Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11761, Abiel Wolcott, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Wolcott, Abiel
R 11761
CONTENTS

Abiel Wolcotts, Declaration.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress past June 7 th A 1832
State of Connecticut } ss East Windsor Hartford County }
On this 29 th day of July A 1833 Personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in Hartford County Now Sitting, Abiel Wolcott a Resident of said East Windsor in Hartford County Aged 72 years Next month month who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in the forepart of the month of May, 1780, in the town of Hartford in said State of Connecticut by enlisting  volunteering into a company of State Troops; That he marched from Hartford under the command of the Lieut. whose name he does not recollect, That he marched from Hartford thro Litchfield & Danbury in Connecticut & on to Peekskill on the North River & from that time did duty as a fifer in Coll Swifts Regiment, and in several companies: as musicians as there was not as many fifers as were wanted, he was several times transferred from one company into another: part of the time in Capt Seneycks, part of the time in Major Walbridges, & part of the time in Lieut Coll Haits, up to the middle of July in the same year; and from that time, until the 9 th day of December 1780, he performed his duty in Coll Butlers Regiment in Lieut Coll Haits Company, in which was called the Short levies: on said 9 th day of December he was Honorably discharged at the Highlands: whether he had a written discharge he does not recollect, if he had it if lost. his Witnesses are Ashbel Warren now a pensioner on the Connecticut & Daniel Roberts agency, and who says  the applicant  he was in Webbs Regiment & thinks he performed some duty there. He will send all the documentary evidence in his power to wit the controllers certificate for a part of the time: his tour of service in this campaign was for a period according to the

best of his recollection of not less than Seven Months, and for this Service he Claims a pension as a Officer  Officer . And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or an annuity (except the present) and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
He was Born in East Windsor in Connecticut on the 10 th day of August A D 1761
The record of his age is in his Fathers Bible & in the hand writing of his father, where he has seen it.
He was living in East Windsor in Connecticut when he was called into the Service by enlistment  Volunteering he has lived in the same place since the Revolutionary War & lives there now.
He served a part of the time at the time in Lieut Coll. Hearts Company, part of the time in Capt. Ineychs knew Coll. Swift saw Gen. Washington & Baron Stuben with the Army.
He has stated that if he had a discharge it is lost.
He is known to Rev. Chauncy G. Lee, a Clergyman, and to Deacon Abner Reed in his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Abiel Wolcott
and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Ebenezer Pimney clerk
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 pensioner Soldier and served as he states: And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev. Chauncy G. Lee who has signed the annexed Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of East Windsor aforesaid, and that Abner Reed who has also signed said Certificate is a resident in the Town of East Windsor aforesaid; Town Clerk of said Town & Deacon of the Church, and that their Statement is entitled to credit.

State of Connecticut Hartford County ss East Windsor July 29 th A 1833 We Chauncy G Lee a Clergyman, residing in the town of East Windsor aforesaid, and Abner Reed residing in the same town, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Major Abiel Wolcott, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy two years of age in August next that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Chauncy G. Lee, Clergyman, Abner Reed
and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Ebenezer Pinney clerk Ebenezer Pinney clerk of the court of Probate for District of East Windsor in Hartford County and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abiel Wolcott for a pension under the pension act of June 7 th 1832
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this 29 th day of July A 1833
Ebenezer Pinney clerk

Abiel Wolcotts Application
No. 524
look at Roll of Bulley Reg 1780
Sent by Jesse Charlton East Windsor Connecticut,
11761

State of Connecticut } ss East Hartford Hartford County }
On this 25 th day of July 1833 Personally appeared before me the Subscribing authority at my office in East Hartford aforesaid Daniel Robarts a President in said East Hartford Aged 73 years, a person of veracity well known to me who being first duly sworn made solemn oath that he is well acquainted with Major Abel Wolcott a resident of East Windsor in Hartford County that he served with him in the Revolution ary War in a Regiment of State Troops Commanded by Col l Butler he says my Company was Commanded by Major Wallbridge I first met him the applicant in the service at Peekskill on the North River where our Regiment was stationed some time, he the applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of June 1832 did duty as a defer I entered the service myself on or about the 18 th or 19 th of May 1780 that time the said Wolcott commenced his period of service I cannot be positive but I know he was in the service saw him often doing his duty do not know exactly how long he staid till he staid as long as I did Daniel Robarts
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Samuel Brown Justice of the Peace
I Ebenezer Pinney Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor, in Hartford County certify That Samuel Brewer is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribed my name this 29 th day of July 1833, in said East Windsor Ebenezer Pinney Clerk

State of Connecticut } Is Hartford Hartford County }
On this 13 th day of July A 1833 Personally appeared in open court, before the court of Probate for the District of Hartford in the county of Hartford now sitting Askel Warren as resident of East Hartford in sd Hartford county Aged 71 years, a person of veracity who being first duly sworn according to law, declares and says, under solemn oath That he is well acquainted with Abel Wolcott resident of East Windsor in Hartford county that he served with him in the Revolutionary War as That he served with him in Col Webbs Regiment then under the Command of Lieut Col Hoyt, That I joined my Regiment some time in July or August 1780 That the said Wolcott march'd before Euclid and that he found the said Wolcott with the Regiment at Peekskill The said appli- cant performed duty as a fifer in one of the Companies we crossed the North River at Kings ferry, then we went down to Orangetown from there we went to a place called Still raph to Haverstraw on to a place called Totonway from there back up to the Highlands where we were employed in building Huts for Winter Quarters.

I saw the said Applicant in the said Service very often, as he was In the Regiment before me I cannot be positive how long he served I fully believe I left him, the said Applicant, in the Service when I was dismissed. He the
applicant is a man of good character for veracity and since the War has been a Major in the Militia Attila Dornen
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Henry P. Dornen

I Elisha Phelps Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Connecticut. Hereby Certify
That there is remaining in this Office the Pay Roll of the Short levies in Lieut Col o Hairs Company 2 nd Connecticut Reg t commanded by Tebuelon Butler Col o on which Roll is found the name of Hiel Wolcott of Windsor as S er from the 15 th of July to the 9 th day of December, 80 the term of four months and twenty four days signed at the foot of the Roll
I Hinchley Capt Com d And on the back of said Roll is the following entry The within Pay Roll is agreeable to the weekly Returns according to the best of my Knowledge and Belief.
J. Huntington B Gen. E. Phelps

Abiel Wolcotts application
Col. Mark Corn Lieut. Miller Reg. July 15 1788 Dec 9 1794

State of Connecticut } Hartford County } ss. Hartford
On this 2 nd day of February 1838 Person- ally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for Hartford County and being first duly sworn according to Law doth on Oath make the following declaration in addition to & explanatory of his former Declaration now in the Pension Office in Washington in order to take the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th A D 1832.
That in the Spring of the year 1780 there was a draft to be made from the Militia in this Coun- ty to join the army; and knowing his liability to be taken as one as he was then a subject of Military duty being Nineteen years of age; he chose to enlist into the Service. At that time Captain Roswell Grant of East Windsor was a recruiting officer and in the Month of May directly after we had finished planting our corn; (for I then assisted my aged Father in the cultivation of his farm) I set out for the army in company with several of my comrades viz. Nathan Dickinson others. We marched for Danbury first, then to a place on the North River where American troops were then stationed; having paid some attention to Fifering, while in the Militia I wished to serve in that capa- city, and from the time that I arrived there, I practised on this instrument

under the instructions of older and more experienced officers of the army. I received my rations, and subsistence, with the rest of the recruits, and practised for several weeks before I was regularly classed with a company; at length I was annexed to Capt Houghton's Company in Col. Zebulon Buller's Regiment and continued to serve with said company until the ninth day of December 1780 - When I received a discharge; but if it was in writing I have lost it.
With my first declaration I sent the certificate of Mrs. Heath  Heath Mother, my sister, who was then a member of my father's family, & knew of my going at that time; and of Daniel Roberts & J. Warren who came there after I arrived; & who served in the short levies: he is aware that the term of service of the short levies was but less than six months.
But inasmuch as he knows he enlisted in May & left home by the first of June, & received his rations from the time he started from home, & while he was at Danbury; for he went first to Danbury in Connecticut where there was something of a Depot for men and provision, & there drew rations: From the nature of the case it is impossible for him to produce the testimony of two witnesses to the precise day when he entered the service: the day when he left is settled by the Rolls but he cannot admit that it is reasonable that he should be thus measured in regard to the commencement of his services when it

is clearly to his own knowledge & that of Mrs. Weather his wife that he left home under enlistment & by or before the first day of June 1780. In organizing the compa- nies and Regiments for that campaign the officers were ready to appoint me a place as fifer in Capt. company before the day of July 1780 it is not a sufficient reason why my time should not be recorded from the period when I left home in the manner & for the purpose I did under the enlistment & receiving the rations of a soldier I served in this campaign from the latter part of May or first of June 1780 until the 9 th day of December A 1780. Six months and nine days at least and for this service he claims a pension under the Act of June 7 th A 1832.
Abiel Wolcott
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year first named before me, I certify that the following errors were erased before signing viz s "Under the instruction of older & more experienced musicians of the army" & "Harzel" was erased & "Keartha" was underlined.
Francis Parsons Just. of Peace

Mrs. H. Matthews Affidavit

State of Connecticut Hartford County } ss Hartford
In this sixth day of February A D 1834 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Hartford in said Hartford County now sitting Mrs Abigail Martha Neather, a resident of Windsor in said Hartford County aged 76 years affirming of veracity, and made solemn dath that she is well acquainted with Abiel Wolcott of East Windsor in Hartford County, an Applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of June 7 th A D 1832. That she lived in the family with the said Applicant in the year 1780 That she well remembers the fact that the said Abiel Wolcott went from home in the Spring of that year to join the American Army. She feels has the impression that it was not later than the Month of May, & that he did not return before Winter. She well recollects it was the year Major Andre was taken & that the Applicant on his return from the service often spoke of that event. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Sworn in open Court Henry Sedgwick Clerk
Martha Neather

State of Connecticut } Hartford County } ss East Windsor February 22, 1834
On this 22 nd day of February — A 1834 Personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in Hart- ford County, Now Sitting. Aaron Bissell a resident of said East Windsor aged Seventy two years a person of veracity well known to this Court he having been Town clerk of said East Windsor for Twenty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law, made solemn oath That he has been well acquainted with Abiel Wolcott a resident of East Windsor in Hartford County for Seventy years or from a child having lived near him all my life That I well remember his going into the Army, in the year A D 1780, at an early a period as the latter part of May or the beginning of June, in that year. I recollect it was very soon after the planting of Indian corn in the Spring as he and myself were both the sons of Farmers and acquainted with each others employments I feel able to identify the time in this manner & he was gone all the Summer & Fall and did not return until the setting in of Winter and was gone according to my best recollection for a period of from six to seven Months, tho I cannot be certain as to the day of the Month when he went away or when he returned.
Aaron Bissell
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Ebenezer H. Hovey Clerk.

I Ebenezer Pinnery clerk of the court of Probate for the dist. of East Windsor, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abial Wolcott for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 22. day of February. A. D. 1834
Attest Ebenezer Pinnery Clerk
James B. Buel

Washington City
March 6 th 1843
This may certify that I was well acquainted with Abiel Walcutt of East Windsor in the State of Connecticut He was my uncle and I was well acquainted with him personally as a grape cultivator living in the adjoining town - Mr Walcutt was a man of high integrity and the fullest confidence may be placed in his statements
Wm Lloyd Smith

Connecticut Abiel Wolcott rejected
See Ellen L. S. Charles
23 Sept 1883
EW to H.H. Sylvester May 5 1873
Am? H. W. H. Ellsworth Mar. 19 - 1884 d. H. L. Ellsworth p. 47

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.791 P. O. Wolcott Abiel Wolcott
Service: _____ 1-0 11-0
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Letter in A Wolcotts application

East Windsor Connecticut July 30 th A 1833
Sir
I herewith transmit the application of Major Abiel Wolcott, of East Windsor for a Pension, under the act of June 7 th A 1832.
The Document, names Abiel Wolcott of Windsor: The two Towns of Windsor, and East Windsor were formerly but one town: And the Rolls of the 1 st & 2 nd Conn, Regiment in the Comptroller's office have the names of ten or twelve persons, who were natives and residents of East Windsor whose names were put on the pay Rolls aforesaid as of Windsor . If there should be the least doubt on this point, I can send abundant proof: The Hon W m Ellsworth is nephew to the applicant & would cheerfully give his certificate: but I cannot think it necessary.
I am Sir, with great respect, your Obedt Servant. Jesse Charlton
J. L. Edwards Esq.