Rev. War Pension of William WICKOFF; Northumberland Co., PA
  
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  Pension application S11858 William Wickoff a 71 year old resident of Hopewell 
  Co, NY, filed in Ontario Co, NY on 20th Nov 1832. He rec'd $61.54 per annum 
  commencing 4 March 1831. Enlisted 8 June 1778 from his home in Muncy, 
  Northumberland Co PA as a private under Capt Wm Hepburn, Col Henry Antes Regt. 
  While tending their horses they were all attacked by Cayuga Indians and he was 
  taken prisoner while at the same time as John Thompson and John Shuefelt were 
  killed. William was taken first up Lycoming, then toward the Susquehanna River 
  and up to Tioga River where New Town now stands, then to Cayuga Lake and 
  remained until April 1779 and was taken place to place until Col Sullivan's Co 
  came...taken to Fort Stanwix where Col Van Dyke commanded. William was sent 
  under the order of a chief of the Oneida Indians for exchange, then to Albany 
  where he was delivered to Col Van Schenck (sp?) who gave him a pass and sent him 
  to New Burgh in a sloop onwards to Hunterdon Co, NJ where he arrived 26 Oct 
  1779, thus he served a term of 1 years 5 months.
  
  While at Alexandria, Hunterdon Co, NJ he was again called out beginning 15 June 
  1781, as a private under Capt Christopher Johnson of the Reg commanded by Col 
  Braun Reg't under Major Gronendike (sp?), he marched to Springfield for 2 week's 
  duty. Then September 1781 again called out and marched to Morristown for one 
  month's duty, during this time some prisoners broke jail and some of those had 
  been confined for stealing horses. He claimed his term of service was 18 months 
  14 days about 1781. His brother Cornelius knew of his service as said brother 
  was also captured by the Indians, also he names three men who could testify for 
  him - Reverend Ebenezer Benham, Daniel Clark, John Rigner, Robert Hughes of 
  Hopewell. He stated that he was born at Readington 27 Dec 1761 and at age 13 the 
  family moved to Muncy in Pennsylvania, and after peace he lived there until 
  about 40 years when he removed to Hopewell.
  
  A statement by his brother Cornelius Wyckoff follows stating that in May of
  1778 the brothers and their father Peter served under Capt Hepburn in Muncy, 
  that William was taken prisoner and that Cornelius himself was being held 
  prisoner at the time William was released and returned. He stated that they 
  lived nearby to one another ever since.