Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,233, Charles Collie, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Collie Charles or Bolley.
NUMBER
89233
carded.
CONTENTS

8086.
Virginia
Charles Colley
of Pittsylvania Co. in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Parker of the Regt. command by Col. Stuart in the Falmouth arms for 6 mo and 15 days
1776
Charles Colley
Records corrected Dec. 5, 1904.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia the rate of 21. Dollars 44 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of March 1833 and handed to Mrs. Williams.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 43. 32 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept " 10 83 54. 15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Supt. Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 7 Page 111

Suspended - Caveat within.
let N. Anderson vs. Agt. Richmond. July 22. '34
" P. Flippin - July 22. 1834.
" W. Agent. payt resumed Jan 24. 1836
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Date of death info in CB
251
Miscellaneous of different

State of Virginia Pittsylvania County } ss } 90
On this 17 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Pittsylvania County now sitting Charles Colley a resident of Pittsylvania County & State aforesaid aged twenty four 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 Act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of July 1776 with Captain Peter Perkins and Lieut. Burwell Smith for six months and marched from the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia directly to New London then in the County of Bedford and joined Col o . Lewis' Regiment at that place and marched with the said Regiment directly to the Islands of Holston where they were united with two or three other regiments, commanded by Col o . Christie and Col o . Williams & were stationed there for some time & then marched from that place, the whole of the regiments under the command of Col o . Christie through the woods and wilderness one hundred and fifteen miles to the Indian Towns on the Tennessee River, just before they arrived, the Indians having fled, the Regiment took possession of their towns and were in their huts about nineteen days, finding that they could not overtake the Indians and their provisions becoming scarce, they were marched back to the Islands of Holston, their march being entirely through the woods, was very slow, and tedious, that he said Colley was discharged by Capt. Perkins about the last of January 1777 having served six months and fifteen days, his discharge is lost and cannot be found, but the service rendered fully proved by Jesse Gwin who was a Soldier with

him in the same Company the whole of the time —
He was born in the County of Stafford in the State of Virginia on the 25 th day of January in the year 1756, his age is recorded in a family Bible that is now in the possession of his Brother James Colley — He came to the County of Pennsylvania Pa. when he was ten years of age and has lived in said County sixty six years. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity 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
Charles Colley
I Jesse Guin of the County of Pittsburgh and State of Virginia do hereby Certify and Solemnly Swear that Charles Colley of the County aforesaid was a revolutionary soldier, that he served a tour of duty with me in the year 1776 in a Company Commanded by Capt. Peter Perkins, that we marched together in said Company from the County of Pittsburgh to New London, from there to the Islands of Holston, we were stationed there for some time and went from that place with several Regiments of men, Col. Christian was Commander in chief. Through the woods, one hundred and fifteen miles to the Indian Towns on the Tennessee River, we remained in the Towns for some time and marched back and were discharged, to the best of his recollection; the whole time of service rendered on the tour was upwards of six months. —
Given under my hand and seal this 14 th day of September, 1832
Jesse Guin
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid —
Thos. Williams

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 and from the testimony exhibited to us 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 Jesse Levin whose Certificate under Oath has been presented in this case is a Credible man and that his Statement is entitled to Credit. —
William Install Clerk of the Court of Pittsburgh County in the State of Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Bolley for a Pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 26 th day of September 1872 —
Will Install

Charles Colley
Virginia
(No 11650)
Admrs for 6 1/2 mo as per rate 21.00 for annum
The Williams Bay N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Charles Colley  of Pittsylvania Co  in the State of Virginia  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1776 "— 6 15 Private  Gen.  Col Christie  Col Lewis's Regt  Col Peter Perkins  New State Troops   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Pittsylvania Co Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? One Living Witness Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Little Examining Clerk.

November 4, 1932
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BA-8/AWT Charles Collie S. 9233
Miss E. M. Brown 1128 N. W. 14th Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Asa, Charles, Isaac and William Colley all of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension or bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of a William Colley (Collie) of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, or of either Asa or Isaac Colley (Collie).
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 9233, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Charles Collie or Colley of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
He was born January 25, 1756 in Stafford County, Virginia, and when about ten years of age, went to Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given.
He enlisted, while residing in said Pittsylvania County, sometime in July, 1776 and served six months and fifteen days in Captain Peter Perkins' company in Colonel Lewis' Virginia regiment in an expedition to

the Indian towns on the Tennessee River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, then living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
There is no reference to his wife and children.
In 1832 he referred to his brother, James. There are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev War
9233
INVALID.
File No. 9233
Charles Colley ★
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th /32
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 76
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Charles Collier Dec. 5, 1904 Records corrected. ff.
1930 - Oct. 11 - Hrish to Mrs. Rebecca C. Hart See letter in Mainyard Colley S. 38628 1932 - Nov. 4 - letter to Miss E. W. Brown see

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Charles Colley which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes, II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes, III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes, V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes, VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes, VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes, IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes,

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? —
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? —
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? one living witness
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? —
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 _____ year _____ 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Oklahoma City, Okla. October 23, 1932.
My Dear Sir:
I wish to inquire whether you have, among the Revolutionary War Pension Records, anything pertaining to Asa, Charles, Isaac or William Colley, of Pittsylvania Co. Va.?
In White's King's Mountain Men there is the statement that they were Pensioners and received Bounty Warrants.
I am trying to find the parents of a Daniel Carson Colley, who was born in Habersham Co. Ga. in 1820 and whose parents came there from Pittsylvania Co. Va. that same same year.
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Eliza Merle Brown
1128 N.W. 14th St. Oklahoma City,

J L Edwards Compt of Pensions
Doc r . Joseph Steffen
Pittsylvania Co. Va.
Yrs

War Depart t Pension Office Aug. 7. 1835
Sir
Information having been received that Charles Foley of Pitts a County to whom a pension has been allowed under the Act of 7. June 1832 is not entitled to it and reference having been made to you I have to request that you will be good enough to furnish this office with any information you may possess respecting his military service during the revolutionary war; (and) particularly as it regards his fidelity to the cause & to his military engagements.
I am very respectfully yr. mo. obt. Serv t J. L. Edwards
Dr Joseph Fliffler Pittsylvania Co. Va. Va.

va Charles Colley -
Aug 7.
Ret d as Dead letter - copy = d & directed to Dr Joseph Flippin 8 aug. '35
J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions
Aug 7
Dr Greenfield
Dr. Philip Flippin
Pittsylvania C. H.
va

War Department Pension Office July 22. 1834
Sir
Information having been received that Charles Colley of Pittsylvania Co., to whom a small pension has been allowed under the Act of 7. June 1832 is not entitled to it and reference having been made to you, I have to request that you will furnish this office with any information you may possess respecting his military service during the Revolutionary War; and particularly as it regards his fidelity to the Cause & to his military engagements -
I am very respectfully yr. mo obt. Servt J. L. Edwards
Dr. Philip Flippin Pittsylvania C.H. Va

Caveat in the case of Charles Collee Va
July 16 1834
Patent Office
Charles Collee

Laura Grove July 10 th
183 184
The Hon. Louis Leaps. Secretary of War City Washington
General State

Pikynwam. Va July 5 th 1834 The Hon. Louis Balf Secretary at War
8086 Sir, Charles Collee is receiving a pension from Government, which I think is unjustly Doct Joseph Hiffin, who has lived near - the said Collee before the revolution and ever since in a conversation with me sometime since stated that he always deserted, and never rendered the Country any service that there came a requisition for every fifteen men to - furnish a man., and, Collee was then a deserter and sent word that he would go for two thousand Dollars which they gave him and he then Deserte and never rendered any service and several other statements, Mrs Nancy Haydon, who lives in the right of Collee and have been acquainted with him, also before the revolution, will give evidence that he never served his Country but always Deserte, I refer you to the R. Smith (auditor) who - can give you information as to the respectabi - lity of Doct Hiffin that you may be fully Satisfied as to the character. I am Sir your Humble Servant Joseph Baxett

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
October 11, 1930
Mrs. Rebecca C. Hart Chatham, Virginia
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 9233, that Charles Gollie or Colley was born January 25, 1756, in Stafford County, Virginia, and when about ten years of age, went to Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
While residing in said Pittsylvania County, he enlisted in July, 1776, and served six months and fifteen days in Captain Peter Perkins' company in Colonel Lewis' Virginia regiment.
mustard unit etc with H. etc Ind. Springs on James River He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. thereby
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours
ref. to his Bro James.
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner