Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,579, for Joseph Lilley, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy
Lilley Joseph Hannah
W.21.579.
Mass Agency and residence
CONTENTS

8,493
Massachusetts.
Joseph John Lilley,  4
of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts who was a on board the frigate Alliance  Capt. Tailor in the regiment commanded by Capt John Barry of the Navy of the U.S. for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of March, 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. $: 85.83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 2 48 " 10 mo. \frac{18}{30} } 1819. $: 133.83 \frac{4}{31} }
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

2
Massachusetts 115
Cannah Liley
of Boston in the State of Mass
who was a Inf in the Mass commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the time Widow of Joseph Liley a late a Seaman in the Revolution 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Oct 1836 and Seal George H. Adams Boston Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $264.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Oct 37 24.00 $268.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Adams Clerk, Book Vol. 1 st Page 58

N o 337 Hannah Lilly widow of J. Lilly Map.
See p. 188

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
City of Boston, October 4. 1836.
This certifies to whom it may concern, that Joseph Silley and Hannah Cross were married by Rev. John Sathrop, on the twenty eighth day of February, A. D. one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine, as appears by the Registry of marriages within the town (now city) of Boston.
Attest. Samuel D. McCleary, City Clerk.
I Samuel D. Armstrong, Mayor of the City of Boston, do certify, that Samuel D. McCleary, is City Clerk of said City of Boston, and is the keeper of the Registry of marriages of the town (now city) of Boston, and that full faith & credit is, and ought to be given to his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have caused the City seal to be hereunto affixed this fourth day of October, A. 1836.
Sam. D. Armstrong Mayor Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk County ss.
I Samuel T. McCleary do upon oath testify & declare, that I am the city clerk of the city of Boston & that I have the custody of the records of said city, and that it appears from said records, that Joseph Silley and Hannah Leps were married by the Reverend John Lathrop, deceased late pastor of the second church, in said Boston, on the twenty eighth day of February, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine.
Samuel T. McCleary.
Suffolk ss Boston Feb 5 th 1836 Then personally appeared the above named Samuel T. McCleary & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Before me Elias Harket Denny Judge of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss. I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, do hereby certify that Elias Haskell Derby Esquire is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified to act as such in the County of Suffolk & that the signature purporting to be said Derby's, on the other side of this sheet is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Municipal Court hereto set, the eighth day of October A.D. eighteen hundred thirty six.
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of said Municipal Court.

Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act passed the Fourth of July Eighteen Hundred & thirty six
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk ss
On this Eight day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty six personally appeared before the Honorable Peter C. Shackles Judge of the Municipal Court for the city of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth aforesaid, Hannah Silley a resident of said Boston aged Seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn accord- ing to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed Ju- ly fourth eighteen hundred and thirty six. That she is the Widow of Joseph Silley late of said Boston deceased, who was a mariner, and acted in the capacity of Captain Sailer in the revolutionary war on board of the Alliance Friga- and afterwards on board of the vessel called the Warren - and that he served also on board of other vessels all of which belonged to the United States. Save in said war of the revolution, as will more fully appear in reference to the papers and documents on file in the War Department, which papers & documents were forwarded as proof in support of his claim to a pension - under the act of 1818, which pension he continued to receive at the rate of eight dollars per month for two years at least before his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Silley on the twenty eighth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine at said Boston by the Reverend John Dathrop - that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Silley died on the tenth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and twenty one, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Hannah Silley

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss I Thomas D. Phillips, Clerk of said Municipal Court of the city of Boston hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Han- nah Kelley for a pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this tenth day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty six. —
Thomas D. Phillips, Clerk.

I, John Lilley of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty four years do on oath testify and say that I am the son of Joseph Lilley late of said Boston deceased, and of Hannah Lilley of said Boston the declarant, his widow and my mother. That my father was a pensioner of the United States as a mariner in the Navy of the United States in the revolutionary war - that his pension commenced on or about the eighteenth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred & eighteen under the act of Congress of March eighteenth A.D. eighteen hundred & eighteen when it was suspended as I have understood under the act of May the first eighteen hundred twenty in account of its being alleged that he had property sufficient to support himself, but that I know of my own personal knowledge that he did not possess pecuniary means enough for that purpose either before nor since that period, I having contributed to his maintenance during the receipt of his pension aforesaid and until the day of his death which took place the tenth day of August A.D. eighteen hundred and twenty one. He had received said pension for about two years; and there was eleven months pension not paid at the time of his death. I further testify that my mother's maiden name was Hannah Cross - that she now is seventy eight years of age from my data, and that she never has been married since my father's death & still remains a widow and resides with and is maintained by me.
John Lilley
The Court having considered the foregoing Declaration of Hannah Lilley, sworn to before me in Court, with the accompanying affidavits of John Lilley and of Elizabeth Barton, and Henry H. Marlow also sworn to & examined in Court, and the certificate of marriage of the said Joseph Lilley, the deceased and of the said Hannah Cross, all which are verified in due form - is of opinion, that the said Hannah Lilley, the Declarant, is the widow of the said Joseph Lilley deceased a pensioner of the United States. Further certifies, that the said Hannah Lilley, John Lilley, & Elizabeth Barton Henry H. Marlow are represented to me as credible persons; and I am of opinion, that full faith & credit are due to their respective statements aforesaid. Municipal Court, City of Boston, October 8 th A.D. 1836. Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.

No 391 John Silley Ship Alliance
Judge's certificate as to circumstances wanted [Large handwritten signature/initials] ©

To the Honourable Judge Storer Declaration
Your deklagent enter'd himself on board Ship Warren of 32 Guns in the Capacity of Capt, Jaifer and proceeded in 60 th with the Fleet on a secret Expedition to Penobscot i think there was in the year 1779 and after making an ineffectual attempt the enemy coming with a reinforcement of six Ships under the Command of George Collier in the Bransonable of 64 Guns and being River bound we commenced an ignominious Flight up the River. where our Fleet was destroyed. the principle Officers was Saltonstall Capt of the Warren and Comma re of the Fleet. Lieutenants Hous & Page Samuel Cooper Purser. i judg i belonged to this Ship somewhere about 3 months. In the Autumn of 80 i entered on Board Frigate Alliance of 36 Guns the time of service one Year in the same Capacity the principle Officers of this Ship was John Barry Capt. Lieutenants Hacker Welsh Fletcher, & Dyer Sam Cooper this Ship was ordered to France. the following Gentlemen embarked as Passengers. Viz Marguis De Fayette Count De Roch Mr Tho Paine, we proceeded as a Packet Direct to Sp Orient. landed these Gentlemen and after a short Detention. took on board two Gentlemen & as Passengers Mr Sam Bradford now Col and High Sheriff of Co ty of Suffolk. the other name forgotten. and proceeded to Sea with a large Ship under our Convoy loaded with Military stores on Government account - could the Marguis De Fayette. shaped our course for Philadelphia as near as winds would permit. on our passage which was very Tempestuous attended with bad winds was could of our intended course by two of the enemy Cruizers Viz Atlanta & Presepe after a short Chase and the Wind growing small they concluded to fight us they being to Windward took their Stations accordingly the f t Ship mounting 19 Carriage Guns. on our starboard quarter the Pride of 14 or 16 guns under our Stern. and commenced the Action after some warm work Capt Barry received a wound through his left shoulder he retired to the Cockpit after

appointing No r Samuel Bradford to a temporary Command as second Lieutenant where he had ocular demonstration wether i performed my Duty or no, having lost a Leg in my Youth Capt Barto ordered me to take my station in the cockpit to assist the Surgeon. but at my request was stationed at the 10 gun in meadly under the Eye of the Gentlemen after a smart Action they surrendered we having numbers killed and wounded and our masts injured the Wind favouring we stood our course for Boston where we arrived some year after the Government sent Mr Fennel to liquidate the Navy Account. when a Balance was struck of to me of $54 and 44 ninetieths. Business being dull was obliged to sell it for $5.50 not having any documents. this i have put to paper from Memory only. the Navy books of that day will testify the time i have been in the Service. And the Gov- ernant further declares & says that he is a native Citizen of the United States, & is an inhabitant of Natick, County of Middlesex State of Massachusetts, that he is in such reduced circumstances as to stand in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Jos h Lillie
Massachusetts District ss. Boston 13. April 1818 Sworn to before me
M c Davis
Dist ct Judge Mass Dist ct

Rose WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21579
Hannah Lilley Widow of Joseph Lilley Seaman Rev War
Act June 7 th 32
Index: Vol 18 , Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr 27 '96 Receipt of birth to J. W. Lilly Chicago Ills. See Inv 15509 J. H. B.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1 March 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, John Gilley by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. D. D. C. { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 12 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Jos: Lilley subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. D. Dacey
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

Dist. U.S. Office Boston 6. Sept. 1819
Hon. John C. Calhoun Secretary of War
Sir
I have the honor to enclose the within Certificate to be corrected, presuming it was intended for Joseph Lilley & an
Sir
with great respect.
Your Obedt Servt.
Isaac Davis

General Tilly Indian of H Tilly Map
Washington D.C.
In paper No 2075 Oct 1818
Adm 12 me or seaman 45th year annuity March 4
1831
Esquire Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Co Edwards

Boston October 10. 1836.
James L. Edwards Esquire I herewith transmit the Papers and Documents, of Hannah Lillie an applicant for a Pension under the third Section of the Act of Congress passed July the 24 th 1836.
I presume that the evidence thus forwarded together with that contained in the Papers & Documents on file in the War Department at Washington in the case of her deceased Husband Joseph Lillie will fully es- tablish her title to the pension under said Act.
On examination of the same, should her claim be considered admissible you will be good enough to issue a Certificate therefor and transmit the same to yours.
Obedient Servant
George W. Adams Counsellor at Law and Attorney for said Hannah Lillie.
P.S. My Office is No 30 63 Court Street Boston
As early an answer to the foregoing as would be consistent with your
arrangements in the Department would oblige the subscriber to the same.

It will be observed that from the time that the Deceased Joseph Lilly received his last pension under the act of May 1 1830 until the same was suspended about eleven months had transpired, which would leave the proportion of eleven months to a year due him. If therefore the Department would allow that sum in addition to the other, it would be quite acceptable to his destitute Widow
Geo. W. Adams.

I Samuel Bradford of Boston, County of Suffolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby I declare, that being a Passenger on Board the United States Frigate Alliance. John Barry Esquire Commander, then lying in the Port of L'Orient in the Kingdom of France & VV3 in the latter Part of the Month of March in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and eighty one, that I was ac- quainted with, & knew Mr Joseph Lilley now present, to be on the said Frigate in the capa- city of Captain's Sailor - and that on our Passage to the United States the said Frigate Alliance met with on the high Seas, I had an Action with two Ships of War, belonging to his Britan- nic Majesty viz the Alalanta & Trespasser, which Vessels were captured by the said Frigate Alliance, and I further say, that the said Lilley was stati- oned at one of the Quarter Deck Guns during the said Action & bravely performed his duty.
Sam Bradford
Mass. Dist. fr. Boston 13. April 1818
Sworn to before me J. Davis DJ
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

I Elizabeth Barton of Boston in the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years widow do on oath testify and say that I have known Mrs Hannah Lilly the signor of the Declaration to which this is annexed for more than fifty years last past, she and myself having resided very near each other in the same neighbourhood more or less during this long period. We were intimately acquainted with each other when we were girls and were playmates together. I also knew her late husband Joseph Lilly who served on board several vessels in the United States navy as a mariner during the war of the American Revolution. I am confident he was married while he was in the service of his country in said revolution, and I have heard that he received a pension from government prior to his death for such service. He died on the tenth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred + twenty one. The maiden name of his wife was Hannah Cross, who has never been married since his death, but still remains a widow. I am yet acquainted with and visit her frequently. She is now seventy eight years of age or thereabouts and is a worthy woman in every respect and is maintained by her sons Mr John Lilly of said Boston.
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Elizabeth Barton
Municipal Court of the City of Boston October 8 th 1836 Then Elizabeth Barton personally appeared in said Court and made oath to the facts set forth in said affi- davit by her subscribed, are true.
Attest, Thomas D. Phillips, Clerk of said Court

I Henry H. Barton aged forty three years do in Oath testify and say that I was acquainted with Mr Joseph Lilly late of said Boston at least thirty five years since on or about the year Eighteen hundred. I was likewise acquainted with his wife at that time. — I have heard that Mr Lilly was out in the revolutionary war in the United States Navy, and that he received a pension therefor previous to his death which took place in August A D eighteen hundred and twenty one. Mrs Hannah Lilly has never been married since his death but still is living a widow and is supported by her son Mr John Lilly of said Boston. I should judge her age to be about sixty eight years. She is a meritorious woman in every respect. —
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my Henry H Barton
Municipal Court of the City of Boston October 2 nd A.D. 1836
Then personally appeared. Henry H Barton, in said Municipal Court & made oath that the facts set forth in the above affidavit by him subscribed, are true.
Attest, Thomas W Phillips, Clerk of said Municipal Court,