Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4996, Richard Hill, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. G.
★ Hill, Richard Esther
R. 4996
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
P. O. 49963 Arthur Hill
Service: Mil - Richam
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Richard Hill a private soldier in Capt. Brawley's Company of the 10th Regiment, enlisted in the year 1781 for the term of twelve months, and left the service on the 12 th day of April 1782.
Given under my hand this 29 th day of August 1843.
W. Hill

9834
Esther Hill dec'd Richard N.C.
act 7 July 38
which is same reason as in previous - The 3rd then there is a list of names

9834
Declination
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John D. Ladd
Hon R. M. Saunders H. R.

State of North Carolina Johnston County.
This day personally appeared John Dixon of the County aforesaid being duly sworn according to Law before me Right Royal and Ed. Williams an acting Justices of the Peace of said County - doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 1838 granting Pensions to Widows & children of the revolution - He says - He married Mary Hill, who is now alive - that she was the daughter of Richard Hill & his wife Esther - that the said Richard Hill as he is informed & believes, was a soldier of the revolution - that this declarant has heard him speak of his having served that he then resided in Glasgow near the County of Green - that this declarant is not able to give the particulars of his service but refers to the certificate of the Secretary of State - that the said Richard Hill - as appears from the register of age - in a Book entitled Testers of Bath which declarant says now a family register was born in June 1763 & died 20 th March 1833 - being then 70 years old - that Esther was the wife of said Richard - when married declarant estimated she had been in the testimony of Mary Sugg - upon the register of the age of Mary Hill, who was born Dec. 2 - 1790 - & who is the oldest child of said Richard & Esther Hill - that Esther Hill wife & mother of said

Richard - died June 2 - 1842 - never having married again after the death of her said husband - That the said Richard & Easther Hill had fourteen children at their living - To wit - (Drewry Hill - Polly Dixon - a widow in Brunswick Co. Tenn - Aldridge Hill - Drewry the wife of declared John Dixon - Polly married to Andrew Walter - Martha Hill - Henry Hill - Elizabeth married to Bryan Fendal - Amy - married to William Farnum - Smitha married to John Hill - Richard Hill - John D. Hill & Easther - married to Henry Dugg - declared sworn, his mother in law Easther Hill did not apply for her pen- sion during her life - as she was igno- rant of her rights, & it was not until recently that declaration was informed that her children had claims - declaration sworn Richard Hill & Easther had both resided in Green County for more than fifty years before their death - that they both died in said county - that he makes this declaration as well in behalf of his own wife Amy - as for the benefit of the other children all of whom are married as above - Sworn to & subscribed before me this 9th. day of Nov. 1843 -
Right Royal Gp N. W. Thwing
John Dixon

We the undersigned Certify that we are well acquainted with John Dixon who is a man of free that he has Resided in the County of Johnson for at least twenty years that his Wife is by the name of Nancy and was as we have been informed and believe the Daughter of Richard Hill of the County of Green given under our hands this the 9 day of Nov. 1843
Right Regals Jr. R. H. Sturges
State of North Carolina
I William M. Giny Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Johnson County Certify that Right Regals & R. H. Sturges were two Magistrates for said County at the time of signing their names as above and that said signatures are genuine - Witness William M. Giny Clerk of our said Court at office 14 th Nov r 1843.
W. M. Giny Clerk