Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14864, John Wilson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Wilson, John
S. 14864
carded
CONTENTS

O.B. Merrill Oct 15/58
Death not in Q.B.
6489 6489
New York
John Wilson
of Washington in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hutchins of the Regt. commanded by Col. _____ in the _____ June for 2 Years in New York
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Feb, 1833 _____ and sum No. H. J. Dinn No. Off
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 1832 $ 120 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th '33 40 $ 160
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Leob. C. Stiles Clerk, Book L. Vol. D. Page 05

Hon. S. Nelson
Mr. Cole
Ex by H. H. Sylvester
Feb 57

Whereas we Benjamin Wilson, and Samuel Wilson, sons of John Wilson, deceased, who was a Teamster in the army of the Revolution, and was allowed a pension for his services at the rate of Eighty Dollars per Annum. And whereas we are advised that the heirs of said John Wilson deceased are entitled to a larger or increased amount of pension on account of his said services. Now therefore we do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel H. Weeks of Canaan & Coopers, in the County of Columbia N.Y. our true and lawful attorney and agent, for us, and in our name and in the name & behalf of all the legal heirs of said John Wilson deceased, to present, and prosecute our claim to such increase of pension as we may be by law entitled to. (With power of substitution).
Witness our hands and seals at Weber this Eleventh day of February A.D. 1851
Executed in presence of James B. Wilson Maria Shaw
3 3 3
Benjn Wilson Sam
Samuel Wilson
There is no proof that these two men are the sons of this John Wilson who was not a teamster hence their names have not been put on card and Auditor refuses to furnish report.
JUL 18 1851

9530
Matter of John Wilson a revolutionary soldier
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2 years pri
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State of New York
Washington County ss On this twelfth day of December 1852. John Wilson the person named in the annexed declaration personally  appeared before John Millard Esquire surrogate of the County of Washington and holding a surrogates court, being a court of record, in open court, who being duly sworn in addition to the facts contained in his foregoing declaration, doth depose and say, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively, as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in 5 the following grades: - For five months I served as a private in the company of Captain Charles Hutchinson, at different times For five months I served as a private in the 5 company of Captain Thomas Armstrong at  different times . For nine months I served as a private in the company of Captain John Barry, 9 being the period for which I enlisted, as stated 2 in my declaration. For two months I served as a private in the company of Captain Stockwell. 4 For four months I served as a private under Lieutenant James Moore - and for such

services I claim a pension. — And this deponent further says, that he has recollected his service under Lieutenant Moor since he made the annexed declaration, but he cannot recollect the year nor the particular circumstances of his service under said Moor —
Sworn in open court December 12. 1832
John Willard
John Willard Surrogate.
State of New York Washington County } p. Surrogate's office. } p.
I John Willard Surrogate of the County of Washington do certify that the fore- going amended declaration was sworn before me in open court & annexed by me to the original declaration & other papers before being so sworn; and I further certify that I am acquainted with John Livingston whose affidavit is hereto annexed & believe him to be a man of truth. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, and have also affixed my seal of office at the knot of the tape by which these papers are bound together this 12 th day of December 1832.
John Willard.
Surrogate

State of New York Washington County
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On this 28 th day of August in the year eighteen hundred & thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county (being a court of record now sitting at Salem in said county) John Wilson a resident of Hebron in said county aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn ac- -cording to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed seventh June 1832
That he was born in Ireland in 1754 and removed to the United States in 1761 - That he resided in the Town of New Paltz (now Salem) at the commence- ment of, & during the revolutionary war and removed to his present place of residence in the Town of Hebron in said county of Charlotte (now Washington) after the close of said war and has resided there ever since - That he is now seventy six years old but has no record of his age. And that he entered the service of the United States as a militiaman in the company of Captain Charles Hutchinson in the regiment com- -manded by Colonel John Williams & Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Webster (These persons were the acting officers in said regiment but whether they had received regular appointments at this time this deponent does not know) of said county of Charlotte (now Washington) in the fore part of the year 1775 - soon after the commence- ment of the war & continued to serve in Captain Hutchinson's company until the summer of 1777 being called out on every alarm & marching to different parts of the county to watch & quell movements among the Indians and Tories - This deponent was

at one time he thinks in July 1777 marched with his company to Sicondaroga & continued there several days when the British army under Gen. Burgoyne made it appearance & Gen. Scuyler who commanded that fort blew up the magazine & retreated South with the army some by water down the lake & some (among whom was this deponent) by land east of the lake through Hubbardton, Castleton, Wells & Pictet in the State of Vermont to (now) Salem aforesaid - The magazine was blown up & this retreat commenced on Sunday morning - Soon after this in the fore part of August 1777 this deponent was stationed at the (now) village of Salem before mentioned where there was a picket fort & was on guard on the night of an alarm when the fort was evacuated & recollects that one John Livingston of Hebron aforesaid was there at that time as this deponent & said Livingston were the last that left the fort - this picket fort was burnt a few days after this - and afterwards this deponent with the company marched to Bennington in the State of Vermont & arrived there on the Seventeenth of August the day after the battle at that place - This deponent's father was taken prisoner by the British the day previous to that battle and escaped during the engagement - and this deponent further says that he was at Saratoga on the Hudson river early in October of the same year (1777) in the company of Captain Thos Armstrong in the regiment before mentioned and remained there until after the surrender of the British army under Gen. Burgoyne on the Seventeenth of the same month - during that battle this deponent was engaged part of the time fighting with small arms & part of the time in carrying the militiamen who were mostly stationed on the east bank of the river

1 Across onto the Island of the Western Shore, and 2 recollects distinctly that once while returning across 3 the river with but companion a Mr. W. Bear on the 4 Batteau while near the middle of the stream his 5 companion was wounded by a musket ball that 6 lodged under his shoulder blade where it remained 7 till his death several years after - And this deponent 8 further says that in the Spring of 1778 he enlisted 9 for nine months in a company commanded by (Capt) 10 John Barnes & was for the whole time engaged with 11 a company of 30 or 40 men as Indian Spies about the 12 Lakes (George & Champlain) and in the D. County 13 of Charlotte (now Washington) Said Barnes was 14 always called Captain but this deponent does not 15 know as he ever held a commission - but this 16 deponent further says that he was afterwards 17 during the next season (1779) and frequently 18 until the close of the war called out on scouting 19 parties and alarms under Captain Stockwell in 20 the regiment before mentioned which he thinks 21 was at that time commanded by Colonel Alex 22 Webster - (Colonel John Williams having been removed 23 for misconduct) Was once on a guard at Skeneateles 24 about six miles northward from Fort Ann for several 25 weeks - and was frequently called out sometimes for 26 a few days & sometimes for several weeks at a 27 time which it would now be impossible for him 28 to designate until the close of the war - And that 29 he is confident that he served under these several 30 engagements more than two years during the 31 revolutionary war - And this deponent further says 32 that one James Hopkins of Rensselaer Co. N.Y. 33 was a captain of a company of John Livingston 34 of the  Hebron aforesaid was acquainted with him during

line 1 the times above mentioned & knowing to many circum- 2 -stances of his service and are now living - and 3 that he knows of no documentary evidence of his 4 service (having never to his recollection received any 5 written discharge) which he can produce - and he 6 hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to any & every 7 pension or annuity except the present and declares 8 that his name is not on the pension roll of the 9 agency of any State further he says not -
Sworn to & subscribed the) J. M. Wilson day & year first aforesaid, } in open court - J. S. Leigh CLK
State of New York Washington County } ss.
John Livingston of Hebron in said county being duly sworn says, That he is seventy three years of age & resides in the same neighbourhood & is well acquainted with John Wilson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - That he has been well acquainted with him for upwards of sixty years & believes him to be seventy six years of age and that he knows of his being in the service of the United State during the revolutionary war as a militiaman knows that he marched in Captain Hutchinsons company to Sconderoga in July 1777 & that he was at a picket fort in the (now) village of Salem

in August of the same year, as he saw him there on the night that fort was evacuated & was the last with D r . Wilson who left the fort, knows that said Wilson was at Saratoga in the company of Captain Armstrong as he has above set forth in his declaration in Oct. 1777, as he was there & saw D r . Wilson engaged in carrying the material across the river & has a distinct recollection of the circumstances mentioned in said declaration - And this deponent further says that he understood at the time & has always supposed & believed that said Wilson went to Bennington as he has above set forth and that he enlisted & served for nine months under one John Burns as an Indian Spy as he has above set forth. And further this deponent says that he resided in the same town with said Wilson during the revolutionary war & knows that he, was frequently called out on alarms & scouting parties besides what he has herein related and that during the years 1777 & 1778 he did but little else. And from what he knows of his services & what he understood at the time he believes that he was in the service under these different engagements more than two years during the war of the revolution and that it is the general opinion of the neighborhood where he resides that he was a soldier of the revolution -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above in open court. J. J. Leigh Clerk.
John Strong

November 2, 1939
Mrs. A. L. McDonald 1321 Dewey Avenue St. Joseph, Missouri
BA-J/MCS John Wilson, S.14864
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to John Wilson of Hebron, Washington County, New York, who served in the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.14864, based on the military service of John Wilson.
John Wilson was born in 1754 in Ireland and he came to America in 1761. The names of his parents are not shown.
At the beginning of the Revolution, he was living in New Perth (afterwards called Salem), New York. He enlisted in the forepart of 1775 and served at various times until the close of the Revolution, amounting to two years and one month in all, as private and Indian spy with the New York troops under Captains Charles Hutchinson, Thomas Armstrong, John Barnes and Stockwell, and Colonels John Williams and Alexander Webster and Lieutenant James Moore. He was at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga.
John Wilson was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hebron, Washington County, New York, having moved there during the Revolution and Hebron was then in Charlotte County.
John Wilson stated that his father was taken prisoner by the British the day before the battle of Bennington and escaped during the engagement.

In 1851, Benjamin and Samuel Wilson stated at Hebron, New York, that they were sons of John Wilson who was then deceased (date not given). One James B. Wilson was living in 1851, relationship not given. There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of John Wilson, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of John Wilson, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
John Wilson, Certificate 6489, issued February 28, 1833, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Reuben
14864 INVALID.
File No. 14864
John Wilson Prior Beer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 413
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 July 15. Aud. Int for death. aw
1917, Jan. 3. History to Henry Sage Dermott. Fr
1917, Jan. 16, To H. S. D. data for application to Auditor for Int. Dept., for date of last paymt. etc. Fr
1921 Feb 8. Hist. to E. S. Havland
1923 Mar. 2 Letter " " " " same recd not sent - En twined -
1923, May 9 Hist to E. S. Havland
1927 June 21 hist. to Mrs. Fred Volland. Request made by telephone JMS
1939 Nov. 2. hist. to Mrs. A. L. McDonald. M.C.D.

9530 Ino Wilson
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J. Pierson

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Mr Wilson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Y II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? — IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Y VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Y X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

State of New York      In the matter of the Washington County } application of John Wilson for a pension.
Cornelius L. Allen of the town of Salem in said County, being duly sworn, doth de- pose and say, that he is well acquainted with John Livingston, the deponent and witness, whose affidavit is annexed to the papers, composing the application of John Wilson a revolutionary soldier, for a pension - that the said affidavit was subscribed and sworn to, by the said John Livingston, in open court, at the August term of the court of Common Pleas of the said County of Washington, on the twenty eighth day of August 1832. That this deponent was present, acting as counsel for the said John Wilson, saw the said John Livingston, sign, and heard him swear , to the said affidavit in open court. And this deponent further says, that the said John Livingston is an aged and very respectable inhabitant of the town of Hebron in said County of Washington, and that his statement as a witness is entitled to full credit and belief - and that the omission by the clerk of said court to certify, that said John Livingston is a credible witness (if true) was purely accidental and unintentional as this deponent believes.
Given this 18 th day of February 1833. before me.
L. Allen
John Willard Park Prof. Wash. Co. Courts

I certify that Cornelius L. Allen above named is a credible person - and I also certify that I am acquainted with John Livingston & that he is a credible person - Feb 18 th 1833 - John Willard Jr. Jury Washington County Courts.

Nov. 19 th page 34 Concord N.H. Stamps recd N.H.
Holliston, Uggg Boston Bureau 2-1 Stamps Washington D.C. Rev. Sec
Can you give me any information or data of John Wilson - who is said to have been taken a prisoner in the Battle of Brattleboro - Vt. in Rev. War - His home was in Auburn N.Y. or any thing of his wife Agnes - (perhaps a Hopkins by birth) mother of John Wilson (called fr. of Auburn N.Y. Any information will be a great favor.
Yours truly. E. S. Hasland.

The Holliston Historical Society, Inc.
Holliston, Massachusetts
Rev W
Jany. 7- 1921
2-14 stamp from me
Pension Dept - Washington D.C.
Have you any Records of a John Nelson & wife Agnes? It is tradition that John Nelson served in Revolutionary War & was present when Burgoyne surrendered. His children were married in Hbne. Wash- ington Co. N.Y. And it is said he died there. I fail to find Records. only that he was born about 1740 -
With much appreciation for your courtesy -
Very Truly Yours.
E. S. Hainland.

8. 14864 -
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, May 25, 1909.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
Replying to your letter of the 20th inst. requesting a report in the case of John Wilson pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832, by certificate No. 6489, issued February 28, 1833, New York Agency, showing date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and date of soldier's death, I have to inform you that the files of this office relating to that period are inaccessible and will be for some time owing to a removal of the office.
Respectfully,
Auditor.
R 4
CWF

Case on desk at _____, Ex'r.
Record Division. Sur. File No. 14864 John Wilson Rev.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, Washington, D. C., July 15 , 19 10
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of _____
John Wilson pensioned under the Act June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 6489 , issued Feb. 28, 1833 , New York Agency, showing date of soldier's death, date of last pay- ment of pension and persons paid
Very respectfully,
J. L. Klaveness Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.

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H. S. Dermott

No 554 Hudson Ave
Albany Ny 7 Octo 1916 copy
Rev Sec
Hon. G. M. Saltzgeber Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.
My dear Sir:
May I have copies of applications made by the following Persons for pensions awarded them for service in the Revolutionary War, any family data &c.
Washington Co reg.
Nathan Wilson , Serg't & Pkt, New Hampshire Militia, Placed on the rolls Apr 3 1833. Commencement of pension Mch 4 1831, age 75.
John Wilson Pkt reg. Militia. Placed on rolls Feb 28 1833 Commencement of pension Mch 4 1831, age 77.
and very much oblige
Yours very truly
Henry Sage Dermott

FCB P5
No 554 Hudson Ave
Albany Ny 13 Jany 1917
Hon G. M. Salligaber
Comr of Pensions Washington D.C.
My dear Sir
Referring to your letter to me of Jany 3 rd inst regarding pension, Rev War, of John Wilson (S. W. S. F. 14864. Rev. War) I would ask if you will kindly give me reference to the Treasury Dept. regarding last payment of this pension that I may possibly learn death date of soldier?
Very truly yours
Henry Sage Dermott.

Rev. War Section.
3-1865
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON March 2, 1923.
E. H. Haviland, 34 Concord Street, Holliston, Mass.
Sir:-
In response to your letter received February 1, 1923, you are advised that you were furnished the Revolutionary War history of John Wilson, S. File No. 14864, on February 8, 1921, and it is not the practice of this Bureau to send the same record twice to the any person, owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose.
The above noted is the only John Wilson, of Hebron, New York, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully yours,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
Send it again
It is true that I wrote & asked for the above Record - abt. 2 years ago. & not having rec'd. any reply - I wrote the enclosed with the 25c. postage enclosed. I surely should not have written - the 2d. time - had I rec'd it.
Yours. E. S. Haviland.

St. Joseph, Mo. October, 19, 1939
The Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me the pension record of John Wilson , Hebron, Washington Co. New York. I would like to have his birth date and place of birth. He was a soldier in the Rev- olutionary War. I will greatly appreciate the information
Mrs. A.L. McDonald
1321 Dewey Ave
St. Joseph, Mo

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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Lady called & said her name is Ireland
June 21, 1927
Mrs. Fred Bolland 1451 Spring Place, N.W. Washington, D.C.
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 14864, that JOHN WILSON was born in 1754 in Ireland and he came to America in 1761.
While a resident of New Perth at Leguin. 7 Rev which was afterwards called Salem, New York, he enlisted in the forepart of 1775 and served at various times until the close of the Revolution, amounting to two years and one month in all, as a private with the New York troops under Captains Charles Hutchinson, Thomas Armstrong, John Barnes and Stockwell, and Colonels John Williams and Alexander Webster and Lieutenant James Moore; he was in the battle of Saratoga.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hebron, Washington County, New York.
having in their div. rev. then Charlotte Co John Wilson stated that his father (his name not given) was taken prisoner by the British the day before the battle of Bennington and escaped during the engagement.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner
Quite a names of Samuel & Benj. Wilson as sons as there is no proof they were sons of Col. J.

Rev. War Section. EW
March 2, 1923.
E. H. Haviland, 34 Concord Street, Holliston, Mass.
Sir:-
In response to your letter received February 1, 1923, you are advised that you were furnished the Revolutionary War history of John Wilson, S. File No. 14864, on February 8, 1921, and it is not the practice of this Bureau to send the same record twice to the same person, owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose.
The above noted is the only John Wilson, of Hebron, New York, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully yours,
Commissioner. Th

Rev. War Section
MCS
January 16, 1917
Mr. Henry Sage Dermott, 554 Hudson Avenue, Albany, New York.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the thirteenth instant, you are advised that for the date of last payment of pension and probable date of soldier's death, you should address the Auditor for the Interior Department, Washington, D. C., citing the following data: John Wilson, Cert. No. 6488, issued February 28, 1833, at the rate of $80 per annum, from March 4, 1831, under the Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Sattzgeber Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Wilson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 14,864.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Early 1775 5 mos. Pvt Chas. Hutchinson John Williams N. Y.   1777 5 " Thos. Armstrong John Williams   Spring 1778 9 " John Barnes ✓   1779 2 " Stockwell Alexr. Webster   ✓ 4 " Lieut James Moore ✓  
Battles Engaged in, 2 "battles of Saratoga" Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Perth (afterwards called Salem) N.Y. Date of application for pension, Aug. 28, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Hebron, Washington Co. N. Y. Age at date of application, B. in 1754, in Ireland.
Remarks: Soldier came to this country in 1761.  His father (name not stated) was taken prisoner  by the British the day before the battle of Ben-  nington and escaped during the engagement.  There is no further data relative to family.
Respectfully,
The above noted is the only J. W. of Salem, N.Y. found etc Commissioner.