Thomas Gill. Served as a Private and a Captain in the SC Continal Line. He served as a Captain in Gen. Sumpters Company.

He was wounded at Savannah on 9 Oct 1779 and again at Eutaw Springs on 8 Sept 1781. His Pension # is S-31061. He was placed on the pension roll in Pike Co. on May 7, 1834 at the age of 78. His grave was marked by the James Halstead Senior Chapter of NSDAR.

He was born 27 Aug 1755 in NJ and died 30 Aug 1838 in Crawford Co., IL. He is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Palestine, Crawford Co., IL.

His wife was Hannah Griswell.

He came to Illinois and for a time lived in Franklin County, but removed to Crawford County, settling four miles northwest of Palestine, where he died in 1840.

[note difference in death date in different sources.]

1818 census of Crawford County, IL gives Thomas Gill, a free white inhabitant +21 and 7 other white inhabitants.

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