Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,791, James White, Mass. N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
White, James
5. 30,791
N. H.
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 29.562
James White — of Franklin in the State of Mass.
who was a ser. in the Regt commanded by Captain Seachem of the Regt commanded by Col. Nichols in the Mass. M.H. time for 8 mo: 23 days —
Inscribed on the Roll of Class — at the rate of 29. Dollars 21. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Decr 30 and Subp. Elijah Col. Greenfield — Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 34 102.23 Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb r 1835: 14.61 —
$116.84
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Math. Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 911

James White
1813-1888

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SS.
ON THIS twenty first day of October A. D. 1834, personally appeared in open Court, before the Probate Court of Common Pleas of the said Commonwealth , now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, James White a resident of Cohann in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Sixty Seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That I was born in the Town of Learningborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts May 29th 1757 and I lived in said Learningborough til I was Nineteen years of age in my twentieth year when I moved with my Father to Peterborough Newham where on or about the first of July 1777 I lived in the said Town of Peterborough where my Brother William was drafted for two months to serve in the army and I took his place in consequence of his serving two months for me in the year 1776 at White Plains in the State of New York I entered the service near the first of July 1777 under Captain Packard Lieut. Cunningham Ensign Williams in Col. Nichols Regiment General Brigade I Marched from said Peterborough to New Marlboro then I joined the company from there we Marched to Charlestown called Newbede town in said New Hampshire from there we Marched to Manchester Vermont we encamped there a while from there we Marched to Bennington there we remained til after the Battle I was not in the main Battle but was in a Skirmish under Capt. Packard near Hoosack River The same day of the Battle one of our Company was killed and our Sargant was badly wounded and a few days after the Battle I was taken Sick and was left at said Bennington with the Sick and wounded and then I remained unable to do duty til my two months was out and I was discharged on discharge on or about the first of September 1777 no written discharge and I returned home to said Peterborough and the last of August on the first of September 1777 at said Peterborough I with several others volunteered to go to Rhode Island we all went from said Peterborough being about fifteen or twenty of us under the command of Samuel Cunningham we Marched to Providence in said Rhode Island from there we went by water to Bristol from there we crossed the ferry on to the island then we joined the army near Newport under the command of General Sullivan and there we remained til the day before the American army retreated off the island I with the others of our company were discharged and we returned home to said Peterborough together near the first of October serving about one month having understood the news of the New Hampshire Metes and bounds dispute.

Rhode Island from there we went by water to Bristol from there we crossed the ferry on to the island there we joined the army under Newport under the command of General Sullivan and there we remained til the day before the American army retreated off the island with the other of our company was dispersed and we returned home to said Peterborough together near the first of October serving about one month having understood the records of the New Hampshire Militia and in the war department I will refer you to the records for evidence
In the Month of May 1779 I went to Cohasset in the County of Massachusetts at said Cohasset on the twenty day of August 1780 being hired by Joseph Thompson and Deacon Herbert to serve six months in the army of the Revolution to take the place of one of their sons and I went to Springfield Massachusetts about there I passed Mustering on the fifteenth day of August 1780 and was in the company commanded by Capt. Goodale sent on Ensign watch in the fifth Massachusetts Regiment was commanded by Col. Putman in General Nixon's Brigade from said Springfield we marched to Salisbury Connec- ticut from there we marched to Stony Point and crossed the North River I believe at Kings ferry into New Jersey where we joined the main army Genl. George Wash- ington being in command in chief we remained in the State of New Jersey til the 6th of October the Regiment then moved to West Point and there I remained til the fifteenth day of February 1781 when I had served my six months and I was discharged I had a written discharge after I returned home I took one Capt. Hugh McElhinny who had the discharge who was a Representative for said Cohasset
to the General Court to carry to Boston for the purpose of making the Soldiers pay and where the said discharge is now I can tell I have the deposition of Joseph Thompson and also two Subscribers when I left the Service I know of no other witness in my knowledge
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
James White Edward Davenport
WE, Charles Thompson and David Davenport both
residing in Colerain — hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James White — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven 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 day and year aforesaid.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
Charles Thompson David Davenport
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 Edward Davenport who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman of the Baptist denomination residing in said town of Colerain; and that Charles Thompson who has also signed the same is a resident of said town of Colerain and a credible person; and that their certificate is entitled to credit.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
Register
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James White for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
E. Alvord Reg. Prob.

White, James Mass. 530791

This may certify that James White of the 5 th Reg t Conn t in the 5 th Mass tts Reg t . With Draper no blanket since he joined the Reg t but found him no blanket the whole time
Westpoint July 15 th 1864 } Ephraim Potter Esq r

Spent two days at Bata
James White
Feb 19 Spent three days at station for three weeks also Williston
 200 60 0 2  20 4 20 3  0 0 20 3  0 0 0 3  0 0 0 3  0 0 0 3  0 0 0 3  0 0 0 3 
White James Mass. Sept 19

30 791 Reg INVALID.
File No. 30, 791
James White Rev Rev Mr
Act: June 1 st 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 449
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James White
32.20 4
Swi o 23 days private
26.66 2.55
29.21 Elijah Alvord Esq Greenfield Me

acc 29 GREENFIELD OCT 25 1846 Elisha Parker James White Mass.
J. L. Edward Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
1846

Greenfield Mass. Oct. 24. 1834
The enclosed application are by request of the applicants forwarded by Elijah Atwood

James White
2nd 2 21 6 8 - 23

I Joseph Thompson of Cohasset in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify & say that I have since within three or four miles of Mt. James White was since he came into this town which was about the year mentioned herein & twenty nine & am well acquainted with him as he has lived here since & I further say that in the year nineteen hundred & thirty eight Hugh McClusky told me my father & the father of one Herbert that either I or one of said McClusky's boys would be obliged to go into the army unless a sub- stitute was hired & that McClusky's father & my father hired the said White for the term of six months & that he left the said town of Cohasset for the army, & was absent the time for which he was hired and said White returned at the end of the time also stated to this town, went upon the farm he had before he went into the army, & has been an inhabitant of this town ever since; I further say that I believe that the said James started for the army in the month of August for three reasons, because I well remember that said White had a piece of land chopped over & for all before he went, & that I helped clear off the land right in New England after he was gone. & further the aforesaid saith not Cohasset Sept. 10. 1834 Joseph Thompson
Franklin Co. Cohasset Mass. Sept. 10. 1834 Then personally appeared Joseph Thompson & made oath that the foregoing affidavit above by him subscribed is wholly true before me. John Drury Justice of the Peace.
Franklin Co. Cohasset Mass. Sept. 10. 1834 I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Thompson the signer of the above affidavit & that he is entitled to have it said John Drury Justice of the 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 John Drury Esq. before whom the within deposition was sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county; and that his name subscribed to the two within certificates is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greenfield on this twenty first day of October A. D. 1834.
E. Alvord Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME White James GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7984 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 6, 1792 to Michael Connolly, assignee
*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.