Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21092, David Burlingame, R.I.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R. I. 

Burlingame, David

NUMBER
S.21092

CONTENTS
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Rhode Island 27.977

David Burlingame
of Providence in the State of R.I.
who was a pri in the (blank) commanded by Captain (blank) of the Regt commanded by Col. Brown in the R. I. Ma (Militia) 
for 20 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island 
at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Oct. 34 and Sent Jonah Titus South Scituate - R. I.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 34             233.31
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 35  33.33
                                                            _________
                                                          $266.64

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832.   }

Recorded by Nath Rice, Clerk.
Book E  Vol. 2  Page 138
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State of Rhode Island  }
County of Providence  } ss.

On this 13th day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate in and for the Town of Scituate in said County now sitting David Burlingame a resident 
of said Scituate in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  I was born in Glocester in said county of Providence on Seventh day of March 1757, but I have no record of my age.  I was living in said Glocester when called into Service and since said war have lived in Smithfield in said county of Providence and in said Scituate and now live in said Scituate.  My service I did upon alarm and drafts as follows as near as I can give an account of the same.  In  August 1775 I served fifteen days upon an alarm in Captain Ben(illegible) Whipple's Company and in Col. Chad Brown;s Regiment stationed at Providence R.I.
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and one month in January 1776 in said Company and regiment upon a draft stationed at Bristol R.I. and in March 1776 I served another month in said Company and regiment  stationed at aid Providence upon draft.  In May 1776 I served another month in said company and regiment upon draft - stationed at said Providence.  In August 1776 I served a month in said Company and regiment upon a draft stationed at said Bristol.  IN the fall of 1776 I served a month in said Company and regiment upon draft stationed at said Providence.  In 1777 I served five months including one month as a substitute for my brother Benedict Burlingame and four months upon drafts in said company and regiment stationed mostly at said Providence and in guarding the Shores of the Narragansett Bay.  In 1778 I served four months upon draft in the dame regiment but think that John Eddy commanded the company: during these four months I was stationed mostly in said Providence.  In 1779 I served four months in said Capt. Whipple's company and Col. Chad Brown's Regiment stationed mostly at said Providence.  In July 1780 I served fifteen days in said company and regiment stationed at Newport upon an alarm; and two months of the service performed in 1778 I performed as Sergeant; and the rest of said service I did as a private soldier.  It was done in guarding
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the Shores of said Narragansett Bay.

I knew Gens West, Corvell, (illegible) Schriver Arnold and Lafayette and the and the Regiment of Col. Elisha Moroney and the took commanded by Col. Flack.

I had no written discharge and have no documentary evidence of my service and annex the testimony of such witness as I have been able to procure.

 Benjamin Boss, Benjamin Angell
Kimball Atwood, Job W. Fiske and David Aldrich are my present neighbours (sic) and can testify as to my character for truth and veracity and their belief of my services as soldier of the revolution.  Her hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State.
(signed)  David Burlingame

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(signed) Josiah Westcott  Clerk of the Court of Probate in the town of Scituate
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21092
Revolution
INVALID.

File No.  21.092

David Burlingame
Pri  Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32

Index:--Vol. 2,  Page 56

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Providence  Sept 22, 1834

J. L. Edward Comm of Pensions

Dear Sir,

I herewith send you the Dec, of David Burlingame for a pension.  Please to send me his Certificate directed to South Scituate, R. I.
Yours with Respect &c.
(signed)  Jonah Titus
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David Burlingame
R.I.
32.150

Amt as private
20 months
$66.66

Jonah Titus
South Scituate
R. I.
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I Esek Brown of Gloucester in the county of Providence aged 79 years and being duly engaged according to Law do testify and say, that I was well acquainted with David Burlingame of Scituate during the revolution, he then lived withing about one mile of me.  He marched in Capt Buerrajah Whipple's Company at the commencement of said revolution and after that in Capt John Eddy's who took said Whipple's place.  I was at that time a member of the Company of horse under Col. Slack.  Said David as I was then informed and have always believed did service in said companies during the revolutionary war; in Col. Chad Brown's regiment; said David was forward in support of the said war, and always had the name of being one of the best of soldiers.  I cannot say how much time he was gone into the service, but should say without any hesitation none what I can recollect of his being in the service, and the general reputation he had at that time for being in the same that he was in said revolution in service in the Regiment aforesaid from one to two years in said David's reputation for truth and veracity is as good as any other persons.  Said David is
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now about 77 years of age
(signed) Eseck Brown

State of Rhode Island  }
County of Providence  } ss.  August 8th 1834

Personally came Eseck Brown signee of the foregoing Deposition and made oath that the facts therein stated are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; and I further certify that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit

Before me
(signed) Jonah Titus  Just. Peace
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I Rueben Steene of Scituate in the county of Providence aged 79 years and being engaged according to Law do testify and say:  that during the revolution I resided in the Town of Gloucester in the said county of Providence, and was well acquainted with David Burlingame of said Scituate, who is now an applicant for a pension, and I know that during said War, the said David served as a soldier in Col Chad Brown's Regiment on alarm and drafts whenever he was called on.  I have seen him on service in Providence on three monthly tours, in Capt. John Eddy company, and in said Brown's Regiment in aid revolution; also I saw him on service, in said war, stationed at Bristol two monthly tours in said Eddy Company, and I saw him on service in said war, stationed at Middletown on Rhode Island on Whorth(illegible) Plains two monthly tours under Capt. Benajah Whipple,  I also saw hi on service in said war, stationed at Howland Ferry in as I think the town of Tiverton, one other monthly time; and I can further say; that all the time that the British were in possession of the Torries of Newport, which was about three years said David belonged to one of three divisions comprising all the Militia of this State and did duty in his said division during that time according to the best of my recollection four months in each year.
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and I know of said David's going to Bristol on an alarm in July 1780 and serving as I think one month in said war; my meaning is that some of the tours mentioned in the forepart of this disposition, were performed in the three years that the British were in possession of Rhode  
1775-6 I belonged to a company of minutemen and cannot speak with so much precision about the Service of said David during that time, but at that time understood that he did some service on the alarms and drafts in Capt Burajah Whipple's Company.  And said David was then called as I well recollect one of the best of soldier; and form and in support of said War.  The said David's character for truth and veracity was then, and is now as good as that of any person I know of.

(signed) Ruben Steene

State of Rhode Island  }
County of Providence  } ss.  August 8th 1834
The Rueben Steene signee of the foregoing Deposition made oath to the truth of the same; And I further certify that he is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Before me.
(signed) Jonah Titus Just. Peace
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence ss.

I Josiah Westcott Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the Town of Scituate in the county of Providence and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jonah Titus is a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Scituate in said County and State; that he is by the law of said State authorised (sic) to administer oaths and take depositions; and that the signatures to the annexed document purporting to be his, are in the proper hand writing of said Titus.

In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this thirteenth day of September in the year one thousand  Eight hundred and thirty four
(signed) Jonah Westcott  Clerk of the Court of
Probate of the Town of Scituate
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are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.  I Josiah Westcott, Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the Town of Scituate do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of  David Burlingame for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this thirteenth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four.
(signed) Josiah Westcott  Clerk of the Court
Of Probate of the Town of Scituate.
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We Own Battey and Horace Battey residing in the Town of Scituate hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Burlingame who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood (sic) where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

(signed) Own Battley
(signed) Horace Battey

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(signed) Josiah Westcott Clerk of the Court of Probate of the Town of Scituate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certifies that it appears to the that there is no clergyman residing in the immediate neighbourhood (sic), of said applicant, and that Own Battey and Horace Battey who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents in the Town of Scuituate and