Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13405, Guy Hills, Conn.
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SERVICE  Conn
 Hills, Guy  
NUMBER  S.13405

CONTENTS

learded
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Guy Hill
died 2 April 1 1834,
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State of New York
Niagara County
Surrogate Court

I Leander S. Ketchun county judge of said county performing the duties of this office of Surrogate therein do hereby certify that at a Surrogate Court holden [?] me at [?] said county on the tenth day of May 1852 evidence satisfactory to said court was advanced to show that Guy Hills late an United States Pensioner at the rate of $56.66 per annum died on or about the 23rd day of April (1834) one thousand eight hundred & thirty four. That at his decease he left no widow him surviving but left the following named children heirs & widows which are his only children - him surviving viz Matthew M Mosher who resides the State of Indiana & Susan M Eddy, Sally S Oaks, Polly M Higley & Eliza R Green who resides in the state of New York & that each of them are of the age of twenty one years & upwards.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand accorded to herein prepared this seal of said county this tenth day of May 1852.
Leander S. Ketchun
County Judge
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W. G. Wade May 25 1853

New York 14793.
Guy Hills
of Rensalear Co  in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Strong of the ---commanded by ---  in the Continental*  line for 17 months
*Conn. Line
Records corrected April 3/06 Gs.

Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence of the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of June 1833 and sent to S. Kendrick Fraq. N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833.             113.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833  28 33
                                                                    $ 141.65

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Francis F. Franciosi  Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4. Page 61.
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State of New York
Renselaer County} ss 

Guy Hills the applicant for a pension named in the declaration hereunto annexed being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the two terms of service particularly set forth and [?] in the declaration of his hereunto annexed was an Enlistment as Teamster in the regular service and not an engagement under contract that he was subject to martial law and under the like restrictions and regulations as other soldiers of the said army. This deponent further states that he well recollects the fact that which he was stationed at White Plains with the Company to which he belonged then was there a few which remember he cannot now state of the soldiers belonging to the company of this deponent and who had enlisted as Teamsters in the same service were tried & convicted by a Court Martial for the crime of desertion and punished by whipping for said crime he also recollects the circumstance that two of the soldiers so punished were brothers, he does not recollect the names of any of them but one and that one name was Dunn.  And further this deponent saith he does not know of any person whose testimony he can present to prove his service or to prove that those who served in the teamsters were subject to Martial Law but that he distinctly recollects the fact that they were. And further saith not not.
Guy Hills

Sworn this 28 day of January 1833 before me
William L Brown J Peace

I William L Brown do hereby certify that Guy Hills who both subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit cannot from bodily infirmity attend court.
Date [?] 28 Jan’y 1833 William L. Brown J Peace
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State of New York
Renselaer County
I hereby certify that William L Brown Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature thereto subscribed is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 29 January 1833.
Henry R Bristol Clerk
per N Howard [illegible] Deputy
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In the matter of Guy Hills on his application for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 1832

N.o

aomd
17 mo Teamster
$56.66

S. Kendrick Esq

Per N. Howard Juror Depy
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State of New York
Rensselaer County}ss 
On this thirtieth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Isaac McConihe Judge of Rensselaer County Courts Guy Hills a resident of the Town of Pittstown in the County of Rensselaer and state of New York aged sixty eight (68) 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 under the following named officers and served as having stated. Says that he has no record of his age but from the best information he has been able to obtain he was born the second day of February 1764 in the Town of Colchester in the State of Connecticut and lived there until he enlisted in the United States service. He regularly enlisted [strikethrough] in [strikethrough] into the said United States Service in the revolutionary army within the month of April or May 1781 for the term of one year as Teamster in what was called the Team Service in a company under and commanded by Captain Jabez Strong that he was in the regular service under an enlistment and not by contract, that he joined the army at West Point immediately on his entering the said service his only employment was driving a team for the army, that he was at West Point at the time Arnold deserted and went over to the British that [strikethrough] he served nine months [strikethrough] some time in latter part of the month of December 1780 he was regularly discharged after having served nine months of the term of his enlistment. The reason of his having been discharged before his term was out, was this, that in consequence of Arnold having destroyed and deranged the things at West Point the work for the team became so laborious in driving timber from the mountains to repair the fort and the chain across the North River and the scarcity of fodder for the teams they  [strikethrough] were [strikethrough] soon became feeble and worn down so that they were not able to be used and the Winter setting in [strikethrough] the [strikethrough] the works were suspended and there was not further usage for him offering that [strikethrough] and hereby he was [?] out of employ [strikethrough]

On the side of the document:  from Apl to Nov. 8 mos.
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that on his being discharged at West Point aforesaid he returned to Colchester his place of residence.

That the next Spring in the month April 1781 he enlisted again as teamster for one year under Captain John Johnson in the said United States service at Colchester aforesaid that said enlistment was in the regular service and was not an employment under any contract, that immediately after he entered he joined the army at Providence and marched from there with the army to White Plains, and from there to York Town. He was at the Siege of that place, with his team and engaged upon duty three days and nights in succession. After the battle was over he remained at Yorktown until he had served nine months of his term in that year, when he was discharged at said Yorktown. The reason of his being discharged before his term expired was that a disruption broke out among the cattle belonging to the army and most of them died amongst which was the team [strikethrough] which [strikethrough] this deponent drove - on being discharged he returned to Colchester where he lived until he was twenty one years old he then moved into the state of New York where he has resided ever since except one year when he resided in Vermont that he now resides in the town of Pittstown in the State of New York where he has resided for thirty five years last frost. He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure to testify to his service. This deponent further states that there were three other Company [?] in and about Colchester aforesaid been commanded by Captain Solomen Phelps or by Captain Bissell Phelps and then three by Captain Samuel Northam who were out at the same time and in the team services. 

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension
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roll of the agency of any state or /if any only in that of the agency of the state of Connecticut.
Guy Hills

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
I. McConihe Judge of Renl Comm Pleas
Court in the Sup. Court

State of New York
Rensselaer County}ss 
Wilber Sherman a Clergyman residing in the Town of Pittstown in the County of Rensselaer and Roswell Halsted  residing in the city of Troy in said county hereby certify that he am well acquainted with Guy Hills who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that he believes him to be sixty eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Wilber Sherman
Roswell Halsted

Sworn to and subscribed this 8 day of November 1832 before me
I McConihe
Judge of Renl Comm Pleas & Court in this supl. Court

[strikethrough] And I Isaac McConihe Judge of Rensselaer Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings & had before him in the matter of Guy Hills on his application for a pension and also that the said Guy Hills cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court. [strikethrough]

And I Isaac McConihe Judge of Rensselaer Court common Pleas doth hereby [?] my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War department that the above Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and further certify that the said Applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend court, and I do further certify that it appears to me Wilber Sherman
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who signed the providing certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Pittstown in the County of Rensselaer and State aforesaid and that Roswell Halstead who has also signed the same is a resident of the City of Troy in the County and State aforesaid and are credible persons and that this statement is entitled to credit.
I. McConihe Judge of Ren’l County Court & Common the Sup Court

State of New York
Rensselaer County
I Archibald Bull Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that Isaac McConiche Esqr. Before whom this Declaration and certificates purports to have been sworn & signed was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the County of said County And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signatures subscribed within & above are genuine

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County the 3 day of November 1832
Archibald Bull Clerk for N Howard Juror Depy
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Washington D.C.
11th January 1853,

Sir,
The heirs of Guy Hill died late a United States Pensioner from the State of New York act 7th June 1832 believe themselves justly entitled to an increase of pension for his service as a Continental Teamster, - evidence of the Captain or conductor under who he served having been one of “Wadsworth” or “Hubbard” [?] is believed to be in your Office – A reexamination of the papers is respectfully requested.

Very Respectfully Your Obt Sevt
W. G. Wade

P. S. Proof of kinship is herewith enclosed.
WGW

J E Heath Esq
Comm of Pensions
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  Rev War                                                                        13405
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File No. 13405

Guy Hill*
Priv Rev War

Act:  June 7 1932

Index: --Vol 1, Page 174 

(Arrangement of 1870)

Guy Hills*
Records Corrected Apr 3,1906
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Add’l. evi in case of Guy Hill’s heirs

W. G Wade
Present

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
DC