Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,593, John White, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va. 

White, John 

NUMBER
S. 32. 593

CONTENTS
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Illinois. 29.94 -
John White of Shelby Co. in the State of Illinois who was a private in the company com(manded) by Captain Patterson of the regt command by Col (blank) in the Va (illegible) line for six months for 1778. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 20 dollars - cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of May 1835 and sent to Daniel Gregory Shelbyville Illin.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1835	$80. –
Semi-anl.  allowance ending 4 Sep 35 10  
90 
{Revolutionary Claim June 7, 1832}
Recorded by WM S Allison Clerk
Book E-2 Vol 8 Page 134

Order to pay 27 Oct 37
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State of Illinois 
Shelby Co ss

on this second day of March AD 1835 personally appeared before the county commissions court of Shelby County and State aforesaid the same being a court of record, John White a resident of said county and state aforesaid, aged seventy-eight years on the 26th day of last February, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That he said  John White was born in the state of Pennsylvania in the year 1757, - that after his said birth, he and his father’s family moved into Buckingham county in the state of Virginia some time previous to the year 1798 – that on about the first day of June in said year 1778 
he enlisted or volunteered as a militia man in the revolutionary war in a company commanded by Captain John Patterson and Lieut. James Burnett under Mayor James Coskey; the name of the Col. he cannot recollect - that he volunteered in Buckingham County aforesaid for six months, and immediately marched to Williamsburg in Virginia, the then headquarters of that part of the army to which this Deponent was attached- where he remained in the service during said six months, a part of the time being drilled and disciplined  in the said service at Williamsburg, and the rest of the time in actual service, watching the enemy on the James river and on the sea shore, and also watching the movements
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of the Tories, and on scouting parties detached from the regiment against the Tories - the name of the Col. who  commanded the regiment he cannot now recollect – that at the expiration of said six months, he was discharged and took a written discharge from his Captain John Patterson, which discharge he kept in his possession until about ten years’ since, when it was lost and cannot now be found – that from the time he obtained his discharge aforesaid  with the spring of 1780, he remained a part of the time at home out of the service, and was frequently during that time engaged in scouting parties and in small skirmishes on the James River and on the sea shore, sometimes in Virginia, and sometimes in North and sometimes in South Carolina at various places – but thinks that during the last mentioned times, he was not in the regular service and was not regularly enlisted or drafted, was only out on short tours a short time at once- does not recollect the officers under whom he served during this time- and does not claim pay for his last mentioned services from his time of his said discharge to the Spring of 1780 – that in said Spring of 1780 while this engaged in scouting near Charleston South Carolina, at Goose Creek, he again enlisted or volunteered as a light horseman on the 20th of April in the year 1780 aforesaid and served mostly on horseback, during said four months- that he does not recollect the name of his (then) captain, but the
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regiment or body of men in which he volunteered was commanded by one Col John Locke, having one James Pervines as Major – that often going into the service aforesaid and often the captive of Charleston by the British, he then marched with a small body of troops under said Locke up the Santee River through Georgetown in South Carolina and soon after was at the battle of Santee on the sixth of May in the year 1780 aforesaid – from thence he went up the country to Columbia in S.C. aforesaid – from thence he marched up the Catawba River to Washburn Creek, and on the 29th of May had an engagement with the Tories and British- and abut the same time had a skirmish at Batesford- from that place he was marched to a place called Hanging Rock S. C.  where (words crossed out) and near which place in the country he remained sometime in various kinds of service, and on the ninth of August 1780, was at the battle of Hanging Rock – either at this place or a few days after he saw Gen Marion - from Hanging Rock he marched to join the army from the north under Gen Gaotes and Dekalb and joined the main army a few days before the battle of Camden, within few miles of Rugeleys Mills, and finally was in the battle at Camden S.C.  on the sixteenth of August where the Americans were defeated and the army mostly dispersed- about this time and
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immediately after said battle his term of service of four months having expired he returned home to his father’s family, there in Rowan County North Carolina- his father’s family having lately removed there- that for said four months service, he thinks he got no regular written discharge, but that he served the whole of his time of four months out.
 That after this for sometime he remained mostly at home, being out only occasionally on short excursions or tours, and on one of these excursions he was near Kings mountain in S.C. and was within 14 miles of it at the time of the battle, but at that time was not in the regular service and does not claim pay for the same- that in the spring of 1781 (he thinks) on the first day of March he again volunteered at or near Salsbury in North Carolina in said Rowan County, in the service for the term of eight months, under the command of the said Col. John Locke and Major Pervines, but who was his captain he cannot recollect, and soon after was in the battle of Guilford court house N.C., where the British were defeated- from thence he with the troops under said Col Locke marched to Hillsborough N.C. where they remained about one month under drill and discipline- soon after this
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and after the second battle at Camden on or about the last of April or the first of May he with the regiment joined the southern army under Gen. Greene, and with the army followed up the enemy through a part of North Carolina into Virginia on their retreat to Yorktown, and arrived at that place or near it sometime near the last of August or First of September, and was at the siege, the battle and surrender of Yorktown by Cornwallis on the 19th of October 1781- that he saw many of the regular officers of the army to wit. Gen. Washington- Greene Wayne & others- that soon after the 19th of October peace having been made and his term of service having expired, he was discharged and returned home in Rowan County – that he then took a written discharge of his services for the last eight months, which said discharge was lost about ten years since and cannot now be found – that in all his services he served as a private and a volunteer that he claims pay for eighteen months services- to wit from the 1st of June 1778, six months in Captain Pattersons Company; from the 20th of April 1789 for four months under Col John Locke and Major Pervines-; and from the 1st of March 1781. For eight
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months under said Col Locke.  That since his disclosure he has lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, and for the first ten years in Illinois aforesaid that he knows of no living witnesses, by whom he can prove his services as most of his comrades in arms are long since dead or in parts unknown to him and therefore has no other mode of substantiating his services, except by his own oath and the traditionary evidence of others- that the Pen Bushrod WM Henry, Issaac Martin, and Danil White.
are well acquainted with him and can testify as to their belief of his having been a revolutionary soldier – he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state-
The following questions were proposed by the court-
1st Where and in what year was you born ? – answer to question 1st I was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1757-
Quest 2- Have you any record of your age? 
Ans 2 – I have no record except from memory
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Question 3d- Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans 3d- I was living, when called into the service, in Buckingham County and have since lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, and now live in Illinois.
Quest 4th- How were you called into service? 
Ans 4th- I volunteered or enlisted for a few months at a time. 
5th he states the names of some of the regular officers who served with the troops as follows, Capt. Patterson, Major Cuskey, Major Pervines, Col Locke, Gen Gates, Gen Dekalb, Gen Huyer, Col White, Gen Washington, Marion Greene – &c he cannot recollect any particular regiment, except the one in which he served- I volunteered at first for three months, was employed in drilling, scouting &c – volunteered against for four months and was engaged some of the time in battle in S.C. some of the time in the marching and scouting – volunteered again for eight months and was employed in marching, drilling and fighting, until the surrender of Yorktown.
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Question 6th did you ever obtain a discharge from the service?
Ans 6th I obtained a written discharge from Capt Patterson for my first six months services- I had none for my four months services - but got one for my last eight months services from my Capt whose name I cannot now recollect- both of which are lost and cannot be found. 
7th I am acquainted and personally known to the following persons in my neighborhood, who can testify as to my character for veracity as to their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution to wit the Pen Bushrod W Henry Isaac Martin Daniel White John White

John White X (his mark)

State of Illinois 
Shelby County ss – John White the person whose name is signed to the above declaration being duly sworn saith that the above declaration and answers and statement to the best of his knowledge, recollection, and belief.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 2d day of March 1835. 
Joseph Oliver 
Clerk of the county court

State of Illinois
Shelby County ss- 

We Bushard W Henry a Clergyman residing in the county aforesaid and Isaac Martin, Daniel White residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John White who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
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him to be seventy-eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion – and the said Daniel White saith that he is a son said John White and that he is thirty-seven years of age, and that his said father has from his earliest recollection, been reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution, both in the state of North Carolina, in Tennessee, and Illinois where he is father now resides, that he has frequently heard his father relate battles that he had been in and many circumstances of the revolution – that he has seen the written discharges spoken of by said in his said declaration which are supposed to be lost or mislaid, and cannot be found. 

Bushard W Henry
Isaac Martin
Daniel White

Sworn to and subscribed this 2d day of March 1835 before me

Joseph Oliver Clk
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State of Illinois
Shelby County ss
Personally appeared before me, the clerk of the county commissions court of said county John White, who being duly sworn 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 previous mentioned below as follows from the 1st day of June 1778, six months as a private- from the 20th of April 1780- four months and from the 1st of March 1781. Eight months – in all eighteen months – as a private and for such service I claim a pension for such service

John White X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed  this 2d day of March 1835 before me

Joseph Oliver Clk

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 abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the court further certify
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that it appears to them that Bushrod W. Henry who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Shelby and that Isaac Martin and Daniel White who also signed the same are residents of said county and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Aaron McKenzie 
Barnet Bone 

State of Illinois 
Shelby County ss
I Joseph Oliver Clerk of the court of the county commissioners of Shelby county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John White for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of March 1835 at Shelbyville in said county of Shelby. 
Joseph Oliver
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26.876
John White 
Illinois

Susp'd
see index no. 4, 
from 1778 pri
6 mos.
$20
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32593
Revy Invalid
File No. 32.593
John White 
Pri Rev War 
Act June 7 32
Index; - Vol. 2 Page 455
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Carmi Ills office of Pension Agent 5th Oct 1837
Sir
Enclosed you have the
Vouchers of John White who was
private in the army of the Revolution
at the rate of [illegible] per annum for inspection.
There is 2 years pay due him from the 4th of Sept
1835 to the 4th day of Sept 1837
Yours Respectfully
Carson D. Hay
for Dan’l Hay
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Oct 23
Carmi Ill.
7th Oct'r.
J L
Mr Evans
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Ills. May 26

J.L. Edwards Esq-
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
Shelbyville Ills
May 13th 
25

allow for six months
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Shelbyville Shelby Co
Ill.  January 7th 1835,
Sir
I received a few days since your
Letter of March 26th acknowledging
the reception of the declaration of
John White for a pension, and
pointing out the deficiencies therein.
I can only reply to it, that Mr White
is extremely old and of very bad memory
and has become already almost incapable
of transacting any business correctly
or of recollecting facts necessary to make
out his case. That he also at times labours
under a species of insanity, which together
with the fact that his servises were at a
distance from this place and that he
has no witnesses in the country, and that it is 
impossible for him to send on any further testimony to establish his claim, renders it unnecessary for him to present any further (illegible) in the proceedings - and will not supposed do any thing more about it. He cannot, so far as I understand it, make any further or better proof in relation
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to his declaration or any part of it and of course must abandon it – If there be any part of it sufficiently established so that he could obtain a pension for the time that is established in the declaration (if there be any such), as he cannot make out any more testimony for the residue. It would be of great service to him to receive payment for that portion of his services and he is willing to receive an allowance for so much as you shall think established, and forgo the residue.
As suggested in your letter, Mr. White has heretofore made application to your office for a pension under the act of 1832- and his declaration returned to him, but his former declaration has been mislaid or lost so that it cannot now be found. Otherwise it would have been sent with his last declaration.
Should records be transmitted herewith - Another examination of his claim is requested, as his circumstances age and poverty ask for relief.
Daniel Gregory

J L Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
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JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Free

Edwards Esq. 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.O. Columbia
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March 3rd 1835
Sir- I herewith enclose you the papers of John White for a pension and request an early action on the same and returns as soon as the notice of the case will admit-- Mr White
is in extreme old age and debilitated,
he is in great want and in extreme
indigence, and unable to support
himself without the assistance
of the public or private friend, or
unless he can obtain his pension. Hence
his great anxiety that his papers
shall have an immediate action.
When you have considered his
case please make returns to me
at this place.

Yours &c
Daniel Gregory 
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois

J.L Edwards Esq-
Commissioner &c
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Shelbyville Illinois
March 11th 
James L Edwards Esq-
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C

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