Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 36547-160-55, James Hill, Mass

SERVICE
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Mass
Hill, James Staples, Sarah (Former widow)
B.L.Wt. 36547-160-55.
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173461 Act Mar 3 June 24
✓ Sarah Staples formerly w of James Hill in
Can Stephen Col Geo Storer Me Hill
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Ad 169 acc July 29/56 Hodge
(Signature) J. S.
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173461

State of Maine
County of York } ss On this, fifth day of June A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared before me, Mabel S. Merrill a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid
The Widow Sarah Staples aged ninety one years a resident of North Berwick in the County of York (spouse below being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is now a widow having had two husbands That James Hill late of Hitting in said County deceased, was her first husband who was a private in the Company of commanded by Capt Elisha Sturtevant in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Storer in the Arm of the Revolution, That her said husband James Hill enlisted at said Hitting, on or about the 14 th day of August, A.D. 1777 as will appear by the rolls of said Company, for the term of four months and continued in actual service in said Arm for the term of four months & two days, and was honorable discharged at said Hitting on the 30 th day of December 1777 as will appear by the rolls of said Company. She further states that she was married to the said James Hill in said Hitting February the Eleventh A.D. 1787 by one Asaph Spring a Minister in said Hitting and that her maiden name before her said marriage was Sally Hammond of Hitting as she was commonly called though she was christened Sarah Hammond & so writes her name, That her said hus- -band James Hill died at said Hitting on the 10 th day of April 1789 - On account of the said services of my said husband James Hill, I claim a bounty land warrant She further declares that she was married to William Staples of Berwick in said County her last husband on the 27 th day of February A.D. 1792 at said Berwick by the Rev. Matthew Morrison a minister

of the second church in said Berwick (that her name before her said marriage with said Staples was widow Sarah Hill, that her said last husband died at said North Berwick on the 8th day of May A.D. 1834 and that she is a widow at the date of executing this her declaration. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act of April 22nd March 3rd 1855 on account of the services of her said first husband James Hill in the Revolutionary War. She also declares that she has never received nor applied for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress before this application. My warrant issued, in communication to me, pursuant to S. J. Hemenhall, Esq., Sarah her Staples mark.
Sworn and subscribed before me this day and year above written by said Sarah Staples; and I certify that I know the claimant to be the identical person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in said claim. Freeman S. Hemenhall justice of the Peace.
State of Maine } On this seventh day of June A.D. 1855 County of York } ss personally appeared the undersigned John Hammond a resident of North Berwick in said state and Sarah Johnson a resident of North Berwick and upon our oaths declared that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by said Sarah Staples in our presence, and that the facts from the appearance of the claimant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. John Hammond
State of Maine } Sarah Johnson County of York } ss The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. Freeman S. Hemenhall justice of the Peace.

I Lydia Bennett of Sausalito in the County of York and State of Illinois do hereby testify and say, that I am the sister of the widow Sarah Staples of North Berwick in said County. That I have always lived near her say within three miles of her. In 1787 she was married to James Hill of Hitting where we then lived. Said Hill died in the spring of 1790. Her maiden name was Sarah Hammond or as she was then commonly called Sally Hammond. After the death of her first husband Hill she lived a widow till 27th day of February A.D. 1792 where she was married by James Motherman to William Staples of Berwick. Her last husband William Staples died at North Berwick aforesaid May 8th 1834 since which time she has lived her widow. She was married at Father's house both to James Hill & to her last husband James Staples witness
James H. Staples
Lydia her Bennett mark
State of Illinois
York County
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Be it known, That on this ninth day of June A.D. 1855 personally appeared before the undersigned, Lydia Bennett above named to me well known to be a credible witness and a respectable citizen, a woman of truth and veracity and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by her subscribed, is true.
Before me James H. Staples justice of the peace

I John Hammond a resident of North Berwick in the County of York and state of Maine aged seventy-five years do hereby testify and say that I was born in Hitting Maine and have always been acquainted with the widow Sarah Staples of said North Berwick she being a sister to me. That her first husband was James Hill who served in the War of the Revolution in the year 1777 and returned home in December or January after he left in Capt. Elisha Shapley's Company in August of 1777. That in 1787 in February he was married to my said sister Sarah Hammond (now widow Sarah Staples) by The Rev. Asaph Spring. She was before her said marriage com- monly called Sally Hammond although she was christened by the name of Sarah. Her said husband James Hill died in April 1790 I think and left her a widow with two children. In February 1792 she was married at Berwick by Rev. Matthew Clapp to William Staples of said Berwick by whom she had five children and with whom she lived near me till May 8th 1834 on which day her last husband said William Staples died at said North Berwick and she is now a widow. I saw Sarah married to said James Hill & also to said William Staples. She has always lived within two miles of me.
State of Maine, York County ss
John H. Hammond
June 7, 1855. Then personally appeared the above named John Hammond and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true and just. That he is well known to me to be a man of truth and integrity and that he says is entitled to full credit. Before me James H. Merrill Notary Public.

Extract from the records of the Town of Berwick in the County of York and state of Maine under head of Marriages Solemnized by Mathew Merriam is the following Entry viz Seventeen hundred and ninety two February twenty seventh William Staples with Sarah Hill of Berwick Attest Mathew Merriam Pastor of the second Church in said town Recorded by Jno Lord Town Clerk
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows 1792 Feby 27 th
Frederick A Lord Town Clerk
I Frederick A Lord above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Berwick and State aforesaid and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me
Frederick A Lord Town Clerk of Berwick
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me this second day of June A. D 1855
Ivory M. Waterbury Justice of the Peace

State of Maine County of York Town of Kittery
(a) Marriages Consummated by the Rev d Alpheus Spring Minister in Kittery as follows (b) Seventeen hundred and eighty seven February eleventh James Hill & Sally Hammond both of Kittery
I Certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the Marriage of said parties, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record, in fair legible figures, as follows:— (b)
1787 Feb y 11 th James Hill & Sally Hammond both of Kittery Briard A. Cunnier Town Clerk of Kittery
I, Briard A. Cunnier above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy of the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Briard A. Cunnier } Clerk of the Town of Kittery
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this fourth day of June A. D. 1855
Albert H. Hayes Justice of the Peace
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
( Duplicate. ) Secretary's Office, Boston: September 5. 1849.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of James Wilt is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Elihu Shapleigh's Co. Col. Joseph Hovey's Regt., as a private from Aug 14. to Nov 30. 1777. 4 Mos. 2 Days. roll dated Roxbury Jan'y 26. 1778. — There appears to be no other evidence which can be identified with the representation given. —
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm Tufts Dep. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for Certificate of Revolutionary Service of James Hill deceased State of Maine, County of York & Town of North Berwick - The Secretary of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the records in his of the services of James Hill in the War of the Revolution who enlisted from the town of Hitting County of York and there after of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year A.D. 1777 I think as a private in a company of which Thomas Harrison was Lieutenant. I am not now able to state who was the Captain or who was the Colo. under whom he served but I think it was Colo. Fernald - Said Hill was at the taking of Burgoyne in 1777 I cannot tell how long he was in the service I was married to said Hill by Rev. Nathaniel Strong in February I cannot say what year Hill was my first husband, he married soon after he came home from the war I think in 1789 He died April 10, 1802 aged I afterwards married with Hon. Staples who died May 8th 1834 I am 85 years old - Isaac H. Merrill is my Attorney signed by said Sarah Staples in } Sarah her Staples my presence the 17th day of March } mark A.D. 1869 Isaac H. Merrill
Justice of the Peace through each County in the State of Maine

State of Maine. County of York ss.
I, Francis Pason Register of the Court of Probate for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Increase S. Kimball, Mary M. Vite and Albert A. Kennebec, whose genuine signatures appear upon the papers hereto annexed, were at the time of writing the same, Justices of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all their official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at the Probate Office, this ninth day of June A.D. 1855. Francis Pason, Register as aforesaid.

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