Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40675, Joseph Whipple, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Whipple, Joseph
NUMBER _____
S. 40675
CONTENTS

19.153
Pennsylvania
Joseph Whipple
of Fayette Co in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Martin of the regiment commanded by Colonel Posey in the Virginia line, for the term of 1781 to 1782
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of October 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Jan y 1824 and sent to the Hon A Stewart House of Representatives
Amount to 4th of Semi anl. all ce ending 4 Mar 1824 $34.05
$34.05
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } 23/4
1 March 1823
Whipple

40 675 INVALID. Perf
File No. 40.675-
Joseph Wipple Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 559
[Arrangement of 1870.]

19.091
Joseph Whipple Fayette 67 Pen.
Jo: Whipple
(on Rock)
Hon. A. Stewart
Hon: A. Stewart H. Rep Jany 5. 1824

14 th District of Pennsylvania
On this Twenty seventh day of October 1823 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the said district Joseph Whipple aged seventy one years, resident in Fayette county in said District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz he enlisted under Col Joseph Helms at Winchester Virginia on the 3 rd day of Febry (1780) One thousand seven hundred and Eighty one that he continued in the service until March 1783 when he was discharged at the Winchester Barrack by Genl Mullenberg that he was present at two engagements with the British & Indians in Georgia under Wayne and was in the battle of Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis was captured
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to diminish or 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 18 th 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 have no property whatsoever real or personal except my necessary clothing I have no family or whatsoever no connections in this country I have some debts due to me to the amount of about two hundred dollars the recovery or collection of which is uncertain and I owe some debts the amount not exactly known
Joseph Whipple his marks
Sworn to and declared, on the 27 th day of October 1823 before me in open court Geo B. Brown Prothon

I John B. Greer Prothonotary of the court of com- mon Pleas in and for the County of Fayette do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule there- annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is _____ dollars and cents In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Uniontown this 27 day of October 1823.
M c B. Brown Clerk of the court of Fayette County.

Wm Whipple

Chillicothe Feb y 25 th 1821
From the information, received from the bearer Joseph Whipple, relative to the campaigns w ch served in Georgia, under General Wayne, V iz , 1788 & 82 I have reason to believe that he was a soldier in Capt. Thomas Martins Company of Col t Poyys detachment from from Virginia; and that he served in that Company until discharged at the conclusion of the War. He says his discharge was lodged in the War office by a person he sent it with to draw his pay
Louis Tinkley Major of that detachment
Fayette County ss: the Commonwealth of Penns:
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in & for said County, James Servienne & after being affirmed by me Deposed & saith that Joseph Whipple was bound as an Apprentice to his father then a resident of the State of Virginia to learn the Waggon Making trade but some time in the Revolution war the said Joseph Whipple did Enlist in the service of the war before his servitude was expired with his said father & Deponent thinks he was enlisted for eighteen months & Deponent recollects of the said Joseph Whipple returning to his fathers house about the close of the war & that he had a Discharge from some officer but Deponent recollects not what his name was or his title & further saith not affirmed & subscribed the 29 th Day of June 1819 Before me James D Cope
James Servienne
Do certify the above James Servienne is a man that is counted a man of truth & veracity
James D Cope
Wayne county in the State of Pennsylvania ss: I John McLar Precedary of the court of common pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that the above named James D Cope Esquire before whom the above deposition was taken was at the time of so doing and still is an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his Official acts in any thing wherein I have here set my hand and affixed the seal of said county the 28 th day of September AD 1819
John McLar Precedary