Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8884, William Hall, Continental (Va.)
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(8-1776)
Service Number
Continental (Va) Hall, William W. 8884
Urcilla
Contents
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Kentucky 3630
Urcilla Hall
Widow of William Hall
who died in the month of Feb. 1811
of Montgomery Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a Sergt Maj. of Cavy in the company commanded
by Captain Pemberton of the [illegible] commanded 
by Col. Bland in the Va.
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 180 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of march 1831
Certificat of pension issued the 28th day of October 1841 and sent to 
Chr. Chinn Es Harrodsburg Ken.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1841 $1890.00
Semi = annual allowance ending Mar '42 90.00 &1980.00
Revolutionary Claim, Acto July 4, 1836, Section the 3
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book C Vol 1 Page 195
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Agent notified
Date of death not on A.B.
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William Hall Born January 27th 1786
Bazil Hall Born the 29th of March 1788
Betsy Hall Born July 1790
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Richmond Hall Born 12th of Sept 1779
Arthur Hall Born 25th of August 1781
Green Hall born May 30th 1782
Phany Hall Born 5th of May 1784
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State of Kentucky 
Montgomery County Scr
On the 24th day of September 1840
Personally appeared before me Robert B Gay a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Urcilla Hall a resident of Mongomery County and State of Kentucky aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn in according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit made by the Act of Congress dated July 4th 1836 That she is the widow of William Hall deceased who Volunteered in the service of his Country for the term of three years in the County of Bedford in the State of Virginia in the latter part of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight in the fore part of Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine and served as Sergeant in a Company of Cavelry Commanded by Captain Pemberton the said William Hall faithfully served out his term of service and was honorably discharged but what has become of said discharge the declarant does not know, She further declares that she was married to the said Wiliam Hall in the County of Bedford in the State of Virginia in the month of November Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight (1778). That her husband the aforesaid William Hall died in the Month of February Eighteen hundred and Eleven (1811) And that she has remained a widow eversince that period as will appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed, She further declares she knows of no ne cond other marriage, But has a record of the age of her children in her husbands family prayer book which ne cond she will have filed with the declaration
Urcilla Hall her X mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the peace in and for the the County aforesaid and Testify that in consequences of Old age and bodily infirmity of the aforesaid Urcilla Hall is unable to attend Court
Robert D Gay JP mc
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The deposition of Green Hall a resident of Montgomery County Ky taken this 24th day of September 1840 to be used as evidence in
favour of the application of Mrs Urcilla Hall for a pension under an Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836
Deponent being fifty Eight years old deposeth and saith that he is the
Son of William Hall Deceased and Urcilia Hall the applicant
That during the lifetime of his Father he always understood from
him, that he had served as a Sergeant of Cavalry in the Revolutionary War. He further saith that his Father the aforesaid William
Hall died in the month of February Eighteen hundred and Eleven
(1811) And that his mother the aforesaid Urcilia Hall has remained
a widow eversince to the present period, He further declares
he has in his possession his Father and mother little old prayer
Book which contains the age of their children, commencing with
their Oldest Child Viz Richmond Hall Born 12th Sept 1779 and
continues with the rest of their Children down to Betsy Hall
Born July 1790 which record was wrote while the Deponent
was a school boy by John Howe a Schoolmaster about forty
Six years ago, which record the declarant has taken out
of the book and makes part of this deposition
State of Kentucky
Gran Hall
Montgomery County ⎬ Set
The above deposition was this day sworn
to and subscribed by Green Hall before me the undersigned
Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County and
I certify that the said Green Hall is a man of truth and
Veracity

Given under my hand the day and year first
above written
Robert D Gay JP mc
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The deposition of Grance Forqueran a citizen of Montgomery
County Ky taken this 24th day of September 1840 to be read
as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs Urcilea Hall
for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836
Deponent being Eighty nine years old Deposeth and Saith that
she is the sister of William Hall Deceased and well recollects
where he was married to Urcilea Woodward which marriage
took place in Bedford County in the State of Virginia some
time during the Revolutionary War But the Deponents
memory does not serve her to give the date but she well
recollects that shortly after said marriage she lent her
Sister in law Urcilea the present applicant, thread enough
to make into linen to make her Brother William Hall two
Suits of Clothes to wear to the army, and she recollects he did go into the army as a light horseman and wore
the said Clothes but how long he served or at [illegible] time he went into the army the Deponent does not
now recollect
But he went in shortly after his marriage
she knows her Brother William Hall died upwards of Twenty
years ago and that her sister in law Urcilea Hall has remaind
a widow ever since, And
further saith not
Grayce Forqueran 

State of Kentucky
Montgomery County ⎬ Scr
The above deposition was this day
sworn to and
Subscribed before me the undersigned a
Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County
by Grayce Forqueran and I certify the said Grayce
Forqueran is a woman of truth and veracity
Given under my hand this 24th day of September 1840 ┃
James Means JP
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State of Kentucky
Montgoming County ⎬ Set

I James Herman Clerk of the County Court for the said
County of Montgomery in the State of Kentucky, Do hereby certify
that Robert D. Gay [illegible] whose name appears
officially to the [illegible] within and foregoing certificates of
acknowledgement, and James Means whose name appears officially
the within and foregoing certificate of acknowledgement
an now and were at the time of subscribing the same two
acting Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly
Commissioned and qualified (and that said signatures and
[illegible]) and that full faith and credit and due, and should
be given to all their official acts as such, as much without
as within this
Commonwealth.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
Mount Sterling this 24th day of September
.
James Herman clk
[horizontally]
No 5226
Urcilea Hall
of William
Kentucky
Urcilea Halls Declaration
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April 23, 1934.
Mr. C. Wickliffe Throckmorton
1105 Park Avenue
New York, New York.

BA-J/ILL
William Hall
W. 8884
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of William Hall who served from Bedford County, Virginia, in the Revolutionary War, and you believe, was killed in the War of 1812.

The record of William Hall is given herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, W.8884, based upon his service in the
Revolutionary War.  

William Hall enlisted late in 1778, or in 1779, in Bedford County, Virginia, served as sergeant and sergeant-major in Captain Thomas Pemberton's company, Colonel Bland's regiment of Light Dragoons, and was dischargedat the expiration of service of three years.

The soldier died in February 1811; his age at the time of enlistment or at the time of his death are not shown.

William Hall married in November 1777, in Bedford County, Virginia, Usley or Urcilla Woodward; the marriage bond was dated November 25, 1777, and was signed by one Robert Alexander.

Urcilla Hall, soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application
executed September 24, 1840; she was then a resident of Montgomery County, Kentucky, aged seventy-eight years. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown in this claim.

William Hall and his wife had the following children:
Richmond Hall born September 12, 1779
Arthur "              "      August 25, 1781
Green  "             "      May 30, 1782
Phany  "             "      May 5, 1784
William "            "      Janurary 27, 1786
Bazil      "            "      March 29, 1788
Betsey   "            "      July  -- 1790
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Green Hall, soldier's son, was a resident of Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1840, when his mother applied for pension

Soldier's sister,
Grayce Forgueran(?), was a resident of Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1840, then eighty-nine years of age.
Very truly yours,

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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RECORD DIVISION.
W.8.884
3 -- 525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ___
19___
In reply to your request of [blank]
received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of William Hall
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1778 1779
LENGTH OF
SERVICE. 3 years
RANK. Sgt Major
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Thomas Pemberton
COLONEL.
Bland
STATE.
Va
Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Volunteered in Bedford Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Sept 24, 1840 Fler et al
Residence at date of application, Montgomery Co Ky
Age at date of application, She was 78 yrs old
Remarks: He married in Bedford Co. Va. Nov. 1777 or 1778
Urcilla, Urcilea or Usley Woodward and died Feby 1811
Children Richmond b. Sept. 12, 1779. Arthur b. Aug. 25, 1781, Green b. May 30,
1782. Phany, b. May 5 1784. William b. Jany 27 1786. Bazil b. Mch. 29. 1788.
Betsey b. July 1790. No further data as to family
Very respectfully,
6 -- 2856
Commissioner.
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[stamp] Dept of the Interior Forwarded Apr 9 1934 Secy's Off Appts Mails & Files

110 S Park Ave
New York City 4/7/sx
Vets Admin
Pension Office
Dept of Interior [marked through]
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:
Will you be kind enough to send us a record of the war service in both the Revolution & War of 1812 of Wm Hall of Montgomery Co Ky.
He served as a sergeant in the Revolution from Bedford Co Va &  I think was killed in the storming of Fort Malden in the War of 1812. his widow I believe received a pension in 1840.
Yours truly 
C. Wickliffe Throckmorton
[stamped] Received Apr 10 1934
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C. J. LADMAN
SUPERINTENDENT OF MONITEAU COUNTY
SCHOOLS
Office on Second Floor of Court House
in Southwest corner
Phone No. 296
Regular Teachers' Examinations
The First Friday and Succeeding Saturday in
MARCH, JUNE and AUGUST
-
Office Days
Every Monday and the first Saturday in each
month

CALIFORNIA, Mo., Nov. 26th 1913.
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
Dear Sir:
I write requesting you to please look up the
Pension
record
of the widow of Sergeant Major
William Hall, who served in the Revolution War
under General Green
And I would like to know if you have any
record of date and place of their marriage and
ages,? The widow's maiden name was Urcilla
Woodard, she got her pension at Mt. Sterling
Montgomery Co Kentucky or Stanton Powel Co Ky
she lived at both places
He lived in Virginia when he served in the war
I think they were married near the South branch
of the Potomac in Va. and they also lived in
Culpepper Co. Va.
I would like to know if any other relatives have
traced the relationship of this ancestor
I thank you in advance for your trouble
I remain your sincerely
Mrs. C.J. Ladman

P.S
I want to become a member of the N.S. of
D.A.R. and I must get this record to join
Sergeant Major William Hall is my Great Grand Father
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Revolution Virginia
Widow
File No. 8884

Urcilla Hall
Wid of
William Hall
Sergt. Major Va line
Act: July 4, 1836, Sec 3d
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 306
Arrangement of 1870.
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1913 Dec 4 Hist to Mrs C L Ladman V. L. U. 
1934 April 23 - Hist G C Wyckliffe
Throckmorton ILL
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5226
Urcilla Hall
of William
Kentucky
Admitted
Sergt Maj. Cavy
Cap Pemberton Col Bland
Va
Died Feb - 1822
Act 4 July 1836
Christn Chinn 
Harrodsburg
Ken
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Urcilea Hall
of Williams
Kentucky
Suspended
See let 4th Dec
'40 C. Chinn
Act 4 July 1836
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Mrs U Halls amended Declaration
Filed By 
Chr Chinn
Harrodsburg Ky Oct 25 1841
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State of Kentucky
Montgomery County Scr
On the 10th day of May 1841
Personally appeared before me Robert D. Gay a Justice of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid Urcillea Hall a resident
of the County of Montgomery and State aforesaid aged [Eighty crossed out] Seventy
Nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon
her oath make the following declaration as an amendment to he
former declaration for a pension under the act of Congress passed
July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of William Hall deceased
who volunteered for the term of three years in the service of his
Country
and went from the County of Bedford in the year Seventeen hundred
and Seventy seven or Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight and
faithfully served out his three years and received an honourable discharge which discharge was lost in the lifetime of the
said William Hall, The declarant is now old and her memory
does not serve her verry will but to the best of her recollection
her Husband the said William served his three years as a
sergeant in a company of cavelry commanded by Capt
Thomas Pemberton who belonged to Colonel
Blands regiment
she does not speak positively of the officers but
thinks these were the officers her husband the said William
Hall served under, he speaks positively as to his being a lighthorseman
she further declares on further reflection since she made her
former declaration that she was married in the month of
November Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven (1777) in
stead of 1778 as stated in her former declaration
Urcillea Hall
her X mark
Sworn and Subscribed to before the undersigned a Justice of the ┃
peace in and for the County aforesaid and I certify that in
consequence of old age and bodily infirmity Urcilla Hall is
unable to attend Court. Given under my hand the day and
year first above written
Robert D Gay J P M C
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State of Kentucky
Montgomery
County Scr
I James Howard Clerk of the
County Court of the County aforesaid, do certify that
Robert D. Gay where signature appears to the
within Certificate, was at the time the same bears
date an acting Justice of the Peace for said
County duly commissioned and qualified, and
that said signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name and affixed 
the seal of said Court this 12 day of
May 1841
 James Howard Clk
by Thornton M. Cox D.C.
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers  and soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 1st day of August 1783, in the name of William Hall as Sergt. Maj of Cavalry for [Pound Sterling symbol] 157.81, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Capt Pemberton and was given for services prior to the 1st Janurary, 1782.
p_349 No Seal of Office
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 
17th day of July 1840
Jack Heath Auditor.
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Know all men by these presents that we Willliam Hall and Robert Alexander are held
and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth
of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds,
to which payment well and truly to be
made we bind ourselves our heirs & firmly
by these presents. Sealed and dated this twenty fifth day of November one thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound
William Hall and Usley Woodward;
If therefore there be no lawful cause to
obstruct the same then the above obligation
to be void otherwise to remain in full force
and virtue
Sealed & delivered
in presence of 
William Hall Seal [hand circumscribed]
Robert Alexander Seal [hand circumscribed]

I John R. Steplad deputy for Robert C.
Mitchell Clerk of the County Court of Bedford
in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify
that the above is a true copy of a marriage
license bond on file in the Clerks office of
said Court, with the exception of the date which
is expressed in said bond in fair legible figures
as follows. 25th day of November 1777
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of said Court the 28th day
of January 1841.
Jno. R. Steplad D. C.
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William Hall is entitled to the proportion of land allowed
a Sergeant of the Continental line for three years service
Council Chamber
Feby 11th 1797
Sam Coleman
James Wood
a Warrant No 4769 for 200 acres issued to James
Hall 11th Feby 1797.
Rcd a warrant,
Wm Hall
Copy from the records of the Virginia Land Office
Teste, S. H. Parker Reg. L. Office
25th
For the 5 copies $3.25
       for searches     50
                           $3.75
Mr Chinn
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Harrodsburg Ky 27th November 1840

Sir
I herewith transmit you the declaration and evidence of Mrs Susannah Welch widow of Joseph Welch deceased for a pension
Also Mrs Urcilea Hall widow of William Hall
deceased her declaration and testimony for a pension, both of which I should be pleased to hear from when it suits your conveniency
Your Obt Humble Servt
Chr. Chinn

Col J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City