Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,529, William Hill, Va.
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SERVICE
VA

Hill, William

NUMBER
S.5529

carded

CONTENTS
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Virginia 3673

William Hill of Chesterfield in the State of Va who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Harkins of the Regt commanded by Col: Balling in the Va line for 11 months from 1776...

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 3 C Dollars CC Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Dec 32
and sent to R. W. Flournoy, Chesterfield, Va

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                        54.99
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar": '43    18.33
                                                                   $ 73.32

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. 

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 7 Page 123-

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Dead

Paid at the treasury under the Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1840 to 14 March 1841. 
Agt Notified 19 Oct 1844

Returned to Feby-May 5/60
A.P.M. Henry        May 23/60
"           "                  Oct 13 "

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William Hill's 
No. 6210.
declaration
for a pension

1832 August 13 presented 
sworn to, allowed & certified

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William Hill's 
declaration
1832 August 13
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State of Virginia, Chesterfield county, to wit. 

On this 13th day of August anno Domini 1832, personally appeared in open court before the county court of Chesterfield now sitting William Hill a resident of the said county of Chesterfield and state of Virginia, aged seventy three 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 entitled "An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain 
"surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution". 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein after stated; to wit
  
That early in the war of the Revolution he entered the service in Colonel Thomas Balling's [Thomas Bolling] Regiment in the company commanded by Captain Creed Haskins, marched down to Williamsburg & back being about one month & was discharged in this County.

That from that time till the close of the war he was frequently called out in the service in the militia, & served in every tour that came to his turn – was at the battle of Petersburg [April
25, 1781] in the same company, under Baron Steuben & General Muhlenburg [Peter Muhlenberg]. That he cannot recollect the dates of his respective tours of his service; or the periods of their duration: nor can he remember all the officers under whom he served; that he remembers to have been under Colonel Ralph Faulkner, Colonel Bernard Markham, Captain Edward Mosley, Lieutenant John Hill & Joseph Newby [probably Joseph Newberry]; andsupposes that in all he served nearly twelve months and was fully discharged at Pocahontas.

That he went once as a volunteer in Captain Creed Haskins Company down to Mackey's Mills & that part of lower Virginia; was put under the command of Capt: Bentley and served about two months – that in all the
tours in which he served, he entered the service in Chesterfield County, Virginia, & was always discharged in the same County, except once when he was discharged down on the South side of James River.

That he was born in this County & state the 12th day of April 1759 as he has been informed by his parents, but the register of his age has been accidentally burnt in my house. That he never received any written discharge & has no documentary evidence of his service; but that
some of the tours can be proved by living witnesses.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
William Hill
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We William Goode senr [Senior] — clergyman [crossed out] residing in the county of Chesterfield and State of Virginia, and Josiah Taylor — residing in the county and state aforesaid; hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hill — who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; and he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion: ~  Sworn to and subscribed this day and year herein first written. ~ 
Josiah Taylor
Wm Goode Snr

And the said court doth hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogations prescribed, by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; and the court further certifies that it appears to them, that William Goode senior — who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman [crossed out] resident in the county of Chesterfield and state of Virginia, and that Josiah Taylor — who has also signed the same, is a resident in the county and state aforesaid, and they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Parke Poindexter clerk of the county court of Chesterfield county in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Hill ~ for a pension.
[Seal]     In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand & seal of Office, this 15th day of August anno Domini 1832, and in the 57th year of our Independence. ~
Parke Poindexter, Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
July21st, 1843
Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled " an Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pension from the pension agents, The childn of William Hill, Decd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va -- Agency, at the rate of thirty six -- Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1840, to the 14th March 1841. 
Respectfully yours, 
Comptroller

To the COMMISIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present
[handwritten on pre-printed form]
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6210
William Hill
from 1776 private 11 months
$36 66/100
5.11.12.13--
Int % - 
See bk Nov 21 --
P. Poindexter
Chesterfield Va
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6210
BRIEF on the case of William Hill
County of Chesterfield in the State of Virginia (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? [handwritten]Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? [handwritten]73

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[column headings: Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom her served.]
[handwritten]early in the war was frequently called out in the militia | about 1 [Year] not stated with precision supposes that in all he served nearly 12 mo overall & [illegible] about 2 months- | As a private | Gen. Cap. Creed Haskins Col. Thos Balling- Baron Steuben Gen. Mulenberg Col. Faulkner Col Markham Capt. E Moseley Cap. Haskins

5. In what battles was he engaged? [handwritten] Petersburg

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? [handwritten]Chesterfield Cty Va.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? [handwritten] Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [handwritten] Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
[signed] T. Waugh Examining Clerk
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January 19, 1937

Mr. Cyril D. Hill
Dexter Horton Building
Seattle, Washington

BA-J/EEL [illegible]
William Hill-S.5529
William Hill-S.5531

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of December 17, in which you furnish further information in regard to the William Hill of Virginia, your ancestor. You state that he served from Amherst County, Virginia, with Isaac and Nat.Hill.

Another search of the revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf. No claim for pension has been fond based upon service of an Isaac or Nat,Nathan or Nathaniel Hill, of Virginia. Those names were searched in case William Hill might have made an affidavit in claims under those names. The records of only two other soldiers of Virginia with the name William Hill, than W.2939, have been found. Those records are furnished herein as found in the pension claims based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

William Hill-
S.5529
William Hill was born April 12, 1759, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of said Chesterfield County, William Hill enlisted early in the Revolutionary War and served at various times on tours until the close of the war, at least eleven months in all, as a private under Captain Creed Haskins, Bentley, Edward Mosely, Colonels Moses Bolling, Ralph Faulkner and Bernard Markham in the Virginia troops. He was in the battle of Petersburg. No dates are given for any of his service.
[added by hand in the margin]Only of. [illegible] identity was Col. Ralph Faulkner.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833, while residing in Chesterfield County, Virginia. 

He died March 14, 1841, place not shown. He was survived
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by children, their names are not shown, nor is the name of soldier's wife stated.

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William Hill
S.5531
William Hill was born July 22, 175[illegible]. The place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Caroline County, Virginia, William Hill enlisted June 15, 1780, served as a private four months in Captain James Johnson's Company, Colonel Holt Richardson's Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of Camden: he then moved to Hanover County, Virginia, enlisted and served as a private in Captain Edward Bullock's Company, Colonel Mathews' Virginia Regiment for three months and was discharged the last of May, 1781: the last of August, 1781, he enlisted and served threemonths in Captain John Thompson's Company, Colonel Darke's Virginia Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, while a resident of Prince Edward County, Virginia. 

There are no data as to soldier's family.

*****
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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State of Virginia
Chesterfield County, se.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in the County & State aforesaid, William Hill, who being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following statement, viz. "That from old age & the consequent loss of memory; he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service for the United States in the Revolutionary War; but
according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades, viz.
For Eleven Months he served as a private in the Virginia Militia in the United States service, during the Revolution, & for such service he claims a pension. That he is not certain that he can procure the testimony of any person who can testify to his personal knowledge of his service, or of any Clergyman who can prove the reputation of it, as none resides immediately in his neighborhood. In answer to the 7th question directed to be put by the regulations of the War Department, he could mention many persons, but supposes it will be sufficient to name Major Wm Goode, late high Sheriff of this County & James & Richard Elam esqrs [esquires]  the former of whom has several times represented this County in the General Assembly & the latter is & has been for many years he Commissioner of the Revenue for the same."
Sworn to & subscribed the 4th day of December 1832.}
Woodson W Hancock, JP       William Hill

We, Charles Forsee, a Clergyman, and James Elam & Richard Elam, all residing in the County of Chesterfield & State of Virginia, certify that we are well acquainted with William Hill, who has made the above statement, & have known him for many years; that he is imputed & believed in this neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution; that we concur in that opinion & have never heard it doubted. That he is a man of respectability & veracity, & we believe him to be upward of seventy years of age. Subscribed & sworn to the 4th day of December 1832.
Charles Forsee
J. Elam
Richd Elam 
Sworn to before me the day & year aforesaid.
William Goode, JP

I, William Goode Jr., a Justice of the peace for the County of Chesterfield & State of Virginia do hereby certify that Charles Forsee, James Elam & Richard Elam who have subscribed the foregoing certificate, this day made oath before me of the truth of the same; and I further certify that Charles Forsee is a resident minister [crossed out] clergyman in the County aforesaid & that they are all men of great respectability & credit, & their statement is entitled to the utmost confidence. Given under my hand this 4th day of December 1832.
William Goode Jr. JP
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Virginia; Chesterfield County court Clerk's office;
I Parke Poindexter Clerk of the county court of Chesterfield in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Woodson W. Hancock esqr: whose name is affixed to the foregoing affidavit of William Hill (in relation to his application for a pension) and William Goode Jr. esqr: whose name is also affixed to the affidavit of Charles Forsee, James Elam: and Richard Elam in relation to the said application, and his certificate in relation thereto, are and were at the time of signing the same acting Justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such and that their signatures thereto subscribed are genuine. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 5th day of December anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, and in the 57th year of our Independence.
Parke Poindexter Clk
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BRIEF objectives to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of [handwritten]William Hill- which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? [handwritten]yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? [handwritten]yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [handwritten]-

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? [handwritten]yes

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? [handwritten]no

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [handwritten]yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? [handwritten]yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? [handwritten]yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? [handwritten]yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? [handwritten]yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? [handwritten]no

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [handwritten]no

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [handwritten]No

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? [handwritten]~
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? [handwritten]~

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [handwritten]~

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [handwritten]yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [handwritten]7

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For_ year_ months and_days, I served as a_. For_ months_ and_ days, I served as a _; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, as the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found in the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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W. SAM'L GOODWYN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
EMPORIA, VA.

Dec. 31, 1912.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Sir:-
Under the U. S. Pension Act of 1831 Claims for Rev. Pensions were filed in the Clerk's Office & Aug. 1832, I find the claim of William Hill of Chesterfield County, Virginia, in Vol. 27 of the Order Book of that County.

Will you do me the kindness to give me what you have in your Department concerning this Pension. I wish to establish what facts I can about this man & his family.

Thanking you, I am
Respectfully,
[signed]Dora H. Goodwyn
Mrs. W. Sam'l Goodwyn,
Emporia, Virginia.
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ELDER & HILL
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
DEXTER HORTON BUILDING
SEATTLE

ANDREW G. ELDER
CYRIL D. HILL

December 17, 1936.
[circular stamp]RECEIVED DEC 21 1936 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #10

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:
Re: BA-J/ILL
William Hill
W. 2939

Your letter of December 10, 1936, is very much appreciated. I cannot thank you enough for your patience in regard to my inquiries. However, I do have some further information that may help in solving the problem.

In Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, 1884, pages 410 and 411:
Revolutionary soldiers from Amherst County, Virginia.
Included in a list of two hundred and seventy-nine names, I find the names of Isaac Hill, William Hill and Nat Hill, with the following note at the bottom of the list.
"Ordered in service from Amherst county, June 21, 1781, by Daniel Gaines, Colonel of Militia, two hundred and seventy-nine non-commissioned officers and privates, "to march to join the Army of commander by the Honorable Major General Marquis de la Fayette". they were officered as follows:
John Pope, Jr., lieutenant colonel Commandant, William Cabell, Jr., Major,
Captains: Charles Christian, Reuben Jordan, John Woodroff, Richard Taliaferro, Azariah Martin.
Lieutenants. Isaac Rucker, Joseph Edwards, Joseph Burruss, John Watson, James Gressom, Charles Eades.
Ensigns. Peter Carter, Robert Wright, Henry Turner.

This William Hill is my ancestor. Perhaps he can be identified by reference to the other names given. I will appreciate any 

[added by hand in pencil left margin]no Nat. or Nathan [illegible]
no Isaac [illegible]
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[circular stamp]RECEIVED DEC 21 1936 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #10

Veterans Administration,
December 17, 1936.

advice or information you can give me other than and in addition to the foregoing.

Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I am

Very truly yours,
[signed]Cyril D Hill
CYRIL D. HILL.

CDH:B
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RECORD DIVISION 3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C., 

[handwritten]L.F. 5-5-29

In reply to your request of _ received_ for a statement of the military history of [handwritten]William Hill a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE]

[handwritten] Early in War of Rev. | Served at Various times 1 year | Pvt. | Creed Haskins, Edward Moseley, Bentley | Thomas Bolling, Ralph Faulkner, Bernard Markham | Va.

Battles engaged in, [handwritten]Petersburg
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [handwritten] enlisted in Chesterfield Co. Va
Date of application for pension, [handwritten]Aug, 13, 1832. His cl. al
Residence at date of application, [handwritten]Chesterfield Co. Va.
Age at date of application, [handwritten]b in Chesterfield Co. Va. Apr. 12. 1759
Remarks: [handwritten]Children of William Hill dec'd were paid his arrears of pension up to Mch. 14 1841. Their names are not stated. There is no further data as to family.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner..
6-2856
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Rev War
5529
INVALID.

File No. 5529
William Hill
Pvt Rev War

Act: June 7th 82
Index:-Vol. M, Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Mch 5 1903 Hist
Mrs. A. J. Lane, Lawrence K
1913 Jany 7 Hist. to Mrs. W. Samuel Goodwyn (Dora H.) [illegible]
1937 Jan 19 - Hist to Cyril A Hill -[illegible]