Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2513, Elijah Denney, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
NC
Denney, Elijah or Denny
S 2513
B.L.Wt. 15174_160-55
CONTENTS

19303 19305.
Elijah Denny Denny Pri Col. Lytle N.C. line
was a pr in the co commanded Captain Vilen of the regt commanded Col. Lytle in the N.C. for 18 mos.
He and his line Records corrected entered on the Roll of Hunt Jan'y 21 st 1833 the rate of 60 Dollars Cents per annum on the list of the period the are found on the period objectionable. of the phrase Duplicate of Pension
March 22 1833 an Moore Mr. Vernon swears to the list of March 120 00 Pens. ant. allowance ending Sept 30 00 150 00
Revolutionary Claims Act June 7, 1832. 5
Entered by David Boyd Clerk Page 7

124.727 at 3 1/2% May 8/55
Elijah Denney
Rogate
Pensioner - Kentucky
Private
Inf'ty Troops
Revolutionary War
No Ky June 22-19305
ad. 160 ac's Feby 1/56
Dodge
John Crawford Somerset Ken'ty.
Feby 29/56 - Warrant attorney Mississippi and Mailers to John Crawford, Somerset, Kentucky. - p. 226.
Vol. D. 55. -

State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Circuit Court
on this 18 th of September
1832 Personally appeared before
the Hon. Joseph Ewing, sole Judge of
the Rockcastle Circuit Court,
being a Court of Record
Elizah Fleming aged a resident
of said County and as he believes
about 70 years of age who
being first duly sworn accor-
ding to law doth on his oaths
make the following declarations
in order to obtain the benefits
of the provisions made by the
act of Congress passed June 7
1832. That he volunteered
in the army of the United
States Militia in the South
Carolina troops in the year
1779 for the term of six months
in Wilks County (where he then
lived) in N. Carolina in the
Capt. Richard Allen's Company
and that the Company marched

to Charleston in South Car- olina where his company was placed Col. Lyttle Reg't a regular officer in the Reg't the regular officer  was not known, all being  thereby to him and his  thereby about the time  of the  and upwards of five months  when he was sur-  rendered by Genl. Lincoln in the year 1780 to Genl. Clinton, as the attached parole will show. When he was surren-  dered his term of service  six months had expired a few days. He recollects Genl. Lincoln He Col. Lyttle Regular officer but no others. The country through which he marched was from the place of his residence directly to Char- -leston in South Carolina ap' where he served there months under Allen then the gallant Genl.  the time under Capt. Col. Loisman his the Bradley the 

after his parole About 12 months in the County of Wilks being exchanged At Carolina, where he resided he was enlisted as a Sargent  Corporal soldier in Capt Gordon's Com- =pany Carolina state line the list forgotten, was being then very young, and he does not know that not believe any led- was over him being Comman- =ded by Maj. Joel Lewis as the annexed discharge will show, dated Oct 25. 1782 and signed by Lewis. his D was Brady, ensign forgotten. The time he left the service is shown by his discharge when he had faithfully served out his term of enlistment. He does not recollect the names of any officers of the Com- =pany at the last time of the last service. He was in no battles except at the siege of Charleston. Under the last command he

marched to different parts of N. Carolina and was not out of it except to once to Georgia to spend some time time. The parts of the state he was in was about Salisbury, hisborough & Deep River. At Salisbury he got his discharge from Major Lewis. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a or annuity pension except that present and that he declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state. Sworn & subscribed to this day before me A. P. Elijah Harnay
Justin. I. In what year were you born. He does not know but believes he is about seventy and has record of his age

At the time he entered the service and the manner of doing he has fully answered. Since the Revolution in N. H. Wilks County until about thirty years back when he moved to the place he now lives in Rockcastle County.
The manner of entering the service he has explained. He has stated all he knows as to his officers, Reg't then general circumstances of his service.
His discharge he has refused to show Rec't no Commission being a Private soldier. except the last 12 months of service under Lewis he was a Sargent. As to his character for veracity he refers to the Rev. Richard Ledger and I believe

all of his neighborhood who would dispose to their belief of his services in the Revolutionary War.
We Stephen Lealyn & Mr. Smith Richard Lealyn Chesman, Jr. & John Montgomery residing in Rockcastle County in the neighborhood of Elijah Hemney hereby certify that we are well acquainted with said Hemney who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him about 70 years of age From his general good char- acter as a man of truth we believe I have the ut- most confidence in he was a soldier of the Revo- lution as stated by him. Given Underhand to this day 2 years ago.
Stephen Lealyn
Richard Lealyn
John Montgomery.

124.727 Claim of Elijah Denny for Bounty lands Act of 3 rd Mar 1855
Revolutionary War
Filed 1855 By John Crawford Somerset Kentucky

State of Kentucky County of Pulaski
On the 24 th day of April A D 1855 before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace duly authorized by law to administer Oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Elijah Denny aged about 78 years a resident of Rockcastle County in the State of Kentucky - who made Oath in due form of law that he is the identical Elijah Denny to whom under the provisions of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 a Pension of Sixty Dollars per annum has been allowed for his service as a private soldier of the Revolutionary War
He further states that his Pension Certificate under the aforesaid act of June 7 th 1832 is numbered _____, bears date the
22 nd day of August 1833 and is made payable at the City of Louisville Agency - He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act of 3 rd March 1855 - never having received or known himself entitled, or made application, under any previous act of Congress.
In evidence of his identity and proof of service he respectfully refers to the proofs heretofore adduced now on file in the Pension Office and upon which his annuity as aforesaid was granted and to the accompanying affidavit
Elijah Denny his mark
Attest - James Crawford
Simeon Denny his mark
Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I know the aforesaid Elijah Denny

to be the identical person he alleges himself to be a Pensioner of the United States, and that I am not interested in his claim as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise
E. E. Baron J.P.
State of Kentucky S County of Pulaski ss. bet.
On this 24 th day of April 1855 before me the undersigned, a justice of the Peace, authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Adams Crawford and Simion Denny residents of Rockcastle County in the State of Kentucky, known to me as credible persons who made oaths in due form of law, that Elijah Denny who in their presence has sworn to and subscribed to the foregoing declaration is to their personal knowledge, the identical person to whom under the provisions of the act of June 7 th 1832 a Pension of Sixty Dollars per annum has been granted for his services as a private soldier of the Revolutionary War.
That they have known him for more than thirty years and derive their knowledge of the facts herein named from the following circumstances. (to wit) - they are his neighbors and have been for many years living within one mile of him. that they have often seen him fix his papers to draw his pension and know that he received the money - that they live within one and a half miles of the County line between the Counties of Rockcastle and Pulaski and that they are well acquainted with

a large portion of the citizens of Pulaski County. And further State that they are disinterested Witnesses - Adams Greenwood Simeon his J. Denney mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
E. E. Barron J.P.
State of Kentucky County of Pulaski S.S.
I hereby certify that every person before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were made and acknowledged and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an acting justice of the Peace in and for the County afore- said, and that his signature thereto is genu- ine - I further certify that in the within application I am not interested as agent Attorney or otherwise
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County Court of the County aforesaid the 2 nd day of May 1855 - Will M Fox Clerk

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 28 th 1833 10,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Elijah Denney, of Rockcastle Co., Ky.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Col. 1779. 6 Pt. Capt. Rich and Lt. Col. Geo. Lowman, Lieut. Bradley. Gen. Lee, Col. Lyttle. Wilks County, thence to Charleston. North Carolina and Georgia. Wilks County, N.C. Aged 70 years. Documentary proof and traditional evidence.   Enlisted. Ser-geant. Capt. Gordon, Lt. Bradley. Major Postleu- is Charles- ton.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. □ This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

December 14, 1937
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BA-J/HE Qu Elijah Denney-S.2513
Mrs. Robert Hays 611 S. Ashland Avenue Lexington, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of Elijah Denney, of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2513, based upon the military service in that war of Elijah Denney.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Elijah Denney(the name appears, also, as Denny)are not shown.
While residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Elijah Denney enlisted in 1779, exact date not given, served three months as a private in Captain Richard Allen's Company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina Regiment and three months in Captain George Leman's North Carolina Company, was at the siege of Charleston, was taken prisoner, placed on parole May 20, 1780, and later exchanged. About a year after his parole, he enlisted again, served one year as sergeant in Captain Gordon's Company under Major Joel Lewis in the North Carolina troops and was discharged October 25, 1782.
After the Revolution, he resided in Wilkes County, North Carolina, until about 1802, when he moved to Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1822, at which time he was a resident of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, and aged about seventy years. In 1825, he was still residing in said Rockcastle County, and then gave his age as about ninety-eight years; no explanation was made for this discrepancy in age. He signed by mark, Elijah Denney, Senior.

One Simeon Bonney and one Adams Crawford, residents of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1885, stated that they had known Elijah Bonney for more than thirty years, having been his neighbors and that they lived about one mile from the line between the counties of Rockcastle and Pulaski. They did not state any relationship to the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Elijah Bonney(S-2513), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Elijah Bonney Certificate No. 19305 Issued August 22, 1835 Rate, $80. per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Copy.
I DO hereby acknowledge myself to be a Prisoner of War, upon my Parole, to his Excellency Sir HENRY CLINTON, and that I am thereby engaged until I shall be exchanged, or otherwise released therefrom, to remain
at my plantation in the parish of ... in the county of Wilkes in the Province of North Carolina.
and that I shall not in the mean Time do, or cause any Thing to be done, prejudicial to the Success of His Majesty's Arms, or have Intercourse or hold Correspondence with his Enemies; and that upon a Summons from his Excellency, or other Person having Authority thereto, that I will surrender myself to him or them at such Time and Place as I shall hereafter be required.
Witness my hand the 20th day of May 1780. at Wilkes. Elijah Denny
DENNY, ELIJAH (N.C.) S. file 2513
I do hereby certify that there is a true copy of the parole signed this day by

Edward Denny a private N Carolina State Regiment having completed his term of service 12 months is Discharged from the same.
Wilkes
October 25 1882
Denny a State Regiment having completed his term of service 12 months is Discharged from the
Full of Love M. D. Denny
DENNY, ELIJAH (N.C.)
Oct 25 1882

November 20, 1935
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BA-J/ENL
Elijah Denney-S.2513
Mrs. S.C.Hanna 209 W.Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether two soldiers with the name Elijah Denney served in the Revolutionary War and whether or not the Elijah Denney who rendered the service of seven years as you have read in Collins' History of Kentucky, were identical with the United States pensioner, S.2513.
There is only one claim for pension on file based upon service of an Elijah Denney(Denny, Dennie, etc.) in the Revolutionary War. It is that of Elijah Denney, S.2513, whose record was furnished you August 20, 1930. He did not claim service of seven years in his effort to obtain his pension. He applied for pension under the act of June 7, 1832, which required proof of service of only six months, therefore, he may have rendered other service not alleged in this claim. This office has no way to determine the identity of any other Elijah Denney.
The papers in the above cited claim have been reexamined and the data found incorporated in the report which follows.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Elijah Denney(the name appears, also, as Denny) are not shown.
While residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Elijah Denney enlisted in 1779, exact date not given, served three months as a private in Captain Richard Allen's Company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina Regiment and three months in Captain George Leman's North Carolina Company, was at the siege of Charleston, was taken prisoner, placed on parole May 20, 1780, and later exchanged. About a year after his parole, he again enlisted, served one year as sergeant in Captain Gordon's Company under Major Joel Lewis in the North Carolina Troops and was discharged October 25, 1782.

After the Revolution, Elijah Denney resided in Wilkes County, North Carolina, until about 1803, when he moved to Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, and aged about seventy years. In 1855, he was still residing in said Rockcastle County, and then gave his age as about ninety-eight years; no explanation was made for this discrepancy in age. He then signed by mark, Elijah Denney, Senior.
One Simeon Denney and one Adams Crawford, residents of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1855, stated that they had known Elijah Denney for more than thirty years, having been his neighbors and that they lived about one mile from the line between the counties of Rockcastle and Pulaski. They did not state any relationship.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Elijah Denney(S.2513), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Elijah Denney, Certificate No. 19305, issued August 22, 1833, rate $60 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

In reply to your request of [blank] received for a statement of the military history of a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find the desired information as contained in his [blank] application for pen- sion on file in this [blank]
August 20, 1930
Mrs. S.C.Hanna 1516 W.24th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota
Revl.&1812 Wars Section EEL:
Dear Madam:
Battles engaged Residence at date Date of birth Residence at date Age at date Remarks You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2513, that Elijah Denney (the name also appears as Denny), while residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina, enlisted in 1779, exact date not given, served three months as a private in Captain Richard Allen's Company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina Regiment, and three months in Captain George Lowman's Company, was at the siege of Charleston, was taken prisoner, placed on parole May 20, 1780, and was later exchanged.
He did not state that Capt Geo Lowman in Col Syffle's Regt. so used him separately also he did not state that he was taken prisoner at Charleston
He enlisted, served one year as sergeant in Captain Gordon's Company under Major Joel Lewis in the North Carolina Troops and was discharged October 25, 1782.
After the Revolution he continued to reside in Wilkes County, North Carolina, until about the year 1802 when he removed to Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 12, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, and was aged about seventy years. In 1855, he was still residing in said Rockcastle County, and stated that he was about ninety-eight years of age, no explanation made for this discrepancy in age. He then signed,
by mark, Elijah Denney, St.
[There are no data as to his family.]
and one and one and one and one One Simon Denney, res. of Rockcastle Co., Ky., in 1855, stated then that they had known Elijah Denney for more than 30 yrs., having been his neighbors & that they
Dal of [blank] lived about one mile from the line betw. the counties of Rockcastle & Pulaski, Ky. all AB did not state any relationship.
Very truly yours E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elijah Denney 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. File 2573
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Milkes Co. N.C. 1779 6 mos. * Richard Allen George Bowman Lytle S.C. N.C.   1781 to Oct 25 1782 1 year. Serjt Gordon Maj. Joel Lewis N.C.      
Battles engaged in, *Captured at siege of Charleston released on parole May 20, 1780 Residence of soldier at enlistment, Milkes Co. N.C. Date of application for pension, Sept. 12, 1832 Allenton. Residence at date of application, Rockcastle Co. Ky. Age at date of application, 70
Remarks: _____ _____ _____

Pension Department Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Please send me
Pension Records and Vital Statistics of Elijah Denny of Pulaski or Rockcastle County, Kentucky, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
Very Truly yours, Mary Davis Hays. (Mrs. Robert Hays)
Dec. 1, 1937. 611 S. Ashland Ave. Lexington, Ky.

Oct. 1-1935.
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir, -
Could you assist me by your knowledge of the war dates to determine if there were two Elijah Denny father & son. It will clear up a possible confusion of pension ages in case of Elijah Denny . Your Rev. War pension claim, S. 2513 will give you the record of war service & place of residence Bricks Co. N.C. & Rockcastle (Pulaski) Co. Ky.
Would you please reference him

for service & determine if that service is the same service as collected Hist. of Ky. pp. 685 records for Elijah Denny of Rockcastle (Pulaski) Co. Ky. It reads as follows:- He served 7 yrs in Rev. & was wounded at siege of Charleston - engaged also in siege of Savannah & in battle of Eutaw Springs, Camden, Kings Mountain & Marks Corner: served under Col. Peter Horrey & Francis Marion & on several occasions to death of Col. Isaac Hayne of S. C. one of the early sufferers in the War of the Revolution. Of the records are none & the same it must be the same near otherwise the previous record must be that of the son & the Hilary that

of his father, Elijah Denny. The pension record plates he received 1779 & final pension 1782 - 3 yrs. service. The Colliers Rec. says he served 7 years and names Mary. I wish the date of concession of the Colliers, Horrey & Frances Denny & Col. Hayne & his death date help to determine. I do not like to push you to any trouble by this request but I do not know how else to get proof of the correct ancestor. My ancestor was Zachariah Denny born just before the Rev. in N.C. & son of Elijah coerced  of the  the we have always thought there was an

older brother and he would have been at age 65 in 1879. Thanking you.
Sincerely
Elmer F. Hance
Mrs S. C. Hance
209 N. Jackson Blvd, W. Chicago.

1516 W. 24 St.
Minneapolis.
July 22-1930.
24th St. of Luteran. Bereavement of Pensions Washington. Mr. Sipes - Eng. Sipes -
Mr. Kentucky Pension Roll (Ky. Hist. Lib.) p. 133 gives Elijah Denny of Rockcastle Co. Ky. a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, serving in North Carolina line. Please send me records of his services and

most sincere of love that you have -
Thanking you
Sincerely yours
Elouise L. Hanna
(Mrs S.C.)
Mrs S.L. Hanna 1516 N. 24 St. Minneapolis.
W.H.

J. C. Denney, Wetumka Wetumka Okla Jan 17-1909
Commission of Pensions Washington D. C. Dear Sir
Will you kindly give me the date of enrollment on Pension roll of Elijah Denney who served in (I think) a North Carolina Regiment in the Revolutionary War (1776) also the number of the Regiment & Company. Should there be any expense for such information kindly inform me & it shall be paid at once.
Thanking you in advance I am yours &c. J. C. Denney

Certificate 1930 Revised
2513 2513
INVALID.
File No. 2513
Elijah Denny Pr. R. D. Dine
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 11 , Page 92
[Arrangement of 1870.]
S. & M. Co. Line. Records corrected Jan 28 '04
1909 June 26, Hist. to Z.C. Denny MD 1930-Aug 20 - Hist. to Mrs. S. R. Hanna EEL 1935-Nov 20 - Hist. to Mrs A. C. Hanna - EEL 1937-Dec 14 - Hist. to Mrs Robert Hanna EEL

Glasgow Ky. Feb 18 th 1856
How I Minch
Dr Sir
I return to you a Land War for 160 acres issued to Elijah Denny, and received by me a few days since from the Pension Office
I made no application in behalf of Elijah Denny & know nothing of any such man
I suppose that the War was sent to me by mistake, and perhaps some warrant intended for me was mailed & directed to some one else - perhaps to the person for whom the Denny Warrant was intended - or else that some Denny's name was inadvertently put in the warrant instead of some person on whose behalf I applied
I received a War for Esther Borders widow of Revolutionary soldier, for 160 acres - re 15-174, issued the 4 th Feb 1856 - & mailed the same day the Denny warrant was mailed viz the 8 th Feb -
The record will show whether any other warrant, was issued in which I am interested was issued on the same day of the Denny War viz 4 th Feb
Respectful Jos B Lewis

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St. Vann Ky Apr 26/46
Dir, Elijah Denny of this City is a Russian it I think $60 per year. His charge is in his papers from May Joseph Lewis of St. 6. He says the last term of indictment he served was for 12 months and served all that time in Keokuk Grinnell Com- -pany, that time  served ordinarily served in that Com- -pany May Lewis acting as manager  manager . He gives as to charge the vol. and look  look to his or his papers. Yrs &c
C. Smith
P.S. What has been the disposition in the papers the dividend  dividend of this County. G. J.
Direct the dividend  dividend to Elijah Denny. E. J.

C. Smith
Sept 16 '46
Mr. C. Smith 16 Sept 46

Pension Office 319 Sept 16 1846
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 24 inst. I have to inform you that the record in this Office affords no evidence of Elijah Arney's service as a Sergeant in the North Carolina State Troops. His discharge signed by Major Lewis, states that "he had served faithfully as a soldier during the period of his enlistment." It would appear from this that he served as a private only for which he was allowed the highest rate of pension he was entitled to receive.
You are referred to My letter to Hon. J. P. Martin, of the  Examiners for the decision of this Office in the Case of Sally Hook the Widow of Nicholas Hook. The requisitions contained before  therein must be complied with before any satisfactory adjustment of this claim can be made.
E. Smith Esq. Mt. Vernon Ky.

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Eliza Denny of Kentucky on increase of Pension 27, 1852
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filed by John Redwards

Pension Office, July 6. 1855.
Sir;
Will you inform me for what purpose you file a Power of Attorney authorizing you to examine the case of Elijah Denney of Ky? He was pensioned for just what he claimed.
I am respectfully, Your Obi Servt,
L. Marcus Commissioner.
J. S. Edwards, Esq Present.

Elizabeth Denny for increase of Rev Pinnion
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Filed by John Edwards

State of Kentucky County of Rockcastle
I P. T. Fish clerk of the county court in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Stephen Cash who has signed the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of making his signature a justice of the peace in and for said county and com- -missioned and sworn according to law and all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit. - and his signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official seal and signed my name clerk of said court on this 22 d day of June 1855
P. T. Fish, Clerk

Know all men by these presents that I Elijah Denny , a Residentary prebendary of the canonry of Rockcastle in the State of Kentucky - That in consideration of divers good causes, do hereby constitute and appoint J. J. Edwards of Washington City my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine all all records and documents on file in any department of government - or file at Washington City or elsewhere - upon which an application for any measure of pension, was made by me the said Denny from the county of Rockcastle in the State of Kentucky under act of Congress passed 7 June 1832 or any other act said application were made - do further empower my said attorney to do all lawfull acts and transact with the primus with full power of substitution - hereby counterm- anding and revoking any and all other powers of attorney ever have been given by me to any other person in the premises. Given under my hand this 15 th day of June 1835
Elijah Denny mark

State of Kentucky County of Rockcastle
I, Stephen Cash a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid do certify that Eljah Denny personally appeared before me on the day and year first above written and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivering the foregoing power of Attorney by making his mark understanding to be his act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, & I know the said Eljah Denny to be a respectable person of the county and State aforesaid - and respectable & I have no interest in this claim or concerned in its prosecution
Stephen C. Cash J.P.

Henry Stuart Robert

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Elijah Doye,
Kentucky.
from 177 private 18 months A6
can only be allowed as a private. the discharge says nothing of his being here at left
J. A. Alboone M aj Vernon Stearns District, 6th, Rockcastle Co., Ky.

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the transcences of your services. Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, or from the service, and if so, by whom was it given?  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? To an Officer. {  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ your _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. R. Turner

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Elijah Henny filed in open court verified upon his oath the following Plea: (How the Plea will follow)
After the trial of the Clersmen
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after reading the interrogatories pro- scribed by the War Department that the above named appli- cant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears that Stephen Coalyer and Richard Coalyer who has sworn to and signed the man- Certificate are the Clersmen the re- sident in the County of Rockcastle are credible. Records and that this statement is entitled to credit.
I James Lemire Clerk of the Rockcastle Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said

Court, in the matter of the ap- -plication of Elijah Denney for a Reunion. In testimony where- -of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 th of Sept r 1832.
James L. Luce Atty.
E. Denney
Elijah Denney 21051
for the test of the truth of the foregoing

Sept. 6 E. Smith
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J. S. Edwards July 6 1853-

State Kentucky Rockcastle County
On this 14 th day of June 1833, personal appeared, before me John H. Slaughter adju- tant of the peace in and for the County of Rockcastle Rockcastle, Elijah Denny a resident of said County, who being sworn acor- ding to law, doth on his Oath make the following amendment to his original declaration made the Rockcastle Circuit Court on the 12 th Sept. 1830. in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
That his enlistment under Captain Gordon, as stated in his original declar- ation, was for the term of Twelve Mon- ths; that he served the whole term out in actual service and receiv- ed a discharge from Maj. Lewis under whom he served, which is filed in his said original declaration. He states that he has no proof of his services as Sergeant except what he has already furnished. but he did serve the whole term of 12 months the said as a sergeant

in Captain Jordan Company As in his former declarations he hereby relinquishes all Claims to pensions or annuity except the Pensions Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. Elijah Denny John H. Slaughter J.P.
State of Kentucky Rockcastle County 3 rd Set
I James Lewis Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John H. Slaughter before whom the above mentioned decl- aration was sworn and subscribed is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace for said County and a member of the said County Court and that the above is his genuine signature - and I further affirm that the foregoing 3 sheets of paper attached by me in testimo- ny of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 12 th June 1833 James Lewis 30 Cts

In farm on it Mt Vernon Rockcastle County Kentucky
John A. Moore
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