Amos Hurley was a soldier in the Revolutionary War where he served in NC (NSDAR Patriot index, p1550, Centennial Edition)
1800 Census Chatham Co.,NC lists Amos Hurley as Head of household
1815 Tax List for Chatham Co., NC lists Amos and son Elijah as seperate households.The Will of Amos Hurley (Chatham Co., NC p 304-305) dated 1817, proved May 1817, shows the following: no wife was mentioned, Children named and what each received.
Acil Hurley, son, plantation containing 220 acres, 1 cow 1 yearling, 1 bed and furniture, 2 sows and pigs; Margaret, daughter, $55; Nancy, daughter, 1 bed and furniture, $50; Cynthia, daughter, 1 bed and furniture, $50; John, son, 5 shillings, with what he already had; Elijah, son, 5 shillings, with what he already had; Josiah, son, 5 shillings, with what he already had; Mary Neil, daughter, 5 shillings, with what she already had; Delilah Riddle, daughter, 10 shillings and what she already had: Bathsheba Bryan, daughter, 5 shillings and what she has already had; Lucy W. Hurley, grandaughter, 1 bed and furniture.
Executors: son, Acil Hurley and son-in-law, Britain Riddle.