Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11783, Silvanus Wilcox, Mass. New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. New York
Wilcox, Silvanus
S 11783
CONTENTS
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14116
14 14 2 New York
Silvanus Wilcox
of Montgomery in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bingham of the Regt. commanded by Col Shepard in the Mass s m o time for 16 1/2 mo
★ Mass. and N.Y. May 31/45. Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 55 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of May 1833 and sent to Rev. Elijah Wilcox Charlton
Arrears to the 24th of March 1833 $110.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 27.50 $137.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 31

14. 142
Silvanus Wilson Montg F B N York
admitted.
16 mo. 15 days Pinte
4 6 / 10 3 3/4 1.66 55
for Blyah wilcos Charleston

BRIEF in the case of  Sylvanus Wilson Jr  of Montgomery Co in the State of N Y  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  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.     In 1778 - 1 15 Private Gen. officers not recollected   July 1779 - 3 " Capt Bingham   Aug 1780 - 6 " Capt not recollected but Ship a d   June 1781 6 " Maj Hitchcock Col Willet  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berkshire Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses of tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attached as reg d 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts Examining Clerk.

State of New York Montgomery County
On this 70 th day of September 1852, personally appeared an open Court before the Judges of Montgomery County Court, the said Court now sitting, Silvanus Wilcox of Glen in the County of Montgomery and State of New York aged 70 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 -
In the Year 1778 was drafted for one month, by requisition of the Gov. of Massachusetts, was out on this service one and a half months; does not recollect the name of any of the Commissioned officers under whom he served, but recollects that the name of the early Sergeant was Barty Willard, recollects also that John Allen, since a member of Congress from Connecticut, was a member of the company.
The company organized at the Town of Sheffield County of Berkshire, Marched through Sharon and New Milford and crossed the Housatonic at Derby Ferry and proceeded to New Haven in the State of Connecticut, and that Lieut. Ward had the command at that Place - Thinks this service commenced about the first of August and continued until the last of September, when he was verbally discharged at New Haven.
That in the Year 1779 the latter part of the month of July he volunteered in the Militia of Massachusetts for three months, thinks under Capt. Bingham, the early Sergeants name was Gracy, Company organized in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Marched from thence to the Town of Claverack in the State of New York, and thence to Kinderhook & Schoharie, to Albany where they were stationed, at the Barracks on the Hill where the Capitol now stands - remained there, doing garrison duty till the expiration of the time when he was verbally discharged - does not remember that there were any Continental troops at that place while he remained there.

4 1/2 months
In the latter part of the month of August in the Year 1780 enlisted in the Massachusetts Line in the Continental Service for Six months, does not recollect the name of the Company officers except Ensign Wood the Regiment was commanded by Col. Shepherd - The Glens Brigade - Joined the company and Regiment at New Haven, from thence marched to Tappan was present at the Execution of Major Andre on the first of October. From Tappan marched to Tottenville, and from thence to West Point from whence we went under Genl. Howe and Col. Prescott in the latter part of January, through deep Snow, to Smith's Creek and from thence to Ringwood, from Ringwood we went to Poughkeepsie during the night to quell the mutiny among the Jersey Troops, which duty we performed after shooting two of the ringleaders of the mutiny, we returned the same day to Ringwood - and from thence to West Point in latter part of January or first of February - when he received a written discharge signed by Col. Wilton which discharge was given to his Father, and he has not seen it since nor knows not when it is the said Discharge was given about the last of February at the end of the six months. In the Year 1781 thinks in June he engaged with Col. Scott, who had orders to enlist recruits, to join Col. Mann Willet's Regiment. Went to Kinderhook where he joined a Company under Lieut. Hubbell; from whence he went to Albany where the company was placed under the command of Major Ditchcock, from thence he went to Esopus, Normans Kill, Schoharie and other places hunting for Lanes, and protecting the inhabitants from Schoharie, went in Battalia up the Mohawk to Fort Plain - at the last mentioned place was attacked by Capt Van Rensselaer's Company of Tories. From Fort Plain marched to Fort Herkimer, from thence marched with a Corporal to the Mills at Little Falls for the purpose of guarding the Mills at that place was at this latter place nearly two months when the battle took place between Col. Willet and the British and Indians under Col. Ross at Johnstown.
6 18 1/2 months 1 year 4 mo

Returned from Little Falls to Fort Herkimer from there marched through the snow, to Fort Plain where he was dismissed in the latter part of December - Whole time of actual service. one year and four and a half months.
He was born on the 26 th of May 1762 at the town of New Paltz, (now Ulster) Dutchess County, State of New York. In the year 1767 his father removed to the town of Alford, Berkshire County, State of Massachusetts where he resided at each and every time he went into the service. In the year 1787 moved from thence into the town of Mohawk (now Glen) County of Montgomery & State of New York where he has since resided.
Has a record of his age in his Family Bible taken from the Family Bible of his father - Has no documentary evidence nor any living witness of his services in Gen. Glover's Brigade.
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.
Siloam Dec. 1 st 1841
Sworn Subscribed in Open Court this day & year aforesaid -
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Curs
April 8, 1937
Miss Grace C. Douglas 32 Ross St Auburn, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 11783, it appears that Silvanus Wilcox was born May 26, 1763 in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, and his father (name not stated) moved to Alford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1767.
While a resident of said Alford, he enlisted and served as a private, as follows-
From August 1, 1778, one and one half months in the Massachusetts Troops, officers not recollected; from July 1779, three months in Captain Bingham's Massachusetts Company; from August 1780, six months in Colonels Shepherd's and Sprout's Massachusetts Regiments; from June 1781, six months under Lieutenant Hubbell and Major Hitchcock and Captain

Van Rensselaer in Colonel Marinus Willett's New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Glen, Montgomery County, New York.
There is no family data on file, other than the reference to his father, as above stated.
The above noted Silvanus Wilcox is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. man
11783 INVALID.
File No. 11783
Silvanus Wilcox Brw. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

32 Ross St, Auburn, N. Y. Feb-14, 1927-
Pension Office, War Department:
I have been advised to ask the Pension Office for some information that will help me in filling out application papers for the Daughters of the American Revolution.
My ancestor Alexander Douglas came from Inverness, Invernesshire, Scotland to America (arriving on the week or day the tea was thrown overboard in Boston Harbor) with his wife Christiana Grant. They settled in or near Albany, N. Y. and gave farms in Montgomery Co to their son John who was born in 1754 and died 1830 - John's wife was Patience or Martha Taylor.

Can you tell me if this William Douglas rendered any material or financial aid to the Colonies or State during the Revolution? Did the son John enter the army and serve thro the Revolutionary War?
I have another ancestor William Selfridge whose wife was Catherine Mac- Masters and their daughter Martha married Herman Pettit. I want to learn if this Wm Selfridge fought in the Revolution. In the list of Rev. soldiers in the Book "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State" the name Wm Selfridge is given as an enlisted man in The Line, 1st Reg. Also the name Wm Selfridge is given in Albany Co. Militia,

County Rights, 18th Cag. I have been told that my ancestor Tom Selfridge was a Col. or Capt but have no proof. There is the name of a Tom Selfridge in the Census of 1790 in Cambridge Town, Albany Co, N.Y. Is there any record where and when he was born?
Is there any record that Colp. Relg  Silvanus Wilcox of Van Rensselaers Co., Col. Willitts Reg. of N.Y. State troops wit- nessed the execution of Major Andre?
I am very anxious to learn more about the services of these men and I will be very grateful if the Pension Office will help me and accept my thanks in advance.
(Miss) Grace E. Douglas

State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire ss
Personally appeared before me Hugo Dewey a Justice of the peace in said County Enoch Sperry who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is seventy one years of age and is personally acquainted with Silvanus Wilcox Jun and that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight the said Wilcox did perform a tour in the Militia of Massachusetts for what length of time I cannot tell. That in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine the said Wilcox did enlist in the Militia of Massachusetts for three months and served in the town with this deponent in the State of New York till discharged in Albany the particular time of entering the service and discharged therefrom he is not able to state but believes they returned to their residences in the County of Berkshire about the middle of October and further deponent saith not Enoch Sperry
Subscribed & Sworn to this 13 th day of August 1832 before me
Hugo Dewey Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that Enoch Sperry is a man of truth and veracity Hugo Dewey Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss.
I Charles Sedgwick a Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Record in the County of Berkshire, do hereby certify That Hugo Dewey Esq before whom the annexed affidavit was executed is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Berkshire and That I believe his name thereto sub- scribed to be his true & proper signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this fifteenth day of August A.D. 1832. Cha. Sedgwick Clerk

Swoon
Gilraun Wilcox Jr.
14, 142.
Declaration for Pension
$1-
Mrs. J. M. O.

Mr Elijah Herrick a clergyman residing in the town of Charleston and County of Montgomery and John Schuyler residing in the town aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Silvanus Wilcox who has subscribed and sworn to the above decla- ration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revol- ution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed the day of Elijah Herrick and year aforesaid
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk,
John Schuyler
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 Elijah Herrick who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Charleston aforesaid and that Abraham Becker who has also signed the same is a resident in the town aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I George D. Ferguson Clerk of Montgomery County Courts do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Silvanus Wilcox for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my Office this 28th day of September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York Montgomery County. ss: I, George D. Ferguson, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify, that John Ward, Esq., before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the day of the date thereof one of the judges of Montgomery County Courts. And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge & Verily believe that the name of the said Judge subscribed to the said Certificate is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 28th day of September, 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York
Montgomery County ss William Ferguson of the town of Glen in said County being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is of the age of Seventy Eight years and became acquainted with Sylvanus Wilcox of the town of Glen in said County some time in the year 1781: That this deponent saw said Wilcox at Fort Plank in the County of Montgomery in the year last aforesaid on the Parade ground armed and equipped and embodied in among the American Troops at that place. This deponent does not recollect the name of the Captain under whom the said Wilcox served. But this deponent well recollects that the American forces at that time was commanded by Col. Mannus Willet: And this deponent further saith that afterwards he saw said Wilcox at the German Flats doing duty in the Amer- ican Service at that place, but whether said Wilcox saw this de- ponent at the German Flats he does not now recollect at the as said Wilcox was embodied in the American Troops = And this deponent further saith that during the same year he saw said Wilcox at the Little Falls in the County of Herk- mer on Guard to protect a Grist Mill & the flour therein for the Benefit of the American Troops: And this deponent is of the opinion and believes that from the time he saw said Wilcox at Fort Plank until he saw him at the Little Falls; it must have have been between three & four months = And further deponent saith not -
Wm Ferguson
Subscribed Sworn to this 10 th day of July 1832, before me John Hurd one of the Judges of the Montgomery County Courts