Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,518, Consider Wilcox, New York.

SERVICE
New York
Wilcox, Consider
NUMBER
R. 11.518
CONTENTS

I know all men by their friends, that I, Conside Wilcox Jr. of Almond, Allegany Co. N. York, administrator of the estate of Conside Wilcox, deceased, who was my father and a soldier of the Revolutionary War, do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel White of Rushford, in said County, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name to examine the application of my late father, and other papers on file in support of his said application, for a Pension, in the Pension Office at the City of Washington, and to prosecute the claim and to do all other acts and things which he may lawfully do to obtain a pension for the heirs of the said Conside Wilcox, deceased.
Witness my hand and seal this 29 th day of March 1854.
Witnesses
E. T. Osgood
H. A. Lee
C. Wilcox
State of New York } County of Allegany } ss. Be it known that before me, E. T. Osgood a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, personally appeared Conside Wilcox, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of attorney to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 29 th day of March 1854.
E. T. Osgood
Justice of the Peace

No 1 34.449
Consider Wilcox
N.Y.
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Hon. J. Wright Senate N.

State of New York
Albany County, ss. Consider Melior the applicant for a pension in the annexed papers named being duly sworn saith that in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four he this deponent employed Melitt Larrabee Esquire of the Town of Almond in the County of Albany aforesaid to prepare his papers and present them to the War Department for the allowance of a pension, this deponent then made all the proof which was then in his power, which proof appears in the affidavits taken in the year 1834 and annexed to the foregoing application. This deponent supposed the said papers were sent to the War Department immediately after the said declaration was made and afterwards called upon said Larrabee to know whether the said papers had been sent, upon which he was informed by said Larrabee that they had been sent, this deponent from time to time called upon said Larrabee and at each time was informed that the said papers were sent but that some obstacles were in the way of allowing said pension which he did not explain to this deponent. That at length the said Larrabee informed this deponent that the affidavit of Jeremiah Griffith who was a Lieutenant under whom this deponent served was lacking, that the said Griffith it was ascertained lived in Chautauqua County in this State, which last-mentioned information the said Larrabee gave this deponent at some time during the last winter, that this deponent immediately sent to to Chautauqua & procured the affidavit of the said Griffith and caused it to be sent to the

Wright Honorable Silas then & still a Senator from this state in the United States Senate with a request that he should present the same to the pension office to supply the supposed defect in the proof of this claimants service, that the said Silas Wright returned an answer to the said request with a note from the Commissioner of pensions that the papers had never been presented which was the first intimation that this claimant had that said papers had not been sent, And this claimant further saith that he has since procured the said papers from the said Larrabee but not till after much difficulty and after paying the said Larrabee the sum of twelve Dollars for delivering them over to this claimant, And this claimant saith that the conduct of the said Larrabee in the premises has been exceedingly singular and this claimant is wholly at a loss to account for the same & further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed
Confid d Will cot
this 4 th day of April
1888 Before me
John Engle justice

State of New York
Albany County ss. Benjamin Wyzant being duly sworn saith that he has heard the affidavit of Con- -sider Wilcox herunto annexed read. That he he un- -derstands the contents thereof, that this deponent has for several years lived in the neighborhood with the said Wilcox and Larrabee and has been informed & understood that the said Larrabee was employed to procure the said Wilcox's pension & from time to time has understood that the papers were sent to the pension office & that the reason why the pension was not allowed was the lack of proof of service or some other defect in the papers. And this deponent further saith that he has no doubt of the truth of all the facts in the said Wilcox's affidavit set forth, And further saith not —
B. Wyzant
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4 th 1 st day of April 1888, and I also certify that I am acquainted with the said Benjamin Wyzant and that he is a reputable person and that full faith and credit are due to his deposition.
A. S. Diven Justice of the Peace

State of New York Albany County Clerk's Office ¶ I Samuel Van Wickel Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that John Engle and Alexander P. Dineen Esquires were both Justices of the peace in and for the said County on the day of the attestation of the Jurat to the foregoing affidavits and that they and each of them were duly Commissioned and authorized to act as such Justices of the peace and to administer Oaths, And I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Jus- -tices respectively and that I verily believe that their signatures to the Jurats of the aforesaid affidavits are in the proper hands writing of the said Justices. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County This 5 th day of April 1838.
Samuel Van Wickel Clerk

State of New York, } ss. Albany County }
Benjamin Ross of the town of Almond in the county of Albany and state of New York being duly sworn saith that he was acquainted with Consider Wilcox of the town in county aforesaid at the township of Little Rossie in the then county of Albany - that Wilcox said Wilcox was there reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution at the close of the Revolutionary War and has been so reputed up to the present time - that from the acquaintance this deponent had then and has had since the Revolutionary War with said Wilcox and from the general report that he served the United States in the War of the Revolution this deponent verily believes believes that said Wilcox did serve as stated in his declaration - that deponent has this day seen Consider Wilcox of Almond aforesaid and knows him to be the identical Wilcox -
BENJAMIN ROSS
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 5th day of December 1834 - I also certify that Benjamin Ross who subscribed and was sworn to the above affidavit is a man of veracity and of sane mind.
Willet Larrabee Justice of the Peace

State of New-York, } Allegany County - } ss.
Edward Green, Esquire, of the town of Alfred in the county of and Allegany and State of New-York being duly sworn according to law saith that in the Spring of 1778, he became acquainted with Cousider Wilcox of Almond in the County and State aforesaid, at the township of Little Hoosac in the then county of Albany - that he has been acquainted with said Wilcox ever since - that at that time and since that time he the said Wilcox was reputed to have served in the Revolutionary War in the service of the United States - that the report at that time was general, and that deponent never heard it contradicted and since that has been general and that deponent never has heard it contradicted - that from the acquaintance deponent has had with the said Wilcox he verily believes said Wilcox did serve in the War of the Revolution as he has stated in his declaration - that deponent has this day seen Cousider Wilcox of Almond aforesaid and knows him to be the identical Wilcox -
Edward Green
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of December 1834 - I also certify that Edward Green who signed & has sworn to the above affidavit was once a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Madison county in the State of New-York and that he is a man of veracity and of sane mind -
My Willett Larrabee Justice of the Peace

State of New York, } ss. Albany County - }
Jesse Whitford of the town of Alfred in the county and State aforesaid, being duly sworn according to Law, saith that in the year 1781, he became acquainted with Consider Wilcox, now of the town of Almond in the county and State aforesaid, who is about to apply for a pension, and that at that time the said Wilcox was reputed to have served in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War previous thereto, and this report was current and common in the township of what was then called Little Hoosie in the then county of Albany - that he has been acquainted with the said Wilcox ever since, and that it has always been common report ever since the year 1781, by all where the said Wilcox has lived that he was a soldier of the Revolution - that this deponent from his acquaintance with said Wilcox and from the general report verily believes the said Wilcox did serve in the War of the Revolution as he has stated in his declaration - that the reports of the service of the said Wilcox in the War of the Revolution was general and that this deponent never heard it disputed - And that this deponent has this day seen Consider Wilcox of Almond aforesaid and knows him to be the identical Wilcox - Jesse Whitford
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th. day of December 1834 - I also certify that the above named I am acquainted with the above named Jesse Whitford who subscribed & was sworn to the above affidavit - that he is a man of veracity and of sane mind - Willet. Larrah Justice of the peace

State of New York. Albany County ss.
Samuel Top of the town of Glynner in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath say that he was acquainted with Cousider Wilcox who now resides in the town of Almond in the county of Albany and State of New York at the commencement of the Revolutionary War at the town of Little Hoosack in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York that this deponent was drafted in the month of May 1776 in a company of New York Militia commanded by Captain Austin Odell in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Randall that this deponent then marched in said company and Regiment to Greenbush in the said county of Rensselaer and remained there some two or three weeks in learning the art and manoeuvres of War thence marched to the town of Hoosack in the said county of Rensselaer and remained there two months and about three weeks during which time deponent and the rest of the troops were engaged in scouting for Tories and in learning the art and manoeuvres of War and during which time fourteen Tories were taken who were painted - that on or near the first of September 1776 deponent was discharged That the above named Cousider Wilcox was in the service of the United States at the same time as a drafted soldier in the New York State Militia in a company commanded by Captain Caleb Bentley in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Shaw and was at Greenbush aforesaid during the time deponent was there - that the said Wilcox went from Greenbush under Colonel Henry K. Van Rensselaer to Schoharie for the purpose as was said of defeating the operations of the Indians at that place - that some five

or six weeks after the said Wilcox left Greenbush this deponent saw the said Wilcox at Hoosack in the service of the company commanded by captain Caleb Bentley & in the Regiment commanded by colonel Samuel Shaw and the said Wilcox remained at Hoosack aforesaid until about the first of September 1776 when he and deponent met again at Little Hoosack aforesaid after being discharged from the army - that deponent knew the said Wilcox to enter the service of the United States at several other times to wit at the taking of Burgoyne and at Bennington battle and in expeditions after the Indians and Tories but was not present during the services rendered by the said Wilcox therefore deponent is unable to state the particular services of the said Wilcox but from having been a neighbor of the said Wilcox during the most of the time the Revolutionary War continued deponent from his best recollection now thinks the said Wilcox must have served his country in the War of the Revolution from one year and a half and probably more than two years - that deponent has this day seen the said Consider Wilcox and knows him to be the identical Consider Wilcox who served in the War of the Revolution as aforesaid - and that the said Consider Wilcox is now a resident of the town of Almond aforesaid.
Subscribed & sworn to before me the 20th day of February 1837 - also I certify that Samuel Ropes is a man of veracity Willett Larrabee Justice of the Peace
Samuel Ropes

State of New York Albany County } ss.
On the 17th day of October 1837 personally came before the undersigned justice of the peace Morrison Wilcox of the town of Hume in the county of Albany and State aforesaid and on being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with Cousider Wilcox during the Revolutionary War and resided with the said Cousider Wilcox at Little Hoosac in the county of Rensselaer and State aforesaid and well recollects that Cousider Wilcox was called into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in a company of New York militia commanded by Captain Gabb Benty in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Shaw and served his country at several times during the Revolutionary War in said company and also well recollects that the said Cousider Wilcox was called divers times out to serve his country in a company of New York State militia commanded by Captain Hezekiah Hull - that deponent was for a considerable time a teamster in the army of the United States and well recollects that he saw the said Cousider Wilcox in the service of his country at Greenbush Hoosac Bennington White Creek Saratoga Albany and Schaharry but deponent cannot now tell how long the said Cousider Wilcox served his country in the War of the Revolution but from the length of time deponent was a teamster to the army he thinks that the said Cousider Wilcox must have served more than eighteen months that he thinks the first time the said Cousider Wilcox was called into the service was in the year 1777 and was called on several times from that

from that time until the close of the Revolution- ary War - that deponent is a brother of the said Cousider Wilcox and has this day seen and conversed with Cousider Wilcox of Albany in the said county of Albany and knows him to be his brother and the identical Cousider Wilcox who served in the War of the Revolution as deponent has herein stated -
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written - I also certify that the above named Morrison Wilcox is a disinterested Witness and a man of veracity
Joseph Morse Justice
Morrison Wilcox
Albany County Clerks Office ss
J. Hudson W
Shenman Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Morse before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the justices of the peace in & for said County And further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & readily believe his name subscribed thereto is genuine Witness my hand and the Seal of said County This 17 th day of October 1807
J. W. Shenman Clerk

Of the Term of October one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four —
Albany Common Pleas. State of New York } ss. Albany County }
On this 30th day of October, 1834, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the court of Common Pleas of Albany county now sitting, Consider Wilcox a resident of the town of Harnad in the county and State aforesaid, aged Seventy Seven 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 entered the service of the United States on or about the 20th of June, 1777, at a place then called Little Hoosac, in the east part of Albany county (now Rensselaer county) in the State of New York as a draft, in the Regiment of New York Militia, commanded at that time by Colonel Matthew Russell and major Samuel Shaw, according to the best recollection of Declarant, and in the company commanded by captain Gates , (from old age & the consequent loss of memory Declarant cannot recollect the christian name of Captain Gates) Lieutenant David Huested and Ensign Jeremiah Griffin; thence marched immediately to the town of Hoosac, thence to Little White Creek where we received orders from General Schuyler to rendezvous and employ our time in learning military tactics, and in scouting and watching the movements of the Tories and the adherents to the British government. We remained at Little White Creek in this service, until on or about the first of July, when orders were received from General Schuyler who was then at Fort Edward, to march to Ticonderoga. We marched according to the order of General Schuyler, but before we reached the Fort at Ticonderoga, we received orders to countermarch — "that General St. Clair had abandoned the Fort"; accordingly we returned again to Little White Creek, where we soon received information that the British under General Fraser had overtaken the rear guard of the American

Army under Colonel Seth Warner at Hubbardton and several that Colonel Warner's troops were completely routed and a hundred killed and taken prisoners. We again received orders from General Schuyler to remain at Little White Creek and to employ ourselves in learning military tactics and in scouting and watching the movements of the Tories, which order was promptly obeyed. We continued service under this order at Little White Creek until on or about the first of August when orders were again received from General Schuyler who was then at Saratoga, to march to the Hudson River at a point near the entrance of the Hoosac River into the Hudson and almost directly opposite of Stillwater, which order was promptly obeyed, but while on our march we received orders to file off to the right towards Skeensborough and to watch the movements of the British into the country east of Fort Edward, and to the south east of Skeensborough. We continued to scout up and down on the east side of Hudson River until on or about the 15th. of September when we received orders to march immediately to the point before mentioned near the mouth of the Hoosac River on the east bank of the Hudson River. We marched according to the order and on or about the 20th. of September were posted at the aforesaid point on the east bank of the Hudson River. We remained at this post some three or four days when we were ordered to cross over to the west side of the Hudson River and we accordingly crossed and marched through the town of Stillwater on the road towards Saratoga where we halted a little distance from Stillwater and from this time until the 7th. day of October, 1777, we were continually flanking and almost every night skirmishing with the enemy. On the 7th. of October, 1777, a general engagement took place in which we participated by being employed in the flanking parties. General Burgoyne was so hard pressed this day that he retired to Saratoga. We remained in service in flanking.

the enemy and in endeavoring to prevent the retreat of General Burgoyne and his army until the 17th. day of October, 1777, when General Burgoyne surrendered himself and army prisoners of war to General Gates and his army. After the surrender of General Burgoyne and his army, we were ordered to march down the Hudson River to Albany, and accordingly pursued our march until we arrived at Albany where we received further orders to cross the Hudson River over to Greenbush on the East side, where we rendezvoused and repaired Barracks and remained in camp service until the 20th. day of March, 1778, when Declarant was dismissed after having served the as aforesaid Nine Months , being the full time of his draft — That of the Nine Months service as aforesaid, Declarant served under a corporal's warrant signed by colonel Mathew Randall — That said warrant is lost, and that when Declarant was dismissed as aforesaid, he did not receive a written discharge nor was a written discharge given to any one, according to the best recollection of Declarant —
That Declarant again entered the service of the United States on or about the 15th. day of May, 1779, at Little Hoosac aforesaid as a Volunteer in the Regiment of New York Militia, commanded by colonel Henry E. Van Rensselaer, and in the company commanded by captain — Swart and marched immediately to Greenbush where we remained in camp some few days, thence we marched to a place called Beaver Dam where we rendezvoused and served in scouting and watching for indians and Tories until some time in the month of August when express came that the indians and Tories had destroyed the settlement at Canajoharie and were then advancing towards Schoharie. We immediately marched to meet the enemy and when we arrived at Schoharie the enemy had plundered and destroyed the

place, several of the buildings being yet on fire. The enemy in this irruption, destroyed the houses at Norman's Creek and committed horrid barbarity on several of the inhabitants. We then received orders to remain at the Forts at Schoharie and continued in service at the upper and lower Forts and at the picket houses between the two Forts in guarding and scouting until some time in October when the Indians and Tories made another attack upon Schoharie and Declarant was engaged in the whole skirmish - the result of the attack was that the enemy were repulsed and retired to their lurking places. After the attack as aforesaid we remained in service as aforesaid at Schoharie until on or about the first of December, 1779, when Declarant had served out the time for which he volunteered, being Nine Months and a half Month, which time Declarant served as a private and was dismissed without a written discharge -
That Declarant again entered the service of the United at Little Hoosac aforesaid, on or about the first of May, 1781, as a volunteer in the Regiment of New-York Militia, commanded by Colonel Henry K. Van Stuyvesant, and in the Company commanded by Captain Hezekiah Hull, Lieutenant Randall Spencer, and Ensign Peter Hull and marched immediately to Greenback and remained there in camp service (expecting every day to be called to the South part of the State or to the city of New-York) until on or about the first of August, 1781, when Declarant had served out the time for which he volunteered, being Three Months , which time Declarant served as a private and was dismissed without a written discharge -
That in consequence of old age and loss of memory Declarant cannot now recollect the

Christian name of Captain Gates and Swart mentioned aforesaid — That the reason why Declarant has not before made application for a pension is because he wished to find living Witnesses of his service herein stated — but cannot find any
That he has no documentary evidence of his service aforesaid — has no written discharge and never received any — Was born in the year, 1757, at New Milford in the State of Connecticut — has a record of his age in his family Bible at his residence in Almond — Was living when called into service at Little Hoosac in the county of Albany and State of New-York — Has lived since the Revolutionary War in Scipio Cayuga County and State of New-York and now lives in Almond in the county of Allegany and State of New-York — Was called into service by being once drafted and twice as a volunteer — The names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where  where were Generals Gates, Arnold and Colonel Morgan and Lieutenant Colonel Brooks, where I served at Saratoga — The names of persons to whom I am known in the neighborhood and who can testify to my character for veracity are Jonathan Brandall a Clergyman and Joseph Whipple and Nathan Hadsell
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 —
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid —
Jonathan Wilcox
We Jonathan Brandall a Clergyman and Joseph Whipple and Nathan Hadsell residing in the town and neighborhood of Conesville Wilcox who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing Declaration do hereby certify that we have been personally acquainted him for several

years and that he is a man of veracity and that his statements are entitled to full confidence and credit. And that he has always been reputed since our acquaintance with him to have been a soldier of the Revolution. That this report has been general and that we have never heard it disputed therefor believe he served as stated. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Crandall - Clergyman Joseph Whipple Nathan Hadsall
We the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegany County now sitting in open court do hereby certify that we have examined Consider Wilcox who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration & have pro forma put to him the several interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and from such examination & from his answers to the interrogatories are satisfied that he served as he has stated — Also that we are acquainted with Jonathan Crandall a clergyman & Joseph Whipple & Nathan Hadsall who have subscribed & sworn to the foregoing certificate & that they are men of veracity —
Isaac C. Hall First Judge Josiah Miller } Daniel S. Gilman } Judges C. Dehauvain }

of New York Hany County Clerk's Office } ss:
I Samuel Van Wickle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Hlizingy County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the court in the matter of the application of Consider Wilson for a peremptory — that the several affidavits herewith attached and purporting to have been subscribed and sworn to before Milette Larabee a justice of the peace &c. I have duly examined and the name of Milette Larabee in each is his genuine signature and that he was at the several dates of taking the same a justice of the peace of Hlizingy county duly commissioned and authorized to act as such justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of April — 1838
Sam d Van Wickle Clerk

No 4 Gunder Wedcox deceased Revolutionary soldier New York Sutherland Roll Act 7 th June 1832
Application of the Surviving Children in addition to the within Refer to papers on file

State of New York {
Allegany County } ss.
I Lucian P. Wetherby, Surrogate of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that at a surrogate court held in and for the county aforesaid on the 30th day of April 1852, it was proven to the satisfaction of said court, that Corridor Wilcox, late of Almond in the County of Allegany deceased, and who in his life time was reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and while also in his life time made application at the Pension Office for a pension and whose application was suspended for some insufficiency of Evidence as was alleged, and that said Corridor Wilcox died at the town of Almond in the county of Allegany and State of New York on the 1 st day of February 1841. and further that the said Corridor Wilcox at his death aforesaid left a widow him surviving, who died April 20. 1849 and left three children only him surviving, and whose names and places of Residence are as follows: Corridor Wilcox, Jr. Resides at Almond, in said County of Allegany - Alanson Wilcox, and Nancy Hall, the other two heirs, both reside in the same Town & County And I further certify that the above mentioned Corridor Wilcox, Jr. one of the said surviving children aforesaid, has been duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of the said Corridor Wilcox, deceased, and that he is duly authorized by the laws of this state to act as such Administrator
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal at Angelica in said County this 30th day of April 1852.
L. P. Wetherby by Judge & Surrogate

State of New York
Albany County } ss. Consider Wilcox, Jr being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that he is the individual described as Administrator of Consider Wilcox deceased, as mentioned in the annexed. That he is Sixty years of age and resides in the county of Albany aforesaid. That he is the son of the said Consider Wilcox deceased, and that his said father in his life time made application for a pension for Revolutionary Services Rendered, and that he died without receiving his said pension - that his father died in the county of Albany aforesaid on the 1 st day of February 1841, - that his mother died fifty one years prior to the death of his said father, and that no widow now survives him  survived his death , but his said father left three children him only surviving and whose names and places of residence are as follows, viz: Consider Wilcox, Jr. this deponent, a resident of Albany County aforesaid, and Alanson Wilcox and Nancy Hall, both of whom reside in said County of Albany, New York
all of whom are above the age of twenty one years - And this deponent further says that his father the said Consider Wilcox, was twice married after the death of his mother whose Christian name was Elizabeth - The name of his second wife was Chloe, by whom he had four children - The said Alanson, being the only one surviving - And the said Nancy Hall, was the daughter of my mother, the said Elizabeth - His third wife, Mary Wilcox died childless, on the last of April 1849 - And this deponent further says, that the annexed family Record is an Original Record in the hand writing of his father, the said Consider Wilcox (with the exception of that part which gives the date of his death - and the date of the death of his last wife Mary) and
Further saith not sworn before me this 30 th day of April 1852 S.P. Wetmore 60 Judge
Consider Wilcox Jr

I certify I am acquainted with Consider Wilcox for the within affidavit and that he is a credible person and entitled to full credit
S.P. Mathis,
county judge of Albany county

FAMILY RECORD.
Cooper Wilcox  his wife  mother
Susanah Wilcox Wilcox Was Born about the 17 Day and a second Day 1783
Hannah Wilcox Was Born Jan'y 17 Day 1710
Mary Wilcox Was Born about the 20 th Day 1790
Confide Wilcox Was Born about the 17 th Day and a second Day 1792
Elizabeth Wilcox Wilcox Was Born and a second Day about the 17 th 1794
Sarah Wilcox Was Born about and a second Day 1797
Samuel Wilcox Was Born May 19 Day 1796
Clark Wilcox Feb'y the 24 th Day 1707
Cooper Wilcox Died May the 5 Day and a second Day
Charles Blount Died October the 13 Day 1829
Jenny Wilcox Was Born August 23 Day 1800
Stephen Wilcox Was Born October the 10 th Day 1781
Alonso Wilcox Was Born about the 17 th Day 1807
Elizabeth Wilcox Was Born about the 26 th Day 1805
Larissa Wilcox Was Born March the 10 th Day 1810
Confide Wilcox Was Born about 17 Day 1822 }

FAMILY RECORD.
Conrad Wilcox Was Born March 1757 the 28 th day }
Conrad Wilcox died Feb the 10 th  first day 1841
Mary Wilcox died the last of April 1849

State of New York Allegany County } ss.
I Hudson Rathbun aged thirty four years
being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that he
is a resident of the town of Angelica, in said County, that he formerly resided in the town of Almond, and was a neighbor to Conside Wilson, deceased, with whom this deponent was acquainted - That said Conside Wilson was reported to have been a Revolutionary Soldier - that his third wife Mary Wilson, died on or about the 30th day of April 1849 - And that the said Conside Wilson died as this deponent has been informed and believes sometime in the year 1861 - And this deponent further says that he is acquainted with Conside Wilson, Jr. Alanson Wilson and Nancy Hall, only surviving children of the said Conside Wilson - and that said Conside Wilson left no at his death has no widow now surviving - and further says not
Sworn before me this 30th day of April 1852
Hudson Rathbun
S P Witherby county judge of Allegany county
I certify that I know the above of fact is a credible person whose statements are entitled to credit and belief
S P Witherby co judge etc
State of New York Allegany County } ss
I Hudson Rathbun above named, being sworn according to law, that he is also acquainted with the hand writing of the late Conside Wilson above named, and believes the annexed family Record, which was this day cut out of a Bible in possession of Conside Wilson, Jr. to be an Original Record kept and made by the said Conside Wilson.
Sworn before me this 30th day of April 1852
S P Witherby county judge of said county

STATE OF NEW YORK, ALLEGANY COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
SS. I, John J. Rockefeller, Clerk of said County, and of the Courts thereof, do hereby certify, that Rev. S. P. Hildreth Esq.  and Affidavit taken before whom the annexed instrument in Writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a County Judge and Dunegale in and for said County, duly elected sworn and authorised to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and that said instrument is ex- ecuted and acknowledged according to the Laws of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal, at An- gelica, in said County, this 30th day of April 185 2 .
John J. Rockefeller Clerk of Allegany County.

Pike County Co. N.Y. July 5. 1929
Sir:
We consider Wilson a constituent of mine, and for whom I transmitted to a letter to your office in April 1928 requests that I should make some further inquiries in relation to his application for a pension.
From a letter in his possession addressed by yourself to the Hon. Silas Wright Senator from this State under date of 20 April 1928. It seems that "the name of the Applicant does not appear upon the rolls" so that he informs me that several witnesses have testified possibly to the services for which he claims a pension and that among the witnesses is one of the Officers under whom he served. We agree the agent of Mr. Wilson thinks there must have been some mistake in the Examination of Mr. W's papers & asks that they may be reviewed. Mr. W is an old gentleman of good character and it is universally believed among his acquaintances, (so far as I am informed) that Mr. W performed the services for which he claims a pension. If there is any technical omission in his papers so I will thank you to suggest to me that they may be reviewed.

your early attention to this claim is very respectfully solicited
Very Respectfully Yours obediently L. Beck
How J. L. Edwards Power Pensins ?

Ovid April 15th 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
I am employ'd to go on with the enquiry for a pension, on the application of Corsider Wilcox Steubun Co. N. Y. - the application was made in 1838 or 1839. May I be allowed respectfully to ask you for a copy of your correspondence with the then acting agent - a Mr Peck was at one time agent in this case & I think the last agent, as I am informed that there had been one before him, I would like a copy of all the material points in this case, if not of all the correspondence.
Very Respectfully your Ob d Servt Brad Joy

Angelica, Feb. 14, 1838.
Dear Sir,
Mr. Wilcox called at my father's office to-day, and handed me the inclosed paper relating to his pension, and desired me to forward it to Washington. He also showed me a letter from you to Mr. Larabee, dated in December, in which you stated that this affidavit was necessary. Mr. Wilcox is much in want of his pension, and if the inclosed paper is all that is now required, you will confer a favor upon him by transmitting to me, at this place, the decision of the department. My father is now absent, and I do not know whether the form or matter of the affidavit is sufficient should it be defective in any important particular. you will have the goodness to advise us of it immediately.
Respectfully yours,
W. P. Angel
Hon. Silas Wright,

W. E. Heath Esq.
Washington D. C.
May 9 th 1852
Sir Herein please find the Application of the heirs of Conner Wilcox Deceased, for the amount due their deceased father for services in the Revolution, who in his life time applied for a Pension & his Application is among the New York suspended files — accompanying this Application is the Certificate of the Court & appointment of the son, Administrator. Also the Certificate of the Comptroller of New York, all that seems to have been required to complete the claim, this is also accompanied by family Record. — all of which I trust will prove satisfactory and a Certificate issue to the administrator in favor of the children —
Respectfully Yours
Jas. G. Austin Atty for the heirs, Present

No 3 Additional Evidence
Connder Wilcox Revolutionary Pension Claim
New York Suspended Claim
Certificate of Comptroller of N.Y.
April 7. 1852

Comptrollers Office Albany April 7 th 1852
I certify that the name of Consider Wilcox, does not appear on any Record on file at this office, as having done service during the Revolutionary War.
J. C. Wright Comptroller
A. W. Lee By am d . Clerk }

ALLEGANY SURROGATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Personal Estate of
consides. Wilcoyfr DECEASED.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
State of New York Allegany County Surrogate Office p: Recorded in Book 3 page 3 of Letters of Administration March 31 st 1852
S P Withers, Surrogate
Surrogate

The People of the State of New-York,
To Consider Wilcox Jr.
Send Greeting:
Whereas Consider Wilcox Jr. as is alleged, lately died intestate, being at or immediately previous to his death, an inhabitant of, or having left assets which then were, or have since come within the County of Allegany, by means whereof the ordering and granting administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of which the said intestate died possessed, and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging the account thereof, do belong unto our Surrogate of the County of Allegany. And we, being desirous that the goods, chattels and credits of the said intestate shall be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, Do Grant unto you, the said Consider Wilcox Jr. full power by these presents to administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits; to ask, demand, recover and receive the debts which unto the said intestate whilst living and at the time of his death, did belong; and to pay the debts which the said intestate did owe, as far as such goods, chattels and credits will thereto extend, and the law require; hereby requiring you to make or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said intestate within a reasonable time, and return a duplicate thereof to our Surrogate's Court of the County of Allegany, within three months from the date of these presents; and if further personal property or assets of any kind not mentioned in any inventory that shall have been so made, shall come to your possession or knowledge, to make, or cause to be made, in like manner, a true and perfect inventory thereof, and return the same, within two months after discovery thereof.
And we do by these presents depute, constitute and appoint you, the said Consider Wilcox Jr. administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said Consider Wilcox Jr. deceased.
In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate's Court to be hereunto affixed: Witness S P Mathews Surrogate of our said County of Allegany, at Argyle in said County, the 31 st day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
S P Mathews Surrogate

State of New York Albany County ss
I Susan P Wetherby Surrogate of the County of Albany aforesaid do hereby make known and certify to all whom it may concern that I have compared the foregoing Sisters of Administration with the original recorded in my office and that the same is a true transcript therefrom and of the whole of said original
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at the Surrogate's office at Albany this thirty first day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty two
S P Wetherby Surrogate

Consider Willcox Genl Power of Atty from Administrata
Exhibit her papers By M c Arthur
Thos Ewing Jun Present March 11 th 1852
3-52

Know all men by these Presents, That I, Consider Wilcox jr administrator of the estate of Consider Wilcox deceased Late of Albany Allegany County State of New York Thomas Ewing Jr. of Washington D.C. have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint Willie H. Wygant, of Almond, Allegany Co., New York, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States any Bounty Land, Extra Pay, Pensions, Patents, Money or Moneys that now is or are due to me on account of services rendered, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by
Consider Wilcox deceased
while in the service of the United States, or on any other account whatsoever, and in my name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges, for such Bounty Land, Extra pay, Pen- sions, Patents, and money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatever nature I may have with or before any of the Departments of Government or Congress, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts, that I might or could do, were I personally present at the doing thereof; hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue hereof, divers good causes and valuable considerations, me thereunto moving.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of December 1851.
Signed, sealed and delivered } Two in the presence of } witnesses. W H Wygant W H Scott
Consider Wilcox jr Name in full. administrator as aforesaid
State of New York } Ss. On this 25th day of December County of Allegany } 1851, personally appeared Consider Wilcox jr before me, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein contained.
W H Scott J. P.
State of New York } Ss. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That J R Forbes County of Allegany } Esq., before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Said County Court, this 18th day of Feby one thousand eight hundred and fifty two John J Rockefeller Clerk.

✓ Samuel White. Rushford N.Y.
1. April 1854.
Appeals from the decision of the commissioners of Pensions in the case of Cousida Wilcox
✓ Respectfully referred to The Comm. of Pensions for a Report.
Dept. Int. 5 Apr 7/54
Also, Abolition Chf. Clerk
Col. Niles
8 Apr/54
Int. Dept. 6 A.M. 1854

Rushford, N. York April 1 st 1854.
Sir,
I hereby appeal from the decision of the acting Commissioner of Pensions (Mr. F. F. C. Terplett) made on the 2d day of August 1852. and addressed to J. G. Austin Esq. of Washington City D. C. Mr. Angel in the case of Conside Wilcox, a Revolutionary Soldier, on his own application for a Pension, under the act of 1832. Mr. Wilcox is now dead! but the application has been renewed by his son Conside Wilcox, Jr. Mr. Angel of this vicinity, made and forwarded the said application in the first place - Then A. J. Lyon of this town had the care of it for two or three years - and it afterwards passed to the hands of J. G. Austin, who was authorized to prosecute the claim. You will now see, by the enclosed Power of Attorney, that I am authorized to prosecute the said claim, and in pursuance of such authority I now present this appeal. The letter from the said acting Comr. of Pensions referred to, to Mr. Austin, was an and insulting one! I hope sir you will examine the papers in this case on file, and if the heirs of Wilcox are entitled to a pension, as I have every reason to believe they are, you will readily grant the same.
I am Sir, Very Respectfully Yours,
Samuel White
Hon. R. M c Clelland, Secretary of the Interior

Jeremiah Griffith of the Town of Ellery County of Chautauqua in State of New York Being duly sworn deposeth and saith that formerly resided in the Town of Hoosack Albany County in State of New York and whilst a resident of said Town he held a Lieutenant and afterwards a Captain Commission of the Militia and that Consider Willcox who is now present was a Resident of said Town and served under him as a Private for a Number of Years, that he was well acquainted with said Willcox for fifteen Years or more whilst a resident of said Town and that it is the said Griffith Entitled in to the Pension Service and served Nine Months and at the time that he is now a Pensioner.
This deponent further says that he from the said Town of Hoosack to that the Year Eighteen hundred and Eighteen has not seen the said Consider Willcox from that time until the present time, that he knows him to be the Identical person whom he knew at Hoosack and served under him as a Soldier for a Number of Years and that while in company that in Conversation with the said Willcox he has mentioned many Circumstances and that took place when we resided at Hoosack which satisfies me beyond a doubt in my mind that he is the same Identical Consider Willcox who is the same person referred to -
Jeremiah Griffith
Sworn and Subscribed to this 31 st day of January 1838
Before me M c Hinton, Dean

County of Chautauqua Clerks Office } I, George W. Tew, Clerk of said County, do certify that William H. Fenton Esq. was on the 31. January last past, & still is a Justice of the peace of said County, & that the signature "Wm H. Fenton" subscribed to the jurat of the within affidavit, is his genuine signature - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & official seal this first day of February 1858. G. W. Tew Clerk
I certify that I have been acquainted with Jeremiah Griffith the within deponent for the last 12 years, & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity G. W. Tew

N. York Conrad Wilcox
Letter to Hon. S. Wright 20. Ap. 38
do. to Hon. S. C. Peck H. R. Feb.
22 o 1839 - to same 26 July 1839
do. to same July 22 1843.
Jas. G. Austin Aug 2 1852
Sec. Jas. April 10, 1854
Decision Affirmed
see decision.
Let S. White April 18/54
act 7 th June 1854

11.078
P. O. Consider Wilcox
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18