Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,943, for Michael Mc Nelly, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
McNelly, Michael or Menally.
S. 38943
CONTENTS

5310 East Tennessee Michael McNelly McNelly private Colo Morgan Virginia line 1775. 3 1/2 yrs In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 6 th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Jan'y 1819 and sent to Hon. W. G. Blount H. Rep.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818.  23. 47    Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 Mar 1819  48. 00     $ 71. 47  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
52 years
Discontinued. 24/7/18
Mr. Secy of War Washington D.C. Copy of the above for the pensioner as above Feb 26 Nov 1821 -

State of Tennessee
Blount County
2 nd Judicial Circuit
This 6 th day of June 1878 before me the Subscriber one of the judges of the Circuit Courts of Law and Equity of said State (said County being County of record) Personally Appears Michael Munnally who is now in in the seventieth year of his age and resident in said County of Blount who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following statement in order to obtain the provisions of the late act of Congress which provides for persons who were engaged in the land or naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war to wit that he said Michael Munnally in the Town of Winchester in the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia in the month of Novem- ber as well as he recollects in the year 1775 he enlisted in the regular army of the then United Colonies for three years in a Company of Infantry commanded by Captain Peter Brinn in the Regiment of Colonel David Morgan a part of General Woodfords Brigade that the Regiment of Morgan was called the 11 th Regiment and after some time was called the 7 th Regiment That Captain Brinn was made aid to General Sullivan and Captain Johnson commanded the Company and after he said Michael Munnally had been in

Service about two years Captain John Marshall now Judge Marshall having no Taylor in his Company he said Michael McNally was transferred to Captain Marshall's Company and was in said Company about one year that he said Michael McNally faithfully served the United Colonies and United States against the common enemy as a private soldier in the regular army of the United States in the Company aforesaid from the time of his enlistment until said three years expired and about four months more when said in the month of August 1779 he was by General Morgan discharged from said Service in the County of Frederick Virginia which discharge is lost that he was in the Battle of Brandywine Germantown and Monmouth, That he knows of no person who was in Service with him whose evidence he can get to establish the fact of his Service except John Marshall whose evidence owing to the infirmity of said Michael McNally and the distance to Richmond from where said Michael McNally resides he cannot get This applicant never has been a Pensioner for said Service and only claims to be one under the provisions of said act The said Michael McNally states he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support Sworn to and declared before me the date first written MICHAEL McNally The: Emmett

Before me the Subscriber Judge as aforesaid This 6th of August 1898 personally appear John B. Busick a citizen of Blount County Who being by me first duly sworn states he has been acquainted with the before named Michael McNally about twenty years and has heard him speak before the late provision by law of Congress for revolutionary soldiers passed of his said Michael having been for years an regular soldier in the Army of the United States and has no doubt in his mind of the truth of the declaration of said Michael as before made and that he believes the said Michael McNally is too feeble to labour for his support and believes the said Michael McNally's property is not sufficient to support him and family without labour of said Michael wherefore he considers he does not need the assistance of his country for comfortable support
Tho. Emmerson
John B. Busick

Having no other evidence than the oaths of the before named Michael McRally & John B. Curick who are unaccredited, I have no reason to doubt I am as well satisfied as I can be by evidence of that deposition that said McRally did perform the Service stated in the foregoing Declaration & that the said McRally is in all other circumstances I stand in need of the assistance of his country for support given under my hand this 6th day of August 1818 —
Mr. Emmanuel D. ...
Michael McRally
State of Tennessee ss.
I Jesse Pounds Clerk of the Circuit Court of Blount County by my Deputy Jacob H. Frantz do certify that Thomas Cummerow esq. whose signature appears to the above certificate in his own proper or name and hand writing, now is and was at the time of the date thereof one of the judges of the Circuit Courts of Law and Equity for the State of Tennessee, (that said Courts is a Court of record) and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such.
Given under my hand and private (having no publick) seal at office in Maryville in Blount County the 6th day of August A. D. 1818. & 43rd of American Independence
J. Pounds Clerk
by his dep. Jacob H. Frantz

Maryville Tn October 7 1820
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Jr E B
Rec: 23 Oct 1820
Michael M c Intosh
No 5300
Honble J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City
Mail

State of Tennessee ss On this 29 th day of September 1871. personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Blount County being expressly made a Court of record and having the power of fine and imprisonment for said County of Blount, by the Laws of the State of Tennessee, Michael McMally aged about seventy years Resident in said County who being first duly sworn, according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revo- lutionary War as follows - he enlisted in the fall of the year 1777 under Captain Peter Browns of Col: Daniel Morgans Regiment till the 11 th Regt. of Rev: Woodfords Command for the term of three years and during his service was transferred to Capt. M c Williams Company and then to Capt. J. H. Marshalls Company - he served faithfully for three years and four months during which service he was at the Battles of Brandywine Germantown and Monmouth and was afterwards honorably discharged by General Morgan in Frederick County Virginia where the declarant resided at the time of his enlistment - his discharge is long since lost or mislaid - his original declaration was made on or about the sixth day of June 1871: as well as he now recollects he has received a pension certifi- cate dated fourteenth day of January 1871. and numbered five thousand three hundred and ten 5310 on which he has drawn some pension pay
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1871: and that I have not since that time

time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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 18 th 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 me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed - to wit 93 3 / 4 acres of upland south of French Brook and Holston River on which the state installments and interest thereon is yet due and unpaid worth under that incumbrance perhaps about $300.00 - One Horse $30 - One Saddle & Bridle $10 - two Cows and Calves $24 - One Side Saddle $5 - One Loom $8 - two pair Horse gears $5.25 - some old and must worn household furniture including some religious Books, &c and a few articles of farming tools worth $54.75 Dowd to the amount of $10.00 or thereabouts
Michael O'Neilly
I am by occupation a Tailor but during to a violent Cough and extreme weakness and distruction of my lungs and my infirmity and decrepitude from age and disease I am entirely unabled to work at my trade or at any thing else - My family consists of my self and my daughter Mary aged 32 years, she lives with me to take care of me She is healthy and stout as usual I was to be married in open Michael O'Neilly Court on the 29 th Sept. 1820
Jac. H. Houle Clk

State of Tennessee
I, Isaac H. Struble Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Blount County do hereby certify, that the foregoing Paths and the Schedule thereto Annexed, are truly Copies 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 four hundred and thirty seven dollars and no more
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at office in Maryville this Seventh day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty
Isaac H. Struble Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Blount
It is requested that any communication on the subject of this application shall be addressed to the Clerk of the Court in which this declaration was made

38943
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 38,943
Michael Mennella His Rev Mo
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 381
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Michael Menally for Col o Morgan's Va. reg t 1775 - 3 Years 6 June 1878
Admitted

Maryville, Platte County E. Tennessee February 1 st 1832
Dr Sir For a Revolutionary bounty land
Enclosed you will find a power of attorney from William Jackson to you, for the purpose therein specified It has been long delayed, but I hope will reach you soon enough to be atten- -ded to - Your attention to it will oblige the old gentleman who needs it - I hope soon to forward to you the necessary documents for a pension to a soldier in the late War - I heretofore made application for a pension under the first law, for Michael O'Nelly, a soldier of the Revolution which was, allowed - But under the Act which required a Schedule & he was stricken from the roll, because he lived upon and claimed a poor piece of land in Platte County, which shortly after- -wards was sold for interest due the

State, by the Treasurer of East Tennessee. The old man is very aged and infirm and in very indigent and suffering circumstances, having been compelled to sell his few articles of household furniture for Bread - After his land was sold a second application was made stating the sale of the land & his suffering condition, but was answered that according to the opinion of the Attorney General Mr. Clark, the Secretary of War had no power (without an act of Congress) to place any person on the pension roll who had been struck off on the inspection of his schedule v. Mr. McElly does certainly need the assistance of his country as much as any man that I know in it, and I believe deserves it as much - By reference to the papers sent by Mr. McElly to the

- pension office I think you will find abundant evidence to satisfy you that he ought to be relieved If so, and you can have time to attend to it, a little act for his relief, will as I believe meet the approbation of many of the Citizens of this County, and it will certainly be a humane & merciful interposition to save the old and deserving Soldier from hunger and pain, sharpened by the reflection that the Country for which he had spent his blood and the flower of his youth, had been deaf to his calls when he needed and asked her supporting hand - Wm B. Reece and Lady were well two days ago - I have nothing new Very Respectfully Yours I your Doubt John Locke - Tac, of Herk

Maryville 7 2 Feby 1833
Yrs
Honble John Cooke; Representative from Tennessee in Congress. Washington City
Mail 3/3
That part of this letter which refers to the Sec- -tion of bounty lands has been attended to: & Mr Cooke informed that Mr Fouts' letter has been referred to the Pensions Office April 12th 1832

Maryville 27 th October 1821
Rev. Michael O'Gorman The same with the author
Honble J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City
Mail 3
14/10/21

State of Tennessee, Blount County, on this 28 th day of September 1821 - personally appeared Michael M c Nelly a citizen of Blount County aged about seventy three years on the 12 th day of February 1822. - in Open Court then the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County being a court of record constituted such by the laws of the State of Tennessee, and having the power of fine and imprisonment and said Michael M c Nelly being duly sworn says that since the declaration and schedule made and sworn to in this Court on the 29 th day of September 1820. to obtain a pension under the acts of Congress for the benefit of Revolutionary Soldiers. The tract of land owned by said M c Nelly and mentioned and set out in said schedule, has been sold by the Treasurer of East Tennessee, by virtue of the acts of Assembly in such cases made and provided, for the interest due and unpaid upon the instalments due and unpaid to the State for the said tract of land; - and that this declarant is utterly and entirely unable to redeem said land or dispose himself of it in any way, and will soon be dependent on the public; or private Charity for a main- tenance - as his little stock of old worn out household furniture & property men- tioned in his schedule, will not buy his bread - this affiant since the date of his said schedule has almost lost his hearing and become deaf, and his infirmity and inability has very much increased - Sworn to subscribed in 3 Michael M c Nelly Open Court 28 Sept. 1821. 3 J. Foulk W.P. 3

State of Tennessee ss
J. Jacob, Pro Tem. Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Blount County Do certify that the foregoing is a true & perfect copy of the record of Michael M c Nelly's Declaration taken from the Original Records now in my Office —
Given under my hand & seal of Office at Office in Maryville this 26 October
1821 —
Jac. F. Pro Tem. Clerk
State of Tennessee ss
Be it remembered that on this 27 th day of Octo- ber 1821. personally appeared before me J. F. Fork, presiding justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Blount County, Doctor Alexander M c Nelly, Citizen of said County a credible Witness, and respectable person who being duly sworn, says that he has for a considerable length of time prescribed at several times for & given medicine to Michael M c Nelly the declarant mentioned in the above & foregoing declaration, that said M c Nelly is a very aged, diseased and infirm man, not likely to survive long, entirely unable to labor and in very reduced and indigent circumst- ances, and does stand in need as this defen- dant, of support, either public or private & believes said M c Nelly to be a man of credit and veracity. Sworn to Subscribed before me James Lusk
A. M c Nelly

State of Tennessee ss
I James Turk presiding Justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Blount County Do certify that I am well acquainted with the before named Michael K. Kelly an applicant for Continuance on the Sessions Roll, he is a very aged & infirm man in reduced & indigent Circumstances & has need support; he is of undoubted probity and Veracity - I am also well acquainted with Doct r Alexander Clarke he is an eminent physician and a man of unimpeachable character & veracity and full and implicit faith & credit are due to their statements -
Given under my hand this 27 th day October 1831 - James Turk