Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30484, James Hilton, N.C.
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N.C.  Hilton, James   S.30484
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Kentucky 29.811
James Hilton
Washington Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Priv. Cav. in the Company commanded by captain McAdo in the Regt. commanded by Col. Lee in the N. Carolina line for 

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of 25 Dollars ___ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of March 1835 and sent to George L. Waugh, Harrodsburg

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '34                   87.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '35  12.50
           $100.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E2    Vol. 7    Page 24

Decd - see Pen. cert. filed within
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Mercer County

31.925
James Hilton
Revolutionary Claim
Kentucky 
from 17 - (illegible) 6 mos
$25.--

Made by myself  T. Allen Clk

Geo. L. Waugh Harrodsburg
Ky Agent 8 Allo.
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State of Kentucky Washington County: SS 
On this 28th day of August, 1834 Personally appears before me Uriah Graves a Justice of 
the Peace and one of the Judges of the Washington County Court James Hilton aged Seventy Six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 – That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
That in the year 1778 in the County of Guilford North Carolina he joined Captain 
McAdo's Light horse company in the minute service in which service he continued for upwards of four years during which time he was in the Battle of Guilford Court House and Six different skirmishes with the Tories & British as follows 1st on Deep River we dispersed about 300 Tories and took about a wagon load of arms, 2nd we had a skirmish with the British Light horse at a place called the New Garden1 & when we fired upon the Infantry in Guilford County we lost ten or twelve men and killed a good many of the British we had to give way and make the best retreat we could, 3rd we had a skirmish in Randolph County when we took 5 or 6 prisoners and some arms and several 
killed, 4th we had a fight with Tories at the Soap Stone Mountain where we dispersed them, 5th and a skirmish with at a place called Tory town, and the last fight we had with 
the Tories was at the Rice Swamp
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about one hundred and fifty miles from Guilford where we lost about one hundred men Colonel Oneal was our principal Commander.  We took about one hundred prisoners, and killed about the same number in the fight and hung a good many also.  During his four years' service as a minuteman in the Light horse, for he served in no other 
capacity than a Light horseman, he was under the following named Officers, Captain McAdo, 
Captain Moore, and Captain Clark .  We were commanded by Colonel Lee  in the battle of Guilford Court house, where we were badly whipt, we were discharged from the service of the United States after the surrender of 
Lord Cornwallis.   During the four years he was attached to the minute service, he was fully two years in actual service, years and upwards, for it is a fact not to be contradicted that the Tories were worse in Guilford, Randolph and Orange Counties then the British.  Our Principal Officers were General Green,  Colonel Lee,  Capt. John McAdow of Guilford was killed 
in this engagement. Colonel Oneal and the Captains above named – he further states that he was born and raised on Deep River North Carolina, he has no record of his age and his knowledge upon subject he derived from his Father & Mother, he further states that he is old and very infirm and nearly entirely Deaf, that his recollection of circumstances and things is greatly impaired as it respects 
the events of the Revolution.  He was regularly discharged but does not know what has become of it, he has no documentary
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evidence and he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services, he has been confined at home by sickness and infirmity for the last twelve months, and he is now unable to travel to the Courthouse in Springfield to swear before Court to this Declaration, but he hereby declares solemnly upon Oath that he was in actual service upwards of two years 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 the day and year aforesaid 
             James X Hilton

     We William Lambert a clergyman residing in Washington County State of Kentucky and John N Williams and John Sullivan residing in the same county and state and neighbours do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Hilton who has subscribed and Sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a faithful soldier of the Revolution and we fully concur in that opinion, and we further certify that James Hilton is old and infirm and nearly entirely deaf.
     Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afos.
              William Lambert (seal)
              John M, Williams (seal)
              John Sullivan  (seal)
                (X his mark)
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(written vertically)
31.925
James Hilton
Kentucky

State of Kentucky
Washington County SS

And I Uriah Graves a Justice of the Peace and one of the Judges of the Washington County court do hereby Declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting this interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I do further certify that William Lambert who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County Washington and State of Kentucky and that John M. Williams and John Sullivan are resident citizens of the same County and State and highly credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit.  Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of August A.D. 1834.
                     Uriah Graves JP WC (seal)

State of Kentucky
Washington County SS
     I William B. Booker Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Uriah Graves whose signature is affixed to the above certificates and was at the time of signing and sealing of the above certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County afsd. duly commissioned and that he is entitled to full faith and credit in official acts.  James Hilton Wm Lambert John M Williams and John Sullivan are credible persons.
(seal)
In testimony whereof i have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said court this 29th day of August 1834
WB Booker Clk
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The further declaration of James Hilton (formally a citizen of Washington County but now a citizen of Mercer County) made in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.  This Deponent being about Seventy Seven years of age, and duly sworn according to Law, upon his Solemn Oath states, that in the year 1777 or 8 he cannot now recollect which He entered the Service of the United States in the Minute services in Guilford County North Carolina where his Father then lived, in the company commanded by Captain McAdo of Light 
horse and remained under him for about eighteen months during which time he was in actual Service say in the field at least twelve months, He then Joined Captain Moore's Company of Light horse or mounted man, and served with him in actual service about the same length of time.  Then Moore was promoted in some way, and Captain Clark took command of us, and he served with him until the end of the war, he is fully convinced that he was with Clark in actual service upwards of five months, he further states that he belonged to the cavalry and was in the minute service and he knows that he was out more than half the time and he served faithfully in it nearly five years.  It is impossible for him in his present situation to recollect all the different Tours of actual duty and the different marches and counter marches they made, but the fact that he now
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 exist is not more, certain, than his service in the War of the Revolution and that upwards 
of two years, He will state one or two additional facts not mentioned in his former declaration.  He was wounded in the battle at Guilford with a Sword or Cutlass across the upper part of the fore head; that the scar is plainly to be seen, at the same time his horse was shot down did, and in extricating himself, he was struck with the butt end of a musket across the right shoulder by one of the enemy and fell, but was quickly relieved by his comrades, and the British soldier shot dead.  He also states that he received another slight wound in the skirmish near the New Gardens, across the right thigh, in this affair the enemy brought the Cannon to bear upon us, and 
their guns were so elevated that the lambs of the blackjacks or Oaks that they are called fell thick upon us, in the conclusion he does not now remember the precise time he entered the service, they were the greater portion this time under command of General Greene and Colonel Lee, he cannot recollect all the names of the places where he served, his recollection is greatly failed him, and he refers to his previous declaration in connection with this – and lastly if any old soldier is entitled to receive the benefit of the act passed for them as Soldiers and patriots of the revolution 
he is one of that number.  Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of January A.D. 1835
                     James X Hilton (seal)
                       (X his mark)
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The Deposition of Thomas Allen Clerk of the Mercer County Court Ky . taken at the Clerks office of said County the 22nd day of January 1835 to be read before the Hon. Secretary of War in behalf of James Hilton a Revolutionary Soldier.  This Deponent being first duly sworn according to Law, States that he is acquainted with James Hilton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration in his presence, that he has conversed with him freely upon the subject of his services in the War of the Revolution, that he is fully satisfied that he did serve the time he sets forth in his Declaration, And he further states that the old mans speech as well as his memory is greatly impaired and also that he is nearly deaf and very feeble.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year afsd.
                   Tho. Allen (seal)

State of Kentucky
Mercer County SS
     I David Jones presiding Justice of the Peace for the Mercer County Court hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of James Hilton and the Deposition of Thomas Allen were taken subscribed and sworn to before at the Clerks office for the County afsd, and I further certify that the said James Hilton is very old & infirm, and very deaf, and his memory greatly impaired and that Thomas Allen is Clerk of sd. County Court and a highly credible person.  Given under my hand & Seal this 22nd day of January 1835.
                      David Jones (seal)
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State of Kentucky Mercer County Sct
     I Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for the county afd do certify that David Jones Esq. whose name is affixed to the within certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County afd duly commissioned and qualified & a presiding Judge of the Mercer County Court and as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given to every of his official acts as such. 
(seal)
     In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 23d day of January 1835.
                        Tho Allen Clk
                        Mercer County

The above interlineation made by myself. 
                 T. Allen Clk

(Two areas at the bottom of the page have partial notes.)
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(stamp)
HARRG. K.
FEB 21

Mar 2d

Free

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
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                     Harrodsburg Ky
                     Feb. the 20th 1835.

Dear Sir
     I received your letter dated Pension Offices Feb. the 10 1835 yesterday, upon the subject of the claim of old James Hilton for a pension in which you state that his papers have been filed with the suspended cases in your offices, and in reply I have to inform you that he can obtain the additional evidence in support of his claim he is wearing out very fast, and knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services.  Thomas Allen Esq Clerk of the court & myself have conversed with him freely as to his service in the war of the Revolution, we are fully satisfied that he did serve and was wounded in the battle Guilford N.C. and that he still feels the effect of his wounds to this day.  We can form no idea as to the length of actual service, or the number of Tours he served, except from his own statements he states that he belonged to minute service as a private of cavalry for five years, and three of which or there about in actual service in the field.  As to his recollection of circumstances and things that occurred during the period of his service, it is impossible in my opinion for him to do it, owing to the situation of his mind.  It is greatly
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impaired and is getting worse from all we can glean from him in conversations.  We are induced to believe that he must have been in actual service about two years, and that he was an intrepid old Patriot.  He is very deaf and feeble.  I can do nothing more for him.  Your Hon. will please review his declaration &c and in your Judgement allow him what he may be entitled to draw.
              I am very respectfully
              Your obt Servant
                        Geo. L. Waugh

Hon. JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC

I concur fully in the statements made by Major Waugh in the foregoing letter as to the claim of old James Hilton for a pension.
                   Respectfully yours
                   Tho Allen Clerk
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James Hilton
Payment to be made at Lexington by the Prest. U.S. Br. Bk. & Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Kentucky

Dead

Recorded in the Pension Office, Book E-2, Vol. ___ Page 24 by D. Brown Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

     I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, James Hilton of the State of Kentucky who was a Private of Cavalry in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty five dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
     Given at the War Office of the United States, this 2d day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
        Lew Cass
        Secretary o War.

(seal)
Examined and Countersigned.}
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.


(written across the above text)
Cancelled
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See letter to 
GL Waugh Esq.
10 Feb. 1835.
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30484
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 30.848
James Hilton
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7 32

Index:-Vol 2, Page 187

[Arrangement of 1870.}