Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40728, William Wolcott, Md.
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Md.                Wolcott, William              S.40728
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Ohio 17.605
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William Wolcott
of Franklin C. in the state of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Steward of the Maryland 
liar, for the term of their grade.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio.
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of December 1819.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1
12 of June 1890 and forth David Smith Esq. Columbus, Ohio.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820                $19.09
sEMI-ANL. ALL'CE ENDING 4 sEP 1820    48.
                                                               $67.09
2 mo 12/31
                                     {Revolutionary claim,
                                      Act 18th March, 1818}

                         6 anl
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William Wolcott
Copy
fees $1.50

The applicant must state the no. of his pension certificate [illegible] resides in - before a court held in [illegible] exhibit his schedule of property.

Free

Honorable J C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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District of Ohio
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Support

William Wolcott
His X Mark

I Abram J McDowell clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Franklin and state of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said county and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property calculated in the aforesaid schedule is forty dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 19th day of June AD 1820.

Abram J McDowell - Clerk

William Wolcott personally appeared in open court in the court of common pleas of Franklin County Ohio said court being a court of record made so by the constitution of said state and in addition to his former declaration made on the thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty before said court and to which this amending declaration is attached and filed and for the purpose of receiving the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 19th day of March 1818 making provisions for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the revolutionary war makes solemn oath that the number of the certificate granted to him by the Honorable Secretary of War and dated the 12th day of June 1820 inscribing him said Wolcott on the pension list is 17,485 and
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further that he resides in the county of Franklin state of Ohio.

William Wolcott
His X Mark

Sworn to in open court October 10th 1821

I Abram J Mcdowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Franklin and state of Ohio do hereby certify that the aforegoing oath and supplement declaration are truly copied from the records of the said county.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 20th day of October AD 1821.

Abram J McDowell - Clerk
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Wm Wolcott

Con
17485
Sept 1920

Sent to Pensioner
Apr 25, 1821
Columbus Ohio
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District of Ohio

On this thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty appeared in the open court of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Franklin and District of Ohio said court being a court of record by the constitution of Ohio William Woolcott aged fifty-nine years and two months who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit: he enlisted on the 8th day of May in the year 1778 in Capt. Levin Handy's company of the 5th Maryland regiment commanded by Col. Richardson & continued in service as stated and set forth in his original application now in the war department and date not recollected. Say some time in December 1819. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of march 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in a schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule of my property to wit - one horse aged ten year and one bed. Have no family being with me and am supported by the bounty of my friends and [illegible] occupation that of a show maker and am still able to
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do something at the business though not sufficient to supply me near an adequate support.

William Wolcott
His X Mark

Subscribed and sworn to in open court June Term 1820 - A.J. McDowell - clerk

I Abram J McDowell clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Franklin and state of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Franklinton this 8th day of January AD 1821.

A J McDowell - Clerk
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Personally appeared before me David Smtih one of the associate judges of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Franklin and state of Ohio William Wolcott now a resident of said County and for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of congress passed the 18th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen making provisions for the officers & soldiers engaged in the Revolutionary war on continental establishment under solemn oath makes the following declaration to wit. That on the 8th day of May 1778 he enlisted as a private soldier in the company of Captain Levin Handy attached to the 5th Maryland regiment at that day commanded by Col. Richardson and afterwards by Col Howard for the term of three years - this deponent served about two years under said enlistment
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when he enlisted for during the war in the same company and regiment which was commanded by Brig Genl Smallwood and continued in true and faithful soldier until the conclusion of the war. This deponent further states that he fought at the battle of Monmouth on the seventeenth day of April 1780 marched to the south with his company and was at the defeat of General Gates at Camden in [illegible] Carolina then retreated to Hillsborough and at Charlotte was detached under the command of General Morgan and fought at the battle of the Cowpens which was on the seventeenth day of January 1781 - after this battle this deponent retreated with the American troops and at Guilford Court House was detached to take care of the wounded who were with this deponent taken prisoner a few days after the battle of the Cowpens - after
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remaining some time at Guilford this deponent was recruited by Genl Smallwood as a [illegible] to Lord Cornwallis and marched with said Smallwood to Annapolis Maryland as one of his bodyguards.

This deponent on his arrival at Annapolis was in a very bad state of health and received a furlough from Major Coats Jones aid to Genl Smallwood until for the term above thence [illegible] and it was again renewed until his health should be restored and this deponent continued in bad health until the peace and was unable to join his company until the peace was concluded and from this reason alone did not receive his discharge and has none now to produce - this deponent refers to Col. Richard Anderson now living at Montgomery Court house MD and to Col Phillip Reed living near Rockland
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Kent County MD as officers in the revolutionary war who were acquainted with this deponent which a soldier of above - this deponent never received any pension from his county for his services in the revolutionary war and is now in his fifty-ninth year - is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his county for support.

William Wolcott
His X Mark

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 24th day of December 1819

David Smith

I David Smith Judge of aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that William Wolcott who makes the above application did serve in the revolutionary war on continental establishment as above set forth and I do certify that from my own knowledge the said applicant is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his county for support.

David Smith - SEAL
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FREE

SEAL/STAMP - April 12

Hon. John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

Rec'd 21 April 1821

Mr. Edwards
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Columbus, April 9th 1821

Dear Sir

Will you have the goodness to inform me whether I am contained upon the pension list - some months since I forward my application and a schedule under the law of 1820 and yet I have had no information on the subject.

Very Respectfully
William Wolcott
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5605
William Wolcott
Franklin Co Ohio
24 Dec 1819

Col Howards' Regt.
Maryland line
May 1778 - 3 yrs

The Auditor General for the
state of Maryland is requested to furnish 
evidence from the rolls, of this applicant's
service.

David Smith, Judge
Columbus, Ohio
rec'd 6 January 1820
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, June 1st, 1820

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that William Wolcott enlisted as a private in the 5th Maryland regiment on the 7th day of May 1778 and was discharged on the blank

Marked on margin no doubt he is entitled to a pension

Thos. Karney - A.G.S.Md
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Left side Page

40728
INVALID
Revy

File No 40728
William Wolcott
Pri Rev war

Act 18 March '18
Index Vol 3 Page 573
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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May 7/34 - sent  hist to
Gen. Char C Wolcott
Columbus Ohio