Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,084, for William Mc Elyea, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
M c Elyea, William Frances
S 33084
B.L.W. 47903-160-55.
CONTENTS

Illinois. 22. 744.
M m W m Eliza. - of Franklin (in the State of Illinois) - who was a Private in the C o - commanded by Captain Moore of the H t - commanded by _____ in the N. Carolina line for One year.
Sec. letter 3 July 1831 to W. B. Bates
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois. at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Dec r 1833 and sent to Walter B. Bates. - Frankfort. Ky.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 1833 1 00. Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 - 2 0.
$120.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M r Palmer , Clerk, Book E Vol. 8 Page 59

184437 Act Mar 3 } 5-5 July 5
Alonzo M c Elyen (Minn) William M c Elyen minor Pii
Private N.B. Brooks
Revolutionary War
June 32-22744
Ad. 160 acs Nov 15/56
Boyle
A.D. Duff Benton Franklin Ill
Ser A.D. Duff July 18/56 End P
Vol No 1 = 116

State of Illinois Franklin County
On this 2 nd day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Circuit Court of the County of Franklin & State of Illinois William M. Ely a resident of the County of Franklin and State of Illinois, aged seventy four years, who being duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1833: That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated: I was a private, in Capt. Elijah Mone Company when I entered the service, as a drafted man. I was marched out to Ashley hill within 12 miles of Charles- ton S. Carolina, when I was detached to & put under Capt. Bernard, & afterwards under Capt. Joseph Thomas Rhodes, in Col. Archibald Lytle Regiment of Brigadier Genl. Brigade Guess? under Major Genl. Nathaniel Greene. I entered the service some time in July, August or September, I do not recollect which, neither the day of the month, in 1781, or 82; it by the same continued in the service until the Peace of 1783. I lived in Craven county, State of North Carolina. I was drafted into the service. I never was in any Battle, but I was at Ashley hill when the British evacuated Charleston. I marched from Wit- borough where I was mustered into service, to Salisbury from Salisbury to Charlotte, then to Camden, then to Ash- ley Hill, then to winter quarters on James Island within three miles of Charleston from there to the ten mile house towards N. C from Charleston where I was discharged. I served in the company & Regiment above stated of the line of the state North Carolina, in the North Carolina Continental Estab- lishment. I knew Capt. Wall, Capt. Hadley, Capt. William Lytle, Major Blunt, Col. A. Lytle.

with Genl Greene of the Regulars. being in a low state of health I do not recollect many of the incidents of the period but I recollect very well the illuminations on James's Island the night after the proclamation of Peace. I know of no documentary evidence of my service, and I know of no witnesses except Messrs Jones & James M c Elroy & the latter it is not now in my power to obtain.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Questions by the court.
Qu. Where & in what year were you born? Ans. I was born in York County, State of Pennsylvania in the year 1758.
Qu. Have you any record of your age, & if so, where is it? Ans. My Father had a record of my age, but my brother, going to school laid it down, and the hogs tore it up, and no other was made.
Qu. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, & where do you now live? Ans. I lived in Dauphin County when I was called into service; since the Revolutionary war, I have lived on the Schuylkill in Berks County Pa., on New River, in W. Va., in Sumner County Tenn., in Wilson County Tenn., and now I live in Franklin County Illinois.
Qu. How were you called into service, were you drafted, were you a volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Ans. I was drafted for 18 months.
Qu. 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 service. Ans. Capt. Bernard.

Rhodes. Keall, Headley, Lytle, Major Plumb. Col. of the the Big Gray Guest. & Major Gray Greene. I cannot recollect the names of any of the Continental and Militia Regiments. All the circumstances of my service that I recollect are that we were stationed at the Laboratory at Salisbury a while before we went to Ashly hill, and the the  the  the  the as before stated
Q Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so, by whom was it given, & what has become of it? Ans I recd a furlough, if not called upon by proper au- thority, which was to be my final discharge. It was signed by Capt Rhodes, or Capt Lytle. I sold it for a tract of land
Q State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, & who can testify as to your character for veracity, & good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans Moses Jones, & Thomas Spencer, Thos. M. Jones, Jr. P. Dornis. Sworn to & subscribe the day William his  his M c Elyea mark and year aforesaid
We Thomas Spencer a Clergyman residing in the county of Union  Union and state of Massachusetts  Massachusetts Moses Jones residing in the county of Franklin, state hereby cer- tify that we are well acquainted with William M c Elyea who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy four years of age. That he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood in which he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we entertain a good opinion

John M. Ely
1797
sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thomas Spencer Mons his Jones
And the said Court do hereby certify that after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department. That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served in the War And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Spencer who has signed the pre- ceding certificate is a clergyman Resident in the County of Union & State of Illinois. and that Mons his Jones who has also signed the same is a resident in the same  of Franklin County & State aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I, John M. Ely Clerk of the Circuit Court of Ill s . in County & State of Illinois Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William H. Ely for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this private  public day of October 1 st . 1833
1833
J. M. Robinson
State of Illinois White County ss
I am personally acquainted with the above named J. M. Hubbard know him to be the clerk as set forth in above certificate and his attestation thereto is in due form according to the laws of this State - Sept 25 th 1833 John M. Robinson

No 17.971 22,344
William M. Elyra Franklin County Illinois
Return of
Am 1. year
$40-
Walter B Scates Frankfort Illinois
Alex d H Brooks Esq Esq Frankfort Ill.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
9 th July ~ 1833.
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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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, shewing the Service of William McElyra
   Period when the service was registered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1787 or 82 2 pro Capt E. Moore 74 years Traditionary and a living witness.   2 " " Berard Camille   8 " " Rhodes Co. N. B.  
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 days 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. 
 6. { 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 guidance.
(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 invariably 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 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 _____. For _____ 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 , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This 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.

Heirs of Horace M c Elgea Minor son of W m M c Elgea deceased
at 13 March 1833
Revolutionary War
184.437
Enclosed by A. P. Duff of Benton Franklin County Illinois

State of Illinois      On this 18 th day of June Franklin County      AD 1855 personally appeared before me Thomas J. Mooneyham Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths for whereby a resident citizen of said County and after being duly sworn according to law upon his oath says that as the next of kin of Alonzo M c Elyea who is a minor son of William M c Elyea who was a private in the Revolutionary war and who was on the pension list roll of the Illinois agency until his death which death took place in Franklin County Illinois on or about the 1 st day of March 1845 That at the time of his death he left a widow Francis M c Elyea who also died in Franklin County Illinois some time about the month of August 1847 That the said Alonzo M c Elyea is the only child of the said William M c Elyea who is under the age of 21 years That the said Alonzo M c Elyea was 20 years of age on the 6 th day of October 1854 That he believes the said William M c Elyea never drew any pensionary land from the United States under any act of Congress and that the said Alonzo M c Elyea never drew any pensionary land for the said military services of his deceased father That he thinks the the said William M c Elyea served in the Revolutionary war for upwards of nine months and was honorably discharged as will appear by the muster rolls of his company on file in the war office

That he makes this affidavit as the next friend of the said Lorenzo M c Elyea in order to obtain the bounty lands to which he as the only minor child of the said William M c Elyea may be entitled under the act of the 3rd day of March 1835 Entitled an act to grant granting additional bounty lands to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States. He further says that the said Lorenzo M c Elyea has no legal Guardian in this State
John his Gazaray sworn to and subscribed before me this 18 th day of June A D 1835 and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the said John Gazaray and that I believe him to be the identical man he represents him- self to be and that I have no interest in the claim
W m M c Mooneyham
Clk. Ill. Sup. Court
State of Illinois personally appeared M c B. Stockwell & Franklin County J. M c Sams and after being duly sworn do depose and say that they are personally acquainted with John Gazaray who made the foregoing declaration & that he is the identical person now present who signed and executed the foregoing declaration and that they reside in Franklin County Illinois
Notary Public
J. M c Sams
sworn to and subscribed before me this 18 th day of June 1835 and I have by me the said M c B. Stockwell and J. M c Sams as credible witnesses
Witness my hand & affix my seal at office the day & year aforesaid
W m M c Mooneyham Clk. Ill. Sup. Court

"Family
Record."
"Births"
"Deaths"
"Alonzo M c Elyea Born October 6 th 1834"
State of Illinois Franklin County
I Thomas M c M c Hugh Clerk of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the above is a true copy as far as the same relates to the birth of Alonzo M c Elyea taken from the family Record of William M c Elyea kept by him in his life time being the family Bible.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court this 25 th day of June A.D. 1855
Thos M c Hugh Clerk by Court.

Additional Proof on Bounty land claim No. 184 437 act 3d March 1853

State of Illinois } On this 7 th day of September County of Franklin } AD 1856 personally come before me Thos Mooney the undersigned Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid George W M c Elyea and Allen Milligan who are residents of the County and State aforesaid and after being duly sworn according to law upon their oaths say that they were well and personally acquainted with William M c Elyea and Francis M c Elyea his wife both late of said County deceased and that the said Francis M c Elyea widow of the said William died about 4 1/2 miles South from Benton and 4 miles North West from Frankfort in Franklin County Illinois on or about the first day of September AD 1848 that these affiants both resided within one mile of where she died and frequently attended her in her last sickness seen her corpse after she was dead seen her laid in her Coffin and both were present when she was buried and seen her buried that she was buried at the same plantation where she died that these affiants are personally acquainted with Alonzo M c Elyea the son of the said William & Francis M c Elyea that they know that he has always been recognized & reputed from his infancy to be the lawful & legitimate son of the said William & Francis M c Elyea and that he is the only child of the said William M c Elyea who was under the age of 21 years on the 3 rd March 1853 they further swear that the

Said Alonzo M c Elyea and Melissa M c Elyea are the only children now surviving the said William M c Elyea They also swear that the said Alonzo M c Elyea is the identical person for whom John Gazaway as "next friend" applied for bounty land under act 3 d March 1833 and whose Claim seems to be numbered 184437 They state that as their means of knowing these facts they both reside in the immediate settlement with the said Alonzo & John Gazaway and have applied to be by both of them to attend and have their deposition taken in this case that they that they resided in the same settlement with the said William M c Elyea four years before his death & has been personally acquainted with the said Alonzo his son and Ralied from his infancy birth up to this time they swear that they have no interest his Claim for a land warrant
William Milligan
George W. M c Elyea
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written & I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said George W. M c Elyea & Alonzo Milligan and that they are both credible witnesses, I also certify that I have mounted in this claim with my hand and the seal of said court office at office in Benton the day & year aforesaid.
W. D. Mooneyham Clerk to Court

Births
Deaths
Melissa M c Elyea Born December 5 th 1831
Alonso M c Elyea Born October 6 th 1834
State of Illinois County of Franklin on this day of September A D 1856 personally came before me the undersigned Clerk of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, George W M c Elyea and Allen Milligan who are both residents of the County of Franklin in the State of Illinois who being duly sworn upon their oaths say that the above is a true & literal copy from the family Record of William M c Elyea who was a Revolutionary Pensioner. The above entry or Record is found upon a blank leaf of a large Bible between the Book of Malachi the Prophet and the "Apocrypha" (the Bible bears date on the title page 1816) the handwriting from which the above is copied is a plain legible hand written with Black Ink the entry as to the ages of both Melissa & Alonso both appear to be in the same hand and appear quite ancient. These affiants further swear that they were personally & well acquainted with the said William M c Elyea for ten years before his death.

and that they have often seen the said Bible and the said Record more than 18 years ago and know that the said Record as to the Birth of the said Melissa & Alonzo McElroy was entered in said Bible more than six years prior to the death of the said William McElroy aged 18 years prior to this date and that the Bible from which the foregoing is copied is now lying before them affe- cants and that they know it to be the identical Bible that they seen in the possession & knew to be the property of the said William McElroy during these affiants further swear that the foregoing is a true copy of the entire Record found in said Bible of the Births &c of the children of said William McElroy deceased. These affiants further swear that the said Alonzo McElroy was born in Franklin County Illinois & has been raised therein about three miles NW from Frankfort in said County that these affiants have known him from his birth that they believe he is of the age that said Record makes him to be and they know that he was always and yet is by all persons acquainted with him recognized and known as the legitimate & law ful born and child of the said William McElroy & Frances McElroy deceased they also swear that they have no interest in the claim of the said Alonzo to being said interest 3 rd March 1853 Alonzo McElroy George W. McElroy
Sworn to and subscribed before me This the day & year first above written and I hereby certify that I am personally

acquainted with the said George W McElroy and Alvin Milligan and that they are both credible witnesses I also certify that I have no interest in this claim
Subscribed my hand & affixed seal done at office in Benton the day & year aforesaid W. J. Cooney Clerk to Court

33.084 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33.084
William M c Eliza Ed Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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3 d Auditor's Office Nov 12. 1856.
Pension Office Nov 8. 1856
Sir.
W m M c Elyea, Ill, Act: 1832, $40. per ann, died 1 st March 1845, & his pension has been paid in full to that date to his widow
Frances H. M c Elyea.
Very Resp y
W. Johnson
Auditor
Geo. C. Whiting Esq.
Comm r
Sir: Please state to what time the pension of W m M c Elyea, Ill rolls, act of 1832, at $40 per ann. was paid. and if in arrears to whom paid.
Very respectfully,
J. P. Kel for Comm r
R. J. Atkinson Esq. 3 d Auditor

No record - proof of marriage but if dates are right may be OK

London E.C. Nov 15
Thomas B. Baines
Commissioner of Revenue Washington City D.C.

Mr. M c Elroy, see Illinois
Mr. [unclear] as [unclear] 184, 407
Boynum M c Elroy M c Elroy
M c Elroy Please reexamine charges does not correspond with my book
Yours truly [unclear]
Hoover Bentonville Sept 11
Mr. [unclear] M c Elroy M c Elroy

Department of the Interior, Pension Office, Official Business.
479033-160 Abner M. Phelps J. R. Phelps
160 Mr. Hooten  Parke 479033 Present
not in record

2 47.903
J New Can

A. D. Duff.
Benton
Franklin Co
Iowa
184,437 along M c Elza
add in filed,
47.903 1600
Mr Beake
Mo. Malvern
Not on susp files Nov 28 th

Benton Franklin County Illinois 14 th Nov 1839
Comr Pensions
Dear Sir
in the month of Sept last I forwarded to your office additional proof as regards in the case of Lorenzo M c Elryan minor child of Wm M c Elryan a Revolutionary soldier It being more over 2 months & having heard nothing in regard to the matter I apprehend that the proofs were not reached you please inform me whether the additional proof in Claim No 184437 for bounty land under act 3 d March 1833 has been sent Respectfully Yours A D Duff

South Place
Leg of War Washington

Marksville Sept 27 1833.
Dear Sir
A very respectable gentleman of the bar of Franklin county in this state informs me that the circuit court for that county has not been provided with an official seal & that the regulations of the Pension Office in such cases require the certificate of a member of congress as to the official character of the clerk. I have known Simon M. Hubbard to have been for many years, more than ten clerk of the circuit court for Franklin county in this state. He is now clerk of that court

and I have no hesitation in saying that any certificate purporting to be his which may be transmitted to Your Office by Mr Scali may be relied upon as Genuine
With Great Respect Yr Obedt Servt
E. K. Kane
Honble Charles G. Latham

Frankfort Ill 23 J Nov
Three
Hon. Lewis Vap. Secretary of War Washington City
Pension Bureau

Frankfort Illinois
The Honorable Secretary of War
Sir Enclosed I return the Declaration and papers of William M'Elroy. They have been delayed in consequence of the great difficulty of removing the objection taken to the impression of the seals, and requiring a certificate of a member of Congress. I have done everything in my power to remove existing and obviate future, objections. Should there still exist objections: be good enough to return the papers, and I will make a new declaration, in some other county where seals are provided. I will state for your satisfaction, that subsequent to the making the amended Declaration, & previous to the papers, being returned again, the Clerk lost the seal of the county Commissioners court, & has not yet found it: & on that account I have been unable to make the impression of that seal any plainer. Further I sent it to the Hon. E. H. Hane, for a certificate of Hubbard's official character, & to the genuineness of his signature: the certificate he returned me was informal & insufficient. I then sent the papers to the Hon. Geo. M. Robinson, whose certificate, was in like manner defective, tho' you will see it on the papers: I again sent them to the Hon. E. H. Hane, whose lost certificate is likewise on the papers. I have also attached the papers together as well as I could, with the means I possessed, tho' bunglingly done. Should any doubts exist as to the

Clerk's signature. I refer you to his signature to the amended Declaration of Moses Jones now on file in your office, and all his signatures. & by comparing them with the signatures to these papers you will find them all correct
I hope, as the substantial facts of service etc. are sufficiently proven, that little immaterial technical objections, will not be allowed to defeat his claim. It is a matter of great moment to the old man as he is poor & needy. And I hope a speedy decision and answer may be had on his application. Should the certificate be unsatisfactory, be good enough to hand the papers over to the members of Congress from this State and among them, they surely can, satisfy you on that point. I also enclose a letter to you from the Hon. E. H. Leame, his first certificate to the papers etc.
I am Sir (Your most Obt- Nov 19th 1833
Humble Servt Walter B. Bates
Hon Lewis Cass Secy War

State of Illinois,
Franklin county, ss.
Before the circuit court of said county, the same being a court of record, now sitting this 3 rd day of October, 1882 personally came a resident of Franklin county Moses Jones, who after oath made, and subscribed the following statements: That he has been acquainted with William McElya, a resident of the said county of Franklin, about fifty years. That he, this affiant, is personally know- ing to a part of the services of the said McElya, as a soldier of the revolution; this affiant finding said McElya a private in the company command- ed by Captain Joseph Rhodes, in Colonel Lytle's regiment, at the time he, this affiant, joined said com- pany, which was in the year 1782. That they, said McElya, and this affiant, served together as pri- vates in said company until the close of the war. - That the statements of said McElya contained in his said declaration made before this court, on this day, so far as relate to his service as hereinbefore stated, are true to the best of this affiant's knowledge and belief.
Sworn to & subscribed Moses his Jones this day & year of our Lord in open court mark J. M. Gubbard

State of Illinois Franklin County ss
Oct Term of the Franklin circuit Court 1833
On Motion of the said M c Elyea. Ordered that the court's certificate made to the original application herein be amended. And the said Court do further certify That Moses Jones who subscribed & swore to the within affidavit of the Reorder library services of Wm M c Elyea. on the 2 nd day of Oct-1832 is a credible person, residing in the county & state aforesaid and his statement is entitled to credit-
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office at Frankfort This 11 th day of Oct 1833 Done in open court
J. M c Habbard Clerk

Mr M c Elroy Amended declaration
C. S. Hance
This 26 th Feb 1833

State of Illinois, Franklin county, to wit:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the said county of Franklin, William M c Elyea, who being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear pos- itively as to the precise length of his service, but accor- ding to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods stated below, and in the following grades: In _____ years, Two _____ months and _____ days I served as a drafted private under Captain Elijah Moore; for Two months _____ I served in the same grade under Captain _____; for Eight months _____ I served in the same grade under Captain Rhodes; and for such service I claim a pension. William M c Elyea mark
Sworn to, and subscribed before me, said justice as aforesaid, this 23 rd day of May 1833. Thos. M. Morris J.P.
State of Illinois, Franklin county, ss:
I, Simon M. Hubbard, clerk of the court of county comm- sioners for said county of Franklin, do hereby certify that Thomas M. Morris _____ whose signature is affixed to the preceding attestation is a duly commissioned and acting justice of the peace in and for the said county of Franklin; and that his said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Frankfort, this 23 rd day of May A.D. 1833. S. M. Hubbard and C.M.C.C. &c
State of Illinois White County
I am personally acquainted with the above named S. M. Hubbard & know him to be Clerk as set forth in above certificate and his attestation thereof is in due form according to the laws of this State Sept 25 th 1833 - John A. Robinson

State of Illinois Franklin county, ss. I Thomas M. Davis, Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Franklin county and State aforesaid
I do hereby certify that Simon M. Hubbard whose name is signed to the foregoing certificates was, on the day of their date, the duly clerk of the circuit court for Franklin county, Illinois & believe the signature to be his
This 26 th Oct 1833. E. K. Kane
Amended declaration A. M. E. G.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McEnally, Matthew GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9900 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 30, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McEnerny, Patrick GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10,021 1 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 12, 1795
to John Hassell, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.