Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1523, Jacob Wilder, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wilder, Jacob Mary
4 1523
CONTENTS

Apl. 22/85 - Statement sent Ezra B. Stearns, E. Tridges A. Ho. - see copy inside.
163 Vermont. Northbr Mary Wilder widow of Jacob Wilder who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Matross
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
19 July Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 1849 and sent to
H. W. Sylvester Ch. Clk Patent Office
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 143, Vol. 1
July 29. Book D

Application sent to General Stearns 1820. by  Stephen H. Hildreth 
7548  R. Vermont
Jacob Wilder Woodstock in the state of Vermont who was a private - in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sargeant of the Mass. 1777- due, for the term of 3 years
scribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of March, 1818.
ertificate of Pension issued the 5 th of March 1819 and sent to Judge Strong Woodstock, Vt.
arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 - 11 mo. 6/31 - 89.54 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 - 48. -
137.54
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

State of Vermont } Windsor County } Hartford District }
On this 4 th day of September A D 1848 personally appeared before the Hon ble . the Probate Court of the District of Hartford aforesaid Mary Wilder a resident of Woodstock in said County Aged 72 years. who being first sworn according to law. doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 29. 1848. and the joint Resolution of Congress approved July 1. 1848. that she is the Widow of Jacob Wilder late of said Woodstock deceased. who was a Pensioner in his life time under the Act of March 18. 1818 and drew a pension of ninety six dollars per annum and resided during the Revolutionary war in Lancaster in the State of Mass. and removed after said war to Plymouth in said County and then to said Woodstock where he has resided for fifty five years last past.
She further declares that her name before marriage was Mary Wakefield and that she was married to the said Jacob Wilder at Woodstock in said County of Windsor by Esq y Emmons on the 2 nd day of February A D 1794; that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Wilder died at said Woodstock on the 19 th day of July A D 1848. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Eighteen hundred.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witnesses } Orrin Billings } Helen M c Moorey } L. Marsh }
Mary Wilder mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. George E. Wales, Judge

State of Vermont } Hartford District } 3
I Lyndon A Marsh Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Mary Wilder Widow of Jacob Wilder late of — Woodstock in said District
deceased, for a pension And I further certify, that said Mary is the Widow of said Jacob Wilder deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety Six dollars per annum and that I have personally known them for more than 40 years and knew them to live together and were respectable as husband and wife and raised up a family of children
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Woodstock this 4 th day of September 1848.
L. A. Marsh Register

I Nahum Haskell Town Clerk of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont. testify and say. that on the application at my office for the marriage of Jacob Wilder and Mary Wakefield which ceremony it said was performed by Benjamin Emmons Esq. Upon strict search. no such record can be found. nor do I find any of the Marriages performed by said Emmons recorded. although he was a respectable Magistrate for many years of said town. but I do find the births of the children of said Jacob and Mary aforesaid which are as follows to Wit.
" Benjamin Wilder born August 9 th 1795 - Mary Wilder born November 1 st 1796. " Nancy Wilder born August 25. 1800 - Frederick French Wilder born Sept. 13. 1798 " Lucy Wilder born November 25. 1802 - Louisa Wilder born August 9. 1804 " George Wilder born October 9. 1807 - Jacob Wilder born October 29 th 1809 " Lucy Wilder born October 31. 1811 - Clarissa Wilder born September 28. 1814. " Martha Maria Wilder born 3 rd of August 1817 - Sarah Wilder born Oct. 28. 1819. I hereby certify that the preceding is a true copy of record from the town books of records of the births and deaths in said town of Woodstock.
Nahum Haskell Town Clerk
I Nahum Haskell above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in and for said town of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont. and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Woodstock as stated and certified by me.
N. Haskell Town Clerk
State of Vermont } Windsor County } Woodstock September 15 th A D 1848.
The above affidavit and certificate sworn and subscribed. Before Me. Orl Billings Justice of the Peace.

I John D. Powers a Physician and Surgeon of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont Aged 78 years testify and say, that I have been well acquainted with Jacob Wilder late a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States now deceased, for more than fifty years past and also with his wife Mary Wilder whose name before marriage was Mary Wakefield, ever since she was quite young as they have lived nigh me, and I know they were married about the years 1794 or 95, as I was their Physician on the birth of their first child named Benjamin.
J. D. Powers
State of Vermont } Windsor County } }
The above affidavit subscribed and sworn to this 15 th day of September A D 1848.
Before Me Oel Billings Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the deponent aforesaid is undoubted for truth and veracity and is a credible witness.
Attest Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

STATE OF VERMONT, ) I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County Windsor County....ss. Sty of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Oil Billings
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fortyseven and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature foregoing is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 15 th day of September A. D. 1848
Norman Williams , Clerk.

L. W. B. W. 1523.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
January 18th, 1899.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that Jacob Wilder made an application for pension on March 30, 1818, at which time he was 60 years of age and residing at Woodstock, Vermont, and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Cambridge, Mass. His widow, Mary, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
The soldier, in his application, alleged that he enlisted in April 1775, in Captain Andrew Haskell's Company and Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment; after serving therein about eight months he enlisted for one year in Capt. John Willey's company, Col. Paul D. Sargeant's regiment. That September 20, 1777, he again enlisted, this time for a term of three years, in the company commanded by Capt. John Bryant; that he continued to serve until the expiration of the three years when he was discharged at Springfield, September 20th, 1780.
You are advised that it is believed a more complete statement of his services can be obtained upon application to the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Your attention is invited to the note in the upper corner of this sheet.
Very respectfully,
Hon. William E. Mason, United States Senate.
Commissioner.

168
Jacob Wilder
7548
Sept 1819

STATE OF VERMONT, WINDSOR COUNTY....ss.
At a special term of the Supreme Court of Judicature, begun and held at Woodstock in the County of Windsor, on the last Monday in July, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty.
ON this Second day of August 1820, being the third day of said term, personally appeared in open Court, (the same Court being a Court of record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Isaac Wilder aged Sixty three years, resident in Woodstock in said County of Windsor, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: That at Cambridge Mass about the last of April 1775 he enlisted for eight months in a company commanded by Andrew Haskell in a regiment commanded by Col. Asa Whitcomb before the expiration of said eight months he enlisted at said Cambridge commanded by Capt. John Wiley in a regiment commanded by Col. Paul Dudley a Sergeant, in the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment for one year and served in said corps the full term of his enlistment at the end of which he was honorably discharged dismissed at Trenton (N.J.) the last day of December 1776. That in May 1777 at Lancaster (Mass) he enlisted for 2 months in a company commanded by Capt. Sargent in Col. Josiah Whiting's Regiment of the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment and served the full term of his said last mentioned enlistment and was honorably dismissed at North Kingston (R.I.) that Sep. 20. 1777 he enlisted in a company of Artillery commanded by Capt. John Bryant Springfield Mass. 3 years and served his full term Col. David Mason commanded said corps of Artillery. From this corps he received an honorable discharge signed by Col. Mason
that he made his original declaration on the Thirtieth day of March 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 7548 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818;—and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
  1 Very old Bureau 4.00 1 Table 3.50 1 dy very old 75. 8.25   1 Table very old 25. 9 old Chains 2.70 1 Looking Glass 50 2 White Plats 12 3.57   3 old Pewter Plats 25. 1 old Pewter Bason 1.67 10 Sdg. Plats 50 1.42   part of sett Blue ware 1.00 6 Tea Spoons 50 6 Table do 25. 8 knives & forks 67. 2.42   Tumbler 6. White pitcher 17. 2 Funk Bottles 17. 1 Lad Iron 25. 3 old W. than Pot 25. 90   6 old Books 1.25 1 old Slice tongs 1.50 2 old Rails 50. 1 Light stand 1.50 1 Large Wheel 2.00 6.75   1 Iron Pot broken 1.00 1 Bable partly gone 75. 1 Baking Pan 1.00 1 p m Old fire dogs 50 3.25   1 Spider 67. 1 Broken Sketle 50 1 Small Wheel 2.00 1 Quilt Wheel 1.00 1 Loom 2.00 6.07   1 Chest 50. 1 old Kettle & Skillet 1.00 1 Stone ledge 2.00 2 Roost p l ce 75. 1 Peg the 25 6.50   1 old Barrel 75. 2 old Subs 50. 2 Small Pigs 2.50 half 2.50 1 Shovel 1.00 7.25   Due from Col. Warner to me 8.00   52.47 
I am Burdick of Williamstown 36.84 besides other debts amounting at least to 300.00 Deponents family residing with him consists of a Wife 44 Years 1 Daughter Louisa aged 14 Years. 1 Son George 10. Years. 1 Daughter Lucy 8 Years 1 Daughter Clarissa 5 Years. 1 Daughter Martha Maria 2 Years - 1 Daughter Sarah aged 9 months. One Daughter Mrs Martha Maria Much out of health, & am unable to support my family without the assistance of Friends
Sworn to and declared on the Second day of August 1820, before said Court. Attest, Benjamin Green Clerk.
STATE OF VERMONT, } I, Benj. Green Clerk of the Supreme Court for WINDSOR COUNTY....ss. } the County of Windsor, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court:—And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is 52.47 dollars
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, this Seventh day of August 1820.  Benj. Green Clerk of the Supreme Court for Windsor County.

Springfield Sept. 20 1700
This May certify that Jacob Wilder a Matross in the Corps of Artillery Stationed at the Laboratory in this place has faithfully Discharged his time of service for three Years in the service of the United States,, and that he is hereby Discharged for service —
David Mason L t Col l Artillery

Hy
Samuel Cummins Cornish

No 216
Mary Wilder, widow of Jacob Bt
Act 29 July 1848
Married Feb 1794
Husband died 19 July 1848,
Adm o 2 yrs Mat. $100 per annum fr 19 July 1848.
W. W. Sylvester, Ch. Clk Patent Office

Woodstock Vermont Sept. 15. 1848
Sir
I forward you enclosed, the necessary papers for granting a certificate of pension to Mary Weiden, widow of Jacob Weiden deceased, for $96. per annum.
I am Respectfully your Obs. Serv Oz Billings
Col. J. L. Edwards Comm d of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Peoy  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1523
Mary Wilder Widow Jacob Wilder Mkt. Rec. Wd
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. 52 , Page 336
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 2. 1897. History to Mrs. H. C. Egan Highland Park, Ills.
Jany. 18 "99
Hon. W. E. Mason, Send

U. S. Pension Office.
Jacob Wilder - Woodstock, Vt. Aug. 3, 1822 aged 80 - Alleged enlistment Cast D Apl. 1835 - in a Co. Commanded by Andrew Haskell. of Col. Asa P. Kimball's Bg. Before the expiration of this service he enlisted at Cam- bridge and the Co. of Capt. John Berley and Col. David Dudley and Capt. B. Sage - in the Mass. General Hospital Estate for one year. Served at Washington and died at Washington D.C. On May 7, 1836 - enlisted at Concord, Mass. 2 mos. in Capt. Sage's Co. of Col. David Dudley's Bg. Served in full service and discharged at North Kingston, R.I. On Sept 20, 1837 enlisted in a Co. of Artillery, commanded by Capt. John Berley - at Springfield, Mass. Col. David Dudley's Bg. and said Co. enlisted for 3 yrs. Honorably discharged at Springfield, Sept. 20, 1840.
They may certify that Jacob Wilder, a sergeant in this Corps of Artillery stationed at New Hampshire in this place

has faithfully discharged his term of service for three years in the service of the United States, and that he is hereby discharged from service. (Signed) David Mason. Lt. Col. Artillery
In 1820 he said that his family consisted of himself, wife, aged 44 yrs. daughter Louisa, aged 14 yrs. a son, George, aged 11 yrs. a daughter, Lucy, aged 8 yrs. a daughter, Clarissa, aged 5 yrs. a daughter, Martha Maria, aged 2 yrs. & a daughter, Sarah, aged 9 mos.
Jacob Wilcher married Feb. 2 nd 1794, at Woodstock, Vt. Mary Wakefield, and he died at Woodstock, July 19 th 1848. So his widow alleged, who resided as late as Sept. 11, 1848, at Woodstock.
She says that he resided at Fancastle Mass. during the War of Revolution, & after the war removed to Plymouth (vt.?) & then to Woodstock "where he has resided for 55 years"
From records of Woodstock Not list of their children as follows.
Benjamin. b. Aug 9 th 1795. Mary b. Nov 1 st 1796. Nancy b. Aug 25 th 1800 Nancy b. Aug 25 th 1800 Frederick French. b. Sept. 13 th 1798. Lucy. b. Nov. 25 th 1802. Louisa. b. Aug 9 th 1804. George. b. Oct. 9 th 1807. Jacob. b. Oct. 29 th 1809. Lucy. b. Oct. 31 st 1811. Clarissa. b. Sept. 28 th 1814. Martha Maria. b. Aug 3 rd 1817. Sarah. Oct. 28 th 1819.

12212. Montpelier, Vermont Roll act 18 March 1818. Jacob Wilder, pri $8 per month.
To what time last paid? Pd. to Mar. 1848 to Mar. 1848 Pension Office, May 11/49
To 3 d Auditor's Office,

June 2, 1897.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning Jacob Wilder, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that he made an application for pension on March 30, 1818, at which time he was 60 years of age and residing at Woodstock, Vt., and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Wiley and Col. Sargeant. He enlisted at Cambridge, Mass.
His widow, Mary, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
There is now no law under which the children or other heirs of a Revolutionary soldier can receive a pension for the services of such soldier.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. W. C. Egan,
Highland Park, Ills.

Jacob Wilder, V o roll. act 18 Mar 1818.
Be pleased to say to what time the was last paid.
Pension of his } Apl. 7-1840 }
p to 4 Sep 1839 - 19/40 not in DH

W
Mr. J. L. Murphy.
Dear Sir-
Mrs. L. H. Kenfort, State Regent of Illinois, Daughters of the American Revolution, tells me that your department has been most courteous and helpful, in looking up the pension records, to establish claims to belonging to our society. Thus encouraged, I make bold to appeal to you in a similar matter. I want to find out, if Capt. Jacob Wilder born in Lancaster, Mass. in 1756. Served throughout the Revolu-

tionary War. After the war, lived in Plymouth, Vermont. later in Woodstock, Vermont, where he died in 1848--is on the govern- ment records as receiving a pension. His daughter, Mrs. Maria M. Ragan, who lives in North Chicago, 35 miles from Chicago. Says he always drew a pension--and so did her mother after his death, until she died, four years later-- but we are obliged to ascer- tain from published records if Capt. Jacob Wilder name! appears.
If your department could look this matter up, I should be greatly in your debt.
Also. This Mrs. Ragan desires to know if there is any rule in force whereby destitute

daughters of Revolutionary Soldiers receive a pension. Could you kindly ask answer that question. Trusting that I am neither intruding on your time or that of your department, -and that you may be able to furnish me with the information I desire. for which I shall be truly grateful, I am
Cordially Yours-
Sarah Chandler Egan- (Mrs. W. C. Egan)
Regent. North Shore Chapter, D.A.R. Highland Park. Illinois.
May thirteenth. 1897

Jacob Wilder 20 March 1818 - private Col. Larpent. Regt 75 Inf Bryants artillery - 77 Thruys
Admitted
Correct by a discharge signed by Col. Madam
Yrs
Searches for the settlement of her Washington City Pa.

State of Vermont ss on this 30 th day of March 1818 before me the Subscriber Windsor County ss one of the Judges of the County Court within and for said Windsor County, personally appeared Jacob Wilder aged sixty years, last July - a resident in Woodstock in said Windsor County and for a long time hath been an inhabitant there, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war; that the said Jacob Wilder enlisted in April 1775 in Capt. Andrew Haskell's company and Col. Asa Whitecomb's Regiment and within eight months, before the expiration of the term of his said enlistment he enlisted for one year in Capt. John Wiley's company and Col. Paul D. Sargeant's Regiment. When he was discharged from service in Trenton in the State of New Jersey, having served about one year and eight months in one continued service - that on the 20 th of September 1777 he enlisted for three years in Capt. John Bryant's company of Artillery in the Massachusetts line that he continued to serve in said corps until the end of said term of three years when he received the honorable honorable written discharge dated at Springfield Sept. 20 1780 signed by David Mason Lt. Col. Artillery - and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service -
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year first above said
William Strong Judge Windsor County Court
State of Vermont ss I William Strong Life first Judge of the County Court within Windsor County ss and for said Windsor County do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Wilder did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the direction of the above mentioned act of Congress - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this fifteenth day of June Anno Domini 1818
William Strong Judge Windsor County Court