Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,372, Andrew Wheaton, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Wheaton Andrew Avis
R 11,372
CONTENTS

State of Connecticut County of Windham S p - On this Thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of Killings, now sitting in the town of Killings, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut,Resolved Wheaton, a resident of the town of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged eighty-two 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 of July fourth eighteen hundred and thirty six: - That he is the son of Andrew Wheaton who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution: That he remembers that when he was between nine and ten years of age his father the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton was engaged in the war of the Revolution as a soldier in a  the Continental  army and that when he was between eleven and twelve years of age his father was again engaged in the service of his country in the aforesaid war, and further, that when he was about thirteen years of age his father was again engaged in the aforesaid war - This deponent further states that at one of the aforesaid terms of service his father the afore- said Andrew Wheaton was called upon by Colonel Ledy in person and at that time his father started from his home in the town of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut sometime early in the fall and did not return from his duty as a soldier afore- said until the next spring: - This deponent further states that he does not now remember the day or month or year in which the afore- said terms of service were performed, but does well remember that his father the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton was absent from home in the service of his country for the three terms aforesaid, which three terms of service amounted in all to the best recollection of this depon- ent to over six months. - The day month or year he cannot now remember as aforesaid by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory: - This deponent further states that he does not believe that his father the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton or any of his heirs ever made any application for a pension or annuity from the Government of the United States for and in behalf of the services of his father the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton rendered as aforesaid previous

to these presents: - and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity from the Government of the United States except the present for and in behalf of the services of his father aforesaid, and declares that the name of his father the said Andrew Wheaton is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. - Given and subscribed in open court before me the day and year first above written
his Revolved Wheaton mark
In presence of E. G. Venable David B Wheaton
The said Court do hereby declare it on their opinion after due investigation of the matter, that Revolved Wheaton the party who has made the foregoing affidavit is son of Andrew Wheaton a soldier of the Revolution and who served as above stated. -
Abiel Beman Judge
In testimony of which I have here- unto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my said Court this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1850.
Abiel Beman Judge

State of New York, } ss. - County of Cayuga } On this fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me, Lyman Paine, a justice of the Peace in and for said county, Lucas Wheaton, a resident of the city of Auburn in the aforesaid county and state, aged seventy seven years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says: That he is now and one of the six living children of Andrew Wheaton, who was a soldier in the war of the revolution; that he knows that the claim which is now made by his brother,Resolved Wheaton is done with the consent of all the living children of the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton: This deponent further declares that he can recollect of his father being in the army at two different times near the close of the war of the revolution: - He further states that his father the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton died in the town of Aurelius, now Fleming, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, on the nineteenth day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and fourteen and that his mother, Avis Wheaton, the widow of the aforesaid Andrew Wheaton, died in the town last above mentioned sometime in the month of March, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine, but the precise day of the month on which his mother died this deponent cannot now recollect by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory. He further declares that the living children of Andrew Wheaton are Resolved Wheaton of Killingly in the State of Connecticut; Lucas Wheaton of the city of Auburn in the State of New York; Wilson Wheaton and Asa Wheaton of the town of Fleming in the State of New York; Elizabeth Wheaton of the town of Penobscot in the State of New York; and Samuel Wheaton of the town of Cones in the State of New York:
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
Lyman Paine Justice of the Peace Cayuga County
Lucas Wheaton
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Lucas Wheaton who has sworn and subscribed to the above

affidavit and know him to be a man of good moral character and one whose statements are entitled to credit.
Lyman Paine Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Cayuga County Clerk's Office ss. I hereby certify that Lyman Paine before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Elected and Authorized to take the same & Also that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice & that the foregoing is his genuine signature.
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said County of Cayuga this 15 th day of June 1850 E. B. Mawson Dep Clerk Cayuga County (Clerk absent)

Town Clerks Office Rehoboth August 24. 1850 I hereby Certify That amongst the records of Marriages recorded in this office I find the following Marriage plainly and intelligibly written
Seventeen hundred and Sixty Six, October " Then Andrew Wheaton Jun r and Miss Ormsbee both of Rehoboth were Married by me Richard Round Elder of a Baptist Church in Rehoboth,,
I Certify That the above is a true extract and Copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows ,,
(1766 Oct r ,,)
Cyrus M. Wheaton Clerk of the Town of Rehoboth
I Cyrus M. Wheaton above named do hereby and say That I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and That the above is a true Extract from the records of said town with the exception of the date as above mentioned as Certified by me Cyrus M. Wheaton Town Clerk of Rehoboth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss August 24. 1850, Then came Cyrus M. Wheaton known to me as Town Clerk of the town of Rehoboth and made Solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Certi- ficate by him subscribed before me, James Blanding Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss.
I, James Sproat, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that James Blanding Esq. whose signature is affixed to the within Certificate, is a Justice of the peace in for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Farmington, this twenty fourth day of August, in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty.
Ja. Sproat

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS:MLB
June 10, 1930
Miss Marion A. Wheaton 168 Grand Street Newburgh, New York
Dear Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11372, it appears that Andrew Wheaton married in October, 1766, Avis Ormsbee, and both were then residents of Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
He moved to Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut in the spring of 1775, having previously lived in Thompson and Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut.
He died March 19, 1814 at Aurelius, which was later called Fleming, Cayuga County, New York.
His widow Avis died there in March, 1839.
In 1850 the following children of Andrew and Avis Wheaton were living:
Resolved, born in September, 1767, in Massachusetts, and was residing in Killingly, Connecticut in 1850;
Lucas, a resident of Auburn, New York, in 1850 and who stated that he was then aged "seventy-seven years and upwards". He was a resident of Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, in 1855;
Wilbur, a resident of Fleming, New York, in 1850;
Asa, a resident of Fleming, New York, in 1850;
Elisha? (illegible), a resident of Pembroke, New York, in 1850; and
Samuel, a resident of Conesus, New York, in 1850.
On March 30, 1850 application was made for pension that may have been due the above noted children on account of the Revolutionary War services of their father and it was alleged that Andrew Wheaton enlisted in 1776

and served three months; that he also served from fall until about the first of April, year not given; and that he again served a term of three months, year not given and no officers' names stated. The claim was not allowed as proof of services, required by law, was not furnished.
The names of the parents of Andrew Wheaton are not shown in the papers of said claim.
Your letter has been referred to the proper division of this bureau for reply in regard to Charles W. Wheaton, who served in the Civil War.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Auburn Sept. 5th 1850 Hon. Sir I herewith transmit to you the additional proof required in the claim of Mrs. Wheaton to a pension as a widow of a Revolutionary soldier
Yours with Respect Daniel D. T. Benedict

1930 June 10. hist. to Miss Marion A. Wheaton MCS
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.372
REJECTED
P. O. Miss Wheaton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Sect 1852 page 170 gives fol. reason for suspension. "Suspended for proof of service Alleges: and of marriage."
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

N 7628 Avis Wheaton did N
Set D. D. T. Benedict 2 o July 1880 " " " " 29 Sept " " " " " " Lucas Wheaton, May 10/33 o D. D. T. Benedict 3 o Dec o 1881 Lucas Wheaton Jan y 27 1882 C. M. Bennett Aug t 31/53 o Hon E. Bellinger Dec 18/1884
cut 4 July 1836!

Pension Office, Jan. 27. 1852.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 20 th Oct last in the case of Avis Wheaton you are referred to my letter to D.D.T. Benedict the agent in the case, dated the 3 rd Dec r last.
Lucas Wheaton Esq. Auburn, N.Y.

Auburn Ny Sept. 27th 1851
Hon.
Sir Some three months ago I mailed to you an additional affidavit in the claim of Miss Wheaton (Widow of Andrew Wheaton a soldier of the war of the Revolution) showing more precisely the time of service of her husband in said war, you will confer a favor on me by informing me as to the result of your examination of the same
Respectfully Yours Daniel D r Benedict
Hon. J. E. Heath Com. of Pensions

FREE
President, Gilmore Washington

Auburn March 23 1858
Most High and honorable sir
I address these few lines to you concerning some pension money that we are a trying to get we have been to the trouble of proving their marriage and others important documents that was needed and they was sent there to us Washington and that is the last that I have heard from them I have written to Seward but no answer come I wrote to Gordon no answer and now I implore on your goodness as the president of this united States if you wont return answer to my letter the name that is sent there is Mr Andrew and Avis Wheaton his wife who surfert in that dreadful war and now their hies call for their pay fore they suffer all most everthing but delts if there is any such thing as a pension to be alowd I wish you wood a low that the Mans Name that sent those writings is Benidick and the and hairs nome is Lucas Wheaton of Auburn N B please direct your letter to Lucas Wheaton Auburn
Ans. Referred to commission of pensions to M. F. March 31.

1751 Auburn Oct 20
Sir
I want to know what more proof you want in giving Andrew and Miss Wheaton's Pension to their airs if you want any more please wright and I will try and get father proof if not please wright and let me now answer this as soon as you receive it
P.S. Please direct your letter to Mr Lucas Wheaton Auburn

D. D. S. Bendit Sept 28/30

81 765- Pension Office 28 th Sept. 1850
Sir:
The additional evidence transmitted by you in the case of Lois Wheaton has been examined and filed. It establishes the date of her marriage, but there is nothing in it touching her husband's services. What is still essential in this respect will be shown by reference to my letter to you of 2 nd July last.
D. D. T. Benedict Subbrg N. Y.

Hon Thomas Ewing,
Secretary of The Interior,
Washington D. C.

Auburn, Ny June 15 th 1850
Hon. Sir
Enclosed I transmit to you, proof sustaining the claim of the Heirs of Andrew Wheaton and his Widow Avis Wheaton, to pension money due to Avis Wheaton, as the Widow of said Andrew Wheaton, at the time of his death,
Yours Respectfully Daniel D. F. Benedict per H. C. Newhall

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Amherst, N.Y. July 7, 1851 Your Sir:
Inclosed I send you the additional proof required in your letter of September 28 th 1850. in the case of Avis Wheaton widow of Andrew Wheaton.
Respectfully yours,
Daniel D. T. Benedict
Yours. born. of Pensions Washington D. C.

Washington City June 9 th 1853.
Hon S. P. Waldo. Com r of Pensions Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith a power of attorney executed by the heirs of Andrew Wheaton, dec d whose claim under act of July 4 th 1836, has been suspended.
I hope to be enabled to file additional evidence in the case sufficient to establish the claim before it comes up for examination.
Very Respectfully, Your Obed. Serv. C. W. Bennett.

Mem. E. B. Morgan
Dec. 1876.

196 Pension Office Dec 18 1854
Sir
I have the honor to return the letter of Mr Connell and to inform you that Mr Lucas Wheaton has been more than once advised as to the reason for  of the refusal of this office to admit the claim of Mrs Wheaton dec'd widow of NY. Viz; because the parties interested have not been able to show that her husband ever served a day in the War of the Revolution, Mr Wheaton has been advised to apply to the Comptroller of C't for evidence of service or to prove it by witnesses who were contemporaries and knew that it was rendered as alleged,
Hon H E Beman Hoy R

State of Connecticut } p. County of Windham } p.
On this thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, per- sonally appeared before me, Abiel Gurnee  Abiel Gurnee Justice of the Peace in and for said County, David B. Wheaton, a resident of the town of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says - That he is well acquainted with Resolved Wheaton, a resident of the afore- said town of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut and that he knows him to be a man of good moral character and one whose statements are entitled to credit and belief. Sworn and subscribed the day and year David B. Wheaton year first above written before me
Abiel Gurnee Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } p. County of Windham } p.
On this thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, per- sonally appeared before me, Abiel Gurnee  Abiel Gurnee Justice of the Peace in and for said County, George H. Dyer  William H. Dyer a resident of the town of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says - That he

is well acquainted with Resolved Wheaton, a resident of the aforesaid town of Killington in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, and that he knows him to be a man of good moral character and one whose word is entitled to full credit and belief.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day of William Aldrich and year first above written
Abel Almon Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut Windham County
I Almon V Tyler Clerk the County Court in and for said Windham County, hereby Certify that Abel Almon Esq, was on the 20th day of March 1850, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the above is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court this 1 st day of April A D 1850
Almon V Tyler Clerk

Suspended.
Rev. Pension Claim
• Act of July 4. 1836
Mrs Wheaton Widow of Andrew
• Power of Attorney to examine Claim =
Chas. B. Tucker Atty Present

Know all men by these presents that I Lucas Wheaton of Senett Cayuga County New York for and in consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid do hereby constitute and appoint Charles G. Tucker of Washington D.C. My true & lawfull Attorney to to prosecute My Claim as heir at Law of Anis Wheaton widow of Andrew Wheaton for pension for services rendered in the war of the Revolution by My father Andrew Wheaton, hereby Authorizing and empowering My said Attorney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington or elsewhere, certified copies of any Army records or documents in which his said service may be recorded, and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish his claim as fully as he or I might or could do if personally present and hereby making and countermanding all other authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose - In witness whereof I have hereunto set My hand & seal this twenty eighth day of April 1855
In presence of William E. Cornwell Marion Cornwell
Lucas Wheaton
State of New York Cayuga County
On this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally came before me Lucas Wheaton to me known to be the identi- cal person described in & who executed the above power of Attorney and who acknowledged the execution thereof and I certify that the same was executed by him in My presence and that I am now an Acting Justice of the peace in & for said County & subscribed My name thereto as a subscribing witness & that I have no interest in said Claim, and that I knew the Marion Cornwell who also subscribed her name as a subscribing witness thereto & saw her subscribe her name as such witness - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set My hand the day & year first above written
William E. Cornwell Justice of the peace Cayuga County -

State of New-York, ss. Cayuga County Clerk's Office,
I, EDWIN B. MARVIN, Clerk of the County of Cayuga and of the Courts of Record thereof do hereby certify, that William Hornell Esq., was at the date of the Certificate or Proof or Acknowledgement of the annexed Instrument, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine.
I further certify, that said Instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of the State of New-York.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said county, this 30 day of April 185 5
E B Marvin
CLERK.

I Resolved Wheaton of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut depose and say, that I am eighty four years of age in Sept. next, that I am the son of An- drew Wheaton of said Killings, that he was born in the State of Massachusetts, that my father moved to Connecticut, and finally came came to Killings after having lived in Thompson and Plainfield in this county. I remember when he moved to Killings, which was the Spring before the Battle of Bunker Hill. I remember hearing the Cannon upon that day. The next year my father was drafted and went to Prov- idence in Rhode Island and was gone three months, and returned. Afterwards he went to Providence again and was in the service from fall until about the first of April. He afterwards went to Groton Connecticut and was gone about three months according to my recollection, I have a distinct rec- ollection of all the facts I have stated above. Signed in the presence of us this 21 st day of June 1854. A. Converse                      Richard                      His David B Wheaton                      Mark                      Wheaton
State of Connecticut - ss. Windham County ss. Tillingly June 21 st 1851. There personally appeared Richard Wheeler who has subscribed the above affidavit in my presence, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. before me Abiel Converse Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
County of Windham } ss.
Office of Clerk of County Court I Orville Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham in the State aforesaid do hereby certify, that Abiel Converse Esq. before whom the within Affidavit of Rowland Wheaton purports to have been sworn was at that time, and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County duly commissioned and qualified and duly authorized to administer oaths take the acknowledgment of deeds &c. and that full faith & credit should be given to all his official acts as such - I further certify, that I verily believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 21 st day of June Anno Domini 1881.
Orville Fuller Clerk

Andrew Wheaton
Oct 1832. — Oryok. /36
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H. Markland

State of New York County of Cayuga } P.
Be it Known, that on this first day of November A. D. 185 2 , before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Lucas Wheaton
resident of Auburn in said County, and made oath according to law that he is one of the legal heirs of Andrew Wheaton who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1841 that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Andrew Wheaton for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Lucas Wheaton
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Lucas Wheaton to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
James H. Borthwick Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Cayuga } P.
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Cayuga County that Lucas Wheaton the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is one of the children of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that James H. Borthwick Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this first day of November 185 2
E. B. Galt Clerk of Cayuga Co and of the County of Rensselaer
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.