Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,528, Richard Hill, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
★ Hill, Richard
S. 5,528
CONTENTS
carded

Ver non
5526
INVALID
File No. 5528
Richard Hill
Pris. Boer War
Act: June 7 th /32
Index:—Vol. m, Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4919 Virginia
Richard Hill
of Albemarle in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Henderson of the Regt. commanded by Col Lendsey in the (Virginia) line for 8 months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Jan- uary 1833 and sent to An. Mr. Gordon Present
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1833 $39.99 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '33 13.33
$53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk Book D Vol. 7 Page 123

admitted

BRIEF in the case of  Richard Hill  of  Albemarle Co?  in the State of  Virg a  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 years —  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     cannot state In 17 — 2 — — Gen. Nelson's command mil ia { Capt. Harris Co y  drafted   not stated — 2 — — { Col l  Lindsay's Ry. } do { Capt. B. Henderson Co y }   do — 4 — — Capt. Henderson — do  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Albemarle Co y  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by the traditional evidence of one witness — a clergyman — Certified to be credible  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

Richard Hill's
Precedence
(Napier)
admitted
8 mo private
$26.66

State of Virginia
At a joint trial for Allumacoe County the 7 th day of November 1837
On this 7 th day of November 1837 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Allumacoe now sitting Richard Hill a resident of Allumacoe County and State of Virginia aged seventy seven years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1837.
The declarant states that he entered the service of the United States under Capt' Harris, the day and year he cannot state being a very illiterate man. He was a drafted Militia man, he thinks that he was about twenty years of age when he entered the service, if right in this, the draft must have been made in the year 1775 in this conjecture he cannot place confidence as he has no register of his age nor memorandum to refer to to refresh his memory. He says that John Salisbery was Lieut' and Richard Daniels Ensign. Upon this tour he marched just to Williamsburg thence to Yorktown or Hampton and was in service two months at least; that Jonathan Munday joined the service with him who is now alive & a resident of Allumacoe County, and they served together until discharged. He was in no action but saw the British fleet off Hampton in the Bay. He says he was under the command of General Nelson. He lived in the County of Allumacoe at the time of the draft, tho' he was born in the County of Orange on the 15 th of September in the year 1755 that he has no register of his age he does not know that any was ever made; that the first tour of duty lasted two months. The declarant further states that he served a second tour of duty as a drafted Militia man that for this tour he entered under Capt' Bennett Henderson and belonged to Col d Lindsay's Regiment. He was drafted in Allumacoe and marched to Williamsburg or its neighbourhood.

Since he was marched by the wildcats Tavern in the line between the counties of Orange and Spotsylvania, that this expedition was commanded by the Marquis La Fayette; From the wildcats he marched into Culpeper County and there rested a few days, thence marched back to Rappahannock Ford upon the Rappahannock river in the County of Orange, thence marched across what is called the three mile road, and cut a road through the County of Louisa now known by the name of the Marquis road and was marched through Richmond soon after Tullahoma expedition to Charlottesville and the evacuation of Richmond by the British troops and discharged some distance below Richmond, this tour was of two months duration.
The declarant further states that he was drafted in Albemarle and served two terms of duty in that County at the Barracks there erected for the prisoners which he thinks were taken at the Battle of Brandywine, that during these terms he was under Capt Henderson - (These terms were two months each. He further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service, that he is wholly unable to state with precision the months or years he served the service for three different terms. That he was born in the County of Orange near Rappahannock Ford. He says he moved to Albemarle when quite young and has resided in that County ever since. He does not recollect ever to have had a written discharge. He says that Mr Goff who is a minister of the Gospel in the Baptist church is his neighbor and that Messrs Dickerson, Mr Douglass and John Barrcock are his neighbors who can testify as to his reputation. He further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service. He also states that shortly previous to the time Cornwallis was taken, he was again drafted and hired a substitute to whom he gave two thousand dollars Continental money that he was taken before the term was out. That this makes the period of eight months.

service besides the time he served by a substitute. He hereby renounces every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. Given to subscribers the day & year aforesaid. (Richard T. Hill) mark
Thereupon the Court proceeded to the Application in open Court the following Interrogatories.
1 Where and in what year were you born? a I was born in Orange County State of Virginia in 1755. 2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? a I have none. 3 When were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war where do you now live? a When called into service I lived in Albemarle County Va where I continued to live since the Revolution where I now live. 4 How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? a I was drafted. 5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental Artillery Regiments as you can recollect and the general commanders of your service. a I don't now remember more than I have stated in my declaration. 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? a I don't recollect that I had any written discharge.
I John Goff a Kingman residing in the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Richard Hill who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy seven years of age and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I am in that opinion. Given to subscribers the day & year aforesaid. J. Goff
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Goff who has signed the

service besides the time he served by a substitute. We hereby renounce any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state Seven so subscribed the day & year aforesaid Richard T. Hill mark
Thereupon the Court proceeded to the Applicant in open Court the following interrogatories.
1 Where and in what year were you born? 2 I was born in Orange County State of Virginia in 1755. 3 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 4 I have none. 5 When were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war where do you now live? 6 When called into service I served in Augusta County VA where I continued to live since the Revolution where I now live. 7 How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? 8 I was drafted. 9 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental Artillery Regiments as you can recollect and the general commanders of your service. 10 I don't now remember more than I have stated in my declaration. 11 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? 12 I don't recollect that I had any written discharge.
I affirm I left a clergyman residing in the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia to hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Richard Hill who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy seven years of age and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion. Seven so subscribed the day & year aforesaid M c Gee
That the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that John Goff who has signed the

proceeding Certificate is a Virginia resident in the County of Albemarle (State of Virginia), and that his Statement is entitled to credit.
I, Wm Garrett Clerk of the County Court of Albemarle County do hereby certify that the following contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Hill for a Patent for Testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this 15 th day of December 1832 in the 57 th (Year of the Commonwealth)
Wm Garrett &c.