recolle- ction of Jesse Liles the oldest son of her said grand mother; that was living at the time was commencent, affi- ant was raised by her said grandmother, and her last husband John Liles, who was a Revolu- tionary Pensioner and witness distinctly recalled his going into the service  his going into the service from Campbell Station in Tennessee affi-ant and her said uncle being raised by said Nancy Liles, and John Liles and lived in the same house when her said uncle went into the service two miles from Campbell Station at a place belonging to Robert Simmel a man that owned the land and used to attend to collecting her said grand fathers Pension, affi- ant is of opinion her uncle Samuel Johnson that married her aunt Elizaeth Lawrence her uncle Henry Howard (now dead) was of the same age and her said uncle Henry was with him when he suffered

Said uncle J. Lila died in service witness distinctly recalled, that her said uncle Henry told of burying her uncle J. Lila, that the witness has forgotten at what point or place Witness State she thinks her said deceased uncle was fully a grown man at the time of his engaging in said service, and from her view of Samuel Lila, and Wilson Lila the two younger Brothers of J. Lila She witness believes, that J. Lila was at least twenty years old when he engaged in said service, witness has a distinct recollection, of understanding from her said grandmother Nancy Lila, and her said husband John Lila, official grandfather by marriage, or stepfather, that they were married in South Carolina.
Sworn and Subscribed this 10th day of Decem ber 1841 before me
Elizabeth her C. Ghesher mark
Geo. Swope M.C.C.
I certify that on conversing with the above witness that I am convinced that she had a full opportunity of knowing the facts set forth in her foregoing affidavit and I believe her statements as above set forth to be true, given under my hand this 10th day of December A.D. 1841
Geo. Swope M.C.C.
I certify that the foregoing affidavit was inter- red before being sworn to, between the words

recollects, and the word his, by inserting the words, (Depe Siles, son of the second his band)
given under my hand this 10 th day of December 1841,
Geo. Swope Skelton
State of Kentucky Clinton County ss.
I Rice Maxey, clerk of the County court of Clinton aforesaid, certify that George Swope Esq whose signa- ture appears to the foregoing certificate, and affidavit, is a Justice of the peace for said county as set forth in the foregoing. I further certify that said signatures pur- porting to be his are genuine.
[Handwritten initials and marks]
In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office provided for my said office, done at office in Albany this 14 th day of December 1841
Rice Maxey CLK

Knobville
East Tennessee 11 th May 1820
John Silas, whose pension certificate is enclosed, is a citizen of Anderson county East Tennessee - Anderson County adjoins Knox County where the Pension agent for E. Tennessee, resides - You will enclose to me a certificate for Mr. Silas payable at Knobville E. Tennessee
William C. Mynatt
Hon. J. C. Calhoun

Affidavit of
Joshua Talent
Sally Talent
& Lucy Baily

State of Kentucky } Clinton county } on this the 2nd day of December 1841. personally appeared before me George Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said county Joshua Talbot aged seventy years or upwards his state- ments being entitled to full credit and on his oath states that he was well acqu- ainted with Nancy Liles in Anson county North Carolina, and well rec- ollects her marriage in South Caro- lina as report then said, to John Liles and knows her to have been Nancy Swo- pe and at the time, that she lived before and after said marriage, in two miles of said Nancy, affiant has no record of his own marriage, but counting him- self twenty seven years of age at the time of this said marriage and on his best calculation and counting from the age of affiant's wife and from every calculation, believes that he affiant was married about forty four years past, affiant well recollects the marriage of his Brother to Fanny Soward and recollects that his said Brother was married time before he was and knows that they have the following children to wit Nancy, William Aaron Mark, Sally, Odum, Polly Patsy, Jackson, and Moses, affiant knows that said Nancy Soward and John was married, in the Edge of South Carolina as undoubted report then said, affiant has a distinct recollection that John Liles was born before Samuel Liles being an older son of said Nancy

and John, and affiant further Recollects that there was born of said Nancy and after her marriage to said Liles one child still older than said Jesse, but as to the period or date he cannot state affiant will and here states that he was well acquainted with said family living near them and after they came to Tennessee, living by them in Tennessee and states that said Jesse Liles the second child born of said Nancy and John was old enough to be a soldier in the late War and was actually a soldier and went into the service, from a place near Campbell Station affiant will not say certain whether from Knox County, or Rhea, in Tennessee and as undoubted Report said some time after his going into service died in service some place in the south, affiant believes, said Jesse Liles was Eighteen or nineteen years of age at the time he engaged in said service or probably more, though he has no means of arriving at the date of his birth, though a neighbor at the time, affiant is of opinion that said Nancy was married at least Eight years before affiant, Joshua his Talent mark Sworn & subscribed This 2nd of December 1841 before me
Geo. H. Wolfe Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky on this the 2nd day of December 1841, personally appeared Lucy Briley whose statements are entitled to full credit and on her oath states that she was well acquainted with John Liles and Nancy Liles shortly living near them in Anson County N.C. and recollects that after they were married and living together in said county that they had a child born older than Jesse

Liles, their next child affiant was afterwards acquainted with them, in Tennessee and knew at the time he went into the service in the late war and died in service as report then said affiant is fifty nine years of age agreeable to her calculation aided by the ages of her children as contained in her record
sworn and subscribed this 2nd day of December 1841 before me
Geo. Swope Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky
Lucy her P. Biley mark
The affidavit of Sally Talent wife of Joshua aged sixty one years, she being Entitled to full credit on her oath states that she well recollects the time of the marriage of said Nancy Liles, and John Liles living near her before and after her marriage namely in Anson County N. Carolina. The witness Recollects the birth of one of their children that died that was older than Jepe Liles, their son, afterward the witness was well acquainted with said Family in Tennessee, and knows of said Jepe Liles going into the service in the late war and dying in service as report said; witness also states that she was at the house of said, John Liles, after the death of their said son Jepe Liles and was shown by said Nancy her deceased sons Knapsack and a Bundle of his clothes that had been returned as she said after his death,
sworn and subscribed this 2nd Dec 1841 before me
Sally her Talent mark
Geo. Swope Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky

State of Kentucky } Clinton County }
I George Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said County certify, that I attended, at the residence of Joshua Talent, and took the affidavit of said Talent, and his wife Sally Talent, and Mrs Lucy Briley. I have no hesitation in saying, that I believe said Joshua, to be seventy years old or upward, and Mrs Talent counts herself sixty one years old, and Mrs Briley fifty nine. I believe they are that old. I have known Mrs Briley as a citizen of Cumberland & Clinton Counties, about thirty years, annexed is a statement of the ages of her children drawn from her family record, on conversing with said three witnesses I certify, that they that they all appeared to have a distinct recollection, of the marriage of John Liles, and Nancy his wife taking place as stated by them, and a distinct recollection, of their being born after their said marriage a child not living and another afterward named Jesse that died in the late war sometime prior to 1815 and that Samuel Liles was their third child they the said witnesses cannot write but sign by mark.
Given under my hand this 2 nd day of Oct r 1841
Geo. Swope, Justice of the peace for Clinton County, Kentucky

State of Kentucky } Clinton County } ss. I, Sam l B. Mays, Dist. For. Rice Mays, Clerk of the county court of Clinton aforesaid certify that George Swope Esq. whose signatures appear to the foregoing annexed affidavits and certificate, is a Justice of the peace as therein set forth, and that said signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my private seal and subscribed my name there being no seal of office kept for said office, same at office in Albany this 3 rd day of December 1841.
Rice Mays, CLK By Sam l B. Mays, Clerk
F.S.

Lick Creek P.O. Clinton Co Ky Dec 24 1841
Jan 7. 1842
Mr Allin.
Free
James L Edwards Esq. Washington City D.C. War Dept Pension Office

Sick Creek P O Clinton Co Ky Dec 24, 1841,
Sir,
Enclosed are the affidavits of of Mrs Lucy Briley, Joshua Val- ent, and Mrs Sally Valent, also the affidavit of Mrs Elizabeth Chester, all of Clinton County Kentucky, in support of the claim of Mrs Nancy Liles, of Knox County Tennessee the widow of John Liles deceased Pensioner. I have heretofore forwarded to you a Declaration and Evidence in support of her said claim from Morgan Courthouse East Tennessee the claimant, the Benefit of the act of July 7, 1838, I have not been able to get any Record of her marriage, having applied to South Carolina, by letter, but got no answer you will perceive that there was two births and two chil- dren born of said Nancy Lile and John Liles after their marriage, that was older than Samuel Liles of Bledsoe Coun- ty Tennessee their third son, whose affidavit and family records you have, you will discover, that although the fam- ily Record of Samuel Liles is partly recent, yet the first part

of St. the age of his first children are not recd. etc.
It will I have no doubt appear on the Rolls of the late war, that Lefe Liles died in service some place in the South I will ascertain the line Regiment V6, that Reference may be had, if you believe from the Evi- dence that she was married as all the witness, depose prior to the birth of the child that was older than Lefe Liles that does in the way your mind will lead to the conclusion that she must in all probability have been married to said John Liles at least three years before the first day of January 1794 I am not yet advised of any means of arriving at any record Evidence in her case as to her marriage, other than the collateral Evidence of Samuel Liles record; though I have not received an answer from the County Court Clerk at Long Bluff South Carolina. I have not seen Mrs. Lila for some few months and it may be that some friend of hers has obtained her claim for her since I saw her or I think it likely she may be dead,
as I am determined to do every thing for her that is reasonable I hope you will as soon as pos- sible with convenience, Report to me the Result of your view of all the Evidence with a decision

to do all I can for Mrs Liles in her behalf
I have the honor to be your your humble servt
Robert A. Dabney
J. L. Edwards commr of Pensions

State of Tennessee Morgan County } ss
On this the 22 nd day of September 1840 personally appeared before me Adam Wickery a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid. Samuel Siles with whom I am personally acquainted he living in the Edge of Blount County about seven miles from my residence in Morgan County Tennessee, his statements being entitled to full credit, and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath States that he is aged fortyfive years, since the 8 th day of May 1840 last past from all accounts and from calculations, and from his family Record, he positively States that he was married on the 2 nd day of February Eighteen hundred nineteen, 1819, and that his oldest son Born of his said wife and himself, to wit, Daniel H Siles, was Born the third day of January one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty (1820) that the annexed following names is the true Record of the ages of the next following named children of his making, ten in total, said Record in the hand writing of William Siles, the son of affiant, - and his said wife Susannah he having been taught to write when young taken out of affiants own Family Bible now in his possession, which he has owned

five years or upwards, and bought of Methuen Greene store; affiant states that his brother Jesse Liles son of his said mother Nancy Liles and John Liles his father, was the second child of his said parents and went into the service of the united states in the late war and died at Fort Claiborne went, under capt Lewis. said Jesse Liles was older than affiant; and William Liles was still older, being the oldest child born of his said father John Liles and mother Nancy Liles after their said marriage they both having been previously married and was widower & widow when they were married in 1889 in South Carolina affiant's father and mother had a record of their ages and, he thinks probably of the marriage, in a Testament that used to be much worn, and he recalls worn out some years past, affiant states that the said Record of his own family wrote on (Samuel Liles (Rb)) is his own family record and is true, and that the Record containing the marriage of his parents on the Psalm Book, and marked (old record) is he has no doubt true, as taken from the Record of his parents Testament, in the hand writing of affiant's son William, or some of the sons from all information, but as to the Record

as taken and cut out of affiants Bible he witness saw the same wrote by his son William, affiants thirde child. affiant can Read but cannot write
Sworn and subscribed } this 22 nd day of } September 1840 before } me,
Samuel this Liles mark
Adam Vickery A justice of the peace
State of Tennessee } Clayton County } ss
on this the 22 nd day of September 1840. personally appeared before me Adam Vickery a Justice of the peace in and for said County Eli D. Tabor with whom I am personally acquainted living seven miles from me and not more than half a mile from Samuel Liles said Tabor's statement being entitled to full credit and on his oath states that he is well acquainted with said Samuel Liles who has sworn to the foregoing affidavit in his presence, and said witness states on his oath that he knows, that said Samuel Liles and his wife hoston children, being well acquainted with them, and knows from undoubted information, that the said Samuel Liles, had two Brothers to wit William Liles & Lepe Liles, that were older than said Samuel, Liles, and of his said said parents, and that he has from some years acquaintance understood

that the said John Liles was a Pensioner and Nancy was his widow, and said Samuel was the third son of them this affiant, has often understood from so many undoubted sources, that he has no doubt of the facts, but never was acquainted with the old man the Pen- sioner nor his widow.
Eliz L. Tabor Sworn and subscribed this 22 nd day of September 1840 before me
Adam Vickery A acting justice of the peace
State of Tennessee } Morgan County } ss
Samuel Vaughan Clerk of the County Court of Morgan I hereby certify that Adam Vickery Esq is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, I further certify that the fore- going signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 24 th day of September A D 1840
Samuel P. Vaughan Clerk

From Mrs. H. C. Constant 714 West 6 th st Ottawa, Kansas
Oct. 12-1937.
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary Dept.
Please send me records of Lyles or Liles, or any spelling of the name, who were in Revolution from Kentucky or Va. also any records of such men in Mexican or French and Indian Wars. John & Henry & Daniel are especially desired - I will appreciate this very much.
Sincerely - Your Like Constant Mrs. Constant 714 West 6 th st Ottawa, Ko.
John Lyle South Carolina } Please exclude.

November 24, 1937
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Mrs. H. C. Constant 714 West 6th Street Ottawa, Kansas
JOHN LILES W. 151 BA-J/MCHF:MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of soldiers with the surname Liles, Lyles, etc., who served in the Revolution from Kentucky or Virginia, also in the Mexican War and the French and Indian War, and designate the given names John, Henry and Daniel, and especially John of South Carolina.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence, no record of service rendered by a Liles in the French and Indian War.
The data furnished by you are not sufficient to make a proper search of the Mexican War records.
The Revolutionary War records have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service in that war of a Daniel or Henry Liles, or other spelling. Such claims are the source of data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. The record is furnished you herewith of a John Liles, of South Carolina.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator