Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21335, Jonathan Hilton, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Hilton, Jonathan Catharine
W. 21 335
CONTENTS

Albany 757
Catharine Hilton widow of Jonathan Hilton
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 30 years ago of Albany Co. in the State of N. York who was a Capt. V. Secy in the _____ commands by Captain _____ of the Regt. commands by Col. Willett Major _____ time for 3 months corp. 11.00 time for 5 " & 17 days Lieut. 74.21 $85.21
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 85 Dollars 21 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of Oct. 1838 and sent to Samuel Gardner, Albany, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Apr. 38 212.02 Semi-annual allowance ending 4. Mar. 38 42.60 $254.62
{ Act July 7 } 1838.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book A. Vol. 2 Page 81

State of New York
Albany County S r . Richard Hilton of the City of Albany, being duly sworn, deposes that he is seventy nine years of age & upwards - and is a brother of the within named Jonathan Hilton deceased - His Deposition recollects that the said Jonathan was engaged in the service of the United States before he received a Commission in Col. Willets Regiment - that he served in Capt. Jacob Lansing's Company of Militia, at Schoharie in one of the Harts there, about three months.
This Deposition's memory is so impaired by age that he is unable to state particulars, but he remembers to have heard his Brother Jonathan, frequently speak of his said expedition to Schoharie in Capt. Lansing's Company -
He is unable from infirmity to write his name hereunto subscribed this 24 th day of August 1838 before me
his Richard H Hilton mark
L Jenkins Com r of Deeds.
I certify that the above Deposition is a credible Witness
L. Jenkins Com r of Deeds.
For No 3 p 445 Capt. Lansing's Company of Militia Schoharie 1844
21.02 6.36

Deponent understands from his Brother Joseph others too that they were attacked by the Indians whilst stationed at the Middle Fork, as above mentioned - but they beat off the Indians - Deponent recollects when his Brother the said Jonathan returned from Schenectady, and according to the best of De- ponent's recollection, he had been absent three months - Deponent is unable from infirmity to write his name - I have to subscribe this 24 th day of August 1838 before me L. Jenkins Com d of Deeds. John his X Hilton marks
I certify that the above Deponent is a credible Witness. L. Jenkins Com d of Deeds.
I certify on oath that I am Church Master of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the City of Albany, and have the custody of the Records of said Church - That it appears by an entry in said Records that Jonathan Hilton was married to Cornelia Van Antwerp, on the twenty seventh day of April, seventeen hundred & eighty three - and that the said entry is in the words, letters & figures following, viz.
"1783 - April 27. Jonathan Hilton & Cornelia V. Antwerpen."
I have to subscribe this 24 th day of August 1838 before me L. Jenkins Com d of Deeds. M. G. P. Fleecker
I certify that the above Deponent is a credible Witness. L. Jenkins Com d of Deeds.

State of New York
Albany County - ss. Anthony Van Santvoord of the City of Albany, being duly sworn, deposes that he is seventy five years of age or upwards - That he was well acquainted with Jonathan Hilton in his life time - who was an Orange Co. Lt. a Lieutenant in Col. Mott's Regiment.
That this Deponent and said Hilton were near neighbors for several years - That said Hilton's first wife was Cornelia Van Antwerp, daughter of Simon Van Antwerp - That the said Jonathan Hilton had a daughter, named Elizabeth, who is still living and unmarried - who was born in the year 1784 - That the said Cornelia the mother of said Elizabeth died not long after the birth of the said Elizabeth, and before the year 1786.
That the said Jonathan was then married again, in the year 1786 or 1787, to Catherine Hanson, daughter of Philip Hanson.
This Deponent cannot state the precise time of the marriage but has no doubt it took place in the year 1786 or the year 1787 - This Deponent well recollects knowing of the said marriage about the time it occurred, and knows that they lived together as Husband and Wife, for some years, until the said Jonathan went away to Canada or elsewhere - which is from more than forty years ago - since which time, the said Jonathan has not been heard from, so far as this Deponent knows -
Sworn to & subscribed this 26 th day of August 1838 before me L. Van Rensselaer Comr. of Deeds.
I certify that the above Deponent is a credible Witness, L. Van Rensselaer Comr. of Deeds

State of New York Albany County ss. John Hiltow of the City of Albany, being duly sworn, deposes that he is seventy five years of age & supposes - He is a Brother of Jonathan Hiltow deceased, who was a Lieutenant in Col. Willetts Regiment in the Revolutionary War. That his brother the said Jonathan was first married to Cornelia Van Antwerp - and had only one child by her. This Deponent was himself married in the year 1784 - and he recollects that the said Jonathan was married before this Deponents marriage took place, and to the said Cornelia, and that she died a year or two after this Deponent was married -
This Deponent further saith that his said Brother Jonathan Hiltow was again married after the death of his first wife to Catherine Hansen, daughter of Philip Hansen, within two or three years after the death of his first wife - but this Deponent cannot recollect the year of in which his said Brother was married the second time - but it must have been after the year 1786 and before the year 1790 - That the said Jonathan has been absent from Albany & from his family about forty years & has not within that time, so far as this Deponent knows, been heard of or seen - and this Deponent believes he has been dead many years.
This Deponent further saith that he recollects that the said Jonathan Hiltow was engaged in the service of the United States, before he was a Lieutenant in Col. Willetts Regiment & that said Jonathan served as a Sergeant in Capt. Jacob Lansing's Company of Militia under the command of Major Woolsey - That he went with said Company & served as a Sergeant therein at the Lansdown Middle Fort in Schoharie, as this Deponent understands Hoboken - for the period of three months - This was, as near as Deponent can recollect, the in the year before he was appointed an Ensign or Lieutenant in Col. Willetts Regiment.
This Deponent and the said Jonathan both resided at that time in Albany - and Deponent knows that  knows that Jonathan marched away from Albany with Capt. Lansing's Company -
They first went forth on an expedition to the south of Albany, as Deponent understands at the time, & afterwards went to Schoharie & was stationed in the Middle Fort.

State of New York
County of Albany ss.
On this 26 th day of July in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before the Justices of the City of Albany, (the same being a Court of Record) Catherine Hilton, a resident of said City, aged eighty years, supposed who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay pension to certain widows."
That she is the widow of Jonathan Hilton, who was an Ensign in the Regiment of Service raised for the defence of the frontiers of this State, and served as such under the command of Lieut. Colonel Marinus Willett.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Hilton, on the _____ day of _____ in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight; - that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Hilton has been dead, as she verily believes, more than thirty five years, but at what particular time he died she is unable to state.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four - viz - at the time above stated.
She further states that her surname previous to her said marriage was Hanson or Housen, as it is sometimes spelled.
That she was married in the City of Albany and the ceremony was performed by Dominic Westerlo or Dominic Baptiste.
but which of these two Ministers she does not recollect, as she is now old and infirm and her memory has very much failed her - She further states that her husband left her when her youngest daughter was a young child - she gave them a nursing child - and this declarant has not seen him since, but once and then he went off again - and since then she has never heard from or seen him - which is now about thirty five years - and she is unable to write her name
Sworn and subscribed this day of June first above written in Open Court John G. Watson Clerk
Catherine Hilton mark

State of New York
County of Albany ss. Robert Lottidge of the city of Albany, being duly sworn, deposes that he is sixty eight years of age, and was born in the city of Albany, and has resided there all his life time. He further deposes that he was well acquainted with Jonathan Hilton in his life time - that this deponent always understood and believed and still believes that said Hilton was an officer in the Revolutionary Army, and was in the service of the United States. That said Hilton resided for many years in the city of Albany, and part of the time was a near neighbor of this deponent, and this deponent was well acquainted with him and his family -
He was a Cooper by trade, and worked at that business after he came out of the Army. That it is now about forty years ago that the said Jonathan Hilton left Albany, and went, as this deponent understood, to the western part of this State - but to what particular place, this deponent does not recollect. That he left behind him residing in Albany, a wife and three children - two sons and a daughter. His wife was, his present widow, whose name previous to her marriage was Catherine Henson - that only one of his children is now living, viz Simon V. A. Hilton.
This deponent further saith that the said Jonathan Hilton after he left his family, as above stated, was occasionally heard from, for one or two years, afterwards - but this deponent has not for the last thirty five years, heard of or from the said Jonathan Hilton, nor has he been heard from by any of his family within that period, as this deponent believes -
And this deponent sincerely believes that the said Jonathan Hilton is now dead, and has been dead more than thirty years.
And this deponent has no doubt that from his intimacy with the family, and his continued residence in Albany, he would have seen the said Jonathan Hilton if he had ever returned to his family after his left them as above stated, or would have known and been informed if he had been heard from within the last thirty five years.
This deponent further saith that the said Jonathan Hilton was married to the said Catherine Henson, now his widow, about forty nine or fifty years ago - This deponent

was not present at the marriage, but they were married in Albany, as Deponent understood Berlin, and this deponent recollects that on the occasion of the marriage there was a collection of boys and other persons in the neighborhood, making a noise in the streets, as was then often customary on the like occasions - and this circumstance has the more strongly impressed upon the Deponent's memory, the fact of the marriage of the said Jonathan and Catherine -
This Deponent further saith that the oldest child of the said Jonathan and Catherine, was named Philip, who is now dead - That for he lived he would have been about forty eight years of age at this time - That their second son Simon V. A. Hilton is now about forty six years old.
This Deponent never learned to write - and therefore to subscribe this 25 th day of July 1838 before me - he makes a mark on each side of his signature.
L. Jenkins Comr. of Deeds
his Robert Lottidge mark
I certify that the above deponent is a credible witness L. Jenkins Comr. of Deeds

Act July 1838. In the matter of the application of Catherine Hilton, for a Pension under the act of July 7, 1838.
Disputant etc.
See Vol. 1 p. 47- 5 & 17 Aug 1882
Admitted. Lieutenant me 3 & 17 days Corporal 3. — See Vol. 3 p. 452 146 — 8. 17
Deceased Jenkins Esq. Albany N.Y. July 1888

State of New York
County of Albany ss. Anthony Van Santvoord of the City of Albany, being duly sworn, deposes, that he is seventy five years of age, supposes that he has resided in said City, all his life time. He was well acquainted with Jonathan Hilton in his life time. This Deponent has always understood that said Hilton was an officer in the New-Jersey army - and served as such in Col. Willet's Regiment. This Deponent was also well acquainted with said Hilton's family - The said Hilton married Catherine Henson, about fifty years ago - This Deponent recollects to have heard they were going to be married, and afterwards heard they were married - and has no doubt of the fact but he was not present at the marriage.
This Deponent further saith that the said Jonathan Hilton has been absent from the City of Albany and from his family more than forty years, according to this Deponent's best recollection - and has not, so far as this deponent has any knowledge, been heard of or seen during that period - And this Deponent believes that said Hilton is dead, and has been dead for many years.
That said Hilton was several years older than this deponent - and was a young man when this deponent was a boy.
This Deponent is well acquainted with Catherine Hilton, who was the wife and is now the widow of the said Jonathan Hilton - and also with Deacon W. A. Hilton their son, who is now about forty five years old.
Sworn to before me this 25 th day of July 1838 before me
J. Van Rensselaer
I certify that the above Deponent is a credible Witness J. Van Rensselaer

State of New York
County of Albany ss. John R. Bleeker of the City of Albany being duly sworn, deposes that he is Church Master of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the City of Albany and has the custody of the Records of said Church. That he finds in the said Records one entry in the hands and figures following. Viz -
" 1792
Albany 21 st
Jonathan Hiltun Catherine Hansen
Simon V. Antwerp
Simon V. Antwerp (Broom) Maria V. Antwerp February 6 th
That said entry is found under the Head of Baptism - and according to the Depositions understanding of the meaning of said entry, it is intended to state that Simon Van Antwerp son of Jonathan Hiltun and Catherine his Wife was born on the 6 th of February 1792 and baptized on the 21 st day of the same month and year - and that Simon Van Antwerp and Maria Van Antwerp stood as God father and Godmother at the baptism.
This Deposition further states that the said entry is in the hand writing, as Depositions believes, of Rev. Dr. Bapst who was formerly Pastor of said Church, and associated with Doct. Wettsels - and this Deposition has examined the Records of said Church and cannot find any Record of the marriage of said Jonathan Hiltun and Catherine Hansen -
Sworn & subscribed this 25 th day of July 1838 before me J. M. R. Bleeker
L. Jun Rins Com d of Deeds
I certify that the above Deposition is a credible Witness. L. Jun Rins Com d of Deeds

State of New York Secretary's Office
I certify that it appears by the Minutes of the Council of Appointment of this State in this Office that on the 24 th of July 1782 Jonathan Hilton was appointed an Ensign in the Regiment of Levies raised for the defence of the frontiers whereof Marinus Willett was Lieutenant Colonel Commandant.
Given under my hand and the Seal of this Office at the City of Albany the 23 d day of July A. D. 1838
Arch d Campbell Dep. Secretary

Albany July 27. 1838.
Sir,
I herewith transmit the declaration &c. of Mrs. Catherine Hilton, widow of Jonathan Hilton, in support of her claim for a pension under the act of July 7. 1838. Her Husband served in Col. Willetts Regiment.
Very Respectfully
Your ob t . Serv t
Levi Jenkins
James L. Brown Esq. Com r of Pensions War Dept t

Albany August 24. 1838.
Sir,
Your letter of the 20 th inst. respecting Mrs Catherine Hilton's claim for a pension under the act of July 7. 1838, is received. I enclose additional testimony respecting the time of her marriage & the services of her husband. Viz - the deposition of John & Richd. Hilton - Authy. San Francisco. -
Yrs. R. Blackman -
Very respectfully
Yr. ob t serv t .
L Jenkins
James L. Edwards Esq r Com r of Pensions War Dept.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21,985
Catharine Whittier Wid of Jonathan Whittier Lieut. Rev War
Act: July 1 st  188
Index:—Vol. 8 Page 336
[Arrangement of 1870.]