Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,501, Dutee Ballou, R.I.
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
R. I.
NUMBER
W. 27,501
Ballou, Dutee
Whipple, Waity
(Former Widow)
CONTENTS
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4058.
Rhode Island
Waity Whipple, decd formerly
Widow of Dutee Ballou
who died about the year 1784
of Providence in the State of R. I.
who was a Pri in the Co commanded
by Captain Aldrich & of the Reg commanded
by Hitchcock in the Rev War
line for 14 months
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1831, and terminating Jany
15. 1843 the day of her Death
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Aug
1844- and sent to B. Cowell, Providence R. I.
Arrears to the 4th of
Semiannual allowance ending
Say to Urania Darling and Alpha Kelley only Survg Children
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4 1836 Section the 3d}
Recorded by F. Swann, Clerk
Book C Vol. 1 Page 104
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I Noah Butterworth of Wrentham in the County of
Norfolk and State of Massachusetts of lawful age on oath do testify and say that I am eighty one years old and upwards and was engaged as a soldier during the revolutionary war. I was well
acquainted with Dutee Bullo, formerly of the town of Cumberland in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and the former husband of Waity Whipple widow of William Whipple whose children are deceased now applicants for benefit of the acts of congress, according to the provisions thereof. The said Dutee Ballou was a member of a company chartered by the colony of Rhode Island and called "Minute Men" under the immediate command of the Governor. The said Dutee Ballon was a member of said Company as early as 1773 or 1774. I recollect distinctly that
he was a member of said company previous to the war. This company raised in order to be ready to act in case of any attack from the British fleet stationed at Newport under the command of Admiral Wallis.
In the year of 1776 the said Dutee was enlisted for three months in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Amos Whipple in a Regiment commanded according to the best of my recollection by Colonel Cook. He served the three months for which he enlisted. The company in which he was enlisted was engaged in guarding and protecting the shores of Narragansett Bay from any incursions of the enemy. This company was dismissed the last day of December 1776 or the first of January
1777. I saw the company when it was dismissed. It was dismissed on the court house parade in Providence. I was then a soldier in the regiment commanded by Col Crary
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In the month of October 1777 the said Dutee Ballou was engaged in General Spencers Expedition. He was then serving in the chartered company first mentioned of "Minute Men". It
was then commanded by Col Peck and stationed in Trenton and its object was to attack the army then stationed on Rhode Island. The attack was prevented by a premature discovery of the object and the troops were then withdrawn
He served at this time according to the best of my recollection about sixty days
In the month of August 1778 the said
Dutee Ballou was engaged in the expedition on Rhode Island commanded by General Sullivan. He was then also serving in the in the said chartered company of Minute Men commanded by the said Col Peck (Col Peck had the rank
of Colonel by charter but he was captain of the company At this time the said Dutee Ballou was engaged sixty days. According to the best of my recollection he was in Capt Pecks, but it is possible he might have been in Capt Whipples Company; both companies were down on the
Island in the expedition. I was then a member of an Artillery company commanded by Col. Tillinghust. In 1780 I served six months in Colonel Greenes regiment stationed at Middletown on Rhode Island, The French
troops were there, this was in the month of August I think. I then saw Dutee Ballou on duty, and I remember I asked Ballou in what company he was and he answered, in Capt Smiths company in Genl Cornells brigade thirty days
he was a private in all the terms of service in which he served. I was well acquainted with said Dutee Ballou during all the war
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I was born in Cumberland and lived there until after the war ended, and the said Duty was born and brought up about three miles from my fathers.  I know that Duttee Ballou served a great deal during the war, enough to entitle him to a full pension.  I have stated his services according to the best of my recollection, and I believe what I have stated is correct.

Noah Butterworth

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk
Then personally appeared the above named Noah Butterworth and made solemn oath before me that all the facts and statements by him above [illegible] are true, and I further certify that I am acquainted with the same Noah Butterworth and that his statements are [illegible] to full credit and belief.  Taken this nineteenth day May in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three. 

Before me
Samuel Warner
[illegible]
Justice of the Peace
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I Lewis B Arnold Town Clerk of the Town of Cumberland do certify that I have the custody of the records of Births and Marriages which have been recorded in the books kept for that purpose and it appears by said records that Duty Ballou son of Ariel Ballou and Wate Jillson daughter of Nathaniel Jillson were lawfully joined together in marriage on the one thousand seven[illegible] & seventy eight twenty fourth day of December 1778 by [crossed out] Peter Darling Justice of Peace

Said record is in the following words and figures to wit,

I hereby certify that Duty Ballou son of Ariel Ballou and Wate Jillson daughter of Nathaniel Jillson were lawfully joined together in marriage on the twenty fourth day of December [crossed out] 1778 by me the subscriber

Peter Darling Justice of Peace

Recorded December 25th 1778
By John Dexter Town Clerk
All of which duly appears of Record
Attest Lewis B Arnold Town Clerk

[illegible]
In [illegible] on this seventh day of [illegible] A.D. 1843 personally appeared the above-named Lewis B Arnold, Town Clerk of the town of Cumberland, and made oath that the above certificate, by him. signed as correct

Before me
William J Pabodie
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this 21 day of October 1843 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in said County Reuben Darling of Cumberland in said County who being duly sworn declares & says that his wife Maria Darling is one of the
children of Dutee Ballou formerly of said Cumberland who was a soldier of the Revolution & the husband of Waity Ballou who after the death of said DuteeMarried William Whipple - 
 and he further declares that said Waity Whipple departed this life Jany 15 1843 & at the time of her death left the following children by said Dutee to wit his wife the said Urania Darling & 
Alpha Kelly wife of John Kelly wherefore be requests that all arrears of Pension which were due said Waity at the time of her death may
be ordered to be paid to her children aforesaid
Reuben Darling
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation,
Providence Lc.⎬ In Providence, on this Twenty-first day of October, A.D. 1843, personally appeared before me Reuben Darling, subscriber to the aforegoing, and made oath of the truth of
the same, and I certify that said Reuben
Darling is a credible person
Gamabil Lyman Dwight,
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Providence ScS I, Albert G. Greene Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in said State, do hereby certify, that Gamalil Lyman Dwight, who has signed the within Certificate, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace, within & for said City, duly elected. In attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of said County tis 23rd day of October A.D. 1843. Albert G. Greene Clerk
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Marty Whipple decd R.I. Act 4 July 35 m78-d84 76 Capt. Whipple 3 78 Sullivans - 1- 79. Capt. Ballou 1. 80 " Smith 1. 75 " Aldreck 8 aoms 14 14 mo pri 46.66 From 4 March 31 to 15 Jany '43 the day of his death to Urbania Darling & Alpha Kelly only surviving children Benjn Cowell Providence R.I.
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
Providence sc.
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in the County of Providence and State aforesaid, (exercising Probate Jurisdiction, and being the Court of Probate for said City, and a Court of Record.)
June 13th A.D. 1843.

Be it remembered, that satisfactory testimony has been, this day, produced before this Court, that Dutee Ballou, formerly of Cumberland in said County of Providence, intermarried with Waite Jillson, on the twenty-fourth day of December A.D. 1778; that she lived with him as his wife, about six years, when the said Dutee died; that she then lived a widow about twelve years, when she was married to William Whipple; and that she lived with him the said William, as his wife, until about the first of December A.D. 1841, when the said William Whipple died; that the said Waite then lived a widow until the fifteenth day of January A.D. 1843 when she died: That at the time of her death, she the said Waite left the following named children by the said Dutee Ballou, to wit Alpha Kelly, wife of John Kelly of Mendon in the State of Massachusetts, and Urania Darling wife of Reuben Darling, of said Cumberland; both of whom are now living, and are now twenty-one years of age.

And be it further remembered, that satisfactory testimony has been this day produced before this Court, that said Dutee Ballou was a soldier of the Revolution; that he served in the year 1775, eight months in Capt. Alonich's[?] Company in Colonel Hitchcock's Regiment; and also, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779, he served as much as eight months at least,
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in various companies and Regiments; and also in the year 1780 he served one month at least, in Capt Whipple's Company & Colonel Peck's Regiment. In attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and have affixed the seal of said Court, this 13th day of June A.D. 1843. I further certify that Zariel Potter who has signed two certificates hereto annexed, was on the days of the dates thereof, a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Providence, duly elected; and that William L. Pabodie who has signed a Certificate hereto annexed, was, on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace within & for said City of Providenc e, duly elected. Albert G. Greene Clerk.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 27,501
Waity Whipple wid of Dutee Ballou
Pri Rev war

Act July 4th 1836
Index: Vol M, Page 326

[bracket] Arrangement of 1870. [/bracket]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston June 21st 1843

I hereby Certify, That on the eighteenth of February now last past Samuel Warner was appointed and is now a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk, in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

Jno. A. Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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I Arthur Cooks of the town of Mendon in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts but now in the town of Cumberland in the Couty of Providence, State of Rhode Island &c. aged eighty two years & upwards on oath do testify and say that during the rear of the Revolution I lived in said Cumbland which joins on to said Mendon and was well acquainted with Dutee Ballou formerly the husband of Varity Whipple now deceased of said Cumbeland when I was in my sixteenth year & almost sixteen in October 1776 I did a tour of duty of one month as a private in Capt. amos Whipple's Company of Militia stationed at Providence about 15 miles from home And I further testify that said Dutee went away on duty on the morning of the same day which I went I saw him a going. I was gone one month & arrived home in the nighttime after my discharge & I saw the said Dutee agoing home next morning immediately after I arrived in the night & had conversation with him but it was long ago I cannot recollect what company he was in as he was not in the company that I was. I also well recollect that in the year 1780 I served a tour of duty a month stationed on Rhode Island in Capt. Whipple Company & Col. Peck's Regiment of Militia. I remember that the French troops were there at the same time & I distinctly recollect that said Dutee Balou
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and his brother Ariel Balou were stationed there at the same time & I saw him the said Dutee a great many times a day he was in Col. Fry's Regiment & I was in Col. Perk's, the two Regiments were stationed in the same line, he the said Dutee served a month at this time, I saw him every day & several times a day, he the said Dutee served a great deal but it is so long ago that I cannot specify all his services said Dutee allways served as a private

Arthur Cook

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence sc. For Cumberland June 6th AD 1848

Personally appeared before me Arthur Cook who signed the aforegoing affidavit in my presence & made oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that said affiant is a credible witness

Zuriel Potter Just. C.C. Pleas
for said County of Providence
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Nathan Streeter
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I Nathan Streeter formerly of Cumberland but being now in the City of Providence on oath do testify & say that I am ninety three years of age, that in the year 1775 I resided in Cumberland and was well acquainted with Dutee Ballou who married Waite Jillson and after the death of said Ballou she married William Whipple all of said Cumberland. In the year 1775 I enlisted and served as Sergeant in Capt William S. Aldrich's company & Col. Hitchcock's Regiment of Rhode Island State troops, we all enlisted & served eight months stationed at Roxbury after I enlisted, I enlisted eight or ten men to serve in the serve in the same company and Dutee Ballou was one of them the said Dutee enlisted for eight month & served with us at Roxbury as a private, that in August 1778 the said Dutee Ballou & myself served together in the same Company we were in the engagement on Rhode Island on the 29th August 1778 we served together twenty days at least during this expedition and company was commanded by Capt. Amos Whipple I think. I was in the last boat which left the Island about 3 Oclk at night, Afterword in 1779 we served together two months, stationed at Bristol in Cap. Reuben Ballou's company about 30 miles from home we were both privates at this time. this was in September & in the following months as near as I can recollect I drew rations for that time he the said Dutee served all these times besides those above specified but I connot now recollect them but my opinion is that he served enough to entitle him to full pention. Nathan Sheeter
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State of Rhode Island [illegible]
Providence sc in the City of Providence April 15th AD 1843

Personally come before me the within named Nathan Streeter and made solemn affirmation to the truth of the within affidavit by him signed and I further certify that said affiant is a credible witness

Zuriel Potter Just. C.C. Pleas
for said County of Providence
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Providence Oct 24 1843
Sir
I herewith enclose the application of the
children of Waity Whipple formerly the widow
of Dutee Ballou for arrears of pension under the
acts of Congress of July 4 1836 & March 3
1837. Mrs Whipple a short time previous to her
death was about making an application for a
pension under the above acts & had sent to me
to assist her but was taken sick & died very
suddenly. I also enclose an old Roll without
date which is supposed to be the list of men
belonging to Capt Amos Whipples Company during the
war of the Revolution as it was found
among the papers of Wm Emerson formerly
of Cumberland who was a Sergeant in his Company
and as it contains the names of several soldiers
who were pensioners or whose widows were
pensioners for services rendered in his Company
Among others is the name of Nathan Stubee still living
& whose affidavit is annexed, also the name of
Asa Whipple whose widow Silvia Whipple
was a pensioner also the names of Levi Wetherhead
& Ariel Ballou whose widow was also a pensioner
He also was an enlisted soldier in Capt Whipples
Company in fall of 76 in the 3 months service
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as Dutee appears to have been by the evidence.
Permit me to add that the tradition and
belief is, in the neighborhood where he
resided that he was in actual service
pretty much all the war & that his widow
was entitled to a full pension. But the
survivors of the Revolution are now most all
dead only now & then one in a whole regiment
survive, I have therefore to request that a
certificate may granted for what is just &
reasonable according to the evidence,
I am
respectfully
your obt svt
Benja Cowell
J. L. Edwards, Esq