Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,106, Clem Hill, Va.
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Va. 
Hill, Clem. 
Clement 
Mary
W. 10.106
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6437
Kentucky.
Clem Hill of Barren in the State of Ky who was a pri: in the company commanded by Captain Wallace of the Regt commanded by Col: Buford - in the Va - line for 18 months from 1779 - 
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky - at the rate of 60 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of March 1833 - and sent from C. Tompkins HR
Arrears to the 4th of Sept -                          90
1832 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33  30
$120 - 
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 9 Page 43 - 
No No -
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Report
669.
Indiana Madison
Mary Hill widow of Clement Hill who served in the Revolutionary war, Va as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of July 1848 and sent to Hon. S. Breese
Ho. of R
Recorded on all of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 328 Vol. 3.
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No8529.
Declaration of Mary Hill
Indiana
Act 7 July 38

Adm
18 mo pri

60
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County
     On this fifteenth day of November the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two personally appeared before the subscriber Judge of the Probate Court, in and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Hill in open court a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy six years, who being first - duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838, entitled "An Act Granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows," that she is the widow of Clement Hill, who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and served as set forth in the original Declaration of her said husband on file in the War Office of the United States; and to which she refers for the particulars as to his services.  That her husband the said Clement Hill was in his lifetime a Pensioner on the Kentucky Roll, at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum;  She further declares that she was married to the said Clement Hill, on the fifteenth day of March, seventeen hundred and eighty three and that her husband the aforesaid Clement Hill died on the second day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service

(written in margin)
*"in open Court" interlined by me before the authentication thereof.  W. Duncan Probate Judge
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but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.
                         Mary X Hill
                         (X her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
     W. Duncan Judge
     of the Probate Court

State of Indiana
Lawrence County
     I William Duncan Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County do certify that Mary Hill did on this day in my presence subscribe, and was by me duly sworn to, the foregoing Declaration.
     Given under my hand this fifteenth of November A.D. 1842.
                 W. Duncan Judge
                 of the Court of Probate
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County
    I Robert Mitchell Clerk of the Probate Court in and for said County do certify that William Duncan is Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County and State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
     In testimony whereof I have hereby set my hand and affixed my official seal of Office this fifteenth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two.
              Robert Mitchell Clerk
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Free
(stamp)
STANFORD KY.
NOV. 7

J. Harlan Esquire
Post Master
Marshall 
Illinois
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     Know all men by these presents that we Clement Hill and James Smith are held and firmly bound unto his excellency that governor of Virginia in the sum of Fifty pounds current money to the payment whereof will and truly to be made to the said Governor and his successors we bind ourselves our heirs Executors and ambassadors jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and deed this seventeenth day of March Seventeen hundred and eighty four (17th day of March 1784)
     The character of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to  be solemnized between the above bound Clement Hill and Mary Ann Douglas for which a (illegible) has been issued.  I therefore here see no lawful case to obstruct the said marriage here this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force.  
              Clement X Hill (seal)
              James X Smith (seal)
                  (X their marks)

Sealed & delivered in presence of 
Willis Green

I Thomas Helm clerk of the Lincoln County Court depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Lincoln County Court in the State of Kentucky that Willis Green before whom the foregoing Bond was acknowledged was on the 17th day of March Seventeen Hundred & eighty four Clerk of the Lincoln County Court where the above bond is a copy of the original bond now on file in my office.  That I have made a careful examination of the Records of my office but have not been enabled to find
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any Record evidence of the marriage of Clement Hill & Mary Ann Douglass.  That the Ministers of the Gospel who were authorized to Solemnize the rules of Marriage in many instances failed to return to the Clerks Office of the County Court certificates of their having solemnized the rules of matrimony.
     That in the above copy of the Marriage Bond I have inserted the date in writing when upon the Original bond the date stands are figured.
              Thomas Helm Clk
              Lincoln County Court

Sworn & subscribed to by Thomas Helm before me this 5th day of November 1842.
               Asahel Prentiss
               Justice of the Peace for
               Lincoln County

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Lincoln County Court
     I Thomas Helm Clerk of the county court for the county afs'd do certify that J. Harlan Esquire before whom the above affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace in Lincoln County Kentucky duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine.  
(seal)
Thomas Helm clerk of the Lincoln County Court has hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of my office this 5th day of November 1843.
           Thomas Helm Clerk
           Lincoln County Court
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                           Stanford Nov. 5th 1862
J Harlan Esquire
     Sir, Yours of the 20th Oct. has been Received.  I have made out & transmit therewith a copy of the Bond executed by Clement Hill and James Smith his Security for the Purpose of obtaining a Licence for a marriage intended between the said Hill and Mary Ann Douglas.
     The Minister of the Gospel in those early times failed to return written statements of Marriages Solemnized by them in many instances.  That they were married is a fair inference from the circumstance that the Bond was executed in the Clerks Office.

         Respectfully Your
         Obedient Servant
                 Thomas Helm
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Clement Hill
Ky

Admit private
18 mo. Va Con line
from 1779  $60
Cap Wallace
Col Buford

Charsl. Tompkins
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State of Kentucky 
Barren County
     On this 17 day September 1832 Personally appeared before the Judge of the Circuit Court of said County Clem Hill a resident citizen of said County who being duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made for certain Surviving
 officers and Soldiers of the army of the revolution Saith that he is now in the Seventy fifth year of his age  that in the commencement of the revolution he was a citizen of Fairfax County  Virginia shortly after became a citizen of Rockbridge County Va. where he enlisted under Captain Adam Wallace in the month of April 1779 for the Term of eighteen months: Serv’d. the Term out and rec’d. a discharge a coppy of which I now have; the original I gave to a Maj’r. Charles Gladkin’s then of Bedford County Virginia to draw the pay due me for my services as a Corporal in which Capacity he serv’d for about fifteen months. When he enlisted he marched under Capt. Adam Wallace to Fredericksburg where he drew arms and clothing then marched to Petersburg. was then place’d in the 11 Virginia Regiment Commanded  by Col. Abr’m Buford. The Regiment remain’d at Petersburg until in Spring [illegible]  he was then placed in the company commanded by Capt. Hord. The march was then taken
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 up in a direction to Charleston South Carolina  did not reach there before the British & Tories had routed the Troups & Taken possession of Monks Corner which prevented the army getting to Charleston. retreated then on the opposite side of Santee River to Lanoos Ferry , where we lay until Col. A. Buford came up with the Balance of the troops from Petersburg. immediately the news came that Col. Tarlton  was coming up, Buford command’d a retreat towards Virginia but was overtaken by Tarlton and defeated at a place near the hanging rock South Carolina. he was not in the action I was on the forord guard commanded by Lieut. John Bowen – who had the charge of about 24 prisenors the most or all of whom were
 tories, Bowen order’d the prisenors set at liberty & the guard to form a line of Battle by the side of the road – the next order was to run that Buford was defeated. The remainder of the army then Rendavous’d. at Hilsborough  North Carolina – we march’d from there to
 chesterfield courthouse Virginia  we remarch’d to Hilsborough to Guard Gen’l Gates & on Oct 25th 1780 was discharg’d at that place. in the latter part of the winter 1781 I volunteer’d in the Company of Capt Thomas
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Logwood to Bedford County Virginia  was in the Battle at Guilford Courthouse he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pention or annuity except the present and he further declares that his name is not on the pention roll of the united states or the agency of any state  Sworn to and Subscribed in open court the day and year afs’d — the copy of the discharge before mentioned is produced by the said Hill & is hereto annexed.
                         Clem X Hill
                          (X his mark)

Teste.
Ben Monroe
And the said court certify as their opinion from the declaration and discharge that said Hill served as stated in said declaration which is certified (crossed out) war department of the United States.
     I Richard Garnett Clerk of the circuit court for Barren County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Clem Hill for a pension.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of September 1832.
               Richard Garnett Clerk
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 The Barren hearing of Clem Hill of Col. Beufords Ridg’t Having Served Eighteen Monnths which is the full Term of his inlistment as a Souldier in the
Continental Army from the State of Virginia is hearby Discharged
      Given Under my hand at HillsBorough the 26th of October 1780.
               Abm Buford, Col
11th Virginia Redgt.

A True Copy from me.
          Chas. Gwatkins

I do certify that his wages is settled and he is in due from the first of August to the 25th of October 1780, 2 months 25 Days.
                       Thos. Ridley Maj.
                       6th C. Regt (?)
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.

AWN

File No 10106
Mary Hill
Wid of
Clement Hill
Pvt. Rev. War

Act:  Feby. 2nd/48
Index:-Vol. A, Page 334
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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740
Indiana - Madison
Mary Hill
widow of Clement Hill who was a Private in the Virginia line
for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of July, 1843.
                         Uri Manly, Marshall, Illinois
               [Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. A.  Page 178.
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Mary Hills 
Case
Proof of death
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County
     On this fifteenth day of November 1842, before me, the subscriber, Judge of the Probate Court, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Pedigo in open court who being first duly sworn according to Law doth upon his oath say that Clement Hill is dead, and that he died on the second day of July in the Year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six and that Mary Hill is still the widow of the said Clement Hill and has not intermarried with any person since the death of her said husband; that said Mary Hill was the wife of the said Clement Hill in his lifetime.
                         John Pedigo

Subscribed and sworn to this fifteenth day of November A.D. 1842 before me.
                  W. Duncan Judge
                  of the Probate Court
   
     I testify that John Pedigo who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Deposition before me is a credible witness and that his statements are entitled to full credit.
     Given under my hand this fifteenth day of November A.D. 1842.
                 W. Duncan Judge
                 of the Probate Court
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County
     I Robert Mitchell Clerk of the Probate Court in, and for the county and State aforesaid do certify that William Duncan is Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County and State aforesaid; and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
(seal)
            In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said court this fifteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty two.
                    Robert Mitchell Clerk
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Admit private $60
Indiana - Madison
Sent to
Uri Manly
Marshall
Illinois

847 OM

(stamp)
MARSHALL ILL APR 19

Indiana
Mar 3 1843
Mary Hill

(written vertically)
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
City of Washington 
D.C.

FREE
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             Marshall Ill 18th April 1843

Sir I have the honor to enclose the application of Mrs. Hill under Act of March '45 - I hope it may be regarded as sufficient.

                      Very Respectfully
                      Yr. Obd Svt
                               Uri Manly

J.L. Edwards Esq
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                        Marshall Ill 4th Decr 1842

Sir - I have the honor to enclose the explanatory affidavit of Mrs. Mary Hill of Ia.  Mr. Manly has written you several times for information in relation to the claim of Mrs. May Patton widow of Thomas Patton of Ia but has said no answer.  He wrote in Oct. & Nov.-  It is hoped this affidavit will be satisfactory.
                    Very Respectfully
                    Harlan & Manly

Hon. J.L. Edwards
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                       Washington June 30 1848

Sur:
     I enclose you the affidavit of Mary Hill for a pension according to the Act of 1848 Feb. 2d.
     Will you please do with it what is right.
                          Vy. respy
                          S. Breese

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
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             Marshall Ill. 26th Nov. 1842

Sir.  I enclose you the application of Mrs. Hill - There is some little descrepency (sic) as to the name but from all the facts there can be no doubt but the person is the same - I hope the proofs here with transmitted will be deemed sufficient.
                        Very Respectfully,
                        Harlan & Manly

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
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No. 8529  
Dec 9 42
(illegible)
July 7, 1838
Mary Hill

(written vertically)
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Hon Z. Casey
H.R.
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House of Reps.
                 Decr. 6th 1842

Sir
     Please examine the enclosed papers and inform me of the result.
                  Respectfully
                  Your obt. servt
                           Z. Casey

J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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(left panel)
Indiana 6928
Mary Hill widow of Clement Hill who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 2 July 1836 of Lawrence Co. in the State of Indiana who was a Pri in the Company commanded by Captain Wallace of the Regt commanded by Buford in the Va. line for 18 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison at the rate of 60 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Dec. '42 and sent to Hon. Z Casey 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841
Semi-annual allowance ending  
              300

[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by Theo. L. Moody Clerk
Book A Vol. 2  Page 221

(right panel)
Reported
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Mary Hill
of Clement
Indiana
Suspended
per let 9 Dec 42
Hon Z. Casey

Act 7 July 1838
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     On the 8th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Mary Hill a resident of said county aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the war of the Revolution that she is the widow of Clement Hill who was a private in the Army of the Revolution.  She is not able to state in what Regiment he was in but begs leave to refer to the original Declaration made by her said husband on file in the proper office in Washington City.  She declares that he was a pensioner under the Act of 7 July 1838 at the rate of sixty Dollars per annum.  That her husband was a pensioner on the Kentucky Role.  She further Declares that she is still a widow.
                                   Mary X Hill
                                    (X her mark)

     Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Olly Crooke JP
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     I Olly Crooke one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county do certify that Mary Hill who has this day subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration before me is personally known to me as has been personally know to me for the space of six years past and i am fully satisfied with the truth of her Statement.
     Given under my hand this 8th day of April 1843
                            Olly Crooke JP

(written vertically)
847

State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     I Robert Mitchell Clerk of the circuit court in and for said count do certify that Olly Crooks is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my name this 11th day of April AD 1843
             Robert Mitchell Clk
             Lawrence Circuit Court
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     Be it Remembered that on this 21st day of November A.D. 1842 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Mary Hill who being first duly sworn according to Law doth upon her oath say:  that although her name before she was married was Mary Ann Douglas that for many years past she have been called Mary only and in that name has signed a Declaration for a pension under the Act of July 7 1848.
                         Mary X Hill
                         (X her mark)

Sworn to before me this 21st day of November 1842
            Olly Crooks JP (seal)

State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     I Robert Mitchell Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do certify that Olley Crooke is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official Seal and Subscribed my name this 24th day of November A.D. 1842.
                     Robert Mitchell Clerk

(seal)
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     On this 26th day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty eight before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Mary Hill a resident of said County aged about eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the Act of Congress passed on 20 February 1838 granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Clement Hill who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and who served as set forth in his application to which she refers - that she has been placed as a pensioner on the Indiana Role at the rate of $60 a year under the Acts of 7 July 1838 and subsequent acts - that she is still the widow of the aforesaid Clement Hill.
                  Mary X Hill
                   (X her mark)
     Subscribed and sworn on the 26 day of May 1848 before me.
Olly Crooke JP
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(written vertically)
Admitted
Hon S. Breese
H of R

     I certify that Mary Hill who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration before me is personally known to me and I am fully satisfied in the truth of the statements therein made by her.
        Olly Crooke JP

State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
     I Gustavus Clark Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do certify that Olly Crooke Esq. is a magistrate as above and that the several foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine as I verily believe.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said County this 21st day of June 1848.
              Gustavus Clark Clerk
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(written vertically)
Admitted
Hon S. Breese
H of R

I certify that Mary Hill who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration before me is personally known to me and I am fully satisfied in the truth of the statements therein made by her.
Olly Crooke JP

State of Indiana
Lawrence County SS
I Gustavus Clark Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do certify that Olly Crooke Esq. is a magistrate as above and that the several foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine as I verily believe.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said County this 21st day of June 1848.
Gustavus Clark Clerk