On this 15^th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Com. Pleas and general sessions of the peace in & for the County of Otsego, State of new York.

Now sitting Thomas Wild a resident of the Town of Butternuts in the County of Otsego and State of New York aged sixty nine 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 the 7^th of June 1832-

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz: That he enlisted at Williamsborough in the State of Massachusetts in the month of July 1779 for the Term of three months in the company Commanded by Capt'n Cook in Colo'l Porters Regiment was ordered to & marched to New London and worked at the Fort there the said 3 months and was discharged there on the hill back of Fort Trumble - then immediately he Enlisted again at said Williamsburgh in the month of October 1779 for ____ [term?] of three months in Capt'n Clapps Company and went to Albany in the State of New York and after serving out said 3 months in said Company was discharged at Albany -

That he Enlisted again at Williamsburgh about the first of July l 1780 for six months in Capt'n Jacob Wales com. of 7^th Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colo'l Newshall(?) - went with said Regiment to West Point - thence into the State of New Jersey - then back to West Point and being on a tour of duty in getting wood down the River to West Point he received an injury or wound about six days before his time was out which rendered him unfit for duty and he was then discharged at West Point (inserted: after serving 5 months 24 days) which said discharge is hereunto annexed that he has no other Documentary evidence of and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove his said service - that 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 -. /s/ Thomas Wild

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court.

/s/ Horace Lathrop, Clerk
 

The following questions being propounded by the Court to the said applicant [inserted: "under oath"] the following answers were given: to wit

1^st Where & in what year were you born

Answer:  That he was born in the town of Braintree near Boston in the year 1763.

Answer: that he has no record and knows of none except in Massachusetts

3^rd:  Where were you living when call'd into service - where have you lived since the Revolutionary War - and where do you live now

Answer:  That he lived at Williamsburgh in Massachusetts when he entered the service that he lived at North Hampton about 18 years after the war - that he has lived in the Town of Butternuts in Otsego County the last 26 years where he now lives.

Answer:   That he Enlisted voluntarily 3 several times

Answer:  Tthat he recollects when in New Jersey that had no provisions for about a week and that Gen'l Patterson ordered his Milch cow to be kill'd and distributed among the officers & men - that he saw Gen'l Washington & Baron Steuben at Kings Ferry that he saw some part of the main Army at Camp Totaway - that he saw Baron Steuben at Kings Ferry - that he went into Winter quarters at West Point. The persons in my neighborhood to whom I am known & who can Testify as to my character for V__y and their belief of my service are David Walkin(?), Esquire - Isaac Benedict - Elder Dan Eastwood Colo'l D. Shaw.

We Daniel Eastwood and Isaac Benedict residing in the Town Butternuts in the county of Otsego hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Wild who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. /s/ Isaac Benedict, S. H. Beach(?) [definitely not Daniel Eastwood]

Sworn & subscribed this day and year aforesaid in open court. /s/ Horace Lathrop, clerk.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after posting the interrogatories presented by the Department of War - 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 Daniel Eastwood who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of butternuts - and that Isaac Benedict who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is Entitled to Credit. [followed by three more signatures that appear to be J. O. Morse, E. Foot(?) And S. Page, Judges]

State of New York: ss
Otsego County

I Horace Lathrop clerk of the Court of common Pleas and Gen's Session of the peace in & for the County of Otsego State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of Thomas Wild for a pension.

In Testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 19^th day of October 1832. /s/ Horace Lathrop, clerk.

State of New York: ss
Otsego County:

We John Morse a clergyman, visiting in the Town of Butternuts, Otego in Otsego County County (sic) and Ashall Packard residing in the same place hereby verify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Wild who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration hereto annexed. That we believe him to be sixty nine years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood whom we underst. to have been a soldair in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. me. /s/ John Morse, Asahel Packard. Sworn & subscribed this 23 day of May 1833 before me Thur.(?) Page Judge of the County courts for Otsego Co.

And I the undersigned a Judge of the County courts in and for the County of Otsego do hereby declare my opinion after having heard the investigation of the matter in open court that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I do further certify that it appears to me that the Rev. John Morse who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Otego in Otsego County and that Ashall Packard, Esq. Has also signed the same is a resident of Otego in said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Unadilla Otsego county: ss
23d May 1833:

/s/ Sherman Page, Judge of the County Courts, Otsego Co.

State of New York: ss
Otsego County:

I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County, do certify, that Sherman Page before whom the within Affidavit presents to have been sworn was at the date of the same, one of the Judges of Otsego county courts, duly appointed and sworn as such and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the within affidavit & certificates to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hands & seal of office this 24^th day of May 1833. /s/ Horace Lathrop, Clerk.

Thomas Wild of Otsego Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the

Company commanded by Captain Cook of the Regiment commanded by Col. Porter in the Massachusetts line for 12 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of $40 Dollars [no Cents per annum to commence on the 4^th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Oe 1833 and sent to H[orace]. Lathrop, Unadilla.

Arrears to the 4^th of Sep $100

Semi-ant. Allowance ending 4 ___ '24 $20

(total) $120.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by _________, Clerk
Book E. vol. 4, page 40.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28^th day of Novr 1849 and sent to S. E. church, Hamilton, New York.

Recorded on roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 262, Vol. 4.

On this 16^th day of June 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid and State of new York Anna Wild aged ninety nine(?) Years a resident of Unadilla County of Otsego and state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Thomas Wild who was a soldier in the revolutionary army and also received a Pension thereof.

She further states that she was married to the said Thomas Wild (as near as she can recollect) on the first day of April 1782(?) By Elder Strong and that her name before her marriage was Ann Williams for proof of her said marriage ________ had by reference to his applications for a pension which was granted to her on the 28^th day of November 1849. That her said husband died at Unadilla Otsego County and states aforesaid on or about the 1^st day of Jun 1849. And that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3^rd, 1855. /s/ her mark - Anna Wild

We William L. Skinner and Rudolph Barse Residents of Guilford, Chenango County and state aforesaid upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Anna Wild in our presents and that we believe from the appearances and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she presents herself to be. /s/ W. L. Skinner(?) Rudolph Barse

The within declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year within written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons. That I have no interest in this claim and that the claimant is the person she presents her to be. And that the name of "Anna Wild" was inserted between the third and fourth lines from the top within before signed. And I further that the reason why the applicant made her mark was from the infirmities of age.

/s/ Rauson Clark, Justice of the Peace.

State of New York: ss.
Chenango County Clerk's Office

I, Thomas Milner, Clerk of said County, do Certify that Rausome Clark, Esq., before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly authorized and qualified to take the same. And further: That I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine; and that the said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Norwich, this 23 day of June 1855 /s/ T. Milner, clerk.

#183996

Presented by Rausom Clark & M. Rockdale, Chenango.

183996 Act (accounting?) 3 March July 5 '55

Anna Wild, widow

Thomas Wild Pensioner, New York

Revolutionary War.

____________ June 26/56 /s/________

Rauson Clark, Rockdale, _________ Co.

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