Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,483, for Thomas Stillings, Maryland
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Service Md.
Stillings, Thomas
Number S.11.483
carded
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388
Dist. of Columbia
Thomas Stillings,  an Indian Spy
Captain Rickett's company of the Army of the Revolution for the term of 8 mos and 7 days from April 4 1776
Md

Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist of Columbia an $27 42/100 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of August 1832 and delivered to the claimant

Arrears to 4th of March 1832    $27 42
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep"   "13 71
(total)  $41 13

Act of the 7 June 1832
Recorded Book D Vol. 8
page 194   BLB
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District of Columbia}
County of Washington}

On this fourteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared before me William Cranch, chief Judge of the Circuit Court for the District Court of the U. S. for the said District, Thomas Stillings, a resident of Washington City, in the County of Washington, and district of Columbia, aged Seventy seven 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 swerved as herein stated:
That he entered the Militia of the State of Maryland the fifteenth day of March 1781 in the Company commanded by Captain John Nicholls and the regiment of Colonel Bailey that on the fifteenth day of December 1781 he was discharged having served nine months --but never received a written discharge, that he resided in Montgomery County in the State of Maryland at the time he volunteered; that he never was in any battle--that being a minute man he was not called upon, till towards the latter part of the nine months; when he was sent to Frederick in said State, when the company to which he was attached served about seven weeks that the army then stationed at Frederick was composed entirely of minute men, and that he was not Acquainted with any regular Officers: that he has no documentary evidence except Giles Easton's certificate herewith, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure except Giles Easton's who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Question Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born in Montgomery County 16 February 1755
Question. Have you any record of your Age, and if so, where is it?
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Answer--None, but what is in my Family bible, inserted at the request of my father.--
Question.--Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer-- I was living in Montgomery County at the time I was called into service about six miles from Washington City, I have resided principally at that place since the Revolutionary War, and I now live in Washington City.
Question--State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the Troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer--I can say no more in answer to this question -than I have already stated in my declaration.
Question--Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer--I never received a discharge.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me   Mr. Cranch}   Th Stillings 

We O. B. Brown a clergyman, residing in the City of Washington D.C. and Joseph Borrows residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Stillings who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy seven 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 concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
O. M. Brown    Jos. Borrows
C H W Wharton  (J Peace)
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And I the said Judge do hereby declare my Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that Obadiah B. Brown who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the city of Washington and that Joseph Borrows who has also signed the same is a resident in the said city and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I William Cranch Judge of the District Court of the U. S. for the Dist. of Columbia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before me, in the matter of the Application of Thomas Stillings for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have here unto set my Hand and seal this fourteenth day of August 1832. 
W. Cranch (seal)
Washington 14 Augt. 1832 I certify in honor that some 18 months or two years since Mr Stilling, twice called on me to aid him to obtain a pension for Revolutionary services as stated in his declaration that I fully believe in his statement      J H Hoak  (illegible word)
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Rev War
11483
INVALID.

File No. 11,483
Thomas Stillings
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 9th 1832.
Index:--Vol. A, Page 360

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Col J. L. Edwards

declaration sent to Mr. a Hoak 12 Oct.
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Dear Col
Will you loan me old Mr Stillings declaration long enough to Copy. My object is to send the Copy to be able to show him the kind of evidence form he requested

Very best to you
J H Hoak

P. S. It shall be carefully & promptly returned.
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The Most h Judge Cranch
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Sir
It has been decided by the War dept. that minute men  (of whom Mr Stillings was one) are not entitled to pensions- at the time Mr Stillings first narrated to me his military serving he stated he had been an Indian spy for 6 months, but as it  was presumed his other service would procure him a pension, the service was not inserted in his former declaration--I trouble you with this explanation   
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to account for his making the declarations

I remain with great respect your mo. ob. se
J H Hoak

Major de s a                                                                         
21 August
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The Honorable Judge Cranch
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Sir
Mr Edwards the chief of the pension office informs me that in consequence of the previous certificate of the Revd. Mr Brown & Mr Burrows, a second is not necessary in this declaration but Mr Edwards, requests me to procure from you a certificate stating (at the bottom of Mr Stillings declarations) that
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a new Certificate from Mssr Brown & Barrows is not taken because it is not now deemed necessary--

With Great respect
Most ob se
J H Hoak
23 Augt
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I Certify that Thomas Stillings Served for nine months in the revolutionary War in the Militia of the State of Maryland in the Company commanded by Captain John Nicholls and the regiment by Colo Mountjoy Bailey.
Given under my hand this 19th day of July 1832 
Giles Easton Sr  X his mark
Witness Arnold T Winsor

State of Maryland Montgomery County. on this 19th day of July 1832 Came Giles Easton Senr aged about Seventy years before me on of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and made on the Holy Evangels of almighty god that the facts Stated in the above Certificate are true and that he Sev. with the Said Stillings the Same time under the Same Commander
Sworn to before Arnold T. Winsor