Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,442, Jacob Wilcox, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Wilcox, Jacob or Willcox. Rachel
NUMBER
W. 18.442
CONTENTS

Letter to P. A. G. 12. 6. 5 1846.
Rep June 19
420.
Connecticut
Rachel Wiley.
widow of Jacob Wiley who was a Private born in the Connecticut line for 6 mo. & 16 days
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 21 Dollars & 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of June, 1843 and sent to
Benj n Cotton Hartford. Con.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1, Page 80.

Connecticut 28.915
Ordered to pay 30 Sept 1837.
Jacob Willcox - of Hartford in the State of Conn. who was a Ser. in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col. [blank] in the [blank] line for [blank] 16 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of $1 - Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of [blank] and [blank] A. C. Chase. Enfield - C.
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] 64.65 Pemi-ant. allowance ending [blank] 10.78 $75.43
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk, Book E Vol. [blank] Page 48

No 25052
Jacob Wilson
Hartford Co.
Connecticut
Team service not admitted with additional service not first stated.
Return time - 6, 10 1/2 days $ 21.55
L. T. Pease Esq. Enfield Ct
George Southworth Esq. Hartford Co. Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Connecticut
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Wilcox Hartford County
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1776 about 2 mo Private Capt Riley 74 years Living witnesses & tradi   Draft 77 about 7 Col Talbot Middle tional evidence   " 2 Capt Dage town stated credible   " about 2 mo Capt Ryley Connecticut   1779 about 7 Capt Bacon   80 about 3 mo Teamster Peter Philips  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent 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 grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about here or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and time to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John C. Calhoun

State of Connecticut Hartford County
ss. Berlin Aug. 16 th 1832.
On this 16 th day of August A. 1832.
Personally appeared, in open Court before the Court of Probate for Berlin district, in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, now sitting. — Jacob Wilcox a resident of said Berlin aged seventy-four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, & served as herein stated, in the Connecticut State Service. —
1 st The first Tour that I was out, was in 1776, in Capt. Roger Riley's company of militia, in Col. Salcott's Regt. we marched to New York, Long-Island & in that vicinity. — I was out on that Tour about two months. —
2 d Tour was in the Militia in 1777. under Capt. Riley we marched to New Haven, and was out at this time about one week
3 d Tour was in 1777. in Capt. Sages company of militia we marched to Guilford in Connecticut, and was out in the service at that time two months. —
4 th Tour of duty was in the same year, under Capt. Riley we marched to Fishkill on the North-River, at the time Essopus was burnt by the enemy. — I was out at this time about two months.
5 th Tour of duty was in the Cavalry in Capt. Jeremiah Bacon's company, in 1779, at East-Haven, we were out at this time about one week. —
I also enlisted into the teaming service for six months in the summer of 1780. under Peter Phillips of East-Hartford conductor of teams. I went with my team to Hartford, Providence &c. was gone about three weeks, then hired a substitute to drive

my term the remainder of said six months. —
Interrogatory, 1 st In Middletown in the month of June 1754. " 2 d I have on the town Records in Middletown. " 3 d In Middletown, & since in that part of Berlin which was taken from Middletown. " 4 th I went into all the towns as a volunteer, except the 3 d town I was then drafted. " 5 th In Washington in 1776 & Col. Folsom. " 6 th I never had any discharge. " 7 th To S er t. Goodrich & S er t. Beckley Esq.
I have produced the best proof in my power to obtain in support of my claim, I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present; and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. — Jacob Wilson
Sworn & subscribed to, the day & year aforesaid
Thomas Lee Judge of Probate Berlin District

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Jacob Wilcox (of Berlin) & Rachel Porter (of East Hartford) Married June 7 th - 1780
Aban Wilcox was Married January 24 th - 1807
to Miss Patience Cornwall
Oren Wilcox was Married Sept 9 th 1810
to Miss Harriet Peck
Elizabeth Porter Wilcox was Married Sept 28 - 1809
to Mr. Abijah Porter Jun

Jacob Wilcox FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
CHS.
Jacob Wilcox Born June 21 - 1758
Rachel Porter Born July 5 th 1758
Oren Wilcox Born Feb y 11 th 1782
Alvan Wilcox Born Sept 4 th 1783
Oren Wilcox 2 nd Born April 2 1785
Normand Wilcox Born April 25 th 1787
Elizabeth Porter Wilcox Born May 3
1789
Lucetta Wilcox Born Feb y 26. 1792
Jacob Wilcox jun Born Oct r 7 th 1793
Cyprian Wilcox Born Sept r 22 1795
Norris Wilcox Born June 14 th 1798
Albert Wilcox Born July 26 1800
Orren Wilcox , only child of Oren & Harriet - Born Sept 25 th 1817.
Children of Normand & Sally Wilcox Born as follows
Eunice Strong , 1 st daughter
Born March 24 th 1813
Abby - 2 nd daughter born
July 17 th 1816
Emeline - 3 rd daughter
Born Aug t 24 th 1819
Fenn 1 st son born Sept r 10 th 1821

State of Connecticut } New Haven County } ss New Haven
On this 5 th day of April in the year 1843 personally appeared before Robinson S. Hinman Esq te a Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of New Haven Rachel Wilcose a resident of the Town, County & State aforesaid aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
That she was the widow of Jacob Wilcose who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner up to the day of his death, at the rate of Twenty One Dollars and fifty five cents per mensem
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob on the Seventh day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty and that the said Jacob died on the 3 rd day of November in the year 1841 and that she is still a widow & remained so ever since his death
Rachel her X Wilcose mark
Subscribed to in my presence and sworn to before me, the day and year above written, and I am fully satisfied of the truth of the same. Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court. R. S. Hinman Judge of Probate

I Norris Wilcox of the Town and county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut do on oath testify and say, that I am the lawful Son of Jacob and Rachel Wilcox who formerly resided in the Town of Berlin in the County of Hartford and State aforesaid and am Now at the age of forty four years and upwards. That my father the said Jacob was reputed to be a Soldier in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner at the rate of twenty One Dol. rs and fifty five cents per mensem up to the day of his death, which took place on the 3 rd day of November in the year 1841, and that my Mother the said Rachel is Still a Widow, and is Now residing in my family and is at the age of eighty five years —
I further depose and say that the annexed is a leaf cut from the family Bible of my Mother the said Rachel, and contains a correct record of her Marriage with my father the said Jacob, and also a correct record of the births of their children. Further this deposition is true to the best of my knowledge.
Norris Wilcox
State of Connecticut County of New Haven ss. Personally appeared before me this fifth day of April A.D. 1843, Judge of Probate for the District of New Haven. Norris Wilcox By High Sheriff of the County of New Haven. with whom I am personally acquainted and subscribed the same in my presence and made both the oaths. To the truth of the same I certify that he is a credible Witness to all pertinent facts. R. F. Minnich Judge of Probate

8863.
July 7. 1838 Rachel Wilcox at 2 m. 1842 at 7-July 38 No 218
Con. :
In 80 d Hl.
adm d 6 mo. 16 ds $ 21.53
Hon. Jos. Trumbull Hartford Conn.

State of Connecticut } New Haven County } ss New Haven
On this fifth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before Robinson T. Hinman Esq a Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of New Haven Rachel Wilcox Now a resident of the Town, County, and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of July 1838 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war —
That she is the widow of Jacob Wilcox who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was a pensioner at the rate of Twenty One Dol rs fifty five cents per annum up to the day of his death, which took place on the third day of November in the year 1841 —
She further declares that her marriage took place on the Seventh day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty, and that she is Now at the age of eighty five years, and is Still a widow, and remained so ever since the death of her husband the said Jacob Wilcox
She further declares that she is entitled to arrears due her deceased husband from the 4 th of Sep r 1841 to the 3 rd day of Nov r 1841 up to the day of his death, at the rate he was pensioned —
Rachel her X William
Subscribed to by said Rachel marks Wilcox in my presence sworn to before me. The day and year above written and I am fully satisfied of the truth of said testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of said Court
R. Hinman Judge of Probate

P.E.H.
Rev. War Section.
July 16, 1913.
Mrs. Katharine De Witt W. Ransom, 1300 Third Avenue, Columbus, Ga.
Madam:
In addition to the military history of Jacob Wilcox, Wid. File No. 18,442, Rev. War, you are furnished the follow- ing data as to his family.
Children.
  Orren,  born  February 11, 1782.             Alvan,  "  September 4, 1783, married  January 24, 1807,               Patience Cornwell.            Orren (2d)  "  April 2, 1785, married  September 9, 1810,               Harriet Peck.            Normand,  "  April 25, 1787.             Elizabeth Porter  "  May 3, 1789, married  September 23, 1809,               Abijah Porter Jr.            Lucetta,  "  February 26, 1792.             Jacob,  "  October 7, 1793.             Cyprian,  "  September 22, 1795.             Norris,  "  June 14, 1798.             Albert,  "  July 26, 1800.           
x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x
Orrin Wilcox only child of Orren and Harriet. born September 25, 1817.
Children of Normand and Sally Wilcox.
Eunice Strong, born March 24, 1813.

Wid. File No. 18,442. - 2
Abby, born July 17, 1816. Emeline, " August 24, 1819. Fenn, " September 10, 1821.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tienan
Acting Commissioner.

State of Connecticut Hartford County
S. Berlin Aug. 16 th 1832 I, Selah Savage of Berlin in Hartford County, certify that I have been well & personally acquainted for more than sixty years with Jacob Wilcox of Berlin aforesaid. — That I was well knowing to his being in the Revolutionary service at sundry times during the war: — especially in the year 1776, I was with him in the same company under the command of Capt. Roger Riley in Col. Talcott's Regt. we marched to New York was out on that tour about two months. —
I was also with him in the service in 1777 at New Haven we were out at this time one week. — He was in the service at Guilford about two months the same year, in the same company with me, under the command of Capt. Sage. — And I well recollect that he went with me to Fishkill on the North River, at the time Ossipee was burnt by the enemy, we were out at this time two months. — In 1779, he was out a short tour at East-Haven. —
I was knowing to his enlisting into the service as a teamster. I believe it was for six months I am now 73 years old, & have always lived in the same neighbourhood with said Jacob Wilcox
Selah Savage
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thomas Lee Judge of Probate Court Berlin

I Richard Smith of Glastenbury in the county of Hartford in the State of Connecticut aged seventy four years depose and say that in 1780 about the latter part of June or the first part of July Jacob Wilcox then of Middletown but now of Berlin in said Hartford County enlisted in the team service for the term of six months in the Revolutionary war in the same company with me (the deponent) went to Hartford took a load of flour went to Providence in the State of Rhode Island then took a load of what was called clothing in Boxes for the army that about three weeks after we commenced said service while we were on the way from Providence to the State of New Jersey said Wilcox hired a Mr White to take his place - said Wilcox was in said service about three weeks and said White (his substitute) continued in said service the remainder of the term, which was six months; then of East Hartford in said County of Hartford Peter Philips was conductor of said teams
Richard Smith
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss Glastenbury August 16 th 1832 personally appeared Richard Smith signer of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of what is therein contained. Before me and I further certify that the said Richard Smith is a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit
Solomon Cole Justice of the PD

State of Connecticut Hartford County
ss. Berlin March 4 th 1833.
We Samuel Goodrich Clergyman residing in Berlin aforesaid, and Luther Beckley a magistrate residing in said Berlin. — Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Capt. Jacob Wilcox who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declarations. — That we believe him to be seventy-four years of age: — That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion; and believe his declarations & testimony are entitled to credit.
Samuel Goodrich
Luther Beckley
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Thomas Lee Judge of Probate Berlin District And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the aforesaid named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. — And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev. Samuel Goodrich who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in said Berlin; — and that Luther Beckley a magistrate who has also signed the same is a resident in said Berlin and is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit. — And the Court further certifies that Capt. Schuyler Savage, Josiah Wilcox & Stephen Wilcox all of Berlin aforesaid who have signed & sworn to the foregoing certificates, are all well known to the Court, as sustaining good moral characters, men of truth & their statements are entitled to credit.
Certified by me Thomas Lee Judge of Probate Berlin District

I George Washington Southworth, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Berlin, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matters of the application of Jacob Wilcox of Berlin aforesaid for a pension; - And I also certify that Thomas Lee Esq. who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing as aforesaid is Judge of Probate for Berlin District.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 18 th day of March 1833.
Geo. W. Southworth Clerk
25052 State of Connecticut County of Hartford } ss
I, David Simonds Clerk of the County Court for the County of Hartford, do hereby certify, that Luther Beebe, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Josiah Wilcox & Stephen Wilcox were respectively taken, on the 18 th day of Feb y . 1833 a Justice of the Peace for the County, duly commissioned & qualified according to Law - that the respective signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
And I further certify, that Solomon Cole, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Richard Smith was taken, was on the 16 th day of August A.D. 1832 a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned & qualified according to Law, that the signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the County Court, this 28 th day of March A.D. 1833 David Simonds Clerk

State of Connecticut } M. Berlin Nov. 22 d . 1833 Hartford County } Josiah Wilcox of Berlin aforesaid
now in my 84 year of age, in addition to my former Deposition dated the 18 th of Feb. 1833 Do depose and say, that on further reflection & attention to the subject, I well recollect that Jacob Wilcox in the year 1777, went with me, the second time to New Haven in Capt. Roger Wiley's company (at the time of an alarm,) we was gone on that tour of duty according to my best recollection one week. —
In 1781 Jacob Wilcox was out in the service, about one week at Guilford; I well recollect that we went on to Peets Island; at the time, Deac n Peet showed us the ball-holes through a door, one of which killed a man. — We then belonged to Capt. Jeremiah Barons Co. of Light-horse. At an other time in the same year we where called out on an alarm, in the Month of Sept. went to East-Guilford attended Meeting there Sunday forenoon, and at time of intermission, was ordered off; Jacob Wilcox Wilcox was there, & Brother Stephen; We belonged to Capt. Barons Co. of Light-horse; was out on that tour about one week. — Josiah Wilcox
Hartford County ss. Berlin Nov. 22 d . 1833 Personally appeared, Josiah Wilcox, to me well known as a man of strict morals & truth; he being duly cautioned & sworn according to law. Subscribed the above in my presence & made oath to the truth of the same. Before me Luther Barkley Just. of the Peace

I Norris Wilcox of Clerk of the Court of Probate for Berlin District, do certify that the foregoing, contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Jacob Wilcox of Berlin aforesaid for a Pension.
And I also certify that Ira E. Smith Esq n who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing, as aforesaid, is Judge of Probate for Berlin District.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court  off this 29 th day, of November A D 1833
Norris Wilcox Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Hartford } p
I, Izaac Griswold, Clerk of the County Court for said County of Hartford, do hereby certify, That Luther Beckley Esq. before whom the foregoing Deposition of Josiah Wilcox was taken, was on the 22 d day of Novr. 1833, a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hartford, duly commissioned & qualified according to Law - & that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine
In Testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court this 2 nd Day of Decr. A.D. 1833 - Izaac Griswold, Clerk

Connecticut - 7182
Refo 19 Apr
Rachel Millcox
widow of Jacob Millcox
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 3 rd November 1841 - of New-Haven Co in the State of Connecticut who was a private - in the - - - - -
commanded by Captain - - - - - of the Regt: - commanded by Col. Falcott - in the Connecticut - line for Genes: 846 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 21 Dollars 55
Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th : day of April 1843 - and sent to Hon: Joseph Trumbull Hartford, Conn:
Arrears to the 14th of Semi-annual allowance ending
$107.75
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by N. H. Stearns Clerk, Book A - Vol. 1 - Page 218

1300. 3 rd ave. Columbus Ga. July 10 th 1913.
The Commissioner of Pensions, De- partment of the Interior.
Dear Sir -
I have understood from older members of my family that my Gt. Grand- father Jacob Willcox of Ber- lin Conn. was a Capt. in the Revolutionary War. Kindly inform me if his name is on the pension list - or if there is any record of his services. & oblige Yrs Truly Katharine D'Witt Willcox Ransom

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
- Jacob Wiley -
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
- Connecticut -
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Connecticut
Date of death (as near as possible):
Nov. 3, 1841 -
Christian name of widow:
- Rachel -
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Both -
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Grace L. Wiley
1901 I street -
Washington
D.C.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18442
Rachel Wilcox widow of Jacob Wilcox Priv. Rev. War
Act: March 3, 1843
Index:—Vol. M , Page 344
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Sept. 17 West to Miss Grace Million City 25.
1893 July 16 West to Kalkamine J. L. M. 1902 Mar. 29 Tombstone date to Hon. G. P. Maclean (see cor. in Justice Reed. W 874) au

Hon S L Edwards
Sir This applicant, Jacob Wilson, served in 1776 at New York in the same Company with Sgt Beckley whose declaration is forwarded with this, & like him he is mistaken in the given name of his Col: — the Explanation in that case will apply to this
I am Sir S T Pease

Hartford April 6 th 1843
Dear Sir
You will find herewith the papers in behalf of Rachel Wilcox, for a pension under the act of Housatonic 1838 - & 1843 -
Will you please to give them early attention, & oblige -
Your obedt Servant
Joseph Trumbull

Supplementary declaration of Jacob Wilcox of Berlin the Applicant for a Pension. —
State of Connecticut } ss. Berlin Nov 29 th A. 1833 Hartford County }
On this day personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for Berlin District in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, now sitting. Jacob Wilcox who deposes & says that he is the same person who made the Declaration by him subscribed & sworn to, on the 16 th of August A. 1832 before the Court of Probate for Berlin District, appeared & being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath further declare. —
1 st That in the first specified Tour in the year 1776, in his Declaration made on said 16 th day of August A. 1832, before the Court of Probate for Berlin District by reason of old age & the consequent loss of Memory, he could not then & cannot now swear positively as to the precise length of his service but; but according to the best of his recollection he served on that Tour as a private, not less than two months. —
2 d That in his 2 d Tour specified in his said Declaration, he for the same reasons, could not then & now cannot swear positively, but according to the best of his recollection, he was out at that time not less than one week. —
And in the 3 d Tour as specified, at Guilford, in 1777, he was out not less than Two Months. —
4 th Tour the same year, at Fishkill on the North River, he served as a private not less than Two Months
5 th Tour was in the Cavalry in 1779, under Capt. Bacon, at East Haven, he was out not less than One Week. —
I was in the teaming service as before stated. —
Supplementary to the foregoing, I further declare, that in the year 1777, I went the second Tour to New Haven in Capt. Roger Riley's Co. & was out on that Tour at least one Week.
In 1781, I went in the month of August on an alarm to Guilford in Conn. & on to Seets Island, in the Light-horse in Capt. Jeremiah Bacons Co.

He I was out on that Tour not less than one week And also on the second Tour the same year, was in the month of Sept. at East-Guilford, in Capt. Jos. Bacon's Co. of Light-horse, we were I was on that tour out not less than one week
All the duty which I performed in the Revolutionary service, was in the capacity of a private, in the Infantry & Cavalry, except a short period in the Teaming service as I have stated. —
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present; and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. — Jacob Wilson
Sworn and subscribed to, the day & year aforesaid
Isaac E. Smith Judge of Probate Berlin District.

State of Connecticut Hartford County
ss. Berlin Feb. 18 th 1833.
I Josiah Wilcox of Berlin in Hartford County now 83. - years of age, do certify that I have known Jacob Wilcox from his infancy to the present time. - That I was well knowing to his being in the Revolutionary service at sundry times during the war, especially in the year 1776. I was with him in the same company under the command of Capt. Roger Riley in Col. Talcotts Regt. we went to New York Long Island & in that vicinity, was out on that tour, about two months. - I was also with him in the service in 1777, at New Haven one week. - He was in the service at Guilford in Conn. about two months the same year, in the company under the command of Capt. Sage. - And he went with me to Fishkill on the North River, at the time Essopus was burnt by the enemy. we were out at this time two months. - In 1779 he was out a short tour at East- Haven. - I was knowing to, & well recollect that he enlisted into the teaming service for six months, he served in that service a short time & then hired a substitute to drive his team, the remainder of the time. - He was with me at East-Guilford one week or more at an other time, under the command of Capt. Jeremiah Baron of the Cavalry. -
Josiah Wilcox
Hartford County ss. Berlin Feb. 18 th 1833. Personally appeared Josiah Wilcox, with whom I am personally acquainted & know him to be a man of good morals, & strict veracity, and whose testimony is entitled to credit - And who subscribed the foregoing affidavit in my presence & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. Before me. Luther Beckley Just. of the Peace

State of Connecticut Hartford County
ss. Berlin Feb. 18 th 1833
I Stephen Wilcox of Berlin aforesaid, being now 86. years of age. Do certify that I well recollect the several tours of duty which my Brother Jacob Wilcox performed in the Revolutionary service, as certified to, on the preceding Page by my Brother Josiah Wilcox, and do in every particular agree & certify to the same. —
Stephen Wilcox
Hartford County ss. Berlin Feb. 18 th 1833 Personally appeared, Stephen Wilcox, to me well known as a man of strict morals & truth, who subscribed the above in my presence & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. Before me Luther Beckley Just. of the Peace

1044
Rachel Wilcox .
$ 21:55 per ann
act 1843.
Send cert: to Benj m Colton, Hartford Conn.

State of Connecticut New Haven County } ss New Haven
On this 28 th day of April in the year 1843 personally appeared before R. S. Hinman Judge of the Court of Probate Rachel Wilcose a resident of the Town of New Haven in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath Make the following Declaration in Order to Obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Jacob Wilcose who was a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution and died on the 3 d day of November 1841, and that she was pensioned under the Act of the 7 th of July 1838 at the rate of Twenty One Dol rs and fifty five Cents per Annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow and remained so ever since the death of her husband.
Rachel her Wilcose mark
Sworn and Subscribed on the day and year first above written & I certify that the Declarant is personally known to me and is the widow of Jacob Wilcose late of Berlin in the County of Hartford State aforesaid who was a pensioner, and that the Declarant was also a pensioner under the Act of the 7 th of July 1838, and is a respectable & credible person.
R. S. Hinman Judge of Probate New Haven District

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of Said court This twenty eighth day of April in the year One Thousand eight hundred forty three
R. F. Newman Judge