Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,407, Ebenezer White, Conn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
White Ebenezer
R 11407
CONTENTS

11.025 Ebenezer  White of Onondaga, Onondaga Co. New York —
Application for Pension
The result to be com- municated to S. M. Morton of Onondaga

At a Court of Chancery held for the State of New York at the village of Onondaga in the County of Onondaga on the twenty fifth day of September one thousand eight hundred & thirty two Present: Daniel Morley, Vice Chancellor of the Seventh Circuit;
Personally appeared Ebenezer White, of the town & County of Onondaga , aged sixty eight 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 7 th 1832 —
He was born February 13 th 1764 in the town of Hebron in the then County of Hartford and State of Connecticut . He has no record of his age in his possession & knows of none unless there is one in the office of the Town Clerk in the town of Hebron. He lived in the town of Hebron at the time he entered into the service. He thinks it was in the month of July in the year 1780, but it might have been in August of that year, he enlisted as a substitute for his brother James White in a company commanded by Capt. Samuel Gilbert. He recollects the name of the Lieutenant was Spalding & one Lieutenant was for a while the orderly Sergeant. There were also persons by the name of Simon Jones, Loomis, Brunet. Col. Willis commanded the Regiment. The name of the Major was Clark. The company immediately marched to Haddam about eighteen miles, & then marched to New London where he remained until the term of three months for which he had enlisted expired. His duty was to keep guard. While he was there a number of British vessels came within about eight or ten miles of New London & remained several days & went away without having

effected a landing. Nothing happened there during his term of three months. At the expiration of his time he was dismissed & returned home.
About the first of August 1781 he was drafted into a company commanded by Capt. John Vaughn, Lieut. Baldwin, Ensign Whitmore & orderly sergeant Davenport. There were also in the company privates by the names of Spencer, Woodward, Webster. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Drury. There were also Major Huntington, & adjutant Hubbell. During the time he was in this company there was an adjutant broken for some misconduct & whether Hubbell was the person or his successor he is unable to recollect. His company marched to West Point passing through Hartford, Litchfield & some other places which he cannot now recollect. He remained at West Point until the three months for which he had been drafted expired. During this time he thinks Genl. McDougall commanded at West Point but is not positive. His only duty was to keep guard at the Point. He was fourth corporal in the company & during part of the time he had about eight men under his command on the East Side of the River to guard some cattle for the use of the army. At the end of his time he was dismissed & returned home.
After this time he remained at home & was occasionally called out. Previous to his last mentioned term of service, he was called out a number of times on alarms, but he cannot now recollect with any degree of certainty the whole amount of time which he spent in such service.
At the end of his last mentioned period of service, he thinks he received a written discharge, but he does not now know what has become of it. He took but little care of it & never supposed it to be of any value.

He thinks he never received any warrant or commission as fourth Corporal
After the war he continued to live in Gibson until he was about thirty years of age & then moved into the town of Watkinsland, Oneida Co. New York where he lived about eighteen years & then moved to the town & county of Onondaga where he has since lived -
He has no documentary evidence in his possession of his services & knows of no persons whose testimony he could procure, who can testify to his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn & subscribed this 25 th day of September 1832
Ebenezer his  White mark
Before me Daniel Moseley Circuit Judge Vice Chancellor
(We, Eleazar Jacobs & Jared Hiscock of the town & county of Onondaga
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer White (who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion)
Sworn & subscribed this 25 th day of Sept r 1832
Jared Hiscock
Eleazar his  Jacobs mark
Before me Daniel Moseley Circuit Judge

And the said Vice Chancellor doth hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And he further certifies that it appears that Jared Hiscock & Bloom Jacobs who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the Town of Mondaga, and are credible persons & their statement is entitled to credit
Daniel Mosely Vice Chancellor
I Daniel T. Mosely Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the Seventh Circuit for the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer White for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of office this twenty fifth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Daniel T. Mosely Deputy Clerk

Rev. and 1813 War Section.
May 25, 1936
Mrs. Charles I. Parshall 4514 Homeland Ave Erie, Pa
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 11407, it appears that Ebenezer White was born February 13, 1764 at Hebron, Connecticut.
He applied for pension September 25, 1832, while a resident of Onondaga, New York, and alleged that while living at Hebron, Connecticut, he enlisted in July or August 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Gilbert's Company, Colonel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment, and was drafted in August 1781 and served three months as fourth corporal in Captain John Vaughan's Company, Colonel Drury's Connecticut Regiment; and was also out on several alarms, no details given.
His claim was not allowed, as he failed to

furnish satisfactory proof of his services in 1780, as required by the pension law.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
clsd by miss Wilson

11,026
Ebenezer White
56 M. 12.
26 Sep. '32 12 Dec. "
L. M. Morton Onondaga
1849.

11,026
BRIEF in the case of  Ebenezer White - Onondaga  vs of Onondaga in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court-
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 68 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     July In 1750 3 substitute Col. B. Gilbert, H. Spaulding, Col. Townsend, Col. Willis, Maj. Clark   at 1 Aug t 1781 3 4 Corporal Col. J. Vaughn, H. Baldwin, Capt. Whitmore, Col. Davenport, Col. Dawry, Maj. Huntington, Genl. M c Dougall    In addition was called out a number of times on alarm
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hebron, Hartford Co., Conn.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Trad'y
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

New York Rev
Ebenezer White Suspended let. to R. B. Fitt 30 Oct. 1833
11407
Act. p. June 32

Winthrop White Andover, Conn.
No claim. Apr. 12. 1906 3-595.
[Letter in S. F. Ref. 11407 Ebenezer White]
O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 6, 1906.
Searched by Gill
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, James White
Service, Born Hebron, Conn.
Rev. War Born 1756
Remarks: no claim identified
Try Ref. 11416.
Ref 11416 James White, born in 1759 in New Windsor, N. Y.
Chief of Division.

Erie Pa March 27-1926
Dept of The Interior Bureau of Pensions Redundancy War Section; Dear Sir:-
May I have a copy of the Pension Papers of one "Ebenezer White" - Connecticut - R-11407?
Said Ebenezer is, I think, a White of my line that I am trying to connect up with.
Thanking you for your courtesy I am
Sincerely
(Mrs Chas D Paschall) Kathrina White Paschall. 4814 Homeland Ave Erie Pa

1906 Apr 12 - History to Mr. Winthrop White. M. B. H.
1926 May 25 - Hist to Mrs Chas L. Percyall aut
1926 June 2 - Hist to Mary B. Bishop See letter in Israel Fox 5.4288 aut.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11/4/04 P. O. Ebenezer White
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension-
Alleges: "neither claimant's name, nor that of the man he sub-
Re-enlisted: stituted for, are on Colonel Willey's rolls, and other proof is required."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

O. W. N.
Andover. Conn. March. 28, 1906.
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir.
I am directly descended from James White who was born in Hebron. Conn. Oct. 10, 1756. He was a son of James White of Hebron. That he was in the Revolutionary service is an established fact but I am particularly anxious to learn all I can, from Official sources, about his war record. He had brothers, Joseph, Alexander, Adonijah & Ebenezer all in the service. Would like also to know the

war record of Ebenezer White of Hebron, Conn. who was born Feb. 13, 1764 and who was a brother of my ancestor. Any information which you can give me of these two men will be gratefully received.
Yours Resp.
Winthrop White. Andover, Conn.

COPY.
War Department, Pension Office, October 30, 1833.
Sir:-
The papers of Ebenezer White, have again been examined. On examining the rolls of Col. Wiley's Regiment neither the name of the applicant nor that of the individual for whom he alleges to have served  found as substitute appears - He is therefore required to prove his service in that regiment by two credible witnesses who must set  put forth in their affidavits the time the claimant entered the service; the time and manner of his leaving the service as well as the regiment, company and line to which he belonged - Other objections to the claim were made on a former examination which have not been removed.
The case is suspended and the papers placed on file.
R. Cossett Esq.
Onondago, N. Y.

P. B. H.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S. R. 11407
Bureau of Pensions,
Rev War
Washington, D. C., April 12, 1906
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer White , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will 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.     July or Aug 1780 3 mos Pri Samuel Gilbert Myles Conn   Aug 1781 3 mos 4 cople. John Vaughan Drury (omit, probably Dake) Conn   see also        
Battles engaged in, None stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hebron, Hartford Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, September 25, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Onondaga, Onondaga Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, Born Feb 13, 1764 at Hebron, Conn.
Remarks: His claim was not allowed as there was not sufficient proof of the alleged service. Soldiers brother James is referred to.
So careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that a claim was filed on account of the Revolutionary War service of a James White born in 1756 in Hebron Conn.
Very respectfully,
Mr. Winthrop White.
Andover
Conn.
Commissioner.