Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,988, John White, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
White, John Jane
No. 25,988
CONTENTS

(5881. Maine.
Sarah White — widow of John White.
She was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 3 rd January 1813 — of Waldo Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Sullivan, of the — commanded by — in the Maine line for Omsos; —
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine, at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of October 1840, and sent to Thomas White Esq. Augusta, Me.
Arrears to the 14th of March '41 $ 100: —
Semi-annual allowance ending
$100: —
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Wm. G. Lanthinger Clerk, Book A — Vol. 1 — Page 27 —
See let to Hon. N. P. Anderson. Dec. 23. 1840.

The Subscribed on oath Certify that this is a copy taken from the family Bible of the Widow Jane White of Montville Waldo County Maine and that it is the same that has ever been used as a family record in her family and the only one ever used to any purpose and same the same person named in said record as Milley White
Milley Clement
July 24. 1840
Waldo ss.
I certify that the above named deponent is a cred- ible witness and that the above Bible used as a family record in her family is the same that has ever been used as a family record in her family and the only one ever used to any purpose and same the same person named in said record as Milley White

Births John White November 28 th 1761 Lydia White June 2 nd 1765 Benjamin White May 3 rd 1790 Nancy White April 7 th 1792 John Reside White January 1 st 1795 Andrew White April 19 th 1796 Sewell White April 15 th 1798 Nathan White June 27 th 1801 Thomas White March 25 th 1804 Warren White July 19 th 1806 Milton White September 5 th 1808 Thomas White Aug st 3 rd 1810

7254 Jane White Me
act. 7. July 38
ms 29. d 13-
vol 19-3. kpl Ellis - X 4. 67- Dedham oh. 6 mo acord
Emerson 20 $
No deduction
Tho White Augusta Me

Reg 10 - Tupper 3 years man, deserted 1730 - Marshall 18 yrs - Cross - May 1811 Died
JOHN FAIRFIELD,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS,
GREETING:
Know Ye, That Jonathan Thayer, whose name is borne upon the paper herunto annexed, was at the date of his attestation thereto, Judge of Probate within & for the County of Waldo and that Charles Palmer, whose name is borne upon the paper herunto annexed, was at the date of his attestation thereto, Register of Probate within & for the County of Waldo - that Benjamin White, whose name is borne upon the paper herunto annexed, was at the date of his attestation thereto a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Waldo - and that John Turner and Ebenezer Leach, whose names are borne upon the paper herunto annexed, were at the date of their attestation thereto Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Hancock, all
duly nominated and appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand at AUGUSTA, this twenty ninth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty - and in the sixty-fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Philip L. Johnson Secretary of State.
John Fairfield

State of Maine county of Waldo ss.
On this sixth day of July One Thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before Jonathan Thayer, Judge of the Court Probate for said county, in open court, Jane White a resident of Montville in the county of Waldo and State of Maine, aged seventy-five years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed July seventh one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight, entitled "an act granting halfpay & pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of John White who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, & served as she verily believes as follows Viz. six months in Gulliver's Company, in Jackson's Regiment from June 1778, to January 1779, Massachusetts Troops. Also in Lunt's Company and Tappes Regiment nine months from April 1780 to January 1781 Massachusetts Troops.
She further declares, that she was married to the said John White on the eighteenth day June in the year One Thousand seven hundred & eighty nine, and that her husband the aforesaid John White died on the third day of January One Thousand eight hundred & thirteen, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, One Thousand seven

hundred and ninety-four Vis.: at the time above stated Jane White
At a Court of Probate held at Belfast within and for the County of Waldo on the first Monday of July A.D. 1840.
The foregoing declaration was subscribed and sworn to, by the above named  Jane White the subscriber the day and year first before written Jon a Thayer Judge of Probate
State of Maine.
Waldo County ss.
I Charles Palmer Register of Probate for said County, do hereby certify that Jonathan Thayer is Judge of Probate for said County, and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the Probate Court for said County, in the matter of the ap- plication of Jane White for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of July A.D. 1840.
Charles Palmer

Deposition of Hannah Holmes to the Marriage of Jane White

State of Maine
Hancock ss
July 10, 1840
I Hannah Holmes of Durdgole in the county of Hancock & State of Maine or oath depose & say that I was present at the marriage of John White & Jane Randall on or about the eighteenth day of June 1829, that I acted as brides maid on the occasion, that the marriage took place in the in the town of Penobscot at the dwelling house of Gabriel Johnson Esq. that the said marriage was solemnised by the said Johnson, and that I distinctly recollect hearing the said Johnson pronounce the said John White and Jane Randall Husband and wife, that to my knowledge they lived together as man and wife until the year eighteen hundred and thirty when the said White died leaving the said Jane White a widow with a large family of children, since which time the said Jane White has remained a widow
Hannah Holmes
Hancock ss.
The foregoing deposition was subscribed and sworn to by the above named Hannah Holmes before me the day and year above named, to wit, on the tenth day of July eighteen hundred & forty, and I certify that the deponent is a credible witness John Turner Esq. Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
County of Hancock, ss.
Penobscot July 13. 1848.
I James Leach Jr, Clerk of the Town of Penobscot, on oath, certify, that I have fully examined the records of the town of Penobscot, & there is no record of a Marriage between John White and Jane Randall, to be found upon the records of said town, and it appears there was no record of Marriages kept, in said Town, from April seventeen hundred and eighty nine, until the year seventeen hundred and ninety five, but records of Marriages appear to have been kept before and after the above mentioned times. It also appears by said records that Gabriel Johnson was an inhabitant of said town, and, an acting Justice of the Peace in the year seventeen hundred and eighty nine I further declare that I am Clerk of the town of Penobscot
James Leach Jr Clerk of Penobscot Hancock, ss.
The foregoing certificate was subscribed and sworn to by the above named James Leach Jr before me the day and year above named, to wit, on the thirteenth day of July eighteen hundred and forty
Ebenezer Leach Justice of the Peace

Waldo ss.
Polono July 15. 1840
I John Dean of Polono in the county of Waldo on oath depose and say that I was born in the town of Dedham in the State of Massachusetts & that I was well acquainted with John White who was an inhabitant of said town & who I think served in the Revolutionary war, but I did not serve with him I was however acquainted with the said John White in the town of Dedham & afterwards was acquainted with him the said White in the State of Maine and that when I knew him in the State of Maine he was living with Jane White as his wife by whom she had several children that I have seen the declaration of the widow Jane White of Montville and she is the same who was the wife of the aforesaid John White
JOHN DEAN
Waldo ss
The foregoing deposition was subscribed and sworn to by the above named John Dean before me the day and year above named, to wit, on the fifteenth day of July eighteen hundred and forty, & I will further certify that deponent is a credible witness.
Benjamin White Justice of the Peace

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Me
Let. to Mrs. Whalen August 31, 1840.
Act 7. July 38

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25,988
Jane White wid of John White Priv Rev war
Act: Mar. 3 rd 1843.
Index:—Vol. W , Page 325
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine 3112
Jane White
widow of John White
who was a Private
in the Maine line for 4 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Twenty Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the Second day of December 1843
and sent to Thomas White
Muthrop
Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 11
Reported Let to Payt H N H Bradbury Sept 29, 1846.

Hon S. B. Poinsett
Augusta July 28, 1840
Sir
I enclose you the papers of the widow Jane White of Montville who makes application for a Pension I do not know wheth- er the papers are as they should be I was ap- plied to by the old lady some time since to make an application for her and upon examination of records and enquiry as of individuals have ascertained the facts contained in the enclosed af- fidavits in as much as there was no records in the Town of Penobscot in which she was married took the affidavit of the Town Clerk to that effect & then have the affidavit of Hannah Holmes of Deer Isle who recollects very distinctly all the facts in relation to the Marriage & to strengthen her dep- osition I have obtained of Mrs Clement her daugh- ter with whom the old lady lives the leaf in the Bible containing the record of Births of John White, and Jane White, and of their Children but it seems the marriage was not recorded in the Bible or else it had been torn out, but it will be seen by what there is of it that their first child was born in 1790 which makes it ap- pear plausible that the Marriage took place  near near or at the

time Mrs White & Mrs Holmes state vis 1789 I then have the deposition of John Deem who know John White in Dedham & while he was living with this woman in Maine this is that necessary in order to prove his identity his servin if moved at all will I suppose be moved by the roles as I think there is none of his company living the two last that I knew or can hear Capt Lunt, and John Wadsworth musician are dead all the persons that knew him & were in the Revolution are not in the same servin & I believe you have the best evidence that the case will admit at this late date I perceive that the declaration has two measures vis on the first page the words "seven" near the bottom and on the second page the words "and ninety four" I am aware that it should not have been so but I thought to send it back & have a new one made but upon consulting some persons of legal attainments they advised me that it probably would make no difference as the ab- stractions could not possibly be supposed to mean any thing else, should any thing be wrong have the goodness to let me know as soon as may be & if it is all right & you grant her a certif- icate please send it to me at this place as she is very old & infirm & needy I hope she will succeed Yours & Thomas White

Belfast (Me) Sept 24. 1846
Sir
I enclose additional evidence in the case of Methea Hains for pension, that she is the widow of Simon Hains.
Widow Jane White (Mother of Hon. Benj. White late M.C.) has been on the pension list for some time, at the rate of $20. a year, on the 4 th of this month she executed the necessary papers to draw a year's pay which was then due her, - upon presenting them at the Merchant's Bank in Portland they declined to make the payment with only  special directions from Washington, and have returned the papers.
In Sept 1845 she drew at that Bank for 18 mos, without any delay or trouble - And she hopes that the special directions will be furnished from the proper department so that she can receive her pittance.
I am respectfully yr,
N. H. Bradbury
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington,

Winthrop Aug. 7. 1843
Sir, It is the request of the widow named in the enclosed that you send her certificate to me at this place should you grant her one. In case of any defect in the declaration please in- form me
Very Respectfully,
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Yours &c
Commissioner of Pensions
Thomas White,
Her Attorney

2976
Jane White
20¢
3112
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Thos White Winthrop ME

STATE OF MAINE.
EDWARD KAVANAGH, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That Thomas White _____ of Musville , in the County of Waldo , Esquire, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, was, on the twenty sixth day of March, A. D. 1839, appointed and Commissioned, and on the twenty sixth day of March A. D. 1839, qualified as a Justice of the Peace, within and for our said County of Waldo , that he still continues to hold said Office:
Edward Kavanagh
and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at AUGUSTA, this Seventh day of August , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-three and in the sixty-eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
Philip L. Johnson , Secretary of State.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF MAINE, }
County of Waldo ss. }
A. D. 1843, personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Waldo and State of Maine,
Jane White a resident of Montville in the County of Waldo aged seventy eight years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of John White who was a private during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said John White at the rate of twenty dollars and cents per annum, under the Act of July 7, 1838, which was paid to her at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine . She further declares that she is still the widow of the said John White having remained unmarried ever since his death.
Jane White
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
Before me,
Thomas White
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and is the reputed widow of John White deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since his death.
Thomas White
Justice of the Peace.

Augusta Oct 23. 1840
Hon. S. L. Edwards.
Sir I herby enclose you a certificate of Gen. Nathaniel Guild Treasurer of Dedham, in the case of Jane White for a Pension; it appears by this, beyond doubt, that John White served six months in the Revolutionary war. What company or Regiment this service was rendered in, perhaps may be difficult to determine, it seems to me that that this certificate is sufficient to prove his service for the six months without any further proof, I have therefore thought best to send it to you with the request that she may receive a pension for six months, there is no more doubt of the 9 months service than there is of the six months service, but these things are extremely difficult to prove at this time. I understand (by your letter all the papers were satisfactory. except the service if so I can but think you will grant the said Jane White a pension for the six months.
You write me that "there is no capt Gllun in Jackson's, or any other regiment of the Massachusetts Line and the only John White in either of the Jackson's Regiment was a 3 years man" therefore this service could not be in the either of those regiments, I am of opinion that this six months service was in the company under capt Savage and in Col Lamb's Regiment in 1780! but it is impossible

proof, evidence
to make any, by soldiers of the Revolution they do not all tell the same story about the same thing, for instance one says that Capt Lunt served in Lamb's Regiment & another says he served in Jackson's Reg. & perhaps both may be true, the men were so often changed from one service to another, and men were raised in Dedham and vicinity, & taken to N. York; some by way of Springfield Mass. and some Hartford Conn. and when they arrived there they were put under different officers. It would therefore seem to be difficult to determine in what company or Reg. said White rendered most of his service, because from the above facts it would seem he might have served part of the time in one Reg. and a part in some others, one thing however seems to be well established in the memory of his widow & children and all his relation that he was at the execution of Maj. Andre in 1780 whether this was in his six months tour or 9 months tour but I cannot say I am inclined to the opinion that it was in the 6 months tour, if so the declaration of the widow cannot be right why I come to this conclusion is, there are several widows who are now drawing pensions on account of the service of their late husbands who went from Dedham & vicinity in the year 1780 for six months service, they served some in Capt. Stephen's Co. Artillery Putnam's Reg. some in Capt. Joseph Savage company of Artillery & Col. John Lamb Reg. and some in Capt. Lunt's company & Col. Lippin's Reg. you write me however there is no

Capt Lunt in Tappan Reg. I cannot see how that can be, as several persons have obtained pensions on the decla- ration that they served in Lunt's Co. Tappan Reg. There is one in particular viz John Wadsworth of Winthrop De- ceased & whose certificate you probably have in your office and a copy of which I have examined within a few days that says in Lunt's Co & Tappan Reg. in 1780. 9 mos Wadsworth & White served together one tour if not both or a part of the time, I understand that John Wads- worth proved his service by Capt Lunt himself which & if so you probably have his affidavit in your office. You write the only Thomas White in the 10th Reg was a three years man & a deserter. You say Lunt's belonged to Halsey's Reg. and the only Thomas White on his rolls was a 3 years man and a deserter. Here you have evidently con- founded names. if by Thomas White you mean John it would seem not to relate at all to this John White as he would have been too young to have enlisted before this service in 1779. He would be according to the family record but a little over 16 years when he first enlisted according to his widow's declaration. but if you have mistaken Thomas White for John White you may still find John White's service on the rolls of Capt Lunt. There are also widows whose widows husbands went from Dedham in the year 1778 and were discharged in the year 1779 some in Capt Eben Everett's Co & Col Wm

4.67- on 6 mo - 13 days -
We Intook Reg 2 or 3 months in 1778 - also same year in capt John Ellis Co. & Thos Poor Reg at White Plains from June 1778 to Feb 1779 also in 1779 in capt Benson's Co. and Rufus Putnam's Reg at West Point 9 months I have not yet found any person living who was with sd John Whit & I think there are no men living who were with him, but several widows whose husbands were with him (but as nothing would be evidence second handed) shall probably find it difficult to find any evidence any further, therefore wish if the case is, to your mind, made out, that you grant the sd Jane Whit a Pension for the six months, & transmit me the certificate as she is very needy and her relatives are poor, although this, I am aware is no evidence that she is entitled to it, but it is a reason why I feel more anxious in her behalf
If it would be proper I would request you to examine the rolls of the companies and regiments which I have named & see if you can find the service & let me know what the result of your investigation is at any rate I wish you to answer this as soon as may be
Yours Respectfully Thomas Whit
Hon J. L. Edwards
Washington City
19.3 Ellis + 1798

I Nathaniel Guild of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being of lawful age hereby certify and say, that I hold at this time, the Office of Treasurer of said Town of Dedham, and have in my possession and keeping sundry Books and Records of said Town pertaining to its Treasury department, and that in one of said Books of Records, I find an entry in the precise words, figures and form following
viz, - the word "Paid" at the top of the Page
" 1782 Dec. 12 " " - To Mr John White Twenty Nine Pounds Ten Shillings & Nine Pence in full for His Doing Soldiers Duty for said Town, Six months in the Continental Army in the year 1780. " - " 29.10.9
N. Dedham Nath l Guild, Treasurer of Town
State of Massachusetts Norfolk County - ss - September 21 st 1840. Then personally appeared Gen l Nathaniel Guild Treasurer of the Town of Dedham and a credible Witness, and subscribed to and made Oath, that the matter by him subscribed and set forth and certified in the foregoing statement, is just and true, in every part thereof. — Before me. affirm W m Ellis Justice of the Peace
Com't of Massachusetts
Sec'y's Office, Sept. 21. 1840.
I hereby certify that the above William Ellis is a justice of the Peace for the county of Norfolk Witness, the Seal of the State.
John D. Sleeper Sec'y of the Com't