Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35489, for John Kelly, North Carolina

SERVICE
N.B.
Kelly, John or Kelley
NUMBER
S 35489
CONTENTS

No 19.809
Kentucky
John Kelly
of Barren county in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bowman of the regiment commanded by Colonel Davidson in the North Carolina line, for the term of Six years from July 17 81 to 17 83
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th day of July 1827
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Sept 1827 and sent to E. Smith Esq Mound View Kentucky
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1827 - $14.47 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1828 48 -
$ 62.47
{ Revolutionary Cla Acts March, 18, 1 and May 1, 1820

State of Kentucky
Perry County Set
On this 17 th of April May 1827, Personally appeared in open Court, it being a Court of Record made so by act of assembly of Kentucky pursuing according to the course of the Common Law, Possessed of unlimited jurisdiction, before the  for the  county of 15 Judicial District, in the county of for the before the Hon ble Joseph Eno, one of the Cir- cuit Judges for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in for said 15 Judicial District John Kelly, resident Citizen in said County aged seventy two the 22 of August last, who being first sworn ac- cording to Law, doth make the fol- lowing declaration; in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress, of the 18 of March 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820: that he, the said Kelly enlisted for the term of during the Revolutionary War, on the day of July 1777. in the State of North Carolina in the  at a place in the County of Halifax, & at a place called the town of Halifax, in the Company commanded by Capt. Joel Walker (a recruiting officer) in the Regiment

commanded by Col. d — Davidson it being the 7 th Regiment in the line of the state of North Carolina on the Continental establishment. Shortly after he was enlisted by Capt. Walker ap. d he was placed in the said Regt. ap. d in the Company com- manded by Capt. Tilman Hinson — he does not know that Capt. Walker belongs to the 7 th Regt. but believes he did — After he was placed in the said Regt. ap. d he was marched to the place, now Washington City at which place the Regt. remained some time when they the Regt. was marched to the Valley Forge in Pen. and there continued until the British Army marched to Mon- mouth Court house. At the Valley Forge ten Regiments of the North Carolina line was reduced in to two when he was placed in the first Regiment — Some length of time after, he was taken with his Company ap. d joined a Regt. (under Genl. Anthony Wayne)

Commanded by Col d — Henry Lewis at the storming of Stony Point. When he & his company joined said Reg t they were placed under Capt d Joshua Beman — he remained in said last mentioned Reg t about one year when his company rec d orders to march to Charleston in South Car- olina, when his the said company rejoined the first Reg t ap d under the Command of the s d Capt d Beman
At Charleston he was taken a Prisoner and remained so five months when he made his escape & bet d to the place of his enlistment, when he was ordered by Col d Nicholas Long in the service of the Quarter Master department in the line of South Carolina as he understood in Continental es- tablishment. he remained in said department until the treaty of Peace when he was discharged in Halifax County North Carolina

by s d let d . Long, but he re d . no written discharge, neither did any person else in s d department to his knowledge. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any state except on the roll of the N. Carolina line on Continental establishment; & that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. That until lately he was felt himself able to sup- -port himself & family, and hoped to be able to do so during life without asking the charity of his country; but within the last two years in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity he feels it a duty he owes to himself & a poor companion to frankly acknowledge that he feels himself unable to sup- -port himself & family by labour.

And in pursuance of the act of the 18 th May 1820 I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to to diminish the same so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to pro- -vide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" Passed the 18 th of March 1828 That I have not, nor has any Person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts or assets due me or any income other than what is con- -tained in the following schedule which I hereby personally sign. (V o ) 50 acres of Poor land worth $50 Two mules, 4 head of horses lette dies, one about 25 years of age, — 60 $11 00

  Brought forward —  $110 $160    8 head of cattle little H big —  25    14 head of sheep & three lambs —  12    About 40 head of hogs little H big —  25    Owing to him about —  25    Total $  197  
At the death of his wife he will be indebted to the heirs of his wife for a negro will to her other heirs which he sold several years before the act of conveyance ap d of the 18 of March 1878. On the 18 of March 1878 ap d . he owned the land ap d but his stock was not as large or as valuable as it is set forth in the ap d Schedule that no changes have taken place in his estate since that time except by losses and the consump- tion of his family — his family consist of himself & wife Polly about 78 years of age, unable to support himself. his daughter Margaret 30 years old, sickly

Lilly able to support herself
John Kelly
Anthony Hall a reputable Wetshop made oath in Court, that he knew John Kelly in the Army of the Revolutionary War in which he was a regular soldier himself, that he well he has for many years been well acquainted with said Kelly, that from his good character his statement as is not to be doubted; that from his personal knowledge of the estate of said Kelly he believes the schedule latter is is correct, that the members of his family their condition are truly stated Anthony Hall
I John Leombs Clerk of the Perry Circuit Court do hereby

Certify, that it appears to the Satisfaction of the Court that said John Kelley did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the foregoing Schedule & declaration against the Com- mon enemy for the term of nine months and upwards under an engagement on the line of the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing Oath Schedule are truly copied from the Records of the said Court and that it is the opin- ion of said Court that the total amount in value of the prop- erty exhibited in the 1 st Schedule is $197- Having no seal of Office, in testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand hand & private Seal this 17 th of April May 1827-
John Combs Clk
Seal B

JRC
June 24, 1907.
Mr. J. M. Dalzell, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Dalzell:
I have to acknowledge receipt on the 21st of your letter of the 19th instant, and in reply to inform you that your wife and children are not entitled to land warrant on account of the service in the Revolutionary war of your wife's grandfather.
You ask for a statement of the service of your wife's ancestor and say that General Ainsworth gave you a statement many years ago, when your children were applying for membership in the Sons and Daughters of the Revolution. It appears from an examination of the files of this Bureau that on April 13, 1893, in response to your letters of February 27 and 28, of that year, you were given a report of the service of one John Kelly, who is claimed to have enlisted at Halifax, North Carolina, in July, 1777, and to have been assigned to Captain Joel Walker's Company, Colonel Davidson's Seventh Regiment, and afterwards to Captain Tilman Dixson's Company, etc. This man lived in Kentucky when pensioned (File No. 35,489 ) and was not at the battle of Brandywine, and does not claim to have been in battle or to have been wounded. Whether the report which you state you obtained from General Ainsworth related to the service of

J.M.Dalzell:2
this man or of some other man named John Kelly, or whether you or your children were misled by said report from this Bureau, which, it now seems clear, did not relate to the service of your wife's grandfather, is not known. However, it is deemed proper to advise you that further search of the records reveals the claim of one John Kelly (File No. 41,717) who is claimed to have served from February, 1777, to February, 1780, in Captain Charles Porterfield's Company of the Eleventh Virginia Regiment. He lived in Muskingum county, Ohio. His widow's name was Elizabeth and he gave the names of children as Abigail, Sarah and John. He claimed also to have received a wound of the head at the battle of Brandywine, which is in accord with your statement.
Very respectfully,
Deputy Commissioner.

no 20 Aug 1827
20.400
John Kelly Perry Co Kentucky
act 18 March 1818
Mail 3 Washington City
Station office August 30th 1827
Pat Department
McMunn 1/2 August 14th by Smith 8 Vernon by

State of Kentucky
For County of Perry County set
I Joseph Dyer, Circuit Judge in & for the County of Perry in the 15 th Ju- dicial District, do hereby certify that Leper Combs whose name ap- pears to the Rev: Schedule of John Kelly, is and was at the signing of the same Clerk of the Perry Circuit Court, and that due faith & credit are due to his official acts as such Given under my hand this
11 th of July 1827. Joseph Dyer Circuit Judge

Sir,
Please examine the within & give me an answer as soon as con- =venient, at Mount Vernon Rockcastle County Ky
Yrs
J. E. Smith Sots of War July 11. 1827

State of N o Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continent- al line of this State in the revolutionary war, that John Kelly a private in Cap t . Ely's Company of the first Regiment was listed on the — day of — for the term of three years, that nothing more is said of him on said Rolls. That in the year 1784 a Warrant was issued for the services of said John Kelly for 640 Acres of land, the quantity allowed by this State to a private soldier for & during the War, which warrant was issued (it is be- lieved) on the certificate of a Field Officer. Given under my hand this 5 th Sept r 1827.
W. Hill

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 John Kelly 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1777 William Deyo Danielson Ky.   Joshua Bowman Fleming   taken prisoner at Charleston and kept a prisoner when he was exchanged and entered General Mott's Staff under Col. Nicholas Long where he remained until the Treaty of Paris when he was discharged at Annapolis  
Battles engaged in, Stony Point
Residence of soldier at enlistment, located at Halifax Ky.
Date of application for pension, May 17 1827
Residence at date of application, Boyle County Ky.
Age at date of application, born Aug. 22 1755
Remarks:
In 1827 his wife Polly was 72 years old and his daughter Margaret was 30. There is no other data on file as to this family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev Sec
Washington, D.C.
July 28, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:-
Would you be kind enough to send me the military record of John Kelly of the North Carolina Line who was my great grandfather I wish to become a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution. ✓

Thanking you in advance for any trouble it may cause you.
I remain,
Respectfully,
Mrs. A. W. Harkness 605 - 22 st. N. W.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY of OHIO. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Columbus Feb 27,
189 3
Dear Sir:
Before you retire from the position you have so highly honored, you can add another to the many favors you have shown me in your official relations since your accession to office, by giving me the record of my wife's grand father, a Revolutionary soldier, of the Virginia line, John Kelly, wounded severely at Brandywine . I cannot give his Regt. I know he was born in North Carolina, & possibly belonged to North Carolina Regiment, but he was at the Battle of Brandywine and Stony Point, and severely wounded in the head and carried from the field - mother in the record died 1851 . I suppose that will designate this John Kelly. My Daughter, Miss Mary Walzell, now in Winter Building wants to know the Daughters of the Revolution will be to get her great grand father's Revolutionary history for the purpose I paid for the travel. Sincerely Private Walzell,

Washington, D. C., March 2, 1893.
Respectfully referred to
Hon. G. B. Raum,
Comr. of Pensions,
for his consideration and
reply.
J. B. Elkins.
I believe this John Kelly was a Revolutionary pensioner from Va or N.C. but not certain
MAR 13 1893 COMMISSIONER
Referred to old Wara Narr dist for reply Dulawelove

GENERAL ASSEMBLY of OHIO.  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Caldwell O
Columbus Feb 28. 1843 3
Dear General:
Before you retire will you do your poor old friend one more favor?
I suppose you have the rolls of the Revolutionary Army. My wife's grandfather John Kelly, a heroic old fellow who died at a great age here, was in the Revolution, and my daughters wish to join the Daughters of the Revolution & I want the record for that purpose. He was born in North Carolina, enlisted either in the North Carolina or Virginia line & served till the close. He was severely wounded & left for dead on the field of Brandywine - and some think that must be in the record. I think he was from Virginia at enlistment. He was at Battle of Stony Point. He died in the 90's a highly honored man, and for my children I am very proud of his record. Can you make it out from those vague hints. It is said he got land or something, but I don't know if pension. Your old friend J. M. Dalzell.

Dear Sir,
Since writing with you
my wife says John Kelly her grandfather, she thinks was a Revolutionary pensioner but is not sure

35 489 Rev INVALID.
File No. 35, 489
John Kelly Rev New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 220
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1893 April 18 Writ to J. M. Daggett Caldwell O.
June 24, 1907. Ex- plained to J. M. Dal- gett that statement of April 18, 1893 - was erroneous. (copy)
1917 Aug 2 Writ to Miss A. W. Hark- ness.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Kelly, John GRADE Corporal LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9717 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 10, 1790 to John Kelly
*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 Kelly, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9771 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 27, 1791 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.