Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44420, Stephen Hills, Mass

SERVICE
Mass
Hills Stephen.
S 44420
CONTENTS

H. 006 R New Hampshire
Stephen Hills
of Acworth in the state of New Hamp who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 1 year
Subscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of May 1819 and sent to J. H. Smith Esqr Amherst Hillsborough Co. N.H.
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 7mo 3/31 = 63.74 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4th Sep: 1819  48.00
$111.74
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application sent 21 May 1902, to Rev. John G. Smith, Amherst N.H.

We the Subscribing Deponents Ebenezer Hills & Phinehas Gage Both of Merriamac in the County of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire Citizens of the United States do testify and say that we both belonged to Col. Joseph Moore's Company & 6th Prescott's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line and served as Soldiers During the whole year of 1776 In that Campaign that we well knew Stephen Hills of Merriamac then and there in said Company and that he served as a Soldier in said Company and Regiment During the said years Campaign of 1776 that he did his duty faithfully as a Soldier and never deserted and was honorably Discharged in the same Stephen Hills who is now a Petitioner under the act of Congress passed for the Benefit of Soldiers who served in the Revolutionary war and further your Deponents saith not
Ebenezer Hills Phinehas Gage
Hillsborough July 14 th 1818 personally appeared Ebenezer Hill and Phinehas Gage and testified made oath that the above was the truth and the whole truth before me
Me John Alcock Justice of Peace

Stephen Hills. Evidence of Service

Hillsborough J. July 15 th 1810 This certifies that Ebenezer Hills & Phinehas Gage are both of them Creditable Witnesses in Courts of Law - And that John Pliock who made the certificate of the Oaths of said Ebenezer Hills & Phinehas Gage on this sheet bearing date July 14 th 1810 is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough & whose acts in the capacity of Justice of the Peace is entitled to credit by the Laws of the State of New Hampshire Y rs Smith a Justice of the Court of Com. Pleas
This certifies that the above signature of Y rs Smith is in his own hand writing & that he is one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court
Mrs Eastman Clerk

Stephen Hills
Sworn to July 6 th 1776
In the Massachusetts Line
2 Witnesses
Private Col Prescotts Regiment Massachusetts Line 1776. 1 year
Not on Roll
Admitted.
X

I Stephen Hills a resident citizen of the United States of the Town of Merrimac  Hanover in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire in sixty fourth year of my age do solemnly swear that some time in December A D 1775 towards the last of the month I enlisted a private Soldier for the term of one year in the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War and faithfully served out my time in the Company commanded by Cap Joseph Moors in Colonel William Prescotts Reg- iment in the Massachusetts Line during this service I did duty in the City of New- York & on Governors Island at Harlem Heights White Plains, Peeks Hill, and in the State of New Jersey. I have been in several Skir- mishes but in no pitched battle & received a slight wound from a musket ball in my left leg on a retreat from New York to Harlem Heights I was in a brush at White Plains, & exposed to bombardments on Governors Island & a place called the bowry near the City of New York. & I was honourably discharged in writing on the high lands about fifty miles above the City of New York a mile or better from the River, which discharge

I have since lost & know not what became of it I have have never been on the pen- sion list of Invalids I am in reduced cir- cumstances I stand in need of Assistance from my Country for my support I served as second Corporal in my Company I have no further evidence at this time in my power that I can offer in support of my claim to a pension under the late act of Congress. My discharge were dated the last day of December A D 1776 or the first day of January A D 1777 as I well recollect it was Newyears day that I left the camp for my home
Stephen Hills Sworn to this 6th day of July A D 1810. Before me J. H. Smith } Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. On the sixth day of July A D 1810 Before me the Sub- scribe one of the Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough personally appeared Stephen Hills resident in Merrimac in said County in the sixty fourth year of his age and being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to Law, in order to obtain a pension under the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons."

engaged in the land & naval service of the United in the Revolutionary War. That he enlisted the latter part of December D r 1775 as a private soldier for the ensuing year in the Com- pany commanded by Captain Joseph Moore in Col d William Prescott's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, and continued to serve in said Corps, or the service of the United States until the last day of December D r 1776 or the first day of Jan y D r 1777 when he was honorable discharged on the high lands about fifty miles above the City of New York & about a mile from the River. That he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support & that he has never been on the Pension list of the United States. From all which & other evidence to me given I hereby certify, that it appears to my sa- tisfaction that the said Stephen Hills did serve in the Revo- lutionary War against the common enemy on the continen- tal establishment more than nine months and I now transmit the proceedings & the testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned Act of Congress.
J. H. Smith & Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas This certifies that the signature of J. H. Smith on this paper is in his own hand writing & that he is one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court
M ss Eastman Clerk
This certifies that Stephen Hills who made his affidavit before me on this sheet is to my own knowledge reduced in his circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for his support. J. H. Smith & Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

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Stephen Hills
Book Mamma
Stephen Hill is lease Leasee of the land & holds it during his life The Annual income of which is appraised at 10 doll. He has since been greatly injured by a loaded wag- gon passing over him break- ing his legs & is unable to labour but little J. H. Smith
Con J. L. P.
He will be the leasee or lessee of the land within named.

TO the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Concord of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire.
within and for the County
July 14th
1820
Stephen Hills
aged sixty five
resident in Munroe
in said County, comes into Court, and, in pursuance of an Act of Congress, passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person, exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole estate, and income, (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) as follows:
A life lease of about thirty acres of land supposed to be worth about eighteen dollars per annum
My Personal Property consists of
one harness valued at 4.00 4 Sheep and Lambs 4.00 1 hoe 10 1 Pitch fork 10 .20 2 Axes 1.00 one Grindstone .50 1.50 one Mower 10 1 Scythe - 50 .60 1 pair Bellows .25 Potter & tin ware 1.50 1 Mug 10 1.60 one candlestick 25 1 pair tongs 50 .75 one Board Trunk 1.50 chests and iron square .50 14.00
I further declare that I am indebted to sundry persons as follows viz. Abel Goodrich $32.34 Benjamin Farnold $11.00 William Crosby $18.00 Ebenezer Dole $6.00 David Matthews $6.45
Stephen Hills
And the said Stephen Hills oath, by him duly taken and subscribed, viz:
in pursuance as aforesaid, produceth to said Court the following
I Stephen Hills do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions 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 18th 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

And the said Stephen Hills doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, viz. That in the year 1775 he enlisted as a soldier in Capt Josiah Brooks's company in Col Reads Regiment in the New Hampshire line for the term of eight months. That he was afterwards transferred to the company of artillery commanded by Capt. Stephen Kings and there served out said time and was discharged. That about the end of the year 1775 he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt Joseph Mears in Col. New Hampshire Prescotts Regt. in the line of the continental establishment to serve one year. That he served in said company till the end of the year 1776 when he was regularly discharged.
That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is July 6 th 1818 And the number of his pension certificate is 11006 That his occupation is a Farmer
That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz. my wife Bulah, aged seventy one who is well for one of her age
Stephen Hills
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said Schedule and that the same together with a copy of the premises be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before Hon. John Darling & J. K. Smith Justices of said Court the 6 day of July 1820
W. Eastman Clerk
[Hillsborough ss.] Court of Common Pleas. July 6
The aforesaid Schedule and oath, and the above declaration, duly subscribed and sworn by the said 1820 Hills having been by him exhibited in person and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered:
It is the opinion of said Court, that the value of the property, contained in said Schedule is $141.90 and that applicant is indebted as above
Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Attest,
W. Eastman Clerk.
Hillsborough
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ss.] I
W. Eastman
Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the said County of Hillsborough being a Court of record, do certify, That the foregoing Schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the Court thereon, are truly copied from the records and files of said Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the
sixth day of July
1820
W. Eastman Clerk.

44 420
INVALID.
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File No. 44 420
Stephen Hills
Rev Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 228
[Arrangement of 1870.]