PENSION: Eleazer Hill, Rev. War Pension Application; Cayuga Co., NY Contributed by: Julie Chitwood (chitwood@surfree.com) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** New York Hills, Eleazer Number S.5.537 Eleazer Hill State of New York Cayuga County On this 6th (written "Seventh" crossed out) day of February A.D. 1833 (1832?) personally appears before me one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and State of New York Eleazer Hills a resident of the town of Scipio in said County aged seventy six years who being by me first duly 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 7th 1832 - That he entered the service under the following named officers & served as herein stated That he was born in the town of Simsbury in the State of Connecticut AD1756 as he believes (but has no record of his age) where he continued to reside until he was about fifteen years of age. From there he removed to the town of Little Hoosack now in the County of Renselaer in the State of New York where he continued to reside until the time of the Revolutionary War - That about the first of April AD 1776 he enlisted into a company of New York State troops as he believes commanded by Captain Robert Coffin, Lieutenant Joel Dixon and Ensign - - - Dean in the Regiment commanded by Col - - - Elmer - that he marched with said company to fort George where he was stationed and continued to (can't read _______ a ____) of three months, from there he marched to Albany with said company & Regiment where he remained about twelve days and marched from there to a place called fort Dayton on the Mohawk River where he was stationed until the month of March AD 1777 when he was discharged having served a term of Eleven months from the time of said enlistment - that he was employed part of the time in building a bridge for the rescue (?) of the American Army on the South side of the Mohawk River. He futher says that soon after the aforesaid discharge he again entered said service as a volunter in the company of militia commanded by Capt William Sharp and Lieutenant Whitney and marched to fort Hankinus (?) to (can't read word) where he continued to serve fourteen days. And there joined a company of militia commanded by Captain Dixon but the names of his other officers does not remember and continued to serve therein a term of six months - that said service was performed at different places along the Mohawk (can't read word) to guard the frontiers and the inhabitants from the ravages of the Indians - that the different detachments of militia and other troops were stationed along the Mohawk at different places (can't read word) small parties for the purpose of keeping such guard, that scouting parties were frequently sent out in which parties he was some times engaged - that he was stationed part of the time at different places near said fort and part of the time in saisd fort, and at other places - that after the expiration of said six months he returned home where he remained about fourteen days - that in the month of October AD 1777 he again entered said service in a company of militia commanded by Captain Samuel Shaw - Lieut. Munson and Ensign Doy (?) (can't read several words) in the Regiment commanded by Doy not (can't read word) under Gen. Turbrook (?) that he marched to a place called fish creek, that he was in a skimish at a place called Moses Creek in which Lieut Munson was killed & fell directly by his side - that he was called into service to oppose the army of Gen. Buregoine and was present when said army caputulated and laid down their arms - that he continued in the service at this ___ a time of half a month or more as he believes - that his whole time of service as he verity believes was not less than one year and six months as a private soldier - that he received a written discharge from said eleven months service signed by Col. Elmer, but that the same was lost some years ago so that he cannot now produce it that he never received any other written discharge from said service and has no documentary proof thereof that he has not the testimony of any living witness to said service and cannot procure it as he believes that whilst in said service he knoes of no other officers then those above stated according to his best recollection - That from the town of Little Hoosack he removed to the town of Granvill in the County of Washington State of New York where he continued to reside about twelve years and removed from tehre to the town of Scipio in the said County of Cayuga where he has resided ever since and where he now resides - that at the time of the capture of Gen. Burgoine he saw a number of continental & other officers but knew not there names -That John C. Rudd The (scratched out: Ausel Cluck?) is a clergyman and Alexander Weed live in his neighbourhood and can testify as to his character for truth and thedir belief of his servies as a soldier of the Revolution. That he frequently served with differrent militia Regiments but owning to old age & loss of memory he cannot state particularly when or where such services were preformed. He hereby relinguishes all claim to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or territory. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforsaid Eleazer (his mark) Hills J.L. Nicholson (hard to read) Monoriva (?) August 23/49 Dr.__(?) In February 1834 Eleazer Hills of Scipio in the County of Cayuga N.Y. died leaving Phebe (?) Hill his widow, him surviving. He was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States on account of servies rendered by him in the Revolutionary War. He was not married during the period of his service, but the friends of the widow understand that she is entitled to a pension on account of her husbands service & as she is very old & infirm & destitute of property they are desirous she should obtain it provided she is entitled to it. As I have not the Pension laws I am not able to determine whether she is entitled to it or not - Will you have the kindness to inform me whether she would be entitled to a pension on proof of the above facts & if so send me the _____ forms for making the application and proof - the widow has no knowledge of when her late husbands pension certificate is or whether it has been returned to the pension office or not. Respectfully yrs. L.O. Aikin To Court of Pensions Next Page: WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office 183 Sir: The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in teh margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when your return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. Statement, shewing the sercices of Eleazur Hills (almost black) Enlisted 1776 11 mo. Private Capt. Coffin, Col. Elmer Fort George place of abode when entered service and age at present period: 76, Rens. Co. NY Vol 1777 6 mo. Capt Shaft, Capt. Dixon, Capt. Shaw, Gen Turbrook, Battles engaged in: Moses' Creek & Saratoga. Evidence by tradition. Not ___ there are year & 6 months " ______ I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of May 1833 (page very dark and hard to read) Mrch 1833 $120 1833 30 ______ $150.00 Boob 8 vol 4 page 60