Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38462, Richard Whitten, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Whitten, Richard
838462
CONTENTS

7468.
Maine
Richard Whitten
a Cornish in the state of Maine
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 2 yrs. & 2 mos. -
scribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of March 1819 and sent to G. Thacher, Esq.
Saw, M c
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 10 3/4  30 31 85. 85
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 - 40. 00
$ 133. 85
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
York L o M c
Cop d for the Land Office
Public Service Clerk - July 20, 1821 James M c Intosh

Richard Whitten Priv:
April 1782.
Col. Sprouts reg. • Massachusetts line. 2 yrs. 2 mos.
13 th April 1810
Further evidence of service wanting.
Aaron Hogg } witnesses John Guelph }
Admiral

I Richard Whitten of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged fifty four years, do declare that I enlisted as a private soldier in the American army on the Continental establishment under Robert Hasty at Scarsdale on the first day of April A.D. 1782 & marched on the next point & was turned into Capt. Williams Company & Colonel Sprague's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, for three years & was discharged about the 20th of June A.D. 1784 at Connecticut Island, at the time I was discharged I was in the American Regiment under Colonel Heath  Lord  Heath I was stationed principal part of the time I was in the service at West Point I have no pension, & from my reduced circumstances in life, I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support - I am a Citizen of the United States I was honorably discharged the service but have since lost it
April 13. 1818 -
Richard Whitten
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss. Be it known, that on the 13 th day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts personally appeared the above named Richard Whitten, & being duly sworn made oath to the truth of

of the foregoing declaration by him in my presence subscribed, in order to obtain the benefit of the provi- sions made by the late act of Congress, 'Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, which declaration I sworn to as aforesaid; I George Harker one of the Justices do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Whitten did serve in the revolutionary war on the continental Es- = tablishments, against the common enemy as stated in his declaration, & that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony had before me to the Secretary of the depart- ment of War, pursuant to the directions in the act of Congress aforesaid —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have caused the seal of said court to be hereunto affixed this thirtieth day of May in the year of our lord eighteen hundred & eighteen —
George Harker

I Aaron Fogg of Haller in the County of York & Conn and Wealth of Massachusetts aged fifty seven years do testify & declare that I enlisted as a private soldier in the American Army on the continental Establishment some time in the month of April A.D. 1781 & was marked to westpoint & was turned into Coll Walker in the Second Regiment in Massachusetts Line under Coln Shroyt & was discharged at west point in the spring of 1784 During all said time & before I was well acquainted with Richard Whitten who signed the declaration on the first page of this paper, & enlisted at the same time he did I was in the same Regiment & well know that what he has there stated is correct  Thereby attest to the mark made by — his Aaron X Fogg Sam P. S. Thacher mark
York Co. February 5 1819 Then personally appeared the above named Aaron Fogg & being duly sworn made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true in all its parts — before me Sam P. S. Thacher Jus Peace
I John Guilford of Haller in said county aged fifty five years do testify & declare that I enlisted in the American Army on the continental establishment on the 20 March 1782 for three years & was turned into Col. Prebards company & Colonel Grestons regiment in the Massachusetts line, when I served I think about eighteen months & was then transferred into Col. Hunts company Colonel Jacksons Regiment called the American Regiment where I served till sometime in June 1784 at the end of the war & was discharged at that time at west point  I further testify that I was well acquainted with Richard Whitten who subscribed the declaration on the first page of this paper well recollect that he joined the Army a few weeks after I did & was placed in Colonel Sprouts Regiment & was after that transferred to the Regiment that I was in under Col Jackson & was discharged at the time I was  I came home with me from the army — at which time I lent him two dollars which I have never yet received  I lent him two dollars which I have never yet received  Sam P. S. Thacher — witness to the mark made by — John X Guilford mark  York Co. February 11 1819 Then personally appeared the above named John Guilford & being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration & testimony by him subscribed — before me Sam P. S. Thacher Jus Peace

I Benjamin Lampes of lawful age do testify and say that I belonged to the American Regiment commanded by Colonel Hull and the company commanded by Capt John Mills in the year 1784 and am knowing that Richard Whitten a Daniel Warren belonged to said Regiment a company and knew with said Richard Whitten & Daniel Warren and am knowing that said Richard Whitten & Daniel Warren were honorably Discharged from said company & Regiment on the twentieth day of June A 1784 and further saith not Benj Lampes April 10th 1818
Before me Carr Leavitt justice of the peace

Richard Whitten
Cornick
1468
Can
Sept 1819

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County of York on the first Tuesday of July being the fourth day of said month and by adjournment from day to day, on the fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene , chief Justice Judge of said Court.
ON this fifth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit , county, Richard Whitten aged fifty seven years, resident in Gorham in said Circuit , county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Williams in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the thirteenth day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 7.468 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Richard Whitten.
Sworn to and declared, on the fifth day of July A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE Benjamin Greene
Ch. Justice One of the Judges of the said Court.
Attt. Daniel Sewall , Clerk.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
1 pig. — No other property.
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Richard Whitten who, by occupation am a labourer — which I am unable to pursue by reason of rheumatism & ill health half my time.
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Mary my wife 55 consumptive & unable.   Richard — son 16 left weakly by the spotted fever.   Samuel " " 14 able to work part of the time, only } being lame in his thigh. — }   Mary, daughter 12 well as common. —   Richard Whitten.  
STATE OF MAINE.
I, York ss.  Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit , within the county of York — do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is three — dollars and — cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall, { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York .

A. H. Markland

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND,
July 18
185
I, ROBERT A. BIRD,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court,
for said County of Cumberland , being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Rufus Bodge Esq.
is, and at the date of his certificate to the paper hereto annexed, was an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for
the County of
Waldo
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer Oaths and take acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid — and that the following Signature , purporting to be his
GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court , for said State, the day and year first above written.
Robt. A. Bird
CLERK.

State of Maine County of Waldo ss - Be it known, That on this 17 day of July AD 1854 before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Richard Whitten a resident of Troy in said County and State and made oath according to law that he is one of the children of Richard and Mercy Whitten late of said Troy deceased. That his late father was the identical Richard Whitten whose name was placed on the pension Roll of the Maine Agency in the County of York under the act of March 18 1818 at the rate of $96 per annum which pension he contin- ued to draw till his death which took place April 11th 1845.
That he believes his father was entitled to a higher rate of Pension than he re- ceived from the 4 March 1831 to the time of his death and that he and the other surviving children are interested as claimants in said increase.
Therefore I Richard Whitten hereby consti- tute and appoint J K Harmon of Portland

Maine and A H Markland Washington City D.C. my true and lawful Attorneys to prosecute the claim of said Richard Whitten for an increase of Pension, and for the purposes aforesaid I hereby authorize my said Attorneys or either of them to apply for and obtain from the Secretary of State Massachusetts or other sources certified proofs of such service. Also to examine all papers or documents in relation to said service on file in the Departments at Wash- ington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence of service and to receive for my benefit and for the benefit of the other chil- dren a certificate for increase of Pension that may be issued from the Department of the Interior in satisfaction of said claim. And I authorize my said Attorneys to appoint one or more substitutes for the purposes above expressed.
Richard Whitten Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me on the day and year first above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said Richard Whitten to be directly in- terested in said claim as set forth and that I am in no wise interested therein.
Rufus Badger
{ Justice of the Peace

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MEE/HMM
August 22, 1929.
Miss Fannie M. Hackett 250 Alfred Street Biddeford Maine.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38462, it appears that Richard Whitten enlisted at Scarboro, name of State not shown, April k, 1782, served as a private in Captain Williams' Company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged June 20, 1784, at which time he was in the American Regiment under Colonel Jackson.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, while a resident of Cornish, York County, Massachusetts, aged fifty-five years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife, Mercy, aged fifty-five years, and to the following children: A son Richard, aged sixteen years, a son, Samuel, aged fourteen years, and daughter, Mary, aged twelve years.
The soldier died April 11, 1845.
In 1854 the soldier's son Richard was a resident of Troy, Waldo County, Maine. Other children were also living at that time but their names are not shown.

Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours, and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the Bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each inquiry pertaining to soldiers of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of their receipt
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

I Nathaniel Norton of lawful age do testify and say that in April A. 1782, Richard Whittin joined the fourth Company in the Second Regiment of Infantry Commanded by Col. Eleazr Sprout to which company I then belonged, and that said Richard Whittin serv- ed as a good and faithful soldier in said com- pany till December A. 1783. or January A. 1784. when I was discharged and left said Richard Whittin in said Company.
Nathaniel Norton
affidavit. Cornish February 11 th 1819. Then the above named Nathaniel Norton made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me and I further certify that said Norton is a man of credibility
Nathaniel Norton justice of the peace

Biddeford, Maine, Aug. 20, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sir:
Some little time ago I sent you a request for an abstract of the pension papers of Richard Whitten; and gave the number of his pension and what seemed to me all that was needed for it to be found readily.
I have not received any reply, and I am anxious to have it. Will you please send it now, or, if you will not give me the desired information, tell me that, so I can hire a Washington genealogist to attend to it for me.
Yours respectfully,
(Miss) Fannie M. Hackett,
250 Alfred St.,
Biddeford,
Maine.
answered Aug 22, 1929
M E E,

Biddeford, Me., 7-27-1929.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me an abstract of the pension papers of Richard Whitten who drew a pension for service in the Rev. war? His pension was No. 7468.
Resident of Cornish, Maine at time of application. Private in Capt. Williams's Co., Col. Sprout's Regt., Mass.
I would like everything that will help in establishing a D. A. R. candidate's descent from this Richard Whitten.
If there is any charge for the work, let me know, please, and I will remit at once.
Please attend to this as soon as possible, and greatly oblige
(Miss)
Yours respectfully, Fannie M. Hackett, 250 Alfred St., Biddeford, Maine.
Registrar of Rebecca Emery Chapter, D. A. R., of Biddeford.

38462 INVALID.
1929-Aug. 22, Dist to Miss Fannie M Hackett, M.E.G.
File No. 38462
Richard Whitten
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 559
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Revolutionary War
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES BOUNTY LAND FILES  ACT OF 1855-Rejected-223820  VETERAN Samuel Whitten  1799 GRADE Private  SERVICE Capt Joshua Nason Col Joseph Storm. Me Mil  CAN NO. 1757 BUNDLE NO. 234

Stilman B. Allen Feb 10/59
223.820
Act March 3.
not. 21.
Oliver Whitten, mil.
Samuel Whitten, fri.
Capt. Joshua Nason,
Col. Joseph Storer,
Me.
Sub. 7. Oct. 1787.
Rowe, war.
Resolved
Papers
Stilman B. Allen
Kittery Point, Me.

223.820
Stillman B. Allen Esq., Kittery Point, Maine. Attorney for claimant—

State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
Alfred,
Nov 15th
A. D. 18 57 }
I, James O. McIntire,
CLERK OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
In and for said COUNTY OF YORK, certify that
Timothy Shaw Jr. u an
Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for
the County of
York
as appears by
the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that his Commis-
sion is dated
January 16th
A. D. 18 57
and will expire
and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be
his own
GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
James O. McIntire
Clerk.

State of Maine County of York Town of Alfred (a) December fourteenth Eighteen hundred twenty eight Mr Samuel Whitten } Miss Olive Hill } Both of Alfred Arch: Smith Jr Justice of the Peace
I Certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the Marriage of said parties, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record, in fair legible figures, as follows:— (b)
1828 December 14th
Edward Chase _____ Town Clerk of Alfred
I, Edward Chase _____ above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy of the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Edward Chase _____ } Clerk of the Town } of Alfred
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this 15 th day of November A. D. 185 5  I have no interest in the claim in which this is set forth
Tim: Shaw Jr. _____ Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

Application for Additional Bounty Land for Widows,---Act of 1855.
State of Maine } ss. On this fifteenth day of November in the year COUNTY OF York , } eighteen hundred and fifty five , personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Olive Whitten , aged fifty three years, a resident of Alfred in the State of Maine , who being duly sworn according to law, on oath declares that she is the widow of Samuel Whitten deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Joshua Mason in the Infantry Regiment of W. S. Troops commanded by Col. Joseph Stearns , in the of the Revolution war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812, 4th day of July 1776 for the term of about one year and continued in actual service in said war for more than fourteen days; that she was married to the said Samuel Whitten or Alfred , on the 14 day Dec. in the year 1828  by Archibald Smith Esq. , that her maiden name was Olin Hill , that her said husband died at Alfred on the 14 day of Feby in the year 1840 and that she is now a widow. For proof of these facts she refers to her application for Bounty Land under the act of September 28th, 1850, upon which she received a  LAND WARRANT , No. _____ for _____ acres, which she has since legally disposed of and cannot now return.  The accompanying certificates and affidavits - she further says that her husband was drafted at (then called, or raised) Kennebec, in the State of Maine on the 7th day of October A.D. 1777 for the term of during the war and entered the army and was at the taking of Burgoyne - and at the battles of White Plains and Saratoga - at the end of about a year according to her belief he was honorably discharged and came home - she has seen her husband's written honorable discharge - but in the spring of 1840 her home was burned and said discharge - & all other papers therein, was burnt in it -
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional  BOUNTY LAND to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3d, 1855. She also declares that she has never applied for nor received, under this or any other act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant whatever except the one above mentioned ; and she hereby appoints Stillman B. Allen Esq. of KITTERY- POINT , York Co., Maine, her Agent and Attorney to present and prosecute her said claim, and asks the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions to send her Warrant, when issued, to said Mr. Allen, who is fully authorized to receive the same and who will transmit it to me.
(Sign here your full name.)
Olive Whitten
We, Silas Derby and Stephen Holmes residents of Alfred upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the above named Olive Whitten in our presence, and that we are personally acquainted with Mrs. Whitten and know that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that she is now a widow. We are disinterested witnesses.
Signatures of Witnesses.
Silas Derby Stephen Holmes
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written: and I certify that I know the affiants to be respectable and credible persons; and that I have every reason to believe and do believe Olive Whitten , the said claimant, to be the identical person she represents herself to be, that she is of the age above stated and that I have no interest in this claim.
Levi Shaw Jr.
Justice of the Peace.

The undersigned, citizens and residents of Alfred in the State of Maine being duly sworn on oath depose and say that in his life time they were more well acquainted with the witness named Samuel Whittin - and that then and ever since & now they have been and are now acquainted with then his wife, now his widow, the witness named Olin Whittin - Said Samuel and Olin lived together for many years as man and wife and were always reputed to be such - So soon as Olin expired her when they were legally married - Said Samuel Whittin died at Alfred, in about the year 1840, and said Olin is now his widow - In an disinterested witness,
Silas Derby Stephen Holmes
York ss. November 15, 1855 - Personally appearing the above named deponents whom I certify to be who they are and made oath that the above statement herein subscribed is true - I have no interest in the claim.
Levi S. Shaw Jr, Justice of the Peace -

228.820
On Official Business
Hon. J. Minot, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.