Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16003, for William Tillson, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H

Tillson, William
NUMBER
S. 16003
carded
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18039
Maine
William Tillson
of Lincoln Co. in the State of Maine
who was a Corp. & Sergt in the company comm
by Captain House of the regiment com
by Maj. Cents in the Newhampshire
for 2 1/2 mos Corporal
4 1/3 mos Sergeant
$9.16
2.50
31.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 31 Dollars 66 Cent
per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July
1833 and sent to H. Prince
Thomaston Me

Arrears to the 4th of Mch 1843 53.32
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15.83
$79.15

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by JM Duffield Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 58
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10.524
William Tilson
April 20th 1833
Ob.5.11. 12. 13. 15
Int 1. 2. 57.
348
Adm
2 ½ Corp
9. 16
4 Sept
22.50
3161
Hezekiah
Price Esq
Thomaston
Maine
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10.523
BRIEF in the case of William Tilson
County of Lincoln
in the State of Maine
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
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? 78.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Chart]
Period.
Enlisted In 1775
as a Vol. 

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
7
Days.

Rank.
about 3 months of Corporal the balance as orderly sergeant

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Major J. Curtiss, Lieut: House & Clerk
Corporal,
Col. Betal, Genl. Montgomery,
 Genl. Arnold & Ensign Patterson

5. In what battles was he engaged? Quebec

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hanover Dartmouth College

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Neither, if not on the Rolls

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not
attached to the seal as required

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

F. Waugh Examining Clerk.
March 1, 1833
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10324
William Tilson
25
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
State OF MAINE,
COUNTY OF LINCOLN, 
On this Eighth
day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Common
Pleas, now sitting, in open Court.
William Tilson
a resident of Thomaston in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine,
aged seventy eight
years,
who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in
the year 1775 about September at Dartmouth Collage
a volunteer in the Company commanded
by Major Isreal Carter John House Dan Clapp
Lieutenant & Ensign Patterson that he who
with a detachment of Col Betal Regiment
that was laid for the term of six months
that he march through the woods, to Lake Champlain then took boats and came down and landed and marched to St. Johns where
they joined the regiment of Col Butler Beal
and under the command of Genl Montgomery
that he was one of the states that we
look Fort Chambley then back to St John and
after taking St John they march down share
the fleet at the mouth of Sarrell, they then went
took possession of Montreal. About this time
the six months expired & Col Bedels Regiment
discharged and by the request of Goeneral Montgomery
Volunteer Company to which he belonged as
placed under Major Brown and was called Major
Browns detachment they then went on to her
in the Schooner Garkey they left their Shiping
at a place about twenty miles above Quebec
the marched to head quarters at the plains of
Abraham and joined the army under Gen Arnold
that he was at the sealing the walls of Quebec then
remained on the plains of Abraham
in the Books unto the spring followers
and then the company was discharged we met
on to Montrial & to Johns & continued
there untill April 1776 and was discharged
and got home in May having served the full
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at a place about twenty miles above Quebec
then marched to head quarters at the plains of
Abraham and joined the army under Gen Arnold
that he was at the sealing the walls of Quebec then
remained on the plains of Abraham
in the Barracks until the Spring following
and then the company was discharged we went
to Montrial & to St Johns & continued
there untill April 1776 and was discharged
and got home in May having served the full
of ten months further said
that he served during sd term about three months
as corporal the remainder of the time in
of termed Orderly Sargent
he further states that there is no person in
this State or more then Dartmouth Collage
who is knowing to his services that he expect
there is records in the office at Washington to
Confirm his statement he further sole
that he had no discharge that the Major not
a discharge for the whole company

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
William Tillson

Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid John Ruggles.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier,
and served as he states.
John Ruggles Jus P

I hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica-
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Attest Natl Coffin Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
do
day of
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State of Maine.
Lincoln, ss - I Nathaniel Coffin, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the sd Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Thomaston in said County, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the eighth day of August A.D. 1832, in the matter of the application of William Tilson for a Pension. In TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14th day of August, A.D. 1832.
[signature] Nathl Coffin CLERK.
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personally appeared before me Herb Prince
a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lincoln
State of Maine - William Tilson who being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that by
reason of old age and the consequent loss of
memory he cannot swear positively as to the
precise length of his service but according to
the best of his recollection he served not
less than the periods mentioned below
That he was born at Halifax in the
County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts in the year seventeen hundred
and fifty four that the record of his age
is in the town Clerks office in said town of
Halifax which record he has a copy of
in his family bible, which he took from
the said Clerks office with his own hand
That he supposed at the time he or his first
declaration that there might be some
evidence of his service in Vermont near
Dartmouth College New Hampshire; but
since making said declaration he has
written to the Post Master of Windsor, who
took much pains and went into the neighbor
hood of Dartmouth College but he found
that all the persons which he named to
him as those who were with him in the
service, are dead, and this source having
failed him, he now knows of no living
witness of his service.
He further states that he is known to Rev
Job Washburn of Thomaston a Clergyman and
James D Wheaton also of Thomaston
Post Master who can testify to his character for veracity 
and to their belief of his having performed the services set forth
in his declaration annexed
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He further states that he entered the volunteer
of Major Israel Curtis, as stated in his declaration
who was the commander of the Company, as
early as the fifth of September 1775, and
served as Corporal until the twentieth
of November following, at which time he
received a sargents warrant and served in
said Company as orderly Sergent until
at least the fifth of April I think it was
some longer-- the sergents warrant I
can now give no account of I think it
was left with the books and papers of the
Company I have never to my remembrance
seen it since-- That I never received any
written discharge, the major having obtain
the discharge of the whole company
I served as Corporal two and a half months
and as Sargent four and a half months and
for such service I claim a pension
William Tilson

Subscribed and sworn to this ninth day
of May 1833 before me
Hezekiah Prince
Just of Peace

We Job Washburn Clergyman residing in
Thomaston and James D Wheaton residing
in said Thomaston hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Wm. Tilson who
has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be seventy
nine years of age that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution when we
concur in that opinion

Job Washburn
 James D Wheaton
subscribed and sworn to this tenth
day of May 1833 before me and
hereby certify that the above deponents
are persons of truth our veracity
Her Prince Jus of the Peace
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State of Maine
Lincoln ss
To all whom it may concern
I Nathaniel Coffin
Clerk of all the Judicial Court
within and for the
do hereby certify that Hezekiah
Prince Esq whose name is affixed
to this paper as Justice of the peace
is legally commissioned & duly
qualified to act as such, and that the
same so affixed is his proper
signature to me well known
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the Court of Common pleas
this tenth day of May AD 1833
I also certify that the papers connected herewith are the original
Record as before certified
Nath Coffin Clerk
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Direct to
Her Prince
Thomaston ME

11  2.15 Corp
2 1/2 Corp
4 1/2 Lieut
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16003
INVALID.
File No. 16003
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William Tillson
J. C.
Sergt Rev War
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Act: June 7"" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 445
Arrangement of 1870.]
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Feb 15/95 Hist. to Gen
Tillson, Ann Honey Disle Jr.
1930 Apr 30. Photos mailed
to Edw. K. Gould, Lee
Matthew Beveridge W25232 A NY