Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 416, Benajah Gill, Continental (Del)

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State of Illinois
Williamson County

I John. H. White, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Williamson and State of Illinois, do hereby Certify that W M Eubanks, whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit & certificate as Court Judge is and was [crossed out] at the time of signing, the same Judge of the County Court of the said County of Williamson and State aforesaid duly elected, Commepioned and sworn into office; and that full faith and credit are of right [illegible] and should be given all his official acts as said County Judge. I also Certify that the signature thereunto [illegible] purporting to be the signatures of W. M. Eubanks [crossed out] are genuine. I also Certify further that the aforesaid County Court of which W. M. Eubanks is Judge is a County of Record having a Clerk and seal.

[illegible] Testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court at office in Marion this 9th day of March
AD1853
John. H. White
Wi Co Court
W—son Co Ill.

Mary Gill
of Williamson County, Illinois
Application for Pension

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executed June 2, 1834, at which time he was living in Franklin County, Illinois, aged about seventy-three years.
The soldier, Benajah Gill, died September 28, 1843, in Williamson County, Illinois.

Benajah Gill married in Cumberland County, North Carolina, April 1, "between the years 1800 and 1809", Mary. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not given.

The widow, Mary Gill, was allowed pension on her application executed March 4, 1853, at which time she was aged about seventy years, and a resi-dent of Williamson County, Illinois. She was allowed, also, sixty acres of bounty land on her application executed June 28, 1855, thenaa resident of Johnson County, Illinois

Reference was made to "several children" of Benajah Gill, and his wife, Mary, only names des-ignated were, Stephen Gill aged forty-three years in 1853, about thirty-eight years 

The papers on file in these claims contain no further discernible data in regard to family

In order to obtain the data of last payment of pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly the data of death of the widow, Mary Gill, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records  Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Mary Gill, widow of John Gill, certificate # 1956 Issued, September 25, 1853, Rate 100.00 per annum,

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3- Commenced February 3, 1953, Act of February 3, 1853 Illinois Agency. If you desire information relative to the location of the bounty land referred to herein, it is suggested that you apply to the commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and iota the following data: Warrant #259-60 acres-Act of 1855 Very truly yours A.D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator

I looked for the 100 acres which should have been granted this soldier - found in an old book the 100 acres not found

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Reg Widow, &c.
File No. 416
Mary Gill
Widow
Benajah Gill
Pri. Rev. War
Act: Sep. 3, 1853
Index :—Vol. A, 271
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[illegible] & sign to Mro.McCal
Peace [illegible]

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259  acres