Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4832, for John Tilley, North Carolina

SERVICE
Nil.
Tilley, John Sally
NUMBER
No. 4832.
CONTENTS

3824
North Carolina
Sally Gilley
widow of John Gilley
N.C. who was a private
in the N. Car a Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of December 1843 and sent to
X 6 Banner Germanton Stokes Co. N Carolina
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 205
Reg June 17. 1844 sent to Ch. Banner, Germanton N.C. Sept June 17. 1844.

John Tilly & Will Sally Tilly - N. 6 th
Rev. Parsons got 1836 or 8 - N. 6 th Rolls Power Atty Dexam ing Paper in favor of B. Brn Atty
W. Cole
July 21/52

I know all men by these presents That I John Tilly of the County of Stokes and State of North Carolina, and one of the children and legal Representatives of John Tilly a Revolutionary Soldier and his wife Sally Tilly who is now deceased. do hereby irrevocably constitute & and appoint L Blanchard True of Washington City, D.C., my true and Lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine into and prosecute any claim that may be due or found to be due the children & Legal Representatives of John Tilly in virtue of said John Tilly's services in the Revolutionary war and the several acts of Congress in relation thereto & that might have accrued to either of the said parties and not drawn on them life time & now due their legal Representatives - I hereby authorize use my said agent to do all things that I might or could do if personally present, and I hereby ratify and confirm all my said agent or attorney may do. or cause to be lawfully done in the premises - I revoking all other authority I may have given to any other person in the premises whatsoever. Witness my hand and seal this 14 th day of April 1852
Witness John H. Britz
John Tilly mark
State of North Carolina
County of Stokes } On this 14 th day of April 1852 personally appeared before me John Tilly, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney he has act and deed, and I certify that I have known the said John Tilly and that he is the person now present and who executed the foregoing power of attorney In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand for the time and year above written
Wm A Lash 9.00

State of North Carolina } County of Stokes } B
I John Hill clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Stokes do hereby certify that Mr. Alack whose name appears as a witness to the foregoing power of attorney is a duly commissioned qualified and acting Justice of the peace in and for said county of Stokes and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the 20th day of May 1852
J. Hill. c.c.c.

State of North Carolina
County of Stokes } Be it known That on this 14 th day of April 1832 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared John Tilly a resident of said County and made oath in due form of law that he is the son of Sally Tilly (the widow of John Tilly) who was a pensioner of Government on account of services ren- dered in the Revolutionary war by the said John Tilly and as supposed to be entitled to a balance of pen- sion, that he is directly interested as a claimant in the proceeds, his mother Sally Tilly being dead and he makes this affidavit to be filed with such papers or additional evidence as my agent may use in prosecuting said claim
John Tilly mother
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & and year above written
Wm. A. Lash J.P.
I Wm. A. Lash - Justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that John Tilly who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable citizen of said County and as I believe directly interested in said claim as therein set forth
Wm. A. Lash J.P.

State of North Carolina County of Stokes
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the said County of Stokes. do hereby certify that Mr A Lark whose name appears as a notary to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is a duly commissioned. qualified. and acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Stokes and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office. and subscribed my name this 20 th day of May 1852
J. Hill. C.C.C.

State of North Carolina } ss County of Stokes
On this 20 th day of July 1840. personally appeared before me Charles Bannan one of the Acting Magistrates in and for the County Court of Stokes aforesaid Sally Tilly a resident of Surry Town district in the County aforesaid aged Seventy Nine years. who being first duly sworn as the law directs. doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled, an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows That she is the Widow of John Tilly who was a private Militia Soldier in the War of the Revolution and served as she has Just reason to believe from his statements to her several Tours of Service in the defense of the United States. the first a Tour of three months under a Captain Rich d Goode of the then Surry County. which Cap t she knew very well and march d to Fayetteville N C Carolina against Scotch Tories. the date she cannot tell. and in the same year he said he went a Tour of four months under the same Captain Goode against the Indians. the next he went to South Carolina his Captain's name she cannot recollect. but his Generals name was Rutherford she believes, and was at Brim Creek in a Battle in this he was gone six months he said. and the next was at another Battle call d Kings Hill or Mountain three months in a horse company when he said he lost his horse in the Battle; the dates she does not know. the whole of which Services she expects to prove by good witness! for which she claims a pension.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Tilly in the month of May Seventeen hundred and eighty six in the then Surry County North Carolina by William Meredith a Justice of the peace. But the Banns of their Marriage was, previously published by a preacher named Stephens, she believes that she can prove her

her marriage by Old M c John Mabe & Joel Lilly of Stokes County. and Esqr. James Davis — That her husband the aforesaid John Lilly died fourteen years past last September in the Court week of Stokes County that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four. (viz) at the time above stated, that she had Ten Children born of her body whilst she and her husband the said John Lilly lived together as man & wife, but has nor never had any record of their births, but from memory recollects that her eldest son was fifty eight years old last month; & the others in succession about eighteen months and two years between their births, next was Elizabeth, then Martin, John, Charles, Aron, Betsy Sally, Bennett and Polly, that she from old age and bodily infirmity is unable to travel. (having no horse) to Court a distance of sixteen miles to make this her petition, therefore have sent for the subscriber one of the Court to make & write this application at her place of Residence in said County of Stokes. The truth of which statements I am fully satisfied — Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above mentioned. before me
J. Banner J.P.
Sally her Lilly mark
On the same day first above written the 20 th July 1840 personally appeared before me John Mabe a relative of the above Sally Lilly, & pensioner of the U States, and of veracity for truth who being duly sworn according to law, declares on his oath that he was one of the attendants at the time when the above named Sally (whose maiden name was Sisk) was married to John Lilly at William Merideths a Justice of the peace of Surry County N o Carolina, by said Merideth, & that a M c Stephens a preacher of the Baptist Church gave a paper writing to this deponent certifying certifying the publication of the Banns of the said Couple the aforesaid John & Sally, which said paper

writing was handed to the said W m Meredith by virtue of which he joined them together as man and wife which happened some time after the close of the Revolutionary war three or four years but he cannot exactly recollect the year, that they the said John Lilly & Sally lived together as man & wife until the day of his death which happened fourteen years ago next fall, that they had ten children which are named in said Sally's declaration above, and further this Deponent declares that the said widow Sally Lilly has remained unmarried ever since the death of her husband the said John Lilly and that she is afflicted with Rheumatik pains & unable to go to Court to make her application for a pension without great difficulty & so sworn to and Subscribed the day & year above written before me the words of Veracity for truth.  interlined before signed Charles Banner J.P. John his Mabe mark
State of North Carolina
I Reuben D Golding Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Stokes certify that Charles Banner is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is Genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office, and Subscribed my name this 5 th day of January A.D. 1841-
Reuben D Golding ble

7536
Sally Tiley — widow of John N.C. Act 1838 —
1107536
H m S. Williams H r

State of North Carolina } ss
County of Stokes }
Be it known that on this 26 th day of August 1840 before me Charles Bannan a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Joel Tilly aged Seventy five years last January, he being a person of good Character of veracity & truth in the County of Stokes aforesaid & Neighborhood where he resides, and he being duly sworn according to law, declares on his oath that he well remembers of his Uncle John Tilly having started & entered the service of the United States as a private Militia Soldier in the following services (to wit) the first under Capt. Rich d . Goode of Surry County of Carolina in the Winter or Spring of the year 1776, and went to Fayetteville Carolina against the Scotch Tories as they were call d , & was gone three months at least, the next in the fall of the same year 1776 he volunteered under the same Capt. Goode & was gone four months at least to the Cherokee Nation of Indians & return d with the company to Surry aforesaid - the next he went as a Volunteer and this defendant and his father Lazarus Tilly carried him said John Tilly to old Richmond then Surry Court house, he thinks in the fall of the year 1778 for a five months tour & marched to South Carolina he thinks under Capt. Jo Philips & said he was under Genl. Rutherford at the time of a Battle at Brim Creek in the South & he was gone until the next Spring in planting corn time, and the last tour he volunteered as a horseman under Capt. Jo Blood & was in the Battle at Kings Mountain and was discharged at the old Moravian Town in then Surry County and return d home sick with a fever this was a three months tour the date he believes was in 1780 - all of which services this Defendant has just reason to believe his said uncle John Tilly did perform and some four or five years after the close of the Revolutionary war he was married by Wm. Meridith a Justice of the peace in Surry County of Carolina to Sally Sisk, the Banns of the marriage being first published by the Rev d . Wm. Stephen a baptist preacher, he says he was present & saw them married at the house of said Meridith in Surry County

and believes it was in May 1785. or 86 he cannot recollect they the said John Tilly & his said wife Sally lived together as man and wife until his death which happened about thirteen years ago. They had ten Children he believes the first was named Edmund who says he is fifty seven years old the next was Martin. then Elizabeth, John, Charles, Aron, Betsy, Sally, Bennett, and Polly. and the said Sally his Widow is about the age of this deponent and has remained unmarried ever since the death of her husband John Tilly aforesaid - Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first above mentioned before me
J. Banner J.P.
Joel Tilly
North Carolina Stokes County
On this 27th day of August 1820 James Davis Esquire a person of high standing in the County of Stokes for truth & probity being duly sworn. doth on his oath declare that John Tilly & his wife Sally named in the foregoing deposition of Joel Tilly lived as man & wife together on this Deponent's farm & employ for upwards of thirty years next before his death which happened in the fall of the year 1826. that William Meredith was a Justice of the peace in Surry County North Carolina at the time & neighbor to this Deponent and told him that he had married said John Tilly & Sally Tilly together some time between 1782 & 1790 he does not recollect the exact year. but has no doubt but they were lawfully married as there never was anything to the contrary alleged against them. and he further states that Capt. Richd. Goode when he met with said John Tilly talked of the expedition to the Cherokee Nation & Fayetteville in 1776 that they went together. and seemed to think well of said Tilly as a good soldier, he further declares that he knows all their Children as named above they being mostly reared on this Deponent's

plantation. and that the aforesaid Sally the widow has remained unmarried since the death of her husband John Tilly and does not believe there ever was any record of the marriage or births of their children as said Tilly was an illiterate man; sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written
before me C. Banner, H.P.
Pat Davis
North Carolina Stokes County 3 rd 55
On this this 28 th day of August 1840. before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Thomas Shipp a pensioner of the United States and of respectable character for probity & truth. he being duly sworn according to law. declares on his oath that he was well acquainted with John Tilly who married Sally Sisk. that said John served a term of duty in the service of the U. States of three months under the Com- mand of Capt. R. Beloud. Maj d to Winston & Col o Shelby immediately before, at, and after the Battle of Kings Mountain as horse man. and that said Tilly lost his horse in time of the Battle, but was furnished with another & return d to Old Moravian Town with the prisoners & was discharged for a three month term this deponent further states that he always under- stood that said John Tilly had served a term in the expeditions against the Scotch Tories to Fayetteville & the Cherokee Indians. also a term to South Carolina at the Battle of Brim Creek which infor- mation he rec d from such sources, that he has just reason to believe it was a fact. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me
Thos Shipp
C. Banner H.P.

State of North Carolina. I Reuben D Golding clerk of the County Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for Stokes County, certify that Charles Banner is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this 5 th day of January A.D. 1841
Reuben D. Golding Clerk

State of North Carolina ss County of Stokes
On this 2 nd day of August 1844 before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared Sally Tilley a resident of Stokes County aforesaid aged eighty seven years who being duly sworn according 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 the 17 th June 1844 to continue pensions to certain Widows, that she is the identical widow of John Tilley De d and drew her Pensions under the Acts of Congress of July 7 th 1838 & 1843. which Pension Certificate has been duly return d to the Pension Department as reference being had thereto will more plainly appear.
She further declares that she has not married since, but continues the widow of said John Tilley De d the truth of which I am fully satisfied Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above mentioned before me
C Banner J.P.
her Sally T Tilley mark
Witness Polly S Heath
North Carolina } Stokes County } I the undersigned Justice of the peace in & for said County do hereby certify that from my own knowledge & acquaintance with Sally Tilley who sworn to & subscribed the above declaration, is the identical person & widow of John Tilley De d and still remains his widow and resides in the County aforesaid Given under my hand this 2 nd August 1844.
C Banner J.P.

State of North Carolina Stokes County
I John Hill clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for Stokes County aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles Banner is a Magistrate in & for the County aforesaid. And that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name This 10 th day of August A.D. 1844 —
W. Hill. cler.
John Hill

John Tilly d. 1826 Sally Tilly m. 1786
3 mo. Rhode Island
4 " " "
6 " " " Old P.C.
3 " " " N. Miramonte
16 1 15

James L. Cummins Esq.

Washington January 18 th 1841
Sir.
I send you the claims of Sally Lily; Mrs Nancy Davis; and Mrs Nancy Martin all of Stokes County NC - I will thank you to examine these claims as soon as possible and inform me of the result
I am your obed Servt.
Lewis Williams
James L Camarce Esqr -

J 6220 North Carolina Sally Tilley widow of John Tilley decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died in the month of September 1826 of Stokes Co. in the State of N.C. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Grode of the Reg t commanded by Col. _____ in the N.C. line for 15 months
scribed on the Roll of N.C. at the rate of 50 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the _____ day of June 1841 and Lieut Gen. L. Williams H on Rep sentative Arrears to the 14th of March 1841 $250.00 Semi-annual allowance ending
$250.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by A. H. Addison Clerk, Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 189

N.C. act 1838-7536
Sally Tilley - of John
Let to Hon. L. Williams
21 Jan'y 1841.

State of North Carolina } S.S.
County of Stokes } Be it known that on this 29th day of August 1840 before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Lewis Wolff a Pensioner of the United States a person of good reputation for probity & truth, who being duly sworn according to Law declares on his oath that he was well acquainted with John Lilly formerly of Surry County N. Carolina and served a term of three months in Col. J. Williams Regiment & Jo. Winston was Major with said Lilly but not under the same Captain he said Lilly being in Capt. Goods Company all from the same County of Surry in the Winter & Spring of the year 1776 and march d to Fayetteville N.C. against the Scotch Forces, but they were defeated before our army reach d Fayetteville where we were stationed some time & then marched home & discharged for the term of three months - the next service he saw said John Lilly serving as a private soldier under the same Captain Goods in the fall of the year 1776 and march d to the Mulberry fields in Wilkes County & back to Old Richmond in Surry County N.C. & there rendezvoused & from thence took up the line of march for the Cherokee Nation said Lilly went on with the army in Williams Regiment & return d back about Christmas following being gone from the first start four months, tho' I did not go with them only to the Mulberry fields & back, the next service I saw said Lilly was when we went to the Battle at Kings Mountain in the fall 1780 he was not under the same Captain as I was, but he was in the battle & return d with our troops bringing the prisoners to the Old Town in Surry & then we got discharged for three months term - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above mentioned before me C. Banner J.P. Lewis Wolff his mark

State of North Carolina County of Stokes      Be it known that on this 29 th day of August 1840. at Lewis Wooduffs personally appeared before me the subscribing Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Jacob Helspuck a pensioner of the United States. and he being duly sworn according to law. declares on his oath that he served a term of duty in the Militia of the United States. in the same brigade under General Rutherford. altho we went from the same County of Surry. we were under different Captains. Tilly was under Capt. Phillips & myself under Capt. Smith Join d Head quarters at Salisbury in the Fall & Winter of 1778 and March to South Carolina through various parts & Savannah River & in March 1779. we were this side the River with the main Army when a detachment of our Army was defeated at Briar Creek. Shortly after which Battle our time of five months for which we enlisted expired but we were detained until new recruits came on. we served at least six months I never saw any more of said Tilly until some time after I returned home. but I am satisfied he served the whole term of five say six months Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first above mentioned before me Jacob his Helspuck mark J. Banner J.P.
I certify that Jacob Helspuck who swore and subscribed the above is a person of high standing for veracity & truth & is well known & esteemed in the County of Stokes above mentioned
J. Banner J.P.

State of North Carolina
I Reuben D Golding clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for Stokes County. Certify that Charles Banner is a Magistrate as above. And that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and Subscribed my name this 5 th day of January A.D. 1841—
Reuben D. Golding Clerk

Sally Filley
587
C Banner, German town Stokes Co N.C.

State of North Carolina County of Stokes
On this 24 th day of August 1843 personally appeared before me Charles Bannan a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Stokes aforesaid Sally Tilley a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged about Eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed the 3 rd of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War
That she is the Widow of John Tilley deceased who served as a private soldier in the Army of the United States during the War of the Revolution for which service she was placed on the pension Roll of the United States under the Act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838. and drew a Pension for the term of five years at the rates of fifty dollars per annum ending the 4 th of March 1841 - for the better proof of which, she begs leave to refer the pension department to her former Declaration & papers filed in the pension office of the United States which will more plainly appear to justify her present claim — She further declares that she still remains the Widow of the said John Tilley deceased sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above mentioned —
before me
C. Bannan J.P.
witness
William Heath
her Sally Tilley mark

State of North Carolina County of Stokes
I Charles Bannan a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Stokes aforesaid do hereby certify that from personal knowledge & acquaintance with Sally Tilley who swore to & subscribed the within Declaration is the identical same person and Widow of the within named John Tilley Decd. who I was well acquainted with in his life time. and that she still remains his Widow and resides in the County aforesaid and that William Heath the subscribing Witness to the within is a respectable resident for Veracity in the same County Given under my hand this 24 th day of August A.D. 1843
C. Bannan
State of North Carolina Stokes County
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for Stokes County certify that Charles Bannan whose name appears to the foregoing is a duly commissioned qualified & acting Justice of the peace in and for our said County of Stokes & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name This 26 th day of August 1843.
J. Hill. Clerk

Sally Filley Wife of John N.C.
Ad. July 7. 1838
Manned 17 86
dec. 1894
allow 15 m d pr.
N.C. militia $50.
per ann. last
R. Goode.
Hon Lewis Williams H. R.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4832
Sally Gilley Wid.
John Gilley Bot. N.C. line
Act: Hech. B.C. 43
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3453 Sept 1. 6 1892.
Sally Tilly
March 30 1892
N.C.
Germanton N.C. Aug 29 th
Free
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions - Washington City

Germanton Stokes County N.C. 26 th August 1843
The Hon J. L. Edwards Com. d of Pensions - Dear Sir -
Enclosed I hand you the claim of Sally Tilly for a pension. & hope it will be acted on as soon as possible, as the old lady is very poor & needs help. & the time is close at hand when the first stipend will be due. -
I fear that the claim I forwarded to the Department some time since, has been miscarried or lost, as I have rec d no answer, perhaps the post master sent them to Germantown in Hertford County N. Carolina which often happens when the county is not endorsed on the letters. Those claims were for Jemima Harrison, Eliza Apperson, Nancy Davis, Eliza Fulp & Eliza Spink from all of Stokes Co. N.C. If they have been acted upon. & miscarried or any informality. I should be very Thankful if was made known to me &c
With respect of esteem Your Hum l Servant
J. L. Banner