Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11779, Elijah Wilder, Conn.

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Wilder, Elijah
S. 11779
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8645 New York.
Elijah Wilder
of Ontario Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Buckley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Walcutt in the St. M. War. time for 9 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of April 1833 and sent to R. M. Daylis Geneva
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $ 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 15.00
$ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 35

6877
Elijah Wilder
(Page 72)
6 Mar 16
acord
5 Sep 1832 20 Nov 1832
R. W. Bayly Geneva N. York

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BRIEF in the case of  Elijah Wilder, - Seneca,  co of Ontario 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? 80 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     June In 1776 7 private Gen. Cap. E. Buckley, col. Walcott.   about a week after his return 2 Capt. Willey.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Haddam, Hartford co. Connecticut.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness for the first term, & Traditional.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W Fawcett Examining Clerk.

6877 In the Malta of Elijah Wilder for apension
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State of New York Ontario County
Elijah Wilder the within named declarant, of the Town of Seneca, County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the addition to his declaration That in 1776 he served under
Colonel Wolcott does not know that ever knew who was Lieut Col. and Major - never saw any any other field Officer in Com- mand at New London -
Captain Eliphalet Buckley Lieut Thamer Harvey 2 d Lieut Johnson Ensign David Spencer
Captain Pease with his company was at New London a short time -
in 1777 under Captain Willey Lieut Crosby Ensign Spencer
There was no other troops at New London except Captain Willey's. He does not recollect who were the Field Officers of the Regiment to which his company belongs.
He was born in Lyme Connecticut September 19. 1752 of which he has a record of his age in his Family Bible - He resided in East Haddam at the commencement of the War - removed from East Haddam to Bark- Hempstead in the 1779. from Bark Hempstead he removed in 1790 to the Town of Seneca his pre- sent residence and where he has since of Milton in Ontario County New York - lived there five years, and then removed to his present place of residence where he has since resided -
Sworn and subscribed this 22 d day of January 1833 Elijah Wilder before me R.M. Day Notary Public

State of New-York,
Ontario County ss. I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Richard M. Bayly, whose name is subscribed to the within certificate of affidavit, was, at the dates thereof a Notary Public in and for said county, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signatures to be his proper act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirty-first day of January A. D. 1833.
Charles Crane

State of New York } Ontario County } ss.
On this Twenty eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting, Elijah Wilder a resident of the Town of Seneca, in the County and State aforesaid aged nearly eighty 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. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated viz. That at East Haddam, in Hartford County, Connecticut, where he then resided, in June 1776 he enlisted in Captain Eliphalet Durdens Company, in Colonel Wolcotts Regiment Connecticut State Troops, for the term of seven months. Shortly after his entering the service was ordered to New London and was employed at work on Fort Trumbull then building, and as a guard under Command of Col. Wolcott, remained there until January 1777, when he was regularly dismissed, but received no written discharge. That during the said term of his enlistment, Col. Wolcott went with several of the Companies of his Regiment to New York about the time the British took possession of that City, and then returned to New London, that the British Fleet anchored off New London and remained about Twenty four hours, and that he was once sent to Long Island for Cattle; That in a few days, about a week after his return home to East Haddam, he volunteered in the Company commanded by Captain Willey, returned to New London and was there on duty as guard for two months under Command of said Captain Willey, and was then dismissed but received no regular discharge; That he served with no other

troops than those of Col Wolcott, Regiment and Captain Willys Company, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no other person than Marvin Gater whose affidavit is hereto attached, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. —
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 to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. in open Court.                      Elijah Wilder
We, Bethel Benton a citizen , residing in the Town of Seneca and Selah Belding residing in the same Town in Ontario County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Wilder, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be nearly Eighty 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.                      Bethel his  x Benton mark
Selah Belding
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 above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Bethel Benton who has signed the preceding certificate is a citizen , resident in the Town of Seneca and that Selah Belding who has also signed the same is a resident in the

town of Seneca and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Charles Crane -- Clerk of the Court of Common pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Elijah Wilder for a pension --
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this twenty-eighth day of August A. D. 1832.
Charles Crane

State of New York Ontario County ss.
Marvin Gates of the town of Bloomfield in said County being duly sworn doth on his Oath depose and say that in the Year 1776 he was a private in Captain Buckleys Company in Col. Wolcotts Regiment Connecticut State Troops, and served in said Company in the service of the United States at New London for seven months, and that Elijah Wither of Ithaca in Ontario County was a Soldier in the same Company at New London - that they were both dismissed at that place after serving out their engagement of seven months -
Marvin Gates
Sworn and subscribed this 31 st day of July 1832 before me a Notary Public in said County, Witness my hand and seal of Office
Richard M. Bayly M.P.
I Richard M. Bayly a Public Notary before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn hereby certify that said Marvin Gates is a Credible Person and entitled to full faith & credit
Richard M. Bayly

Rev. 1870
11779 INVALID.
File No. 11779
Elijah Wilder
Prin. Rev. war
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6877
Elijah Wilder

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Elijah Wilder which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? He did 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? He has 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? He has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? He has not VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Has IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? He has 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? It is, & is so distinguishable

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? No Clergyman's evidence
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? None
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? He has not ✓
And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? It is not. ✓
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? It does
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? They are not ✓
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No. 1, 2, 3, 4, are not ✓
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.