Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10283, John Willcox, Conn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn. 

Willcox, John
or Wilcox
Lois

NUMBER
W. 10283

CONTENTS
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14.036
Albany N York

John Wilcox
(illegible) Co in the State of New York, who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Nettleton of the compy commanded by Col. Canfield in the Connecticut line for 17 months and 14 days.

Reduced from $76:66

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany, NY at the rate of 58 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of July 1835 and sent to Pensioners Glenn N York

Arrears to the 4th of March '37 $3.63
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Sept 29.05=$32.68

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, 
Book E2   Vol. 4   Page 81

Certificate sent to C.H. Putnam Glenn NY

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Let to E Ames 17 July 1835

Let to C.J. Millard May 17th '47
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[heavily torn document, paper missing] 
war, as a private conn. 

Inscribed on the roll at the rate [paper missing] 58 dollars 10 Cents [paper missing] per annum, to commence [paper missing] day of Nov 1848 

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of July 1851 sent to CJ Millard Glen Montgomery Co

[paper missing] roll of pensioners under act [paper missing]1848, Page 87 vol A

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Vinal Luce Octr 16/52
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14.143 
John Wilcox 
Montgy Co N York

Admitted 23 mo. Private.
Entd. Col Swift
27th June '80 dischd. 13th Dec 1780 

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Gen Elijah Wilcox 
Charleston NY
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BRIEF in the case of John Wilcox of Montgomery in the State of N York (Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made be a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70 year
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Table Columns] (1) Period. (2) Duration of Service - Years, (2) Duration of Service - Months, (2) Duration of Service - Days (3) Rank. As a (4) Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. - Gen.
[Row 1] June 1778 | Blank | 1 | Blank | Private | Capt Nettleton 
[Row 2] 1778 | Blank | 1 | Blank | " | Blank
[Row 3] 1780 | Blank | 1 | Blank | " | Lt Pearsons
[Row 4] 1780 | Blank | 6 | Blank | " | Capt Stephens Col Swift
[Row 5] 1781 | Blank | 2 | Blank | Cook | for [illegible]
[Row 6] 1782 | Blank | 1 | Blank | Private | Capt Miles Col Confield

5. In what battles was he engaged? None 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford Conn 7. Is his statement supported by living Witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By a living witness 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers are attached [illegible]
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  Richard Call Examining Clerk.
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950 Lois Wilcox, wid of John N. Y. Act 29 July 1821
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State of Connecticut Middlesex Co. SS. I hereby certify that the following is a true copy
of the Record of Marriage of John Wilcox & Lois Augur, as the same appears upon the register of Marriages of the first Congregational Church in the town of Haddam County and State aforesaid and as the same was kept by the Rev. Elezar May Pastor of said Church, viz, "February 1784 I married John Wilcox & Lois Augur together."
From which it appears, that the said John Wilcox &Lois Augur were duly married, according to the rites and ceremonies of said Church in the month of February one thousand hundred and Eighty four. Dated Haddam Feb. 3d 1849. George Baines Church Clerk 

State of Connecticut Middlesex Co. SS. Be it Known that before me Ezekiel S. Clark a Justice of the peace duly authorised by law
to administer Oaths in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared George T. Brainard and made oath in due form of law, that the above and foregoing passage
included in double commas & marked by a dash below the line [the quote in the above passage] is a true copy taken from the Records of said Church in accordance with the Certificate by him subscribed. In testimony whereof I have set my hand this 4th day of June One thousand Eight hundred and Forty nine. Ezekiel S. Clark Justice of the peace
The above interlined before signing

State of Connecticut Middlesex Co I hereby certify that the above named Ezekiel S. Clark is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County above named. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 14th day of June One thousand eight hundred and forty nine. The above interlined before signing. Elihu Spencer
Clerk of County Court for Mill County
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State of New York
Montgomery County
SS
On this 19th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of Montgomery County Court, the said Court now sitting John Wilcox of Glen in the County of Montgomery and State of
New York aged 70 years who being 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 7 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein
stated in the year 1778 the last of June or first of July was drafted by requisitions of the Governor of Connecticut for one month; the company mustered at Haddam and marched to Killingworth under Capt Nettleton
according to best recollection; after arriving there the company was divided to guard different places. He remaining at Killingsworth under an orderly Sergeant by the name of Stephen Tibbets when he served on the full
time and was discharged. He immediately after in the relief guard served again our month as a substitute for Ebenezer Griswold, served this town at Saybrook, does not recollect the officers name that commanded at that place, having and the time out was discharged, and in their relief as a substitute and again for month for a man by the name of Thomas Francis, served this to at East Guilford under Lieut [sp] Parsons. He was quite young at the time and may and may mistake and may reversed the officers he served under, but the service above states he is certain of having rendered. No continental or the troops according to his best recollection were at either in stationed there.
In the year 1780 Enlisted into Capt Aaron Stephens any Col Herman Swifts regiment Gen. Huntington brigade for six months thinks in the latter part of May or early in June in the army at Nelson Point then called, marched from the down the river to where he crossed the same and then followed down on the west side to Hackensack, he was present and witnessed the Execution of Major Andre at Tappan.

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on the first of October 1780. at this place he saw Genrls Washington, Greene and Baron Steuben and in this town was frequently drilled by the last named officer. From Tappan he marched to the Highlands to winter quarters where after his time expired took a written discharge which has for a great length of time been lost does recollect that Col Swift signed the discharge. In June 1781 engaged for an indefinite time to go as a cook for a company of teamsters belonging to the Army.  After being with them a short time Capt Nettleton the Commander directed him to take the place of one of the teamsters who was taken sick which he did and continued in the service two months and was discharged and returned home.  In 1782 enlisted in the Connecticut State troops in the month of April for one year under Capt Charles Miles Lieut Spencer, Ensign Webster Col. Samuel Canfields regiment- Capt Miles Company was stationed in a fort near old Stamford - this tour of service was ordered at Stamford and at Horseneck, doing guard and garrison duty for the whole period of this enlistment. Discharged in the month of April 1783 after having performed the full time of enlistment he does not recollect whether the discharge was in writing or verbally. In the year 1781, was out one week in the malitia service to repel the attack of the "traitor Arnold" on New London, after he (Arnold) had burned New London, destroyed Fort Griswold, murdered Col Ledyard massacred the garrison and left the east - the malitia was discharged and he entered Chatam
He has no documentary evidence of his service nor any living witness of his service except those procured by the affidavit hereto attached .whole time of actual service was one year and eleven and one fourth months

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Sworn John Wilcox 14143 Declaration for pension
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That he was born on the 12" day of January in the year 1762 in the Town of Haddam, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut where he resided at each and every time he was in the service - that in the spring of 1784 he removed into the Mohawk district, County of Tryon, now town of Glen County of Montgomery and State of New York where he has resided ever since. that he has a record of his age in his family bible
taken from that of his father. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pention or annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pention roll of the agency of any State. 
John Wilcox

Sworn to and Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid that Col Swift. interlined before signed Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
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We Elijah Herrick a clergyman residing in this Town of Charleston and County of Montgomery and (blank) residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Wilcox, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations; that we believe him to be (blank) years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur with that opinion.
Elijah Herrick
Abraham Becker

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 
Geor. D. Ferguson, Clerk

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 and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Elijah Herrick who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Charleston aforesaid; and that Abraham Becker who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Charleston and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I George D. Ferguson Clerk of Montgomery County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Wilcox for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this 26th day of September 1832
Geo: D Ferguson
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John Wilcox Declaration for Pension
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Sworn John Wilcox 14143 Declaration for Pension
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State of New York County of Delaware SS
Personally came before me James Smith of the town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware and State of New York who being first by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he is acquainted with John Wilcox who is now making application for a Pension that he this deponent was with the said John Willcox in the army of the Revolution that they both belonged to the same Company and Regiment that they served together for the term of one year that they entered the service in the spring of the year 1782 and were discharged on the first of April 1783 that they were in a Regiment of Connecticut State troops that the said Regiment was commanded by Colonel Samuel Canfield and Major Davis the company was commanded by Captain Charles Miles Lieutenant Spencer and Ensign Webster that they were stationed at a fort on the lines between Stanford and Horseneck in the State of Connecticut and further this deponent saith not
James Smith

Sworn and subscribed this 27th day of August 1832 before me and I certify that the said James Smith is a credible witness 
Samuel Stevens
a Justice of the Peace of the town of Harpersfield in said County
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State of New York Delaware County SS
I Anthony M Paine Deputy Clerk of the said county do certify that Samuel Stevens before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the justices of the Peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to he said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 28th day of August 1832
Anth: M. Paine Dep. Clerk
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Whereas I Prudence Millard am the daughter of John Wilcox, late of the county of Montgomery deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of 1832, at the rate of $76.66 per annum allowed him for his services in the war of the Revolution, which said pension was subsequently reduced to the sum of $58.00 per annum, and whereas I am advised and believe that said pension ought to be restored to its original amount.
Now therefore I do hereby constitute and appoint Vinal Luce Esqr, of the city of Washington, for me and in my name to present and prosecute my claim to an increase or restoration of the pension of my father the said John Wilcox decd who died on the 10th day of November 1848.
Witness my hand and seal at Glen this 27th day of October AD 1851
Prudence Millard

Executed in presence of (blank)

State of New York Montgomery County SS
On this 27th day of October A.D. 1851 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Prudence Millard above named, and to me known, and acknowledged the foregoing deed. 
John L Putman Justice of the Peace
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1403 New York John Wilcox of Montgomery in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wettleton of the [illegible] commanded by Col Canfield on the [illegible] line for the [illegible]. Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 76 Dollars 66 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of May 1833 and Sent to [illegible]] Elijah Wilcox Charleston.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 September 38.33
$191.65 [total]

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 36

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Letter to John Fleming Sept. 1. 1834
"          "  C. C. Pehman May 14. 1835
"          "         "              "       24    "
"          "    [illegible]      May  14. 1835
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John Wilcox -'3 supplemental declaration for a pension
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Admitted July 15, 1835, Private 17 mo & 14 days $58. 10
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
MAR 4 1920      19__

Chief  of Law Division

Sir:
         I have this day received
 from Mrs W W Beman M. O
813 East Kinsley, Ann Arbor Mich
No. 121.143  for $2 85/100
requesting copy 
as per letter herewith 

Land Div
notif. of
mailing of photos
aw.  Mar. 19,1920

Very respectfully,
W H Campbell
[ ] J [  ]
Chief of Division
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Date   Mar. 17, 1920
Name  John Willox     No.  W. 10283
Rev War
Photographic copies wanted of  7
pieces, consisting of  16 pages.
Remarks: ____________________________________
______________________________________________
Exr. A E Wilson    Chief  Rev War Section
___________________________________________________
J. T. Dennis
Law Clerk.
Serial 
No.   1013
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Law @ Sue Recd P.D. $2.65
813 E. Kingsley Ann Arbor Michigan MArch 2 1920
[Stamped] U.S. Pension Office D Mar 10 1920

Bureau of Pensions: To Commissioner G. M. Saltzgaber In reply to your of Feb 26. to me
thank you for your prompt attention to my request.  I am delighted that I can have photostat copies of the original papers.  I am particularly pleased to have the papers signed by John Wilcox's children in the application for the custody of his widow, Lois Auger when she is 93 and described as a lunatic. The son-in-law, Charles J Millard asks that he be "Committee" for same & see in the notes that [illegible] in Washington reference to the "marriage certificate". Was it merely shown to prove the marriage or is the original in your office? Kindly include all the papers possible as they entered [illegible] enclosed fine $2.65 on certification. 
Mrs. W.W. Berman 813. E Kingsley Ann Arbor Michigan
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, March 5, 1920 Respectfully returned for No. of claim W. 10283 Name of soldier: John Willcox Company: Aaron Stephens Regiment Col. Herman Swift Conn Above item furnished by G. M. Saltzgaber Commissioner Feb. 26, 1920 Mrs. WW Berman
8122 Kingsley St Ann Arbor Mich
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[A paper with 4 ink stamps on it]
[Stamp 1] Law Division Mar 10 1920 Received
[Stamp 2] Law Division Mar 5 1920 Received
[Stamp 3] U.S. Pension Office A March 4 1920
[Stamp 4] Illegible
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Feb. 26, 1930.

Mrs. W. W. Beman,
813 East Kingsley St.
Ann Arbor,  Mich.

Madam:

In reply to your letter of the 24" instant, you are herewith furnished the record of the Revolutionary pensioner, John Willcox , Widow File No.  10,283,  and also advised that photostat copies of the original papers in said claim will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of Congress date August 24 1912 at the rate of fifteen cents per page with twenty-five cents extra if certification is desired, the number of pages to be copied is sixteen.

The proper amount should be forwarded to the Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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copies wanted of
all of decla. dated Sept. 19, 1832  = 6 pages 
Report of Richd Rush 1829            = 1   "
petitions of Chas J Millard.             = 4   " 
affa to death  Apr 10, 1831 
Calvin H-                                         = 2     "
marriage record                              = 1     "
aff. Prudence Millard                       = 1     "
aff  Samuel Belding                         = 1     "
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME   Willcox, John
GRADE   Private
LINE  NEW YORK

WARRANT 
NUMBER  7961
ACRE AGE    100
ISSUED   November 27, 1790
    to -- not shown ----

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*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.