Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18349, Nathan Wilson, Mass.

SERVICE
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Wilson, Nathan Sarah
W 18349
CONTENTS

New York Nathan Wilson
of Salem in the State of N. York who was a Sij & Priv. in the Comp y commanded by Captain Woodhull of the Regt t , commanded by Col. Woodbridge in the N. Hampshire line for 2 mos Sept. 3 47 " Priv. }
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 3 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of April 1837 - " - " and No. 844. Salem
Arrears to the 4th of Ma '33 $66 66 Semi-ann. allowance ending N'p '38 16 66 $83 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book 6 ..
G. S. [Signature]
Vol. 4 Page
Clerk,
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Duplicate issued Oct 11/30/33 sent to Pensioner, Salem N.Y.
Reported Feb 2/49
3769
Mrs. Sarah Wilson
Sarah Wilson widow of Nathan Wilson N. 26.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a privat
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Feb 1849 and sent to
Pensioner Salem N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page 241/Vol. 11.

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Nathan Wilson
5.14.16
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Aug. 29 1832 Nov 10 1832
Claimant Salem Ag

BRIEF in the case of  Nathan Wilson  of Salem in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in Open Court.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 73 years on the 23 rd December next
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.      In 1777 Aug 20 th Volunteered for three months. served — 1780 June Enlisted for 6 mo was regularly discharged served — Serg t  Gen. Captain Joseph Hooker Col Woodbridge Gen Jonathan Warner (Brig) Col Goodale Col Putnam Col Darr Shuyler Col Shepard Reg t Genl Rains Brig Major Gen l La Fayette    indefinitely  
5. In what battles was he engaged? the last fought at Stillwater
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Greenwich New Hampshire
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Ebenezer and Margaret Ingalls testify that Declarant served in 1777 and was brought home sick  Incidental and Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Not authenticated
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
A. Rintzel Examining Clerk.

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Sarah Wilson. widow Pension declaration Adpt-
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H. D. Russell HR.

State of New York Washington County
On this fourteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight appeared before the honorable John Willard circuit Judge of the and court of Oyer and terminer Circuit Court of the State of New York at a circuit court held at the Courthouse in the town of Salem in and for the County of Washington Sarah Wilson a resident of the town of Salem in the said County of Washington aged sixty nine - years upwards whom the oath being duly sworn according to law making the following declaratory in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7-1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows. In pursuance of the several acts granting pensions in like cases - that she is the widow of Nathan Wilson late of the town of Salem aforesaid deceased who was a private & officer in the Revolution-ary war, and served therein as this declarant is informed & believing as is mentioned in his pension papers on file in the proper office in the City of Washington on which she said husband drew a pension the certificate for which is also returned to the proper office referring thereto had until now fully sat large appear. the arrears of pension having been called for by the said widow.
She further declares that her maiden name was Sarah McCreaken & that she was married to the said Nathan Wilson on the  day of Octo- -ber one thousand seven hundred & eighty five in the said town of Salem County of Washington aforesaid by Ebenezer Russell a Judge of the said County of Washington who is since deceased and that this declarant never had any certificate of her said Marriage from the said Judge Russell nor does she believe that any record of her said Marriage was made by him. that the family of the said Judge Russell have removed far distant from the said town of Salem where the Marriage was solemnized and that she does not recollect that any witness of said marriage is now living -
and that her said husband Nathan Wilson died on the twenty fifth day of July  1834. that she was not married to him him to his having the same but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794.

(viz) at the time above stated. that she has never since been married to any other person but has & still remains his widow at the present time.
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year above written. Before the said Court in open court
Sarah her F. Wilson mark
Edward Dodd Clerk
I Edward Dodd Clerk of the Circuit court & Court of Oyer and Terminers of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Wilson widow for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. The words "and court of Oyer and terminer" interlined by me Edward Dodd Clerk

Matter of Nathan Wilson Revolutionary soldier
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I Jesse S. Leigh, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington in the State of New York, do hereby Certify, that John Willard before whom the Supplementary affidavit of Nathan Wilson hereto & to the Original declaration of the said Nathan Wilson annexed, was sworn to, was at the date of the jurat of said affidavit, & still is, first Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas, & that the signature to said jurat is in the proper hand writing of the said John Willard - And I further Certify that the Original Declaration of the said Nathan Wilson together with the depositions & opinions of the said Court of Common Pleas thereto annexed, are in all respects the same as they were when I affixed my Certificate thereto, under my official seal, being the seal of said Court, on the 28 th day of August last. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas, this twenty fourth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty two. — J. S. Leigh C.P.

State of New York Washington County ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington State of New York, Nathan Wilson, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service as soldier of the revolution, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades - In the year 1777 this deponent served for three months, before he was taken sick as mentioned in his declaration hereto annexed, for one month of said time of three months, he served as a private & for two months of said term of three months, while attached to the Company of Sharp Shooters, he served as a Serjeant - That after this deponent had served said three months above mentioned & while in the said service doing duty as a private (the Company of Sharp Shooters having taken their station in the Regiment in the respective Companies to which they belonged) he was taken sick as mentioned in his said declara- tion hereto annexed, and for three months, at least, thereafter he was detained from home at his own expense by said sickness, & did not recover his health so as to be able to do any work or service for at least fifteen months from the time he was first taken sick in the said service as aforesaid - And whither this deponent is to be considered as having been in the service of his Country as a soldier of the Revolution within the meaning of the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832, the whole or any part of the time he was thus confined & disabled by said sickness, this deponent humbly submits to the War Department. That during the year 1780, this deponent served for at least the term of six months as a private, for which
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And this deponent further saith that the said Ebenezer Ingersoll & Margaret Ingersoll, whose depositions are annexed to the original declaration of this deponent, were near Neighbors of this deponent's father, with whom this deponent lived & resided when he volunteered to go into the Service in the year 1777 - That they knew that this deponent left home to go into the Service & that this deponent was brought home sick from the Army in 1778 - but although they were of sufficient age, yet they were not in a situation in which they could swear positively to this deponent's said service otherwise than as they have sworn in their said deposition, as neither of them knew otherwise than from the facts stated within said deposition that this deponent was actually in the service during the time he was absent from home - But their testimony and the traditional evidence annexed to this deponent's said declaration is the only evidence, to the knowledge or belief of this deponent, that if in the power of this deponent to give or procure of their said service. -
Sworn before me the 30 th day of November 1832
Nathan Wilson
John Willard
first M g Washington County - Vermont

Declaration of Nathan Wilson, in order to obtain the benefit of act Congress of seventh June, one thousand eight hundred thirty two. —
State of New York } Washington County. } ss.
On the 28 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & State, now sitting, Nathan Wilson a resident of the town of Salem in the County aforesaid, aged seventy three years on the twenty third day of December next as he was informed by his parents & believes to be true, a record of which he has seen in a Bible kept by his parents, who being first 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 seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, viz: That he was born in the year seventeen hundred & fifty nine viz: the town of Bolton, (now called Berlin) in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts — That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer for three months in the Militia of the State of Massachusetts, and served as herein after stated, — That on the twentieth day of August seventeen hundred & seventy seven, four days after "Bunkerhill battle", he volunteered in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Hooker, and a Lieutenant by the name of Barton whose first name is not recollected, and in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Woodbridge whose

first name is also forgotten. Brigade com- manded by General Jonathan Warner. That his place of residence at that time was in the town of Granwich, in the County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts. That the Company were ordered to rendezvous at Bennington, to which place every man repaired as soon as possible. That soon after the Regiment was collected & organized at Bennington they marched to Manchester, from thence to Pawlet & from thence to a place called Skeneborough, now White Hall, at the head of Lake Champlain in the State of New York. That while at Pawlet he was selected with others as woodsmen & sharpshooters and continued to act as such the greatest part of the time until after the capture of the British Army at Saratoga. That in this department he acted as Sergeant, that while at Skeneborough he, together with a few others, volunteered down the Lake for the purpose of collecting Boats, Batteries and Canoes, and were stationed at a place on the Lake called the Narrows, about twelve miles from Skeneborough, at this place we were surprised five days without fire or tents, and without provisions except three pounds of wheat bran & three pounds of hogs feet to each man, at which time a detachment arrived through the woods by the way of Castleton under the command of a Major or Colonel Brown (of the regular troops as he believes, as they had bayonets on their guns) on an expedition to a place near Ticonderoga called the "Landing" the detachment crossed the lake by means of the boats we had collected & proceeded down the Lake through an almost impassable forest & marsh. The object

was to surprise a British Guard and retake a number of American prisoners who had been captured by Tories and Indians, arrived at the landing a little before day light, captured the Guard and retake the American prisoners. As soon as it was light returned back, not being able to hold the place it being under, and in reach of the Cannon of the British Fort, recrossed the Lake at the Narrows, with the prisoners, excepting those who had the care of the Boats, these proceeded up the Lake to Skaneborough, in one of our excursions from this place in the character of Woodsmen and Sharp Shooters we captured three notorious Tories, (Cow boys), whose business had been to drive off the cattle from the frontier Settlements to the Enemy, with these men and a small guard under my command, I was ordered to Manchester in Vermont where I delivered over the prisoners to the Guard & where I remained until my Regiment arrived from Skaneborough. We then marched to Stillwater in the State of New York crossing the Hudson River on a floating bridge near Bemis heights, and there we joined the main Army under the Command of General Gates, was in the last battle fought at Stillwater, in this Engagement I did the duty of Orderly Sergeant. While at Saratoga, as woodsmen & Sharp Shooters we had had a number of petty skirmishes with detached parties of the Enemy, in one of which we captured two Hessians, one of whom was a Musician whose case set of musical instruments & Knott the Gen l allowed me to keep, the other prisoner I believe

belonged to the Artillery, was at the surrender of the British Army under General Burgoyne, saw the Army marched out by their own music & under their own officers and pile their arms - After the surrender, we marched to Albany, and from there down the Hudson River a part of the way by land and a part by water, to the Highlands not far from P'keepsie. At this place about the 20 th day of November I was taken sick and as we had neither Surgeons, Hospitals or Huts, I was by order of the Captain assisted by a soldier by the name of Hammond, whom I never have since seen a few miles out of Camp to a log hut, and from there the next day I rode in a cart and by the assistance of Charity, (the soldier having left me) arrived at the town of Reading in the State of Connecticut, near the line of New York, when I became deaf and almost blind, was at the house of a woman by the name of Taylor, whose husband as she afterwards informed me had gone off with the Enemy when they burnt Danbury, which was some time previous, at this place I became blind & senseless and so remained for about five weeks. When I recovered my reason I found myself helpless with my hips and back worn near to the bone -
The town of Reading was infested with Lords, and while confined at this place they robbed me of my fine hunting gun, all my equipments and my Hessian Trophies - At this place I was found by a Brother and

about the 20 th day of February in the year 1778 was laid upon a straw bed in a Sleigh and carried home - did not recover my health so as to be able to support myself by labour under about fifteen months from the commencement of my sickness.
In this Campaign I was not, to my recollection mustered, nor did I receive any written discharge, nor do I know of any person who served with me in this Campaign, nor have I any documentary evidence of my services - The officers with whom I served resided in the State of Massachusetts, they and the attending Physician are all dead, and I am the only survivor of my fathers family - In this Campaign I was not with the troops of the line & was not personally known to any of the officers of the regular army, knew General Gates, General Schuyler & General Larned by sight, was on the flank of General Larneds Brigade in the woods, at the battle of Stillwater when the Enemy retreated to Saratoga.
And he further states, that he is acquainted with Ebenezer Ingersoll and Margaret Ingersoll his wife, who resided in the town of Brunswick, in the State of Massachusetts in the year, sixteen hundred and seventy seven, whose Affidavit is hereunto annexed - He also is acquainted with George Hopkins, the Reverend Doctor Broadfit, Henry Matthews Esq. - Post Master, and Deacon John Bratton his neighbors and residents of the town of Salem, whose affidavit and Certificate are also hereunto annexed.

And he also further states that he enlisted in the army of the United States for the term of six months, at the said town of Greenwick, Hampshire County & State of Massachusetts in the month of June, seventeen hundred and Eighty, the day of the month not recollected, and reorganized & was mustered at Springfield, was then placed under the command of a Captain Goodale of the Continental Army & under his command marched to a place nearly opposite Stony Point, (the name of the place not recollected) and there joined the regiment under the command of Colonel Rufus Patnam, after crossing the Hudson River & joining the main Army at Tappan Plains or Hackensack, at which place I cannot now recollect, was selected by the Baron De Steuben and placed in the light Infantry, in a company commanded by Capt. Daniel Shay & a Lieutenant by the name of Smith who also did the duty of Quartermaster. Afterwards John Blake was Lieutenant of the Company, the Regiment was commanded by Colonel William Shipheard and Brigade by General Poor whose first name is not recollected, an officer of the name of Porter was Brigade Major, he recollects & was personally acquainted with Captain Pettis, Captain Smith Gray & a French Captain by the name of Goudon, then pronounced Goudang, who belonged to Colonel Shipheards Regiment, this Regt & Brigade were in the division of

infantry under the Marquis De La Fayette And further States that he was not in any battle during this campaign, was the most of the time in the State of New Jersey, passed through many places, among which, he recollects being encamped at Tappan Plains, Hackensack, Totoway, Paramus, English Neighborhood and Elizabeth town. At the close of the campaign was marched to West Point and there regularly discharged from the service. - Had a written discharge which after my return home, was sent to Boston as evidence of my service, and to enable me to draw my pay and I believe was lost, as I have not seen it since -
I here by relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or any annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State - I swear to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid, in open court before me - J. J. Leigh C.B.
William H. Seward

State of New York } ss. Oneida County
Personally appeared before me Isaac Nichols Justice of the peace in said County, Ebenezer Ingersoll and Margaret his wife both personally known to me as persons of truth and veracity and testified as follows. Vix. That said Ebenezer is seventy six years old That said Margaret is seventy two years old That they lived in Greenwich Massachusetts in the year 1777 and that Nathan Wilson served in the Continental Army in that year and further that said Nathan Wilson was brought home sick from the army in February 1778 after the capture of Burgoyne. That they both now reside in Marshall, Oneida County, New York and further that the said deponents are in no manner interested in the above statement and further said deponents saith not
Ebenezer Ingersoll. Margaret Ingersoll
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18 th of August 1832.
Isaac Nichols Justice of the Peace
State of New York Clerks Office Oneida County ss I Geo Brown Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Isaac Nichols Esq before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in for said County and duly authorized by law to act as such Justice that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature "Isaac Nichols" subscribed to the jurat of said affidavit is the proper hand writing and signature of said Justice
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 20 th day of Augst 1832 George Brown Clerk Joseph B. Read Dep. Ck.
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Hon. Nathan Wilson
Salem -
Washington Co N.Y.
Marshall August 28

State of New York Washington County } ss.
On the 28 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County George Hopkins aged Seventy - years who being duly sworn says that he is a resident of the town of Salem, that in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy seven his father David Hopkins who is now dead, was taken prisoner by the Tories, carried off and confined with other American prisoners under a British Guard near Ticonderoga, that while he was thus confined a detachment, under the command of a Colonel Brown, surprised and captured said British Guard & retook the American prisoners, as his father had often told him & which he believes to be true.
That he has frequently heard his father relate the story and the circumstances attending said capture & retaking, and that more than forty years ago, became acquainted with Nathan Wilson the above named applicant for a pension, & that at least forty years ago, said Nathan Wilson informed him that he was one of the detachment under Col. Brown who captured said guard & retook said prisoners, that he has frequently related to him the story & the circumstances, which relation agrees with that given by his father, and that he believes the above declaration of the said Nathan Wilson is in all respects true. George Hopkins
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court J. S. Leigh C. B.

WE Alexander Dronafit, a Clugymann, Henry Mathews and John Braty residing in the town of Salem, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Wilson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about and of truth and veracity seventy three years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resided, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of August 1832 in open court -
Alex d Dronafit Henry Mathews John Braty J. S. Leigh CLK
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 Alexander Dronafit, who, to the Court, is well known, and who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clugymann, resident in the town of Salem, and Henry Mathews and John Braty who have also signed the same, are credible persons and reside also in the said town of Salem, and their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Jesse S. Leigh, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Washington, do hereby certify that foregoing containing the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Wilson, for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this Court the 28 th day of August 1832
J. S. Leigh C.R.

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J. L. Edwards Esq. for publication J. L. Edwards Esq.
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Peru, Vermont Salem N.Y.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions Washington City

State of New York Washington County - ss
Sarah Wilson being duly sworn saith that she is the Widow of Nathan Wilson who was a private & Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, that as such Widow she received a pension of Thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum from the United States, that she has received said pension up to September 1849. at the Pension Agency at the City of Albany, N. York - She further saith that she resides with her son Nathan W. Wilson, & that he has had the custody of her Pension Certificate & has acted as her Attorney in obtaining her pension, that the said Nathan W. Wilson informed her that her said Certificate has been mislaid or lost & further saith not
Subscribed & sworn to this 2 nd day of October 1850 before me J. A. M c Farland Notary Public J. A. M c Farland
Sarah her Wilson mark
Justin of the Peace
State of New York Washington County, ss
Nathan W. Wilson being duly sworn saith that Sarah Wilson is the Widow of Nathan Wilson a private & Sergeant of the Army of the Revolution that as such Widow she has a pension from the United States of Thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum; He further saith that he the said Nathan W. Wilson has had the custody of said Sarah Wilsons pension Certificate & assisted

her as her Attorney in obtaining her pension, that said pension Certificate has been mislaid or lost & further saith not J. W. Wilson Subscribed & sworn this 2 nd day of October 1850 before me J. M c Farland Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with Sarah Wilson mentioned in the above affidavit, that she has frequently appeared before me to make the necessary oaths and to appoint her Attorney to receive her Pensions and that I have often seen her Pension Certificate in her possession, J. M c Farland Justice of the Peace
J. L. Edwards Esq— Com. of Pensions
After ascertaining the loss of my Mother's Pension Certificate I called for her, at the Pension Agency in Albany for the purpose of learning what would be necessary to be done to obtain another Certificate, to enable her to draw her pension, there being a years pension due, I was advised to make the above affidavit — If the papers are insufficient, she would thank you to forward to her another Certificate, if they are not please forward and what further will be necessary — She has not stated in her aff t how long the pension was to continue, her recollection fails her in that particular — I suppose my self that it continued through her natural life, then

Records will show - place direct to Sarah Wilson, Salem, Washington County, New York
Respectfully Yours,
For Sarah Wilson A W Wilson

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nathan Wilson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. N. 18,349.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 20, 1777 3 mos Pvt. 2 nd S er Joseph Hooker Woodbridge Mass   June, 1780 6 Pri. Goodale Daniel Shays Rufus Putnam Wm Skipperd  
Battles engaged in, 2 "battles of Stillwater" Residence of soldier at enlistment, Greenwich, Worcester Co. Mass Date of application for pension, Aug. 28, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Salem, Washington Co. N. Y. Age at date of application, B Dec. 23, 1759, at Bolton, Worcester Co. Mass
Remarks: He mar in Oct. 1785, at Salem, N. Y. Sarah  M c Cracken; he died July 25, 1834, and she was al. pen. on her  ap. ex. Nov. 14, 1838, while a resident of Salem, N. Y., aged 69 yrs.  A son, Nathan W., was alive in 1853.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1917, Jan. 3. History to Henry Sage Dermott. Letter with Cl. S. 148 G 4 John Wilson.
File No. 18349 Sarah Wilson Widow of Nathan Wilson Sergt Rev War
Act: Feb 29 48
Index:—Vol. m , Page 343
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Albany New York
Sarah Wilson
widow of Nathan Wilson
who was a Pri V 89?
in the New Hampshire Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Ap l 1844 and sent to
Hon. C. Rogers. Ho. of Rep s .
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 258

Albany 2167
Sarah Wilson widow of Nathan Wilson
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and who died on the 25. July 1834 of Washington Co. in the State of N. York who was a Pr. & Sergt. in the company commanded by Captain Hooker of the Regt. commanded by Col. Woodbridge in the N. Hampshire line for 2 months Sergt. 10.00 " 7 " Pr. 23.33 $33.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of March 1839 and sent to Hon. D. Russell Salem. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 99.99 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. " 16.66 $116.65
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 109
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1839 to 4 th Sept 1839. Age notified 4 th June 1840

New York Albany
Nathan Wilson on roll acct 1832 (June). at the rate of $33. 33 per Ann. to what time paid?
PL
John Hany Esq.
Due 24 th July 1834 for that period JH

Sarah Wilson
$33:33 per an
Hon. C. Rogers House of Reps

Home of Reps
April 5, 1844.
Hon. P. L. Saunders
Sir,
I send you the within application for a Pension - I hope to be favoured with an answer as soon as possible With great respect, your humble servant Charles Rogers

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 3 rd , 1848.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Sarah Wilson , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany M y Agency, at the rate of thirty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington City

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of February 2 d 1848 Entitled "an act making further provision for serving widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
State of New York Washington County
On this 25 th day of October 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of said County, Sarah Wilson a resident of (Salina) the town of Salem in said County of Washington, aged seventy nine 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 2 d day of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Nathan Wilson who was a private and Sargeant in the Army of the Revolution and served a portion of the time in Captain Shays Company of picked men under the Marquis De La Fayette's command, & whether under any other Officers, this deponent does not now recollect, and the annual amount of the pension on which she received under the act of

17 th June 1844 was thirty three dollars and thirty three cents
She further declares that she is a widow & has remained a widow since the death of the said Nathan Wilson
I sworn to & subscribed on the 3 rd day of June 1844 Sarah for Wilson
Witness:
J. A. M c Farland N. W. Wilson
Before me J. A. M c Farland Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me J. A. M c Farland Justice of the Peace
State of New York Washington County ss I Henry Shipherd Clerk of said County do certify that on the 25 th day of October 1848 James A. M c Farland Esq was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and sworn and that his signature subscribed to the above and certificate are genuine Witness my hand and official seal this 25 th day of October 1848 H. Shipherd Clerk

State of New York Washington County ss-3
Benjamin Lunn of the town of Salem in the said County of Washington in the State aforesaid aged sixty nine years & nine months personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the said County who on his oath being first duly sworn according to law saith that he was personally present at the solemnizing the Marriage of Sarah Wilson & Nathan Wilson by. Ebenezer Russell Esq. at the house of the said Russell in the Month of October 1785. That the name of the said wife of said Nathan Wilson was Sarah Mc Cracken. daughter of Col. Mc Cracken to whom all the above named persons then present was well acquainted with at that time. That the said Sarah lived with the said Nathan Wilson until his death which took place on the twenty fifth day of July 1834 at the said town of Salem. & that he then left the said Sarah his widow. who hath been & still is the widow of the said Nathan Wilson at this time never having remarried since his death - & further saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to this.
19 th day of January 1839.
before me. -
P. Curtis Justice of the peace.
Benj Lunn
State of New York Washington County ss.
On this 19 th day of January 1839. personally appeared the above named Benjamin Lunn before the undersigned one of the Justices of the peace of said County being well known to me to be person therein, in the above affidavit mentioned who after being duly sworn according to law, subscribed his name thereto in my presence & that full faith & credence is to be given to his attestation -
P. Curtis Just. peace

State of New York County of Washington ss
I Edward Dodd Clerk of the said county hereby certify that Philo Curtis Esquire is a Justice of the Peace as within and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
Given under my hand and official seal the 11 th day of February 1839
Edward Dodd Clerk

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Washington
On this fifteenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- four before the subscriber, James A. M. Garland a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Sarah Wilson a resident of the town of Salem in said county, aged seventy four 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 3d of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolu- tionary war:
That she is the widow of Nathan Wilson
She further declares that she was a Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the said act was Thirty three dollars and thirty three cents
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } and year first above written.
J. A. M. Garland Justice of the Peace To her mark N. W. Wilson
Sarah Wilson Mark
* Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
J. A. M. Garland Justice of the Peace
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Washington
Washington I, Henry Shiphead clerk of said county, do hereby certify that James A. M. Garland was on the day of the date of the above jurat and certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of of- fice and subscribed my name, this 15 th day of March 184 4 .
H. Shiphead clerk