Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5267, Robert Hously, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Hously, Robert
P. 5267
Housley or
Ousley or
CONTENTS
Lydia Ann.

13.889
East Tennessee
Robert Housley, of Jefferson Co, in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Combs of the reg t commanded by Col. Triplett in the V a line for 6 months from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 20. Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of July 1833 — and sent to M r B. Bradford. Dandridge.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 40. — Semi-ant. allowance ending 14 Sep .. 10
$ 50. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Allison Clerk, Book C , Vol. 7 Page 46

State of Tennessee Diffusion County 3
Declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
On this 11 th day of June 1833. personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the County Court now sitting Robert Housley a citizen of said County and State, aged about 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, served as herein stated: That he was drafted as a militiaman in Loudon County Virginia in the year 1775 under Colo. Triplett, Capt. J. Thomas and Lieut. Housley for the term of Six months

that he was marched to Alexandria & kept until his term of service expired when he was discharged.
He states he is known to John Cuzz and John Vance in his present neighborhood who can testify to his veracity & their belief in his services as a soldier of the revolution. that he was born in Loudoun County Virginia & he has no documentary evidence of his discharge, and herewith transmits the affidavit of John Cuzz who knows of his service & served with him. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever 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. Declarant states he is not acquainted to the subscribed clergyman with the any the day & year aforesaid Joseph Hamilton Clerk of Jefferson County can make the affidavit required by the act of congress Robert H. Housley mark

We John Vance and John O'Neal residing in the county of Jefferson here by certify that we are well acquainted with Robert O'Neal = By whom these subscriptions and attestation is made - that we believe him to be a man of integrity that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Witness our hands the day and year aforesaid. John Vance Joseph Hamilton L. (clerk) Jefferson County Ky.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinions after due and careful attendance to the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the aforesaid named applicant was a revolutionary soldier deemed as the state. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Vance and Robert O'Neal - who have also signed the same are credible persons and that their state- -ment is entitled to credit.
June Session 1837.
H. W. Bewley John Galt Thos. Snoddy

State of Tennessee Diffusion County ss. I Joseph Hamilton clerk of the court of pleas for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origin- al proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert Henry for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name Seal of office this 18 th June 1833.
Joseph Hamilton of Diffusion County
I Robert McFarland chairman of the court of pleas for said county certify that Joseph Hamilton whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is such at the time of the time of signing the same clerk of said court duly commissioned & sworn and that full faith be credit and due his official attestation. Given under my hand Seal 18 th June 1833.
Robert McFarland Seal Chairman &c.

9078
Lydia Ann Housley
Gen.
abt 7 July 38

State of Tennessee S.S.
Hamilton County } On this sixth day of
May 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Hamilton in the State of Tennessee aforesaid, Lydia Ann Housley a res- ident of the County of Hamilton aforesaid aged eighty years years who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the seventh day of July 1838, and an amendatory act passed approved the 23rd day of August 1842, and a Resolution ap- proved the 16 th day of August 1842, entitled a resolution declarative of the pension act, of July 7 th 1838, and also of the act of Congress passed the 3rd day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Robert Housley who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, served under Capt. Cole, has well as she can recollect, but does not re- collect the regiment or company, and that the annual amount of the pension which he received was Twenty dollars. She further declares that she is the widow, sworn to and sub- scribed the day and year above written. before me,
Peter Mounger Justice of the Peace
Lydia Ann Housley mark

State of Tennessee } I Peter Mounger an Hamilton County } acting Justice of The Peace in and for the County and in the State aforesaid, do certify that I am personally acquainted with Widow Lydia Ann Housley- now a resident citizen of said county of Hamilton in said State, Given under my hand the 6 th day of May 1843. Peter Mounger Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee I Asahel Rawlings clerk of the county Court of Hamilton County in the State aforesaid. Do certify that Peter Mounger Esquire whose name appears Officially in his own proper hand writing to the within and foregoing Certificate and declaration is now and was at the time of signing, the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County regularly commissioned and sworn into Office.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set the Official Seal of said County Court and subscribed my name at Office in Harrison the 6 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three, and of the Independence of the United States of North America the 67 th .
Asahel Rawlings clerk

9078
May 17 1843
Harrison 3
May 16 1843
# Tenn.
July 7 1838
Manu
Lip. A. Hamlin
Robert E. Lee
Commission of Pensions
Washington City
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Harrison Tn. May 16 th 1843- J. L. Edwards Esq. Dr Sir,
By The request of her grand son I visited an Old Lady about ten miles from this, for the purpose of making out for her a declaration To obtain the benefits of the provisions made for widows of Revolutionary soldiers. Her husband has been living in this county for some two years, or upwards and never knew until very recently that she was entitled, I had not the acts of congress before me, except the last, act, providing for one years pay or pension in addition, the widow Howley has never drawn any, notwithstanding her husband has been dead for several years, and I thought it best to embrace her claim, I had a newspaper for me, for the one year additional pension, and the declaration I made out may be defective, I found in widow Howleys possession the original certificate of her deceased husband, and she informed me, that she had not drawn the pittance due them at the time of the death of her husband, nor did she even know that she was entitled to draw it.

I thought it best to enclose the original, with her application, inasmuch as there was but little due on it, If there is any thing wanting I do hope you will give me the necessary information This is the first claim of the kind I have undertaken to obtain, The applicant is a very old, poor and helpless woman, and one of the most proper objects I know of, upon which the bounty of the Government, could be bestowed, I am not in the habit of addressing any publick officer in this style, You will please, if the application is complete, and will secure to her what is justly due, in such case please return her claim at your earliest convenience.
Very Respectfully - B. M c Leanwood.

REJECTED
5267
P. O. _____
Sydia Ann Howley
Service: widow of Robt. H.
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Payments to be made at Knoxville by R. King Esq. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of E. Tennessee.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 7
Page 46 by
Mr. Allison Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Robert Hously of the Agency of East Tennessee who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and ~ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this tenth day of July — one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
acting John B. Bobb Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

John Dowsley V.B. Applicant in Case of W. Dowsley Case for Pardon
Signature
3~ 1-50 4-50
10 4-50 5-50

84 50-92 28 08  163.00
a cout. to take days of W. Brage toward Chase • 20 June Subp for P. Galt in Gary & Wayworth
213-44 50-92  8/1 62.52 20-33 5  101.65 50 92  152.87
213-44 50-92  2162.52 20-33 5  101.65 50 92  152.67
163  152-57 10 47

State of Tennessee } Be it Remembered that Clairborne County } this being the 5 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me Benjamin Sewell one of the Justices of the peace who holds the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said county the same being a court of Record John Busby aged 76 years who being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of the all mighty God doth on his oath make the following statements as
He allans to wit that he is well acquainted with Robert D ously who is making an application for a pension in the county of Jefferson and State aforesaid for he is now present and I know him to be the same man with whom I served in the army of the United States in the Revolution- ary war in the Virginia line in the year of 1776 and affiant knows that said Robert Hously did enlist in the service of the United States under Lieutenant Hously for the term of six months, and that he was attached to the company commanded by Lieutenant Capt. Joseph Combs and affiant states that he does not recollect with precision the length of time which he served with affiant but thinks that it was at least six months if not more and affiant states further states not
Sworn to and subscribed to before me on this the 5 th of June 1833 Benjamin Sewell. Justice of the peace John Busby mark

State of Tennessee ) I Benjamin Sewell do Clairborne County ) by these presents certify that John Hously whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is a man of good reputation and moral character and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to his oath as such this the 5th of June 1833
Benjamin Sewell Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
I Benjamin Florence Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Claiborne do certify that Benjamin Sewell whose signature appears to the above certificate is and was an acting Justice of the peace for the county of Claiborne at the time of signing the same and that due faith & credit should be given to all his official acts as such.
Witness my hand & seal this day and put in record office, in presence of of June 1833
Ben F. Florence

Robert Hensley's original declaration
from 1776 private 6 months, $20.
for Knoxville agency. & to be sent W.P. Bradford Esq. Dandridge Tenn

State of Tennessee Blount County
I Benjamin Sewell presiding Justice of the Peace of the Court of Pleas and quarters Sessions held for said County. do hereby Certify that Benjamin H Bland whose names is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is known and was at the time of signing the same was Clerk of said Court and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to his official act as such given under my hand and Seal this 5 th day June 1833
Benjamin Sewell Justice of the Peace for said