Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11,867, David Hill, Ga.
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Ga.               Hill, David               R11867
                    Worldley, Polley
                    (Former widow)
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State of Tennessee {Ls}
County of Coffee.

On this 28th day of May A.D.one thousand and eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Polley Worldley aged eighty seven years, a resident of Coffee County in the State of Tennessee, who first being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1802 [1832??}, granting pensions to widows of officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War, viz.
That the declarant Polly Worldly, was born on the 1st day of February A.D. 1767, in the County of Wythe, in the state of Virginia that she {removed ?} with her Father to the county of Franklin, in the State of Georgia, during the Revolutionary War; that her maiden name was Polley Rutherford; that in the year 1786 in County of Franklin and in the State of Georgia, she was married to her first husband,David Hill by the Rev. Dosier Thornton, a Baptist clergyman; that after the death of her second husband Joseph Worldley, who died in the year 1844; that she is now a widow, that her said first  husband , David Hill was aged 27 years when he married her, and was the identical David Hill who was a private in the Company of Militia or volunteers commanded by Capt James Little in the Regiment commissioned by Col. John Cunningham in the County of Franklin in the State of Georgia during the Revolutionary War, that the said David Hill was drafted or volunteered in the month of December 1778, day not known, in the county of Franklin in the State Georgia, to serve a tour of six months, that he served in Capt. James Little’s Company against the British at and near the City of Savannah Georgia, that he was engaged in fighting the British when they landed at Savannah, that Gen. Howe {?} commanded the American forces, that Col. Elbist {?} commanded the Georgia Militia.
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that he was afterward under Gen. Lincoln and under Gen. Elbert, that he served out his tour of six Months and was honerably discharged shortly after the Battle of Stono in June 1779.
That the said David Hill was drafted or volunteered in the County of Franklin in the State of Georgia, in the Month of September [illegible] not knowing to Serve a tour of Three Months that he served as a private in Capt. James Settle's Company of Militia [caret] or Volunteers, in the Regiment Commanded by Col. John Cunningham; that he served at the Siege of Savannah Georgia during the term of its Continuance, and was honerably discharged after the seige of said City was raised; that he served at said Seige under Gen. Lincoln, by whom the American forces were commanded; that he served from the commencement of his tour until the time of his discharge about two Months:
That the said David Hill was drafted or volunteered in the County of Franklin in the State of Georgia, in the [caret] month of August 1780 (day not known), to serve a tour of Three Months; that he served as a private in Capt. James Little's company of Militia or Volunteers in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Cuningham; during this tour he was at the attack of Augusta Georgia in which Col. Clark commanded the American forces; that he was on the March to the Battle of [illegible] Mountain and was in a short distance of the Battle ground when that battle was fought; that he was under Col. Cuningham when on the march to Kings Mountain; after the battle of Kings Mountain, he was engaged against the [illegible] until the expiration of the term of hi service in November 1780, when he was honorably discharged; that his discharges have been lost or destroyed; that the said David Hill was engaged in other Military Service in addition to the tours of
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Service herein before stated until the close of the revolution-any war; that she was informed by her said husband David Hill, during his lifetime that he served during the Revolutionary War, more than two years, a large portion of which service, the declarant cannot detail; but as to the time of service of her said husband David Hill, she is confident that it was more than two years in duration. In specifying the regular town, denied from him, their length is eleven months; 
    She further states that she was married to the said David Hill, in the county of Franklin in the State of Georgia, on the _ day of September AD 1786, by one Dosier; Thornton a clergyman; that her said husband David Hill, died in Gibson County The Western District Tennessee on the 23rd day of March A.D. 1836; Hear after the death of her said Husband David Hill, She removed to Coffee County in the State of Tennessee, where she married to her second husband Joseph Wordley, on the 9th day of March A.D. 1843; and that said Joseph Wordley died on the 30th day of September A.D. 1844; and that since his death she has been and is now a widow.
She further states that she has no public nor private record of her first marriage.  She further states that her said first husband David Hill, after his marriage to her, moved with her to the County of Wayne, Georgia, thence to the county of Madison in the state of Kentucky; thence to the County of Coffee, Middle Tennessee; and thence to Kentucky, and thence to the County of Gibson the Western District of Tennessee; that his intention was to apply for a pension under the Act of Congress 1832, but he died without making application therefore; that after his death the declarant made no
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application because she was not informed that she had a good claim for a pension, and she has remained without [illegible] touching her rights until recently:
She further declares that this is the first application she has made for a pension. 
Sworn and Subscribed before me on the day and year above written
State of Tennessee
County of Coffee
H.W. Carroll
Polly Wordley
On this 28th day of May AD 1855; personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Benjaimn Rodgers, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with Polly Wordley, who signed and acknowledged the forgoing declaration in his presence; that he was well acquainted with the said Polly Wordley and her said husband, David Hill, during his lifetime; that he was acquainted with them, in the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, and knew that said David Hill and Polly Wordley (then Polly HIll) lived together as husband and wife and were reputed to be such; that the said David Hill, first husband of said Polly Wordley is now dead, that he died in Gibson County, State of Tennessee, on or about the 23rd day of March AD 1836; that he was well acquainted  with David Hill and his wife Polly HIll (now Polly Wordley) during their residence in the County of Coffee State of Tennessee that the said David Hill and his wife Polly Hill, now Polly Wordley, lived together in said County as husband and wife and were reputed to be such ; that the said David Hill was reputed and believed in
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the neighborhood in which he resided; both in the County State of Virginia and in Coffee County Tennessee, to be a Soldier of the Revolution; that the affiant has often conversed with the said David Hill, concerning his Revolutionary services, that the Statements made by the declarant, Polly, Worldley, then Polly Hill, agree with and conform to the statements made to him by the said Hill during his lifetime;
that the affiant was present at the marriage of Joseph Worldley, to Polly Hill, the widow of David Hill, decd on the 9th day of March A.D. 1843; that they lived together as husband and wife until the death of said Worldley on the 30th day of September A.D. 1844, and that the said Polly Worldley, since the decease of her said second husband, has been and now is a widow, the affiant further States; that he has no interest in this claim, that he resides in the County of Coffee
in the State of Tennessee, and that he is aged eighty one years.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me
on the day and year above written,
D W Carroll
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of Coffee, State of Tennessee, from the year 1823 to the year 1831 and know that said David Hill and Polly Wordley, then Polly Hill, lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed to be such, that the said David Hill was reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resided in the County of Coffee in the State of Tennessee, to be a Soldier of the Revolution; that the appeared has after conversed with the said David Hill, concerning his Revolutionary Services; that the statement made by the declarant Polly Wordley, then Polly Hill, are confirmed and substantiated by the statements of said Hill to [illegible] during his lifetime. that the [illegible] now resides and has resided for the last 36 years in the County of Coffee, State of Tennessee, in the same neighborhood in which the said Hill resided; 
The officiant further states that the said David Hill, first husband of said Polly Wordley, is now dead that he died in Gibson County, State of Tennessee, on or about the 23rd day of March AD 1836; that Polly Hill the widow of said David Hill was married on the 9th day of March AD 1843 to Joseph Wordley in the neighborhood of officiant that they lived together as husband and wife until the death of said Wordley, on the 30th day of Sept AD 1844 and that the said Polly Wordley since the decease of her said second husband has been and now is, a widow;
The [illegible] states that he has no interest in this claim, and that he is aged 60 years.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
Robert Blackburn
D.W. Carroll
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State of Tennessee
County of Coffee
I D.W Carroll, Justice of the Peace, do certify that I am well acquainted with Polly Worldly, formerly Polly Hill, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; and with the foregoing affiants, Benjamin Rodgers, and Robert Blackburn, that the declarant is the person she represents herself to be, that her statement is entitled to credit that the affiants are persons of credibility and respectability and that I have no interest in this claim, and that the affiants reside in Coffee County, Tennessee.
D.W. Carroll J.P.
To the Commissioners of Pensions, Washington, DC
Sir: I request that my claim for a pension under the act of Congress granting pensions to widows of soldiers of the Revolution, may be examined and if entitled that the Certificate of Pension be sent to Pierce B. Anderson, Esq., Tullahoma, Tennessee, whom I constitute my attorney in fact for that purpose and for my benefit.
Acknowledged before me this 28 day of May A.D. 1935
Polly Worldly (X her mark)
D.W. Carroll J.P.
State of Tennessee, County of Coffee
I, Hiram Lemission (?), clerk of the county court of and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that D.W. Carroll Esq who has attested to the foregoing declaration of Polly Worldly, and the foregoing affiants of Benjamin Rodgers and Blackburn was at the time of so doing and now is an acting justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid.
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(ineligible) and qualified; and that
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11,867
Polly Wordley
former widow
David Hill
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No. 15319
Polly Noroley; formaly [illegible]
of David Hill
Tennessee
Les Miller V Brown Inf 655
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Polly Worldly for aid of David Hill - Ten - original -
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Washington, D.C., July 2, -38
Hon. LP Waldo
Dear Sir, Herewith we enclose application of Polly Wordley for a pension under the of July , 1838 and the acts _____ that cost. The declaration movingly claims under this act of June 7, 1832. This defect however being a mere matter of form we suppose of little consequence. Please examine this ___ in regular course and advise us of the result. Yours respectfully, Miller H Groun