Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22591, Oliver Whiting, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Whiting, Oliver Hannah
W. 22 591
CONTENTS

2 Certs
under act 38 combining 43 & 44
6599 Maine
Hannah Whiting widow of Oliver Whiting Maf P V who was a Private in the Rev War
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars 97 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 45 and sent to
David Hammond Esq Lewiston Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A and June 17. 1843
Vol. 2 Page 11

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." State of Maine ss. On this sixth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four, personally appeared, before the Subscribers, judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Oxford, Hannah Whiting a resident of Fryeburg in said County aged eighty six 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 Oliver Whiting late of said Fryeburg deceased who was a private in the war of the Revolution; the said Oliver enlisted from the town of Billerica in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the period of nine months under Capt. Leonard Whiting, to the best of her recollection, and acted as the waiter of said Leonard; there was no other man by the same name who went from said Billerica as she believes; that she cannot state the year of his enlistment, nor the names of any of his other officers; that she was discharged, at one time in New York, she then was at West Point, and walked home, that she recollects this from the fact of his telling that his feet were very sore; that she has no documentary

evidence of his services; that she has been endeavoring at different times since the passage of said act to find some person who had actual knowledge of her services, but has not yet been able to; that she has not herself actual knowledge of any of the facts stated above as to his services, but she merely believes them to be true because the said Oliver in his life time frequently related them to her as being true - She also believes the said Oliver entitled and served either one, two, or three years, but she cannot give any of the particulars of the same. She further declares that she was married to the said Oliver Whiting on the third day of February A.D. 1785 at Concord in the State of New Hampshire by the Rev. Mr. Barnard, and that her husband, the aforesaid Oliver Whiting died on the third day of August A.D. 1814; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and ninety four years, at the time above stated. - Sarah X Whiting
Witnesses: David Cummings, David Cummings I swear to all said and subscribed, on the day and year above written before
Simon Hanson Judge -
The reason for taking this declaration out of Court is the extreme age & infirmity of the Declarant, who was unable to attend Court.
Simon Hanson Judge

State of Maine
Oxford County ss: I the Subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County, hereby certify that Symon Rawson, whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Declaration, is Judge of the Court of Probate afore- said - I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the Application of Hannah Colbitt for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this second day of December A 1844
Isaac F. Emery Register

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Dec 13 1811
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that William S. Howland Whiting is borne upon a pay roll of Capt Simon Stuart, Col. Furbish's guards from Oct 7 1778 Dec 17 1778 and upon a pay roll of the train of Artillery under Capt Dyer & Lieut Stuart from July 11 1780 Dec 1 1780 and is the only subject of claim Whiting to be found in the rolls in this Office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Perry; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary services made by the widow of the party who rendered the services. State of Maine, County of Oxford, town of Fryeburg.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office, of my husband's service in the war of the Revolution. His name was Oliver Whiting.
He enlisted from the town of Billerica in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the first place for the term of one year. I am unable to state the year, or the names of his officers. I feel very sure however that he was a waiter to a Captain by the name of Whiting - I think Leonard Whiting but am not sure. He was under continental officers was dismissed the first time on the Hudson River, at West point I believe - I recollect where he was dismissed from the fact of hearing him say that he walked from there to Billerica, and his feet were very sore. There was no other man by the same name who enlisted from said Billerica. He often was enlisted for either two or three years, but I cannot give any of the particulars of his services - I have been endeavoring for several years past to find some one who could give the particulars of his services but have been able to find no one

I am now eighty two years of age, and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than as on a former statement -
Witness my hand this twelfth day of July 1844.
Signed by said in my presence.
Her Hammond } Whiting Mark
David Hammond justing of the Peace.

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David Hammons Esq Lovell Maine

I David Russell of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire. Testify and say that the ancient Records of the Town of Amherst are now in my possession and that under the head of Marriages by the Reverend Jeremiah Barnard, made in the year AD 1785 I find an
February Third One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty five Oliver Whiting to Hannah McKean
February 3 d 1785 Oliver Whiting to Hannah McKean. A True extract of the Records
Attest David Russell Town Clerk,
I David Russell above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk for the Town of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Amherst with the exception above named as certified by me.
David Russell Town Clerk.
Hillsborough ss. October 28 th 1844
Sworn before me Stephen Peabody justice of the peace

Mr. Glanvilles
Sir Sir
I have attended to the subject of your letter as will appear from the subjoined certificates. I hope they will prove satisfactory
Yours in haste J. G. Davis Pastor of Cong Ch: Ashurst
State of New Hampshire } Set. Hillsborough County -
I Perley Doyce clerk of the Supe- rior Court of Judicature of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Stephen Peabody is an acting Justice of the Court in and for said County, duly com- missioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 14th day of June 1842, and will expire on the 15th day of June 1847, and that his signature as so written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said County this 29th day of October 1844.
Perley Doyce clerk

I Samuel McKim of Fryeburg, Oxford County Maine aged eighty one years depose & say that I am the brother of Hannah Whiting, widow of Oliver Whiting, late of said Fryeburg deceased, that said Oliver & Hannah were married soon after the close of the Revolutionary War at Auburn N. H. by the Rev. Mr Barnard - I was at the wedding and saw them married - Said Oliver's father resided in Billerica Mass. & moved to said Auburn - I have no actual knowl- edge of the services of said Oliver in said War, but he was universally reputed in Auburn & in this vicinity to have been a soldier of the Revolution - And I have not the least doubt but such was the fact - He was an upright man, and one of undoubted veracity, and in his lifetime he frequently told me that he was a Revolutionary soldier & related to me the particulars of his services, but I do not & cannot now recollect the names of his officers, but I do distinctly recollect that he told me he was dismissed at Nest Point & travelled from then home

on foot - I more distinctly recollect this from the fact that he told me he had to travel a part or whole of the distance barefoot, and that his feet were very sore. I knew of no other Oliver Whiting. He told me also that he let a Mr. Sundara Whiting have his discharge -
Samuel McKee
Oxford ss. Oct. 12, 1844. Then personally appeared the above named Samuel McKee & made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true
Before Me J. H. Hammond Just of Peace -
I certify that I live within about two and a half miles of the declarant & that she is still living. J. H. Hammond Just of Peace Nov. 30, 1844.

State of Maine
County of Oxford, p.
I Joseph G. Cobb Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify that David Hammons whose genuineness of signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate to the oath of Par- doned the same is, a Jus- tice of the Peace within and for said County of Oxford duly commissioned and qualified as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this second Day of December 1846
J G Cobb Clerk as aforesaid

9006
Maine
Hannah Whiting widow of Oliver Whiting who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 3. Aug. 1814 of Oxford in the State of Me who was a Pri in the Am commanded by Captain Hunt of the reg commanded by Col Gerrish in the Rev. line for 8 M. 21 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 28 Dollars 94 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 45 and sent to David Hammond (Jowell)
Total amount, $ Maine
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by R. Swann Clerk, Book Vol Page 21

Rev 22-591 WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22591 Hannah Whiting Widow of Oliver Whiting Pri. Rev. War.
Act: March 3 rd & 4 th June 11 th 44 Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 333
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Upl. 9-1903-14 Rufus K Wood Baltimore Md

11.566 Hannah Whiting
Me
Act July 7 th 38
Admitted
8 mo. 21 day
prio
$ 28.97 per an
also
Act 3 rd Mar 43
17 June 44
No act 1843 - 6890
--- 1844 - 379
David Hammond Esq
Lovell
Me

Lowell Me Oct. 2. 1844.
Hon. James L. Edwards;
With this I send you the application of the widow of Oliver Whiting for a pension. She has been at much trouble and expense in making out her case thus far, and I hope that further evidence of his services may be found on file in your department. You will confer a favour by making as early a reply as you conveniently can -
Respectfully Yours
David Hammond.