Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21286, Isaac Hill, R.I.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
R.I. Hill, Isaac S. 21286
carded
CONTENTS
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Revolution
21286
INVALID.
File No. 21286 Isaac hill Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 185
[Arrangement 1870.]
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9960
Vermont
Isaac Hill
of Bennington in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Windsor of the Regt commanded by Col Brown in the R.I. ma line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of June 1833 and sent to S. Danforth. Pownal
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept " 40 00
$200.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 18
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STATE OF VERMONT, County of Bennington.} SS. In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
On this 14th day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington, now sitting Isaac Hill a resident of Stamford in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont aged 72 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herin states that he entered the service as a subtitute for Enoch Whipple who was drafted in to a Militia company under the commenad of Ensign Isaac Ross for the term of one month & marched to Providence R.I and served his time out that he intured the said service about the first of January 1776 at Glocester R. I That he was again hired as a substitute before he returned home to take the place of Israil Brown of Gloucester who has been drafted for one month in to Militia company under the command of Capt Stephen Windsor & served his time out at Providence R.I That he was then hired sometime in March 1776 to take the place of Thomas Howland who was drafted for one month in a militia company under Liet Pitts Smith the aforsaid officers all belonged to one company of militia in the Town of Gloucester and served each a tour of duty at the periods above mentioned recollects that Col. Brown & Major Kimbell were officers in command where he served that he served out the term of his engagement faithfully at Providence RI that in the summer following he volunteered as a private in a company of Militia under the command of Capt Abraham Windsor & marched to Warwich neck & then served his time out that he was then drafted for one month at Gloucester Rhodeisland & served the said month at Warwich neck under Capt Wade as he thinks that in the summer of 1777 he thinks about the first of July at Gloucester R.I he enlisted under Major Richmond so called but thinks he ranked lower & served as his waiter for four months was stationed a while near Butts hill & then marched to Bristal where he remained til his term of service expired The names of the Five officers were Col Chad Brown & Major or Asa Kimball that in the summer of 1778 he volunteered at Gloucester R.I. for one month in to a Militia company under Capt Amaziah Weatherhead & sent to Brintons point R. I & served his time out & then he was draft for one month in the same company & remained at said Brintons point during said month Col Stephen Kimball commanded that immediately after that he served as a substitute for David Hill his Father one month under the same officers in Newport R.I. that in the spring of 1779 he volunteered under Capt Curthis for two months & served partly on the land & partly on the water for the purpose of preventing the refugees from plundering our shores that in the same year about the first of July as he thinks at Gloucester R.I he entered for the term of nine months under Major Richmond or Adjutant Richmond and was put under the command of Capt Abraham Windsor Col Cornells Regt & marched to Warwick neck and remained there until his term of service expired & was discharged by Capt Abrm Windsor about the first of April 1780 That he served at two different terms according to his best recollection about 5 months between the first of January 1776 and the first of April 1780 which is not mentioned above because he could not recollect the times & places of service
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He further declares that he has no documentary evidence. 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. In answer to the interrogatories propounded by the Court the applicant declares 1st. That he was born at Cumberland, R.I. Sept. 22d A.C. 1760 2d That he has no record of his age. 3d That he lived in Gloucester R.I. when he interred and while in service and remained there about ten years after the war. Removed from place [illegible] until the year 1815 then removed to Stamford, Vermont, and has remained [illegible] since. 4th That he served as a folunteer, drafted man and substistute, as stated in this declaration. 5th That he cannot recollect the names of any of the regular officers except those noted. 6th Tha he had a regular discharge from the nin months [illegible] which was burnt in his dwelling house at Easton N.Y. never received any other. 7th That he is known to Samuel Wallace jun, & John S. Wilmarth, who will testify as to his character for veracity, etc. Isaac Hill Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
We, Wamuel Wallice Jun & John S. Wilmarth residing in the town of Stamford, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Hill who has sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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. Samuell Wallas Ju John L. Willmarth Sworn and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid. 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 resolutionary soldier and served as he states & the court further certifies that it appears to them that samuel Walice Jun & John L. Wilmarth who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents of the town of Stamford & are credible persons & that their statements are entitled to credit. S. Danforth Judge. I william Haswell Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Isaac Hill for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14gh day of August AD 1832. Wm Haswell
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I Levi Hill of Pownal in the county of Bennington & State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that in the state of Rhode Island in the town of Cloucester in the fore part of January AD 1776 Isaac Hill of said town volunteered for one month in a company under the command of Isaac Ross and marched in immediately to Providence & Staid his time out and then the said Isaac was hired to stay another month which he served & then engaged and staid another month but under other officers. & I further say in the summer following the said Isaac was drafted for one month in a Militia company under Capt. Abraham Windsor and marched to Warwick Neck and staid his time out and then the said Isaac was hired to serve another month which he did under other officers and some time afterwards and according to my best recollection in the Summer of 1777 the said Isaac served 4 months in the same corps or Regt. but not in the same company where I did after which he served a month in Capt. Abraham Winstor' Company after that he served a month in a militia company commanded by Capt. Amaziah Weatherhead and then he served another month in the same company and I further say that the said Isaac served as a private soldier two months in the militia one of which I recollect was under Capt. Amaziah Weatherhead and after the British left Rhode Island the said Isaac served 2 months some of the time in the land and partly on the water for the purposed of preventing the Towns and cometimes called cowboys from plundering in and around the shores. The above servces were all rendered in the Revolutionary War and for the benefit of the United States the said Isaac was a faithful [illegible] soldier.  served in the same company or corps as a soldier at the same times and places above named and I further say that the same identical Isaac Hill now resides in
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the Town of Stamford in the county of Bennington & State of Vermont and further say that the said Isaac served on month or was drafted for one month and marched away but I was not with during that time after he returned I know the said Isaac enlisted for the time of nine months and served his County and marches away and was gone from the said Town of Gloucester the time for which he engaged and then returned and I understood he served his time out faithfully all of which services were in the War of the Revolution and further say not. Levi Hill. 
State of Vermont Bennington County Ss Pownal 20th day of July 1832. Then Levi Hill personally appeared before me Benjamin Stevens a Justice of peace within and for the county of Bennington and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true according to his best recollection. Benj. Stevens Justice of Peace. 
I certify that Levi Hill a person to me well known is a credible witness. Benj. Stevens Justice of Peace
State of Vermont. Ss. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting. I hereby certify that Benjamin Stevens Esqr. whose Signature appears above, was at the date thereof & still is a Justice of the in & for the County of Bennington, duly qualified by Law to act as such & that I believe his signature to be genuine. In Testimony whereof I Henry Robinson Clerk the County Court in & for the County of Bennington hereunto Subscribed my name & affixed the seal of our P. Court this 10th day of September A.D. 1832 & of the Independence of the United States the Fifty Seventh Henry Robinson Clerk.
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9578 Isaac Hill
Admitted 2 years $80
S. Danforth Esq. Present
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BRIEF in the case of Isaac Hill County of Bennington in the State of Vermont. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge? 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disable by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is her? 72 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period. Ist Jany In 1776, in 1776, in 1776, July 1777, Summer of 1778, Spring of 1779, 1st July 1779. 
Duration of Service, Months, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 9, 22
Rank. As a Private, do, do, do, do, do, do, do. 
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen. Ensign Isaac Ross. Col. Brown, Capt. Stephen Windsor, Capt. Abraham Windsor, Capt. Wade, Col. Chad Brown, Cap. Weatherhead Col. Kimball, Capt. Carter, Capt. Abraham Windsor Col. Cornell
5. In what battles was he engaged? No 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Gloucester R.I. 7. Is his statement supposed by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditiary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witness. 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached as required by the Reulations. I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. Saml. J. Potts Examining Clerk.