Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23699, Benajah Hill, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Will, Benajah
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 23699
CONTENTS

New York State Benajah Hill of Granville in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company by Captain Morgan of the Regt by Lieut. Collier in the Continental line for 16 Months
Sgt J. W. Thompson 12 Sept 1850 O. F. Thompson 17 Mar. 52 C. H. Thompson, May 24/54
Inscribed on the Roll of NEW YORK at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Aug. 1833 — and subject to Col. Park North Granville.
Arrears to 14th of Sep. 1832 $80.00 Pension allowance ending 4 th Mo '33 26.66 $106.66
{ Revolutionary Standard Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 127

1 Brief No 7840
Benajah Hill
(Page 75.)
admitted
5.14.16.
20 Feb '32 21 Nov '32
J. C. Parker Agh

N o 7840
BRIEF in the case of Benajah Hill of Granville in the County of Washington — in the State of New York — (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
Yes —
3. How old is he?
77 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 31 of Augt 1 Sept 3 3 — private Capt. Jones, Morgan — Col. Gallup   " Dec. 1 st — 3 — " Capt. Halsey   1777 July 1 st — 9 — " Capt. Ely. Col. Pratie   " Apr. or May — 1 10 " Capt. Asa Bennett Compy   1778 July — — 21 " Capt. Stark. Col. Ira Allen   1780 Octr. — — — " Capt. Stark. Col. Genl. Willard  
5. In what battles was he engaged? { last of Sept — 1 st of Oct 1781 } of Rhode Island { Capt. Stark — Col. Genl. Willard
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? { 15 days — 1 st month — Capt. Stark or Willard.
Preston — Connecticut
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
by traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They appear to be correct
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Rd
Examining Clerk.

I, J. S. Leigh Clerk of the Common Pleas at the County of Washington in the State of New York do hereby certify that the papers hereto annexed containing the affidavit of Nehemiah Hullett, the Declaration of Benajah Hill, the joint affidavit of John C. Parker & John Coverts with the opinion of the Judge and my original certificate & Seal of Office are the original papers on the application of Benajah Hill for a pension and that said applicants further specification of service and certificate of Nehemiah Hullett for credibility by the justice have since been added.
And I further certify that John C. Parker before whom the affidavit of Nehemiah Hullett purports to have been taken known was at the date thereof and still is a justice of the Peace in the said County duly authorized to administer oaths therein, and that the name J. C. Parker to the joint affidavit and certificate of credibility is his proper hand writing to me well known. - And further that John Mops before whom the annexed Declaration purports to have been taken known and the affidavit of John C. Parker & John Coverts was taken known who has signed the opinion was at the said time a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas duly authorized to perform all acts pertaining to the Office of Judge of said Court in said County and that the signature to the several parts of John Mops is the proper hand writing of the said Judge known to me.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office to the head of this my certificate upon the narrow Ribbon binding the papers together this 21 st day of December in the year 1832 -
J. S. Leigh Clerk

State of New York Washington County ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington State of New York Benajah Hill the Declarant in the annexed Declaration named 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 -
 3 Mo. For Three months I served as a private soldier  3 Mo. In my Second tour in said Declaration For three months I served as a private soldier  9 Mo. In my Third tour in said Declaration For nine months. I served as a private soldier in the Continental army  1-18 Days In my Fourth tour in said Declaration For forty days I served as a private soldier to wit one month and ten days.  21 Days In my Fifth tour in said Declaration for three weeks I served as a private soldier to wit twenty one Days  14 Days In my Sixth tour in said Declaration for two weeks I served as a private soldier to wit fourteen Days. making in the whole a period of One year five months fifteen days I served as a private soldier and for which service I claim a pension 
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Subscribed & sworn this 14th day of December 1862
Before me
Benajah Hill
J. P. Parker Dean

State of New York Washington County ss. Nehemiah Hulitt of Hanover in the County of State of New York do hereby certify that he has been acquainted with Benjamin Hill named in the annexed Declaration for thirty years and he believes him to be seventy seven years of age and that he is reputed believed in his present neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution which he has never heard doubted such reputation is general. He concurs in that opinion. he is also deemed a man of truth and veracity
Subscribed & sworn to this 28 th day of August 1832 before me
Nehemiah Hulitt
J. E. Parker Just. Peace certify that the above Deponent is a credible person and entitled to full belief and that I have been acquainted with him for twenty years past or thereabouts and never heard his word doubted but on the contrary highly spoken of
J. E. Parker Just. Peace

Benjamin Hill
Washington Department Mobile Block Northhampton Wash. Co. N. York
7840
found on Rolls
May 26:77 to 12 June '78 time 10 days
  alleged 3 mo -  admitted    " 3 "  3    " 9 "  3    1 mo 10 days -  7. 10    21 days -  21    14 "  14        167  
16 mo. $53.33

State of New York Washington County ss. On this twentyth day of September 1832 personally appeared before John Morse — one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Washington before me a person Benjamin Hill a resident of the town of Granville in the County of Washington and State of New York aged Seventy seven years on the first day of April last past who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear in open court, And 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 7. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated — That he lived in Preston adjoining Norwich in the State of Connecticut and on the last of August or first of September (he believes) 1776 on a call for the Militia one Jeremiah Tracy of Preston offered procured this Declarant to take his place in the Militia (his Declarant having just come to reside there, had not been enrolled) upon which he took the place of said Tracy in Capt James Morgan's Company. Lt Daniel Winter in Col. Gally's Regiment under the actual command Lt. Col. Oliver Smith the Brigade he does not remember he marched from Preston to Fort Griswold in Groton then to New London thence on the direct route to New York was stationed at Harlem point and in that vicinity where he remained until October he believes, they then went in Boats to Dobbs Ferry he believes, opposite White Plains where he landed and went to a small breast work on the left of the army where he staid until the Battle of White Plains his regiment was not in the main Battle being stationed quite to the left of the army, after the Battle he was marched farther north & stationed in the woods where he continued until discharged it being cold weather & some snow, he was dismissed about the first of December he believes after having served three months. he remembers Phinehas Freeman & Burnham were Sargants in his Company does not remember the names of any other Colonels than his own nor any Generals except General Washington whom he saw several times — he rec d no written discharge
2. New.
And he further states that at Preston aforesaid soon after his return home from White Plains aforesaid he remembers and believes in the latter part of December 1776 or first of January 1777 he enlisted in Capt Francis Halsey's Company of State Troops and marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island where he staid some time he believes

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until in the month of March when he was Marched to Fort Griswold in Groton Connecticut where he staid until the snow was gone and the ground settled which must have been in the month of April he believes, when he was Discharged after having served in said Company for the term of three months. that he don't remember any other officers on this occasion than his Captain
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And he further states that at Preston aforesaid and he believes in last of April or in May 1777 he enlisted in the Continental Army in Capt. Ely's Company in the Regiment Lt. Col. Commandant Mentige for the term of nine months Marched from thence through New Haven & Danbury Connecticut thence on to Peekskill in the State of New York near the Hudson River where he was stationed until October he believes, thence was Marched through New Jersey to Pennsylvania and encamped at White Marsh hills so called and in that Region where he continued until they were Marched to Valley Forge where they took their winter quarters and built huts there and where he continued until the expiration of his enlistment in the winter when he was Discharged with others in one writing as he was told which he did not see and which he understood his Sargant Jonas Satterlee took and what became of it he never knew said Satterlee having died a short time after he arrived home with small pox. In this Campaign he served faithfully nine months he did not arrive in Pennsylvania until after the Battle of Germantown he remembers. he knows in this Campaign Col. Ely this Reg t who was a Brother to his Captain also Col. S t irling Genl. Putnam Genl. Farnham of Rhode Island & Genl. Greene and also Genl. Wayne
And he further states that he believes in the month of July 1778 all the Militia of Rhode Island having been called upon before that time to turn out against the British, and classed one half to serve for twenty days and to be relieved by the other half for twenty days. as he understood & believed and a Young man of the Militia by the name of Adam Love being in the first class or half who wished to procure a substitute this Declarant being so informed thereof he went and took his place as a substitute in Capt. Asa Bennett's Company the Regiment he don't remember

for the twenty days which he served, and at the expiration of the twenty days, and the other half or class coming on he immediately took the place of Ebenezer Perkins in the same company under the same captain Bennet for twenty days longer and he served therein on Rhode Island for twenty days longer he was on the Island during the Battle there with the British and after the Battle they retreated off the Island at Howland's ferry the last of August or first of September according to his best recollection - so that in this campaign he served forty days, and he was dismissed shortly after dropping the ferry as aforesaid. He remembers Col Jackson was there Genl Sullivan and many others whose names he has forgotten, also Knowlton's Col. Gibbs who was a Major in his Regiment I think Oldin was the Col. of the Regiment.
2 1/3 mo
And he further states that in 1779 he removed from Connecticut to Pawlet Vermont and he believes in the month of October 1780 there was an alarm on the frontier and the Militia were called out and he marched with them in Capt. Starks Company and he believes Col Ira Allens Regiment from Pawlet to Fort Cogan at Castleton where they were employed in scouting about that Region for about three weeks when he was dismissed with the Company and returned to Pawlet.
3/4 mo.
And further in the latter part of September or first of October 1781 there was another alarm and the Militia called out and he went under Capt. Starks of Pawlet in Col Samuel Willards Regiment or led by Col. [illegible] Regiment Marched to Fort Cogan at Castleton where they were stationed and employed in scouting in that Region and guarding that frontier for two weeks when they were dismissed and he returned home.
1/2 mo 5 1/2 mo
And further that before part of October 1782 another alarm took place and the Militia were again called out when he went again under Capt. Starks or Capt. [illegible] and don't remember which marched again to Castleton for headquarters from thence he with a party was sent to Castleton ponds a few miles west of the Fort where he staid several days and news arrived that the Indians had come to Skeneborough they were reported to Skeneborough. No Indians having been there though fears were entertained of their coming and hearing that Indians were in the neighborhood of Fort Cogan they marched to that place, staid there about ten days or two.

1. weeks, and the alarm subsiding they were marched home to Pawlet in November. In this tour he served one month or more he recollects in this tour seeing Col. or Genl. Fishner of Bennington and he thinks he was called General also Col. Willard of Pawlet Heapt David Nelson of Rupert and further saith he has no documentary evidence of his services and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his service - and there is no clergyman residing near him -
He further saith He was in West Brimfield in the State of Rhode Island on the 1 st April 1755.
2. That he has not now any Record of his age he had one in his bible some years ago. 3. That he lived at Preston, Connecticut & Pawlet Vermont as above stated when called into the service and since the Revolution has lived in Pawlet Vermont, then moved to Granville Washington County New York in about 1788, then to Whitehall in said County about 1818, then to Greenwich in said County about 1821 then Back to Granville about 1827 where he has continued and still lives - 4. That he was called into the service as above particularly stated 5. That he is unable to state the names of Officers & Regiments more fully than he has done above 6. That he never received a written discharge except at Valley Forge which he did not see as above related and what became of it he does not know 7. That he is known in his present neighborhood by John Kirtland Esq. Abiel Flower Esq. Abiel Samuel Standish Postmaster & John C. Parker Postmaster who can testify to his character for veracity - and that he is unable to attend court on account of bodily infirmity -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State or territory whatever
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
John Moffs
Benjamin Smith

State of Vermont Washington County ss John C. Parker of Granville in said County and John Everts ————— of said County do hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Benjamin Hill who has, sworn to the above Declaration and have been so for many years and they severally believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and they concur in that opinion —
Given & subscribed this day of September 1832 — Before me —
John C. Parker John Everts
John Mose
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and lived as he states. And the said Judge further certifies that no clergyman resides in the neighborhood of the above applicant being a remote part of the town and that it appears to him that John C. Parker & John Everts who have signed the above affidavit of age & character of said applicant are residents of the said Town of Granville and that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And further that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court to make his said Declaration
John Mose
I Joseph Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Honorable John Mose one of the Judges of said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Hill for a pension —
And I further certify that the signature of John Mose above made is the proper hand writing of the said Judge who is

Courts; and that the affidavit of John C. Parker & John Poats above was taken before the said Judge according to the purport and his name thereto is his proper hand writing. And further certify that John C. Parker before whom the affidavit of Nehemiah Mullett herein above purports to have been taken was a justice of the peace at the time thereof & still is so duly authorized & empowered to administer oaths in said county and his name thereto is his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this nineteenth day of August September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. J. S. Leigh C.R.B.

State of New York
County of Washington } ss
Barnum Hill being duly sworn deposes & says that he resides in the town of Granville in the County and State aforesaid, that he is sixty eight years of age and is the Son of Benajah Hill formerly of said town, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and who drew a pension up to and at the time of his death for his Service in said War of $53.33. per annum under the act of June 7 th 1832. That this deponent's said father the said Benajah Hill died at the town of Granville aforesaid on the sixteenth day of September A.D. 1841 (one thousand eight hundred & forty one), leaving his widow this deponent's mother knowing that the name of said widow this deponent's mother was Rosanna Hill. That she died on the 18 th day of October A.D. 1843. That said Benajah Hill died leaving this deponent & some other children him surviving, that they the said children have all since died except this deponent as he believes and is well satisfied, and that this deponent is the only surviving child of the said Benajah Hill and Rosanna Hill as he is well satisfied and verily believes. This deponent further says according to his information & belief, the said Benajah & Rosanna Hill his father & mother were duly married before 1783. & before the last period of said Benajah's Service in said War. This deponent further says that his said mother as he believes never received or applied for a pension as the widow of said Benajah Hill. This deponent further says that said Benajah Hill served as he believes in Captain Ely's company of Infantry in Col Prentiss Regiment. & deponent is unable to state in what other Companies or Regiments he served, but this deponent verily believes that the said Benajah Hill in all served in said War about two years that he served for three different terms as he informed this deponent for about nine months each term. This deponent says he is informed & believes that said Benajah Hill was not allowed a Pension for as much time as he

actually served and he hereby applies as the heir and only child surviving of said Benajah Hill for such means of Pension as was really due to said Benajah Hill for the time he served and for a certificate thereof, and asks that the rolls & records in the department at Washington may be examined and the actual time of the service of said Benajah Hill as appears from the Rolls may be ascertained with a view that this deponent may receive the said such means & also with a view to enable him to apply for such balance of pension as his mother the said Rosanna Hill was entitled to receive under the act of July 4, 1836, or any subsequent act - as the widow of said Benajah Hill, and that all the particulars of the service of said Benajah Hill may be furnished to him for the purpose aforesaid.
Subscribed & sworn to before
me this 27. day of February 1857 } Reuel Pember Justice of the Peace }
Burnham Hill mother
Reuel Pember witness
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Burnham Hill & that I verily believe the statements of fact contained in the above affidavit are true. I also certify that he is a credible & reputable person and interest.
Reuel Pember
Justice of the Peace
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. WASHINGTON COUNTY, }
I, NATHANIEL B. MILLER, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that
Reuel Pember Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, was on the day of the date of the said certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected and sworn and qualified by law to take the proof and acknowledgment of deeds, &c., and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature to said certificate to be genuine. And that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County, this 9 day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
Geo B Straw Dep Clerk.

Remember Some more officers in the regular forces when I was in the nine months Howitzers that is to say General Parsons that went from Pikesville with Six hundred Volunteers of which I was one to take A fort that was Comanded By A British Colonel Buttler and Lt David Donachie Lt Thomas Avery who got wounded By A grape Shot from the fort and Also Sergeant Cole for it may be of some use to mention the names of my ten mates that Campain which was Corporal William Gray Robert Green John Green Robert He Daniel Bailey

Burnam Hill
Son of
Benajah Hill
a Revolutionary soldier & pensioner & also son of Rosanna Hill widow of said Benajah Hill
Claim to arrears of Pension on acct of his father, and to be furnished with evidence in the department to aid him in prosecuting his claim &c & to have the case re examined &c
O. F. Thompson atty for claimant
Granville
Wash Co
N. Y.
The Comt. of Pensions will please send his acknowledgement communication on the subject to me as the atty for Burnam Hill -
O. F. Thompson Granville N.Y.

Benajah Hill
MM 1/32
FREE
Free
Hon L. P. Waldo, Commr. of Pensions Washington D.C.

Revolution
23699 INVALID.
Apr. 24, 1903 - Hist Sidney J. Loap. San. Francisco Cal
File No. 23,699
1928. July 20 - Phyllis to Mrs. M. G. Hill - See claim of Syra Pike, H. 18764 for Corp. MMS
Benajah Hill His Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: - Vol. 9 , Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Hon. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
Kindly furnish me with the Revolutionary War record of Benijah Hill
who resided at Granville, Washington Co. N. Y. in 1840. His name appears on page 100 of census of U. S. pensioners 1840. He was my great grandfather.
Thanking you in advance for this favor,
I am respectfully,
Sidney J. Loop

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Granville Wash co NY. Sept. 3 1837
John
The application which I made on account of Penning Hill was in the first place for Land Warrants for Revolutionary Service & also for the Pension to which his widow Rosanna Hill was entitled
Mr P Hill was on for Pension Rolls & Arrear at Albany. He died Sept 1. 1841
Leaving his widow surviving him who died Oct 1843. She has not to apply for bounty land & for widows Pension
Please instruct & inform me & send former
J. V. Thompson
Comm. Pensions Washington D.C.

Granville Wash Co N. Y.
May 18. 1854.
Hon G.P. Waldo.
Sir.
On the 17 th of March last or about that day - I sent to you Burnam Hill's affidavit & you say in answer in your letter of that date (17 th March), that it will be necessary to show some evidence of marriage therein before the claim can be examined, now one main object in sending the affidavit was to obtain information in regard to his father's service - The applicant thought his father Benajah Hill (who was a pensioner) did not receive as much account of Pension as he ought. That is that the time he really served entitled him to more pension than was allowed him and to ascertain whether that was really so or not. I sent his affidavit that the rolls might be examined, & he be informed of the time of service really shown by the rolls & that he might save the expense of proving service, therein, marriage & unless he could in the end be entitled to something - if his father really drew all he was entitled to, then that would end at once any claim of Burnam Hill in right of his father - but if there was a balance due, he could then make the necessary proof - you will see on reading the affidavit carefully , what is really the object of it - will you please look into & give me the required information you will understand from the affidavit & this letter what is wanted - I do not want to go on & incur a heavy expense in making proof thereof unless in the end there is something to be got - Let me hear from you as soon as consistent
Yours truly O. F. Thompson Atty for Burnam Hill