Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,901, Joseph Whitting, Mass.
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SERVICE                                                NUMBER
Mass      Whitting, Joseph               S33,901

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CONTENTS
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7083

Massachusetts
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Joseph Whitting
of Bridgewater in the state of Massachusets who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel O(?) Bailey of the Massa line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of April, 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March  1818 and sent to the Hon: Mr Sampson (House of Representatives, Mass
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1819  $88.26
Semi.anl.  all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48---
$136.26
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Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
 Continued
Bridgewater

[ This was written on the right side of the page.  There is indistinct writing vertically on the left side of the page.]
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(A)
I Joseph Whiting [sic] of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts now in the sixty fourth year of my age, depose set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the late Revolutionary war with Great Britain on the Continental Establishment and Massachusetts line  - I enlisted in the month of April AD 1779 (?) for eight months into Capt James Allens Company and Col John Baileys (?) Regt.  which term I served with at Roxbury near Boston and was honorably discharged.  In January AD 177?   I enlisted into Capt  Jacob Allens company & Col John Baileys Regiment  for one year.  I marched for New York State & there and in [_____]  served out said term and I was honorably discharged. 
 I afterwards served under Col Vose six months at West Point and in New Jersey after [bad smudge]   but am not positive, my Captains name I have forgotten.  At the close of said term I was discharge in any case (?).  I further say that I am reduced in my circumstances and stand in need of my Countrys assistance for support -  And I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension which hath heretofore been allocated me by the laws of The United States if any may be or hath been so accorded.
Joseph Whitting
Sworn to and declared on oath this fourth day of April ADom. 1818.   Before me Nahum Mitchell Judge
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Joseph Whiting
Bridgewater Ms
4 apl 1818 [illegible]
Baileys regt Massachusts 76 One year   Wanted the judges certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicant
Adml
Hon [-]Sampson
H. R.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth  On this fourth day of April AD, 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Joseph Whiting of Bridgewater Co of Plymouth aged sixty three years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." ver

Declaration marked (A)

(see also Micha Joy's declaration for further testimony, who is a credible Witness
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And the sd Joseph Whiting further declares on oath that he was a sergeant during said years service, and acted as orderly sergeant, and brot with him , the old papers herewith transmitted, out of the service, & that the persons whose names are borne thereon belonged to Capt Allen's Company among whom, were Thomas Pope, Benjamin Price, Joseph Snell, Micha Joy, and Solomon Washburn & others who have made their declaration before me,
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Whiting did serve in the revolutionary was, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and I the said Judge do now certify that the said Joseph Whiting is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support.
Nahum Mitchell

COMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss,  1818,
I HEREB CERTIFY, That 
is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth -- that the same Circuit Court of Common Pls is a Court of record -- that the signature to the above certificate is the te signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the sl of the said Court,

Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of 

[ there is no signature ]
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I Joseph Snell of Bridgewater, County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence do say and testify that Joseph Whitting of said Bridgewater did duty as a soldier of the United States during the war of the revolution eighteen months at least, and was part of said period an orderly Sergeant
Joseph Snell

Plymouth ss May 18th 1818, Personally appeared Joseph Snell and made oath to the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed.
Eliab Whitman [-------]

The above named Eliab Whitman is a Magistrate and authorized to take depositions & administer oaths and the said Snell is a credible Witness        Nahum Mitchell Judge
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Joseph Whitting

Whiting
C
7083
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District of Massachusetts ss..
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On this eighteenth day of July 1820 Personally appeared in open court being a Court of Record in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Plymouth Joseph Whitting aged 66 years resident in Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth in sd District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows enlisted for one year in 1776 in Col (?) Baileys Regt Massachusetts line that he has received a pension certificate dated 5th March 1819 & numbered 7083 in pursuance of his original declaration made 4th April AD1818 & also takes and subscribes the following oath:
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th Day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
I am by occupation a Cooper am unable to do but little My family consists of myself wife Abigail aged 63 infirm & unable to do but little for her support.  I have no real or personal Estate.
Joseph Whitting
Sworn to & declared on the 18th day of July AD 1820
Before Nahum Mitchell, C Justice of sd Court
I John B Thomas, Clerk of the aforesd Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court;  and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is  No dollars and No cents  Nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty ninth day of December 1821
(?) B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County [-----]
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33 901
[Revy] INVALID
File No. 33,901
Joseph Whitting
[Pri] Rev War
Act : 18" March 18" 
Index : -- Vol.  2, Page 450
{Arrangement of 1870}
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These old papers were delivered me by Joseph Whiting when he made his Declaration before me and Nehemiah Smith, Caleb Gardner, Thomas Pope, Benja Price, Joseph Snell, Micha Joy and Salmon Washburn, whose names are born on them, marked X thus, and who have made their declarations also before me, have all stated, that they served in this Company, without any knowledge that these papers were in existence, which besides other direct testimony produced by them, furnishes convincing proof of their service, & alltogether is perfectly satisfactory to my mind.
Nahum Mitchell, Judge
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John [----]
Eliab Gurney
Nehemiah Smith X
 Caleb Gardner   X
Eliab [-]eith
Nehemiah Leach    
X Caleb Willis   
Hezekiah Willis
Eliab Willis  
X Ziba Leonard
X Caleb Hayward    
 Compton (?) Burrell
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Soloman Drake
Samuel [---]
Gamalil Cooke
X Jeams (?) Penneman
Elexander Hays (? Mays, Thays)
James Silvester
[Unreadable - washed out]
[Unreadable - washed out]
Luke Packard
Ignatious Looring
William Latham
Joseph House
Calvin Hoopar
John Hoopar
Amos Cordenor
Thanter Dunbar
Joseph Egerton
Nehemiah Whitmarsh
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William [blurry]
John Hanley
William Hanley
Richd Duff
Henry Saveg
Ebenezer Shaw
Jacob Allenson (?)
of [unreadable]
Joseph Whitting X
had the Smalpox
of Sapttember [sic] the 23rd 1776
 was [----lated] and
Contonered then [----]
18 Day
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Caleb Howard
Ebenezer Drake
Isreal Backer
Caleb Leach
Timothy Mitchel
Thomas Pope  X
Samuel Dyer
Benjamin Price  X
Elisha Curtis
William Waterman
John Hooper
Joseph Wesley
Joseph Hamlen
Ichabod Hall

[Vertically to the left of the list is written "Joseph"
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William Latham
Thomas Latham
Allden Washburn
[Crossed out]
Ephram Churchel
Joseph Reed
Nathan Edson
Bela Noyas (?)
Samuel Drake
James Hill
Samuel Reed
Uriah Remington
James Packard
John Hanley
William Hanley

(There are numerical figures on the right of the page.  Some are difficult to transcribe so I have not done them.)
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Simeon Curtis
Jonathan Gurney
David Gurney
Michel Fitzgerald
[crossed out]
Elisha Lincoln
John Barden
Eliab Gurney
X Joseph Snell
[Caleb Gardiner crossed out]
Eliab Keith
[heavy crossing out]
[Caleb Wylles crossed out]
Hezekia X Wylles
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Salmon Washburn
Jeremiah Pratt
X Nehemiah Smith
Joshua Barnett  D
to 1 day work --- 0-15-0
to 1 day work --- 0-18-0
to 1/2 day work  --- 0-7-6
to 1  [ ? ?]  --- 0-6-0
to 1 [? ?]  [6 1/2 -0-6-9 all Xed out]
August the 18th huppen (?) Barels 3-6-3
November the 13th crates 3-12-0
2 Loads of wood 8th to others [avants]
November 20 -  2 1/2 Work -- 4-10-0
November the 28th [ unreadable ]
and to contain 2 Lod of wood on 18
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Eliab Wylles
Ziba Leonard
Anthony Pike [crossed out]
Solomon Drake
Humphry Burrell
Samuel Wild
James Silvester
James Penniman
Elexander Thayr
John Lincoln [crossed out]
Noah Benson
Micha Joy  X
Luke Packard [crossed out]
Luka Packard
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A  Return of prisiners Taken at New York following the Campain Belonging to the United States of America 1776
[Headings]: When taken| Where taken|| Commissioned Officers| Staff (?)| Officers ?X Privets| Wounded|
[Commissioned Officers Under headings]:  Generals| Cols| Lt Cols| Majors| Captens| Leunts| Ensigns| 
[Staff Under headings]: Chaplens|  Addts| [Officers ?X Privets Underheadings]: [Blank]| Quarter ms|  Surjons(?)| Comaserys| Engineers |Wagon masters| Privet men| Volunteers| 
Wounded Underheadings]: Officers| Privets|
August 27th| Long Iland | 2 | 3 | 42 |18 | 43 | 11 | - | 1 | [blank ]| - | 3 | - | - | - | 1006 | 3 | 9 | 56 |
Sept 15&16| York Iland | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | [blank] | - |  - | - | - | - | 354 | - | - | - |
Oct 12th| White Plains | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | - |
Nov 16th | Fort Washington | -| 4 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 107 | 31 | 1 | 2 | [smudge] | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2637 | - | 6 | 53(?)| 
Nov 20 | fort Lee | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | [blank] | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 99 | - | - | - |
Tak (?) the| Pag belo [?]| - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | [blank] | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 99 | - | - | - |
[blank] | Total | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 160 | 43 | 1 | 3 | [blank] | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4131 | 3 | 15 | 109 |
A True Coppy Taken from the Commissary Genuarll(?) Brought from New York By Major Wells  I got this Return D Dec 24 New York
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A Return of the prisners take by the American Army at Trintown wear Philadel on this day Dec - 26- 1776
| Col | 1 | Lt Col | 2 | Majors | 3 | Capt | 4 | Lt | 8 | Ensigns | 2 | Sargs Majors | 2 | Sargs | 92 | Drummers | 20| [Musions] | 9 | Officers [S---] | 25 |  Rank & file | 140 | Judg advocate | 1 | field [p---] | 6 | [----] | 4 | Drums | 12 | Wagons | 6 | Small arms | 1200 | [smudged] | 2 | Horses | 40 |
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
 BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Whitting, Samuel  GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 5314  ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar 25, 1790 to -- not shown --

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.