Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5235, Rowland Horsley, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Horsley, Rowland
R. 5235.
Born in Va.
CONTENTS

Hale of Tennessee Sumner County. Be it known that before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sumner personally appeared Robert Shorley who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the son and administrator of Rolanda Shorley, decd. that the said Rolanda Shorley was a Revolutionary soldier That he never drew a pension but made an application, which was being prosecuted by one, David Sanders a lawyer. living at Gallatin in the year 1839, he further states that his father the said Rolanda Shorley died in Dec 1846, and, left a widow, Nancy. Shorley who lived, up to, April 1847, and then died, leaving, the following children himself, and, John Shorley, Charles Shorley, Sarah, Debz, & and there were all, the children of the said Rolanda Shorley and they all reside in Sumner County Thereafter when the said Rolanda Shorley died except then, the said Charles Shorley lives in the State of Arkansas, & Sarah Shorley & John Shorley live in Wilson County Tenn.
And further more by these presents. To the said, Robert Shorley as here and as administrator of My father the said Rolanda Shorley as hereby authorize and empower. With Solomon of Gallatin Tennessee My true and lawful attorney for me and in My name and in the name of the balance of, the heirs of My father the said Rolanda Shorley, to examine into, to prosecute

and to demand of, and receive of and from the United States of America, & their officers, My Certificate of Pension, or any Moneys or bounties that may be due me from the Government, on account of the services of the said Rowland Horsley
In Witness where of I have hereunto
My hand & affixed My seal this
27 th day of March 1853
John Horsley
He is personally known to me & is the person described in and who executed the foregoing
Sworn to and acknowledged before me on the day & date above written and I certify that John Horsley is entitled to full credit & belief. From Interested in the application the said John Horsley as personally known to me, & as the person described in and who executed the foregoing State of Tennessee
Wm Solomon
Sumner County. I John S Rugg Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County Court in and for the County aforesaid certify that William Solomon Esq. Whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sumner duly elected and qualified, and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Witness where of I have hereunto set My hand and affixed My seal of office this the 5 th day of April 1853
John S Rugg Clerk
Horsley

State of Tennessee Declaration in order to obtain the benefit Sumner County of the Act of Congress of June 7 1832.
On this 15th day of October 1838, personally appeared before me J. R. Dickson an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Sumner & a member of the County Court of said County the same being a court of record, Rowland Wasseley a resident of the said County of Sumner & State of Tennessee, aged about eighty 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he was born in Hanover County Virginia, & his father moved with him to Alber- marle County in the same State when he was very small & there remained until 1816 when he removed with his family to Sum- ner County Tennessee, where he has ever since & does now reside. He was born on 25 Decr 1755 according to an extract from his father's family Bible now in his possession. In the winter or spring of the year 1778 a call was made by the proper authorities upon the citizens of Albemarle where he then resided for volunteers for the service of the United States for the term of twelve months. The object for which the said troops were required was in the first instance to guard a number of prisoners that were sent to Charlottesville, & such other services as might be required of them. He volunteered under this call & entered the service for the term of one year. Burnice Brown was the Captain of the Company to which he belonged. Does not recollect the names of the other Company officers if there were any others, except that he was himself orderly sergeant. The Company to which he belonged was not attached as he now recollects to any Regiment, as then said Company was deemed sufficient for the service required, to wit, to guard about 80 some odd prisoners - there were

among the prisoners three Tories namely Capt Guttridge, Seven Townshend & James McLean (a little Scotchman) He continued in this service ten months, when the said prisoners were removed to the barracks erected about three miles from Charlotville for their reception together with several thousand prisoners sent there for safe keeping. He was then regularly discharged together with his whole company, & remained from the other two months. He thinks he got a written discharge but the same if he did is now lost or destroyed. He then returned home where he remained until the fall of 1779 when a call was made for men to collect & carry cattle to the Army - There were three companies organized for that purpose - he attached himself to the one commanded by Capt Thomas Oliver. He went into North Carolina & collected 225 cattle & drove them to Washington's army at Philadelphia. The said company voluntarily volunteered for an indefinite time - until the cattle could be delivered at such point as they might be ordered. He continued in the service under this engagement for three months & was then again regularly discharged, but whether in writing or not he cannot now remember, but if in writing it is lost or destroyed. He then returned home & went out no more, except that on a call for volunteers he enlisted & after traveling with his company one day towards the army the orders were countermanded & they returned. So he declares he was in actual service thirteen months ten months as orderly sergeant, & three months as a private.
On his return from each engagement he was paid at the rates of between seven & eight dollars per month in Continental money by the public Paymaster John Moore. For the amount of his pay he received three dollars in specie; that is he sent it to Richmond & got a certificate for four dollars in specie, but sold that for $3. rather than attend to it. That is all he has ever received for his services. During the said tours he attended to no other business, but devoted his whole time to the public service.

He has no documentary evidence of his service, & does not now know of any person living by whom he can prove the same.
He applied to a lawyer (Colo D. M. Sanders) soon after the passage of the act of 1832, to prepare his papers, who did so but in consequence of some defect in the papers he did not succeed, & his papers were returned for amendment, which was attended to by declarant, but soon after that his said attorney died & he does not know what has become of them. After that he became disabled in his feet so that he could not ride without great pain, & has not till now succeeded in getting an attorney to come to his house to prepare his case. This is his reason for the lateness of this application. He is now unable to travel to town without great pain & some danger.
He hereby relinquishes his 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 to his knowledge.
Rowland Horsley his mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid. J. R. Dickenson An Acting Justice of Peace for Summer City.
We Basil Floyd a clergyman residing in Summer County Tenn. & William Scoggin residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Rowland Horsley who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be in his 80th 84 th year of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. J. R. Dickenson Justice of the Peace for Summer County Tenn. { Basil Floyd William Scoggin

And the said J R Dickenson an acting Justice of the Peace for Sumner County Tenn. does hereby declare his opinion after investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the said Justice further certifies that it appears to him that Basil Floyd who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Sumner County Tenn. & that William Scoggins is a credible person; & that their statement is entitled to credit. The Justice further certifies that the applicant is so old & afflicted that he is not able without much pain & risk to go to the court house of his county in person. The foregoing contains the original proceedings before me in the matter of the application of Rowland Horsley for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal, this Oct. 15 1838 J R Dickenson
an acting Justice of the Peace for Sumner County Tenn.
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State of Tennessee.
Sumner County } I, Thomas Donoho, Clerk of the County Court of said County of Sumner, the same being a court of Record, do hereby certify that J. R. Dickenson whose name is signed to the foregoing affidavits & certificates in the proceedings of Rowland Horsley for a pension, is & was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Sumner, & that the several signatures annexed thereto are his genuine signature whenever it occurs in the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this October 16 th 1838
Thos. Donoho Clerk of Sumner County Court
20.066 Rowland Horsley War Dept

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1863.
REJECTED
5235.
P. O. _____
Rowland Norsley
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

24,086 W Rowland Rosales Serapis
Rejected
Per let 19 June 1839 R. L. Carruthers.
W. H. Solomon, July 13/53 J 235
did not serve six months in a military capacity.
Act 7 June 1832

April 1853
Pow: atty: in case Roland Horsley deceased.
Tenn:
I presume, Act y th June 1853
ee Solomon. Gallatin Tenn
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. PENSION OFFICE, OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Commissioner.

FREE
To The Hon. Secretary of War Washington City
W. H. H. H. H. Jenn: Tenn. Oct 1832.
General Office
Oct 1799. Oct 6:38

c 1799. Nov 6. '38
Prussian officer
Rollin Horsley Tenn: abt 1832.
To The Hon. Secretary of War Washington City
FREE

Lebanon Oct. 17 1838
To The Hon. Secretary at War
Sir
Enclosed you will please find the proceedings in the application of Rowland Horsley for a pension under the Act of June 7 1832. You will see that his reasons set forth in his declaration for the lateness of the application fully rebut any presumption that might arise against him from the lapse of time. He became so infirm soon after the first preparation of his papers that he had given up all hope of being able to prosecute his claim. I was applied to near a year ago to wait on him at his house for that purpose but found it inconvenient to do so, as he lives in an obscure part of the country, until now. As he has been so long deprived of the bounty of his country his case will doubtless receive the prompt consideration of the Department.
Write to me at Lebanon on the subject.
Very Respectfully
R. L. Barstow

Gallatin March 2 1853.
Commissioner of Pensions
Some years since probably about 1830 or 34 Roland Shossley filed an application for pension, as a Revolutionary soldier, the application was filed by David Sanders, a lawyer of this place, and he some time after, was dead since which time Roland Shossley himself has died, and his heirs & adm , make the enclosed, affidavit, and Power of Attorney to myself, and, you will please inform me, the condition of the application,
And what was done with the original application, the reasons of its rejection or suspension,
Yours &c Wm H Solomon Gallatin Tennessee