Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19788, Jacob W Hilton, New York
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
New York

Hilton, Jacob W.
Hilton, Mary

NUMBER
W. 19788

CONTENTS
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V-5660.
Jacob W. Hilten

Amount of Services
3 months
3 mo
3 mo
3 mo, lacking 2 days
3 mo
3 mo
———-
1 y 6 mo
————
admitted
535
17 mo 28 days
_____
2338
                    11
_________________            
3308          30  8     8
———
26.41
56.60
3.08
——-
59.76
Pension certificate to be forwarded 
to Dorrance Kirtland 
Coxsackie Greene County, New York
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State of New York
Greene County On this third day of September 1832 personally appeared in open ---
before the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas of the said County of Greene and State of Newyork
Jacob W Hilten a resident of the town of New Baltimore, County of Greene and State of New York, Aged Seventy five years who being first duly served according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Bounty
(illegible) in June 7 1832- that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that he was born on the 19th February 1757 agreeable to the family record at the City of Albany in the state of New york: that in the Month of August 1775 there was a detachment of the Militia to go to Lake George that this deponent then being a resident of the said City of Albany and belonging to a Company of Militia under Captain Groesbeck (now deceased)  went on the said detachment under Captain Groesbeck to Lake George and was 
there Stationed, at which Station Col. Peter Gansevoort had the command in this Company this deponent was in the Service of the United States three months to wit from August to November.

This deponent further saith that in the year of 1776 a short time before Harvest, he then being a resident of the City of Albany was drafted for three months to go to Schoharie
that pursuant to this draft he went into the Service of the United States under Captain Isaac Defreist and Lieutenant Barney Hallenbeck (both deceased) and was stationed at Scho=harie in the then County of Albany and the State of Newyork at which Station Col Kooman had the command. In this Campaign this deponent served out the time for which he was drafted to wit three months.
On the first of May 1777 this deponent then being a resident of the City of Albany- was drafted for three months to go to the M---[stain] State of New York to oppose Gen, Burgoyne [stain] ---pursuant to this draft he went into the Service (of the) United States under Captain John Price and Lieutenant
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New York  Hilton, Jacob W.   W 19788
Hilten, Mary

John Price and Lieutenant Abraham Cuyler (both now deceased) and was stationed at Fort Edward in said State under the Command of Gen. Schuyler.  In this campaign this deponent Served out the time for which he was drafted to wit three months.
That early in the month of August 1777, a few days after he served out his draft of three months as last stated he being a resident of the said City of Albany entered into the Service of the United States as a Substitute for Orley Le Grange. Isaac Lansing, and William Van Hiel, who were xxx and had to turn out a man for three months Ser=vice. That the said John Price was Captain and John Cole was Lieutenant of the Company (now deceased, that they marched towards Fort George, the American Army then under the command of Genl Schuyler being on the
retreat and joined about two miles from Fort Edward, and deponent continued with the Army and in the same
Company until after the Surrender of General Burgoine and after the Surrender he continued in service and went in a detachment to New Windsor and was then discharged in
November and arrived home in Albany the 20th November that in this last campaign this deponent Served out the full time for which he entered the Service to wit three months

3 That about the middle of July 1778, there was a draft from the Company to which he belonged, in the city of Albany when this deponent then resided. to go to the
Western part of the State of New York to oppose the Indians that this deponent not being drafted entered in the Company of drafted men as a volunteer that Matthew
Fisher was the Captain and John Cole was Lieutenant of the Company that the Company marched to the west
from Albany to Fort Plain on the Mohawk River and was there stationed under the command of Col Marinus Willet and after some time Col Willet left the station.
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And went to Fort Stanwix and the command there devolved on Col Brown.  In this last campaign this de=ponent Served three Months from the time he left Albany until he returned home to the City of Albany taking one or two days.
That about the middle of August 1779 this deponent then residing in the said City of Albany and belonging to a Company of Militia commanded by Capt John Price
was drafted for three Months and Marched to Fishkill in the State of Newyork under the command of the Said Captain John Price.  Lieutenant John Scott and Ensign Van Schaick and the Company to which de=ponent  belonged then they arrived at Fishkill was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Dubois and that this deponent remained in the said Company and in the Service of the United States, and served out the said term of three months and was discharged at Fishkill aforesaid.  That the detachment of the Army to which deponent belonged in this last Service was commanded by General George Clinton that the whole time deponent Served as aforesaid was one year and Six months lack=ing two or three days.  That he never received any writ=ten discharge, and that he has no documentary evidence.  That he has made particular inquiry to ascertain whether any of the officers or Soldiers with whom he served are living, and that all concerning whom he has any information are dead and that he has no Surviving --- of his Services aforesaid to his knowledge.
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 this day, Jacob W Hilten
and year aforesaid in open court
Before me --- Wm -B. Keenan and Clerk
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Hilton, Jacob W.       W. 19788
Hilton, Mary

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 Thomas C. Hoghtaling and Henry Houghtaling who have Signed the Annexed certificate are residents of the Town of New Baltimore in the County of Greene, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Darrance Kertland
Presiding Judge of Said Court

I William V B Heermance Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the application of Jacob W Hilten in a person.

In Listening whereof I have herewith set my hand and Seal of Office this third day of September 1832

William V B Heermance Clerk
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Service
New York

Number
W. 19788

Hilton, Jacob W.
Hilton, Mary


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 Revolutionay Soldier and Served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas T Houghtaling and Henry E Houghtaling who have signed the annexed certificate are residents of the Town of New Baltimore in the County of Greene, and are credible persons and that their Statement is -- to credit.
Darrance Kirtland
Presiding Judge of said Court

I William B Heermance Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob W Hilten, for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have herewith
set my hand and Seal of office
this the third day pf September 1832

William T B Heermance Clerk
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Greene County SS.

We Henry C. Hoghtaling & Thomas C Houghlating residing in the son of New Baltimore in the County
of Greene & State of New York do hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Jacob W Hilton in the annexed declaration named, that we believe him to be seventy five years of
age that he is reputed and believe in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that
we concur in that opinion that there is no settled clergyman residing in the Town of New Batham when the dain Jacob W Hilton resides.
W Witten usulis
Sworn and subscribed the 16 day
of August - 1832, and I do
Thomas
Houghtaling
hereby certify that the said Henry
Houghtaling and Thomas C
●
Henry C Houghtally
Houghtaling are credible persons
and that their statement is entitled
to credit
of the Peace
Subscribed and Sworn Before Me Henry L McKinney Justice
State of New York
Greene County ss
I William B Hermann Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Greene do hereby certify that Mary
Kinney whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
affidavit was on the day of the date thereof and now is a Jus
of the Peace of the said County of Greene, and that the
Signature of the said Henry L McKinney Annexed is his
genuine signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this third
day of September 1832
William W. P. Heermance
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3338
New York Albany
Mary Hilton
widow of Jacob W. Hilton
NY 
who was a private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at rate of 
20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Dec 1843 and sent to W B Pierce
Albany 
N.Y.

Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Week A
Vol. 1 Page 118

Allocated lot to W. H. Charlie
June 14 '49

{illegible} to {illegible}
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(B-1770)| | SERVICE
New York| Hilton, Jacob W.| W19788
|Hilten, Mary|
Contents

Jacob W. Hilton
of New Baltimore in the State of New York
who was a X in the x commanded 
by Captain X of the X commanded 
by Col. X in the New York 
line for 17 months 28 days. 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 59 Dollars 74 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of X 1833 and X Coxsackie. 

Arrears to 4th of X X $88.61
X allowance ending X 29.81 
$118.48

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by X Clerk,
Book D Vol. 5 Page 127 

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X X letter to L Jenkins
July 1, 1839
See Letter to L Jenkins Esq
March 4
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Cuyler Hilton
son of
Mary Hilton of
Greene County, N.Y
Resolve July 1, 1848.

Wheeler H. Clarke
{illegible}
N. York
Atty.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Resolve of Congress papers July 1st, 1848. Exhibitio {illegible}, is joint Resolution relative to Evidence in "applications for pensions."

State of New York
Greene County (illegible), on this tenth day of February, 1849 personally appeared before the undersigned an associate Justice of the court of (illegible) of said County of Greene, the same being a Court of Record, Cuyler Hilton a resident of the town of New Baltimore in said county of Greene, who being first duly sworn (illegible) to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the said Resolve. That declarants father Jacob W Hilton, late of said town of New Baltimore in his life time obtained a pension of $59.74 under acts of 7th June 1832 & died on the 10th day of March 1839.
That declarants mother, Mary Hilton widow of said Jacob W Hilton  obtained in her life time a pension of $20 per annum under acts of 7th  July 1838 (illegible) and died at Coxsackie in Greene County the second day of April one thousand eight hundred & forty seven, and drew said pension to 4th March 1847. That said Mary Hilton left three children his surviving, to will this declarant, William Hilton of Schoharie New York Hally Spoor of Albany New York two others. 

(Signature of) Cuyler Wilton

(illegible) before me this 10th February 1839.

William E Leete ( illegible)
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State of New York
Greene County I certify that evidence was this day addressed before me to prove satisfactorily to me that Mary Hilton named in this foregoing declaration, died on the 2nd day of April 1847 as stated in the foregoing declaration, and that said Mary left her surviving said declarant William Hilton and Hally Spoon named in said declaration her only children her [illegible] Dated Coxsackie, February 10th 1849.

William E Leete Justice of Green Sessions

State of New York 
Greene County  I. Van Schaack clerk of said county do certify that William E Leete before whom the foregoing declaration was made  may whom the foregoing certificate may given was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of Greene County Sessions the same being a court of Record. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said William E Leete and verily believe his name subscribed to said declaration of certificate to be his hand writing signatures. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this 11th day of February AD 1849
Isaac Van Schaack, Clerk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by an act of Congress Dated July 7, 1838.

State of New York

On this thirtieth day of March 1843 Personally appeared before me Anthony M Van Bergen one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please in + for the County of Greene in said State of New York Mary Hilton aged 82 years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in or-der toobtain the benefits of the Provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7, 1838. Entitled, "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

That she is the widow of Jacob W. Hilton late of the town of Coxackie de-ceased, and that she still resides in said town of Coxackie. That her husband the said Jacob Hilton was a soldier during the war of the revolution, and at the time of this death a pensioner of the United States, under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That this Declarant is made to relate all the particulars of her said husband's revolu-tionary services, as she was not married to him until late in the war, and being now greatly advanced in years. She will remember however that her said husband jacob was out upon numerous occasions during said war, with the Albany County militia to which he belonged, he then being a resident of the City of Albany. She well remem-bers a resident of the City of Albany. She well remem-bers that he served during the campaign against Burgoyne, that he was at the burning of [illegible], and out upon numerous expeditions with detachments of the mi-litia and under the Albany militia officers, but [illegible] she cannot say. That said Jacob died at Coxsakie aforesaid March 10th, 1839. And Declarent further Saith that she was married to the said Jacob W Hilton on the seventh day of August 1781 by a Dutch Reformed Clergyman
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whose name declarant cannot now remember that she was married in the City of Albany where she then we sided, and said clergyman was himself settled over the Dutch Reformed Church in said City, that Declarent previous to her said marriage resided in said City and bore the name of Pemberton. That there were a number of persons present at her said marriage but declarant believes that they are all now deceased --- - - That she is at this late day unable to prove the service of her said husband Jacob in the said war after her said marriage, but she offers the annexed proof that she was married to him previous to the year 1794 to wit at the time before stated & that the accompanying record is her family record made many years ago by her said husband Jacob W Hilton and contains a  true account of her said marriage & the birth of her children.
 Subscribed & from the day & year aforesaid & I certify that the declarant Mary Hiller is unable to attend Court by reason of old age & bodily infirmity. Note “Mary Hilton”” interlined also the word (Greene) Anthony M. H Bergan one of the Judges of Greene County Greta state of New York. 
Green County } on the 30th day of March 1843 personally came before me Stephen Agraunt of Greene County who being duly sworn says that he has known Jacob W. Hilton in his life time and knows his hand writing and that the Record kept in the family Bible of the said Hilton is in the hand writing of Jacob W. Hilton in which it appears that Jacob W Hilton was married to Mary Pemberton in the year 1781 on the 7th day of August of that year and that the Record contains a true acct of her marriage and the birth of her children and says further that he has drawn the pension for J W Hilton in the 4 mos Anthony [illegible] one of the [illegible]
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Family Record
Births
Jacob W Hilton
is Born Fabuary
The 19 17[illegible]
Mary Hilton is 
Born June the 176[illegible]
William Hilton
is Born January 
the 12 1783
Sarah Hilton is 
Born July 15 1785
William Hilton
is Born Fabuary
the 15 1788
Margaret Hilton
is Born November
the 10 1790
Richard Hilton
is Born September
the 29 1793
[illegible]
Hilton Born
November  [illegible] 1799
Peter [illegible] Hilton
is Born Fabuary
the 41802
Jacob W Hilton
Died March
the 10 1839
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                              Family Record
Marriages
Jacob W Hilton
Married to 
Mary Pamberton
August 7th 1781
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February 21, 1938

Miss Rachel O Wilkins
16 8th Street
Troy, New York

BA-J/ILL
Jacob W. Hilton
W. 19788

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regards to Benjamin Bennett, who was killed in the battle of Miniskink, Orange County, New York and whose wife was Mary Hosierr, also, the record of - Hilton, listed as a Revolutionary War pensioner of New Baltimore, Greene County, New York.

A search of the Revolutionary war records has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found which was made to the United States based upon service, or death in service of the Benjamin Bennett cited by you. The record of Jacob W. Hilton, the pensioner of New Baltimore, Greene County, New York, is furnished herein as found in pension claim, W. 19788.

Jacob W. Hilton (as he signed his name) was born February 19, 1757, in Albany, Albany County, New York; the names of his parents are not shown. He resided on Beaver Street in Albany, New York, during the Revolutionary War.

He belonged in the summer of 1776 to Captain Grossback's company of militia, was called out in August, served three months in Captain Grossback's company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's New York regiment on the expedition to Fort George; he enlisted again in 1776, and served three months in Captain Isaac De Freest's New York Company, a part of the time at  Schoharie;  he enlisted May 1, 1777, and served three months in Captain John Price's company, shortly afterward, re-enlisted in that same company and served in the campaign against General Burgoyne, went to New Windson after General Burgoyne's surrender and was discharged there November 20, 1777; he enlisted about the middle of July 1778 and served almost three months in Captain Matthew Fisher's company, Colonel Marinus
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Willett's New York regiment, on the expedition against the Indians; he enlisted about the middle of August 1779, and served three months in Captain John Price's company, Colonel Dubois' New York regiment, stationed at Fishkill, New York, where he was discharged.

Jacob W. Hilton was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1822, at which time he resided in New Baltimore, Greene County, New York. He died March 10, 1839, at Coxsackie (adjoining New Baltimore), New York.  

The soldier married August 7, 1781, in Albany, New York, Mary Pemberton, who lived in Albany. She was born June 17, 1760; the names of her parents are not shown. They were married by the minister of the Dutch Referend Church of Albany.

Mary Hilton (as her name was borne on the pension roll) was allowed pension on her application executed March 30, 1843, at which time she resided in Coxsackie on the Hudson River. She died there April 2, 1847.

The names of the children of Jacob W. Hilton and his wife, Mary, are shown as follow:

William Hilton Born January 12, 1783
Sarah Hilton born July 15, 1785
William Hilton born February 15, 1788
Margaret Hilton born November 10, 1790
Richard Hilton born September 29, 1793
Tobias V Cuyler Hilton born November 28, 1799
Peter Q. Hilton born February 4, 1802

In 1849, Cuyler Hilton (as he signed his name), a resident of New Baltimore, New York, William Hilton of Schoharie, New York, and Sally Spoot of Albany, New York, were the only surviving children of the soldier, Jacob W. Hilton, and his wife Mary.

In 1843, Deriek Hilton (illegible) was a resident of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York; he was born November 17, 1865. He was a causing of Jacob W. Hilton, the soldier, and lived in Albany, New York, during the Revolutionary war, and served from Albany. The names of his parents are not shown.
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In 1848, Catherine Fryer, who was born January 21, 1766, was a resident of Albany, Albany County, New York. She cited them that she was married October 6, 1784 to Isaac I. Fryer, the soldier's nephew, and that they all lived as neighbors in Albany, New York.

Very truly yours, 

A. B. Miller.
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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                   Mary Hilton (underlined)
widow of 
Jacob W Hilton
applicant for pension 
Act (underlined)
July 7 1838
Supplemental (underlined)
Agent M.B. Pierce
Albany 
NY
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In the matter of the application of Mary Hilton widow of Jacob W. Hilton for a pension under the Act of Congress passed July 7,1838.

Albany June 7th 1848

Sir, 
  I would respectfully submit in support of the above claim, the annexed affidavit of Derick Hilton who was an officer in the revolution, and belonged to the same company of Albany militia with the applicant's husband. He testifies as follows.

To Lake George in the fall of 1776   4 weeks
-Saratoga during the retreat and until after the surrender of Burgoyne 3 mos.
-Schoharie & Cobleskill in the Summer of 1778. Six weeks that Jacob Hilton remained six weeks longer___  3 mos.
Total 7 months

In addition to the above Derick Hilton testified that said Jacob served at Fort Edward previous to the three month campaign which resulted in the Surrender of Burgoyne back in the spring of 1777, & while he was on duty at Saratoga.  This service he thinks was for a like term of three months agreeable to Jacob Hilton's original statement.  He says that Jacob Hilton was mistaken in the time and length of the expedition to Lake George. That it was certain.

J L Edwards
     Com'r of Pensions
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by in the fall of 1776 not 1775 and was for one month. It is possible he says, that Jacob too might have saved at this time longer than one month but he thought not. He fully corroborated Jacob Hellon's amount of his expectations against the Indians in the summer of 1778 (during harvest). He served with him six weeks, and knows that Jacob Hellon was drafted and retained in service at that time six weeks more, making it a term of three months agreeable to Jacob Hellons original statement. 
Derrick Hellon is a highly respectable whip and continues in the full enjoyment of his mind and memory. Those who know him attack the highest degree of credit to his testimony. 
Such be a in the facts, I would respectfully subject the case to your decision, three months in the Spring of 1777, seven months as per Derrick Hellons official and one month per completed certificate amount to eleven months eight days. This it is hope of you will be pleased to allow or whatever amount you may consider just in the promised. 
I am very respectfully
Your Mo(st) Ob(edient) Servant
Wm. B. Pearce
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Supplemental Affidavit
State of New York 
County of Albany SP 
Richard alias Derrick Hilton of the town of Bethlehem in said county aged Eighty seven years on the 13th day of November last, being duly sworn depends and oath that he was a Sergeant Ensign and Lieutenant during the year of the Revolution and is now a pensioner of the state under the Act of Hampress Papers June 7 1832. That during said war he resided on Hudson
Street, there the full ward of the City of Albany and immediately after the commencement of hostilities was duly appointed Sergeant in the company of militia ahead Matthew Fisher was Dept. afterwards. Capt. Nicholas Jerolmon in the Regiment of militia commanded by Colonel Jacob Lansing. That Department's cousin Jacob W. Hilton there also resided in said City of Albany near this Deponent in Braver Street and what aid Jacob in the identical person who late received a pension under the Act of June 7 1832 said whose widowed now living in or near Coeymans on the Hudson is now an applicant for a pension on account of this, the said distinctly remembers many of the particulars of said Jacobs revolutionary services among which are  the following. That in the fall of the year 1776, the year before Brangiopee some taken, Deferred accompanied said Jacob upon the expedition to Lake George. That he pencil some the Sergeant and said Jacob leaned at Capital. That is the best of Deponents recollection the length of this tour was four weeks altho' part of the detachments (which was under the command of Lt. Jerolomon remained on) ger. Deponents impression is that said Jacob served as this time no longer than Deponent or for a period of
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... four weeks [underlined]      And Deponent further saith that af-terwards to wit, on the 15th day of March 1777 he this De-ponent was elected Ensign of said company. That immediately thereafter he was engaged at Saratoga. coopering barrels for the army + remained there until the 6th day of July when Burgoyne reached + took possession of Ticonderoga. That during this time, through from about the first of April to July a portion of said Regiment was on duty at Fort Edward and Deponent well re-members that said Jacob was among the number + Deponent had no doubt that he served as he states for a period of three months although he cannot positively testify [illegible] being with him. But Deponent can positively state that afterwards to wit from the Said 6th day of July until after said Burgoyne Surrendered at Sara-toga the same Jacob was on duty without interruption a period of at least three months for from the time that Burgoyne took possession of said fort there was no cessation of duty to said Regiment. They were with the army which retreated before Burgoyne from Ticonderoga to Lake George. From Lake George to Fort Edward from Fort Edward to Fort Miller from Fort Miller to Sara-toga from Saratoga to Stillwater & from Stillwater to the Island facing Troy where the whole American force congregated which was then very much [illegible] in consequence of the Yankee troops refusing to serve under General Schuyler and marching home. That it was as Deponent thinks about the middle of August that General Gates arrived at the camp in said Island and took Command of the troops + immediately the army increased from four to nearly thirteen thousand men. That deponent well remembers that from the first re-treat from Ticonderoga until [illegible] the troops were dismissed after the Surrender the term of service of the
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Service New York Hilton, Jacob W. Number W.19788
Hilton, Mary
Contents
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[Note} And I certify that this deponent Derick Hilton is a credible witness(?)
J.M. Little 
Court of Deeds for the City & County of Albany   [signature]

State of New York County 
City of Albany SS: _______}
I Henry B. Haswell Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Jacob M. Settle before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the Jurat thereto a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County. And that his name scribed to said Jurat is his proper handwriting signature in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 6th day of June 1843.

H.B. Haswell Clerk [signature]
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3625

Mary Hilton
Applicant for Pension
Act. March 3. 1843
One Year


20$


Agent Wm. B. Pierce
Albany NY
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State of New York
County of Greene

On this twelfth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three before the subscriber, Tallmadge Fairchild a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Greene in the state of New York personally appeared Mary Hilton, a resident of the town of Coxsackie in said county, aged eighty three years who being first 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 3d of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war:

That she is the widow of Jacob W. Hilton, who was a soldier during the war of the revolution & served as such with the Albany Militia, and who was at the time of his death (which occurred on the tenth of March 1839) a pensioner of the United States under the Act of June 4, 1832.

She further declares that she as a Pensioner of the United States under of act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the said act was twenty dollars.

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Mary Hilton (X her mark) 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written - Tallmadge Fairchild, J.P.

Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me - Tallmadge Fairchild, Justice of the Peace.

State of New York
County of Greene

I, William Pierson, clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Tallmadge Fairchild, was _______________ of the above jurat and certificate, a Justice of the Peace_______ appointed and qualified, and that the signature _________ purporting to be  __, is genuine.


In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this fifteenth day of August 1843.

William Pierson
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Hudson, N York.
February 15th 1849.

Hons dear Sir/

Enclosed I sent the appl. of M. Culyer Hilton, Son of Mrs. Mary Hilton. 

The children are Cuyler William Hilton [and] Sally Spoor. 

The death of Mrs. Mary Hilton was April 20 1847. She drew her semi annual pension or payments to 4th March 1847. 

The Evidence of the day of her death the number of her children I presume will be satisfactory. 

That she was alive March 4 1847 the payment of her semi annual stipend to that day will show. 

Respectfully yours,

Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon. J.L. Edwards.
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[First page]
1938. Feb 11. Hist to Rachel O. Wilkins;

^WIDOW, &c.
File No. 197f8
Mary Hilton
Widow of 
Jacob W. Hilton
Pri Rev War

Act March 30 43
Index: Vol. A, Page 386
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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                                            16 Eighth St. Troy N.Y.
                                              Jan. 31, 1938.

Pension Bureau
Washington, DC

                               Rev. War Section.

Gentlemen:

Kindly send me reports on Revolutionary soldiers, if there be such, for the following persons:

Benjamin Bennett was killed at the battle of Mini-sink, Orange County, N.Y. He was in Col. Benj. Tusten's Orange Co. regiment. His wife was Mary Hosier, and the known children were Abraham, Mary, Jonathan and Samuel. Did his widow draw a pension; would like all the facts given such as dates, anmes* of children, etc.

According to the History of Greene Co. N.Y. Town of New Baltimore, a ??? [ handwritten note pointed to underlined Hilton: Green Co. Pensioner] Hilton lived there about 1830 and is listed as a Revolutionary pensioner. I would like all the information given in his pension papers such, as dates, names of wife and children, etc.

Thanking you for your attention, 

Very truly yours, 
Miss Rachel C. Wilkins
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7481
New York

Mary Hilton
widow of Jacob Hilton
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 10th, March 1839
of Green Co. in the State of N. York
who was a private in the company
commanded by Captain Groesbeck of the
     commanded by Col. Gansevoort in
the N. York line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 20-- dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of
July 1843 and send to Wm. B. Pierce
Albany, New York


Whole amount due... $100.00

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Wm Stewart --- Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 84-
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8937
Mary Hilton
Ms

lit to M B Pierce May 251843

aety July 1838
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Albany Feby 2. 1843

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir,

Allow me to call your attention to my letter of the 9th [illegible] respecting the claim of Mrs. Hilton, for a pension under the act of July 7, 1838. 

Her application was originally made in June 1839, but rejected because her Husband died after the act of July 1838. 

Very Respectfully,
Your obo. Servant
Leml Jenkins
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Albany August 26th 1843

Sir,

I beg very respectfully to submit to your consideration the Declaration of Mary Hilton who makes application for[illegible] of Pension in accordance with the Act of Congress passed March 3rd 1843. 

I have the honor to remain Sir Yr Mo Ob Sert [You Most Obedient Servant]

Wm B. Pierce

To The Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington
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Hon J L Edwards

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
jle (initialled)
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In the matter of the application of Mary Hilton for a Pension under the Act of Congress Passed July 7 1838. 

Albany April 22 1843

Sir -

I have the honor herewith to enclose to you papers now sub-part of the above application. 

Jacob W. Hilton the applicants husband received a pension of $59.74 under the act of June 7 1832. He died March 10 1839. 

Applicant thinks that she was married by a Dutch Reformed Clergyman also of this City. Only one of these churches retains records of that date. Upon those records this marriage  does not appear. 

She therefore sends her family records made by her late husband in his own hand. Witness Stephen Agrault swears to the handwriting, but its correctness may be more satisfactorily determined by comparing it with his signatures upon the various papers filed in your office. The witness Fryer has known Mrs. Hilton for 58 years.  When she first became acquainted with her she was the wife of Jacob W. Hilton. 

Mrs. Hilton says that a greater part of her husbands services were performed in the early part of the war. Very little
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evidence appears upon the Completed books. I beg to be excused however me repeating that I have constant occasion to know that the evidence contained in said books is materially imperfect. I trust however that sufficient service has been established by Jacob W. Hilton in his original application to entitle his widow to the benefit of act of July 7 1838. 

I am very Respectfully 
Your Mo(st) Ob(edient) Servant
Wm B. Pierce

N. B.

It appears that the widow Hilton lives alternately in Coxsackie [and] New Baltimore, neighboring villages, with her children. She was sworn at her present residence in New Baltimore, Greene. 

Hon. J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Jan 14 43
NY

Hilton

James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City
D.C.
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,

In June 1839 I made application to you for a Pension for the Widow of Jacob W. Hilton. Her claim was rejected for the reason stated in your reply of July 1, 1839 -

Being informed that a different construction is now put upon this Act of July 7, 1838, and that  Widows otherwise entitled, are allowed pensions, altho their husbands may have died since the date of that Act I have to request that Mrs. Hilton's claim may be again examined, and her pension allowed -

As it is more than two years, since this application was made, I hope it will be considered as entitled to a preference in its order of examination, over other cases of recent date. 

I think the widow's name is Mary. She is still living and is poor.

with great respect, your obed. servt
Lemuel Jenkins
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James L Edwards Esquire
Commisioner of Pensions
War Dept.
City of Washington

July 1
[C?]
Jacob W. Hilton
[illegible] (NY.?)
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Albany [(strike through?) Pension Agency]
June 27. 1839

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
Permit me to inquire whether
the widow of a Pensioner who died since the passage of the law of 7 July '38 is entitled to claim a pension under that act if married previous to '94 -
I make the inquiry with reference to the case of the Widow of Jacob W. Hilton, who was a Pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832, & died on the 10th of March 1839.
They were married on the 7th of August 1781.
If she is not entitled under the act of July '38, I would
then inquire whether it appears from his declaration of [proofs] that he rendered any [savings] after the time of this marriage. I presume there can be no objection
to answering this inquiry, as in any event she will [illegible superscript] be entitled to any thing previous to the death of her husband
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Lemuel Jenkins
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State of New York,
Greene County Clerk's Office

I, William Pierson, Clerk of the County of Greene, do here-certify that Anthony M Van Bergen Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a judge of the County Court for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorised to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Anthony M Van Bergen and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. 
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, the 19th day of April 1843

William Pierson Clerk
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895
Mary Hilton
Act of July 7. 18{illegible)8
NY
aomd
6 mo fri
20$
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State of New York
City & County of Albany 

Catherine Fryer of said City of Albany, aged seventy seven years the 21st day of January last being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reference is her family bible and record of marriages therein contained she finds that she was married to Isaac J. Fryer on the sixth day of October 1784. That upon her being thus married she first became acquainted with Jacob W. Hilton who was then the husband of Polly or Mary Pamberton.
That Deponent does not know where the marriage occurred but she well remembers that at the time of her own marriage the said Jacob and Mary were known and reputed among their acquaintance in Albany as be man and wife and Deponent has never heard any thing in the contrary. That said Jacob W. Hilton was an Uncle of said Isaac J. Fryer this Deponent's husband, and this Deponent was introduced as there at that time in consequence of their family connection. And Deponent further saith that from the said time of her first acquaintance, until the death of the said Jacob she the said Mary continued to live with him the said Jacob as his lawful wife and Deponent was informed family believes that for some years previous to his death he the said Jacob was a Pensioner of the United States in consequence of Service by him formed during the War of the Revolution and that the said Jacob is the identical Person who departed this life of New Baltimore nearly four years ago. 

Catherine Fryer [signature]

[Note] Subscribed and sworn this 22nd day of April 1843 before me and I certify that said Catherine Fryer is a credible witness. 
R.S.G. Bancroft Court of Deeds [signature]

[Bottom Margin Scribble] 401 15 3 C 38 48 20
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State of New York
Albany County 88: I Henry B Haswell clerk of the said county do hereby certify that R. L. G. Bancroft before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn even on the
Day of the date of the jurat thereto is Commissioner of deeds [illegible] in and for the said County, and that his signed hand to the said jurat is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said Couny this 22nd day of April 1843.

H. B. Haswell Clerk [illegible]
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
25th Nov 1779  Jacob Hilton private £ 3 7 6
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, April 22nd 1843.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 8 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
First--under Capt. John Price in Col. Robt Van Rensselaer Regt.
[signed] Philip Sharps
Dep Comptroller

40 30 51         6
          30         1.50 
44 15 38         1
          48         8.50
    38                 20