Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,389, Joseph Whipple, Conn.
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(3-- 1776)

SERVICE
Conn

Whipple, Joseph
Mary

NUMBER
R.11.389.
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CONTENTS
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Mark Whipple, one of the children of Joseph Whipple and Mary Whipple, said:

Joseph Whipple
Mary Smith — married about 1784

Joseph Whipple died at Johnston, Limerick Co. Ohio, December 10, 1843.

Mary Whipple died same place March 27, 1848.

Surviving children:
Mark H. Whipple
Samuel Whipple, Missouri
Elizah Whipple, Iowa
Sarah Butterick, now at Adrian, Michigan

Dead children:
William, Samuel, Persiscia,
Joseph, Stephen, Jacob,
Polly, Lucy, Mark.

Mary married Wm. Hoyt and died in Illinois many years ago.
Elizah — in Iowa.
Joseph Whipple was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Mark now has my early business at Indy.

This handwritten record appears to be a genealogical or family history note concerning the Whipple family, tracing back to Joseph Whipple and Mary Smith, who married around 1784. It lists their dates of death, identifies their surviving and deceased children, and includes brief notes on where some descendants lived or died. Such documents were often created in the 19th century by family members or local historians to preserve lineage information, especially for families who had migrated across different states like Ohio, Missouri, and Iowa.
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Whipple case.

Mark Whipple. Mother native place was New Windsor, County of
Columbia, New York. —

Father came into said settlement from Sharon, Conn.,
and immediately after their marriage (1788) moved to Otis,Mass,
where they settled and lived a few years, and afterwards moved into
Sandisfield, (where Mark were born in 1805) from that town
to New Hartford (at which place Mark remained threre) from
that place they moved to Norfolk, Conn., resided there a few years;
from thence to Tyringham, Mass., where they continued to live until
1833 when they removed to Ohio.
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford Sept. 9th 1853

I certify, that on application for evidence
of the service of Joseph Whipple (side name also
Whippleton), I have examined the documents on file in
this office, and find the following, relating to said
Soldier, and also to one Mark Whipple.

A “Pay Roll of Capt. Edward Scranton’s Co. of Militia,
& Bradley’s Regiment” dated about March 1780,
which shows Joseph Whipple credited “for service in
Continental Armies 3d 1777 to Jan’y 1780—29 months
for the new State,” also credited in same Regiment
for “Service in the Militia” for 1779. Also a “Return of
Whipple & others” enlisted and mustered in a detachment
from 3rd Reg’t Aug’t 27th 1775. Sent 23 days in service as
Sergeants. Also a “Pay Roll of Capt. Moses Seymour’s Co.
of a Detachment of Col. Herman Swift’s Reg’t
formed for the year 1781,” which Roll contains the name of
Mark Whipple for 1781. There is also a “Roll of a detachment
for Fenwick for July 1778” in which the name of
Joseph Whipple appears, but the office is not shown that said
man was certified, nor was performed by the War
Office.

R. S. Penney, Comptroller
by Geo. Robinson, Clerk.
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State of Ohio
County of Trumbull ss

On this 20th day of April
A.D. 1855, personally appeared in the Court of Probate
then and there sitting at Warren in and for the
County and State aforesaid, Mark Whipple, a
resident of Johnston in the County and State
aforesaid, aged 81 years, who being duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832: That he is the
son of Joseph Whipple who was the identical
Joseph Whipple who enlisted into the service of the
United States in the year ___ under the command
of Captain Scranton and served as Corporal for three
or four years, that he was also in Bradley’s Regiment
& other Regiments, and that the statements contained
in the accompanying papers are true as taken from
the Comptroller’s office in the State of Connecticut. Joseph
Whipple died in the town of Sharon in the
State of Connecticut. He never received any
remuneration of the Government for his said
services. That he had also been borne on the rolls &
his discharges so far as in his power. At the time of his
death he had been long blind & in ill health which
accounts for the want of more definite testimony.

Said Mark Whipple further declares that he is
the identical Mark Whipple whose name is
mentioned in said Rolls & Return for Militia service
in the year 1778 or 1779. He enlisted for
three months & served the same.

That his present residence is Johnston,
County of Trumbull & State of Ohio, and that he has
no documentary evidence in his possession of his
service except the papers herewith submitted.

(Signed) Mark Whipple

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 20th day of April, A.D. 1855
(signed) L. D. P. B. Bazetta, Judge of Probate
I, L. D. P. B. Bazetta, Judge of Probate of Trumbull
County, Ohio, do hereby certify that the above is correctly copied.
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…and further, that he served in the 5th Regiment,
commanded by said Philip B. Bradley, Esquire, Colonel,
and deponent states that his father, the said
Joseph Whitfield, served out said term of enlistment,
and over-served, and served as Corporal from the
26th day of August 1775 to the 26th day of
August 1776, a period of three years; that he then
immediately enlisted again to continue in service
in the same regiment and corps, on the 21st day of
August 1776, promoted to the rank of Sergeant,
in which office he served in said Regiment
from the 21st day of August 1776 to January 1780,
a period of ... months and 20 days; and that on
the 1st day of January 1780, he, the said Joseph
Whitfield, was transferred to the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Nomen W and he was under
Regimental Commanders, by Captain James
Mix, who marched said Regiment. He served from
the 1st of December to March 1781, being a period of
... months; and he states that his father, the
said Joseph Whitfield, served the tour of the
Revolution three years as Corporal in the
5th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Line,
and ... served as a Sergeant during his service;
he served as Sergeant, and marched to ...for
Col. Herman Swift’s Regiment, making a
total service as Sergeant of eleven months
and twenty days; and that he had served in the
Army the greater above stated for the period
above stated.

And deponent further states, that owing to
the length of time from his father’s service,
and from dates of his memory, he is unable to
state at this time the battles his father then…
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Joseph Medleys was in the country at the time, or the country was unsettled to such a degree, that I give little credit to this fact. I frequently doubt the matter, for Medleys often told stories, and my father—though a great talker—was sometimes too willing to repeat them. His accounts of the Sargents in 1777 I am fully convinced were either entirely fabricated or among the greatest humbugs ever produced by any impostor or teller of fabulous tales.

Certainly, the story about the weavers in one state and the manufacturers in another, and the “battle” he mentioned at B——, is false. It is possible that in 1783 the Spaniards did make some raids in the country, and very likely along the old road toward Georgia, and perhaps some of their spies were present before the white settlers reached the Mississippi. But when Mrs. Mary Smith stated she gave over three thousand acres of land, and that fifty-eight men were raised in a single week’s subscription, this too is unlikely. The same is true of the claim that such events happened farther south on James Bryson’s land, when in fact there was no settlement or clearing made in that place or country at the time.

Furthermore, whatever was meant about the horse raising or horse drawing was another fabrication. That such things took place exactly as Medleys or my father claimed in 1799 is also untrue. My father gave this entire account on the 10th day of June…
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one thousand eight hundred and forty three (1843) leaving surviving him Mary Whipple, his widow and the said Mary Whipple, his said mother survived his said father, Joseph Whipple, about five years and died in said Johnston in said county on the 27th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty eight (1848) leaving surviving her, the declarant, Marks Whipple, Samuel Whipple, Abijah Whipple and Sarah Butrick, wife of Joseph Butrick, who were [  ] then only surviving children of said Joseph and Mary Whipple, and he states that the said Marks Whipple, Samuel Whipple, Abijah Whipple and Sarah Butrick are now the only surviving children of the said Joseph and Mary Whipple, and Declarant makes application for said pension in behalf of himself and his said brothers and sister.
And Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity to said Joseph Whipple except the present, and he declares that the name of said Joseph Whipple is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state of this United States.
And Declarant, at the time and place aforesaid, makes this further Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of July 7th 1838, the act of March 3 1843, the act of July 17 1844 and the act or acts of Congress as may be applicable:  that he is the son and heir of Mary Whipple who was the identical widow of Joseph Whipple above named, who was a Corporal and Sergeant in the Revolutionary War, as above stated, and particular
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the undersigned justice of the peace aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and I do hereby certify that I have known the said Isaac Hatch since I can remember and I believe him to be of the age above stated, and I know him to be a respectable citizen of said county, and entitled to credit; that the words "affiant,"  "that" "widow" and "war" were all interlined before signing; and that I am in no wise [        ] in the pension claim of Joseph and Mary Whipple.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand official the day and year first above written.
Lewis B Adsit  Justice of the Peace
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand [   ] and affixed the seal of said court at Warren in said County this twentieth day of December 1853.

Jonathan Ingeroll   Clerk
By  A. A. Robbins   Dep.
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in the war of the Revolution as aforesaid.
Sherman Tyrrell

Sworn to and subscribed before me the undersigned, justice of the peace as aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths and I do hereby certify that the above named Sherman Tyrrell is to me well known; that he  is a citizen of said county of respectability and entitled to credit; and that I am not [    ] in the pension claim of Joseph and Mary Whipple nor am I concerned in the prosecution thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand official this day and year first above written.

Almond D. Webb   Justice of the Peace
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Joseph Whipple and wife nor am I concerned in the prosecution thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand afficial the day and year first above written.

Almon D. Webb   Justice of the Peace
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said Court at Hudson cCty in the county of Columbia aforesaid this 30th day of November A. D. 1853.

David C. Neefus   Clerk
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in the prosecution thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand official the day and year first above written.
John Price   Justice of the Peace.
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[   ]
11.389

Mary Whipple
wid of Joseph

REJECTED
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Land Warrant no. 6639 for 100 Acres issued Feb. 22d 1799 to Joseph Whipple, who was a Sergeant, Col. H. Swift's Regt. Conn. Line.
Recd. Certificate for 292/880 [    ] 40.927

If there is [     ] of assignment, when, where, and to whom was it assigned, also [   ] whether the assignment has an autographic signature, or is signed with an X.
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U S Warrt. No. 6639, issued in the name of Joseph Whipple was patented Dec 19th 1804 in the name of Zacheus Biggs [    ] of said Whipple.  Original papers not on file in [   ] Office.
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Land warrant no. 6639 for 100 acres paid Feby 22, 1799 to Joseph Whipple, Sergt. Col. H. Swift's Regt. Connt. Line.
Recd cert for $80 - gratuity No.40,927  -- Certificate dated Dec 1, 1784.
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Statement of the 
case of
Mary Whipple  to
Ohio  1838
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Joseph Whipple
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Land [         ] 19th  Oct, 
1804  to Zacheus Biggs
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(7)

and the result will be communicated in time, and also some further suggestions as to the proofs in the case.
As the matter now stands upon your statement the case seems sure for an allowance of something, probably, $53.33 1/3 per year, but I think it should be allowed for the full amount claimed.
I have the honor to be Sir
Your obt Sert.
J. F. Aspen
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No. 15,[ ]82
Mary Whipple dec
widow of Joseph.

Ohio
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Letters to
J. F. Aspen 4th Jany 1854
J. F.  Aspen 20th Jany 1854
Same 24 June 1854
Same July 11/54
James Hathaway July 12/54
July 7 1838