Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5004, John S Hill, Del.
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SERVICE
Del.

[star]
Hill, John S.
Hill, Martha D.

NUMBER
R.5004
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No 6,603. [underlined]
Martha D. Hill,
    Widow of John S Hill
      Tennessee
Let. Miller [?J] Brown
     Jan. 3 1857.

                  5004
A or Feby [ineligible] 3 1833.
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 8, 1876 [crossed out]
5004
Martha D Hill
Rejected
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Tenn
[underline] Martha [end underline] D [underline] Hill [end underline]
[unknown letter] Application for a 
Rev pension 
under act of 
[underline] AD 1858 [end underline]
WW
John S.
Original

[underline] Miller Brown [end underline]
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State of Tennessee { On this the 8th day of 
 County of Gibson { Decem 1856 personally appeared before me S W Sharp an acting Justice 
of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Martha D Hill a resident of Gibson County in the State aforesaid. Aged about Seventy Eight years, and after being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the 
following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress paped [papered] on the 8th day of March 1853 granting pensions to Widdows of persons who served during The Revolutionary war. That she is the widdow [widow] of John S Hill who was appointed Captain of award [unknown letter in award] Company of in the year 1776 and Stationed at the mouth of the Delaware River to protect the Commerce and Citizens from the British Boat Barges & other Crafts where they were sent up the River on plundering excurtions [excursions] in which capacity he served a part of the year 1776 and until the Enemy ceased their plundering on depredating Excursions in that quarter, when the company was disbanded- She believes he [underline] Rendered other Services [end underline] in The Revolutionary war having heard him speak of being in a an important battle; but does not know under whose command he served? [word scratched out] he was a citizen of the State of Delaware at the commencement of...
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... said war and remained an inhabitant of said state until 1798 -- She further declares that she was married to the Sd [said] Jno [John] S Hill in the year 180[number unknown], that her Sd[said] husband died on the 17th of June 18[unknown number]0 in Hawkins County in Tennessee. That she was not married to him prior to the 2nd of January 1800 but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widdow [widow]. 
Martha D Hill
I consequence of the in [unknown word] of the [unknown word] my old age and general debility, it is out of my power with any sort of convenience to make this declaration in open court. Martha D Hill
The above declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above writen [written]. S W Sharp [signed] SS [signed initials]
State of Tennessee { I E W Raines clerk 
Gibson County      { of the county court of Gibson County, certify that S W Sharp [blurred script] whose genuine signature is affixed to the above declaration is & was at the time of signing Sd [said] declaration an acting Justice of the peace in & for Sd [said] County & State and his official acts is Entitled to full Credit & Effect.
   In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of Sd [said] Court of office on this the 8th day of Decr 18[unknown numbers] 
E W Raines [Signed] ER [signed initails]
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Pension Office Dec 26 th/56
Hon Geo C [illegible]
Com of Pensions
Dr Sir-
The [illegible] the file with you claim of Martha D Hill [illegible] claim a pension for the services of her husband  a [scratched out word] Captain in the Army of the Revolution-- We believe all the Delaware Rolls are on the files of this office we wish an examination [?]  of them to be made [crossed out] Hill may have served for a time in some other [illegible] [ink spot] a Captain the [ink spot]
Miller Brown