Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,296, John Wilson, Conn.

SERVICE
born.
Wilson, John
NUMBER
S. 16.296
h-1760 CONTENTS
carded

New York
John Wilson
of Clinton Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y com d by Captain Milton of the Reg t com d by Col. Street in the Infantry line for 8 months and 4 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 27 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Feb 1834 and Sutto S. Hablale Champlain
ars to the 14th of Sep 33 $68.75 Per amt. allowance ending A.D. 34 13.75 $82.50
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Geo C. Stiles Clerk. Vol. A, Page 129
Letter 22 April 1837 Pen ag
Letter Nov 30 1837
to same Aug. 3, 1841
O.B. Merrill Oct 1 1848
S.J. Wilcox
Mar 24 1847
B. D. Room
563
55.00 13.75 18.75

Campleton March 7 th 1859
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office Sir the Children of John Wilson Deceased A Revolutionary Pensioner who lived in Lower Canada near Lake Champlain. Wish to know if they are entitled to draw Government land under the law granting Lands to the Children of Pensioners There are two Children One living here in Mich the other in Canada the one living here is My Mother in Law please to inform Me whether they are entitled or not & confer a great Favor. Sincere Your Answer to S. J. Wilson
Campleton St Clair co Mich

Lury Fuller deposition

I Lucy Fuller of Dorset in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont of the age of 66 years in November last do testify and say that in the year 1776 I resided in Coventry in Connecticut that in the latter part of the summer and fall of the same year My Father and two of my brothers John Willson and William Willson Jr. were then in the Service and the said John Willson belonged to the Company commanded by my Father Capt William Willson of said Coventry and attached to Col. Stork's Regiment that during the absence of my Father and brothers which was as near as I can recollect about four months, Two of my sisters one about 12 years and the other about one and half years old were taken sick and died and that the care of the family during that time devolved upon my mother.  I also testify and say that in the year 1778 the in the Spring or fore part of the summer of said year the said John Willson went in the Service of the United States to Groton in Connecticut and I will recollect on his return from Groton that he was violently afflicted with the sore mouth said to be occasioned by eating lead in which lime was mixed - & further says not.
Lucy Fuller State of Vermont } Dorset Oct. 9. 1837 Bennington County }
Then personally appeared Lucy Fuller named above & made oath that the facts contained in the above deposition by her subscribed contains the truth according to her best recollection and I further certify that her character for truth & morality is unimpeachable - before me
Darius Moore Judge County Court Bennington

State of Vermont } I Henry Robinson Clerk of Bennington Bennington County } County Court hereby Certify that Hon ble Darius Moore is an Assistant Justice of Our County Court, for said County, duly com- missioned & qualified by Law, & that his foregoing signature is believe to be genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of Our said County Court at Bennington this Twentieth day of October A.D. 1837.
Henry Robinson -

Rust Williams Deposition

I Rust Willson of Dorset in the county of Benning- -ton and State of Vermont. of the age of 70 years in February last do testify and say that in the year for part of August 1776 I resided in the Town of Coventry Connecticut that in the fore part of August of the same year the Regiment then commanded by Col. Storrs of Mansfield Conn. and Thomas Brown of Coventry Major. Were ordered into service. that my brother John Will- -son then belonged to capt. William Willson company of said Coventry of which Joseph Holcomb was Lieut. and Eliphaz Hunt was Ensign which company was attached to said Col. Storrs Regt. and that the said John Willson went in said company with said Regt. and according to the best of my recollection was gone about four months said Regt. as I then under stood having been called to White Plains
I further testify & say that in the year 1778 the said John Willson went to Groton in Connecticut in the service of the United States and fur- -ther says not — Rust Willson.
State of Vermont } Bennington County } Dorset October 9. 1837
Then personally appeared Rust Willson named above & made oath that the facts contained in the above deposition by him subscribed are true according to the best of his recollection and I further certify that his character for truth & veracity is unimpeach- -able
Darius Moore Judge County Court Ben. County

State of Vermont Bennington County
I Henry Robinson Clerk of Bennington County Court hereby Certify that Hon ble Darius Moore is an Assistant Justice of Our County Court in & for the County of Bennington duly Commissioned & qualified by Law, & that his foregoing signature is herein to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of Our said County Court at Bennington this 20 th day of October A.D. 1837-
Henry Robinson

State of New York Clinton County ss:
On this Twenty Third day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, before me James M. Wood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton & State of New York appeared residing at Champlain in said County, person-ally appeared John Wilson, resident at Odell Ferry in the District of Montreal in the Province of Lower Canada aged Twenty Three years, who being first duly sworn, acknowledging that he, doth, on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June Seventh 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That is to say. That he the said John Wilson some time about the beginning of the month of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, then residing in the North Parish of the Town of Coventry in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, being sixteen years of age the April before on a call being made of Militia for the service of the United States entered into said service a volunteer militiaman in the Company of Capt William Wilson in Colonel Storer's Regiment & were immediately ordered to New London, that said Regiment took up their March accordingly & went as far as the Town of Windham, when they were halted & ordered back to Coventry, after remaining there a short time, we were ordered to march to the westward, and did march to Hartford from there to Middlefield, from there to New Haven then through the Towns on the Sound to Stamford, where our Regiment halted and upon an application as deponent understood from the Committee of Safety, our Company commanded by Capt Wilson as aforesaid and another Company commanded by Capt Williams were detached for the purpose of guarding the Continental Stores that were deposited in Captain Samuel Webb's Store near the water, where we remained about

2. two months, we were ordered to the westward and marched to a place called the Saw pits where we joined our said Regiment under Colonel Storer. The said Regiment then marched our Company being with it, to White Plains after remaining there a time not recollected our said Regiment were ordered back and returned to the Saw pits, we remained there in the vicinity until the last of November or for part of December when we were discharged and returned home to Coventry in Connecticut.
Same time in the month of April as near as I can recollect in the year 1777. There was a call for men to fill up the army under the Continental officers and I myself with 8 or 10 others enlisted volunteer Militia men in Capt Paul Brightman's Company. Joshua Tolson was Captain in the same Brightman's Tolson belonged to the Town of Coventry, it was then I left our Company joined Colonel Chandler's Regiment of Newtown. His Regiment was called a Continental Regiment and Major Wait was Major in the same Regiment I left for eight months at this time. I do not recollect the exact time we were ordered to march but think it was about the middle of May 1777 our Company first marched to Hartford Connecticut from New York the Post Road to Newtown & there we joined Col Chandler's Regiment and out of his store we drew our guns bayonets & cartridge boxes. We then had order to march immediately to Danbury Connecticut. Danbury had been burnt by the British not long before we arrived and Capt Brightman's Company was ordered to remain in Danbury two or three weeks. Andrew Kingsbury was made Clerk of the Hospital there at Danbury, he was one of the men that volunteered when I did we then had order that a Capt Brightman's company to march to Puhstkill & join Chandler's Regiment which had gone on ahead of us. Then our Regiment was annexed to General W. Douglass's Brigade. Col Chandler's Regiment was stationed at a place called Pleasant Hill. We were then ordered (I cannot tell the exact time when) to cross the North River at Kings
Then
Col Chandler Continental
2nd

Ferry and marched directly to a place called Dumpton plains in New Jersey, then I saw a man who had 500 lashes & drummed out of camp. That belonged to our Brigade. After remaining some time (time not recalled) we had orders to cross the North River again & we returned to our old encampment at Parkhill after remaining there for a time not recalled we again had orders to cross the North River at Kings Ferry into New Jersey & marched to the southward that is our Regiment crossed the second time into New Jersey but I myself was taken sick to convey me at the Barracks at Parkhill & was not able to march with my company I remained there until after Bunkerhill was taken, my father came to see me & finding me sick & by directions & order of Genl Putnam hired one Amos Welch to serve as my substitute the remainder of my eight months & paid him forty dollars, I having served out my time into one month. Again a short time before New London was burned and Fort Trumbull was taken I volunteered to serve & did serve one month under Capt Seth Hovey on Linestown in Fort Griswold Colonel Ledyard commanded Fort Griswold on Groton side. Said Fort was taken a short time after I was discharged & the Garrison put to the sword as I was informed.
And deponent further saith That he served the first term of service in the Militia under Capt Nelson four months The second term under Capt Brigham four months and one month in Fort Griswold under Capt Seth Hovey, making one year service in the whole. That he never received any written discharge as he recollects, that he has no documentary evidence to show his term of service, nor does he know any person living, by whom he can prove his services altho. he has made enquiry in different places to find some one that served with him & has not been able to learn of any one - And deponent further saith, "I was born in Coventry North Berick Windham County in the State of Connecticut in April 1760 was Seventeen

Three years old last April. I lived in Coventry My Native Town until the year 1798 I then moved into Noble or Odell Town in the Province of Lower Canada where I have ever since resided & now reside. I am now a cripple & unable to labour and shall be thankful to receive the bounty of my country if they think me deserving of it. And the deponent hereby acknowledges every claim whatever to a pension or annu- ity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State & there is no clergyman in the Town where I now reside. That was born a quarrel with me to certify I state Abijah Merrill & Freeman Nye my neighbours in Odell Town who can testify as to my character. I have no record of my birth Sworn to and subscribed E John Wilson The 28 th day of February 1833 Before me Jas W. Wood Judge Clinton Co. N.Y.
We Abijah Merrill & Freeman Nye residing in Odell Town in the District of Clinton & Province of Lower Canada hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Wilson named in the foregoing Declaration, that he is & has at the time believed him to be a man of truth & veracity and we believe him to be twenty three years of age; and that he is & has at the time believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed The day & year aforesaid Before me Abijah Merrill Freeman Nye, Jas W. Wood Judge Clinton Co. N.Y.
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a revolutionary

soldier, and he served as he states: And I do further certify that it appears to me that Abijah Merrill and Truman Nye with both of whom I am well acquainted, and who have signed the preceding certificate are residents at Dollie Town in the District of Montreal in the Province of Lower Canada, and are credible persons, and that the statement is entitled to credit, and I do further certify, that an careful examination of the above applicant I am satisfied that he cannot appear in court at Wallburg in the County of Clinton by reason of bodily infirmity which was him, for some time, labouring under
J. W. McO Judge Clinton Co. N.Y.
State of New York
Clinton County ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Commissioner of the court, and for taking affidavits in the several counties of this State, who being duly sworn deposes to wit: That that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not 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 order:  3. For three months and fifteen days I served as a volunteer Militiaman in Captain Williams Wilson's Company, Colonel Storer's Regiment of Albany 4. For seven months I served as a volunteer in Captain Paul Pugh's Company, Colonel Storer's Chandlers Regiment. And for one month and 8. For one month and 10 days I served as a 4 mo. 10 d. Captain Leffers's company in Fort Greenwald for duty in the State Militia Colonel L. D. Goodwin's command at the Fort; And for some time I served as a volunteer. None of the periods mentioned above some considerable time elapsed after he served

Bingham's company stationed at Danbury Connecticut before he joined Chandler Regiment it looks like that to make the seven months service as above that deponent means the time he first joined Bingham's company until he was discharged from the hospital. That he was distinctly in the hospital when news of Bingham's surrendered arrived and that he remained in the hospital some time after Bingham's surrendered that deponent listed for eight months in Bingham's company and at the same time the following named persons enlisted in the same company for eight months viz Solomon Taylor Benjamin Carpenter. Sabre Rockwell. William Porter. Julius Burns & Andrew Kingsbury. And that before deponent could get discharged at the Hospital his father was obliged to send a substitute to make up the full term of eight months after the surrender
Sworn the 3 rd day of September 1833 before me Silas H. Hubbard Commissioner of Courts
John Wilson

John Wilson Pension papers under the act of 1832
Direct To Champlain Clinton County N. York
in rolls -
lot 28 Sept 1777
lot 5 Sept 1778

John Nelson
Comd of the Dubuque
Admitted
Private 8 mo 27 days

16.296 INVALID.
File No. 16.296
John Wilson Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 413.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 26-1901. Prey S. King-Napa. Cal

John Miller
Commissioner of Pensions
Office Washington
Rev. for Endorse
Boston
John Miller
John Miller
D.C.
Franklin Mills

NY. Act 1818
N o 2109 2564
Act 1828 20976
Act - 32
N o 6489 - Ben $80 " 14117 - " " 20 " 14624 - " " 36 2 / 3 " 24937 - " " 27 1 / 2
X

adu: no 10 24 no 24. 737 Oct. 28 Oct 24 M c Wilson, N.Y. 20 th , for increase
FREE
Hon. James L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

Manchester Oct. 24. 1837.
To the Hon. J. S. Edwards,
Hon. d Sir, Mr. John Wilson who now resides in the Town of Chazy in the State of New York, has placed in my hands the enclosed Affidavits, with a request that I should forward them on to your Department, with a view to procure an increase to a small pension of $27.50 which he now draws from the U. S. Govt. for his services during the revolutionary War - he says that for the services specified in these Affidavits he was disallowed on the ground that they were not substantiated by proof, that he was unable to procure the same at the time he made his application, but that they were embraced in his orig. l Declaration - he has lodged with me his original Pension certificate, which if required, I will also transmit to you - the address in reference to this application may be made to me - if the proof for the enlarged pension should be satisfactory, I will forthwith forward to you his former certificate
Very respectfully, I am Hon. d Sir,
Your most obedt. Servt.
S. Swift

Johnson
Chandler Ry. Bingham Co.
lot 12 8 mo
Johnson est 28 Apr 77 and 1 '77
due 2 Sept 5 1777
" 4 mo 79
S. Swift Esq. of Vt.
Present

I, Levi Long, of Rutland in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 79 years and upwards, do depose, testify and say, that I was born and reared in the town of Coventry in the County of Windham (according to the then civil division of the State) in the State of Connecticut, and resided there, until I was 27 years of age, when I emigrated to the town of Rutland, Vermont — That I was well acquainted with John Willson, now residing in Chazy in the County of Clinton in the State of New York — we were boys, and school-mates together, for many years; and in 1776, both of us were enrolled, and belonged to the Militia Company in said Coventry, then commanded by Capt. William Willson, the father of the said John, whereof Joseph Talcott was Lieutenant, and Eliphaz Hunt, Ensign, and belonged to the Militia Regiment then commanded by Col. — Storrs, of Mansfield, and Maj. Thomas Brown, of said Coventry. That early in the month of July, 1776, the said Regiment was ordered out on massed into the service of the war. That the said Capt. Wilson's Company, and Capt. William's militia company, of Mansfield marched, and made their first halt at Stamford; where we were employed, about two months in guarding stores of provisions &c. that were there stored in Capt. Samuel Webb's store. From thence, we were ordered to Horse Neck, where we remained in the service, until late in the month of November following, — when we were discharged & went home. I well recollect this term of service, and know that the said John Wilson served, throughout, in his said father's company as a private. It was the only term of military service that we performed together, in that Company;
That afterwards, in May early, both, the said John Wilson, and myself, enlisted at the same time, for the term of eight months, under Capt. Paul Brigham, of Col. Chandler's Regiment, in the Connecticut or Continental

Line of the Army, this was in the year, 1777. After receiving, our equipments at Newtown, we were ordered to Danbury - Staid there about one month - where Capt. Brigham was commandant of the post. After this, we were marched to Peekskill, where we joined the main Army. The said John Wilson, after being in the service, under this enlistment, between 4 and 5 months, became ill, and was on that account discharged. According to my best recollection and belief he served about four months and a half. The said John Wilson is now before me, and I well know him to be the same John Wilson above mentioned. And further, this deponent saith not.
✓ Levi Long
State of Vermont } Rutland County } Be it known, that on this third day of March, 1838, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the said Levi Long, who hath subscribed the preceding deposition in my presence, and made solemn oath, that the same contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: and I do hereby certify, that the said deponent is a credible witness.
L. Daniels Justice Peace.
I take leave to add, on the request of Mr. Wilson in whose behalf the preceding deposition was taken, that I have been personally acquainted with Mr. Levi Long, and with his standing and reputation in society, for many years. He is a substantial, and independent farmer - universally esteemed as a good man - an excellent citizen - and a man of unswerving truth and veracity.
March 3. 1838.
Joseph Gove, Clerk U.S. Courts in Vermont.

State of Vermont } Rutland County } }
I, Robert Pierpoint, Clerk of the County Court in and for said County of Rutland do hereby certify, that Luther Daniels is a Justice of the Peace as above written; and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be His, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, at Rutland in said County, this third day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
R. Pierpoint

LAW OFFICE OF Percival S. King, SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONER.
NAPA BANK BLOCK ROOM 1.
NAPA, CAL., Sept. 14, 1901.
IN RE
M Pension Office
Washington, D. C.
vs.
DEAR Sir:-
Do the records of the pension office show whether
{1} John Wilson , {private Capt. Josiah Child's Co. {also known as Lieut. Col. Jonathan Johnson's Co.), 5 th Conn. Regt. commanded by Col. Philip B. Bradley, - enlisted June 12, 1777, for 3 yr., discharged June 10, 1780} was ever pensioned? If so, during payment of pension where did he live, and when and where die? Does said record show what battles he took part in, and whether he ever served otherwise than as above noted?
{2} Same facts regarding John Wilson Jr. who enlisted in same Co. May 26, 1777 to serve 8 mo. and was discharged Jan. 9, 1778.
Also I desire the place and date of birth of said two soldiers if the record shows it
Hoping soon to be favored with your reply I am
Very Sincerely Yours, Percy S. King
War Revolutionary