Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39889, Caleb Whitman, R.I.
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SERVICE
RI

Whitman, Caleb

NUMBER
S. 39889
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18406 R
18406
Rhode Island

Caleb Whitman of Coventry in the State of R Island who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Richmond of the R Island line, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 of October 1821

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Dec 1821 1821 and sent to Benj Cowell Esq'r Providence R.I.

Arrears to 4th of 
proportion of
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1822 $40.77
5 mos 3/31 40.77
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
& first of May 1820

[far right side sideways] Date of death not on AB
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By His Excellency William C Gibbs 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 foregoing attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same was Secretary of said State, duly elected, and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to the rendered. 
GIVEN under my hand, and the seal of said State, at Providence this 23 day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one and of Independence the forty sixth 
Wm C Gibbs 
By His Excellency’s 
command 
Henry Bowen
Secry
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State of Rhode Island Secretary’s office & Providence Plantations} Providence Nov 23 1821
I Certify that at the Session of the General Assembly of said State holden at Newport on the third monday of June last Alexander Havens was elected a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Warwick in the County of Kent until the first wednesday of May next. I further certify that at said session Ebenezer Johnston was elected a Justice of the Peace during said term for the Town of Coventry within said County Kent. and that they have been Commissioned accordingly as appears of Record in my Office 
Witness Henry Bowen Secry
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Caleb Whitman
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United States of America 
Rhode Island District 
County of Kent Supreme Judicial Court October Term A.D. 1821.
On this second day of October 1821. personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record within and for said County Caleb Whitman aged 66 years, residing in the town of Coventry in said County, who first being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: and makes this declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the acts of Congress of 18th March 1818, and May 1, 1820 viz. That in the month of December 1775 he enlisted as a private in Capt Benjn. Dimons Company & Colo. Richmonds Regiment which regiment was of the Army of the United States and of the Rhode Island line, for one year That he served in said Corps untill his time expired when he was honourably discharged he also [crossed out: illegible] served in the campaign of 75 before Boston eight months & one year in Colo. Tophams Regiment in 1779- 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time, by gift sale, or in any manner whatever 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 & naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth day March, one thousand and eight hundred and eighteen; 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.
Caleb Whitman
A Schedule of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of Caleb Whitman viz. one Cow 2 Piggs 1 pair of - Shovel & tongs, 4 old chairs 1 Kettle 1 Tea Kettle some knives and forks and spoons some crockery ware of small value hardly enough to
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to keep house other than the above he has no property of any discription [sic] and he further says that he is a labourer & works when he is able but is so infirm that he can do but little. That he has a wife 63 - who is almost a cripple by reason of a fall on the ice under these circumstances he feels entitled to a pension under the acts aforesaid 
Caleb Whitman 
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the second day of October 1821. before said Court
Arnold Weaver Clk.
Rhode Island District. 
County of Kent Clerks Office of Sup. Jud Court AD 1821. 
I Arnold Weaver Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed are truely copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this second day of October 1821.
Arnold Weaver
Clerk of said Court
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for C Whitman
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I Job Briggs of Warwick in the County of Kent in the State of Rhode Island on oath testify and say that in the month of December 1775 I enlisted as a privet in Capt Josiah Gibbs Company in Col William Richmon regiment for one year, & that I continued in the same untill my time expired & for my services have recd a Certificate of a pension, and I the said Job Briggs further testify that I well remember Caleb Whitman of Coventry in the sd County, who was as privit in said regiment also, said Caleb enlisted as a privit into Capt B. Dimons Company in said regiment about the same time said & for the same length of time & continued there untill his time expired & was then honorably discharged  these facts I well remember
 Job Briggs his mark X 
County of Kent In Warwick Oct 25th 1821 
Personally appeared before me the above named Job Briggs and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed & I further certify that said Job Brigg is personally known to me & that I know of nothing to impeach his character as a disinterested witness 
Alex’r Havens Just Peace
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for [crossed out] Caleb Whitman
(original declaration)
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I Charles Green of Coventry in the County of Kent in the State of Rhode Island on oath testify and say that in the month of December 1775. - I inlisted as a private in Capt. Josiah Gibbs company in Col. William Richmonds regiment, for one year & that I continue in the same untill my time expired & for my services I have rec’d a certificate of pension. And the said Charles further testify, that I well remember Caleb Whitman of said County who was a private in said regiment also,- said Caleb enlisted as a private into Capt B Dimons Company in said regiment about the same time I did & for the same length of time &  continued therein until his time expired & was then honorably discharged. These facts I well remember.
Charles Greene 
County of Kent in Coventry Oct 22nd 1821.
personally appeared before me the above named Charles Greene & made oath to the truth of the above  deposition by him signed and I further certify that said Charles is personally known to me & that I know of nothing to impeach his character as a disinterested witness 
Ebenezer Johnson Jr. Just Peace
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August 13, 1934
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Caleb Whitman-S.39889
John Whitman-R.11472
BA-J/AWF
Miss Mary R. Whitman 
Old Fort Inn 
Kennebunkport, Maine 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Caleb, Jeremiah, George, Samuel, John, Paris, and William Whitman, all of whom served from Rhode Island. 
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports for one person or organization, pertaining to soldiers of that war.
The records of Caleb and John Whitman are given herein. The data were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, based upon their military service in the War of the Revolution.
Caleb Whitman-S.39889 
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, and there is no reference to his parents. 
Caleb Whitman served in 1775, eight months as a private in the campaign “before Boston”, names of officers not given. He enlisted in December, 1775, served one year as private in Captain Benjamin Dixon's company, Colonel William Richmond's Rhode Island regiment. He served in 1778 and 1779, one year in Colonel
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Topham's Rhode Island regiment. 
Caleb Whitman was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1821, at which time he was sixty-six years of age and a resident of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island. 
The soldier's wife in 1821 was sixty-three years old, her name is not given, nor are there any details to their marriage. There is no reference to children.
John Whitman-R.11472 
John Whitman was born June 4, 1756 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island; the names of his parents are not stated. 
While residing in said Scituate, John Whitman enlisted and served as a private in the Rhode Island troops, as follows -
From April, 1775, eight months in Captain Stephen Kimball's company, Colonel Hitchcock' regiment, marched to Roxbury, Massachusetts, and was there at the time of the battle of Bunker Hill; in the spring of 1776, one month in Captain Jeremiah Davis' company; from October, 1776, four and one half months in Captain Stephan Sheldon's company; in 1777, two months with the "Scituate Hunters" in a company commanded by Lieutenant Jonathan Smith, was in General Spencer's expedition to Newport; served as a guard at Bristol, four months in Captain Davis' company; served one and one half months with the "Scituate hunters" in a company commanded by Lieutenant Jonathan Smith, was in General Sullivan's expedition to Newport; was a guard stationed in a Meeting house between Warren and Bristol, about two months in Captain Isaac Pain's company; was a guard stationed at "The Four Chimney House" at Brinton Point, about five weeks in Captain Maxon's company. 
He went on a cruise on ^the privateer [crossed out: brig] “Industry,”
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commanded by Thomas Childs, was in a battle which lasted three and one half days, and was out over three months. 
After the Revolution the soldier, John Whitman, lived in Windsor and Addison Counties, Vermont, Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, Cato, Cayuga County, New York, and Lysander, Onondaga County, New York. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 28, 1834, then a resident of Lysander, New York. In 1836 he had moved to the state of Ohio. He died January 18, 1839 or 1840 in Troy, Geauga County, Ohio.
Reference is made to his family, who were living during the Revolution, no names stated. 
The soldier, John Whitman, married in the month of January, 1819 in Lysander, New York, Hannah Satterlee. she was seventy-eight years of age in 1853 and living in Plymouth, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
There are no further data in this claim concerning the family of John Whitman. 
Very truly yours 
A.D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator
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27 July, 1934 
OLD FORT INN
KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE 
[round stamp] RECEIVED JUL 27 1934 [illegible]
Pension Bureau
Washington 
Dear Sir,
I am wanting information, purely genealogical, about certain men of [note in right margin] 27 [/note] the name Whitman (Wightman) who served in the Revolution & were placed on the Pension List of
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1821 or 30 or thereabouts at the State House in Providence I got some very detailed data, but not of these particular young men; & they advised , that their transcription was not at all complete. 
The names follow, all being from R.I
(1) Especially, [small checkmark] Caleb Whitman [underlined] [checkmark] born 1755. Kent Co. 
a) who were his parents?
b) Just where was he born in Kent Co.
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c) who was his wife?
d) His children?
e) When taken off Pens. List?
(f) Anything & everything. [both underlined]
(2) Jeremiah [checkmark above] Whitman Parents, birth place, date of birth, &c. 
(3) George [checkmark above] (of Kent Co) - Whitman (Wightman) 
(4) Samuel [checkmark above] Whitman 
(5) John [checkmark above] Whitman “Taylor", on Ship br. Philadelphia, but he of R.I. Date of birth, parents; &c.
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(6) Paris [checkmark above] Whitman 
(7) William [checkmark above] Whitman, Jr. both militia in Foster (Situate) [Scituate] R.I. 
I shall be most grateful for any data you can supply 
Sincerely 
(Miss) Mary R. Whitman 
Address here
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39889
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39,889
Caleb Whitman
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 559

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[sideways writing]
1934-Aug. 13. hist to Miss Mary R. Whitman AWF
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Caleb Whitman

Applicant ----- 66 years
Wife a cripple ---63 -
One years service 1776 in Col Richmon's regiment. proved by two credible witnesses - property $20 - 

evidence correct
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Copy of Record
Supreme Judicial Court at Kent Oct'r 1821 -
Caleb Whitman
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United States of America 
Rhode Island district, County of Kent Supreme Judicial Court October Term AD 1821, On this second ^day of October 1821. Personally appeared in Open Court it being a Court of Record within and for said County Caleb Whitman aged in said County 66 years residing in the Town of Coventry ^in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare and that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, and makes this Declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the Acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and May first 1820. Viz, 
That in the month of December 1775 he enlisted as a private in Capt Benja, Dimons Company & Colo Richmonds regiment which regiment was of the Army of the United States & of the Rhode Island line, for one year, that he served in said Corps. until his time expired when he was honorably discharged, he Also served in the Campaign of 75. before Boston Eight months and one year in Col Tophams Regiment in 78 & 79 and I do solemnly swear, That I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March One Thousand Eight hundred & Eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever 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 services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the Eighteenth day of March one thousand Eight hundred & Eighteen, 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed 
Caleb Whitman
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A Schedule of Property and income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of Caleb Whitman viz One Cow two pigs 1 pair of Shovel & tongs 4 old chairs 1 Kettle 1 Tea Kettle some knives and forks & spoons, some crockery ware of small value, hardly enough to keep house with, other than the above he has no property of any description, and he further says that he is a Labourer and works when he is able, but is so infirm  That he can do but little. That he has a wife aged 63 who is almost a cripple by reason of a fall on the Ice Under these circumstances he feels entitled to a Pension under the acts aforesaid 
Caleb Whitman 
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the second day of October 1821 before said Court 
[hand drawn seal] Arnold Weaver Clk
And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court, The amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty two dollars 
Arnold Weaver Clk
State of Rhode Island &c 
Kent Sc - Clerks office Supreme Judicial Court 
April 29th AD 1841 
I hereby certify the above and foregoing a true Copy of the Record as in said office 
Witness Jos. J. Tillinghast Clerk 
of said Court 
Copy 50 c