I18973: Lee Roy or Roy Lee ALEXANDER

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Zacchaeus Corley is probaby of Scotch descent. Various spellings include MacCorley, MacCauley, and Cauley are found in the Edgefield Co. South Carolina records. Zacchaeus Corley's military records spell Corley as we do. At the age of 18 he joined Washington's army going in with Captain Butler's Volunteers of Edgefield District, of the Colony of South Carolina. Other Corleys in the rolls incude Abner Corley, Lt. John Corley, Sherod Corley and Nathaneal Corley. Tradition holds that Zacchaeus had a brother John but this has not been established. Zack served two years in the army and returned to Edgefield and established a home.

In 1818 Zack received a land grant for his service in the military in the foot-hills of the Appalachians, to the south of the present city of Birmingham, Alabama in what is today Bibb Co. AL moving there to raise his family. Tradition holds that Zach had twelve children, 6 sons and 6 daughters but only 5 sons have been identified thus far.

Thanks to a dear friend who retrieved his pension application from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.: "The State of Alabama, Bibb County on this 3rd day of December porsonally appeared in open court before The Honorable Thomas Crawford Judge of the County Court of said county now sitting Zacchaeus Corley--- a resident of Bibb County of the state of Alabama aged about 70 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 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Some time in the month of May 1780 he entered a volunteer in the service under Captain John Mitchel? His Col's name was Hammonds and his Majors name was Pisvis [?] Heir [?]. Christian names he does not recolect [sic] he under those officers' joined General Green army at Caimbridge in South Carolina and remaind there about two weeks and then joind the light horse under Captain Soloman Pope and served with him until he took the small pose and was taken a prisoner by the tories while sick and was much wounded and abused by them. Starting Turner was the lieutenant of said company and took the command as captain after Captain Soloman Pope was taken a prisoner and he continued in the service under Captain Turner until he was killed and all of his company that happend to be with him at that time this deponent states that at the time this occurrence took place this deponent and several others that belonged to that company was sick and left behind while their Captain attempted to make a small skirmish after the tories & fell himself all that was with him victims and were all lost this occurrence took place about the last of many as well as this deponent can recolect in the year 1781' this deponent had then been volunteerly in the service ‘without any intermission' about two weeks under Captain Mitchel about four months under Captain Pope and about eight months under Captain Turner' He then after a few days illness recovered his health' and some time in the first of June 1781 entered the service under Capatin Mitchel Watson Captain of a light horse Company and served under him until about the first of January 1782 at which time Capt. Watson was killed then he returned home' and ‘in a few days afterward entered the service under Captain William Butler and reamined under him in the service until peace was made.' That he was in no generals engagements but was in several small attacks of the tories; the principal one was under Captain Watson at the time he was killed on Odesto River in Oringbag District in the State of South Carolina. ‘That he resided in Edgefield District in the State of South Carolina when he entered the service and that he was a volunteer during the time he was in the service' and remained in the State of South Carolina during the time he was in service and was kept generally in the lower Districts to guard against the tories' that he was with Gen. Greens Army about two weeks & knew him but did not know the other Continental officers that were with him That during the remainder of his service he was under the State officers That during the time he was with Gen Green at Caimbridge a continual fire was kept up betwen [sic] his army and the British without coming to a bottle, and one night Gen. Green formed a plan to take the fort' and Drafted from the regulars a certain number of men and divided those drafted intho three companies and had each soldier in each of the three companies furnished with a torch' he then ordered a general fire of cannon & small arms and at the same time each company ran forward to set the fort on fire with the torches but failed and were all killed' That he has no documentary evidence to prove his services and that he can only at this time provide [?] the evidence of the Chilas [?] Goodwin, John Something, Abel Something & Thomas Davis to testify to facts and circumstances to support his own Declaration which evidene of said persons is onesided to this Declaration. Zacceaeus Corley (his mark)
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afforesaid William Caddeee Clerk

We Willam Bottengown a clergiman residing in the County of Bibb and State of Alabama and William Cadddell residing in the County of Bibb and State afforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zaccaeus Corley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we cover in that opinion and have never heard the fact disputed. Sworn to the day & year afforesaid in open court so subscribed. William L Mingham [?] William Caddeee."

Zacheus Corley of Edgefield County, S. C. to my brother, Valentine Corley Junior of same place for $500 sold 150 acres on Indian Creek of Little Saluda River, being part of 300 acres granted to said Zacheus Corley 6 Feb 1785, bounded by Valentine Corley, James Blalock and Hugh Duffie. Wit: James Samford, Hugh Duffie, Daniel Goodman. S/ Zacheus Corley. Recorded 4 Aug 1817.

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/military/alpen35.txt
ZACCHEUS CORLEY
BIBB COUNTY
PRIVATE
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$40.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$100.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 8, 1834 PENSION STARTED

2. Name: Zecheus Corley b. 1762, Chatham Co. NC m. 1803 Edgefie1d Co. SC d. 1849, Bibb Co. AL Spouses: ?Sarah Samford, Elizabeth Burnett

"Zachaes CORLEY b: 1762 d: 30 Jan 1843 + Sarah SAMFORD + Elizabeth BURNETT b: 1785 d: 1 Nov 1853."

"Zacheus Corley b. 1762, Chatham Co. NC m. Bef 1788, Edgefield Co. SC 1st Wife: ?Sarah Samford d. Bef 1800, EdgefieId Co. SC Father: Keen Samford

CHILDREN
1. Jesse Corley b. 1788, Edgefield Co. SC Spouses: 1st unknown. 2nd Juriah Terry
2. dau Corley b. Bef 1790
3. dau Corley b. Bef 1800
4. dau Corley b. Bef 1800
5. Rebecca Corley b. April 1793, Edgefield Co. SC m. Bef 1815, Edgefield Co. SC d: 26 April 1842, Bibb Co. AL Spouse: James Smelly
6. Rachel Corley b. 1795, Edgefield Co. SC Spouse: Allen Smelly
7. Charles Corley b. 1795, Edgefield Co. SC m. Bef 1830 in Sabine Parish, LA Spouse: Nancy Gentry

Zacheus Corley b. 1762, Chatham Co. NC m. 1803, Edgefield Co. SC 2nd Wife: Elizabeth Burnett b: 1785, Edgefield Co. SC d: 1 November 1853, Bibb Co. AL Father: Pleasant Burnett Mother: Anna Gentry

CHILDREN
1. Valentine Corley b. 19 Januaiy 1805, Edgefield. SC m. 1 Feb 1837, Bibb Co. AL d. March 1850, Bibb Co. AL Spouse: Mary Snead
2. Clinton Corley b. 2 Dec 1807, Edgefield Co. SC m. 7 Nov 1833, Bibb Co. AL d. 4 April 1878, Bibb Co. AL~Anlioch Bap Ch Cem. Spouse: Martha Frances Ferguson
3. Wiley Corley b. 11 October, Edgefield Co. SC m. 17 October 1837, Bibb Co AL d. 16 March l864, Sabine Parish, LA Spouse: Mary Ann Leach
4. Zacchaeus Corley b. 10 March 1817, Edgefield Co. SC m. 9 February 1843, Bibb Co. AL d. 15 November 1888, Sabine Parish, LA Spouse: Nancy C. Leach
5. Pleasant Larkin Corley b. 1821, Edgefield Co. SC m. 17 Oct 1837, Bibb Co. AL d. 6 Oct 1861, Sabine Parish, LA, Mt. Carmel Cem. Spouse: Eliza Jane Fitts."

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Lee Roy or Roy Lee ALEXANDER

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ID Number: I95477

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ID Number: I34894

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ID Number: I925

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ID Number: I41807

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ID Number: I80503

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Maj. John MOTTROM

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ID Number: I29207

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Alford SLOAN

1892 - ____

ID Number: I45128

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WILLIAM TRACEY

1357 - ____

ID Number: I93107

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ABT 1670 - ____

ID Number: I66952

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23 Jul 1817 - 31 May 1904

ID Number: I82873

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