Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11476, Noah Whitman, N.H.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N H.
Whitman, Noah
NUMBER
R. 11476
CONTENTS
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State of Vermont Bennington County Manchester Probate District ss On this 10th day of September 1846 personally appeared in open court before this Hon the Probate Court within & for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington State of Vermont now sitting Fanny Hogeboom wife of Jacob Hogeboom Persis Baldwin aged sixty years wife of Benjamin Baldwin aged fifty seven years Clasdey Hogeboom wife of John Hogeboom aged fifty one years all residents of the town of Manchester in said Probate District of Manchester Hannah Horton wife of Richmond Horton aged sixty eight years & Lyman Whitman aged sixty three years & both residents of the town of Londonderry in the County of Windham & Manson Whitman aged sixty five years a resident of the town of Jamaica in said county of Windham & all in said State of Vermont being the only surviving children of heirs at law of Noah Whitman late of said Londonderry deceased who first being duly sworn according to law, do on their respective oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832, as the children & heirs of the said Noah Whitman deceased.
That he the said Noah entered the service of the United States as they are informed & verily believe sometime in the year 1775 but what year and what day & in what company or regiment & under what officer they are not precisely informed & are therefore unable fully & particularly to state, but they understand & verily believe that it was in the line of the State of New Hampshire in what state & in the town of Westmoreland in the County of Cheshire he resided during the Revolutionary War & they also understand & believe that he was engaged in the battle of Bunker hill so called & that he served during that & the subsequent years of this war, about or more than one year in the whole either by enlistment or draft but they are unable to particulars of his said services but understand  believe that the whole was under the said State of Newhampshire either in the continental line or the militia or both as they believed - that they possess no documentary evidence & know of none now in existence nor of any person now alive by [illegible] to prove any part of his said services & that after the close of his services he returned to his family at said Westmoreland - that sometime in the month of March 1791 he removed with his family from the state of Newhampshire to the said town of Londonderry where he continued to reside until the time of his death which was on the 10th of July 1834 = that he left no widow and that we above named are all his children that are now living [illegible] his life to have [illegible] Pension for his said services [illegible] was never on that Pension Roll of the agency of the State.
Sworn & subscribe this day & year first above mentioned before
[signature] Lyman Whitman
[signature] Alanson Whitman
[signature] Hannah her x mark Horton
[signature] Franny his x mark Hogeboom
[signature] Benj his x mark Baldwin
[signature] Clarissa Hogeboom
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I Elias B. Burton Register of the Probate Court within for the Probate District of Manchester aforesaid do hereby certify, that satisfactory proof has been added to the said Court
that the said Noah Whitman, late of Londonderry, in the County of Windham, deceased, died on the 10th day of July AD. 1834, that he left no widow & that the above
named Alanson Whitman, Lyman Whitman, Hannah Horton Fanny Hogeboom
Persis Baldwin, Clare Hegeboom, are all his surviving Children, heir at
Law
[signature] E. B. Burton Register

I Noah I Hogeboom, a resident of the town of Manchester County of Bennington
& State of Vermont aged thirty years, within a few days, do testify depose & say, that
I was well acquainted with the above named Noah Whitman, during his life
time, & have frequently heard him speak of his services, during the revolutionary
was of his intention to apply for a Pension, therefor & I am confident, that I heard
him say that in one of his enlistments & tours of duty that he belonged to the same
Company, or Regiment, or both with his Brother Abel Whitman late of said Windham county deceased
who I understood received & enjoyed a Pension during his life & as I believe
under the law of June 7. 1832. I have also heard him speak of at least one other
enlistment & of several incidents of said war in which he participated but
I do not recollect the names of his officers in either of his enlistments or tours
of service nor the length of time for which he served, & I am confident that
I also heard him say that he was engaged in the Bunker hill battle,
so called, & other skirmishes engagements
[signature] Noah Hogeborn
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court, the day & year first above mentioned,
before me
[signature] E. B. Burton Register

And I do hereby further certify, that it has been satisfactorily made to appear
to that the above Affiant is a credible & respectable person, & that his statements are entitled to full credit. Attest
[signature] Nathan Burton Judge of the Probate

State of Vermont
Manchester Probate District
Bennington County  I Elias B. Burton Register of the Probate Court within for
the Probate District of Manchester aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Alanson Whitman Lyman Whitman Farrah Horton Hogeboom
Baldwin Clarissa Hogeboom children this Noah Whitman
deceased for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed an
Official signature & the seal of said Court at Manchester this
day of September in the year of our Lord 1840 in
service of the United States the seventy first
[signature] E B Burton Register
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Certificate of court of day of Noah Whitman's death & names of the children left by him.
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State of Vermont
County of Windham
I Boyan Tyler Clerk of the
County Court of the County of Windham
aforesaid do hereby certify that Noah
Whitman who is reported to have been
a revolutionary Soldier was a resident
of the County of Windham in the State
Vermont, and that he died in the
County of Windham on the tenth day
July AD 1834, and that he left no
widow, and that he left children
whose names are as follows- Hannah
Horton, Alanson Whitman, Lyman Whitman
Fanny Hogeboom, Persis Baldwin, and
Whitman & Clarissa Hogeboom
and that I am not interested or
concerned in the claim or pension
of the said Noah Whitman
In testimony whereof I
hereunto set my hand
and affix the seal
of said County Court
at Newfane in said county
this fifth day of April AD 1853.
[signature] R M Tyler, Clerk
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37,408
Noah Whitman
Decd Vermont
Let 6 Swifts Oct
26.1846
Isaac N Coffin Jany 20 1854
Adgd Jun 1832
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[stamp] REJECTED

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1878.
1476
Noah Whitman
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
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Worth
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Contract
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Washington May 21st 1853
Sir
I herewith transmit in the case of
Noah Whitman deceased, a pension case under the 
Act of June 7, 1832, 1st Affidavit & Power of
Attorney of Lyman Whitman son of Noah Whitman
2nd Certificate of the Court of Probate that
Lyman Whitman is Administrator on Noah
Whitman's Estate.
3rd Certificate of Court of the day of death of
Noah Whitman and names of the children left
by him
Under the rule recently adopted by you
that where the case only awaits a Certificate of
Court of day of death and names of children, it
shall be acted on immediately, I request that the
Certificate may issue immediately payable to the
Administrator Lyman Whitman, and that it may
be transmitted to me through the Post Office.
I am
Very Respectfully
Your Obd Svt
[signature] Isaac N. Coffin

Hon L P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Affidavit or Declaration Power of Attorney of Lyman Whitman son of Noah Whitman of Vermont.
Isaac N Coffin
Attorney
Washington DC
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POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE of Vermont
COUNTY OF Windham
Be it known that before me, a Justice
of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared
Lyman Whitman a resident of Londonderry in the county
of Windham in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, states that
he is the son of Noah Whitman in the county of Windham
and State of Vermont who was a revolutionary soldier and died July 10th 1839 and was of the age of 84 years
and that he believes the United States are still indebted for pension that was due
under the application heretofore made, and that he is directly interested as a claimant in the pension for
which application was heretofore made as aforesaid, and constitutes and appoints ISAAC N. COFFIN, of Washington
, D. C. His true and lawful attorney, with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and
establish the claim for said pension, and do all acts necessary thereto.

In witness whereof, the said Lyman Whitman has on this 2d
day of October, 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal
[signature] Lyman Whitman
Witness:
[signature] David Arnold 
[signature] Lydia Arnold

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, on this 2d day of October, 1852.
[signature] David Arnold J. Peace 

STATE of Vermont
County of Windham town-
I Royal Tyler clerk of the County court of the county and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify, That David Arnold before whom the foregoing
power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace
in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this fifth
day of Oct. 1852
[signature] Royal Tyler Clerk

or officer is living, insert his name; if he is dead, and the widow is living, insert her name; if both
children me if the children are all dead, and either of them survived the former unsurstal
me of the administrator of that former applicant.
or his widow and the name of
her husband near the work out of and name of the former unnecesar applicant
Here insert the word "soldier or officer, whichever he was
When a female in the person who executes this paper, please put the letter before the word he in every part
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Sir    Pen off
Oct 6  46
The declaration in
the case of Noah Whitman has been
examined & filed-- Abiel Whitman was allowed a pension for 10 mo service under Capt Sand Col
Read & for 6 mo. 14dys under Capt
Marston Col Peabody - The rolls
of N.H. have been returned to the
Secy of that State & it will therefore
be necessary to apply to him for
proof of service
Very conclusive proof should be filed
of the date of Claimants death
& a certificate of the Court given
the names of the children who
survived him if there be no widow
& name of admt if one has qualified
enter on index
[signature] S. Swift E
Manchester
Vt
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Noah Whitman
Certificate of Appointment
Administration
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State of Vermont
District of Westminster
I Abishai Stoddard Judge of the Court
of Probate for said District of Westminster,
do hereby certify that Lyman Whitman
of Londonderry in said District was duly
appointed administrator of the Estate of
Noah Whitman late of said Londonderry
deceased and that he is now acting admin-
State of said Estate
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of said Court at
Grafton in said District this 10th day of May
A.D. 1853
[signature] Abishai Stoddard Judge
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Oct 7 '46
Vt
Noah Whitman
Act 32

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Hon J. L. Edwards
Manchester Oct 1st 1846
Hon Sir I herewith forwd [forward] to you the Declaration
of the children & heirs of Noah Whitman dc'd for a Pension I have delayed
sending it for some time since taken for the purpose, & in the hope of obtaining some additional proof or due to his services, party this the widow &
the Agent who assisted in procuring the Pension, of Abiel Whitman dec'd
But I now learn, that the memory of the widow is very much impaired
& she has experienced considerable difficulties, in establishing her own claim
to a Pension & the Agent has removed to Boston.
I have been applied to some time since, in relation to this claim, but
the inconvenience of getting the heirs together, & the death of thereupon
whom they relied for proof to substantiate their claim, have caused delay
hitherto they they at length however unexpectedly by  [illegible] presented themselves in a body to make
their declaration, which has been taken-- yet they have not decided
in obtaining any certain proof, nor even of ascertaining with precision
under what officers, or in what Regt their father the precise amt of
his service, but understand, or suppose, that he served in the in
or under the State of Newhampshire as I have understood that the
Rolls of that State were full & perfect at the seat of Govt I have considered
inexpedient & unnecessary to apply therefor, to the office of the Say of State of
N.B. I have omitted, as will be perceived, some part of the forms rique
and when the soldier personally becomes the applicant for a pension
& which doubtless even designed to corroborate, or establish the witness
of his statements
Very respetfully I am Hon Sir
Your most obedt servt &
[signature] S. Swift

P.S. Several weeks since I sent to the County Clerk at Bennington
per Stageman, the affidavit of the Town Clerk of Dorset to prove the age
Mr Huldah Martindale to be authenticated by the Co. clerk entered
in a letter to be forwarded from thence to you-- as I have not since that time had any reply or heard any thing from the first fear that it
has in some way [illegible] the stageman having left the lines
cannot make enquiry of him of the affidavit has in any way failed of
asking you I will prove & send on another &