Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44054, Benjamin Wille, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
Wille Benjamin
NUMBER
S 44054
CONTENTS

(2538)
New York Roll
Benjamin Wille Capt Blodget of private New Hampshire line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 30 th of April 1818 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd of Sept r 1818 and sent to James Gilketh Esq r Johnstown New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 — 33.33 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Mar. 1818 48.00 Arrear 4 Mo. 5/30 $ 81.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 19 th March, 1818. } 6 Years —
✓ Charles Wille

Continued on the Roll under the laws of the 1 may 1820.
Notification sent to John L Lobdell Esq 6 July 1820 —
Johnstown New York

New Hampshire line
Correct
Suspended
Jan. Hildreth Johnston N.Y.

State of New York } Montgomery County }
In conformity with the provisions of the act of Congress of the United States of America passed 18 th March 1878 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War - the following declaration in writing is made under oath by Benjamin Wille - of the town of Charlestown the County of Montgomery in the State of New York before the Hon. James Hildreth Esquire one of the Judges of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Montgomery in the said State in which the said Benjamin Wille - doth reside that is to say
I Benjamin Wille - aged seventy one years on the 4 th day of March last of the town of Charlestown in the county of Montgomery and State of New York on this 30 th day of April - 1878 - Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare that I served against the common Enemy in the Army of the Revolution for seven years on the continental establishment and that I am a resident citizen of the United States to wit in the town, county and State aforesaid and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life - I am in need of the assistance of my country for support. that I served in the said Revolutionary War in the capacity of a private soldier that I enlisted into the company commanded by captain Blodgett - colonel George Reid's
Regiment and Hampshire Line at Ticonderoga in the State of New York on the seventh day of June 1776 - and continued in said corps until seventh day of June 1783 when I was discharged from service at

Whereby in the state of New York that my discharge has been casually lost or destroyed that I was in the battles of Bunker hill & Trenton, at the taking of Cornwallis, and the battle at the German state and that I have no other evidence in my power of my said services
Benjamin his X Nille (mark)
I sworn to and declared before me } the day and year aforesaid
James Hildreth
I James Hildreth Judge of the court of common Pleas of Montgomery- in county as aforesaid. Do certify that it appears to my satisfac- -tion that the said Benjamin Nille did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy, - and I am likewise satisfied that the other facts stated in that declaration are in like manner true - and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress - dated at Johnstown this 30 th day of April 1818 -
James Hildreth

State of New York Montgomery County
I John M c Carthy Clerk of the Court of common pleas for the said County do certify that James Hildreth whose name appears signed to the Certificate hereto annexed, and before whom the annexed declaration appears to have been made and sworn to was one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the said County on the 30th day of April 1818 - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court the 5th day of May 1818 -
J m M c Carthy

Benjamin Wille
Contenu
2538
22 Sept 1818

State of New York County of Montgomery
An this 16 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a court of record for the said County of Montgomery called the Court of Common Pleas. proceeding according to the principles of Common Law having the power of fine and imprisonment Benjamin Wille. aged sixty nine years, resident in Charlestown in said State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows; in Captain Samuel Cherry and Daniel Rowells companies in Colonel George Rees Regiment and New Hampshire line called the 2 d New Hampshire Regiment as is more particularly mentioned in my original declaration, that my original declaration was made on the 30 th day of April 1818 and the number of my pension certificate which I have received is 2.538 - and I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the united States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale, or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby, so to diminish it as to bring myself under the provision of an act of Congress, entitled an act, to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed, and by me subscribed sworn to and declared in open court Benjamin Wille on the sixteenth day of June 1820 John McCarthy Clk Mark

Real property I have none either in possession, reversion, remainder or expectancy -
personal property - 1 Iron pot, 1 hog, 1 old bake kettle, 1 old frying pan, 1 old broken Tea Kettle, 1 Grid Iron, 1 old pewter platter, 2 tin basins, 1 small tin pail, 7 plates, 3 knives, 1 fork, 1 pail & 1 will pail, 1 old loom & five reeds & 3 reamings, 1 old spinning wheel (small), 1 p. flat irons, 1 Table, 1 old do, 1 Bread trough & old chest, & small do, 1 old shovel & hoes, 1 1 p. tin Earthen pot.
I owe debts to the amount of fifty dollars - I am a labourer by occupation and sometimes makes baskets but am so lame & feeble that I do nothing of any consequence - I have three in family living with me who depend on me for a living a wife fifty nine years of age weakly & lame and two grand children one four years old and the other nearly three, that I have no other means of support except the pension I receive from the United States, and further saith not.
Benjamin his X Will mark
State of New York Montgomery County } ss Clerks office - }
I John M c Carthy Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therunto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I further certify that it is proved to the satisfaction of the said Court by the oaths

of Credible witnesses and that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty two dol- lars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 16 th day of June 1820
Mem o Carthy

44054
Rev INVALID.
File No. 44.054
Benjamin Hill
Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 569
[Arrangement of 1870.]