Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,978, John Whiteley, Continental (Conn.)
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I Othniel Gager of the town of Norwich New London County and State of Connecticut certify that I have the custody of the records of the said town of Norwich from which I make the following transcript--

Norwich May twenty fifth, One thousand seven hundred eighty five there was married John Whiteley & Rebecca Abell both of Norwich
(illegible) me Elijah Backus
Justice Peace

I certify that it is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows--
May 25th 1785
I Othniel Gager above named depose & say that I am Clerk of the town of Norwich in the County and state aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me--
Othniel Gager 
Clerk of the Town of Norwich 

State of Connecticut
New London  September 5th 1844
Personally appeared before me James Stedman a Justice of the Peace for said New London County. Othniel Gager whose name is above written in his own hand and made a oath to the truth of the certificate by him above required 
James Stedman, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Oneida County 

On the 9th day of October 1850 before me Alexander Coburn a Justice of the Peace in and for the county an State aforesaid personally appeared William Whiteley of the City of Utica in the County and State aforesaid also being duly sworn according to law deposed and says that he is administrator of Rebecca Whiteley deceased who was the widow of John Whiteley deceased who was an artificer in the Revolution. That she was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Acts of the June 1838, 3d March 1843, and (illegible) June 1844. and that she was at the time of her death on the roll of the Albany Agency at the rate of $144 per annum. as will appear by her papers now on file in the Pension Office at Washington (illegible) she received until the 23d day of March 1848. the day of her death; that she died at the (illegible)date leaving the following living children. viz: Mary Rich, William Whitely, Gudon Whitely; Eunice McCall, Caroline Arnaud, 
Ann Whitely, Sarah Aspinwall and Abel. P. Whitely. 
It is believed by this deponent that the said John Whitely deceased served during the Revoluino about 2 years under Colonel Baldwin as an artificer, ad that there is an account still due the said Rebecca Whitely deceased as his widow.

Now the object of this declaration is to assert a claim to an increase of pension
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Elisha Waterman of the Town of Lebanon County of New London& State oJohf Connecticut deposeth and saith that I was personally acquainted with John Whitely and Rebeckah his wife--that said Rebeckah lived in my Father's Family previous to her Marriage to said John Whitely , and dafter the marriage said Whitely and his wife Rebeckah lived more than twenty years within one hundred rods of me until the Death of said Whiteley which was in the year 1809 or 1810 I believe__I used to hear said John Whiteley often speak of being in the Revolutinonary War (no one ever doubted the veracity of John Whitely or his wife Rebeckah) said he was an artificer in the army. I know he was a worker of leather after he was married until his health prevented. He never had poor health so long as I can remember--I lack but 27 days of being 67 years of age--said Rebeckah the Widow of said Whiteley lived within four miles of me with her Daughter after the Death of s- Whiteley untill a few years past--now at Utica with her son__The father of John Whiteley was a European.  He lived and died near where his son John did--U never heard of any Whiteleys but what sprang from the Father of John Whiteley--further the Deponant saith not ___ 
September 3 AD 1844
Elisha Waterman
(illegible)
John W (illegible) Notary Public and Justice of the Peace
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United States of America, State of New York Oneida County fs.
Be it known that before me John B. Pease a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared Rebecca Whiteley, now residing in the city of Utica in the State & county aforesaid and made oath in due form of Law that on or abut the 24th of May, and as she verily believes in the year 1785 she was lawfully married to John Whiteley in the town of Bosrah State of Connecticut by a Magistrate of that town whose name she verily believes, according to her best recollection was Asa Backus--the she lived with the said John Whiteley about twenty five years, in the town of Lebanon, State of Connecticut, and that she still remains the widow of the said John Whiteley who was a revolutionary soldier as appears of record.  
Rebecca Whiteley
Sworn and subscribed before me this 9th day August 1844
John B Pease Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Clerk office Oneida County 
I (illegible) clerk of the county aforesaid do certify that John B. Pease Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is of the date of said affidavit (the 9th day of August 1844) a Justice of the Peace dwelling in said county sworn and duly authorized to act as such--and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature above (illegible) to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 9th day of August 1844.
Delos (illegible)