Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5298, John Hill, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Hill, John Elizabeth
No 5298.
CONTENTS

14120
Elizabeth Hill widow of John Hill Ohio.
Act 7 July 1838

State of Ohio Washington County ss. On this twenty second day of April AD 1830. personally appeared,
before the Hon. W m R Putnam Jr. a judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county Elizabeth Hill a resident of Union in said county of Washington aged eighty four years - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension -
That she is the widow of John Hill who served in war of the American revolution, in the company of Captain Houston and regiment of Colonel Kelly in the Pennsylvania militia - and who drew a pension until the 4 th day of September AD Eighteen hundred and forty two -
She further declares that she was married to the said John Hill on the second day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty three - at Bladensburg Maryland by Bro S. Messenger
That her said husband died on the day of November AD eighteen hundred and forty two -
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service - but was married as aforesaid - and has never been married to any one else - and asks that a pension may be granted to her -
Elizabeth Her Hill mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me a judge of the court of Common Pleas for said county -
This April 22 nd 1830 -
W m R. Putnam Jr. for alternate judge of the Court of Common Pleas Washington Co

The State of Ohio } I, Thomas M c Ewen Clerk of the Washington County } Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify, that William R o Putnam is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, legally commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that his signature within written is genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Marietta this 22 d 1850
Thos M c Ewen Clerk By W m C o Taylor D c

In taking my when of, I have remembered my friend + the seal of our Court the Twenty Sixth day of July 1832.
John Dunlop Clerk.
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House John from 1777 periods since mother
730.

Declaration - in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio - } Washington County } P.
On this twenty sixth day of July 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the County of Washington now sitting, John Veile a resident of Union Township, in the County and State aforesaid aged twenty two  two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following decla- ration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein mentioned. I was born in Great Britain, in 1758. I have no more of my age. I was drafted from Capt. Keystone's militia company of Col. Hilly's Regi- ment in Bucks County Penn a for two months to rendezvous at Newtown in the County of Bucks aforesaid; I then resided within a mile & one half of Newtown. There were, I believe, Eight classes from which the drafts were taken, two classes were called out at a time; I was drafted from the 4 th class & went out with the second draft.
From Newtown we marched to Morristown New Jersey, where then but under the command, I believe, of Capt. Spurrer, At Morristown a part of our company were detained to guard the public stores, where I remained, & received a discharge for six months service. The discharge is lost but I think it was signed by Capt. Spurrer. I have never received any thing for these services. When I returned home, I was notified that a new draft had been made, & that I & three of

my fellow soldiers were again in the letter. Although there was a mistake in the draft, yet by the request of Col. Kelly we cheerfully stepped forward under the command of Capt. Houston & Lieut. Hornsdales to guard the Forgs at Newtown for a term of thirty three days, for which Col. Kelly paid me sixteen dollars & fifty cents, in continental paper, worth then to me one dollar & 20. cents.
The day before the battle of Trenton Col. Kelly sent for 25 young men of my neighborhood, 24 of whom including myself marched under the command of Col. Kelly & Capt. Houston and were in the battle of Trenton, where I received a slight wound in my right leg below the knee, we all returned the day after the battle - being out but 3 days this tour.
My next services were in guarding the roads near Philadelphia, to prevent the Tories, and others from supplying the enemy with provisions & while they had possession of that place. My services at this time were entirely voluntary & patriotic. Many of the young men of our neighborhood went down near the city, & there did all we could under the advice of the leading men of the neighborhood. We were always on the alert, in patrol from Six to 48 in number as circumstances might require. I was one of the party that defeated & killed Thomas Price and Morton Nelson - two noted & dangerous refugees, with several of their party, in Norris's Lane 6 miles above Phil a . At another time I with two others went to Nipps' near Frankfort Mills then belonging to the enemy at Ashbridge's, where the enemy were garrisoned; we were there charged on by a party of horse & I received a sabre cut from one of them on the left wrist - but before he could cut again he was shot from his horse by one of us, not known by which of us, with a pistol; on other of their party fell

at in all three escaped without further injury. I was in this service from within a day or two after the British entered Philadelphia in the fall of 1777 until they left it again in the next spring being as I learn about nine months.
While at Newtown on my 33 days tour a ser- geant with six men, was sent by Col Kelly, to take into custody a man named Doan, a preten- ded Methodist Preacher, we seized him while in the pulpit at Breckinger's - he was lodged in New- town jail a few days & then sent with 11 other tories & thieves to Phil a - I was one of the guard which attended them across. I have mentioned these circumstances as I hoped that it might lead to some evidence (should carry further be necessary to corroborate my statements - for I know of no person now living who knew me in those days. My whole time was devoted, & every power in my power was given to my country while the British were in Philadelphia.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State.
Sworn & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. I think as near as I can recollect, I first entered the service in the spring of 1777 but cannot recollect the exact date with certainty. Subscribed the day after a previous application  attested Joseph Barker his mark John Hill his mark  Sehabod Tyler
By both residing in the County of Washington aforesaid hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Hill, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neigh- borhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opin- ion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year afore- said. Joseph Barker Sehabod Tyler Attest, Geo. Dunbar (Clk.)

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, & served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Recker & Isaac Kaye who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the County of Washington, & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest, Geo. Dunlevy Clerk.
I George Dunlevy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Keill for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this Twenty Sixth day of July 1832.
Geo. Dunlevy Clerk.

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Ohio Cincinnati
Elizabeth Hill widow of John Hill
Date of death not on A.B. J.H.R.
Pen n who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of July 1837 and sent to
Dekins & Coombs
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 163 Vol. A.

Ohio 1917
John Hill
of Washington in the State of Ohio who was a Pirate in the County commanded by Captain Houston of the Regt commanded by Col. Kelly - in the Penna line for 7 months from 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Nov 1832 and sent to Geo: Dunbar, Marietta. O
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  45     Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th  15     March 1833   $60.-  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 10 Page 55

September 26, 1936.
Mrs. Lewis B. Rhodes 1701-16th Street, N.W. Apt. 301 Washington, D. C.
BA-J/ILL John Hill W. 5298
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein, as requested, the Revolutionary War record of John Hill, from pension claim, W. 5298, based upon his service in that war.
John Hill was born in the year 1759, in Great Britain; the exact place and date of his birth, and the names of his parents were not shown.
While residing about one and one-half miles from Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he belonged to Captain Houston's company of militia, was called out in that company under Colonel Kelly and marched to Morristown, New Jersey, served also under Captain Spurrier, guarding public stores, and was discharged at the expiration of six months; upon his return home, he served thirty-three days in Captain Houston's Pennsylvania company, engaged in the defense of Newtown; he was called out the day before the battle of Trenton, served in Captain Houston's company, Colonel Kelly's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battle of Trenton, in which engagement he received a slight wound below the knee, and was discharged after service of several days. From the fall of 1777, during the period when the British occupied Philadelphia, he was engaged patrolling the roads near that city, was in several dangerous encounters with the Tories, in one of which he was wounded in his wrist by a sabre, length of said service nine months, officers not named.
John Hill was allowed pension on his application executed July 26, 1832, at which time he resided in Union Township, Washington County, Ohio. He died November 22, 1842, in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio.

John Hill married June 1, or 2, 1783, in Bladensburg, Maryland, Elizabeth, whose maiden name was not stated.
Elizabeth Hill, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed April 22, 1850, at which time she resided in Union, Washington County, Ohio. She was then aged eighty-four years; the date and place of her birth and the names of her parents were not shown.
The soldier and his wife, Elizabeth, had a number of children; the only name given was that of James Hill, their eldest child, who was living in Indiana in 1850.
In 1850, one Anthony Hill stated that he had been acquainted with John Hill, the soldier, and his wife, Elizabeth, for forty years, but he did not state any relationship between them.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Augustus Stone of lawful age - a resident of the town of Hammar in the County of Washington and State of Ohio being by me first duly sworn deposes and says that - I know John Hill and Elizabeth Hill the wife of the said John - And who I understand is now an applicant for a pension for the services of her said husband in the revolutionary war of the United States against Great Britain - I know them forty five years ago - about which time they first came to this country - They then had five or six children - the oldest child I am Hill was about my age - And I am now seventy years of age - He was then when I first knew him about twenty five years of age - his parents John Hill and Elizabeth Hill must have been married about the year A.D. 1779 or 1780 - Seventeen hundred & seventy nine or eighteen hundred and eighty -
They lived together while I knew them as man & wife or rather as husband & wife - And were always so considered - And I believe they were regularly, honestly, and legally married about the time above stated -
And further this deponent saith not -
A Stone
I, Charles R. Rhodes a Notary Public duly qualified and commissioned, do hereby certify that the above named John Clark, James M. Smith & Augustus Stone were by me duly sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and that the foregoing depositions of them respective subscribers were reduced to writing by me, and were taken at my office in the town of Marietta, County of Washington, State of Ohio on this Fourteenth day of November A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and fifty - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal on the day and year last above written -
Charles R. Rhodes Notary Public

Deposition of witness taken in a cause pending before the Pension Office at Washington City - wherein Elizabeth Hill is an applicant for a pension or relief under the pension laws of the United States now in force -
John Clarke of the town of Marietta of lawful age, being first duly sworn deposes and says - That I have known John Hill. And his wife Elizabeth Hill the present applicant ever since they came to this country - which was about forty years ago - at that time they had several children, their oldest child, James Hill, was a man grown - and was I suppose somewhat over twenty years of age -
They lived together as man and wife - during the whole time that I knew them - and I never heard but that they had been regularly married - and I firmly believe that they were honestly and regularly married -
And further this deponent saith not -
John Clarke
Also I am Mr. Booth of lawful age, being first duly sworn, deposes and says. That - I was well acquainted with Mr. John Hill and Elizabeth Hill his wife who is now the present applicant - I knew them when they first came to this country some forty years ago - at that time they had three or four children - their oldest son James Hill - was older than myself - and must be at this time as I understand he is yet living in the state of Indiana, about sixty eight years of age - They John Hill & Elizabeth Hill - lived together as long as I knew them as man & wife - and I always understood and believed that they had been regularly and honestly married - and I acted as John Hill's agent in drawing his pension under the United States law of A.D. 1818 up to the time of his decease which was right before my mouth and further this deponent saith not -
Isaac Booth

State of Ohio Washington County
Elisabeth Hill of said county, makes oath and says, that she is the widow of John Hill, late of said County, deceased, who was a revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and died on the 22 nd day of November Eighteen hundred and forty two. That she was married to the said John Hill on the first day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty three. She further states that she has heretofore sent to the Pension Office a claim for a pension under the act of 7 th July 1838, but is advised that under a recent decision she cannot be allowed a pension under said act, because her said husband was living at the time said act was passed.
She therefore now applies for a Pension under the act of 29 th July 1848, not waiving however any claim under said act of 7 th July 1838, or the acts of March 3, 1843 or of June 17 th 1844. She refers to the evidence on file with her former application, to establish this claim. She also declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County on this 20 th day of August AD 1850
Elizabeth her Hill mark Benjamin Gilpin As Witness
John Bradford Justice of Peace
The State of Ohio I Thomas McWart Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for Washington County for said County hereby certify that John Bradford before whom the above affidavit was taken was, at that time and now is an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County duly commissioned & qualified as such. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Marietta August 24 th AD 1850. Thomas McWart Clerk

July 7, 1933.
Emma G. Wood 707 East Greene Street Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ILL John Hill W. 5298
Dear Madam:
The record of John Hill is given below as found in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 5298, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
John Hill was born in the year 1759 in Great Britain, the exact date and names of his parents not shown.
While residing about a mile and one-half from Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he served as private in Captain Houston's company, Colonel Kelly's regiment of Pennsylvania troops, marched to Morristown, New Jersey, where he served in Captain Spurrier's company and was discharged at the expiration of service of six months, specific dates not given; upon his return home after this service, he served thirty-three days in Captain Houston's company, Colonel Kelly's regiment, during which he assisted in attacks upon Tories in the vicinity of Newtown; the days before the battle of Trenton, he was called out, served several days under these same officers and was in the battle of Trenton, during which he received a slight wound below the knee. From the fall of 1777, during the period when the British occupied Philadelphia, he was in the service patrolling the roads near Philadelphia, was in several dangerous encounters while assisting in taking Tory prisoners, length of this service nine months, no officers named.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 26, 1832, at which time he resided in Union Township, Washington County, Ohio.
He died November 22, 1842 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio.
John Hill married June 1, or 2, 1783, in Bladensburg, Maryland, Elizabeth, whose maiden name is not shown.

Elisabeth Hill, the widow of John Hill, was allowed pension on her application executed April 22, 1850, at which time she resided in Union, Washington County, Ohio. She was then eighty-four years of age, the date and place of her birth not stated.
John Hill and his wife, Elisabeth, had several children; the only name given is that of James Hill , their eldest child, who in 1850 was referred to as living in Indiana.
At the time the widow made application for pension, it was stated that she and her husband had "come to this country" (Ohio) about forty years before".
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
I did not know age as stated in claim as it would have been before the marriage date.

These words were used in regard to this case on Form 57 - Revised July, 1931 Vet. Admin. for certification
SEPTEMBER 24
19 36
eight pages are true
photostatic copies of the originals thereof, in the Revolutionary War claims for pension of JOHN HILL and his widow, ELIZABETH HILL, on file under W. 5298.
FRANK T. HINES

Rev. & 1812 #346 BA-J/MCS
September 17, 1936
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
War & Navy 970
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rev. War pension claim, John Hill, W.5298
Actual
1 of each page
List of 8 pages (photos) to Mrs. L. B. Rhodes, selected by her;
Soldier's aff. July 28, 1832 + accompanying affids. 4 p Widow's aff. Apr 22, 1850, (reverse side omitted) = 1 p " " Aug. 20 - 1850, ————— 1 p 2 off. jackets ————— 2 p 8
$2.00
8 pages
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Kindly leave margin of 1½ inches at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "omit" is written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief of Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect.

2 10 3 May 11 th 1908.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please have me furnished with any information your records may afford concerning my ancestor, John Hill, who was a Private in the Pennsylvania Troops,

and received a pension as late as 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Ohio.
I desire this informa- tion for genealogical purposes only, and hope you will be able to give it to me.
Yours truly, A. D. Roberts.
(Mrs. A. D. Roberts)
Nov 198
Philadelphia, Pa.)

Rev
Enc
Philadelphia, Pa., June 9th., 1908.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:-
I wrote to you about two weeks ago asking that I be furnished with a record concern- ing my ancestor, John Hill.
I hope you will pardon this letter, but I am afraid that your reply may have gone astray, if you have written to me, will you please have a duplicate of your letter sent to me as below, and oblige,
Yours very truly,
(Mrs) A. D. Roberts. Box 198. Philadelphia, Pa.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension file in this Bureau. John Hill A.F. 5298
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     — 6 mos Pvt. { Houston Spurrier Kelly Penn   33 days Houston Kelly   Dec 1776 3 days Houston Kelly   Fall 1777 9 mos patrolling roads near Phila.    wounded in right leg in battle of Trenton
Battles engaged in, Trenton
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 1 1/2 miles from Newtown Bucks Co Pa
Date of application for pension, July 26, 1832. His claim disallowed.
Residence at date of application, Washington Co Ohio (Union Twp.)
Age at date of application, Born in 1759 in Great Britain. Died Nov 22 1842 in Union Twp Ohio
Remarks: Soldier married June 1 or 2, 1783 Elizabeth - at Bladensburg Md.
She was allowed pension on an application executed Apr. 22, 1855 while a resident of Union Ohio aged 74 years.
There were 5 or 6 children, no names, other than James who was the eldest.
Very respectfully,

July 7, 1933.
BA-J/ILL
Emma G. Wood 707 East Greene Street Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Lewis Silsor, John Hill, Samuel Sellers, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, and Macajah Wood, who served in the War of 1812.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file made to the United States based upon service of Lewis Silsor, various spellings all searched. The War of 1812 records fail to afford any information in regard to claims for pension having been made on account of a Macajah Wood who served in that war.
The records of Samuel Sellers and John Hill are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

July 7, 1933.
Emma G. Wood 707 East Greene Street Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ILL
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Lewis Silsor, John Hill, Samuel Sellers, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, and Macajah Wood, who served in the War of 1812.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file made to the United States based upon service of Lewis Silsor, various spellings all searched. The War of 1812 records fail to afford any information in regard to claims for pension having been made on account of a Macajah Wood who served in that war.
The records of Samuel Sellers and John Hill are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

Apr 26/52
Geo Hill - Ohio as 32 Application for a Pension by Elizabeth Hill
W. Allen

Dear Sir,
M c Whitney, Inc. from Ohio applied for a pension for the widow of John Hill a Washington Co. P. Herewith are the papers made out. If right, well: if not, what is to be done? I wish to leave this afternoon for Ohio, & request an answer soon as may be.
David Putnam Jr
of Harmar, Washington Co. O.
April 26. 1830

David Putnam Esq.
31 May 1850

947 Pension Office May 31 st 1850
Sir,
The papers in the case of Elizabeth Hill widow of John Hill under act 7 th July 1838, have been examined and filed. By a recent decision of the Secretary of the Interior those widows claiming under act 7 th July 1838 are not entitled to its benefits unless they were widows at the time of its passage, and Mrs Hill's husband died in 1842. A pension cannot therefore be allowed.
David Putnam Jr, Esq r Harmon Washington Co. Ohio.

Washington, Nov. 19 th 1850.
Sir:
We herewith enclose additional evidence in support of the Claim of Elizabeth Hill, widow of John Hill, late of Marietta Ohio, for a Pension under Act of 29 th July 1848, to wit:
1 st The Certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Prince George's Co. Md. showing that no record of the marriage can be found in that County.
2 o The depositions of Col. A. Hove John Clark and James M. Boote, proving Cohabitation and reputation of marriage between said parties, and the birth of children, the oldest of whom is now about 70 years of age. These witnesses are all well known to me of our farm, as highly respectable citizens of Washington Co. Ohio.
Very Respectfully
Waverly Secret
Deckins Hove
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm ee of Pensions.

8
M rs D. D. D. & Coombs Washington City
2.50
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20

Rec. 213 Sept 1850
215
Wadsworth 13 Sept. 1851.
Sir Yours of the 10 th Inst. is received, I have examined the Marriage records of my Office for the years 1781 to 1789 and find no Evidence of the Marriage of Mrs. Elizabeth Hill
Respectfully Yrs Thos B. Right Clerk James Gen. County Court
Miss Deborah V (codger) Washington City D.C.

10 Sept 1850

268 Pension Office September 10 th 1850
William
The declaration of Elizabeth Hill widow of John Hill under the act of 29 July 1848 has been received and placed on file with her other papers.
Some further proof required as to the date of the marriage of these parties is required. Mrs Hill states in her declaration where that she was married at Bladensburg, Prince George's Co Md. The records in the Clerk's office in that County may possibly furnish satisfactory evidence upon this point.
Miss Dickinson & Coombs Present

Washington, Sept. 3 d 1850.
Sir:
Enclosed please find the declaration of Elizabeth Hill widow of John Hill, late of Washington County, Ohio, for a Pension under the Act of 29 th May 1848. Mrs. Hill presented her claim some months ago, for a pension under the Act of 7 th July 1838, but in consequence of her husband having died after the passage of said Act, her claim had to be rejected, under the late decision of the Secy. of the Interior on that point. There can be no objection to the claim as now presented.
Very respectfully Your ob. Servt Dickins & Hooey
J. S. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions.

September 16, 1936
Administrator of Veterans Affairs Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly send me photostatic copies (certified) of 8 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim, John Hill, W.5298.
Very truly yours
X Mrs. Lewis B. Rhodes 1701 -- 16 th Street, N.W., apt.# 301, Washington, D.C.

Greene County Historical Society
Waynesburg, Pa.
Mrs. R. E. Brock, President A. L. Moredock, Vice President Miss Alice Biggins, Second Vice President Mrs. Kenneth W. Scott, Recording Secretary Mrs. E. D. Stewart, Corresponding Secretary Charles T. Strosnider, Treasurer Miss Lena Hawkins, Assistant Treasurer Frank B. Jones, Curator
DIRECTORS H. C. Sayers Charles H. Church Levi Funk Mrs. Mary S. Parry Mrs. Frank B. Hill Don C. Longanecker Miss Mollie B. Knox L. L. Long
707 E. Greene St.
June 22 nd '33.
Gentlemen, -
Kindly give me the following information:
1- Lewis Siler was in Pa. year 1771, served with early ranger. Did Barbara B. Siler (Selser, Siler) widow of Lewis Siler who died about 1796, Washington or Greene County, Pa. draw a pension? Can you give me the names of their children? Am anxious to know if had a son Christopher (may have been Christian). ✓ OK 2- John Hill pr. P. Troop. Nov. 18, 1832, Washington Co. Ohio. - Do not know wife's name. Give dates names also names of children. 3- Samuel Sellers Harrison Co. Kentucky pr. P. L. Sept. 15, 1823; 82. d. Feb. 2, 1830 give wife and childrens names, dates also. 4- Macajah Wood served in war 1812 receive pension or wife Jane Mason Wood, give dates.
Sincerely
Emma G. Wood.

Elizabeth Hill, mrs. of John Ohio
Set 24 July 1848 Add 9 m Ris $ 00 per annum per 4- Set 1848 -
Cen 24 Di Miss & Coombs Punam

1908 May 18 - Test to Mrs. A. C. Roberts. N.Y. 1908 June 12 Remained in to same address. 1933 - July 7 - Hist. to Emma G. Hook - S.L.L. 1936 - Sept. 22 - Hist. to Mrs. Lewis B. Rhodes - S.L.L. 1936 Sept 21 - Photos made to Mrs. Lewis B. Rhodes - S.L.L. 1936 Sept 25 - Hist. to Mrs. Lewis B. Rhodes - S.L.L.
Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5298
Elizabeth Hill
Widow
John Hill
Print Rev Wir
Act: July 29 th  1848
Index: — Vol. A , Page 334
[Arrangement of 1870.]

14.120 Elizabeth Hill widow of John Hill Ohio Rejected let 31 st May 1850 David Putnam Jr. Dickins & Coomb 10 Sept 1850
(was not a widow on the 7 July 1838)
Act 7 July 1838

John Hill's minor poem(s)

The State of Ohio } In court of common Pleas April Term AD 1830 Washington county ss }
Joseph Barker comes into court, and upon solemn oath saith that he has been acquainted with the late John Hill and his wife Elizabeth Hill for thirty years or more that they have resided in Union in the County of Washington and State of Ohio until a few years since when said John died leaving said Elizabeth his widow, that they were always reputed to be married and I believe he was a pensioner at the time of his death Joseph Barker. Anthony Hill comes into court and being sworn says that he has been acquainted with John Hill and Elizabeth Hill for forty years or more that they were always reputed to have been married in seventeen hundred and eighty three and lived together as husband and wife until his decease in the year AD 1842 in Union in the County of Washington and State of Ohio that said John Hill was a pensioner for service performed in the war of the revolution as a soldier in the Pennsylvania militia. The court is satisfied that said John and Elizabeth Hill were married in seventeen hundred and eighty three and lived together until AD eighteen hundred and forty two that he then died having been a pensioner and that said Elizabeth is his widow.
To testify that the foregoing is a correct copy from the journal records of said court I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court at Marietta April 22nd AD 1830
Thos M Court Clerk By W C Taylor Deputy