Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 47702, Frederick Hill, Penn.
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE Penn. CONTENTS --- of Hill, Frederick or Fridrich - NUMBER S. 47702
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State of Pennsylvania 
Lycoming County SS,
On this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and said County, personally appears Frederick Hill aged Fifty nine years resident in Lycoming County afsd [aforesaid], who being by me first duly sworn according to law doath on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled ""an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States , in the revolutionary war"" that he the said Frederick Hill enlisted in Bucks County State of Pennsylvania in the year 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Robert Conelly in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Butler for Three years, that he served the three years that he enlisted for in the Pennsylvania line in the same corps, when he was discharged from service, on James River in the State of Virginia, that he was in the Battle of Monmouth and at James Town in Virgina and that he is in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, 

Sworn to and declared before me the [illegible] day and year aforesaid,
Wm Hepburn

Lycoming County ss

I William Hepburn one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Lycoming in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify,
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That it appears to my satisfaction that the said Frederick Hill did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of aforementioned act of congress May 6 1818
Wm Hepburn
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Lycoming County Pa
     Thomas Hays Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County in the eighth Judicial District of Pennsylvania Do certify that William Hepburn Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of taking thereof an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said District duly appointed and qualified to all whose Acts as such full credit is and ought to be given
     In Testimony where of I have where of I have Hereunto let my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Williamsport in the county aforesaid the 6th day of May A.Domini 1818
Thos, Hays Proty

Seal was to the left of this last paragraph the seal is inside what appears to be a folded piece of paper and attached to the letter. The seal is not clearly shown.
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I William Hepburn one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lycoming do certify that I am personally acquainted with the circumstances of Frederick Hill the within named applicant and believe him to stand in and of support from his country 
Williamsport 12th August 1818
Wm Hepburn 
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Admitted
On the rolls
Frederick Hill
privt
6th May 1818

To. Wm Hepburn
Williamsport
Lycoming Cty
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Fredk Hill

3779 Lycoming Cty

Con
Act 18
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District of Pennsylvania ss
On the fifth day of September 1820 Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas held in Williamsport for the County of Lycoming being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of common law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping record of proceedings Frederick (underlined) Hill aged sixty one years resident in Lycoming County in said district who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress-of the eighteenth of March 1818 and hte first of May 1820 that he served in the Revolutionary War in the company commanded by Col. William Butler in the line of the State of Pennsylvania and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th March 1818 his certificate being numbered 3779(within a circle) And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift or sale or in any NL disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it or to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th of  March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me my property of securities entrusts or debts continued in the schedule hereto signed in annexed and by me signed in German Frederick Hill 

Subscribed
Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court the fifth day of September AD. 1820
Thos Hays proty
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Schedule of Property
I have besides necessary clothing and bedding

8 common Chairs ..... $7.00
10 cups & saucers ..... 1.33
14 plates ..... .83
4 pewter plates [do] ..... .80
2 Iron Pots ..... 3.00
10 Knives & forks ...... 1.00
1 Cow ..... 10.00
4 Small crock ..... .25
1 Candle stick ..... .12 1/2
2 tin cups ..... .16
2 tea pots ...... 1.50
1 milk jug ..... .12 1/2
1 Sugar bowl ..... .50
1 Ax [Axe] ..... .75
1 Table ..... 3.00     [Total] $30.37

I have a  pension from the State of Pennsylvania of
forty dollars a year and the following debts are due 
and recoverable

Sundry Debts Amount of ..... $34.00

I am indebted in the following sums
One Debt of ..... $17.70
Sundry debts Amt of ..... 2.44
One Debt of ..... 52.38
[Total]  $72.52

I am by trade a [strikethrough] shoemaker but from ago and 
infinity am unable to follow that occupation I have
no family, but reside with my son aged twenty one
years

Sworn & Subscribed
as above}
Thos Hays prot

Signed in German
Frederick Hill
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I Certify that in conformity with the Law of
the United States of the 18th of March 1818
Frederick Hill late a private in the Army of the
Revolutin is inscribed on the Pension List Roll
of the Pennsylvania Agency at the rate of eight
dollars - cents per month, to commence on the
sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen

[War Office Seal]

Given at the War office of the United
States, this twentieth day of October
one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen

I. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Endorsement
Payable on the 4th ^of May & 4th of September in each year at the
Bank of the U. States. Philadelphia (Recorded)
(3779)

Lycoming County ss.

I Thomas Hays Prothonotary of the 
Court of Common Pleas - do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath and the
schedule thereto annexed on truly
copied from the record of said court
and I do further certify that t is the opinion of
the said court that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is thirty five dollars and [strikethrough] thirty seven cents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Williamsport
the fifth day of September A.D. 1820
[signed] Thos. Hays Proty [Prothonotary]
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Notification sent November 11 1820 to
Thomas Hays, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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3779.
Pennsylvania Roll
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Frederick Hill, private. 4
Col. Butler
Pennsylvania line 1777. 3 yrs
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Penna [Pennsylvania]
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 6 of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Oct. 1818
and sent to Wm. Hepburn Esq
Williamsport Penna. [Pennsylvania]
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819
3 Mo 26/31 & 4/30

31.77
48.00
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[Total] $79.77

{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
Lycoming County

died
May 6, 1833

20/61
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July 14, 1937
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Miss Elma C. Bishop
1896 West Front Street
Berwick, Pennsylvania

FRANZ DIDO,   W. 7017
FREDERICK HILL,   S. 47702
BA-J/MLB


Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary
War record of Francis Dido and of Frederick Hill who served
from Berks County, Pennsylvania, later lived in Salem Township, Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, where he died, left widow Philipina.

The record of only one Frederick Hill has been found who served
from Berks County, Pennsylvania. His record and that of Francis Dido are
furnished herein as found upon a very careful examination of all
papers in the pension claims based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

FRANZ DIDO
W. 7017

The data herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension
claim, W. 7017, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Franz
Dido, whose name appears, also, Francis Ditto.

Frank Dido was born about 1758 in York County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents are not shown. 

While residing in McCollister's Town, York County, Pennsylvania,
Franz Dido enlisted in the winter of 1777, for three years, served as a
private in Captains John Robb's, Koby's (possibly meant for Cobea)
and Jacob Stoy's companies, Colonel Walter Stewart's Pennsylvania
regiment; he wintered at Valley Forge, was in the battle of Monmouth,
was taken prisoner at Newark, carried to New York, placed in the Sugar
House and held for three months when he was exchanged and returned to
the army and was discharged shortly after the revolt of the Pennsylvania
Line ( January 1, 1781).

After the Revolution, Franz Dido moved to Northumberland County,
Pennsylvania, where he lived thirty years; then moved to Washington
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Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, remained there about sixteen years,
thence to Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio, where he was residing
when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 3, 1835[?].
He signed Franz Dido. He died June 16 or June 25 (both dates given), 1841,
in Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio.

Frank Dido married in March, 1782, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
, Eleanor or Ellanor ___, who was born September 15, 1758. The
place of her birth, maiden name or names of parents are not stated.

Soldier's widow, Eleanor, was allowed pension on her application
executed February 9, 1849, while residing in Freedom Township, Henry
County, Ohio.

It was stated that soldier and his wife had a family of children. The
only names given are son Samuel, the first child, who died in infancy, and
Catherine who was born September 15, 1784, in Union County, Pennsylvania.
Said Catherine married February 18, 1806, George Markley, who was born
December 27, 1783. In 1849, Catherine and George Markley were residents
of Henry County, Ohio. In the same year, one John H. Markley was Justice
of the Peace for Henry County, Ohio; his relationship to Catherine and George
Markley was not stated.

Franz Dido referred to a twin brother, Jacob, but gave no details
in regard to him.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of
person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, Eleanor,
you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Eleanor Ditto,
widow of Francis Ditto or Dido, certificate #5773, issued October 6, 1851,
rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act of February 2, 1848,
Ohio (Cleveland) Agency.

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FREDERICK HILL
S. 47702
You are furnished herein the record of Frederick Hill as found in
pension claim, S. 47702, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Frederick
Hill are not given.

Frederick or Fridrich Hill enlisted in Berks County, Pennsylvania,
served as private in Captain Robert Connelly's company, Colonel William

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Butler's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battles of Monmouth and
Jamestown and was discharged after having served three years.

Frederick Hill was allowed pension on his application executed
May 6, 1819, while a resident of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, aged
fifty-nine years.

In 1820, the soldier was residing with his son aged twenty-one
years, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The name of his son and that
of his wife are not stated. The soldier died May 6, 1835.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and name of
the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, as
instructed in other case, and furnish that official the following data:
Frederick Hall, certificate #3779, issued October 20, 1818, rate, $8
per month, commenced May 6, 1818, Act 18th March, 1818, Pennsylvania Agency

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator


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This is an addressed envelope 

Stamped on right side with circular stamp of postal service there is a side view of a gentleman that is not discernible.  To the left is another circular stamp that shows BERWICK MAY 17 11:30 AM 1937 PA stamped on the envelope is another circular large stamp with time numbers around the outer edge and RECEIVED May 18 1937 and the rest is written over. There is a rectangular stamp that reads THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS it was addressed to Veterans Administration Office
Washington D.C.
Dept of Revolutionary War.
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1896 W. Front St. Berwick, Pa. 5/15/37 Veterans Administration. Do you have on your pension rolls for the War of the Revolution Frederick Hill who served in Berks Co. Pa. later lived & died in Salem Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. or his widow Philipina Hill of the same place? Francis Ditl, Dido, Ditto, served in Rev. in Northumberland Co. Pa. later moved to Ohio. Seneca Co -
& Henry Co; his widow Elenore (Eleanor) lived in both of those counties. I wish any data you can give me especially genealogical of either of these men or their widow received pension please give me the number of pages in application and price of photostat & price for page of typed copy of all papers. Thank you. 

Respectfully
(Miss) Elma C. Bishop
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1926 - May 28 - Hist. to Mrs. Laura H. Turk MMS&F - 1937, July 14 - Hist to Miss Irma C. Bishop - MB Reoy[?]

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INVALID.
[Strikethrough 'WIDOW, &c,']
File No. 47.702

Frederick Hill     Private
Colo. Butler
[Strikethrough 'Act'] Penn. Line
Index: Vol ___, Page ___
[Arrangement of 1870]
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[Typed letter]

May 25, 1926

Mrs. Laura H. Turk
Montoursville, R. F. D.# 3
Pennsylvania

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 47702 it appears that
Frederick, or Fridrich, Hill enlisted in Berks County, Pennsylvania
in 1778, served as a private in Captain Robert
Connelly's Company, Colonel William Butler's Pennsylvania
Regiment, was in the battles of Monmouth and Jamestown and
served three years.

He was allowed pension on his application May 6, 1818
while a resident of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania aged
fifty-nine years.

In 1820 he was living with his son aged twenty-one years,
in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, his name not stated, and the
name of soldier's wife not given. Soldier died May 6, 1833.

Respectfully,

[Here is illegible handwriting] etc

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.


[Handwritten notes in left margin:]

Do not use date of end [line pointing to '1778']
he said 1777 - but 3 yrs. ser. from
elist [enlist] would not preclude July 6 1781 date
of Jamestown battle
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[Handwritten letter]
Montoursville, Lyco. Co Pa.
March - 22 - 1926

Bureau of Pensions
WAshington. D.C.

1. Will you kindly send me the pension application of Jacob Hill, a Revolutionary soldier, referred [referred] to in Pa. Archives Series 5. Vol 4. page 541. who was from Lycoming Co.

2. And do you have any application of Catherine Hill, wife of Jacob Hill of Northumberland or Lycoming Cos. 

Yours respectfuly [respectfully]
Mrs. Laura Hill Turk
Montoursville
Lyco. Pa.

R. 7 D. 3. 
Rev. soldiers. 1775 to 1783
In Pa Arc. Series 2 Vol 13 - Page 102

Bro's{  Frederick Hill residing in Lyco Co - 1818
           Jacob Hill residing in Lyco Co - 1818
           Henry Hill
           Alexander Hill
           Nan Hill
           Adam Hill
           Jacob Hill

[Round date stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
MAR 24 1926