Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11785, Grant Wickwire, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Wickwire, Grant
S. 11785
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CONTENTS

Connecticut 32 B
Grant Wickwire of Sitchfield in the State of Connut who was a Private in the commanded by Captain Holmes of the Regt commanded by Col Huntington in the Connut line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connut at the rate of 80 Dollars and Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Decem 1832 and sent to G. Wick- wire Sitchfield Connut Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 121 Semi-ant. allowance ending April 1833 - 40 $161
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Eras. D. Bullock Clerk Book D Vol. 3 Page 74
Ordered to Pay 22 Sept 1837. Same 23 Oct 1847

Rehran
✓ 11785 INVALID.
File No. 11785
Grant Wickwire
Br. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1882
Index:—Vol. A , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 611
En. D o Jan 7/70
Lied Jan 10 th

Declaration of Grant Wickwire in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832
State of Connecticut Court of Probate within Litchfield County - ss. and for the District of Litchfield
On this 28 th day of Aug A.D 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Frederick Wolcott Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said District now sitting Grant Wickwire a resident of the Town of Litchfield in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventytwo years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 —
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 with or under Captain Eliphalet Holmes and served a short time in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Jehiddiah Huntington afterwards commanded by Col. Prentiss in the Connecticut Line, under the following named Officers —
My place of residence when I enlisted was at East Haddam in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut —
I enlisted into the Army of the United States at New London in the State aforesaid on the 10 th Day of January A.D 1777 as a private for the term of Three years, in a Company of Infantry commanded by Captain Eliphalet Holmes of S d Haddam, Lieutenant Ithamer Hussey belonged to the same Company and was the recruiting officer at the time of my enlistment I was ordered to rendezvous at Danbury Connecticut immediately after my enlistment, I accordingly reported , went to that place & joined a Regiment commanded

by Colonel Issediah Huntington, soon after my enlistment Col. Huntington was promoted to the Command of the Brigade to which I belonged and Col. — Prentiss succeeded him in the Command of the Regiment, the Corps of Troops to which I belonged went from Danbury to Peekskill in the state of New York, I recollect that a short time after we left Danbury the British made an attack upon that place & burnt it — from Peekskill we went to Morris Town in New Jersey and after remaining a short time at Morris Town was ordered back to Peekskill I was then attached to go on to Long Island under the Command of General Parsons & while on the Island we made an attack upon a British Fort at (I think) Cowbay where we failed in our attempt to take the Fort and was obliged to retreat & leave the Island we then went to Black Rock, thence to Kingsbridge & from thence returned to Peekskill, we were then ordered to march to White Marsh in Pennsylvania at which place we joined the Main Army, we then went to Valley Forge where I remained during the winter — In the spring of 1778 the British having spent the winter in Philadelphia left that City we pursued them to Monmouth in New Jersey at which place a severe Battle was fought between the American & British Armies in which I was engaged General Washington, Genl. Lafayette, Genl. Greene, Genl. Lee & I believe some other General Officers of the American Army were engaged in this Battle or were with the Army at this time — after the Battle at Monmouth I marched to Kings Ferry from thence to Kingsbridge in the state of New York, then to White Plains & from thence to Danbury in Connecticut, from thence to Redding at which place we erected Huts expecting to remain at that place during the winter, we had been at Redding but a short time when we were ordered to march to New London where we remained during the winter, In the spring of 1779 we returned to Redding & from thence to Peekskill thence we went into the state of New Jersey and I was employed in that state on scouting parties

on guard &c until the month of December 1779 at which time we went into Winter Quarters in New Jersey about Three Miles west of Morristown and on the 5 th Day of January I was Discharged by Col Herman Swift I had a written Discharge from Col Swift which has been lost or destroyed I do not recollect to have seen it for more than thirty years —
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to an annuity or pension except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state —
Grant McKimire
Sworn to and subscribed the Day and year aforesaid Before me Frederick Wotrott, Judge of Probate Sitchfield District, Connecticut
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states —
Frederick Wotrott, Judge of Probate Sitchfield District, Connecticut
I Phineas Miner Clerk of the court of Probate within and for the district of Sitchfield aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Grant McKimire for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 28 th day of Aug. A D 1832
Phineas Miner Clerk

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on the Rolls Jan. 10 1977 - today
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Private 3 years
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G G Woodruff

Litchfield, Conn, Aug 28 th 1832
Sir I herewith forward to your Department Mount Wickwire's application for a Pension he wishes your answer to be sent to me
With great Respect
Yours &c
Thos. C. Woodruff

Revolutionary (Chair)
FREE
To the Hon. Secretary of War Washington
P.C. Feb. 11. 32 P.O.