Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,145, Hezekiah Gorton, R.I.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
RI

Gorton, Hezekiah

NUMBER
R.4145

CONTENTS
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Hezekiah Gorton
31.997

Suspend by Un E. order
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benifit of the Act of Congress Passed June 7th A.D. 1832
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Kent County,
On this 7th day of August A.D. 1834.  At West Greenwich in said County of Kent Personally appeared Before me Charles Tillinghort one of the Justices of the peace within and for said town of West Greenwich in said County of Kent.  Hezekiah Gorton formerly of the Town of Warrick in said County of Kent now residing in said West Greenwich.  Aforesaid aged 83 years.  And at his Dwelling house and place of Residence 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 7th A.D. 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  In the year A.D. 1775 I lived in the town of Warwick in said county of Kent.  And was drafted as a soldier and was in actual service under command Reuben Whitmore Captain, Squire Millard Liet. and Ensign James Jarould and was attached to Col. John Whitmans Regiment.  Was on duty at East Greenwich, Warwick Neck and Potowoon Neck on Providence River so called.  Was in this tour of duty two months at least in the fall of that year.  In the year A.D. 1776 I was again drafted in the Spring of this year.  Under Capt. Reuben Whitmore and was attached to Col. John Waterman's regiment Lieutenant Lowthen was in command was in service on the shores of Providence River at Warwick Neck East Greenwich and other places on said river.  Where we was quartered I do not recollect.
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1 Was in this tour of service one month at least.  In the fall of the same year I was again drafted. Was then under command of Lieutenant Millard and was attached to Col. John Waterman’s regiment.  Lieutenant Low then was in command was the most part of this tour at Potaroom and was in 
2 Duty two months at least.  In the year A. D. 1777.  In the fore part of this year I was again drafted and was under command of Capt. Millard and was attached to Col. John Waterman’s Regiment.  Was in duty on the shores of said Providence River at what is called old Warwick Neck was in this tour of service one month.  In the fall of this year I volunteered under ensign John Stafford in Capt. Millard’s Company.  And was attached to Col. John Waterman’s Regiment.  Major Thomas Tillinghast then commanded.  Was in service in this tour at Warwick Neck and at Pawtuxet in said Providence River.  Two months at the most.  I then removed into the town of West Greenwich in said County of Ghent where I now live.  In the month of January of the year 1778 I was drafted in the company of Capt. Joseph Draper and was attached to the regiment of Col. Archibald Kasson.  I went on duty at East Greenwich and Potowoom Neck on said Providence River in guarding said shores.  I was in this tour of service one month at least.  In July of this year I was again drafted in the company of Capt. Joseph Draper Lieutenant Joseph James and Ensign Jedidiah Alsworth Jr and was attached to Col. Kasson’s regiment.  We went on duty to East Greenwich from thence to Warwick Neck then marched to the now city of Providence at the head of Providence River In R. I. – thence to Bristol Ferry crossed over to the Island of Rhode Island then marched on toward
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The town of Newport in Rhode Island.  I was there in General Sullivan’s expedition from thence to Howland’s Ferry so called.   Crossed over on the Tiverton side.  This tour was in the months of July August 
3 and September and was in actual service those months at least.  In the month of November of the same year I went as a substitute for one John Parker was under command of Lieutenant Joseph Jones of Capt. Draper’s Company and was attached to Col. Archibald Kasson’s regiment Lieut. Col. Thomas Gorton then was in command was in duty at East Greenwich on Potowoom on said Providence 
2 River I was in this tour of service two months at least ending in January 1779.  In the spring of this year I was again drafted in the company of Capt. Joseph Draper was commanded by ensign Jedidiah Alsworthy Jr. and attached to Col. Kasson’s regiment Major Isaac Johnson then commanded.  I was in this tour of service two months at 
2 least, in the fall of this year I went to in service as a substitute for the before named John Parker. Was under command of Capt. Joseph Draper and was attached to Col. Kasson’s regiment who then was in command I was on duty at Warwick Neck and Pawtuxet on said Providence River.
1 Was, in, this service one month at least.  In the spring of 1780 I was again drafted in the company of Capt. Joseph Draper and was in duty under Lieutenant Joseph James attached to Col. Kasson’s regiment I was in the service of the shores on Providence River at Warwick Neck East Greenwich and Potowoom.
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1 I was in this tour of service one month at least in the spring of 1781 I was drafted in Capt. Draper’s company ensign Alsworth was in command attached to Col. Kasson’s Regiment was on the shores of Providence River most of the time at Potowoom.  I was in
2 this tour two months at least I do not recollect of any further service in the war of the revolution.  I do not know of any officer now living my messmates are mostly all dead or in parts unknown to me.  I refer you to the evidence annexed hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity and declares his name is not on the roll or agency of any state and for this I claim a pension.
[table following]
Period when service rendered | years | months | days | Company officers | Field officers | Rank of claimant | Age and residence | Proof by whom declaration is supported
1775 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Reuben Whitman | Col. John Waterman | soldier | 83 years West Greenwich | Reverend Stafford Green
1776 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Do | Do | Do | | 
Do | 0 | 2 | 0 | Lieut. Miller | Do | Do | | Silas James
1777 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Capt. Miller | Do | Do | | 
Do | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ensign Stafford | Major Tillinghast | Do | | William Price
1778 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Capt. Draper | Col. Kasson | Do | | Matthew Price
Do | 0 | 3 | 0 | Do | Do | Do | |
Do | 0 | 2 | 0 | Lieut. James | Do Lieut. Cd | Do | |
1779 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ensign [illegible] | Gordon | Do | |
Do | 0 | 1 | 0 | Capt. Draper | Col. Kasson | Do |
1780 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Do | Do | Do | |
1781 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Do | Do | Do | |
   | 1 | 8 | | | | | | |
One year 8 months
Hereunto is annexed a tabular statement of my services
Witness Charles Tillinghast
Hezekiah Gorton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
Charles Tillinghast Justice Peace
We Stafford Green minister of the gospel residing in the town of West Greenwich and Silas James residing in said West Greenwich hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hezekiah Gorton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age he states in his declaration that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Stafford Green
Silas James
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And I the said Charles Tillinghast justice of the peace as aforesaid declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Stafford Green who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in said West Greenwich and is a minister of the gospel and that Silas James who has also signed the same is a resident in said West Greenwich and a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Charles Tillinghast justice peace
I Charles Tillinghast justice of the peace as above written do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of Hezekiah Gorton claim for a pension and I further certify the reasons why this declaration was taken at the applicant’s place of residence was in consequence of his old age and bodily infirmity and not able to attend a court of record.
Charles Tillinghast justis peace
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The Deposition of William Rice of Warwick
in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island
aged Eighty seven years being first duly sworn
according to law do testify and say in the matter
of Hezekiah Gorton's claim for a pension that the
said Hezekiah Gorton was a person well known
unto me that I knew him to be a Soldier in the Revolutionary 
war, that I knew him to serve under Captain
Millard attached to Col. John Waterman’s Regiment
in the year 1775 or 1777 the length of time I do not
exactly recollect two months at least on the shores of Providence River. I was with the
said Gorton one other tour on the Island of Rhode Island
under command of Captain Millard myself if I recollect
said Gorton was under of Captain Draper attached to Col. 
Carson’s Regiment it being in the year 1778 in General
Sullivan’s Expedition so called we were on this our of
duly three months at least.
William Rice
Witness Wm. Harrison
William Price
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation
Kent Ss in Warwick the 23 day of August A. D. 1834
Personally came William Rice the above deponent
and made solemn oath to the truth of the same, and
I further certify that the deponent is well known
unto me and that he is entitled to credit
Wm. Harrison Justice of the Peace
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The deposition of Mathew Price of the Town of
West Greenwich, County of Kent and State of
Rhode Island of the age of eighty years being
first duly sworn according to Law. Testify
and say in the matter of Hezekiah Gorton’s claim
for a pension this said Gorton is a person well
known to me, the deponent. I know him to
have been a soldier of the Revolution. I was
with the said Gorton in one tour of service
under Capt. Reuben Whitman, attached to Col.
John Waterman's Regiment in the year 1775.
was in the service at Warwick Neck and at
Potowomut Neck on the Providence River (so called), 
with said Gorton in actual service two months
at least, I was also with said Gorton one other
I was with said Gorton one other tour on the Island of Rhode
Island in General Sullivan's expedition (so called)
was with him there in actual service as a Soldier
the exact length of time I do not recollect, we
were attached to Col. Hanson Regiment, in this
Tour of duty we were three months at least.
sworn and subscribed this 22nd day of August 1834
Mathew Price his X mark
Witness
Whipple A. Arnold
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Kent Ss at Warwick this 22nd day of August 1854 Personally came Mathew Price subscriber to the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same, the deponent is a person well known to me and entitled to credit
Whipple A. Arnold Jus Peace
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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's office August 25th A. D. 1834
I certify that at the session of the general
assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday
of May last Charles Tillinghast was elected a
Justice of the Peace for the town of West Greenwich -
William Harrison and Whipple A. Arnold for
the town of Warwick, all in the County of Kent
each for the term of one year, and that they
have been severally commissioned accordingly as
appears of record in this office.
Witness
Henry Bowen Secry
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of
Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, that the name " HENRY BOWEN” to the
afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of
Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same,
was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified
according to law. Wherefore unto his said attestation, full faith
and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence, this twenty fifth
day of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
and of Independence the fifty ninth
[seal and ribbon]
John Brown Francis
Hen
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secry
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Hezekiah Gorton
R. Island
Suspended
Nathan Wilcox
23 Sept 1834
Let. to N. Wilcox Aug. 3 32
To Win. R. Noyes
Apl. 21, 1840
Hon. N. F. Dixon Sep. 17 41
See this in clar of Jonathan
Green, Q. 4236
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [preceding lined out]
4145
P. O. ____
Hezekiah Gorton
Service: ____
REJECTED
Enlisted: ____, 18  .
Discharged: ____, 18  .
Application filed: ____, 18  .
Alleges: ____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ____
P. O. ____
____ Recognized. ____ Contract.
____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ____, 18  .
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R. I’d.
31.997
Hezekiah Gorton
Supl. decla
4145
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress,
Passed June 7th A. D. 1832
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Kent County ss
On this 28th day of May A. D. 1835 Personally appeared
Before Me Jonathan Whaley one of the Justices Court of
Common please within and for the County of Kent
Hezekiah Gorton of West Greenwich in said County of
Kent and at his dwelling House and place of
Residence aged 84 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 7th 1832 and in amendment
And Explanation of my former declaration Now in the
Files of the department of the Commissioner of Pensions
At the City of Washington, Deposeth and saith, That
In those tours of a longer term than One Month as
Stated in my declaration now on file as aforesaid-
To which I refer you I was not in actual service
In Camp or Garrison for the whole length of those tours, 
But only one Month in actual service in each of
those tours. Except. I was in a class and Held
ourselves In Readiness at a minutes Waring-- and was often 
called out for three or four days at a time in 
service but having No Written Documents and old age
and loss of Memory I cannot say how much time those
Days would amount to. But I shall say one month and
a half in the whole, separate from one Month in Each
of those tours,
Hezekiah Gorton
State of 
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Kent County} Ss
West Greenwich May 28th A. D. 1835 Personally Came Hezekiah
Gorton Subscriber to the aforegoing declaration and made
solemn oath to the same and at his dwelling house
Being Through Bodily infirmity not able to attend
a Court And I further certify the said Hezekiah Gorton 
is a person entitled to Credit,
Jonathan Whaley J. P. Crt. Com. Pleas
(over)
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Jonathan Whaley before whom the
within declaration was made was at 
the time the same was made one of the
the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas for the County of Kent in this
State and in reference to the application 
of Hezekiah Gorton I am, refered 
to the depositions of Elder Stafford
Greene, Roger Levis and Solomon 
Lewis now on file in the office of the
commissioner of Pensions with these
deponents, I am acquainted, and know
them all to be very respectable men
Newport R. I.
June 2d 1835
Justice J. Peace
Kent Ss The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Clerks office Court of Common Pleas
I certify that Jonathan Whaley Esquire is one of the
Justices of said Court, that the foregoing
is his proper signature in his own hand writing
& that full faith & credence is & ought to be
given to all his official acts
[seal]
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the
Seal of said Court at East Greenwich this sixth day of June
A. D. 1835
John Brown Clk