Served in the American Revolution. Enlisted latter part of summer 1779 as private in Captain James Wilson's Company in Colonel Chamber's First Pennsylvania Regiment. He was captured by the British near Fort Montgomery in the winter of 1779. He remained in captivity about six months when he was exchanged and rejoined the American Army in the summer of 1780. He was discharged in the fall of 1780 as a Captain.
On 1 July 1820, John Walcott/Wolcott, age 61, residing in Bath Co. Kentucky, gave a statement at Aureysville, Bath Co. KY Courthouse, stating his occupation as farrier or farmer, and that he had war injuries of one ball through right leg, one ball through left thigh, and one ball that broke the left wrist, and that he had a wife age 40 (b. 1780), and children: Kitty 16 (b.c. 1804), Hannah 14 (b. 1806), Rueben 12 (b. 1808), Hetty 10 (b. 1810), Christina 8 (b. 1812), France's 6 (b. 1814), Lucinda 4 (b. 1816).
His children are:
Catharine (Wolcott) Farr
Hester (Wolcott) Gardner
Hannah (Wolcott) Ridgway
Frances (Wolcott) Aughe
Lucinda (Wolcott) Taylor b: 02 Aug 1814
Christina Wolcott
Reuben Wolcott
On 1 July 1820, John Walcott/Wolcott, age 61, residing in Bath Co. Kentucky, gave a statement at Aureysville, Bath Co. KY Courthouse, stating his occupation as farrier or farmer, and that he had war injuries of one ball through right leg, one ball through left thigh, and one ball that broke the left wrist, and that he had a wife age 40 (b. 1780), and children: Kitty 16 (b.c. 1804), Hannah 14 (b. 1806), Rueben 12 (b. 1808), Hetty 10 (b. 1810), Christina 8 (b. 1812), France's 6 (b. 1814), Lucinda 4 (b. 1816).
His children are:
Catharine (Wolcott) Farr
Hester (Wolcott) Gardner
Hannah (Wolcott) Ridgway
Frances (Wolcott) Aughe
Lucinda (Wolcott) Taylor b: 02 Aug 1814
Christina Wolcott
Reuben Wolcott
Served in the American Revolution. Enlisted latter part of summer 1779 as private in Captain James Wilson's Company in Colonel Chamber's First Pennsylvania Regiment. He was captured by the British near Fort Montgomery in the winter of 1779. He remained in captivity about six months when he was exchanged and rejoined the American Army in the summer of 1780. He was discharged in the fall of 1780 as a Captain.
On 1 July 1820, John Walcott/Wolcott, age 61, residing in Bath Co. Kentucky, gave a statement at Aureysville, Bath Co. KY Courthouse, stating his occupation as farrier or farmer, and that he had war injuries of one ball through right leg, one ball through left thigh, and one ball that broke the left wrist, and that he had a wife age 40 (b. 1780), and children: Kitty 16 (b.c. 1804), Hannah 14 (b. 1806), Rueben 12 (b. 1808), Hetty 10 (b. 1810), Christina 8 (b. 1812), France's 6 (b. 1814), Lucinda 4 (b. 1816).
His children are:
Catharine (Wolcott) Farr
Hester (Wolcott) Gardner
Hannah (Wolcott) Ridgway
Frances (Wolcott) Aughe
Lucinda (Wolcott) Taylor b: 02 Aug 1814
Christina Wolcott
Reuben Wolcott
On 1 July 1820, John Walcott/Wolcott, age 61, residing in Bath Co. Kentucky, gave a statement at Aureysville, Bath Co. KY Courthouse, stating his occupation as farrier or farmer, and that he had war injuries of one ball through right leg, one ball through left thigh, and one ball that broke the left wrist, and that he had a wife age 40 (b. 1780), and children: Kitty 16 (b.c. 1804), Hannah 14 (b. 1806), Rueben 12 (b. 1808), Hetty 10 (b. 1810), Christina 8 (b. 1812), France's 6 (b. 1814), Lucinda 4 (b. 1816).
His children are:
Catharine (Wolcott) Farr
Hester (Wolcott) Gardner
Hannah (Wolcott) Ridgway
Frances (Wolcott) Aughe
Lucinda (Wolcott) Taylor b: 02 Aug 1814
Christina Wolcott
Reuben Wolcott
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John's pension records in Bath County KY spelled his last name Walcott
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