Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9579, James Hill, Md.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Md.

Hill, James

NUMBER
S.9579

Carded
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Ohio
29.647
James Hill
Fairfield Co, in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Sears of the (Reg 2. commanded
by Col. Thompson in the Maryland unit, 
line for 7 months & 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio 
at the rate of 24 Dollars 44 Cents per  annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day or Jan.
1835 and sent to Hon. John 
Chaney H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '34.                          85.54
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '35.       12.22
                                                                       $97.76
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown     Clerk
Book E.2   Vol. 8   Page 26
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Hill

3.2.32.3
Pension
James Hill
Ohio
fro. 1781 for
7 mo & 10 Days
Ho 24.44/100


Cannot allow for paid service
only 13 years of age, [illegible] as
slave, of [illegible] G.G. Brewer
[illegible]
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John Chaney
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State of Ohio     } S.S.
Fairfield County}

On this 13th day of November A.D.
1834, personally appeared in open Court
before the Honorable [illegible] Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio,
in and for said County, now sitting James Hill a
resident of the said county of Fairfield in the State of 
Ohio, aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth, on this date makes the following
declarations in order to obtain the benefit of
this act of Congress passed to 1832

That he was born in Ireland on the 12th day of August
 AD 1764 as appears by an entry in some old
Family Bible descended to him from his Father and 
now has in his possession. That he was brought to 
America at a very early age, on the immigration of his
Father [illegible], who settled in Cecil County in the 
State of Maryland where deponent was brought up.

That he entered the service of the United States
while residing here, as a volunteer in a Company
commanded by Captain John Hiland, which Company
was quartered at a place called North
East, and which was under the superior command
of Colonel Parker, on this 21st day of August A.D. 17[illegible]
That he remained on duty in said Company at 
North East for about two weeks from this time to [illegible]
entered to serve as aforesaid at which time
it was [illegible] off to join the army of Washington
then encamped at Brandywine. Deponent in consideration
of his tender age was dissuaded from accompanying
it was therefore returned home.

That he [illegible] entered the service in the
State Troops of Maryland on or about the 10th of
March A.D. 1781 as a substitute for Jacob Lum
who had been drafted according to their mode of 
classification then in practice. That he so engaged
for and served the term nine months. That
when he so engaged he was inspected by Col. John
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Dockery Thompson and accepted [illegible] from
whom he got a certificate to that effect - that
he then went to Elkton and entered the Company
commanded by Capt. John Sears, and 
Lieutenant Johnathan Hutchinson - that after
remaining there two months, or there abouts he marched
 with said company to Baltimore and 
from there to Annapolis. At Annapolis the
Company was inspected by Gen. Smallwood
deponent  with said company was placed
under the command of [illegible] Capt. Bruce - that
he remained at Annapolis until after the
surrender of Cornwallis and was discharged
at the end of the [illegible] monthly on or about the
10th of December AD 1787 - that while stationed
so as [illegible] at Annapolis he
was engaged [illegible] 
[illegible] Fort - that he
receives a discharge from there then Governor 
Bull, certifying his nine months
service as [illegible] which discharge
is long [illegible].
That he returned to his Father and resides
about seven years in Cecil County Maryland
and about four years in Chester County
Pennsylvania [immediately] over the state line.
From there he moves to Fairfield County,
Ohio, [illegible] about the year A.D. 1807 where
he still resides - that he has no document or
any evidence and that he knows of no
person whose testimony he can produce
who can testify to his services - that he kindly
relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a
pension or annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not on the [illegible]
service role of the agency of any state as
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James Hill
listing whatsoever.
Sworn to and [illegible] this
[illegible] day and year forward in open court
Hugh Boyle [illegible]

[illegible] Jacob Miers a clergyman residing
in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio and
James Allen residing in the same county - hereby
certify that we were acquainted with
James Hill who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration, that we believe
him to be of the age he therein declared himself
to be [illegible] the age of seventy years, that he
is [illegible] and believes in the neighborhood
where he resides, to [illegible] been a soldier in the
Revolution and that we concur in that
opinion.
Jacob Myers
Jas Allen
Sworn and subscribed 
this day and year of [illegible]
in our court
Attest Hugh Boyle S Court

And the said court do hereby declare this [illegible]
was, after the investigation of the matter, and often
putting this interrogation prescribed by the was department,
that the above applicant was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states. [illegible] this court
further certifies that it appears to them that Jacob
Myers, who has [illegible] the proceeding certification is a 
clergyman residing in Lancaster of [illegible] and
that James S. Allen who has also signed the same
is a resident in said County of Fairfield, and
is a notable person, and that this statement is
[illegible] to [illegible].
S. Hugh Boyle, clerk of said Court
do hereby certify that this [illegible] contains
the original proceeding of the said court
in the matter of the application of James Hill
for a pension in testimony whose [illegible] I here
present [illegible] office this 
13th day of Nov. AD 1834 Hugh Boyle [illegible]
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Land Office, Annapolis, December 19th 1834,
I hereby certify, that it appears by an alphabetical list, remaining
in this office, of discharged Soldiers of the two Battalions of
Militia, raised to serve nine months, or until the 10th day of December
1781, - That the name of James Hill, appears upon said list,
to have been discharged on the 20th of October 1781, and to have
received Lb.15.0

George G. Brewer
[illegible] Land Off. [illegible]

The above certificate, contains all the evidence that the Rolls in this
office, afford, of the service of James Hill, his name appears only
upon a roll or Militia Soldiers, raised to serve nine months in the
Continental Army.

George G. Brewer
Reg Land Off. [illegible]
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U.S. Commissioner of
Pensions, Revolutionary
Rolls, Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,
Will you kindly furnish
me with the record of 
James Hill who served 
in the Rev. War. HIs home
was in Maryland. After 
the war he lived at Taneytown, 
MD. and this place was 
probably his home, prior
to the war. His wife's maiden
name was Ruth McKinney.
They moved from Md. to 
Marietta Ohio. Any information
you may give will be greatly
appreciated. He was my great
grandfather. Thanking you
I am Sincerely Mrs. L.O. Jones/3115 O St Lincoln Nebr.
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Rev War
9579
1926 Jan 4 {illegible] Mrs L.O. Jones [illegible]

INVALID.

File NO. 9579
James HIll
[illegible] Rev. War

Act: [illegible] 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 173
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.

January 4, 1926

Mrs. L. O. Jones
3115 O St
Lincoln, Nebr.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, S. 9579. it appears that
James Hill was born August 12, 1764 in Ireland.

He came to this county, with his father (his 
name is not given) and settled in CecilCounty, Maryland;
and resided there, when he enlisted, August 21,
1777 and served two weeks as a private in Captain John
Hyland's Company, Colonel Parker's Maryland Regiment.

He enlisted March 10, 1781 and served nine months
as private in Captains John Sears' and Bruce's Maryland
Companies.

He was allowed pension on his application executed 
November 13, 1834, while a resident of Fairfield County, 
Ohio.

It is not stated that solder was married.

Respectfully,

[Typed] Winfield Scott
Commissioner.