Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1947-100, for William Kelly, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Kelly, William of Kelly
B. d. Vt. 1947-100
CONTENTS

At a Court held for Accomack County on the 30 th day of July 1832 It is ordered to be certified that it appears to the Court by the evidence that Daniel Kelley, Richard Kelley & Nancy Smith of Ralph Smith are the only heirs at Law of William Kelley who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. —
A Copy Test Jas J. Gilworth By for the Recorders Clerk
State of Virginia, Accomack County ss I Thomas Boyers Clerk of the County Court of Accomack in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the above is truly copied from the Record of said Court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 3 rd day of August 1832 & in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth.
Teste Jas J. Gilworth By for the Recorders Clerk

I certify that the State of Virginia has issued Land bounty to William Helly, — for his services during  the  war as a Private of the Continental Line of the Revolution as witness my hand & seal if office here to affix this 6 th day of June 1832
Wm. Frederick Rothe Virg a

Know all men by these presents that We Daniel Kelley Richard Kelley & Ralph Smith the only - heirs at Law of William Kelley dec d who served in the War of the Revolution do by these presents constitute & appoint Vespasian Ellis of Accomack County Virginia our lawful agent & Attorney for us & in our names as heirs of William Kelley to demand & receive from the Officers of the Bounty Land Office of the United States any & all Bounty Lands, or Warrants for Bounty Lands to which we may be entitled on account of the services of said William Kelley in the Revolutionary War - and all the acts of our said Attorney we will ratify & confirm by these presents - and our said attorney may appoint one or more substitutes under him with the same powers & they and shall be irrevocable as witness our hands & seals this 3 rd day of April 1832 signed sealed & delivered in presence of us -
John Burlington Wm R. Custis
Daniel Kelley Richard Kelley Ralph Smith 
Accomack County 3 State of Virginia 3 April 3 rd 1832
This day Daniel Kelley Richard Kelley & Ralph Smith only heirs of William Kelley a Revolutionary soldier personally appeared before me William R. Custis a Justice of the peace in & for said County & generally acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be their act & deed witness my hand & seal this day & year aforesaid - Wm R. Custis 

I Daniel Kelley the of the heirs at Law of William Kelley, a Revolutionary Soldier and do upon oath testify & declare that to the best of my knowledge & belief William Kelley did enlist about the year 1778 or 1777 either in the 9 th or 11 th Virginia Regiments (the affiant sent collect which) under the command of officers not known to this affiant - that he served out the term for which he first enlisted which this affiant has been informed was for 18 months or 2 years & then reenlisted to serve during the war & that he did serve until the war was ended & he was regularly discharged - & further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said William Kelley on the part of the United States - Nor do I believe he ever received it or in any way has been transferred his claim to it - State of Virginia Accomack County
Daniel Kelley
August 2 d 1832
This day Daniel Kelley son of William personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in & for said County and made oath to the above declaration as unless my hand & seal the day & year above said
William Kelley James for Warrant J. M. [Signature] Atty. at Law
State of Virginia County of Accomack August 8 th 1832
In testimony that the above written William R. Custis was a magis strat authorized to administer oaths & take acknowledgments in said County in the state of Virginia at the above & within dates & that his name subscribed to both the foregoing certificates appears to me to be his usual signature I have been to affirm the County Seal & subscribed my name & quality at Accomack Court House Virginia this 8 th day of August - 1832
Test James J. Gilmore for the Young Clerk of Accomack County Court
factory wife

The deposition of Zadok Bayly aged 76 years and now a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States who says that he was intimately acquainted with William Kelly the father of Daniel Kelly & Richard Kelly & that he the witness served in Captain (af- terwards Colonel) Coopers company of infantry in the Revolutionary War for a long period & that said W m Kelly served in the same company with the witness, and that afterwards & in 1781 he the witness together with many others enlisted in Capt Thomas Packer's company for the term of during the War & that he served under Captain Pa- ker & Covertly till July 1783 when he was dis- charged at Winchester Barracks but was held liable to enter the service again if required - & that said W m Kelly enlisted a few days before the witness for the term of during the War under said Packer & went with the witness across the Bay where Thomas Covertly took command of said Packer's company - that said Kelly was a part of the time whilst at Winchester in a company of Artillery & that he was in service till July 1783 & was discharged one or two days after the witness was discharged & that he the witness & said Kelly & Richard then sent for their warrants at the same time, & that he never knew but one W m Kelly from this County in the Revolutionary War.
State of Virginia Accomack County May 12: 1833. Zadok Bayly his mark
Zadok Bayly a Revolutionary soldier and a credible witness made oath before me to the truth of the foregoing deposition. Witness my hand & seal as a justice of the peace. Nathl Topping J.P.

State of Virginia County of Accomack
I, Daniel Kelly
heir at law of William Kelly
do upon my oath declare and testify, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the said
William
Kelly
did enlist in 1781
for the term of
during
the War as a private of Artillery in the Virginia troops
and served in the Regiment unknown , but believed to be the 11 th which afterwards became the 1 st as this affiant is informed under the command of Colonel unknown , & Captain Parker & Covery, and others unknown.
Continental
Line, and that he continued in the service until the War ended.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said
William
Kelly on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it, or
transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore Know all Men by these Presents, That
I, Daniel Kelly
aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint VESPASIAN ELLIS,
of Accomack County, Virginia, to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed. Witness my hand and seal this 2 nd day of
May
1833
ATTEST N o 60 Custis
Daniel Kelly
PERSONALLY APPEARED THE ABOVE NAMED Daniel Kelly
subscribed to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the Power of Attorney thereto subscribed to be his act and deed. Witness my hand and seal this 2 nd day of May 1833
N o 60 Custis J.P.
IN TESTIMONY that the above written Nathaniel Topping and John W Custis Esquires were
Magistrates authorised to administer Oaths and take acknowledgments &c. in the State of Virginia
at the above date and that their names subscribed to the foregoing
certificate &c. appear to be their usual signatures. I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed
my name and quality as Clerk of the County Court at
Accomack C.H. Va. this Third day of June 1833.
I further certify that the following certificate of kinship in the case of William Kelly is truly copied from the records,

Accomack W. Virginia June 15. 1839
Hi Your favor of June 8 enclosing me Warrant No 1947 dated June 8 1833 for 108 acres issued to Daniel Kelley, Richard Kelley & Mary Smith children & the only heirs of William Kelley who was a soldier in the Virginia Line on Continental establishment, was due - & for which you may consider this my receipt -
Respectfully yours
Wm Lloyd on Eng -
Isaac Ellis of Accomack Co Atty for William Kelley's heirs

Accomack Co. Va. June 15th 1833
Sir. In September last I sent to you the Claim of W m Kelly, deceased, for allowances. The claim was rejected because the heir stated in his power of atty that W m Kelly was a soldier of Infantry, when it appears from the Books in yr. Office that the W m Kelly who is entitled to Bounty Land was a soldier of Artillery. At the time I sent the other papers I had not seen Mr. Ladoch Bough a Revolutionary pensioner who was a near neighbor of Kelly. I received part of the time with him, as the children of Kelly are young, not exceeding 30 to 35 years of age. I knew nothing of the particulars of their father's service. He has been dead himself for 25 years or more. Presuming that he was a soldier of Infantry, I made out the declaration & powers & that form & his for supposing it to be so gratified As it. Mr. Ladoch Bough resides about 20 miles from my residence, & it has not been convenient for me to see him till about three weeks ago at which time I took his deposition which you find on the 1st page of the power.

Mr Bayly served from the beginning to the end of the war, in more than or from different units, as I am informed. William Kelly did the same. I have you find several certificates of pay in his favor some as a soldier of Infantry & some as a soldier of Artillery . Col. Cropper (a resident at that time (now dead) of this County), who was a member of the St. of Delegates said Kelly has in both capacities as a soldier of Infantry & of Artillery . From the most diligent enquiry I could make I hear of but one William Kelly, and it seems that he served a long time in Cropper company (who was first a Cotton & afterwards St. Col. ) and the alisted under Parker - was transferred to The Co. Col. company - and afterwards seceded , we cannot tell where only from Mr Bayly's affidavit, who says he was part of the time in the Artillery at Winchester. Mr. Bayly says that there were frequent transfers from one company to another to supply vacancies occasioned by the expiration of the soldiers respective terms of service. But independent of Bayly's affidavit, I have

obtained from the auditor's Office a certificate showing distinctly that W m Kelly, of Accomack was a " War Soldier " &c (This certificate I feel confident you will regard as being entirely satisfactory. By reference to his warrant No 3511 if you will see that he served " for the War " &c - The two numbers immediately preceding Kelly's, Nos 3510 & 3509 were drawn by Bayly (the witness ) & R d  Thorne of Accomack which strongly support his Bayly deposition. Thorne's line was here. His balance of pay was drawn by Col Cook thus proving that he was from Accomack . I send you the auditor's certificate of this fact. I have taken the depositions of Parker Cook , Jno Charnock & J Hylton , revolutionary pensioners, who state that W m Kelly of Accomack enlisted for & served to the end of the War , but have not sent them because the expense of other seals to so many depositions is overous - & it is deemed unnecessary, but, if the papers now sent should not be satis- factory, I will send these depositions - your ob t servant V. Ellis

Wm. Lloyd Jones for Warrenton
Mr. Gordon will please forward me the Warrenton by mail, if the within claim is satisfactorily established, I will pay his at least Account CWT & June 5 th 1833 Belphina Ellis

of my Office, Vermont.
A Court held for Acworth County at the Court House thereof on the 30 th day of July 1832.
It is ordered to be certified that it appears to the Court by satisfactory evidence that Daniel Kelley, Richard Kelley and Martha Smith (wife of Ralph Smith) are the only heirs at law of William Kelley who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Test J. P. D. [?] for the Registry etc.
P.S.
The certificate of kinship does not state what degree of relationship Daniel Kelley & others sustain to William Kelley - but by reference to Bonyon's depts. it will be seen that they are children , of which fact there is no question. J. P. D.
Richard Kelley

This is to Certify. That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the sixth day of November 1784, in the name of W m Kelly as a soldier of artillery
for £22. 10. 1 - which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Col o Cropper .
The name of W m Kelly sometimes spelt Kelley occurs in 5 other such places in the Continental army Register. In 3 of the cases Col o Cropper rec d the certificates.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 8 th day of Sept r 1837.
E. E. Heath
AUDITOR. of Va

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the sixth — day of November 1784 , in the name of Richard Thorn — as a sergeant  soldier of infantry for £4.10.0 which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Col o Cropper
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
26 — day of december — 1832.
J. E. Heath
AUDITOR.

Warrant No 3511 ip d from 8 th for 200 acres to W m Kelly. Do No 3510 " " " 200 " to J. Bayly Do No 3509 " " " 200 " to R d Thorns
William Kelley 18 th Sept 17

   Name Age Last Initial Comp Place of Residence When born How When How long   State County State County or Town     Wm Kelly 20 s 8 Bro. Va. Accomack Va. Accomack Enlisted 28 March 1781 11 mos discharged 8 th July 1783  
Certify that in a book in this Office labelled "Papers concerning the Army of the Revolution" and upon an old manuscript book therein entitled a "Register of description of non commissioned Officers & privates at Chesterfield Courthouse" appears the foregoing entry concerning Wm Kelly . From a memorandum in the hand writing of J. H. Smith esq. the agent employed by the Executive to arrange and index various Revolutionary records recently found in the upper story of the Capitol, the aforesaid "Register" appears to contain the names of sundry soldiers &c enlisted at different times from 1777 to 1783.
There is no seal of office. J. H. E. Heath
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office — of Virginia this 22 d day of April 1833.
J. H. E. Heath Auditor of Pub accts