Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37108, John Hiley, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hiley, John
S.37108
CONTENTS
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continued on the roll under the law of the 1 st May 1820
Application sent to John Trusk Esq r 5 July 1820 - Middletown Count
538
Connecticut Roll
John Hiley Capt Throp Massachusetts Line Private 4
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Jonathan Brace, Hartford, Conn.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept r 1818 4 months 21 / 30 $37.60
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
3 pay soon
Glastonbury, Hartford Co

State of Conn. S. S. County of Hartford S. S.
John Hiley of Glastenbury in s d County being duly sworn doth depose & say that he served in the revolutionary war, on the continental establishment in the Massachusetts line for more than two years that he entered the service in March 1781 to serve as a private three years & faithfully served until after the termination of the war viz in Dec r 1783 when he rec d an honorable discharge — he belonged to Capt. Thorp's company & Col o John Brooks' Reg t of the Mass s line — his discharge is now lost —
That he is a resident citizen of the U. States has never had a pension, is in reduced circumstances & in need of assistance from his country for support
Sworn to & subscribed to this 14 th day of April 1818
Before me
his John X Hiley mark
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County of said —

Mansfield April 13 th 1818.
This is to certify that John Hiley was a soldier in Capt. Elisha Hilt Thompson's company in the late 7 th Mass ts Reg t . that he served in said Reg t from the 5 th of March 1781, until June 1783, when he was transfer'd to some other Regiment.
J. Brooks, Lt. Col o Com d . 7 th Mass ts Reg t .

John Hiley private Certificate from Gov: Brooks. Given April 1818
Correct

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, and County of Hartford. } ss. Hartford
I JONATHAN BRACE, Judge of the County Court, within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that John Hiley _____ who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a private _____ in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment, for at least the term of nine months, and is a resident citizen of the United States, in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support. His discharge he also swears is lost
And in addition to the proof contained in the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof, I further certify that it is proved to  transmit the annexed Certificate of Governor Brooks of Massachusetts me by the testimony under oath of who _____ credible witness, that the said Hiley served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid ;
and from the like testimony of And I further certify _____ that the said Hiley _____ is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, and subscribed my name at Hartford aforesaid, this 23 rd day of April
A. D. 1818.
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid
April 23 rd 1818 sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Honorable Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said Court Thomas Chester Clerk

106 John Hiley
S Continue 538
15 May 1818

State and District of Connecticut, ss.
ON this 21 st day of June 1820 personally appeared John Wiley in open Court, before the County Court holden at Middletown within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, on the 20 th day of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, said John Wiley being aged 55  of age years, resident in the town of Chatham in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: That he the said John Wiley enlisted for the term of 3 Years on the 25 th day of March in the year 1781 in Bolton in the State of  Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Thorp in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Brooks in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment: That he continued to serve in the said corps until the last of Decr 1783 when he was discharged from the said service in near West Point in the State of New York . That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the 10 th of January 1818 as he can recollect on the  14 th day of April 1818 and had transmitted to him a Certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No. 538
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War;" and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
I do further solemnly swear, that I was in the battles of  so fortunate during the time of my service as aforesaid as not to have been engaged in any Battle
That I am by occupation a Labourer but am not a healthy man but am afflicted by Billious disorders and the Gravel

That the number of my family residing with me is Five , and their names and ages are as follows :
my wife's mother Mary Goff aged 75 Years almost worn out by age and hard labor my wife Anna Hiley aged 43 Years who is affected with the asthma and unable to perform hard labor my wife's daughter Nancy aged 4 Years and my son Elisha aged 5 weeks -
John his Hiley mark
Sworn to and declared day of June -
182 9 -
before
the Court of Common Pleas for Wiltshire County
on the 21 st
Geo. Pilk Esq. J.P.C.

SCHEDULE annexed to the Declaration and Oath above made and taken before the _____ County _____ Court aforesaid.
one undivided sixth part of Six acres of land and old house standing thereon which Belongs to my wife Anna of which the aforesaid Mary Goff has the rights of Improvement (Dower) Life _____ $25.00
1 ax _____ 1.50
1 Set Shoemakers or cobblers tools _____ 1.00
1 hoe _____ 25
The little furniture in the house where I Reside Belongs to said Mary Goff
1 Luvine _____ 2.40
$30.15
Amount of Debts due from me to diverse persons at Least _____ 40.00
John his Hiley mark

I Wm. Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and Schedule annex- ed, are truly copied from the record of said Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Twenty Seven dollars and Seventy five cents.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 21 st day of June 182 0 .
Wm. Fitch Clerk of S d Court

37 108 Rev INVALID.
File No. 37 108 John Riley Dis Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 188
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hilford, Matthew GRADE Private LINE Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER 10783 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 4, 1789
to Benjamin Soland, executor of Adam Soland, deceased, assignee.
*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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hilger, Andrew GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13187 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 24, 1793 to Edward Osborn, assignee
*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.