Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16175, for Elias Kelley, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Kelley, Elias
S. 16175
CONTENTS
Carded

Order to pay 20 March 1839
Indiana 3306
Elias Keller
Blank in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Enoch of the Regt commanded by _____ in the Penna line for 6 months from 1778-
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20- Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Decr 32 and Supt Hon John Carr. House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - 30- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 10 $40-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book 20 Vol. 9 Page 187

Chas Kelley Application for a Pension from 1779 private Six months $20.

The State of Indiana Clark County ss Clark County Circuit Court October Term 1872
On this 22 d day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Two appeared in open court before the Honorable John P. Ross President of the Second Judicial Circuit for the County of Clark and State of Indiana and John Lean and Samuel Prouther Esquires - his associates now sitting Elias Kelley resident of the County of Clark and State of Indiana aged Twenty years on the 3 rd day of August last who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1872 That he Entered into the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, that he Entered into the service in the year 1778 or 1779 under the Command of Captain David Enoch on the waters of the river Ohio in the State of Pennsylvania as a Volunteer and marched to Fort Linn in said State against the Indians and was continued in the service about one month when he was discharged that he again Volunteered and entered into the service of the United States in the same year under the Command of Capt

of Capt. John Leman for the term of one month defending the inhabitants of the Frontier settlements against the Indians, and served out the time and was dis- charged that he Volunteered and Entered the service in the year 1780 under the command of Captain Henry Enocks for the term of one month on the Monongahela River and was Engaged in the service of defending the inhabitants of the Frontier settlements against the In- dians and served out the term of one month and was discharged that in the year 1781 he Volunteered and Entered into the service of the United States for the term of six months under the command of Captain James Archer on the waters of the Monongahela and Marched to the head waters thereof and remained there near five weeks when the troops were disbanded not being sufficiently strong to keep the post to which they were sent and returned home that he Volunteered and Entered into the service in the same year for the term of six months under the command of Captain Benjamin Rice and Marched under the command of Col Broad- -heads against the Indians on the Muskingum River that the army destroyed two Indian towns on said River and killed a number of Indians that on his return he lost a horse which was valued to be worth

Twenty Eight pounds he does not recollect the length of time he served on this campaign but thinks he was discharged before the expiration of the time, that soon after he was discharged from the service above named service he again Entered into the service under the Command of Captain James Archer and rendezvoused at Wheeling about 45 or 50 Miles from his residence that said Ar- cher's Company and another were sent on a tour to guard the Frontier Settlement the length of time that he was continued in the service under the said Captain Archer he does not recollect he further states he further states that soon afterwards volunteered under the Command of Cap- tain James Cravens in the year 1782 and Ranger- voused at two different times on the waters of Pease Creek in the state of Pennsylvania but not having a sufficient force to perform the campaign they was disbanded after having received a discharge for one months service he further states that he served a number of other Comps. of a few days Each of which no account was taken he further states that he cannot with precision say how long he was in service during the revolution but is well convinced that he served more than six months that he has lost all his discharges; that he has no docu- mentary evidence that he knows of that he knows of the place where testimony he can procure who can testify to his service he hereby relinquishes Every claim whatever to a pension

to an extent Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
me
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Kelly who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be of seventy 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 affirmation
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
new worth

a annual Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state he was born in the state Delaware in the County of New Castle on the 20th day of August 1762 he has no record Evidence of his age he was living in the state of Virginia when first called into the service after the line was run between Virginia & Pennsylvania he lived in Pennsylvania where he resided for several years then moved to Virginia and remained there until the year 1799 when he moved to Kentucky lived in Kentucky until the year 1805 when he moved to Clark County Indiana Territory where he still resides that he has no discharge he knows Col Broadhead he further states he does not recollect the name or number of any Continentals or Militia Regiment he further states that he is known to Willi- am Benton and Christopher  Widow Cole who reside in his neighbor- hood and can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the
revolution, swore under Subscribed to us open Court the day and year aforesaid Jed Henry Howard clk
Elias Kelley
My recai- We Christopher Cole a clergyman in the County of Clark of the County of Clark and William Benton residing in the County of Clark and state of Indiana do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Kelly who has subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be 78 years of age that he is respected in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Mordecai Cole
William Beaton
Sworn and subscribed to in open court the day and year aforesaid
Test Henry Warrod Clerk
And the said Court as hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the interrogations, prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served in the States and the Court further certifies that Mordecai Cole who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in Clark County State of Indiana and that William Beaton who has also signed the same is a resident
in the said County of Clark is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Henry Warrod Clerk of the Court Clark County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said in the matter of the application of Elias Kelly for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 22 nd day of October
1832
Test Henry Warrod Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elmer Kelley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 16,175
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1778 or 1779 12 mo Pvt David Enoch Penn.   Same year 1 mo Lot Leonard   1780 1 mo Henry Enoch   1781 5 wks James Archer   1781 Abt 16 mos Benjamin Rice Brookshill   1782 1 mo James Archer James Brown.  
Battles Engaged 17th Indiana or Meekingham River.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, N. Va; enlisted in Penn.
Date of application for pension, Oct 23, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Black Co. Ind.
Age at date of application, Aug 3, 1762 in New Castle Co. Del.
Remarks: After the lines were drawn between Va and Penn he resided in Penn;  Moved to Va in 1791 moved to Ky; in 1805 moved to Black Co Ind  There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev Sec K
Wilmington Ohio Dec 29th, 1915.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Gentlemen: I would like to get some further information of the family of Jacob Snider (borne also as Jacob Schneider) who was commissioned April 18th 1777 as first lieutenant in the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, Revolutionary War. He was transferred July 1st, 1778 to the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment.
Also any further information of Adam Peck a Private in Captain Griffith's Company.

Second Battalion, Chester County Militia 1780. Thomas Bull Colonel.
Elias Kelley was a Private in Washington County Militia, Pa. His name appears in Alphabetical List of soldiers who received Depreciation Pay for services.
John Rice (whose wife's name was Hannah) He had a daughter Hannah who married Col. Thomas Gaddis.
If there are any charges for this information kindly let me know. Or where I will be able to obtain the information.
Yours truly Miss Metta Gaddis R. F. D. No 4

16.175 INVALID.
1915- Jan 5: History to Miss Nella Gaddis. M. B. H-
File No. 16.175
Elias Kelley Pri Sec War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Kelley, George GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9763 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 19, 1792 To George Moore, 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.