Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,528, Stephen Wilcox, Conn.

SERVICE
★ Wilcox, Stephen
NUMBER
born.
R. 11.528.
CONTENTS

Rejected
did not serve in a military capacity.
See letter 12 June 1835
to J. Stevens Standing
order. See letter
14 Jany 1836, No. 1.
Reports.
11528

11. Dec 98
P. O.
Stephen Wilcox
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Con

Shanin Shan 1st Fam
June 1835 J. M. [?] [?]
Honorable Lewis Cass Esquire Supt of War Washington City D. C.
pc

near June
Standing Stone 30 th May 1835
Honourable Lewis Cass Esquire Secy of War
Sir Enclosed are sent two applications one of Humphrey Brown, and one of Stephen Wilcox each for a Pension for Services done in the revolutionary War, they severally left them with me desiring that I would forward them to the War Office, and request the secretary to forward the result (whatever it might be) to me in which case you will confer on them a favour by directing to Jonathan Owens Standing Stone Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
I am Sir respectfully Your obedient Servant Jonathan Owens

Application of 33.105 Stephen Wilson Pennsylvania,
State of Pennsylvania

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss.
On the 13th day of May 1835 Before the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County Being a Court of Record now holding in and for the said County of Bradford Personally appeared Stephen Wilcox resident of the Township of Franklin in the said County of Bradford age sixty eight years who being sworn in due form of law before the said Court for the purpose of obtaining the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States during the revolutionary War doth Before and make the following Declaration and Says that he was born in Dutchess County in the State of New York on the 9th day of April 1767 that when he was about eighteen years old his father moved his family among whom he was one into a place called Wyoming where he resided until the settlement was on the 3rd day of July 1778 destroyed by the Indians. That on about the 5th (say the 1st) day of October he with his father family returned again to Wyoming and by the measures taken or adopted he was called on by the who returned to do Military duty for the protection of the country such as assisting in the erection of a Garrison and Gardening it this duty he performed for a short time in a Company of Continental Troops, Commander by Captain Simon Spalding who was under the Command of Colonel Debuton Butler who at that time was a Colonel of One of the Regiment in the Connecticut line who Owing to his family being at Wyoming had previous to the Indian battle obtained leave of absence for the purpose of protecting them in the Company he did duty until sometime in December when he enlisted in a Company raised by Captain John Franklin who was also under the Command of the said Colonel Butler and he served in that Company until the first day of the next May (1779) a term of seven Months.
He has no Discharge and never had having been Dismissed or rather bound to be called on at that time. In support of his Claim there is herewith enclosed the Depositions of Humphrey Brown and William Husey The reasons Why he has not made an Earlier application is because he found some Difficulty in procuring information and proof of Circumstances so long ago by and because a long as he was able to live by labour he thought he would not trouble himself, but that time is also gone by. He further states that he has resided where he now Resides since the Year 1786. and before that time at Wyoming. He here by states that he has not made any claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and he declares that he is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state.
Stephen Wilcox mark
Record of Declaration in open Court 13th May 1835 J. Bull
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and entitled as he states is to a pension of $100 per month. I James J. Bull Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Bradford do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Wilcox for a Pension In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 13th day of May 1835 J. Bull Proxy for James J. Bull

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County Is
On this 18 th day of May 1835 Before the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the said County of Bradford Personally came Humphrey Brown aged sixty eight years, who being by me sworn in due form of law doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Stephen Wilcox in the fall of the year of 1778 and has known him ever since that time that by the regulation of the militia he was required to do Garrison duty at Wyoming in guarding Building and defend in the Garrison at that place that the said Stephen Wilcox served a part of the fall of 1778 in a Company Commanded by Captain Simon Spalding a Captain in the regular Service of the United States and that he believes that he after was enlisted and served in a Company Commanded and Raised by Captain John Franklin during the Succeeding Winter 1778 & 1779 and Spring of 1779 but does not now remember how long he served, nor when he was discharged but knows that he continued to do duty until late in the Spring of 1779 - that although he was young he was large of his age and an uncommonly Strong hardy Boy.
H Brown
Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County } Is
I James P Bull Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that and make known that Jonathan Stevens before whom the foregoing deposition of William Hays and Stephen Wilcox was sworn and subscribed in and was at the time of taking them An Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas duly Commissioned and sworn also that full faith and credit are due to all official acts, assent. In testimony whereof I the said James P Bull have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 28 th day of May A.D. 1835
J P Bull Proth for Silas Noble

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County Do
Before the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the said County of Bradford Personally Came William Huyck who being by me Sworn in due form of Law doth on his Oath Depose and say that he has been acquainted with Stephen Willcox ever since the Month of October in the Year 1778. That he performed Military under Captain Simon Spalding a Continental Captain of the revolution in the Garrison at Wilkesbarre (Wyoming) in the fall of the Year and Winter of 1778-9. But in the Winter of 1779 in stead of performing Duty in Spalding's Company he Enlisted into a Company raised By Captain John Franklin in the same Garrison with said Captain Spalding and his Company, and the whole Garrison was commanded by Colonel Mabelon Butler, who was a Continental Col. in the Connecticut line but came from the area North part to protect his family, - which then resided at Wilkesbarre. How long the said Stephen Willcox served or when he was Discharged he does not know, but knows that he served during the fall and Winter aforesaid about the term of Six Months or more and further saith not.
William Huyck
Sworn and subscribed before me
The 16 th day of April 1835 -
Jonathan Stevens Associate Judge