Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30483, Nathaniel Hills, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hills, Nathaniel
S 30483
CONTENTS

10429  Massachusetts Nathaniel Hill of Essex in the State of Mass who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Rogers of the Regt commanded by Col. Gookin in the War time for 8 Mos Service 1 " 11 D 1 P
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 44 Dollars 54 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Apr 1833 and sent to Worcester Newburyport Mass Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $89.08 Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Sept " 22.27 $111.35
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H Blair Clerk Book E Vol. 2 nd Page 31.

N o 4175 Nathaniel Hills
8 M rs S er g t 1 D o 11 D ays P u ch
Was not mention with precision the length of his service nor the rank which he held - but inferred that he was a S er g t .
Nov 26 1832
4454.
M t Mount E Newburyport Mass

Old case
BRIEF in the case of  Nathanill Hills of the County of Essex  in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he?  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.     In 1775. Apr. 19 th to 31 Jan'y 1776 — 9 11 As a Private Gen. Col. Gannish, Capt. Rogers  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin P. Delt Examining Clerk.

State of Massachusetts, Essex county, }
ss. February 13, 1833.
I, Nathaniel Lord junior, register of the court of probate for said county, do hereby certify, that William Woart esquire, before whom the affidavits hereto annexed purport to have been taken, is, and was at the dates thereof, one of the justices of the peace in and for the county of Essex, duly commissioned, sworn and qualified by law to take affidavits &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice and verily believe the signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said court, and subscribed my name at Ipswich this thirteenth day of February in the year 1833.
Nath. Lord jr.

I Thomas Hills of West Newbury in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachu- -chusetts Esquire, on oath do testify and declare - that I have always been well acquainted with Nathaniel Hills, late of said West Newbury who is now deceased, and do know that he the said Nathaniel Hills, enlisted in the company commanded by Captain William Rogers, and in the regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Gerrish and marched with said Company to Cambridge on the 19th day of April in the year 1775. to serve for eight months - and I do know that he did actually serve as a Sergeant in said Company and that he did duty as such faithfully at said Cambridge until the last day of December 1775. more than Eight months - I was in the same company and served the same time with him and when I was discharged the first day of January 1776 I left the said Nathaniel Hills in said service at Chelsea. - I cannot say that he again enlisted after that service was ended - or how long he served afterwards - I only know that I left him there on duty as I have stated West Newbury January 21 st 1833.
Thos Hills
Essex ss. January 21 st 1833. Then Thomas Hills Esquire above named, who is personally well known to me made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed in my presence - I do also certify that said Thomas Hills is a credible witness. W. W. Oakes Notary Public

disse Nathaniel L. Shaw for Nathaniel Hill

I Nathaniel L Chase, of West Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine years, and upwards, on oath do testify and declare, that I do know, that Nathaniel Hildreth of said West Newbury, was a Sergeant in Captain William Rogers' Company, in Colonel Samuel Gerrish's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, and served them as such, at Cambridge in the year 1775, more than eight months. - I know that he enlisted in said Company in April 1775, to serve for eight months, and that he served until last of December - January, 1776. - I was a private in the same Company, and a roommate, and served the same term of time with him; - I am personally acquainted with said Hildreth, and live in the neighborhood with him. -
West Newbury June 25th 1832
Nathaniel L Chase
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. West Newbury June 25th 1832. Then Nathaniel L Chase, above named personally came and made oath to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed in my presence. - I do also certify that the said Nathaniel L Chase is personally known to me, and believed by me to be a credible witness.
W. Washburn Atty at Law

depu Nehemiah Tottambee for Nathe Hill

I Nehemiah Fullam Jr. of West Newbury, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy three years, and upwards, on oath do testify and declare, that I do know, that Nathaniel Hills of Newbury, in said county was a private, and served as Sergeant, in Captain William Rogers Company, and in Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment, and served therein in the War of the Revolution more than Eight months at Cambridge. I do know that he enlisted in April 1775, and served in said Company until the 1st of December following: - I was a soldier in the same company and served therein at the same time. I am well acquainted with said Hills, knew him before he enlisted in said Company, and have lived in the same neighborhood since.
West Newbury June 25 th 1832.
Nehemiah Fullam Jr.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. West Newbury June 25 th 1832. Then Nehemiah Fullam the above named personally came, and made oath to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed in my presence. I do also testify that the said Nehemiah Fullam Jr. is personally known to me and declared by me to be a credible witness.
W. Ward, Notary of the Peace

I Nathaniel Hills of Newbury in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do testify and declare that I served in the Army of the United States in the war of the revolution for more than nine months on the Continental Establishment — I enlisted in 1775 in Captain William Rogers Company 2d Massachussetts Regiment under Col. Samuel Gerrist in General Greene's Brigade and served from 19th April 1775 until the end of January of the year 1776.
Nathl. Hills
I do further swear that I never had any other discharge than a verbal one, also that by reason of my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my Country for support —
Nathl. Hills

Nath l Hills Newbury - Mass:
Daniel A. White, Esq; Judge Essex county, Mass ts
Nathaniel Hills, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary Claim.
Not found on the Mass ts rolls - and if his name had been there enrolled, the time of service of this applicant, being less than nine months in conti- -nuance, would render his claim inadmissible.

I Isaiah Hsley of Newbury in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and declare, that Nathaniel Hsley of said Newbury who is now making application to the Government of the United States for a pension was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution (and in Captain William Rogers Company Samuel Gerrish's Regiment - in which Company I know that he served in the year 1775 Eight months as Sergeant.
Isaiah Hsley
April 4, 1818.
I Benjamin Pittingell of Newbury in the County of Essex do testify and declare that Nathaniel Hsley of said Newbury was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution & in William Rogers' Company in which he served Eight months as a Sergeant.
April 4, 1818.
Benjamin Pittingell
Subscribed before me this 4th day of April 1818 William D. Briggs

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss: I Daniel D White Judge of the Court of Probate of the said County of Essex do certify that Nathan- iel Hilly of Newbury in said County per- sonally appeared on the first day of April A.D. 1818 and made the declaration aforesaid by him signed under oath before me & there- afterwards also in like manner his additional declaration aforesaid. That Isaiah Hilly & Benjamin Pittingill personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the affidavits by them respectively signed & read and to nothing from their statement in my presence. & That it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathl. Hilly served in the revolution- ary war as set forth in his said de- claration.
Given under my hand & the seal of the said Court the twenty first day of April in the year aforesaid
D. H. White.

SUBJECT:.....
Wilmington and Northern R. R. Co.
Office of the CHIEF ENGINEER, 100 MARYLAND AVE.
F. L. HILLS, Chief Engineer.
OLD WAR & NAVY JAN 22 1898 FILES.
Wilmington, Del. Jan. 20 - 1898
The U.S. Commissioner of Pensions - Washington - D.C. -
Dear Sir - Will you kindly furnish me all the information to be obtained from the records of your dept relating to the Revolutionary Services of NATHANIEL HILLS -
A U.S. Pensioner of Newbury, Massachusetts - (as shown by the Probate Records of Essex Co. Massachusetts) born Newbury Jan. 4 - 1745 - died West Newbury, Mass. Sept. 29 - 1832. Mass. Archives state that he was in "Lexington Alarm" and was Sergt in Capt. Wm Rogers Co. Col. Gerrishes Regt - Aug 1 - 1775 - Enlisted Apr. 28 - 1775. His descendants would be glad to have all that is on record - as complete as possible - Obliging Yours Truly - F. L. Hills -

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30 483 Rev INVALID.
Jan. 28/98. Mr. F. L. Hil Wilmington, Del
File No. 80 483
Nathaniel Hills
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1862
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nathaniel Hills No 4175
Dear
Honorable Lewis Cass.
Secretary of War.
Washington
Yrs Most Eq Newburyport Ms

To the Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War.
Nathaniel Hills of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, respectfully represents
That he served in the Army of the United States, in the war of the revolution nine months, in the years 1775 and 1776 — That soon after the passing of the Act of Congress of the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, he made application, to the Honorable Daniel Appleton Tuttle for the benefits thereof, and forwarded to the Secretary of War, his declaration, with the said Judge's Certificate, and evidence of his said service, which he then verily believed, to be an continental establishment, he having been required by the commander in chief, to continue with the army, after the term of nine months beyond that for which he had enlisted, being for eight months only, and his having so continued, and having faithfully served more than nine months, which he supposed would be considered as one and the same enlistment; but his application was not successful, and his papers were returned, said enlistment not having been considered by the Secretary of War, as within the provisions of said Act. — That now believing that provision has been made for him, in and by the Act of Congress of the 7th of June A. D. 1832, he would respectfully request that the said papers, with the additional evidence, which he now submits to you, may be examined, and if deemed satisfactory, that his name may be inscribed on the pension lists, roll of the Massachusetts Agency, in such amount, as you shall consider him entitled to receive, under the said Act, and that Certificate therefor may be forwarded for him to the Ward of Newburyport —
That he is now upwards of Eighty Six years of age — That he resides in said Newbury, and has always resided there, except while in said service. —
That he hereby relinquishes all claim to pensions, except such as you shall be pleased to award to him under this application.
Newbury July 26th 1832.
Witness my hand
Nathaniel Hills mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss — Town of Newburyport July 26th 1832. Then Nathaniel Hills above named who is personally well known to me, personally came and made oath to the truth of the above in declaration, before me
before me W. O. O'Neil Justice of the peace