Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5046, Thomas Hisle, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
or Visle, Thomas Visel, Nancy
No. 5046
CONTENTS

Many Kind or Kind
By
E. G. Ellis
March 20-52

Know all Men by these Presents: That I, Joseph Hise a party interested in the claim herein mentioned, do hereby constitute and appoint VESPASIAN ELLIS, of Washington City, my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Nancy Hise for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent and Attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal, this 3 day of March A. D., 185 2
Joseph Hise  SEAL.
Signed and Sealed in presence of J. H. Wilson }
STATE OF Kentucky COUNTY OF Madison } SS.
On this 3 day of March A. D., 185 2 , before me, the subscriber, personally appeared, Joseph Hise and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned, and also made oath that he is a party directly interested in the claim above mentioned, as a claimant.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, } the day and year aforesaid.
Dudley Webster Police Judge
I Thomas H Barrus Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Dudley Webster before whom the foregoing paper was executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace  Police Judge in and for said County, duly authorised by law to administer oaths; and that the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this 3 day of March A. D., 185 2
Thos H Barrus Clerk.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836. State of Kentucky { County of Madison }
On this 12th day of February eight hundred and forty-four, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the above written County and State Nancy Wisle a resident of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky aged ninety-five years, 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 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Thomas Wisle who was a soldier of the revolution from the County of Guilpepper and State of Virginia in the militia, she is unable to state the names of the officers he served under but she well recollects that he served three tours of three months each. she states that she has heard her husband speak of the officers he served under but from her great age and loss of memory and being much afflicted she cannot state their names at this time, but she well recollects hearing him say that he and Michael Benk served under the same captain and was in the same mess, the three tours that he was out. She recollects that she had two children when her husband was in the service. That she is now very old and infirm and very poor and have never had an opportunity before this to have the pension applied for , and at this time she is fearful that she is unable to have the proof required by the rules of the department, but she well recollects that her husband was out in the war of the revolution and that she

was at home with her children when he was out fighting for the liberty that we are now enjoying she prays that such evidence as she has, be taken in her case and a pension for nine months service be granted her, as that is the time she knows he receiv- -ed. She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Weisel on Friday in March seventeen hundred and seventy seven; that her husband, the aforesaid Thomas Weisel died on the the twenty third of February eighteen hundred and thirty two and that she has remained a widow ever since his death as will more fully appear expressed by reference to the proof hereto annexed, she states that the marriage was in Culpepper County Virginia and his death took place in Madison County Kentucky she says that she has raised seven children and her eldest is a son and is named Benjamin he was born in seventeen hundred and seventy nine, she believes that he was born in the month of February (Nancy her Weisel Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year first above written, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Madison and State of Kentucky Nancy Weisel who cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court for for interlined in the twenty ninth line on the first page of the declaration before signing, an error in the eleventh line on the second page before signing
Adam Rogers
J. M. C.

I Joseph Hise a resident of the county of Madison and State of Kentucky aged sixty years state that I am the third son of Thomas Hise and that Nancy Hise that mad this declaration is the widow of Thomas Hise and she has remained a widow ever since his death and I have never heard it doubted but that they were legally married given from under my hand this 12th day of February 1844 Joseph Hise mark
State of Kentucky county of Madison
Be it known that personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the above written county and State Joseph Hise ameen known to me to be a man of respectability and truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit given from under my hand this 12th day of February 1844 Adam Rogers J.P. U.S.
I Robert Burk a resident of the county of Madison and State of Kentucky aged fifty six years, state that I have heard my Father Michael Burk who was a pensioner say that he served three tours with Thomas Hise in the war of the revolution and was in the same mess I have often then both speak of being in the same mess, given from under my hand this 12th day February 1844
Robert Burk mark

State of Kentucky County of Madison
Be it known That personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the above written county and state Robert Bark a man of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit given from under my hand this 12 th day of February 1844
Adam Rogers
State of Kentucky Madison County Scl
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I David Irvine Clerk of the Court for said County do certify that Adam Rogers Esq. is a Magistrate in and for said County, and of the Court aforesaid In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 4 th day of March 1844
All David Irvine Clerk

V 6131
Maney Hise Hen.
Ed. to Hon. R. M. Johnson 3 June 1824
4 July 1836

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5046
P. O.
Nancy Hinkle
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.

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Nancy Kisle Thomas Ken:
act 4 July-36
50 46
50 46

I Robert Covington a resident of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky, aged Eighty five years, state that I have been acquainted with Thomas Hise and Nancy his wife ever since my earliest Recollection, I knew them before their marriage and ever since until his Death, I was not at their marriage but from the information of the Neighbors I have no doubt but that they were lawfully married, I further state that I never heard it doubted but that they was lawfully married, I know that they lived together as husband and wife until his Death, and raised a family of children and their eldest son is named Benjamin, and I further state that I believe that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, I was in the service myself from the same County that he went from, for which services I now draw a pension, although I was not in the same Regiment with him, but I know that I served two years and four months with two of his brothers that was younger than he was, but I was told that he was out as a militiaman, my knowledge of Thomas Hise and Michael Burk as men of Respectability and truth and the long acquaintance I had with them, and from the information of other Respectable persons, I have no doubt but that they served together as has been stated, and I know that Nancy Hise is the widow of the same Thomas Hise and that she has remained a widow ever since his death, I have heard her Declaration read, and believe that it contains the truth, given from under my hand this 1 st day of March 1844 Robert his Covington mark

Be it known that personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county of Madison and state of Ky. Robert Covington, a man known to me to be a man of Respectability and Truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. Given from under my hand this first day of March 1844 P. P. Ballard J.P.
I John Burke a resident of the county of Madison and state of Ky. aged 53 years, state that I have oftentimes heard my father, Michael Burke, who was a pensioner of Madison County Ky. state that he hauled Thomas Hise from the hospital, or place where the sick was kept in time of the Revolutionary war, and that he, Hise was taken sick in the service and had to be brought home from there, and he, Burke was the man that brought him home from there, and I further state that Nancy Hise is the widow of the same Thomas Hise and has remained a widow ever since his death, given from under my hand this first day of March 1844 John Burke.
Be it known that personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Madison and state of Ky John Burke a man known to me to be a man of Respectability and Truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. Given under my hand this 1 st day of March 1844 P. P. Ballard J.P.

State of Kentucky Madison County } ss
I David Irvine Clerk of the Court for said County do certify that P. R. Ballard is a Magis- trate in for said County and of the Court aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court at office this 4 th day of March 1844
At David Irvine Cmble

1131 March 23 1844
114 23
Nancy Miller 4 July 1836
Joel
Long Dick 173 March 15. 1844
Free
Edward Egan Commissaire of Police Was living on City St

1131 March 23 1844
Long Lick Ky March 15. 1844
Nancy Wise 4 July 1836
Free
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pension Washington City DC

Long Lick Ky Scott Co Ky March 15 1844
Dear Sir
The enclosed Papers are the ded- -aration and evidence in the case of Mrs Nancy Hester Widow of Thomas Hester For the Benefit of the Act of Congress of July 4. 1836
I am yours with great Respect Justin C. Suggett
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commonwealth of Penn Washington City D.C.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hisor, Adam GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4389 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 20, 1797 to Daniel Aiken
*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.