Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5011, Roswell Hill, Md. N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.
N.C.

Hill, Roswell
Sarah

NUMBER
R. 5011

CONTENTS
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for
Sarah Hill new
widow of
Roswell Hill [illegible]
[illegible]
Marion County Ky
a[]t 7th July 1838
JS Edwards
Washington DC
Attorney
[lined out: Address
A. Smith
Mt Vernon - Rockcastle
County Kentucky
Revolutionary Chair]
filed by
John Stewards
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State of Kentucky County of Madison }

Be it known that on this 25th day of April in the year 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Madison in the state of Kentucky,

John Sallen aged 61 years Thomas Gully aged 56 years. Shelton Smith aged 57 years resident of the county of Madison in the State of Kentucky. Known to me to be respectable witnesses who being first duly sworn according to law upon their oaths make the following Statement says that they were all personally well acquainted with Roswell Hill and Sarah Hill (deceased) from the infancy of these deponents during the lifetime of the former. That the said Hill was regarded by his neighbors where he lived in Madison County Kentucky as having served in the Northcarolina Militia in the Revolutionary war & was never questioned or doubted and was a man of high respectability, that the said Roswell Hill and Sarah Hill his wife lived together as husband and wife, during the lifetime of the former raised children together and their marriage was never questioned or doubted, and further he died in Madison County Kentucky the year 1825 - as the sail Bill of his estate show, is genuine, being at his decease - Sarah Hill his widow
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who remained his widow to the date of her own decease - which took place in the County of Jessamine on the 18th day of October 1853 - as the record of her said death show - the date though which was set down - these deponents know to be genuine - leaving at her decease her following children viz Elizabeth Underwood, John Hill, Tamer Pruett, Garrett Hill, George Hill, only children now alive of the said Sarah Hill deceased she had by her husband said Roswell Hill (decd') now alive, and they further sware that they are disinterested witnesses
John Salle LS
Thomas Gully LS
Shelton Smith LS

State of Kentucky County of Madison SS

I David Vincent a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid do certify that John Salle, Thomas Gully and Shelton Smith, personally appeared before me and made oath to the foregoing deposition, as the law directs, and signed the same in my presence with their own hands

and I certify they are known to me to be respectable residents of the county aforesaid whose oaths are
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to full faith and credit and I
have no interest in the claim or consideration
in its prosecution.
David Vincent  J.P

State of Kentucky
Madison County ⎬ ss

I Tho H Barnes Clerk of the County Court for
the County aforesd. do Certify that David Vincent
whose signature appears to the
foregoing certificate was at the time of so doing
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State
above named duly commissioned and sworn
all his official acts as such are entitled
to full faith and credit and that his
Signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have herein
to signed my name and
affixed my official Seal
this 30 day of April 1855
Tho. A. Barnes Clk
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State of Kentucky County of Madison 

On this 30 day of April in the year 1855 personally appeared before the county court holden in and for the county and state aforesaid now in session, John Hill aged 44 years a resident of the county of Madison in the state of Kentucky, who being first duly sworn by the court according to law - upon his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the pension act passed July 7th 1838 or the provision of any other act of Congress applicable to his claim

That he is the administrator of the estate of Sarah Hill deceased, the widow of Roswell Hill deceased, who reputation say is the identical Roswell Hill who was a private soldier and an officer in the Revolutionary war, and served in said war in the manner hereinafter set forth.

That he first entered the service of the United States in said war of the Rev. in the Merryland Troops, on or about the year 1776 or 1777 and served one tour of duty as a private soldier, but the name of the officers under whom he served, and the name of the county from which he went not now known, & after serving out said tour of duty, he left for Northcarolina, and entered the service in the N.C. Militia, from Grandville County Pendelton District for the term of three months, and was placed under Captain Dickison or Dickson a private soldier, this was the beginning
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the year 1779 which time he served out, and in the fall of the same year he entered the service again under the same officers for three months more which time he served out the same kind of service. That he was acquainted with Richmond Harris, while he was a soldier under Capt. Bledso, who subsequently drew a pension, in Madison County Kentucky in his lifetime - That the said Hill entered the service again in the N.C militia the beginning the year 1780 for three months more under Capt. Gorden who was placed under Col Cleveland which he served out and entered the service again under the same officers for three months more and served a part of his last service (illegible) as forage master -- also stated a soldier by the name of Henry Fuller belong to the same company. 

That all the service he rendered for his country in the Revolutionary war at least 18 months or two years

And further declares the said Sarah Hill was married to her husband the said Rosl Hill in the county of Pittsylvana in the state of Virginia in the year 1782 by and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Warren that her said marriage was not previous to the last portion of the service of her said husband but the marriage took place before the first day of January 1794. that her husband the said Roswell Hill died in the county of Madison in the state of Kentucky on the  day of February 1825 leaving at his decease, Sarah Hill his wife a widow
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who remained his widow to the date of her own decease, which took place in the county of Jessamine in the state of Kentucky on the 18th day of October 1853. Leaving at her decease her following children (viz) Elizabeth Underwood, John Hill, Tamer Pruett, Garrett Hill, George Hill, only children now alive of said Sarah Hill (decd) she had by her husband the said Roswell Hill (decd)

And further declares that no family Bible now either private or publick of the said Sarah Hill & Roswell Hill, is now to be found in existance showing the date of their marriage or the date of the births of these said children long since lost. and further the said Sarah Hill some years ago contracted with a pension agent by the name of (illegible) to prosecute her claim and nothing was done, considering herself bound by the contract she neglected imployy any other person to prosecute his claim for a pension, is the reason why said claim has not been sooner prosecuted, and to sustain the claim to a pension he respectfully refused,  the Honl. Commissioner of Pensions at Washington City to the declaration of Richmond Harris made from Madison Co Ky for a pension and to the Northcarolina Militia and Merryland Revolutionary Rolls and to the proof hereto attached is respectfully submitted Attn
James H. Embry judge
S. V. Rowland SD
P.P. Ballard SD
John Hill
(illegible)
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State of Kentucky Madison County SS

Sworn to and subscribed before th court, court aforesaid on the day and year first above written & I am not interested in this claim or concerned with prosecution

James H. Embry Judge
Madison County Court Ky

State of Kentucky Madison County sct

And on the same day and year first above written, personally came before the court now in session in and for the county of Madison & State of Kentucky Sidney V Rowland and Palestino P Ballard residents of the county aforesaid and well known to me to be creditable witnesses & who being first duly sworn according to law say that they were present and saw John Hill sign his name to the foregoing declaration. Then from their personal acquaintance with him they believe him to be the identical person he represents himself to be, and that these deponents do reside in the county aforesaid and is disinterested witnesses
S.V. Rowland 
P P Ballard 

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written - & I am disinterested in this claim or concerned in its prosecution
James H. Embry Judge
Madison County Court Ky
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State of Kentucky Madison County sct

I Thomas H. Barnes Clerk of the county court in and for the county and state aforesaid do certify that James H Embry whose name appears signed to the foregoing certificates is and was at the time of making his signatures the Presiding Judge of the county court aforesaid - duly elected commissioned and sworn according to law, and his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit - and his signatures is genuine

I further certify that John Hill who has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration did at the March term of the county court aforesaid 1855 - take out letters of administration on the estate of Sarah Hill decd, mentioned, in the foregoing declaration which was approved by said county court as issues of record in my office. And the county court aforesaid is a court of record

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said county and subscribed my name clerk of said court on this 30 day of April 1855
Tho. H. Barnes Clerk
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State of Kentucky Madison County ⎬ SS
April   Term 1855.

It is hereby ordered to be certified that it has on this day 
satisfactory evidence was exhibited to the Court holden in
and for the County aforesd by the Depositions of John Warren
Shelton Smith John Salle & Thos fully and approved
known to said Court to be respectable Witnesses of the County 
affrd is hereto attached that Roswell Hill
formerly of North Carolina who was reputed
have served as a private Soldier in the
Maryland Troops and also as a Private and a
Forage Master in the North Carolina Malitia
in the Revolutionary War died in the County of
Madison in the State of Kentucky on the
[blank] day of February 1825 leavering Sarah
Hill his widow who remained a widow untill
her own death which took place in the County
of Jessamine in the State of Kentucky on the
18th day of October 1853 leaving but five 
surviving children viz, Elizabeth Underwood John Hill
Tamour Prewit, Garrett Hill, and George Hill,
only children now alive of the said Sarah Hill which
she had by husband the said Roswell Hill Decd
now alive that John Hill mentioned in the foregoing
declaration is the administrator of her Estate
A Copy
Attest
Tho. H. Barnes
Clk
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State of Kentucky }
County of Madison }
Be it Known that on this 25 day of April
in the year 1855 personally appeared before me
a Justice of the peace in and for the County and
State aforesaid John Warren aged 86 years
a resident of the County of Madison in the State of
Kentucky respectable and of deposing memory
who being first duly sworn according to law
upon his oath doth make the following statement
says that he was born in the State of Virginia
in the year 1769, is the information he derived
from his parents which he believe to be true
and was from his infancy raised in Pittsylvania
County in said State, that he was not a soldier
of the Revolutionary war, just well remembers
that memorable struggle, that he was acquainted with Roswell Hill in time of the Revolutionary war,
that about the year 1780. when this deponent was
but a small boy he saw the said Roswell Hill
in the service, in the Northcarolina Militia in
the Revolutionary war, that the said Roswell Hill
when he returned from said service in the year 1781
came over to Pittsylvania County State of Virginia;
and has known him well ever since the debt his
service until he died - often heard the said Hill
reherse over his service in his lifetime - said that
he first entered the service in the Maryland
Troops a private soldier at the beginng of the war
of the revolution in 1776 or 1777, which time he
served out and left for North Carolina, and then
entered the service about the year 1779 under Capt
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Deckison or Dickson and served part of his time
under Capt Gordon, and Col Cleveland resided
in Granvill County Pendleton district where he
entered the service and served several Touers
of three months in the North Carolina Militia
part of the time was a private soldier & part
of the time a Forage Master - that he was personally
acquainted with Richard Harris who was a
soldier in the North Carolina Militia knew him
him while he was in the service, who was a
pensioner of the United States in Madison County
Ky in his lifetime, said a soldier by the name
of Harry Fuller belong to the same company with
him, this deponent has often herd the said
Richmond Harris say the same thing as to the
service of Roswell Hill, that he knew him
the service in the NC Militia in the Revolution
while he was a private soldier and a Forage
Master in said service, and further
That the said Roswell Hill was married
to Sarah Hill his wife in the County of
Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia in the year
1782 by one Peter Smith a minister of the
Gospell authorised to celebrate the right of
matrimony and her name was Sarah
Warren before the said Marriage, was
present and know the marriage took place
before the close of the war 1783. Know all
the parties well to be date of there decease
that they lived togeather as man and wife
to the date he died raised children together
with whom this deponent is well acquainted
in there marriage was never questioned or
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or doubted was regarded by there neighbors as husbnd
and wife, was respectable people
And further the said Roswell Hill died in
the County of Madison in the State of Kentucky
in February 1825 as the sail Bill show of his
the estate, date thereof here present this deponent
know to be genuine, saw him buried leaving
at his decease Sarah Hill his widow who
remained his widow to the date of her own
(decease) and her said decease took place
in the County of Jessemine in the State of
Kentucky on the 18th day of October 1853.
as the record of her said death her present
have she died this deponent know to be genuine
Set down given the said date of her death
was present and saw her buried
leaving at her decease the following children
whose names are (viz), Elizabeth Underwood,
John Hill, Tamer Pruitt, Garrett
Hill, George Hill.
the only children now alive of the said
Sarah deceased, she had by her
husband the said Roswell Hill
(deceased) and further swar that he
is disinterested witness
John Warren
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State of Kentucky
County of Madison

I David Vincent a Justice of the peace
and for the County and State aforesaid
do certify that John Warren personally
appeared before me on the day and year
first above written and made oath
to his forgoing deposition understandingly 
after the same was send and
explained to him.
According to law and signed the same
in my presence, he is known to me to
be a respectable resident of the County
and state aforesaid whose oath is
entitled to full faith and credit
I believe him to be of the age he states,
and his statements to be true.   He is of
good mind, & I have no interest in
this claim or concerned with its prosecution.  
David Vincent J.P.
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add widow
Heirs of Roswell Hill
for arrears of Revolutionary 
Pension
Kentucky suspended
file

Sarah Hill wid
Roswell Ky as 1838
Cole

filed by
J S Edwards
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State of N.Carolina
Comissions Department

[illegible] prove knowledge of the said accounts in and for the State of aforesaid as hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to sundry persons [illegible] service in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit;
R Hill
Book 24 Page 18 - £ 16. , 8, 0 
  "       "       "   19 - £ 7, 12, 0
  "      26     "    83 - £  27, 18, 0
  "    117     "     2 - £ 5, 6, 8  Halifax District
and a list of Officers - Ex. Hill F. M. Forage Master)

The above is given in Roswell Hill as the payments agree with the length of time he is alleged to have served.  Book 9 also shows the grade is [illegible] to have held a part of the time.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office on the the 27th day of October, 1855
Geo. W. Brooks
compltr.

£ 57.4.8
20 8 1144
6.66 168
2 yrs
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Senate Chamber
Washington 23 Jany 1856.
Sir
Declared by business here must
apologize for my not calling on you in 
person for the information called for in
the case alluded to in the enclosed letter.
Be pleased  or man give me all the
information necessary what papers can be
to hand and as soon as may be
required with the return of the letters
yrs be my respectfully 
J.B. Thompson
Con
Josiah Minot
Commr of Pensions
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REJECTED
5011
P.O. 
Sarah Hill
Service; 
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney:
P. O. 
Recognized.  Contr?
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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John Hill Williams, of
Sarah Hill died up
cation from Madison Co Ky Act of 7 July  1838
Revolutionary claim
Roswell at
original Ky
Sarah Eady Ky day 36
Susannah Duke Ky
Elizabeth Hays Ky " 1838
Alley Hogan Ky " 1838
Peggy Merritt Ky "1836
Sarah Seaton Ky " 1838
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Sarah Hill, Roswell
K y original  
6 others cases in the 
(illegible)      from Ky


Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
 Free
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No 5011

Sarah Hill, ad
Md Roswell
---
Ky.
---
Let. J. L. Edwards May 22/55
same Nov. 12 1853
Hon JB Thompson Jany 25/56
J. L. Edwards, Feb. 20/56.
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July 17, 1838
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[illegible]

Mr. Alfred Smith
Mt Vernon Rockcastle Cty
Kentucky
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Mr Smith
Sir
I have examined the records of my office and
am unable to find any evidence of the marriage of Roswell Hill
to Miss Warren between the periods mentioned in your letter
to with from 1779 to 1794 inclusive
Respectfully
S. Scruggs
10 July 34'
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add evidence
case of Heirs of
Sarah widow Roswell
Hill for arrears 
of Revolutionary Pension
Kentucky was funded
late
Ky -Us-1838
Cole
filed by
John L Edwards
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State of Kentucky
County of Madison
Be it Known that on this 22nd  day of
January 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Thomas Majors a resident of the county and State aforesaid
aged 93 years who being sworn according to law upon his oath doth make the following affidavit says that he was a soldier of the war of the Revolution and in consequence thereof he is now a pensioner of the United States, that he was personally acquainted with Roswell Hill in the year 1780 while he was a forage Master in the North Carolina Militia, and then belong to Captain Gordon Company who was under Col. Cleveland in the war of the Revolution, in his said in short Tours in said service & was a man must respected in the service  aforesaid,
that the said Hill entered said service from
Granville County in the State of North Carolina; and died in the County of Madison in the State of Kentucky the County in which this affiant resides and has resided thus for many years passed, and further swears that he has no interest in this claim
Thomas Majors  his mark
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State of Kentucky
County of Madison
I  G B Broaddus, a  Justice of the peace in
and for the County and State aforesaid do certify that Thomas Majors  a Revolutionary pensioner of Madison County Kentucky personally appeared before me on the day and year first above written and made oath to his foregoing deposition according to law, understandingly and signed the same with his on hand, in my presents by making his mark, after the same was read and explained to him & I certify that the said Thomas Majors is
personally known to me to be a respectable resident of said county whose oath is entitled to full faith and credit and that he is of deposing memory though now very old &  believe his statement to be true, & I have no interest in this claim or concerned in its prosecution
G. B. Broaddus J.P.
State of Kentucky Madison County Sct
J Thomas H Barnes Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that G B Broaddus Esq whose genuine signature appears above, is
now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that
full faith is due all his official acts Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at office, in Richmond this 23d day of January A. Barnes, Clerk
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MT Vernon Rockcastle
Hon Commissioner
Pensions, Washington County Ky
9 May 1855
Dear Sir
You find enclosed the application of
John Hill, Administrator of the Estate of
Sarah Will deceased widow of Roswell
Hill decease for a Revolutionary pension
under act 7th July 1838 from Madison County
Kentucky
You will please notice, it in the
first Clerks certificate, that John Hill
took out letters of Administration on
his state, as certifide will (illegible) be
satisfactory as to that point. you will
also notice, the deposition of John Worden
an aged person, who proves the service &
identity of Hill, you will also notice the
Statement of the 3 Witnesses, who swears
to the service of Hill from Reputation
all of whom are certifide to be respectable
witnesses, by the Judge of the County Court of
Madison County Ky. this you will find noted
in the order of Court the proof as to
the same, & marriage of the parties
duty of these decease, will doubt
be satisfactory to the department; in case
the NC record show the service, and
the Maryland roles may show service
Do me the favor to say to Mr
Edwards if in Washington City to
take charge of the enclosed claim
and write to N.C. to ascertain the
fact whether Hills name appears upon
the Roles, or not
Over

You will notice the clerk letter of (illegible) marriage evidence was (illegible)
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Mr. Edwards is the principle agent I have
at Washington, I fear he is absent from the
City or sick. I have written to him several 
important papers since 21 March, and have
received no reply I fear they did not reach
him, as he has not replied, would like to know be gratifide he would acknowledge the rept of the papers sent his since March
remitted 22, Stephen Mitt discharge & a furlow
Showing a portion of his service in the
Revolution
23 Remitted the proof of Children's names
date of Elizabeth Hays death, Widow
of William Hays decease application from
Pulaski Co K. Act July 1838. Suspended
for proof children names & her death the
date thereof & Marriage the marriage
Record was also remitted Sent Power of Attorney from the Stones, of Ally Hogue deceasd widow of Andrew Application fromCue  Co Ky act 1838 also other papers
suit in the case same time
19 Remitted Susanah Dukes application for
increase of pension, as the widow of Henry Duke
 27 Remitted Hannah Sater power of attorney
Daughter & heir at law of Sarah Seaton
widow of Chs deceased
application for Wayne Co. KY
Thos Seaton was a pensioner
Sent Jacob Cadis Power of attorney  Son
has at law of Sarah Cades and
widow of the application for Wayne
Ky Will you please hand this letter
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to Mr Edwards, and acknowledge
rept of the enclosed papers I am
fearful the papers remitted to Mr
Edward has not reached his attendance 
 a Copy of Merritt's discharge
and pension dated in 1782 or 1783-
that I have not  the Slightest doubt of
these Genuineness, they were found
in July last inside of some old papers
belong to one of the children
Stephen Merritt who has long
since departed this life, if the
papers is lost, would a copy of
the original be of any service in the
case prove by a respectable person
I am Dear sir
very respectfully
Alfred Smith