Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Wiley, William October 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of William Wiley [a], Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2578, Application #W322
WILLIAM WILEY [a], a resident of Dickson County, Tennessee, aged 82 years in 
October 1832:
	“That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the 
North Carolina militia and as a first lieutenant in the company commanded by 
Captain ARTHUR FORBIS under Major DONNELL in the regiment commanded by Colonel 
JOHN COLLIER, and which was under the command of General GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD. 
That at the time he volunteered he was a resident of the County of Guilford in 
the state of North Carolina. That he joined the army at Guilford Courthouse in 
the month of June in the year 1777 as well as he can recollect. From Guilford 
Courthouse he was marched down to Fayetteville where the regiment remained a 
few days and then was marched in search of a company of Tories who were 
commanded by one FANNING, but did not come up them. In this tour declarant 
served five weeks. He further states that from the time above until the fall of 
1779, he was out at various times and for short periods which he is unable to 
detail particularly.”
“That sometime in the month of September 1779, he was again in the service of 
the United States in the militia of South Carolina as a lieutenant in a company 
commanded by Captain JOHN DONNELL and which was under the command of Major 
ROBERT MARTIN, Colonel JOHN COLLIER and General GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD. Declarant 
joined the army again at Guilford Courthouse. From thence he was marched to the 
Savannah River above Savannah and was crossing the river at the time of the 
engagement at Briar Creek, and within a mile or two of the place where the 
battle was fought. From this place he was marched down the Savannah River to a 
place called the Two Sisters, where he remained until his tour, which was five 
months, was out and was discharged.”
“Between the time last mentioned and the fall of 1780, declarant was out as a 
soldier after the Tories and British several times for short periods that he is 
unable to state particularly.”
“In November 1780, he again joined the army as a volunteer and a lieutenant 
under his former Captain FORBIS in a regiment commanded by Colonel JOHN 
PAISLEY. He does not recollect the name of his major. His regiment joined the 
army under General GREENE at Guilford Courthouse. From here they retreated to 
Virginia and were reinforced by the Virginia militia.”
“From here we wheeled on our pursuers and followed them on to Guilford 
Courthouse again, where on the 15th of March 1781, we had a battle with 
CORNWALLIS and his army. In this battle declarant took the small pox and was 
not in service anymore. In the Battle of Guilford, declarant’s captain [FORBIS] 
was so severely wounded that he died in a short time after, before declarant 
got well of the small pox. His Colonel also died, and he got no discharge. From 
the time he entered the service last spoken of until he took the small pox, the 
whole of which was four months or more, to the best of his recollection. 
Declarant has no documentary evidence of his service or any part thereof. His 
discharge for the time first mentioned by him was destroyed by the Tories 
together with his books and all his other papers. He knows of no person whose 
testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except JOHN MABEN, 
whose certificate is hereto appended.”
JOHN MABEN-“…That he was well acquainted with WILLIAM WILEY… before the 
Revolutionary War and during the war, and has known him since his removal to 
Dickson County. That he served under the said Lieutenant WILEY three tours of 
duty during the war, the said WILEY acting as the lieutenant of the company in 
each of the tours of duty. He also knew aforesaid WILEY being very frequently 
in the service at other times when this affiant was not in the service and he 
has always understood and so believes the fact to be that said WILEY always 
acted as a lieutenant…”
July 1833-WILLIAM WILEY [a]-“That in his first tour against the Tory Colonel 
FANNING, he served five weeks to the best of his knowledge and belief. He 
served as a lieutenant in the company. In his next tour he was out as a 
lieutenant in a company commanded by Captain JOHN FORBIS, the regiment by 
Colonel GILLESPIE and served three months. In this campaign he marched from 
Guilford to Pedee River against the Tories, but was in no engagement with them.”
“His next tour of service was for five months commencing in September 1779 in 
Captain DONNELL’s company and in the regiment commanded by Colonel COLLIER and 
Major MARTIN and General RUTHERFORD as stated in the declaration. He served 
five months. In the spring of 1780, he was out another tour in a company 
commanded by Captain FORBIS and the regiment commanded by Colonel JAMES MARTIN 
against the Tories and marched from Guilford to Haw River but did not overtake 
the Tories. In this tour, he served six weeks.”
“His next tour of service [Cherokee expedition] was against the Indians in 
Captain FORBIS’ company, the regiment was again commanded by Colonel COLLIER, 
and the whole of the troops commanded by General RUTHERFORD. They marched over 
the mountains to what was then called the lower towns on the Tennessee River. 
There was a skirmish between part of the troops of RUTHERFORD and the Indians 
but he was not in the battle owing to a wound he had received on his leg by a 
tomahawk. They returned in the fall, having served six months. This tour was 
not mentioned in the original declaration because he believed they were not 
entitled to pay for services against the Indians.”
“The next tour commenced in November 1780 as stated in the original declaration 
under Colonel PAISLEY and continued in the service until after the Battle at 
Guilford Courthouse, the 15th March 1781. He believes he served at least four 
months, constituting twenty months and three weeks actual service against the 
British, Tories and Indians.”
	“In addition to this he had several [tours] of a week or two at a time 
against the Tories which he is unable to specify and for which he cannot claim 
a pension. He served in all the tours as a lieutenant. He was commissioned as a 
lieutenant and his commission with all his papers was taken from him by the 
Tories about the time that CORNWALLIS was passing through that part of North 
Carolina…”

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