Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,135, Daniel White, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Nass.
White, Daniel Hannah
N. 14. 135
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
Hannah White widow of Daniel White, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 15 Sept. 1814 of Hampshire in the State of Mass. who was a priv t in the Mass. Co. commanded by Captain Chapin of the reg t commanded by Col Porter in the Mass. time for 1 year priv 4 mo corp.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 54 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Aug t 1839, Issued to Henry Morris, Springfield, Mass.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1839 $163.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep r 39 27.33 $191.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D.M. Curby Clerk, Book A. Vol. 1. Page 144.

Committee of Massachusetts Hampden County 3d
On this ninth day of November A. D. 1838 personally appeared before Oliver H. Morris Esq. judge of the Probate Court for said County of Hampden, Hannah White, a resident of West Springfield in said County aged seventy years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Daniel White, late of said West-Springfield dec d , who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, & performed two tours of service as follows, viz.
1 st . In the year 1775, he served four months at Roxbury Mass. as a Corporal in a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Stebbins, Lieut. John Porter & Ensign Cadwell, supposed to have been in the militia service - dates unknown - 2 d . In February 1776, he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Enoch Chapin, in Col. Porter's regiment, for the term of one year, and marched to Canada, and served until the expiration of his term of enlistment.
She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel White on the third day of February, seventeen hundred and eighty two; that her husband, the aforesaid Daniel White, died on the fifteenth day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and four.
That she was not married to him, prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz. at the time above stated.
Hannah White
hereby and swears to the day and year first above written before me, and I certify that the said Hannah White by

reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend the court
Oliver Morris Judge of the court of Probate for the county of Hampden
and I the said Judge after investigating the matter do now declare my opinion that the said Daniel White served in the army of the Revolution as stated in the foregoing declaration, and that on the third day of February Seventeen hundred and eighty two he was married to the said Hannah, that he died on the fifteenth day of September Eighteen hundred and forty four, leaving the said Hannah his widow and that she has not again been married
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the court of Probate for the county of Hampden to be affixed this 14 th day of November AD 1830.
Oliver Morris Judge of said court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampden ss. I Justin Willard
Clerk of the Probate Court within & for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver B. Morris before whom the foregoing declaration of Hannah White was made & sworn to is the Judge of said Court and that his signature subscribed to the above certificate also to the annexed certificate, of the caption of the annexed Disposition of Elmer W. Smith & of Theodore Palmer, is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Springfield this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty eight Justin Willard Clerk

I Elmer W. Smith of West Springfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, depose and say, that I have made diligent search at Enfield Conn. for a record of the marriage of Daniel White and Hannah Lamb but could find no such record -
Elmer W. Smith
Subscribed and sworn to November 7 1930 before me, and I certify that the said Elmer W. Smith is a credible witness
Miss Morris Judge of the probate of estate for said county of Hampden

I Theoda Palmer of West Springfield in the County of Hampshire of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose and say, that I am the daughter of Daniel White late of said West- Springfield dec'd and Hannah White. That my said father died on or about the fifteenth day of November A. D. 1814 and that since his death my said mother has remained unmarried.
Theoda Palmer
Hampshire Nov 9 th 1830 I subscribe and swear to before me, and certify that the said Theoda Palmer is a credible witness
Nahum Morris Judge of the court of probate for said county

I Enoch Ely of West Springfield in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby depose and say that I was well acquainted with Daniel White formerly of said West Springfield and now now deceased and that in February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six said White together with myself enlisted into the Revolutionary service in Capt Enoch Chapins company and Col Porters Regiment for the term of one year and soon marched to Canada and served until honorably discharged at the end of the year
Hampden ss October 16 th 1838
Enoch Ely
Then Enoch Ely above named personally appearing made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me
Henry Ely Justice of the peace
I Henry Ely above named hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Enoch Ely above named and that he is a person of truth and veracity
Henry Ely Esq r

I John Egleston of West-Springfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged  years depose & say that I am a Revolution- ary Pensioner of the United States - That I was well acquainted with Daniel White late of said West- Springfield - That in the year 1775 I went to Roxbury Mass with said White as a soldier - That said White was a Corporal in a company of Militia of which Thomas Stebbins of Springfield was Captain - John Porter Lieutenant & Cadwell Ensign - Said White was in Roxbury at the term of service as a soldier four months -
Afterwards the said Daniel White enlisted for one year to go to Canada & went & served out his period of enlistment. I should have gone myself on the same service, but was unable by reason of my having the mumps.
Subscribed at West Spring- field the 7 th day of  November 1838. in presence of
us. Julius Egleston Amos Worthington
John Egleston
Hampden ss. November 7 th 1838. then the above named John Egleston made solemn oath to truths of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, & I hereby certify that - he was of sound mind & memory, and that his general character for truth & veracity is good. Sworn & subscribed before me at the above date. Amos Worthington Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss.
I Justin Willard Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County do hereby certify that Henry Ely Esq. before whom the fore- going Deposition of Enock Ely - was verified - also that Amos Worthington Esq. before whom the foregoing Deposition of John Leggleston was verified - and Justices of the Peace within & for said County and that their several signatures subscribed to the certificate of the caption of said several Depositions are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Springfield this fourteenth day of November A.D. 1838
Justin Willard Clerk

I, Hezekiah Warrener of Hawley in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of lawful age do in faithfully and say that I have been well acquainted with one Hannah Lamb before she was married and as present at her marriage with one Daniel White, they being joined in marriage in the Town of Enfield in the State of Connecticut, the ceremony being performed in my presence, and according to my best recollection and belief the Justice of peace, who joined them in marriage was Collins but am not certain as to that, not being acquainted him before nor since, but am certain that I accompanied the above named persons from West- Springfield Massachusetts, to the Magistrate in said Enfield in the year one hundred eighty two or three, I would further say that I was acquainted with said Daniel White and his wife Hannah White for some years, after their marriage; in said West Springfield living neighbors with them, from their years deponent saith not
Hawley October 17 th 1838
Hezekiah Warrener
Franklin J. October 17 th 1838
Personally appeared Hezekiah Warrener signed to the above Deposition and made Oath to the truth of the same
Before me Edmund Linsley Jr Justice Peace
I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Deponent and knew him to be a person of truth & veracity
Edmund Linsley Justice Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that the within named Edmund Longley is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified - And that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court This eighteenth day of October A. D. 1838
E. Alvord Clerk

V 322 Hannah White of Daniel Massachusetts
Pr 1 yr. $40. — Cult 4 mo. 14.66 54.66
Capt: Chapin Col. Port.
no paper
died 15 Sep 1814
Act 7 July 1835
Henry Morris Springfield Mass

Hampden ss. I Reuben Champion town clerk of the town of West Springfield in the County of Hampden + State of Massachusetts do certify that I find recorded among the records of said town the Birth of Gordon White son of Daniel White Jr. and Hannah White; which record is as follows.
"Gordon White son of Daniel White Jr. and Hannah White was born May'sixth seven- teen hundred eighty three. 9 th 1783.-
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is entered on the record in fair legible figures as entered above.
Reuben Champion Town Clk. of the town of West Springfield
I Reuben Champion above named depose + say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County of Hampden + State aforesaid, and that the above is a true exact copy from the record of said town of West Springfield with the exception above named as certified by me. Reuben Champion Town Clerk of the town of West Springfield

Hampden ss May 22. 1839 Then Reuben Chapman before named made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Henry Morris Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampden ss
I Justus Willard Clerk of the Probate Court within & for said County do hereby certify that Henry Morris Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition of Reuben Chapman purports to have been taken is a justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified as such, and that his name subscribed to the above certificate is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Springfield this twenty second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine
Justus Willard

Hannah White Massachusetts,
Suspended
for Cts: 10 th May 1839 to H. Morris
Act 7 July 1838

Pension Office, 17 th Sept. 1853.
Sir, Please certify the time to which the within named pension was paid on the date of his death. A report has once been made from Your Office that he died 18 th March 1838, but from the character of the evidence some mistake is apprehended. The Pension Agent states he died in 1827, as also does the Published list of Pensions.
Very Respectfully,
J. D. Cole For the Commission, James Burgess, act 1818 $8. - Died 26 th Jan. 1827 - Paid to his death. —
F. Burt Auditor.
Francis Burt Esq., Chief Auditor. Query, }

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Nathaniel White
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
South Hadley - Mass.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
East Hampton - Mass.
Date of death (as near as possible):
October 15 th 1828 - ae. 79.
Christian name of widow:
Hulda Clark.
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
— Do Not Know —
Remarks: Farmer until he entered the R. Army - then moved to East Hampton Mass. - where he died - was at Battle Bunker Hill.
Your name and address:
L. D. Goodrich.
Fort Reed P.O.
Orange County, Fla.

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5-24 th 1894 Fort Reed, Fla.
W m Lockrow Esq., Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I rec'd your letter & slips which were included, which I have filled out accord- ing to form & the data I have - which is taken from the Genealogy of the White family of whom I am a defendant .
J. D. Goodrich

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
15-2389.
Daniel White
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
West Springfield - Conn -
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
West Springfield - Conn -
Date of death (as near as possible):
September 15 th 1814. ae. 62
Christian name of widow:
Hannah Lamb -
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Do Not know
Remarks:
He was in Expedition to Canada in 1775 - when Montgomery was killed. He at the close of the war settled in West Springfield where he died -
Your name and address:
L. A. Goodrich -
Fort Reed P.O.
Orange County. — Fla —

O. W. and N. Div. DIVISION.
F.S. Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., May 18, 18 94 .
Respectfully returned to
Mr. L. D. Goodrich,
Fort Reed, Fla.
For purposes of identification please fill up the enclosed slips as fully as possible and return them to this Bureau.
Jno Lochren
Commissioner.

Mass
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14135
Hannah White Widow of Daniel White Gosp. Mass. June
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. M , Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 22 nd Mil. Hist. 6 L. W. Goodrich. Ft. Reed, Fla.

May 27. map proof Barnes White
FREE
Miss L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.

Springfield Mass May 23. 1839
Sir
Dr Champion, the Town Clerk of West Springfield, at my request, has made search for a record of the births of the children of Daniel & Hannah White, and can find a record only of the birth of one of her children. Dr Champion's certificate in full, of that record, I forward to you in aid of Mrs White's application, as suggested by you -
Very resp s Yours Henry Morris
James L. Edwards Esq

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Daniel White a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 4 mos Capt Thos Stubbins ----- Mass   Feb 1776 1 yr. Enoch Chapin Porter Mass                                            
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Springfield Mass. Date of application for pension, by widow Nov 9, 1838. Residence at date of application, of widow West Springfield Age at date of application, of widow 77 years.
Remarks: Married Hannah Lamb  February 3, 1782, and died  Sept 15, 1814. From the data given no Very respectfully, record has been
Mr. L D Goodrich Fort Reef Fla.
found of Michael White as a pensioner. Commissioner.