Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6513, Hiel Williams, Conn.
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(3 - 1776 )
                 SERVICE                                                                               NUMBER
Conn                                       Williams, Hill                                         W. 6513
                                                           Abigail                                   B.L. Wt. 26176-160-55.
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CONTENTS
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                                                                    30.982
                  Ohio
_________________________________________________________________
Hiel Williams
Licking Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Smith of the Reg commanded
by Col. Mead in the Connect militia
for 8 months
_________________________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
___________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Febru-
ary 1837 and sent to W. Allison
Present
_____________________________________________
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836                   $146.66
Semiannl. allowance ending 4 Mch 237          13.33
                                                                 -----------
                                                                      $160.00
                                                                _____________             
                                              {  Revolutionary Claim  }
                                              {  Act June 7, 1832        }                                                                                                                                                                                 

Recorded by  Wm  T.  Allison    Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. 8   Page  61

    let 9 Oct '38
   W. Thrall
let to do 11 Sep 1839
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Cor's  S. P. Smith Oct: 18th 1853

Volume 2  page 19.


71838 Act Mar 3}
                Apr 16} '55
_____________________________________________
Abigail Williams wid
Hiel Williams  Priv.
Hiel

Enl
Lit.

Rev War
RevyPensioner
Ohio Ack 48 - 5044
All: 160 Ac  Ma 17/56
                 Boynton
_________________________
Beth  P. Smith
Alexandria Ohio.
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                   5044
                   Ohio
___________________________________________________
Abagail Williams
widow of Hiel Williams
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
26 Dollars  66 Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
__________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
28th day of Augt 1849
and sent to
Walter Thrall
            Columbus
                 Ohio
______________________________________________________
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 344  Vol. 4
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2234                                     w
Abigail William
widow of Hiel
Ohio
admitted
Pri . 8 mo. $26 .66/100 per
Annum
Com. 4 March 1836
to 4 March 1841, and
from 4 March 1843 to 4
March 1848 under act 3 March
1843 & 7 June 1844
and from 4 March 1848,
under act 2d Febr 1848

Hon J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington
                City



let 2 Augt 49, W. Thrall.
Walter Thrall,
Columbus
            Ohio
Act 7  July 1838
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                     Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled An act granting
half pay and pensions to certain Widows
The State of Ohio }
Licking County SS }
On this 7th day of September AD 1838 person-
ally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Jud-
ges of the Court of Common Pleas within and
for said County of Licking Abigail Williams a
resident of said County aged sixty eight years last
May who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provissions
made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838
entitled an act granting half pay and pensions
to certain Widows. That she is the widow of Hiel
Williams who was a private in the Army of the
Revolutionary War and who was a Pensioner under the
law of the 7th June 1832 he received a certificate 
No 30-982 dated 6th February 1837, he had resided
in this County for twenty five years before his death
she further declares that she was legally mar-
ried to said Hiel Williams on the eleventh
of January Seventeen hundred and eighty
nine, that her husband the said Hiel Williams
died on the 27th of September 1837. That she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service
but the marriage took place previous to the first of January
seventeen hundred ninety four Viz at the time above stated
That she knows of no Record proof of her marriage
And that she was never afterwards married
Sworn to and subscribed                          her
on the day and year above           Abigail   X   Williams
written                                                        mark
     Samuel Bancroft
one of the Judges of the C. of C. P.
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And I further certify that Abigail Williams
the within applicant cannot from bodily infirmity
attend Court         Samuel Bancroft one of the
                 Judges of the C of C. Pleas

The State of Ohio Licking County SS
Be it known that on the 7th day of September
1838 Mary Worden of said County aged fifty
three years personally came before the Subscriber
and being first duly sworn deposeth and
saith that she has been acquainted with Abigail
Williams the within applicant ever since she
was married, or about as long as she can recol-
lect any thing. She lived when a child in the family
of said Abigail's father, and although she cannot
distinctly recollect the wedding yet she has
known her and the said Hiel Williams her hus-
band from that time untill the present time.
She is confident that they were legally married
at the time, she states, that they had a fam-
ily, and that she was never afterwards married
                                   Mary Worden

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
above written before me and I further
certify that said Mary Worden the above
deponent is a credible person and worthy
of belief.  Samuel Bancroft one of the
            Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
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The State of Ohio Licking County SS
On this 11th day of July 1839 personally appeared before
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas in and for said County of Licking Abigail
Williams widow of Hiel Williams a resident of said
County who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration
(in addition to her former declaration,) that she
was married at Richmond Berkshire County State of
Massachusetts at the house of Esq. Bishop's
and by said Esq Bishop. That she never had
any family record of her marriage or of her chil-
dren
                                                                 her
                                                     Abigail  X  Williams
                                                                mark
    Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year above
written
Samuel Bancroft Judge of the
Court of Common pleas of said Co

The State of Ohio }
Licking County SS.}

                            I Franklin Fullerton Clerk of the Court of 
Common Pleas within & for said County do hereby certify the above
named Samuel Bancroft Esq is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
of said County duly commissioned and qualified According to Law
whose commission is dated on the 9th day of March A.D. 1838 and will
not expire until the Expiration of Seven years from the date aforesaid
and that full faith and credit should & ought to be had to all his acts
as such & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Newark the 12th day
of July A.D. 1839
                                            Franklin Fullerton Clerk
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I have written to the Clerk of Richmond Mass
to obtain certificates of her (Mrs Williams,) Marriage
but have not been able to get an answer
                          Walter Thrall
                         for Mrs Williams
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I have written to the Clerk of Richmond Mass
to obtain certificates of her (Mrs Williams), Marriage
but have not been able to get an answer
                       Walter Thrall
                        for Mrs William
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Hiel Williams
Declaration
    17898
       √
allow & months
for 1st term Proof
E. Phelps certif. & affidavit
other this cannot be
allowed without proof
from comptn discrepens
explained between statements
of appln & witness as to
the captain under whom
the service was performed

A2666
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
The State of Ohio     }
County of Licking Ss.}    On this 1st day of November
1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting
Hiel Williams a resident of St. Albans Township in the County
of Licking and State of Ohio aged 67 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 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States in the
first term of service under Captain Smith in Colonel
Meads Regiment in the Connecticut Militia entered the service
in March 1780 served nine months and left the service
in the month of December 1780, resided in the Town of Killings-
worth County of Middlesex State of Connecticut he went as a
substitute for his father Nathaniel Williams Marched to
Gilford, to Newhaven and to Horseneck, he was stationed
at Horseneck.
In his second term he was under Captain John Wilcox
not attached to a Regiment entered the service about the first
of April 1781 served six months, left the service the first of
October the same year resided in the same place, he volunteer-
ed had a skirmish with British Sloops or vessels near the
shore at Killingsworth the Americans fired from the land
the British from the vessels six of the British were killed
he was stationed at Killingsworth and the adjoining Towns
of Saybrook and Guilford, no continental troops or officers
with him. he was employed in guarding the coast
The third term of service he was under the same officers entered
the service early in the spring of 1782 entered the service for six
months, served three months, was taken sick of ague
and his brother took his place as a substitue and served the
time out resided in the same place he volunteered, he
was employed in guarding the coast the same as the year
before, he was not with any regular troop or officers
He has no documentary evidence he knows of no person
who can testify to the particulars of his service
Questions propounded by the Court
1st Where and in what year were you born?
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     Ans He was born at Killingsworth in the County of Middle-
sex in the State of Connecticut in 1765
2d Have you any record of your age if so where is it?
     Ans. He has no record, but there is a record of his age
      in his brothers bible.
3d Where were you living when called into service where have
 you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
     Ans. When called into service he lived in Killingworth County
     Since the Revolution he lived in Stockbridge Mass and in
     Chittenden County Vermont, since 1814 he has lived in Lick-
     ing County Ohio,
4 How were you called into service were you drafted did
      you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute
   for whom
     Ans. At his first term of service he was a substitute for
   his father Nathaniel Williams in the second and third terms
   he volunteered
5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with
  the troops where you served such continental and militia Regi-
  ments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of
  your service
     Ans. No regular officers recollected, he was not connected with
    any continental or Militia Regt. his service was guarding
    the coast. he was 18 month in actual service-
6th Did you receive a discharge from the service if so by whom
was it given and what has become of it
     Ans. He received a written discharge from Capt
    Smith but was soon lost.
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in
     your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your
     character for veracity and their belief of your services as a
     soldier in the Revolution
    Ans William Hastings & Gustavus A Hubbard
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annu- ity 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
A H. Copper Clk                              Hiel Williams

We William Hastings a clergyman residing in the County
of Licking State of Ohio and Gustavus A Hubbard residing in
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same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Hiel Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be 67 years of age that
he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that
we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
    A H Copper Clk                          Wm Hastings
                                                   Gustavus A Hubbard

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department that the above named appli-
cant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And
the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William
Hastings who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergy-
man resident the County of Licking and State of Ohio and that
Gustavus A. Hubbard who has also signed the same is a resident
in the same County and is a credible person and that their state-
ment is entitled to credit

I Amos H Copper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said
County of Licking and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court
in the matter of the application of Hiel Williams for
a pension.-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office
this 8th day of November AD
1832.
                                   A. H. Copper Clerk
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Abigail Williams
         71838
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Abigail Williams
Application for Bounty
Land under the act
approved March 3. 1835
All communications
addressed to the undersigned
Alexandia Licking
County Ohio
                          Seth P. Smith
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State of Ohio            }  On this the ---- day of March A.D.
County of Licking Ss.} one thousand eight hundred and fifty
five personally appeared before me a Justice
of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid
Abigail Williams aged eighty four years a resident of
St Albans Township County of Licking in the State of Ohio
who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the
widow of Hiel Williams deceased who was a private in
the revolutionary war (Commander of the company and
regiment not known) that her said husband was the
identical Hiel Williams who was a pensioner for service
rendered in the said Revolutionary war and receiving his
pension at Cincinnati Ohio that she the said Abigail
Williams is now a pensioner is the widow of said Hiel
Williams her certificate bears date August 28 1849
payable at Cincinnati Ohio the tenth of September under
by ???? Williams

She further states that she was married to the said
Hiel Williams in Richmond Hasselton or about the 15th
of Jany 1799 by Seth Robertson and that her name
before he said marriage was Abigail Seely
that her husband died

     REMAINDER UNREADABLE

is on the 15th of Sept
at the time a will the further that the
or private record of and in
the
matter this declaration to the proceeds of altering
the bounty land to which she may by the
the not appraise
18
igating
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UNREADABLE
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State of Ohio County of Licking
        I Rees Darlinton Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas, in and for the County and
State aforesaid do hereby certify that Seth
P. Smith Esq whose genuine signature appears
to the foregoing declaration and affidavit was
at the time of signing the same an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the County and
State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn
that all his official acts as such are entitled to
full faith and credit, and that the aforesaid
Court of Common Pleas is a Court of Record
having general jurisdiction
Given under my hand and the
Seal of my office at Newark
this 9th day of April AD 1855
                       Rees Darlinton Clerk
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The State of Ohio
Licking County SS
                                        Be it known that
before me Walter Thrall a Notary Public in
and for said County of Licking personally
came Martin Williams of St Albans Town-
ship in said County aged forty three years
and being first duly sworn deposeth and saith
that he is the fifth child of Hiel Williams
deceased (late a pensioner) and Abigail Will-
iams now an applicant for a pension, two
of the older children deponent expects are now
alive. Deponents parents had eleven children
seven of whom are still living.
Deponent lived with his parents near all
the time untill he was twenty four years
of age and a part of the time since (occua-
sionally working out a short time) He has
heard his parents and other connexions as
uncles and Aunts, and Grand parents speak of his parents mar-
riage And deponent has no doubt of their
having been lawfully married on or about
the month of January 1790 he has no know-
ledge of there having been any doubt
of said Marriage being lawful. deponents
connexions who spoke of the wedding he
believes are now all dead he does not rec-
ollect that they said they were at the wedding
but spoke of facts at and about the time.
Deponent saith that his mother is still living a wid-
ow of said Hiel Williams
And further saith not                                   Martin Williams

Sworn to and subscribed before me this
1st day of January 1841                  Walter Thrall
                                                           Notary Public
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Dr Paul Eager of Granville Ohio aged sixty
seven years also personally came before the
subscriber a Notary Public as aforesaid and
being first duly sworn deposeth and saith
that he has been acquainted with Hiel Williams
deceased and with his wife Abigail Williams
now an applicant for a pension for forty years
Deponent was for about seventeen years their
family physician and was intimate in the
family from the year 1800 to 1817 they then lived in West-
ford Vermont as man and wife and had in
the year 1800 Deponent thinks five children
Deponent has heard the father of said Abi-
gail speak of the marriage of said Abigail
to said Hiel. Deponent is confident that
they were lawfully married about the year 1790
And further saith not
                                                    Paul Eager
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2d
day of January 1841                       Walter Thrall
                                                          Notary Public
Mrs Betsey Eager wife of said Dr. Paul
Eager be personally came before the Subscriber
and being duly sworn saith that she has
been acquainted with the family of Hiel
Williams deceased on or about forty years and
from their living as man and wife and
and from the age of the children
raising a large family and from the age of the children and from common report she has no doubt of their having 
been lawfully married about the year 1790
                                       Betsey Eager
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
2d day of January 1841
                                                  Walter Thrall
                                                            Notary Public
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Also personally came before the subscriber a
Notary Public Anna Montague widow of Joel A. Montague of Har-
rison Township Licking County Ohio aged
forty seven years last July and being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that she is the now
the oldest living child of Hiel Williams deceased and
Abigail Williams widow of said Hiel said
Abigail is now an applicant for a pension
Deponent was the third child of her parents
(the second that lived) deponent lived with
her parents untill she was married and with
the exception of a few years she has lived in
the neighborhood of her parents ever since.
Deponent has heard friend talk of her s
marriage or of circumstances at and about the
time of their marriage. And deponent is as sure
of their having been married about the year
1790 as she can be of any fact that happened
as long since. Deponent was born in West-
ford Vermont. and further saith not
                                                        Anna Montague
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
7th day of January 1841
                                   Walter Thrall
                                             Notary Public

Also personally came before the subscriber
Elias Gilman Esq. of Granville Ohio aged
Seventy six years and being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he has been
acquainted with Hiel Williams deceased
and his wife Abigail ever since they
came to this country. they lived in
this County deponent should think
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twenty five years or more, they raised a
large family and were no doubt legally
man and wife and further saith not
                                                 Elias Gilman
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day
of January 1841 And I further certify that I have
for several years been personally acquainted with
Martin Williams, Dr Paul Eagan
and Mrs Betsey Eagar and Elias
Gilman and believe each to be
entitled to credit and veracity
And from information I belief
Mrs Anna Montague allso to
be entitled to credit and belief
                                             Walter Thrall
                                                  Notary Public

                      Licking Co. Ohio
                    Granville 8 Jany 1841
Dear Sir
                We have repeatedly written to Massachu-
setts to obtain record testimony of the marriage
of Abigail Williams to Hiel Williams but have
never received any answer. We hope the testi-
mony here offered will be satisfactory
               Very Respecfully yours
                                        Walter Thrall
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                              8627
                     Ohio
___________________________________________________-
Abagail Williams
widow of Niel Williams
who was a Private
in the Revolutionary War
_______________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 26 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843.
___________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued
the 28th day of Augt 1849
and sent to
                   Walter Thrall
                         Columbus
                              Ohio
____________________________________________________
[ Acts of March 3, 1843 & June
                        17, 1844.}
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2    Page 211
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                                10717
                                  Ohio
=======================
               Abigail Williams
Widow of Hiel Williams
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7th June 1832
and who died on the 27th September 1837
of Licking in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain Smith of the
Regt commanded by Col Mead in
he                             line for
______________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.
______________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of
August 1849 and sent to
Walter Thrall, Columbus, Ohio
_____________________________________
Total amount,                     $
                                     (Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by   J. P. Chase Clerk
Book D.   Vol 1   Page 399
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The State of Ohio
Franklin County Ss.
City of Columbus August 21st 1849
                                                 This day Walter
Thrall personally appeared before the sub-
scriber Mayor of the City of Columbus
and being by me duly sworn deposeth and
saith, that all due dilligence has been made
by him to obtain the affidavit of the
Town Clerk of the Town of Richmond
Mass. (The place where Mrs Abigail Will-
iams widow of Hiel Williams alledges in her
declaration she was married) relative to
the marriage of said Abigail but with-
our success
                                          Walter Thrall
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above written In
testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Cor-
porate seal of said City of Columbus
this 21st day of August A.D. 1849.
                                 A. Patton Mayor
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In your favor of August 2d You say
that Mrs Williams will be allowed a
pension on my making a statement
under oath as is here inclosed.
The statement I could freely make.

Your favor was directed to Granville
and I have but just recd it
Please direct to Columbus
                                         Walter Thrall
Aug 21 1849


Hon J. L. Edwards
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                                   free
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington
          City

Oct 19
Ohio
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                       Licking County Ohio
                          Granville 14th of Octob 1836
Sir
                  Inclosed is more evidence
in favor of the Claim of Hiel Williams
for a pension. I once had a statement from
the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut
but I cannot now find it and whether I
have sent it to Washington or mislaid it
I cannot say
   Probably the applicant from loss of mem-
ory may have (in his declaration,) made 
some mistakes in names &c
                      Very Respecfully
                                 Yours &c
                                     Walter Thrall


Hon J. L. Edwards
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I Hiel Buell of Killingworth in the County of
Middlesex and State of Connecticut aged seventy
two years in March 1836. Depose and say that
during the war of the revolution I was well acqu-
ainted with Jehiel Williams who was the son of
Nathaniel Williams both of whom at that time
resided in said Killingworth and were my near-
est neighbors and I understand that said Jehiel
Williams now resides in the town of St Albans
in the County of Licking and State of Ohio
    And that I well recollect that said Nathaniel
Williams was drafted in the latter part of the month
of July or for part of the month of August 1779 as
I understood to serve in a company of State troops
commanded by Capt James Smith and in the
Regiment stationed at Horseneck under the
command of Col. Matthew Mead; and that the
said Jehiel Williams as a substitute for
his father Nathaniel Williams, immediately
repaired to said Horse Neck and Joined said
company and Regiment and continued there
until the first of March 1780 at which time
he was discharged
2nd That I also remember that the said Jehiel
Williams in the month of April 1781 inlisted
for six months and served out said term in the
Company of State troops stationed at Killingw-
orth as a guard under the command Capt
Job Wright and that the head quarters of said
company was at the dwelling house of my
father, at which place they regularly attended
roll call every morning
                                                       Hiel Buell
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State of Connecticut Middlesex County
Ss Killingworth August 24th 1836
          Be it remembered that on the day afore-
said Hiel Buell who hath subscribed the
foregoing deposition, appeared before me
and after being examined and cautioned to
speak the whole truth, made solemn oath
to the same deposition, and I the subs-
criber certify that said Hiel Buell is a credit-
able witness
                            George Carter Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut}    I John Fisk Clerk of the County
Middlesex County   }    Court of sd Middlesex County
                                  do certify that George Carter
Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within & for sd County
of Middlesex as is. Coms on file in my office
& that his name subscribed to the preceeding
Certificate is his proper hand writing & signature
                              In Testimony whereof I have
                                hereto set my Hand & affixed
                               the seal of sd Court this 27 day
                               of Augt A.D. 1836
                                   J W. Fisk    Clk.
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The State of Ohio
Licking County ss
                           Personally came before
me the Subscriber an acting Justice of the
peace within and for said County Mr. Joseph
Wilcox of said County who being of lawful
age and duly sworn deposeth and saith
That he has been acquainted with Hiel Williams
who has made application for a pension about
Sixteen or seventeen years and since his ac-
quaintance with him he thinks as much as
fifteen or sixteen years past he heard said
Williams relate many particulars of his service
in the Army during the Revolution, and partic-
ularly of a battle or skirmish near Killingsworth
He has heard said Williams tell of being in the
service at different tours of his having been at
Horse neck. He thinks he had heard said
Williams during said conversation many years
previous to the passage of the pension law of
was in last Will any
June 1832 say he was in Capt Wilcox Company that said Williams was often when in company  with this deponent relating
circumstances that happened while he was
in the army of the Revolution, the particulars
of which this deponent cannot now distinct-
ly recolect. That said Williams had mentioned
them as this deponent believes without ever expec-
ting a pension or benefit from them-- He
presume he told this deponent the whole partic-
ulars of his service as long ago as the year 1818 or 1819
This deponent thinks he should not recolect as much
as he does but that he had some acquaintance
with said Captain John Wilcox with whom said
Williams served and had been on the ground
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and showed by other persons where the battle
described by said Williams was fought.
This deponent states that he was raised in Killings-
worth. And that this deponent is now fifty six years
of age. And that he should Judge said William
to be 69 years old at this time. And that he believes
the statements made in said Williams to be correct
And further saith not
                                                 Joseph Wilcox

Sworn to and subscribed this 19 day of December 1834
before me. And I further certify that from personal knowl-
edge of the deponent I believe his statement is entitled
to full credit
                                               A. P. Wightman
                                             Justice of the Peace

Alonzo Lockwood of said County being of Lawful age and duly
sworn deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted 
with Hiel Williams who has made application for
a pension for nearly twenty years and previous to
the year 1818 he had heard said Williams State
that he was in the army of the Revolution of his
being at Killingsworth and at horseneck, and of his
having been in a battle or skirmish, that he served
one tour as a substitute for his father and that
he volunteered one tour; he mentioned the name of
his officers, but this deponent does not now recol-
ect them. And that he should believe the State-
ment of said Williams And should (should) Judge
him to be as old as he states he is
And further saith not                    Alonzo Lockwood

Sworn to and subscribed this 19th day of December
1834 before me. And I further certify that from
personal of the deponent I believe his statement is
entitled to full credit
                                               A. P. Wightman
                                              Justice of the Peace
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I Amos H Coffee   Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Licking County Certify
that A P. Wightman is a magistrate
as above and that the foregoing Signature
purporting to be his is genuine-
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and
Subscribed my name
this 28th day of December AD 1854
                                 A. H. Coffee Clerk
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Ohio  Jan 3d
Cancelled Jan 24

17898
Hiel Williams
Ohio

Suspended
free

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Granville Licking County Ohio
January 22d 1834

Dear Sir
       I would again respecfully submit
for consideration the application of Hiel
Williams for a pension-
                    Yours very Respecfully
                                    Walter Thrall
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Granville  June 28,'41

free

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner
    of Pensions
      Washington City
Page 38

The State of Ohio
Licking County SS
Be it Known that Mary Worden of
Granville in said County of Licking aged
fifty six years personally came before
the subscriber a Notary Public in and
for said County and being duly cautioned
and sworn deposeth and saith in addition
to her former testimony that she distinctly
recollects that Hiel Williams and his wife
Abigail (who is now applying for a pension) were
living as man and wife some two years before
the year 1794. this deponent was frequently
at their house before that year, lived a
near neighbour to them and was intimate
in their family. Although this deponent does
not distinctly recollect the time of their marriage
yet she knows they were man and wife as
early as 1792 and she has been acquainted with
them ever since. This deponent moved
(from) to Vermont soon after they did, and
to Ohio a little before them-- and that said Abi-
gail is now the widow of said Hiel
                                                       Mary Wardain
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 21st day of June 1841
                                       Walter Thrall
                                         Notary Public
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Also personally came before the subscriber
Samuel Bancroft of Granville in said
County of Licking and being duly sworn
saith that he is one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in said County
And that he has been personally acquainted with
Mrs. Worden the above affiant for
about twenty five years that she is of
good character and her statement enti-
tled to full credit. He has also been
acquainted with Mrs. Williams the applicant for near
the same time and he believes her char-
acter good and her statements true.
                                                  Samuel Bancroft
Sworn to and subscribed before the subscri-
ber this 22d day of June 1841
                               Walter Thrall Notary Public

Also personally came before the subscriber
Jacob Little of said Town of Granville and
being duly sworn saith that he is the Paster
of the Congregationalist Church in said Town
and has been acquainted with Mrs. Worden
the above affiant for about thirteen years
that she is a member of his church in good
standing and he believes her statements to be en-
titled to full faith and credit
that Mrs. Williams having moved from this Town-
ship before deponent settled here he is unacquainted
with her                                        Jacob Little
Subscribed and sworn to
before the subscriber this
22d day of June 1841
                          Walter Thrall    Notary Public
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                                        Granville Licking Co Ohio
                                                 June 22nd 1841 
Dear Sir
       I herewith forward additional
testimony for Mrs. Williams which we are
in hopes will be satisfactory
                                  Walter Thrall


J. L. Edwards Esq
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                       Sept 26
Ohio
Intoleary
Mary Philbrock
Abigail Williams 
Joshua Baker

J. L. Edwards
    Comr of Pensions
         Washington
                     City
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                        Granville 18 Sept 1839
      Dear Sir
       I have procured the Clerk's Seal to the
inclosed applications.
A part of the papers of Mrs Jerusha Baker widow
of Dan'l Baker were not sent back her first
Declaration togeth with some affidavits.
There is a small error in your communication
of the 11th ult. In stating that "if she (Mrs Baker)
was married at Richmond as alledged
Mrs Baker was married in Enfield.  ???
A. Williams in Richmond
                 Very Respecfully yours
                               Walter Thrall



Hon J L Edwards
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
           _____
File No. 6513
Abigail Williams
Wid. ┃
Hiel Williams 
Pri Rev War
       _________
Act: Feby,  3d/48

Index: -- Vol. M, Page 338

(Arrangement of 1870.}
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Hill Williams Ohio. Act 7 June 1832
     to what time paid?
               Pen: Office
                  Oct 9. 1838.

Sep 27 ?? to 4 Sep 1837
                             LH
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                  √
       26.176


Rev Army
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old envelope arising

let 2d Augt 1848 to
W Thrall
let 25 Augt  '49 D. C
Goddard
Page 47

     2235
Abigail Williams
of Hiel
Ohio
  ______
Suspended
let. 15 Nov. 1839
W Thrall
do 26 Feb 40
let: 1 July 1841 to do
let. 24 Aug 41 to do
let to Hon D. Duncan
August 22nd 1848
Oct 26 June 49  Hon: Thos
Ewing

Act 7 July 1838
Page 48

Papers copied and sent
to Hon D. Duncan H.R.
1. April 1848
Page 49

                          (Copy)
                                             Department of the Interior
                                            Washington August 1, 1869

Sir
      In the case of Abigail Williams (the papers in
which are herewith returned) I am of opinion that the
claim should be allowed, provided that additional
evidence is produced to show either-
     1st. That the Records of the Town where the
ceremony was celebrated contain no evidence of the
Marriage or
     2nd That the parties have made every possible
effort to obtain such evidence and have failed
    The statement by Mr. Thrall under oath that
he has written on several occasions to the Town
Clerk and has received no answer, might be
sufficient under the circumstances, to permit the
introduction of parol testimony, and in such a
State of facts I should deem the marriage sufficiently
established by the affidavits now on file
                                  I am Sir
                                      Very Respectfully
                                               Your Obt. Svt.
                   (Signed)                   T. Ewing,
                                                   Secretary.
The Commissioner
       of Pensions.
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                     Comptrollers Office
                                         July 11th 1833
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts
for the State of Connecticut, do certify, that in
the abstract of claims of this State against the
United States, for military services in the
war of the revolution, the vouchers for which
were delivered to & receipted by E. Haskell
Comr under date Nov. 11th 1780, there is
charged for Col.. John Meade £195, 18, 8d on
June 13th 1781 £368,9,2; d under date 1781
March 29th for Capt. Charles Smiths pay roll
£696 ,5, 4; d that there there are no pay rolls
or other evidence of the continuance of the
service
                                           E. Phelps
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Hiel Williams



Walter Thrall Esq.
           Clerk
          Feb 3
Page 52

On the application of Hial Williams for a
pension. I have to state that since the receipt
of your favor of Decr 2d 1836 I have not seen
the applicant and have had no means to seek
for further evidence since the receipt of Mr Buels
affidavit. We would respecfully ask for a certificate
for the amount of service proved, and let the
ballance of the service claimed, rest for further testimony
                                          Respecfully &c
                                              Walter Thrall
Feb 3d 1837

J. L. Edwards Esqr
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23d Aug 1841
Add evidence Case of 
Abigail Williams
      Nolle Allison                             25


J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of
             Pensions
Washington City
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The State of Ohio
Licking County
                          Be it known that before me
Walter Thrall a Notary Public in and for said
Licking County, Personally appeared Achsah
Rose of Granville in said County aged Seven-
ty seven years and being first duly cautioned
and sworn deposeth and saith that for more than
twenty five years she had been acquainted with
Abigail Williams who is applying for a pen--
sion and her husband Hiel Williams about twenty 
five years past her boys lived with and worked for
us from my acquaintance with the family and
children they then being some of them men grown I
have no hesitation in saying, that there is no doubt 
but that Mrs. Williams was married as early
as she states (in 1789) and my acquaintance with
her. I would say she ought to be believed-
                                                       Achsah Rose
Witness
C. C. Rose
                      Sworn to and subscribed before me
                     this 17th day of August 1841
                                         Walter Thrall
                                          Notary Public
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                                           Granville 17th Aug 1841 
Dear Sir
                       We send you for Mrs. Williams the
additional testimony of Mrs. Rose we have rep-
eately tried to obtain record evidence, without
getting an answer. We think she has made such
proof of her marriage as would satisfy a Court
or Jury or the war department. The proof consists 1st
her own oath, with the testimony of one of the Judges
of our Court and Mrs Rose and others that she is entitled
to be believed, 2d We have the affidavit of Mrs. War-
den that she lived with Mrs. Williams and her
husband Hiel before 1794. We have proved that
Mrs. Worden is entitled to belief by Mr. Little the
Clergyman of her church. We cannot conceive why
this testimony is not entitled to credit. We have
also the coroborating testimony & two of her chil-
dren and the testimony of Doctor Eager and
Mrs Eagar. We feel unwilling to abandon a claim
which we feel to be just.
We would respecfully call the attention of the
department again to the papers, and would also
refer to Col Mathiot the M. C. from this dis-
trict who is personally acquainted with
a number of those who has testified and who we be-
lieve will vouch for their credibility
We think an over rigid requirement of proof of
marriage would be inconsistant with the spirit
of the law; if no record was made of it, it is
not the fault of the woman, she did make the re-
turn of the marriage or do the recording it was not required of them. And the makers of the law could not suppose that 
parol evidence could be produced of a transaction
that happened not in public but at a private
house fifty years ago. We cannot help feeling con-
fident of the success of our claim
                                              Very Respectully
                                                Walter Thrall
J. L. Edwards Esq.