Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1432, Henry Hull, Va.
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[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va. 

Hull, Henry
         Elizabeth

NUMBER
W.1432
B.L.Wt.10016-16055

CONTENTS
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[left side] 1455 
Virginia Richmond 
Elizabeth Hull 
widow of Henry Hull 
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private Va. Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the [crossed out – 4th March, 1843.] 3d February 1833 

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Aug /53 and sent to J.M. Byrnside Union Monroe Co Va. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3/53 Page 124 Vol. A

1832

[right side] Rept [Reported]
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[left side] 1958 
Virginia 
Henry Hull of Giles in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Compy [company] commanded by Captain Wilson of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Virginia line for 18 months from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 60 - Dollars - Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Nov. 1832 - and sent to Pensioner Giles C.H. [Court House] Va.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 90 – 
Semi-anl. [annual] allowance ending 4th March 1833 30
$120 – 

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.} 

Recorded by Nathan Rice – Clerk.
Book D Vol. 7 Page 101- 

[right side] See letter to Hon. J. Y. Mason Jan 23. 
1835-do. to J.A. 1835 Dunlap, 29 April 1835
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[left side] 81899} Act March 3/53 
                          } April 19 " 
Elizabeth Hull Widow Henry Hull pr Revolutionary War and was a Pensioner Applicant is now a Pensioner Va. State Troops 
Ad: 160 acres, Nov: 9th 1855,
Act Feby. Boynton
[written through] No 10016 23rd Nov 114.50
Rev
J. M. Burnside Union Va. 

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Vol. H2 - 126.--
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May 25/33 
Elizth [Elizabeth] Hull, Wid. Henry 1958 Vriga [Virginia] 3 Feb 1833 
Revy 

J. M. Burnside, Union, Monroe Co. Va.
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State of Virginia} 
County of Monroe} SS 
On this 16th day of May A.D. 1853 personally appeared before the County Court of Monroe County in the State of Virginia Elizabeth Hull a resident of Monroe County in the State aforesaid aged Seventy two years who first being duly sworn according to law doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the Widow of Henry Hull who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and to whom was granted a pension of sixty dollars per annum for his services during his life, which said pension was granted under the act of 7th June 1832. She further states that she is unable to specify the particular services performed by her said husband in the said War but refers the Department to his original Certificate of discharge and other proof filed with his declaration, and upon which his original pension certificate was issued. She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Hull on the 11th day of September 1821 that her said husband died on the 16th day of September 1835 that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow 
[signed] Elizabeth Hull 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written 

State of Virginia} 
Monroe County} ss. 
I George W. Hutchinson Clerk of the Court of the County of Monroe aforesaid do certify that at a Court held for the said County at the Court House thereof on Monday the 16th day of
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May AD 1853. Elizabeth Hull whose signature appears to the foregoing declaration, personally appeared in Court and made oath in due form of law to the said Declaration, which was by said Court ordered to be certified to the War Department In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal this 20th day of May 1853 
Geo W Hutchinson Clerk 

State of Virginia} 
Monroe County} SS 
On this 20th day of May AD 1853 before me a justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid and State of Virginia - personally appeared James M Byrnside a Witness of lawful age who being duly sworn according to law declared that Elizabeth Hull whose declaration is hereunto annexed is the Widow of Henry Hull Decd [deceased] who drew a pension from the United States Government before his death. 
J M Byrnside 
Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year first above Written before me 
Lewis E. Caperton J.P.

State of Virginia} 
Monroe County} SS 
On this 20th day of May AD 1853 before me a justice of the peace in the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia personally appeared John Hutchinson
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State of Virginia: Monroe County Court Clerks Office towit, 
I George W. Hutchinson Clerk of the said Court do certify that it appears from the Marriage Record of my Office, that Henry Hull and Elizabeth Hawkins were married by the Rev. Robert Chambers on the 11th September 1821, which record is in these words & figures to wit 
“By Rev. Robert Chambers 
Septr [September] 11th 1821 Henry Hull and Elizabeth Hawkins" 
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 11th day of May 1853 and in the 77th year of the Commonwealth
Geo. W. Hutchinson Clerk
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a Witness of lawful age who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is well acquainted with Elizabeth Hull whose declaration is hereunto annexed and that the said Elizabeth Hull is the Widow of Henry Hull who received a pension from the United States Government before his death 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above Written before me 
Lewis E Caperton JP

State of Virginia} 
Monroe County} SS
I George W Hutchinson Clerk of the Court of said County do certify that Lewis E. Caperton Esq. whose genuine signatures appear to the foregoing affidavits is a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly authorized by law to administer Oaths &c 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Official seal this 20th day of May A.D. 1853 and in the 77th year of the Commonwealth 
Geo W Hutchinson Clerk
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81,899 
Act of 1855. 
DECLARATION FOR WIDOW. 
Who has never received Bounty Land. 
Claim of 
Elizabeth Hull 
Widow of 
Henry Hull 

FILED BY 
JM Byrnside Union Monroe County Virginia
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DECLARATION FOR WIDOW 
Who has never received Bounty Land.

STATE of Virginia} 
County of Monroe} S.S. 
On this 9th day of April 1855, personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Elizabeth Hull -- , aged 75 years, a resident of Peterstown -- in the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Henry Hull, deceased, who was a private -- , in the company commanded by Capt. [blank], in the Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. [blank] in the war with Great Britain of 1776. Generally termed the War of the Revolution that her said husband received after 4th of March 1831 until the time of his death a pension at the rate of Sixty dollars per annum and that she at present receives the same amount. That her said husband entered the service of the United States at Augusta County, Virginia on or about the [blank] day of [blank] 18 [blank], for the term of – 
and continued in actual service in said war for the term of at least fourteen days, and was honorably discharged from said service as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company, not having any knowledge of the manner of her said husband's discharge. She further states that she was married to the said Henry Hull in the County of Monroe State of [blank] on or about the 11 day of September 1821, by Robert Chambers, Methodist Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Hawkins, that her said husband died at Giles County Virginia on the 16th day of September 1835, and that she is still a widow. 
by refference [reference] to her declaration and other papers on file in the pension office of the United States, and upon which her present allowance of Sixty dollars was given per annum the proof in relation to her present application will more fully appear. 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855, never having received Bounty Land under this or any other act, nor made any other application for Bounty Land except the present.
J M Byrnside of Monroe County Virginia, is hereby authorized to prosecute this my claim and to receive any warrant that may be issued hereon. 
Elizabeth [her X mark] Hull [SEAL]

AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES.
We John Peters and William F. Chambers residents of the County and State aforesaid, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the above Elizabeth Hull, in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 
And we further declare that we were well acquainted with the said Henry Hull and Elizabeth Hull his wife (now the widow) during the life time of the former, and knew them to live together as husband and wife, and to have been so generally reputed. That her said husband, the said Henry Hull died at Giles County Virginia on the 16th day of September 1835, and that she is still a widow; and that they have no interest in this claim. 
John Peters [SEAL.] 
Wm F Chambers [SEAL.] 
* If no public or private record of the marriage exists, or can be procured, state the fact in the declaration, after the word widow; and in such case, and other evidence, such as the testimony of persons who knew the parties in the lifetime of the husband, and knew them to live together as husband and wife, and to be so reputed, will be admissible. 
If a public or private record exist, an authenticated copy thereof must be furnished; if it be a private record, the authenticated copy thereof must be accompanied with the affidavit of some disinterested person, proving the genuineness of the original, and that the copy certified is a true and correct copy of it.
A certificate from the clergyman or magistrate who solemnized the marriage is not competent evidence, unless the genuineness of the certificate be proved, and the person who gave it be shown to have been authorized to solemnize marriages.
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MAGISTRATE'S CERTIFICATE. 
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the Claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim, 
John Hunter J. P.

COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE. 
STATE OF Virginia} 
COUNTY OF Monroe} SS. I hereby certify that John Hunter Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, this 11th day of April 1855 
Geo W Hutchinson Clerk of
Monroe County Court
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6895
Henry Hull 
from 1780, private 
18 months. 
$60.

David French Esq. Giles C. H. Virginia
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6895
BRIEF in the case of Henry Hull, of the County of Giles in the State of Virginia
(Act 7th JUNE, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he? 70

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings: Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.]
Drafted – in 17 [blank] 1 [year] 6 [months] – [days] As a private Capt. Wilson

5.  In what battles was he engaged? Guilford & Camden, Ninety six, where he was twice severely wounded

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? Augusta Cty. Va.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary (his original discharges)

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

T Waugh,
Examining Clerk.
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6895. 
Henry Hulls declaration 
in order to obtain a pension. –
GW by Giles

Taken from a part of 3 claims, rec.d [received] from Giles C. H. Va.
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State of Virginia} 
Giles County} SS
On this 30th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County of Giles now setting Henry Hull a resident of the said County of Giles and state aforesaid aged Seventy 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 [Sic] and served as herein stated that he was drafted in the County of Augusta in virginia [Sic] for the term of eighteen months and that he has forgotten the Regiment and line to which he belonged, that he marched from Staunton under Capt’n [Captain] Wilson direct to Gilford[Guilford] in north carolina [Sic] and arrived there a short time before the battle at that place [Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 15 Mar 1781], and was there put under Capt’n. [Captain Andrew] Wallace, that he was in the battle of Gilford That Capt’n Wallace was killed in that battle and that he was beside him when he was shot, that after the battle of Gilford he served under Capt’n [Captain Sigismund] Stribling and marched to Camden in South Carolina and was in that battle [Battle of Hobkirk Hill, 25 Apr 1781] from thence he marched near to Charlestown [Charleston] in South Carolina and lay there several days and then marched to ninety six and was in the battle there [Siege of Ninety Six, 22 May - 19 Jun 1781] at which place he was twice wounded, that he was shot through the thigh and that he was also shot in the side and the ball loged [lodged] near his back bone, where it remained 12 years before it was Extracted, from thence he was taken to Charlotte in North Carolina, where he remained in the Hospital until he recovered. he then returned to the army in South Carolina. that the army marched to Salisbury [NC] where they were discharged that he then received his discharge having fully served the term for which he was engaged which will fully appear by the original discharge herewith Exhibited [not scanned] he further states that he was commanded by Major [Thomas] Ridley the greater part of the time
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and that he does now [not] recollect the name of his Colonel but thinks it was House or something like that. he further states that he never received any thing for his services having lost the certificate that was given him to receive his pay. 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 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
Henry [his X mark] Hull 

we Jacob Peck & Christian Peters residing in the County of Monroe and State of Virginia and in the neighbourhood of Henry Hull (no clergyman residing in the Neighbourhood) do certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Hull who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed this 30th day of July 1832 
Jacob Peck 
Christian Peters

And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jacob Peck & Christian Peters who has signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit 
I David French Clerk of the County Court of Giles County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Hull for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of any office this 2nd day of August 1832 & of the Commonwealth the 57th Year
David French Clk Cty Ct. Giles County
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State of Virginia Giles County towit
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April 29, 1921. 
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
ILL

Mr. I. C. Prince 
Bank of Raleigh 
Beckley, West Virginia. 

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 1432, that Henry Hull enlisted in Augusta County, Virginia, in Captain Wilson's Virginia Company, marched from Staunton, Virginia, directly to Guilford, North Carolina , arriving there a short time before the battle of Guilford, served as a private in Captain Wallace's Virginia Company and in Captain S. Stribling's Company, 2nd Virginia Detachment, was in the battles of Guilford, Camden and Ninety-Six, during which last named battle he was severely wounded, one in the thigh and once in the side, and was discharged in 1782, having served eighteen months. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1832, while a resident of Giles County, Virginia, aged seventy years. 
He died September 16, 1835 in Giles County, Virginia. 
Soldier married September 11, 1821 in Monroe County, Virginia, Elizabeth Hawkins. 
Elizabeth Hull, soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed May 16, 1853, while a resident of Monroe County, Virginia, aged seventy-two years. 
Add next time: In 1855 she was living in Peterstown, Monroe Co. Va. 

Very truly yours, 

E. W. MORGAN, 
Acting Commissioner.