Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31745, John Hillburn, S.C.
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Service                             Number
S.C.            Killburn, John      S31745
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Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 Sep 1841
Agent notified 23 Sep 1841
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Paid as above from 4 March
to 4 Sep 1841. Agent notified
17 March 1843
See letter to Nary P. Agt. Dec. 7. 1844
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Paid at the Treasury under the
Act 6 April 1838 from
4 Sep 1842 to 4 Sep 1843. Agt
notified 27 Jany 1845
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Hon H. A. Haralson in Jany
17, 49.

31.430
Georgia
John Hillburn Jr
of Paulding in the State of Geo
who was a Private in the Company command
by Captain [illegible] of the Regt commanded
by Col. Waters in the South Car
line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
commence on the [?]th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of June
1838 and sent Hon W.
Lumpkin Senate U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $210.
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept. "15.00
$225.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. D. Addison
Book E Vol. 6 Page 99
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State of Georgia}
County of Paulding} SS

On this twenty first day of May Eighteen Hundred & thirty Eight personally 
appeared in open Court before the Inferior Court now siting John Hillburn
Senr Resident of the County of Paulding and State of Georgia aged Seventy
five 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 pased June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated to wit, Col Philomon Waters Major
Purdie and Capt Joseph Humphries sometime in the moth of Oct 1778 and
ved untill sometime in the month of August 1779 as a drafted
Militiaman that at the time he entered the service he resided in New
District State of South Carolina that he was in no battels that he
had through Edgefield and Newberry districts in said State
South Carolina that he served with some contanel Companis
officers he does not now recollect that he knew General Green
and Col. Dickson contained officers that he was principally engaged 
in garding Torys that he has no documentary evidence and that he
Knows of no person who's testimony he can procures at this time who
can testify to his service

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pention or annuity except 
the presents and declares that his name is not on the pention Role of
the agency of any State or Teritory
his x mark
John Hillburn 

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
D.D. Heslep J.I.C.

We Turman Walthall and John McBrayer Senr residing in the State of Georgia
and County of Paulding hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr
John Hillburn Senr who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that
we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution
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and that we concur in that opinion
Turman Walthall
John McBrayer Senr
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
D. D. Heslep J. I. C.

And the said Court do hereby declare there opinion after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the Interogatory prescribed by the war
department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifys
that it appears to them that Turman Walthall and John McBray
who have signed the preceding certificate and residents of the State of
Georgia and County of Paulding and are creditable persons as
that these statement is entitled to credit
Thos S. Sparks, J.P.
W. Whatley
D.D. Heslep

I Ephraim Thompson Clerk of the Inferior Court of Paulding
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
John Hillburn Senr for a pention
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and Seal this 21 day of May 1838
Ephraim Thompson C. I.C.

[last paragraph illegible]
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Geo Hillburn

Ga 34.526

Adm & grad $30
per ann
SoCa Militia

Hon W. Lumpkin
USS

Hon. W. Lumpkin
Senate US.
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Navy Pension Office
Savannah 3 Dec 1844
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Navy Pension Agent Office
Savannah Decr 3rd 1844

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions/ Sir,
Since my letter of
the 19th ulto I have received an order from
A. K. Parris Eq Comptroller of pay John Hilburn
his pension of Thirty Dollars due him
on the 4th September 1844.  Which amount
you will please have forwarded me-
I am respectfully
your obet Sevt
Octavus Cohen
Pension Agt
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Ho. Reps 20th Dec 1848

Sir, 
Herewith I send you a letter from S. H. Russell Esq
making inquiry in behalf of John Hilburn a revolutionary
soldier.  Will you pelase furnish the information
asked & return with it Mr. Russells letter & oblige
Very respecfully your &c
H A Haralson

Hon J. L. Edwards
Aomr of Pensions
Washington 
D. C.
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Gideon, Printer

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Feby 21st 1843.

Sir,
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United 
States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, John Hillburn Sr
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia
Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars
under the law of the June
1832 has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March to the 4 Sept. 1841.
Respectfully yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 27th, 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," John Hilburn Sr
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at
the rate of Thirty
the rate of thirty Dollars and Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the of Sept. 1839,
to the 4th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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31745
Revy Invalid.
File No. 31,745
John Hillburn
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
27th Nov. 1844

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, John Hilburn Sr.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia
Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars
and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June
1832 has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of Sept 1842 to the 4th Sept. 1843
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Washington June 4th 1838
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
I herewith submit for
You examination the declaration of
John Hillburn of Ga drawing a pension
under the act of Congress of June
1832 Please to inform me of
the result of your examination
of the papers at as early a day
as may suit your convenience.
Respectfully yr. obt
Servt

Wilson Lumpkin
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name  Hillebrant, Henry Grade Private Line New Jersey
WARRANT
NUMBER 8408
ACREAGE 100
Issued  January 19, 1798
to Abraham Bell, assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.