Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,831, William Hill, Mass.
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SERVICE | | NUMBER

Mass. | Hill, William | S. 32.831
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CONTENTS
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607
Massachusetts Roll
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William Hill, 
Capt Abbott Private
Massachusetts line 1780 to June 1783
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts 
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 10th day of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of May 1818
and sent Hon. Samuel Putnam,
Salem Mass
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Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818 | 
Amount 25/30
| $38.66

{Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Andover, Essex Co

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Recd Y admd.

No. 873.
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William Hill
Private, or as he saith Corporal,
Massachusetts Line.
John Coates, Assignee.
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Warrant issued to John Coates,
Assignee of William Hill,
under date the 15th Octr. 1817, and
delivered to Michael Nourse Esq.
in virtue of Power of Atty. the
same Day.

Deposd. by Letter from M. Nourse Esq.
19th Sept. 1817.
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ON THIS DAY, the first of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen before me William Stevinson of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts notary public, duly admitted and sworn, and in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, appeared 
John Coates of Boston aforesaid 
who has made, ordained, constituted and appointed Michael Nourse of Baskington City, true and lawful attorney for him and in his name to [illegible] for and receive from the War Department, an U. S. Military law warrant A [illegible] for one hundred acres to him as the assignee of William Hill late a Soldier with the Revolutionary army. And when received to sell assign & transfer the same to any person whomsoever 
and to do and execute all lawful acts requisite for effecting the premises, with power to the said attorney to substitute an attorney or attornies under him
for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever the said attorney, his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do, or cause to be done therein, by these presents. 
John Coates
In witness whereof, the said John Coates

above name has signed, sealed, and acknowledged this letter of attorney to be his act and deed, before me the said notary; and I have hereunto set my hand and caused my notarial seal of office to be hereunto affixed, the day and year first above written.
William Stevinson Notary

WITNESSES
W. A. Baxter
F Kahler

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Be it remembered, That William Hill of Andover in the Count of Essex in the Commonwealth aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION, to wit,

That he enlisted into the service of the United States in the month of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty, in Capt. Stephen Abbot's company in the Regiment commanded by Coll. Benjamin Tupper, Massachusetts line, and served the United States during the revolutionary war against the common enemy from that time to the ninth day of June 1783 and that he was then regularly discharged, but has lost his certificate thereof by time and accident.

That when Tupper's Regiment was reduced he was transferred to Capt. Smiths company in Col. Michael Jackson's Regt 8th Mass Line.

That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.

Wm Hill
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AFFIDAVIT.
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I Lalfry Downing of Andover in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, gentleman do on oath depose and testify,

That I was Sergeant in Capt. Abbot's company within mentioned at the time when the within named William Hill enlisted and do know that he served the United States as he has within stated. And was regularly discharged as within mentioned.
Lalfry Downing
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.

On this Tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam Esqr. one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
the aforenamed William Hill & Jaffray Downing, and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforewritten Declaration and AFFIDAVIT, by them respectively made as aforesaid: -And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforenamed William Hill served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the  day of February A. D. 1780 to the ninth day of June A. D. 1783 at one period of the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby certify the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.

Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court aforesaid, at Salem, this tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

S. Putnam Just
S. J. Court of Massts.

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William Hill
10 Apr
Correct DA

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.

I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said State in & for the county of Essex do certify that the Hon Samuel Putnam is a judge of said Supreme Judicidal Court & that the within signature is his proper handwriting & that the Seal hereto affixed is the seal of said court.

Salem Apr 20 1818. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
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To all Persons to whom these Persents shall come,

KNOW YE, That I William Hill of Andover in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, [illegible], late a Soldier in Capt. Smith, Compy. Colo. Michael Jackson's Regt. in the Service of the United States of America, for an in Consideration of the Sum of 
Thirty Dollars
to me in Hand paid, at and before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents, by 
John Coates of Boston County of Suffolk Commonwealth aforesaid
have sold, remised, released, quit-claimed, transferred, and assigned, and by these Presents do sell, remise, release, quit-claim, transfer, and assign to the said John Coates his Heirs and Assigns forever, all Right, Title, Interest, Claim, and Demand, which I now have, and all Right, Title, Interest, Claim, and Demand which I, my Heirs, Executors, or Administrators [next few words illegible because of the fold] to the Land which I am entitled to, and to the Land which I [next few words illegible because of the fold] may at any Time hereafter be entitled to, from the Congress of the United States of America, for my Services as Soldier in the Army of the United States of America, for and during the War with Great-Britain, and to every Part and Parcel thereof: and I the said William Hill do, for myself, my Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, hereby covenant and agree to and with the said John Coates his Heirs and Assigns, that I the said William Hill my Heirs, Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, shall and will, at any Time or Times hereafter, at the Request, Cost and Charges of the said John Coates his Heirs or Assigns, do, make, seal and execute, or cause or procure to be done, made, sealed and executed, all and every such reasonable Act and Acts, Thing and Things, Conveyance and Conveyances, Assurance and Assurances in the Law whatsoever, for the perfect granting, conveying, remising, releasing, transferring and assigning all and singular the Right, Title, Claim and Demand, which I the said William Hill have, or which I the said William Hill my Heirs, Executors, or Administrators may, at any Time hereafter, have, of, in, and to the Land aforesaid; and of, in, and to every Part and Parcel thereof, unto the said John Coates his Heirs and Assigns, to the only proper Use and Behoof of the said John Coates his Heirs and Assigns forever, as by his or their [next few words illegible because of the fold] advised or devised or required. And I the said William Hill do hereby appoint the said John Coates my true and lawful Attorney irrevocably, to ask, demand, solicit, and obtain in my Name, otherwise, but for the sole Use and Behoof of the said John Coats his Heirs and Assigns, forever from the United States, a Grant or Grants, Patent or Patens, for the Land aforesaid; hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said Attorney may do respecting the same. And I the said William Hill for myself, my Heirs, Executors and Administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and with the said John Coates his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, that I will not revoke or annul the Power of Authority herein contained, or do any Act which shall impede the said John Coates in soliciting or obtaining a Grant or Grants, Patent or Patents, for the Land aforesaid.

[Stamp - THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty fourth Day of January in the Year of our LORD One thousand [crossed-out - seven] eight hundred [crossed-out - and ninety].

Wm Hill

Signed, sealed and delivered in the Presence of us,
Eben. Poor Junr, [illegible]
in Andover aforesaid
Lemuel [illegible] Saddler
in Andover aforesaid

Essex ss. STATE OF Massachusetts January twenty fifth 1800
Personally appeared the above-mentioned William Hill - and made Oath, that he had never before sold, or otherwise disposed of his Military Bounty Lands; and further that be acknowledged the above to be his free Act and Deed, and desired that it might be received as such.
Before me, Tim Bigood Notary Public

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Haverhill Jany 25th 1800. This may certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above witnesses to their instrument for [illegible] or more that they are men of Good Credit of Reputation.
Attest Tim Bigood Noty Public
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Andover Janr. 24. 1800 
We the Subscribers witnesses to the [illegible] Instrument have been personally acquainted with the said William Hill ten years or more & know him to be the Same Soldier as is represented herein.
Eben. [illegible]
Lem Poor

Hill, Wm.
Mass 53283[cut off]

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Hill, Wm. 
Mass 532831

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William Hill to
John Coates
Mass

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Andover, State of Massachusetts, April 26 1814. I the subscriber who was an officer in the Revolutionary War between the United States and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible], and in the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of the American Army do hereby certify that I have known William Hill who signed the within Instrument more than thirty years - and know him to be the [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] he represents himself to be, in the said testament.
Fred Frye Esquire
[illegible] [illegible] Mass [illegible]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Town of Andover July 9th 1816. Then personally appeared the above named [illegible] [illegible] and
made solemn Oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed.

Before me John Phillips Jun.
Justice of the Peace
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Andover, State of Massachusetts, April 25th 1814. I the subscriber, who was an officer in the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain, and in the Massachusetts Line of the American Army, Do hereby certify, that I have known William Hill who signed the within Instrument. more than thirty years and know him to be the identical person he represents himself to be, in the said Instrument.
Fred Frye Ensign
late 1st Massts Regimt.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
Town of Andover July 9th 1816 This day personally appeared the above named Frederic Frye Esquire and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed
Before me John Phillips Junr.
Justice of the Peace
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To all to whom then Presents shall come.

Know ye, That I William Hill of Andover, County of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Labourer, late a Corporal in Capt. Smith's Company and Colo. Michael Jackson's Regt. in the Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, for and in consideration of seventy Dollars to me in hand paid at and before the unsealing and delivery of these Presents, by John Coates

Have sold, remised released, quit claimed, transferred, assigned and conveyed, and [illegible] these Presents. do sold, release, quit claim, transfer, assign and convey. To the said John Coats, his heirs and assigns forever all the Right, Title, Interest, Claim & demand which I now have, and all Right, Title, Interest, Claim and Demand, which I, my Heirs, executors or administrators may have to a Warrant or Patent of One Hundred acres of Land, which was granted, or shall be granted, for my services, by the United States, as a Bounty, for enlisting for and serving during the Revolutionary War in the Massachusetts Line and to every part and parcel thereof.

And I William Hill do hereby appoint and constitute the said John Coates, true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably to ask, demand, solicit and obtain in my name, or otherwise, but for the sole use, benefit and he [illegible] of the said, John Coates - his Heirs and Assigns forever, from the United States, a Warrant or Warrants, Grant or Grants, Patent or Patents for the Land aforesaid; - hereby
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ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney may do respecting the same. And I the said William Hill, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and with the said John Coates his heirs executors, administrators and assigns that I will not revoke or annul the power of authority herein contained or do any act which shall impede the said John Coates - in soliciting or obtaining a warrant or warrants, grant or grants, patent or patents for the Land aforesaid.

In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, this 3 day of September in the year 1817.

{signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us.
John Phillips
Lydia Phillips}

Wm Hill

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Andover September 3d. 1817
Personally appeared the above mentioned William Hill, who is well known to me and acknowledged the above to be his [illegible] Act and Deed.

Before me, John Phillips Jus Pacis

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Andover Sept. 3d, 1817.

I Ebenezer Johnson of Andover, yeoman, do hereby certify [crossed-out - that] that I was a Soldier in and during the Revolutionary war, and served for "during the war." in Colo Michael Jackson's Regt (the 8th) in the Massachusetts Line of the American Army - and that a William Hill who has signed on this sheet, a Power of Attorney and Deed of his Land granted as a Bounty by the United States, is the identical Wm. Hill who served in the 8th Regt. - that I was acquainted with him the Army and ever since - that he was enlisted for and served during the said Revolutionary war, until the close of it  - and that he was honourably discharged, at the same time as I was - which was in the month of 3 June 1783.
Ebenr. Johnson

Essex ss: September 3d. 1817
Personally appeared Ebenezer Johnson, a person of good credibility, well known by me, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate signed by him.
Before me John Phillips Jus Pacis
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I Benjamin Barry of Andover in the County of Essex, State of Massachusetts, yeoman, do hereby certify that I was a Soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary war. That I enlisted for, and served, during that war in the Massachusetts line. That I was well acquainted with Mr. William Hill who signed an instrument on this sheet, giving a power of attorney, and a Deed of one hundred acres of Land granted as a Bounty by the United States, That he the identical William Hill who served in the 8th Massachusetts Regt. That he [crossed-out - [illegible]] enlisted for the term of "During the War" and did actually serve until the close of the Revolutionary war. and that he was honourably discharged, and returned home at the same time I did, which was in the month of June 1783.
Benjamin [his mark X] Barry

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Andover Spt 3, 1817.
Personally appeared Benjamin Barry a person of good credit, & reputation for veracity, who is well known by me, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Certificate, which he signed and which was read to him by me.
Before me, Samuel Merrill Justice of Peace.
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32831

Revy INVALID.
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File No. 32.831
William Hill
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 1818
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 187

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.

I hereby certify that the signatures of the inclosed instrument are in my opinion in the hand writing of Samuel Merrill and John Phillips Esquires that they are now in the Commission as Justices of the Peace in said County of Essex, appointed by the Executive authority of Massachusetts and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given in and out of Court, to their, Certificates and attestations.

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this fifth day of September Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.

Ichabod Tucker Clerk of the Courts in Essex County

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Departt Sepr 6, 1817

By this I certify, that William Hill, or Hills, of Andover, in the County of Essex & Commonth aforesaid, did, some years ago, as appears of record, now remaining in this office, produce satisfactory evidence, that he was a Soldier in the American Army in the revolutionary war, enlisted during the war, & was honorably & duly discharged. and in consequence of such evidence & testimony received twenty dollars, as a bounty granted by this State in such cases. Said Bounty being allowed & paid only to persons of the above description.

Alden Bradford
Secy. of [illegible] of Massachusetts.

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