Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18648, Justus Whitlock, Conn. Privateer
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                         NUMBER   Conn            Whitlock, Justus        S. 18648 
Privateer

                                                     carded
CONTENTS
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6826
Connecticut
Justus Whitlock
of Reding in the State of Connect
who was a private in the  commanded
by Captain   of the    commanded
by    in the
une for Connecticut troops 18 months
& Privateer


Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of  March
1833 and Sent G Tomlinson
Kuato US

Arrears to the 4th of March 33                 120
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept             30
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                                                                   150

                                       Revolutionary Claim,
                                       Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by            R Elee      Clerk
Book  D   Vol.  3   Page  761

[Right side]
Order to pay 22 Sep 1837
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State of Connecticut 
District of Fairfield,  Ss  on this 24th day of July
AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before David Hill
Judge of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid Justus
Whitloch a resident of the town of Redding in the County of
Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy seven years
who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
I was born in Danbury in the State of Connecticut in the month of
April in the year 1755. I have no mind of my age. I removed
from Danbury when a boy and took up my residence in Fairfield
I enlisted under Capt Ebenezer Hill of Fairfield in June 1775 and
went with his company to Boston and did Sergeants duty
seven months when I was discharged but the discharge is lost
I served in the Regiment of Col Charles Webb of Stamford Connecticut
and the Brigade of General Sullivan.  In 1776 I enlisted under
Capt Eliphalet Thorp of Fairfield and went to Rye in the State of
New York and served three months.  And in 1777 and 1778  I
served when occasionally called upon as a minuteman two
years in the alarm Company as it was called, part of the time
under Capt George Bern and part of the time under Capt
Thomas Nash of Fairfield our duty was to guard the coast
and repel the occasional incursions and attacks of the enemy
during which period I was in several seven skirmishes
with the British and the Cow Boys as they were called
In the year 1779 I was drafted into the state troops and
served two months on Guard at Mill River in Fairfield
under Sergeant James Bulkley  I also served about one
month on guard at Black Rock under General Gould S
Silliman of Fairfield  And in 1780 I was drafted into
the state troops and served six months at Danbury to
guard the continental stores placed there under
Sergeant Hawley who commanded the Guard
In the year 1776 I was taken prisoner by the British and
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was detained and confined on board a British man of
war five months  And I served four months in 1776
under Capt Edward Beebe of Saybrook on board
the Sloop John Adams, we took several prizes one of
which consisting of warlike stores according to her invoice
was worth Ninety thousand pounds sterling I served on
board the John Adams as Quarter Master
Justus Whitlock

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and 
date aforesaid, before me
David Hill Judge of Probate

I hereby relinquish evry claim whatever to a pension or
annuity except the present and declare that my name
is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Fairfield July the 24th 1832
Justus Whitlock

Sworn to and subscribed on the day &
date aforesaid before me
David Hill Judge of  Probate

I Walter Bradley residing in the Town of Fairfield and
State of Connecticut, do certify that I am some acquainted
with Justus Whitlock who has submited the forgoing declaration
and so far as I know he is a man of truth and veracity
Walter Bradley

Fairfield July the 23d 1832
Sworn and subscribed on the day
and date aforesaid before me
David Hill Judge of Probate

I Gershom Wakeman residing in the town and County of Fairfield and
state of Connecticut hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
Justus Whitlock who has signed the forgoing declaration I believe 
him to be seventy seven years of age that he is reputed and believed
in this section of county where he formerly resided to have been a soldier of
the revolution and I am of the same opinion and I also believe him
to be a man of truth and veracity
Gershom Wakeman

Fairfield July the 24th 1832
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
date aforesaid before me
David Hill Judge of Probate
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I Nathaniel Perry of Fairfield in the County of Fairfield
and State of Connecticut hereby certify that I am well
acquainted with Justus Whitock residing in the Town of
Redding in said County and I believe him to be seventy
seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the Section
of County where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution, and I also concur in the same opinion and also
know that he enlisted under Capt Ebenezer Hill of Fairfield in 1775
and went to Boston in Massachusetts, and served seven months
And also that he was on
Guard at Mill River sometime in the course of the
revolutionary War
Nathaniel Perry

Fairfield County  Ss  July the 18th 1832
Personally appeared Nathaniel Perry the subscriber to the forgoing
certificate and made solemn oath that the facts stated therein
are true before me
David Hill  Jus Peace
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State of Connecticut & District of Fairfield August 25th 1832
The within deposition of Nathaniel Perry of Fairfield was
taken before it was known that Courts of Probate were
in the opinion of the war department proper Tribunals
to authenticate the papers of applicants for Pensions
David Hill Judge of Probate
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State of Connecticut  Ss District of Fairfield January the 8th 1833
County of Fairfield
on this 8th day of January 1833 personally
appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the district
of Fairfield aforesaid now sitting Justus Whitlock a resident of
the Town of Redding in the County of Fairfield in said State
aged seventy seven years and in his seventy eighth year, who
being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in addition to and explanatory
of the declaration he made the 24th day of July AD 1832
returned with objections by the war department, and in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832-
the grade in which he served in the revolutionary War in the
several terms stated in his former declaration, was that of
a private, except when otherwise particularly mentioned
was the Term of service at Boston in 1775 under Ebenezer Hill
and that on board the John Adams in 1776 under Capt Bebee
although he is possitive as to the service, the applicants or
declarants cannot be possitive as to the precise period of time
he served in Guard at Black Rock under Gould S Silliman
stated in his former declaration as being about one
month. he must therefore submit to have that term
of service rejected by the war department. This declarant
who says that the evidence he procured in support of his first
declaration he then thought was the best evidence in his
power. And it was not from any disinclination to comply
with the requisitions of the war department that he did
not prove the testimony of a Clergyman as to his
general character for revolutionary services in the
neighborhood where he resides, for he did not then think of
the Revd Charles Smith-- Mr Smith was brought
up in Redding the place where the declarant now
resides but has been gone from there a number
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of years, and he escaped his recollection. But upon
more mature consideration and reflection. he thought
of the Revd Gulleman, and upon conversing with
him on the subject, the declarant found he was
acquainted with the declarants character for revolutionary
Services, and was willing to give his certificate
accordingly. He lived in Fairfield when called into
the State service in the time of the revolutionary 
War, and resided there until February 1782 when
he moved to Redding the place where he now resides
the declarant has no documentary evidence of his
Services, and the evidence he has now [proclmed] is
[illegible] so far as he knows is the best in his Power
the declarant is acquainted with Mssrs Ebenezer Banks
Joseph Banks Nathan Beers Walter Bradley
and the Hon. G. Tomlinson of Fairfield an Senator
in Congress who can testify as to his
Character
Justus Whitlock

Sworn to and subscribed in
the day and year aforesaid
before David Hill Judge
of Probate for the district aforesaid
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State of Connecticut District of Fairfield January the 8th 1833
I Charles Smith  a Clergyman residing in the
Town of Fairfield and State of Connecticut hereby certify
that I am acquainted with Justus Whitock of Redding
in the County of Fairfield and State aforesaid and who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that
I believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that
he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where
he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and
I concur in that opinion, and I also believe
him to be a man of truth.

Charles Smith

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and 
year aforesaid before David Hill
Judge of the Court of Probate for the district aforesaid

State of Connecticut Ss District of Fairfield January the 8th 1833
I Nathan Beers a resident of the District and State aforesaid do
hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Justus Whittock of
the Town of Redding in the County of Fairfield and believe him to
be seventy seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in
the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and am also of the same opinion being acquainted 
with him in the Revolution, and I also believe him to be a
man of truth

Nathan Beers

Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year aforesaid
before David Hill Judge of
the Court of Probate for the
District aforesaid
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And the said Court hereby declares its opinion after this
second investigation of the matter that the facts stated
in this second declaration of Justus Whitlock are
true and an entitled to credit - And the Court
further certifies that Charles Smith who has signed
one of the preceding certificates is a Clergyman
resident at present in the Town of Fairfield and
that his certificate is entitled to credit - and also
that Nathan Beers who has signed the other
immediately preceding Certificate a resident of
the said District of Fairfield is a man of truth
and that his certificate is entitled to credit
David Hill Judge of Probate

I David Hill Jur Clerk of the Court of Probate for
the District of Fairfield aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Justus Whitlock
of Redding for a Pension In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and the seal of Office
at Fairfield aforesaid this 8th day of January 1833-
David Hill Jr Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogations prescribed by the War
department that the above named Justus Whittock
the applicant was a revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states. And the Court further
certifies that Walter Bradley [ ] of Gersham Wakeman
[ ] and Nathaniel Perry who have signed the
preceding certificates are credible persons and
that their statement is entitled to Credit
No Clergyman could be obtained who was
acquainted with him 
David Hill Judge

I David Hill Junr Clerk of the Court of Probate for
the District aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the application
of Justus Whitlock for a Pension - In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of Office this 16th day of August AD 1832
David Hill Jr Clerk
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State of Connecticut Ss District of Fairfield August 13th 1832
I Thomas Perry residing in the said District and State. being
seventy five years of age and being duly sworn according to
Law do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Justus Whitlock of Redding in said State. that
he is reputed and believed to have been a Soldier
of the Revolution, and I know that he was drafted
and served in the State troops in the year 1780
we were marched to Danbury in the state of
Connecticut to guard the continentals there
under an invalid Col Dirgy or Dirger as [ ]
such names, the particular term he served I
do not now recollect. I believe also that
he is seventy seven years of age

Thomas Perry

Sworn to and subscribed in the
day & year aforesaid before
David Hill Judge of the
Court of Probate for the
District aforesaid
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State of Connecticut ss. District of Fairfield August 15
AD 1832
I Joseph Hayes a resident of the District
and State aforesaid aged seventy six years, being duly
sworn according to Law do hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with Justus Whittock
now a resident of Redding in said State and
formerly of said Fairfield. that he is reputed and believed in this section of the county where he 
resided in the Revolutionary war, to have been
a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in
the same opinion- I also know and certify
that he was drafted for six months in 1780 and
served in the State troops I believe at Danbury
in Connecticut to guard the continental
stores there and as I believe under some
officer of the United States name is not now
recollected.
Joseph Hayes
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State of Connecticut ss District of Fairfield August 16th 1832
I David Hill Judge of the Court of Probate for the District
aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted 
with Joseph Hayes and Thomas Perry who have sworn
to and subscribed the two within and immediately
preceding certificates that they are men of truth and
that their statements are entitled to credit
David Hill

I David Hill Junr Clerk of the Court of Probate for
the District of Fairfield aforesaid do hereby certify
that David Hill who has signed the preceding
certificate is Judge the Court of Probate for the
district aforesaid and that the above signature
of his name is his genuine signature. In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and the seal of Office at Fairfield aforesaid
in the District of aforesaid August 16th 1832
David Hill Jr Clerk
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

November 19, 1925.

Mrs. G. T. Allen
43 Stevens St.
Danbury, Conn.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18648, it appears
that Justus Whitlock was born in April 1755
at Danbury, Connecticut.
While residing at Fairfield, Connecticut, he
served in the Connecticut Troops, as follows
From in June 1775, seven months as a Sergeant
in Captain Ebenezer Hill's Company, Colonel Charles
Webb's Regiment.
In 1776, three months in Captain Eliphalet
Thorp's Company.
In 1776, he was taken prisoner by the British
and held five months.
Later in 1776, he served four months as Quartermaster,
on board the sloop "John Adams", Captain Edward
Beebe.
In 1777 and 1778 at various times in Captains
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George Burr's and Thomas Nash's Companies, and was in
several skirmishes, length of service not stated.
In 1779, two months andguasergeant James Bulkley
as guard at Mill River in Fairfield; and one
month as guard at Black Rock under General Gold S.
Silliman.
In 1780, six months in Colonel Durkee's, Reg and
guarded the Continental stores at Danbury,
He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 24, 1832, while a resident of Redding,
Fairfield County, Connecticut.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted Justus Whitlock is the only soldier
of that name found on the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

Corrected before sent out Nov 19-25
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18648
INVALID.

File No.  18,648
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Justus Whitlock
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 419

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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18648
INVALID.

File No.  18,648
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Justus Whitlock
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 419

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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43 Stevens Street
Danbury, Connecticut

United States Pension Board

Dear Sirs
I wish to determine
of Justus Whittoch a Rev Pensioner 
was a native of Ridgefield
or Redding Conn
Justis of Ridgefield married
his cousin Elinor Whitlock

Justus of Greenfield late of Redding
married Abgail Gorham
Thanking you for the courtesy
of an early reply
Very truly Yours
Anginette S. Allen
Mrs G. T.  Allen
43 Stevens St. Danbury Conn

[stamp]
U.S. Pension Office
Oct 21 1925
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Justus Whitloch
18 monnts private
$60 per year
Claimant
Hon G. Tomlinson
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Justus Whitlock    which require
further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?


V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled?
No

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of 
June 7, 1832?

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?
No
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman
and another
respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
No

XII.
If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV.  If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ___ 
year _____months and ____days, I served as a __ For ____months
and ___days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as 
well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.