Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11830, John Wilkinson, Conn.

SERVICE
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Conn.
Wilkinson, John
S 11830
CONTENTS
carded

Perkins
✓ 11.830 INVALID.
File No. 11.830
John Wilkinson Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 411
[Arrangement of 1871.]

821-1 New York
John Wilkinson
of Saratoga in the State of N. York — who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt. commanded by Col. Campbell in the Connecticut line for 9 months — — — — —
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York — — — at the rate of 30 Dollars — — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of March 1833 — — — and per Mr. Nash Valley
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1832 $ 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th mo. '33 15 $ 75
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Stiles Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 4, Page 35.

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John Wilkinson Saratoga co. N.Y.
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A Nash Ballston Spa N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of John Wilkinson of Saratoga county in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 85  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      Volunteer In 1776  Enlisted 1777 1778 + 3 4 2 As a Private  Gen.  Capt. Bronson, Col. Campbell  do.  Capt. Downing,  Capt. Gaylord, Col. Campbell   
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sitcheild county, Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? court 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. B. Bradford Examining Clerk.

State of New York County of Saratoga ss.
In this 26 th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of Saratoga now sitting at Ballston Spa, John Wilkinson of the Town of Galway in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York, aged Eighty five 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated,
1. To the question, Where, and in what year were you born? The answer, In New Milford in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut June 12. 1747. 2. To the question, Have you any record of your age; and if so where is it? The answer, In his Family Bible now in his Family Bible at Galway aforesaid. 3. To the question, Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? The answer, In New Milford in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, where he lived until 1791. when he moved into the Town of Ballston (now Milton) in the then County of Albany now Saratoga and State of New York, where he lived until 1805 when he moved to the Town of Galway in the County of Saratoga State of New York, where he has lived ever since & where he now lives, 4. To the question, How were you called into service; were you Drafted, did you Volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
The answer, That he lived in the Town of Milford in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aforesaid, when he entered into the service of the

(V) United States as a Volunteer private of the Militia of the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut aforesaid and served for three months, under the following named officers to wit Captain Benjamin Bronson Lieutenant Shadrach Hubbell, Ensign Benjamin Samuel Campfield was as Colonel of the Regiment to which in which he served Seeley that he entered the service at the place aforesaid late in the Fall of 1776 being the next after the Battle at New Rochelle served three months as here in after stated.
He further states that in the Fall of 1777 he was called into service by Colonel William G. Goshorn of the Militia of Litchfield aforesaid and served three months as here in after stated.
He further states that in the Fall of 1777 he was called into the service of the United States under Captain [blank] in the State of Connecticut as a Volunteer private soldier for three months as here in after stated.
He further states that in the Fall of 1777 he was called into service by [blank] and served three months as here in after stated.

5 To the question state the names of some of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops when you served; such Continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General circumstances of your service. He answers & says he can answer no farther than he has already answered, herein.
b. To the question Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? He answers, he received no written Discharge as herein before stated as herein stated
7 To the question state names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution. He answers & states the names of Jacob St. John who is a clergyman, Jonathan Edgcomb. Ebenezer Couch who

is a member in the Legislature of this State, Robert Speir who is Post Master in the Town Milton Dutton Booth North Carolina Northrup Abijah Cornstock
He hereby relinquish 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 to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid { his In open Court. { John Willinson M c L. Goodrich Dep y Clerk { mark
John H. Willinson for a Pension

that In the Fall of 1776, as aforesaid he at the place of aforesaid entered the service of the United States under the above named officers , at No 1. and Served as follows, he went to New Rochelle in the state of New York under the aforesaid officers - 6. Served one Guard at New Rochelle & at Voluntine, in Westchester was in constant service as a private, at the place aforesaid until the term of three months was expired when he was discharged by Captain Benjamin Bronson aforesaid at New Rochelle at Colonel Budd's house said where we had been stationed the latter part of term he returned home. he has no documentary evidence of said service.
3m0 10(2) And further In April 1777 he enlisted into a company of Connecticut Troops under the following officers Captain William Gaylord & Colonel Josiah Drown in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Campfield aforesaid. He does not recollect the name or names of any other commissioned officer of said Company - that he lived at New Milford in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut when  that  1st he at the Town of New Milford aforesaid. In April 1777 aforesaid Enlisted under the said Captain Drown who was there as a recruiting officer, to serve for one year, but he served Four months in the manner following  the manner following he went to Peekskill in the state of New York immediately after his said enlistment, & there joined his company under Captain Drown aforesaid where he was employed to drive one of the Continental Teams to convey continental stores of provisions &c from Peekskill to Danbury & also from Danbury to Peekskill, that from ten to fifteen teams generally went in company he served in this way until 11 th May following - when he had the smallpox was sent to the Hospital at Fishkill where he continued about one month that on or about the middle of June 1777 he so far recovered that he went home on a furlough but was not able to do duty in the during that year. he had the long fever, on which he was confined for one month & a half after he got home, that from the first of April 1777 until 1 st of August 1777 for Four months he claims a Pension.

he has no documentary evidence of his services aforesaid, that he lived in the Town of New Milford in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, when he again entered into the service of the United States, by Draft that In October 1778, he entered the service & served until December 1778 two months under the following officers, Captain William Gaylord in the Regiment of Colonel Samuel Gamfield of the Connecticut Militia he does not recollect the name or names of any other commissioned officers of said company, he entered the joined the company at Stratford & is were there employed and served two months when in December 1778 he was discharged by Captain Gaylord & returned home to New Milford, of said services he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person now living who can testify to any part of his services for the United States - herein stated
He further states that In October 1779 when he still continued in the Militia Regiment commanded by Colonel Gamfield aforesaid when a Draft was made of said company to go to Horse Neck that he & Caleb Flyer of said company were drafted for two months they immediately repaired to Horse Neck in company, where he this disponent with about 20 other drafted men were employed in a grove or woods on Fraticque in getting out timber for public use by order of Colonel Mead, where he labored during the said two months & was dismissed by Colonel Mead at Horse Neck aforesaid he knows of no other officer commanding the Fraticque party to which he was attached - he served until when he was dismissed by Col. Mead December 1779 & returned home, he has no documentary evidence of said services or any part of his services above stated.

We, Jacob St John , a clergyman, residing in the Town of Milton in the county of Saratoga, State of New-York, and Jonathan Edgcomb residing in Said County in the Town of Galway  affidavit hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Wilfenson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
In open court Wm Goodrich Dep. Clerk
Jacob St John Jonathan Edgcomb
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Jacob St John who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Milton in the County of Saratoga, State of New-York, and that Jonathan Edgcomb who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Galway in said County is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, William Goodrich Deputy clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Wilfenson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 26 th day of December 1832
Wm Goodrich Dep. Clerk

John Wilkinson for a Pension
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9 mo. pri
30 $