Thomas BARTLEY #R591. Appeared 26 Feb 1838 in Monroe Co, aged about 78 years. Said Thomas BARTLEY made a declaration before said court in 1833 but his name was written as Thomas BARTLETT - he being an illiterate man and was not informed of the mistake until lately. Th War Department had said they found no record of him as a soldier under the name of BARTLETT. He declared that in Philadelphia PA he was an apprentice to a butcher by the name of John HOUSEMAN. He enlisted in the regular army under command of a light horse company in the 1st Regt of the Continental commanded by Col SHRYHAWK. There was a man who enlisted on the same day with William T BARTLEY by the name of Benjamin OSTEN but the applicant was transferred to the foot troops under command of Capt TABOT - Osten also transferred to same. His Major was RETT. He performed his services in Philadelphia, Morristown and Chester PA. He never was in any engagement during his services but weas surprised at sign? of the block house in the night in 1781 having served mroe than 2 years but not quite 3 years. His discharge is lost or he left it in Hagerstown MD where he lived for 3 years after the close of the war. Then he moved to VA where he lived for 4 years, then went with ST CLAIR for 6 months and was wounded at the time of his defeat when he was brought to Georgetown KY by Maj BODINGER where he remained until his wound was healed. He then returned to VA where he enlisted 3 years under Capt Alexandria GIPSON of Staunton under Gen WAYNE's command and served him for 3 yeears. He was discharged at Cincinnati OH; came to KY to close to where he now lives and married. He has never returned to MD, thus he doesn't have his discharge. He knows of no person who knows of his services during the Rev War. He relinquishes every claim whatevesr to a pension or annity except the present one. William BUTLER, clerk of the Monroe Co Courft certified that the foregoing contained the original proceedings of the court in the matter of Thomas Bartley for pension. On 22 Dec 1838 Bartley made declaration similiar to the one he made in Feb. He wanted to amend as following: The name of the Col should have been written SKYHAWK instead of SHRYHAWK. On 18 July 1855 Margaret BARTLEY of Monroe Co, widow of Thomas appeared and made declaration in court of being the widow. She wished to appoint with full power of substitution William BARTLEY [also looks like BARKLEY] of Danville her attorney to make a full investigation. The declaration was attested by Henry BRAY and William BARTLEY, both of Monroe Co and certified by Ile? CONKLIN, Clerk of the county court of Monroe Co. 30 May 1854 the widow appeared again and repeated his military service. She appointed Charles C TUCKER of Washington DC as her attorney. Declaration made before William L JACKSON, JP, William Bartley; certified by A C CONKLIN, Clerk of Monroe Co. Nothing else in the file. To be continued next week with Matthew KIDWELL, Jacob GOODMAN, Joseph KINGARY, John GILES, Ephraim DICKEN, etc. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/