Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40695, Joel Wilcox, Conn.

SERVICE
SERVICE Conn.
NUMBER _____
Wilson, Joel
S. 40695
CONTENTS

12.763 Ohio Q
Joel Wilcox
of Madison County in the state of Ohio — who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Seman Swift of the Connecticut line, for the term of more than nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio — — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of July 1818 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of June 1819 and sent to Judge Baskerville London Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. $117.31 — 65:3 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 — 48: —
died Sept. 16, 1821 — see agency book
$113:3
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Joel Wilcox more pay for his services New London Ohio
William Baskerville

Court by Roll
Judges certificate of indebted circumstances in writing

The State of Ohio Madison County ss
I John Moore Clerk of the Court of common pleas for the county aforesaid, do certify that Samuel Baskerville Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken and named is subscribed thereto was at that time and now is the Associate Judge of the court of common pleas for the said county of Madison, duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such as well in court, of record as thereout.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 25 th day of July 1818
John Moore Clerk
District of Ohio, Madison ss
I certify that Sol Wilson Citizen of Madison County and applicant for a Pension is lame in one of his knees, far advanced in old age & in very reduced circumstances Needs the Assistance of his country for Support. Given Under my hand in said County of Madison & State aforesaid the 5 th Day of May 1819.
S. Baskerville
Assoc. Judge
Honorable
Secretary of War.
Washington City

Two Cases 1641 ✓ Honble Judge Baskerville Madison Ohio
July 28 th 1818
Inc
The Honorable The Secretary of War
Rec d 6 th August 1818.
Adm l
Washington City
Judges certificate as to criminal in absentia circumstances wanting legislature
London Ohio

The State of Ohio \frac{3}{3} B Madison County \frac{3}{3} B
Personally appeared before me David Baskerville an Associate Judge in and for the County of Madison, the Subscribed Jail Warden and he being duly sworn, doth depose and say that in the month of March & year 1780 he the said Jail entered as a private Soldier to serve three years under a Captain Caleb Baldwin, and 2 nd Connecticut Regiment an Continental establishment commanded by Col o Simon Swift, that he the said Jail after his enlistment was marched to a post called the High-lands in the State of New York, and from thence marched to the White Plains, that this de- ponent then marched with the Regiment to which he belonged to Nelson's Point on the North River and State aforesaid, that the said Jail was there taken sick & from thence carried to the Barracks at West Point, where he the said Jail remained two months & was then by a Captain Rodgers furlough'd home, that some short time after- wards he the said Jail received his discharge from the service of the United States; which discharge he has lost, or have been destroyed & cannot now produce it. — That this deponent being now lame in his knee & leg occasioned by sick- ness when in the service of the United States, being indigent, and not able to perform hard

labour asks the assistance of his country
Joel Wilcox
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 1 st day of July 1818. —
S. Baskerville

The State of Ohio } Among the orders enrolled at Madison County } the Supreme Court of the State } of Ohio for the County of Madison on the twenty fourth day of July A D 1820. appears the following to wit:
" District of Ohio } } Supreme Court of the State of Ohio in and for the county of Madison, held at London July 24 th 1820 -
On this twenty fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court here being a court of record Joel Wilson, aged fifty seven years and upwards, a resident in Union Township Madison county in said district, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, he enlisted some time in the winter 1780 in Capt. Caleb Bald- =win's company in the second Regiment in the Con- =necticut line commanded by Col. Herman Swift, and served therein until the conclusion of the war - that the date of the original declaration of his depo- =nant was the first of July 1818, and that he hath received a certificate for a pension dated 25 th June 1819 numbered 12,763. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that

That time by gift sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities contracts or debts due to me other than what is contained in the following schedule or inventory (except necessary clothing and bedding) and by me subscribed viz
Inventory
1 old Haggard & harness worth - - - $30.00 2 old Horses worth about - - - - - 40.00 1 old axe and frow, 2 old chains worth in all 2.00 $72.00
Signed Joel Wilson
And the declarant further saith that his business is common labouring and basket making, and that he is crippled in his right leg and thigh in consequence of sickness while in service, that he has a wife and eight children all of age except two the youngest, none of whom reside with the declarant, and all in moderate circumstances -
Signed Joel Wilson
Sworn to and declared this 24 th day of July 1820 in open court Before
John Moore Clerk
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I John Cleveland clerk of the Supreme court of the State of Ohio for Jackson County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thus annexed are true copies from the records of said court and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property enumerated in the aforesaid schedule is seventy two dollars
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 8 th day of September A D 1870
John Cleveland Clerk

November 25, 1935
Joel Wilcox-S.40695 BA-J/AWF
Mr. Thomas Wilcox 1259 Maryland Street Los Angeles, California
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to the Revolutionary War soldier, Joel Wilcox, pension file number, S. 40695.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 40695, based upon the service of Joel Wilcox in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Joel Wilcox of Killingworth, Connecticut, enlisted sometime in March, 1780, for three years, served as a private in Captain Caleb Baldwin's company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut regiment, marched to Nelson's Point on North River, was taken sick and sent to the Barracks at West Point, and in about two months was "furloughed home", and was afterwards discharged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 1, 1818, then aged about fifty-five years and a resident of Madison County, Ohio.
He was residing in 1820 in Union Township, Madison County, Ohio; at this time he referred to his wife and eight children, all of age "except two the youngest". He
sent with my everything also there "doubtless" - could not or have left

did not give the names of wife and children.
The soldier, Joel Wilcox, died September 16, 1821.
If you desire information in regard to the name and address of the person to whom the last payment of his pension was sent, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
Joel Wilcox Certificate # 12763 Issued June 25, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month Commenced July 1, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Aug. 20, 1906 N.Y.H.

Wilcox, Joel
His name appears on a list of claimants to be placed on the pension list returned by the Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 117.
Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel Swift's
Disability: Lost the use of his right leg, by fever sores contracted in the service.
Residence: Killingworth.
Monthly allowance: $4.45
Arrearages: $200.00
Remarks: Enlisted June 27, 1780, for 6 months; discharged December 3, 1780. OK
Have not found on the printed list of 1835 in Comms. or list of Madison Co. Ohio invalids

Mrs. Sarah E. Brower, The St. Clair, 1717 I St. N.W. Washington, D.C.
July 23, 1908

  Regiments..... increase.....   Specials..... Comb. book.....   Cor. slips written... 10 Certificates.....   Cases called..... Inv. Orig. jacketed.....   Arranging..... Wid. Orig. jacketed.....   Calls for data..... 90 Increase jacketed.....   Corrections, S. R. 12 Reviewed.....   Corrections, C. R. 12 Numbered.....   Slips written..... Notified.....   Compared..... Cases examined.....   Vacated.....   Briefed.....   66 1 
Remarks:

40 695
Ray INVALID.
File No. 40 695
Joel Wilcox Ph. Mrs. Jas
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 567
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July 27, 1901 Fish to Sarah E. Brown, No. Aug. 5, 1908 Fish to Manfield to Wright, N.M. (Lister in P.T. 29174) 1915 Nov. 17 M. C. Wright that there is no reference to soldier's ancestors nor to residence in Conn. in claim. This written before cards were placed with claim 1924 July 28 Hist to C. J. Wilcox 1930 Feb 10 " " Mrs. Jas. H. 23 Nov 1905

Portland, Oregon, 303 East 47th Street,
September 22, 1930.
United States Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: Re Revolutionary War pensioner - Joel Wilcox.
I thank you for your information furnished on my request, regarding Connecticut soldiers, James Weed and Isaac Fellows - pensioners, and re Sally Weed, the widow of James, who resided in Richland, New York in 1840.
I would like to have the information now regarding a Joel Wilcox, who is given in the pension lists as a Connecticut soldier living in Ohio at that time. This is the name of my great-great-grandfather, a son of Col. Amos Wilcox, of Simsbury, Conn. and who resided in 1790 to 1806 (and probably also from 1782 until the latter date) in and near Sandisfield, in Berkshire County, Mass. Others of the Amos Wilcox family did come to Ohio in later years, and I am desirous of finding if this pensioner may be the Joel Wilcox I am searching for to ascertain his place of death. If the record gives the name of his wife, and the various places of residence, may I have it please, as well as all other information disclosed by your records regarding this soldier.
Thanking you for the information which I shall be glad to receive at the earliest convenient time, and requesting that you advise me if there is any charge for the service, and copy,
Very respectfully,
Nettie H. Glos
(Mrs. Charles H. Glos.)

CHARLES JUSTUS WILCOX TOLEDO, OHIO
June 19th, 1924
Dear Sir:-
I am a great-great-grandson of Joel Wilcox, Revolutionary Soldier, from Killingworth, Conn., who in 1818 was a Connecticut Pensioner, residing near London, Madison County, Ohio.
If your department has any record of him, I am anxious to obtain the date of his birth and death also the name of his wife and her birth and death date, and I would appreciate it very much, if the information is available, if you could advise me your record of him.
With my very best respects, I remain,
Yours very truly,
C.J.Wilcox, 1401 Nicholas Building, Toledo, Ohio.
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

m. 1 Rec. Sec.
Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 10, 1915.
Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
Reference to your files will show one Joel Wilcox of Connecticut who served in the Revolution in the 7th Connecticut Regt. under Col Heman Swift and in the Second Connecticut Regt., under Capt. Caleb Baldwin. (Sometimes spelled Wilcox) Is there any information of record as to his ancestry and residence/ in Connecticut? He died in Madison County, O.
Thanking you for any information you can give me in the matter, I am,
Yours truly,
715 S 17th St., Terre Haute, Ind.

J.L.W. Rev. War Section.
November 17, 1915.
Mr. Manfred C. Wright, 715 South 17th Street, Terre Haute, Ind.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 10 th instant, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Joel Wilcox. Sur. File No. 40,695, there is no reference to soldier's ancestors nor to residence in Connecticut.
Very respectfully,
J. M. S. [unclear] Commissioner.

Los Angeles, Calif. Nov. 6th, 1935.
Veteran's Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Subject: Pension record of Joel Wilcox, Revolutionary soldier.
This letter is addressed to you under the impression that your bureau is custodian of the pension records dating from the Revolutionary War. If these records are in the keeping of some other office will you kindly refer my letter to them.
Information is desired regarding the pension application (and any accompanying papers) of Joel Wilcox, Revolutionary soldier from Killingworth, Conn. He was called into service on two or three occasions, in one of which he served in "Capt. Stevens Company, 7th Connecticut Regiment, discharged Dec. 31, 1780. His file number, as given me by someone who looked it up, is S 40695.
Will you please briefly itemize the number and character of the papers in his file and advise me if I may have transcripts made and at what cost.
Yours truly,
Thomas Wilcox
1259 Maryland St. Los Angeles, Calif.
Just send list. & see if it satisfies

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July 18, 1906.
St. M. H.

Wilcox, Joel
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the Circuit Court for the district of Connecticut, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Dec. 14, 1792, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 66.
Rank : Private
Regt. : Col. Swift
Disability : Disabled by the measles, dysentery, and a bilious fever.
Date of certificate : Oct. 4, 1792
Monthly allowance : $ 4, 44 1 / 3
Arrears due : $ 200.00
Have not found on the printed list of 1835 in Conn for as of Madison Co. Ohio invalids

Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF:MLB
October 10, 1930
Mrs. Charles H. Glos 303 East 47th Street Portland, Oregon
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40695, that Joel Wilcox of Killingworth, Connecticut, enlisted June 27, 1780, served as a private in Captain Caleb Baldwin's company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut regiment and was discharged December 3, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 1, 1818, at which time he was fifty-five years old and a resident of Madison County, Ohio.
In 1820, he referred to his wife and eight children, all of age except the youngest two, but did not state any names.
He died September 16, 1821.
The date and place of his birth are not on record, nor are there any further data as to family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

July 28, 1934.
C. J. Wilcox, 1401 Nicholas Building, Toledo, Ohio.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 40695, it appears that Joel Wilcox of Killingworth, Connecticut, enlisted June 27, 1780, served as a private in Captain Caleb Baldwin's Company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged December 3, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 1, 1818, at which time he was fifty-five years old and a resident of Madison County, Ohio.
In 1830 he referred to his wife and eight children all of age except the two youngest, but did not state any names. He died September 16, 1831.
The date and place of his birth are not on record, nor is there any further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Joel Wilcox S.F. 40695- of Williamsport
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     enlisted at June 27 1780 dis Dec 31 1780 Pvt. Capt Baldwin Human Swift Penn.          
Handwritten scribbles and initials
died Sept 16, 1821
Battles engaged in, 1 Residence of soldier at enlistment, 1 Date of application for pension, July 1818 Residence at date of application, Madison Co. Ohio Age at date of application, 55 years
Remarks: In the soldier's wife's petition, all of age except the 5th youngest, no names stated. died nowhere else