Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38830, Jonathan Hill, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.I.
Bill, Jonathan
S. 38830
CONTENTS
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Notchfield 16 M. 1820 to Richard Arnold Bristol, Rhode Island
Rhode Island Roll.
1,189
Jonathan Hill Capt. Arnold Private 1777 to 1780 R.I.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of March 1818. Rhode Island Line
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of Jun 1818. and sent to the Hon. Sam d Bradford , Bristol, Rh. Island.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
See following
5 months 4/31 4/30.
$ 42.09
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
3 Years
Died Nov. 2, 1826
Continued
Warren, Bristol Co.

Jonathan Hill
1189
Sept. 1020
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations County of Bristol ss.
On this 26 th day of June 1820. personally appeared in open Court, being the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Bristol and a Court of Record for said County, Jonathan Hill Aged Sixty Years, resident in Warren in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Regiment commanded by Col. Angell, in the Company of Col. Thomas Arnold, that my original declaration was dated 8 th March 1818. That I have received a pension Certificate N. 9.189: and dated June 30 th 1818 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day 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, being my self 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 18 th 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed, Viz. the right of redemption in a small Wood house a very small lot on which it stands Valued as per Appraisers certificate at Two Hundred Dollars on which there is a Mortgage of One hundred & twenty Dollars, one Table, 9 Chairs, looking Glass, a few coarse Earthen Dishes some Iron Ware, and some other articles not worth enumerating, that I am a Mariner by profession, but age and infirmities forbid my going to Sea, my Family consist of 3 Young Children Viz Mary aged 13 Years Jonathan Aged 11. and James Baily Aged 7 Years that before he received he was indebted to his neighbours for many of the comforts of life & should his pension be taken away he should be under the necessity of asking Charity, his Children being unable to earn but very little. —  (Signed) Jonathan Hill
An Inventory of the Estate of Jonathan Hill taken 26 th of June 1820. One very small lot & House valued per Appraisers Certificate at 200. Mortgage on it — — — — — 120 Owing to others by Note etc. — 70 190 One Table 1.50 — Nine Chairs 1.50 — — — — — 3. Looking Glass 1.00 — other small articles 3.00 — — — — — 4. Recapitulation — — — — — 7.00 House & Lot valued at. — 200 Amort. Inventory — — — — 7 Mortgage on Real Estate 120 207. In Debt to others — — 70 — 190 190 17 leaving Seventeen Dollars in my favour Sworn to and declared by the s d Jonathan Hill on the 26 th of June AD 1820. before said Court. —  Rich d Smith Clerk

Rhode Island, District.
Bristol ss. Clerk's Office of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Bristol -
I Richard Smith Clerk of said Court, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the s d . Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Two hundred & Seven Dollars, subject to Debts amounting to One hundred & ninety Dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this Fifth day of August AD 1820.
Rich d Smith Clerk of said Court

The undersigned, Appraisers of Real Estates for the town of Warren, having been called upon by Jonathan Hill of said Warren to appraise his Real Estate have examined the premises, and do appraise the same to be worth two hundred Dollars and no more.
Warren June 8th 1820
Stephen Mason Wm Carr Samuel Butterworth
Appraisers of Real Estates
Town clerk's office, Warren R.I. June 9th 1820. This is to certify that the above named Stephen Mason William Carr and Samuel Butterworth have been appointed Appraisers of Real Estates for the present year and are now authorized & qualified to act in that Capacity.
Samuel Randall Town Clk.
I Samuel Randall Town clerk of the town of Warren do certify that there is an incumbrance of one hundred & twenty Dollars on the above named estate of Jonathan Hill for the payment of which the said Estate is held to pay by two mortgage Deeds on Record in this office.
Samuel Randall Town Clk.
June 9th 1820

Jonathan Hill do hereby declare, that I am a resident citizen of the United States and a native of Westport  but now residing in Warren in the County of Bristol in the State of Rhode-Island, and was engaged as a private soldier in the land service of the United States for the space of three years during the revolutionary war. That I belonged to the Company commanded by Thomas Arnold, and to the Regiment commanded first by Col. Green and afterwards by Col. Israel Angell. That I enlisted at Warren in the State of Rhode-Island on the ninth day of April A.D. 1777 and was discharged at Morristown in New-Jersey on the eighth day of April A.D. 1780, and took the discharge hereto annexed. I further declare that my circumstances in life are reduced and that I stand in great need of assistance for my support.
Jonathan Hill
State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Bristol ss at Bristol March 28 th 1818
Personally came Jonathan Hill who subscribed the foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me and thereat the seal of the court
Daniel Bradford. Ch. Just. C. C. Pease County Bristol

We the undersigned Overseers of the Poor for the Town of Warren, do hereby declare and say that Jonathan Hill who subscribed the within foregoing declaration an aged man, in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Witness my hand Joseph Smith Jr.

Without the loss of him home Waltham
Jonathan Hill Discharge
Jonathan Hill R.D. S38830

These may Certify all whom it may Concern, that Jonathan Hill the bearer hereof late a Soldier in my Regiment of the State of Rhode Island, has faithfully Served out the term of time for which he Enlisted for, to the Satisfaction of his Officers. Settled with the Paymaster, and is hereby discharged from the Service with Reputation. —
Given under my hand at Morris Town This Eighth Day of April. 1780
To all Concerned }
Israel Angell Col. o

38830
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 38830
Jonathan Hill Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hill, Joseph GRADE Private "in the LINE Artillery Artificers"
WARRANT NUMBER 13204 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 14, 1790 To Hm. Wells, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.