Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,522, Isaiah Willcox, R.I.

SERVICE
R. d. SERVICE
Willcox, Isaiah
NUMBER _____
R. 11.522.
CONTENTS

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Isaac Wilson Herkimer Co. N.Y.
5. 14. 16. P. 393
May 14 33 Aaron Washburn Herkimer N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Isaac Mabeap 6 th of Herkimer Co ty in the State of N York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before 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? 69 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      10 th Feb y In 1778 —  The deponent states that he was in service from the 10 th Feb y 1778. to the conclusion of the war — in the Militia of Onondaga Co ty — full "three years" in the years 1778. 1779. 1780 & 1781 —  As a Gen. Col t White Lieut o Moyer  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Washington Co ty Pk o Island  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two attesting living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attested as a 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Butts Examining Clerk

In the matter of the Application of 
Isaiah Wilson for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
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Additional Affidavit.
State of New York } Herkimer County } ss:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the County of Herkimer, Josiah Wilcox the declarant and applicant in the foregoing declaration mentioned, who being duly sworn deposes and saith, that by reason of old age, and the con- sequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following order; For three years I served as a private, and for such services I claim a pension. And that during the said three years, I was, in actual service, and under arms. Josiah Wilcox
Subscribed and sworn } the 23 d day of May } 1833. Before me
Nicholas Smith Justice

Hebridean County } ss: Clerks Office }
I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of said County of Hebridean, do hereby certify that Nicholas Smith before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been taken, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified to administer such oath, and further that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice and believe the signature "Nicholas Smith Justice" subscribed to the first of said affidavit is in the proper hand writing of said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office this twenty third day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three,
Julius C. Nelson Clerk
iah D C , to now 1, long

State of New York
Herkimer County ss:
Nathan Wilcox of the Town of Danube in said County & State being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Isaiah Wilcox who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration and that he has known him for fifty years and more, and that he knows that Isaiah Wilcox above named was in the service of the United States as a militia man in the Town of Westerly County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for a length of time but cannot state how long. That he knows the fact that the militia men of that Town and of the Regiment to which Isaiah Wilcox belonged were subject during the War to do duty at a minutes warning.
Nathan Wilcox
Subscribed and sworn
May the 23 d 1833
Before me
Nicholas Skey for J. M. D.
I Nicholas Skey for J. M. D. the Justice before whom the preceding Affidavit was taken do certify that I am well acquainted with Nathan Wilcox who has sworn and subscribed to the same, and that he is entitled to full credit as a man of truth and veracity. May the 23 d 1833
Nicholas Skey for J. M. D.

Herkimer County Clerks Office
ss: I Julius C. Nelson clerk of said County do hereby certify that Nicholas Schuyler Junr. before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been taken, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County and duly qualified to administer such oath, and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and believe the signature of "Nicholas Schuyler Jr L.P." subscribed to the oath of said affidavit and the surety certificate is in the proper hand writing of said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Julius C. Nelson Clerk

DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } COUNTY OF HERKIMER, } ss.
On this tenth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting, Isaiah Wilcox a resident of Danne in the county of Herkimer 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.
That on or about the tenth day of February 1778 and one week after this Applicant was 16 years of age he was enrolled in the Company of Walter White in the Town of Westport County of Washington and State of Rhode Island where this applicant then resided. That William Bluff  Oliver was the Lieutenant of said Company, that the Company belonged to the Regiment of Colonel Joseph Cloyes. The Major of said Regiment was Joseph Rendleton. The name of the Ensign was Joseph Lockhart. The name of the orderly Sergeant was Samuel Champlin. That the British troops were a great portion of the time during the years 1778, 1779, 1780 and 1781, stationed in New York, on Long Island and in Rhode Island and the Company and Regiment of this applicant being composed of the inhabitants of Narragansett Bay, were on the lines and stood as minute men from the time he this applicant was enrolled until the conclusion of the war. That he was several times marched on to main land in Rhode Island and once was there when the French fleet arrived at Newport Harbor under Count D'Estaing, General Sullivan having the command of the Rhode Island forces. That during the time from his enrollment until the conclusion of the war he with the Company and Regiment to which he belonged was engaged with the enemy in a great many skirmishes along the shore, but in no regular pitched battle. That he resided during the war with his father when he was not in actual service. That his residence was one mile from that of his Colonel Joseph Cloyes and it was his duty when an alarm gun was fired to repair instantly to his house as the place of rendezvous. And this applicant says that from the time of his enrollment in February 1778 until near the conclusion of the war, he was more than 8 months in each year
H. C. [Signature] Deputy Clerk

DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF HERKIMER, }
On this tenth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting, Isaiah Wilcox a resident of Damre in the county of Herkimer 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.
That on or about the tenth day of February 1770 and one week after this Applicant was 16 years of age he was enrolled in the Company of Walter White in the Town of Westerly County of Washington and State of Rhode Island where this applicant then resided. That William Bliff  Oliver was the Lieutenant of said Company, That the Company belonged to the Regiment of Colonel Joseph Vosey. The Major of said Regiment was Joseph Pendleton. The name of the Ensign was Joseph Lockhart, the name of the orderly Sergeant was Samuel Champlin Purdie. That the British troops were a great portion of the time during the years 1770, 1779, 1780 and 1781, stationed in New York, on Long Island and in Rhode Island and the Company and Regiment of this applicant being composed of the Inhabitants bordering on of Narragansett Bay, were on the lines and stood as minute men from the time he this applicant was enrolled until the conclusion of the war. That he was several times marched on to main land in Rhode Island and once was there when the French fleet arrived at Newport Harbor under Count D'Estaing, General Sullivan having the Command of the Rhode Island forces. That during the time from his enrollment until the conclusion of the war he with the Company and Regiment to which he belonged was engaged with the enemy in a great many skirmishes along the shore, but in no regular pitched battle. That he resided during the war with his father when he was not in actual service. That his residence was one mile from that of his Colonel Joseph Vosey; and it was his duty when an alarm gun was fired to repair instantly to his house as the place of rendezvous. And this applicant says that from the time of his enrollment in February 1770 until near the conclusion of the war, he was more than 8 months in each year

in actual service under arms. That during the period of service aforesaid Captain Walter White was commissioned as a Major and Lieutenant William Bluff  Huffin became the Captain of the Company to which this applicant belonged. That the great object of keeping the Regiment to which he this applicant belonged under arms, was, to guard the frontier, watch the movements of the enemy stationed at Newport and elsewhere and to prevent their invading and laying waste the surrounding Country. And this applicant in fact saith that he was in actual service under arms from February 1778 aforesaid, until the conclusion of the war, three full years, during which said term of three full years, this applicant and the Regiment to which he belonged received regular rations as soldiers, and he was during all that time encamped with his regiment.
This applicant has no documentary evidence of his services. That Nathan Wilcox is the only living witness that this applicant knows, by whom he can prove his services and he was knowing to only a part of his services, as appears from his applicant's facts annexed.
1. That this applicant was born on the thirty first day of January 1763 in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island. Makes out his birth by a recollection of his age & calculations - later
2. That he has no record of his age. — 3. That he was a resident of the Town of Westerly County of Washington and State of Rhode Island where he was first called into service, and during the war. That from that time for the term of three years he was engaged at different harbors as a ship Carpenter. That about one year from that time he removed into the Town of Preston, then New London County, and State of Connecticut, where he resided three years, from thence he removed to Norwich in said State, where he resided for one year. He then removed into the Town of Montville in said State. From thence 40 years ago he removed to the Town of Danube County of Herkimer and State of New York where he has ever since resided.
4. He was called into service in February 1778 and so on till as a militia man subject at a minute's warning to do service, during the war, and served as above stated.
That Joseph Stanton was his Brigadier General. General Sullivan had command of all the land forces in Rhode Island. Joseph Vose was his Colonel. This applicant does not recollect any other field officers as his Regiment served but little with any other. The ships of the enemy would come up and fire the American craft and buildings. That once he was marched out of his State to New London but they did not arrive until after it was burnt by Arnold. They were marched directly back.

That he never received a written discharge.
That he served as a private Soldier
in the service of the United States That David  Isaac  Wilcox and Isaac  William  Wilcox of
Danube in said County the present place of residence of this Applicant are persons well acquainted with him and to them he refers as to his character for veracity and as to their belief of his having served in the Revolutionary War.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Isaac Wilcox
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year last aforesaid.
Open Court A. C. D. Pinner Dept Clerk
State of New York
Herkimer County ss. Nathan Wilcox of the Town of Danube in the County of Herkimer and State of New York being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Isaiah Wilcox who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, and that he has known him for sixty years and more. And that he knows that Isaiah Wilcox above named was in the service of the United States as a militia man in the Town of Westport County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for a length of time, but cannot state how long. That he knows the fact that the militia men of that Town and of the Regiment to which Isaiah Wilcox belonged were subject during the war to do duty at a minutes warning.
Nathan Wilcox
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year last aforesaid
in Open Court A. C. D. Pinner Dept Clerk

We Dan Chapman residing in Frankfort and Nathan Wilcox - residing in Danube hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaiah Wilcox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 69 years of age, 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 Sworn and subscribed the day 10 of October 1832 and year aforesaid, in open Court Dan Chapman Nathan Wilcox P. C. Nelson Dept. Clerk
Certificate of the Court
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 Dan Chapman who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman is resident in Danube Frankfort aforesaid, and that Nathan Wilcox who has also signed the preceding certificate is a resident in Danube and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Julius C. Nelson clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaiah Wilcox for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 14th day of October 1832.
Julius C. Nelson Clerk
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
R. 11522
Rev. War.
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Isaiah Willcox , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Watkins, R. I. Feby. 10, 1778 1 1/2 mos. Pvt. Walter White Joseph Noyes R. I.   Feby. 79 1 1/2 " William Bliven   Feby. 80 1 1/2 " St. Joseph Peckham   Feby. 81 3 days Bliven   Dischd 3 yrs. a minute man subject to claims  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Watkins, R. I.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 10, 1832
Residence at date of application, Danube, Herkimer Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. Jany 31, 1763 Watkins, R. I.
Remarks: Rej on the ground of claimant's inability to furnish satisfactory proof of six months' actual service as required by act June 7, 1832.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Hon. J. L. Edwards, Court of Pensions

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to enclose a supplementary affidavit of David Wilson, in support of his claim for a Pension under the act of 7 th June 1832.
I hope it may prove satisfactory, and to have a favorable result announced as soon as it may suit your convenience.
I have the honor to remain,
Your ob d Serv t !
Walter Hockley
P.S. Should there be any thing wrong in point of form, he pleases to inform me. A.H.

New York
Revol Isaiah Wilcox
William Hagadorn
Suspended
See letter
Aaron Hackley
7 Oct n 1833.
Rejected
Let. do Nov 20. '34
11522
Ack 7. June 1832

July 27-1900
W. L. Wilson - Scranton Pa He is the son of my father - and is for my Dept.
June 9, 1904 His to Hon. J. B. Brown, Harrisburg Pa.
1907 July 8. Hist to Mrs. A. Wilson.
11.022
P. O.
David Wilcox
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Cor
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____

Isaiah Wilson, Jr., residence  Danube , Herkimer Co., N.Y. - R.S. Service Rejected Claim
(See p. 103 - Rejected Pension Claims, pub. 1852)
Mrs. Cagenuora - For Miss Black.

JRW
June 9, 1904.
No. 11,522-Rej., Revolutionary War.
Sir:
Replying to your communication addressed to Hon. W. W. Brown and referred to this Bureau, you are advised that Isaiah Wilcox, residing at Danube, New York, made an application for pension October 28, 1832, stating that he was born at Westerly, Rhode Island, January 31, 1763, and was there enrolled in the militia of that State and served at least eight months each year until the conclusion of the war, under Captain Walter White, Captain William Blivins, and Colonel Joseph Noyes.
This service consisted of short terms each year, whenever called out on alarms, in some of which he was engaged in skirmishes.
The only proof submitted in support of the claim was that of a witness who swore that Wilcox served in the militia under the officers named, but could not state any specific term of service. The claim was disallowed, lacking definite proof of six months' service, as then required by law.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Hon. Isaac T. Brown,
Secretary Internal Affairs,
Harrisburg, Pa.

Chas. Wilcox The Scranton Trust Company Scranton, Pennsylvania
January 20, 1907.
To the Honorable, the Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: - An ancestor of mine, my Great Grand Father, Isaac Isaiah Wilcox of Danube, Herkheimer Co., N.Y., died in 1844. His obituary, published in a newspaper about that time spoke of his service in the Revolutionary War. Some years ago I had some correspondence with the Bureau of Pensions and learned that his pension application was rejected, though it appeared he did serve in the Revolution from W. Italy perhaps in some home guard, for, having been born about 1738-1763 he was too young for the Continental Army.
I find now a memorandum "Rev. War No. 11522" but that is all.
Could you refer to that number and confirm the information as to his service. The information is wanted for my daughter's application to the D.A.R. Society. Sincerely, J. A. Wilcox -

Isaiah Wilcox Supplementary Affidavit to support his Application for a Pension.

State of New York Suffolk County ss:
Isaac Wilson, an Applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832, in addition to his declaration made before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, at the October Term of said Court 1832, deposes and says, That he was enrolled in the Militia in the Town of Westport County of Washington State of Rhode Island about six days after he was Sixteen years of age which was in the month of January 1778. That Joseph Stanton was then General of Militia but whether he was the Brigadier or Major General this Applicant cannot state. That at the time he first entered the Service Joseph Hoyer was his Colonel, Joseph Puddleton was his Major, Walter White Captain, William Blaine Lieutenant, and Joseph Pockham Ensign. That during the year 1778 or 1779, and while this deponent cannot now distinctly recollect, Joseph Puddleton resigned his office of Major, and Walter White was promoted to his place, and William Blaine was made Captain: and that, according to the best recollection of this deponent, his Officers remained the same as they stood after the above changes were made, to the end of the Revolutionary War.
And this Applicant further saith, that the aforesaid Company to which he belonged, was immediately after he was enrolled, mustered into Service, and immediately after being mustered received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's warning whenever their Services might be required. That the Company aforesaid was stationed in Westport, which is situated on Narragansett Bay, for the purpose of guarding the Sides there at and near that place, and that this deponent, with the said Company, actually remained in actual Service in the defence of the said Sides against the British & their Ships, during the remainder of the Revolutionary War, after the month of January 1778, excepting to the extent they were ordered away on more distant Service, as this Applicant

has stated in his original application aforesaid That the said Company was specially employed to guard the sea shore, and was upon various & numerous occasions marched to the said town in each of the four years and a half during which he was in said service - for the purpose of driving off the British shipping, and of prevent- ing the landing of British Troops.
That the signal for the assembling of the Com- pany, and the Regiment, was the firing of a nine pounder, and two four pounders, belonging to the said Town of Westerly. That the said signal was always used during the whole time that this Applicant was so in service as aforesaid, which was four years and a half as aforesaid. And this deponent further saith that while he was so in service as aforesaid, as such minuteman and performing such duties as aforesaid in guarding the sea shore, he was ordered out on four several occasions on special lines of service as follows, to wit.
First. The Company and part of the Regiment were marched, and as this deponent believes under the command of Capt Walter White, to Rhode Island, which had been before that time evacuated by the British, for the purpose of guarding and protecting it against the invasion of the English forces. That the said Company and this deponent re- mained there until they were ordered back to Wester- ly aforesaid, and that the time the said Company was engaged in this special service, from the time they left Westerly until they returned to it again was one month and a half. That this line of service was in the Spring of the year 1778.
Second. The next year after the above, that is to say in the year 1779 as well as this applicant can recollect, about the one equal half of the Regi- ment and Company to which this applicant belongs, and in which he was mustered, were again marched to Rhode Island for the same purpose as last above stated, of defending the same against the in- cursions of the British. According to this applicant's recollections Walter White as Major, had the command,
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1.15 that William Blines was Captain, and Joseph D. Pick- ham was Ensign. That after being on Rhode Island guarding and defending the same for a while, they were marched back to Westerly, having been about therefrom in the whole one and one half months.
Third. That after the British had again taken possession of Rhode Island, the whole Regiment was ordered to march for the purpose of landing with other troops on the north part of said Island to attack the British. That the Regiment was then under the command of Major Walter White. That the said Regiment with this affluent to Updegraff was soon in the Town of North- Kingston, where the said Regiment remained until or close back to Westerly. Capt. Blines did not take command of his company on this tour of service, and the company was commanded by Joseph Pickham who had then been promoted to a Lieutenancy. That from the time this affluent left Westerly on this tour to the time he returned, and resumed with the company and Regiment the duty of guarding the sea shore in Cranston and Barrington, it was forty five days at the most. This tour of service may commenced in September, and in the year 1780 or 1781, I wish this affluent, from all the best degree of memory, cannot distinctly state, and closed late in October or early in November.
Fourth. That in the fall of the year 1781 the whole Regiment assembled was called together by firing the three alarm guns of the Regiment and with this element were ordered to march to New London in the State of Connecticut, and took up their line of march accordingly. Major Walter White had the command of the Regiment. Capt. Blines & Lieutenant Pickham were two of the officers of the company on this tour. The Regiment was marched to Yale's Ferry on Norwich River so called, where they remained for one or two days, during which time they heard of the surrender of Fort Griswold & the burning of New London. Then the Regiment was ordered back to Westerly, whither it was marched, and took its former station, and resumed its former duties of

3 days Westward  on the Sea-board - The Regiment was abroad from this Town three days -
And this deponent saith that during the term of four and a half years for which this deponent says he served as a private man, under marching, under the officers aforesaid, he served the whole time as a private - and that he served under the officers aforesaid during the whole time as he has before stated -
And he says that he actually devoted more than three years of the aforesaid time to actual service, without attending, or being at liberty to attend to any other business or pursuit.
That he cannot state with precision how long he was commanded in the Company by each of the Captains above named; but that he remained during the whole time in the same Company; and that Col. Moyer, had the command of the Regiment during the whole time aforesaid, though owing to ill health and advanced age he was not in actual command when the Regiment was ordered abroad.
And further this Applicant saith not.
Patrick Billeax
Subscribed & sworn this 28 th day of October 1833. Before me
Nicholas Smith Justice of the peace.
State of New York } Arkimer County } ss. Clerk's Office }
I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said County do certify, that Nicholas Smith Esqr before whom the preceding Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was

on the day it bears date, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and duly authorized act as such Justice and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and truly believe his name subscribed to the said certificate, is his proper hand writing and Signature -
Given under my hand, and the Seal of the said County at Herkimer this 28th day of October 1833
Julius C. Nelson Clerk