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 1755 - 1835 (80 years)
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- James? parents were logically Robert Raley (aka Reily, Rylee) born c1730 in Co. Antrim, N. Ireland and, married 6 Dec 1754 at Sadsbury, Lancaster, PA to Ann Dowdle (1725-1800); source(s), U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 for Robert Reily, Sadsbury, Lancaster, PA, Monthly Meeting, Marriages, 1738-1830, pg 45 and U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 for Robert Raley, male, born 1730, spouse?s name: Ann Dowdle, marriage year: 1754, State: PA.
- Rylee married Nancy Taylor (1757-1834) in 1777 at Halifax Co., VA. They had 2 sons, Lent, 1779 b. VA; and James, Jr. (1787-1871) b. GA and 3 daughters, Mary (Polly), b. 1781 VA; Margaret (Peggy), (1782-1880) b. Abbeville, SC; and, Elizabeth (1783-1850) b. VA.
- On 3 Sep 1832, James Rylee, age 77, appeared in Inferior Court, County of Hall, Georgia (GA) and presented his affidavit before Judge(s) Ezekiel Buffington and Joseph Dunnagan that he recollected, he was drafted in 1777 or 1778 in the Caswell County (NC) Militia and served as a Private in Captain Hubbard?s Company for Maj. Dunnahoo and Col. William Moore?s Rgt.; [(NC) Bgde., commanded by Brig Gen. Francis Nash].
- Note: Rylee was asked during interrogatories: What year were you born and where; Where were you living when you entered the service and where have you been since the Revolutionary War; How were you called into service; State names of your Regular officers who were with the troops during your service; Did you ever receive a discharge, from whom, and what became of it; Have you any proof of your age. James Rylee answered each question satisfactorily noting his Halifax County, VA birth. His parents had informed him of his birth year. James was drafted in Class 2 at Caswell County during either 1777 or 1778. He advised that he served 9 mos. in the (NC) Bgde., and, participated in no battles but was quartered with his rgt. (Valley Forge at the site of the Dec 9, 1777 Continental Army?s winter encampment) during the Philadelphia Campaign 1777-78.
James Rylee stated during his interrogatories that he received a discharge from the service from Colonel William Moore, but the certificate was lost over his life time. He advised that he lived in the state of North Carolina (NC) Caswell County when called (draftee/mustered) into the service. After his service, Rylee then lived in the state of Virginia at Halifax County, (VA). Finally, James Rylee advised that he relocated permanently to Georgia (Broad River Colony) at Elbert County, (GA); source; U.S., Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 for James Rylee.
- S.31949 3 Sept 1832 GA
U.S., Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 for James Rylee, whose 3 Sep 1832 signed affidavit is inscribed by Hall County, GA, Clergymen James Whitmore and B. R. McCutchin and Inferior Court Judge(s) Joseph Dunnagan and Ezekiel Buffington.
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James Rylee?s Revolutionary War service appears documented also, in Georgia?s Roster of the Revolution by Lucian Lamar Knight compiled under the authority of the Georgia Legislature, Lucian L. Knight State Historian and Director of the Department of Archives and History publ., Atlanta, 1920, ?Ryley, James (Rylee)? pgs 391, 427, 445.
Pension S.31949
- Grave marked by the Robert Forsyth, Lyman Hall, and Joseph Habersham Chapters GA SAR on 29 Oct 2016
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