Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,580, Enos Whitney, Conn.

SERVICE
born
Whitney-Conos
NUMBER _____
D 22.580
CONTENTS

N. 18845 Pennsylvania
Enos Whitney
Susque. Co. in the State of Penna. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Eno in the Cont. Troops here for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 2/3 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of Oct. 1833 and sent to A. Dimock Montrose P.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 91.66 2/3 Pension allowance ending 4 March 1834 18.33 1/3 $ 110.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 5 Page 65

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County
Personally appeared before John H. Washburn Esq. one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Susquehanna aforesaid Enal Whitney of the township of Gibson in said County and an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of the 7 th day of June 1832 and being duly sworn according to law in answer to the interrogatories presented in the Regulations of the War Department under said act doth on his oath depose and say 1 st That he was born in Bronford township in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut on the tenth day of August A.D. 1761 To the 2 nd He says that he has no record of his age but has been told by his parents that his birth was registered in the town where he was born
To the 3 rd He says at the time he was called into service he lived in Northford in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut and since the war he says he lived in Wallingford in the said County of New Haven and State of Connecticut for thirty years or more and from there he removed to Pennsylvania State where he now resides
To the 4 th He says he was called into the service by intendment as stated in his application and after the first call he was again drafted as also stated in his application
To the 5 th He says the Captain and Lieutenant is named in his application and was attached to Col. Eno's Regiment and the general circumstances are as stated in his application only he now thinks he served three months when discharged
To the 6 th He says for the first term of duty he had a written discharge given by Col. Eno but he has since lost it
To the 7 th He says the names of those who have testified in my application and he has since procured the deposition of Samuel Rags who at the time of my application did not know where to find
Enal Whitney

Susquehanna County ss I do hereby certify that the foregoing declarations for and used to the extirpation were made and subscribed to on oath of Enal Whitney an applicant for a partition under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 Witness my hand and seal at Gibson township August 31 st AD 1833 Joseph Washburn
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss I Asa D. Mock & Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Washburn Esquire whose signature appears to the above Certificate, in his own proper hand writing is a justice of the peace, duly commissioned and qualified as appears of record In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at Montrose the thirty first day of August AD 1833. Asa D. Mock & Pro

Perryville
Wayne County Pa
Before me the subscribers a Justice of the peace in and for Wayne County, Pennsylvania appeared Samuel Rogers of Canaan Township County Wayne, who being duly sworn said that he is now in his seventy fourth year of his age - That he is well acquainted with Enos Whiting who now resides in the Township of Gibson in the County of Susquehanna by State of Pennsylvania who is as he understands and believes applying for a pension and has known him for more than fifty years past. past. He formerly resided in Brumfield in the State of Connecticut That in the month of May A.D. eighteen hundred and twenty seven he entered in the service of the United States with your deponent at Brumfield in the State of Connecticut for a term of eight months under Captain James Peck and Lieutenant Ambrose Baldwin and attached to Col. Enos Regiment - and he well knowing that he served in the said company the term of his enlistment except about one week before the expiration of his term he was recharged in consequence of his being sick with the measles - That the company was stationed at Brumfield to guard the sea shore and the said Enos Whiting and the deponent resided and roomed together until about the first of October following their enlistment when we marched to Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River and there remained our Regiment - we were at Poughkeepsie when the news arrived of the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne and celebrated that went off from Poughkeepsie we were marched to Newmarch Creek where the said Enos Whiting and the deponent were attached with the Regiment . we were present from there to Horse Neck and staid there some time then this deponent was discharged - the deponent distinctly recollects that the said Enos Whiting served as above stated - that he knew him also after his return home to Samuel Rogers.
Sworn and subscribed before me This 30 th day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty three I hereby do hereby certify that the said Samuel Rogers is a credible witness -
Thos. H. Spangenberg J.P.

Pennsylvania Wayne County ss.
I George B. Wescott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne do Certify that Thomas Spangler Esquire, within named is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly Commissioned and qualified And that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal of Office this Thirtieth day of August Anno Domini 1833
George B. Wescott Prot.

Sep - 26.
Enos Whitney Reason Application
18842

State of Pennsylvania } on this tenth day September } of September in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared before me in open Court before the honorable William Thompson and David Dinnick Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County now sitting Enas Whitney a Resident of Gibson Town Ship in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania aged Twenty one 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
That he enlisted in the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated under Captain James Peak Lieutenant Abraham Baldwin of Wallingford County of New Haven and State of Connecticut and marched to Brandy and continued there about four months guarding the Sea Coast and from there we marched to New York in the State of New York and was stationed there guarding the Lines until my time of Service expired for which Service which was eight months and was discharged December 1817 and that he again was drafted into the Service of the United States for three months and served two months of the time and was discharged by Lieutenant Staples and went home and that he was after wards called out by alarm a number of times the time spent at certain he further states that he has no Documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Service
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State to his knowledge Sworn to and Subscribed } Enas Whitney in open Court September } 10th 1832 } Asa Dinnick } Asa Dinnick } Asa Dinnick }

16642
Enos Whitney Susquehanna County Pennsylvania
Admit
10 mot
Asa Dimock Montrose Susquehanna Co. Pennsylvania

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Enos Whitney Susquehanna County Pa.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist 1777 Disch. — in 1779 8 2 Priv. " None given Col Enal Age 71 Wallingford New Haven Co. Conn. Traditionary    
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers;
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B., who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidences as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and 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 periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the paper is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

22 1880 INVALID.
22 1880
James Whitney
Providence
Rhode Island
Act: June 1 st 1880
Index: Vol. 9, Page 100
(Arrangement of 1870.)

Thaddeus Whitney.
We, the undersigned Joseph Washburn - in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enos Whitney who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe to be true, that he is seventy one years of age and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court September 10 th 1832 - Asa D. Dinnock h. Pro.
Thaddeus Whitney Joseph Washburn
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 above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and lived as he states. Also the Court further certify that it appears to them, that Thaddeus Whitney and Joseph Washburn, Esq. who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of the township of Gibson Susquehanna County and are Credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to Credit -
By the Court - Asa D. Dinnock h. Pro.
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss. I, Asa Dinnock h. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Enos Whitney for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Montrose, the tenth tenth day of September A.D. 1832, Asa D. Dinnock h. Pro.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Whitney, Ezekiel GRADE Private LINE Connecticut (Pencil notation, only) (Hezekiah)
WARRANT NUMBER 6658 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 27, 1789
To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.