Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22594, William Whitmore, Mass.

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Whitmore, William Amey
W 22 594
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3520. Maine.
Anney Whitmore, widow of William Whitmore, who died on the 13 September 1826. - of York, in the State of Maine - who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Stewart of the Reg't, commanded by Col. Phinney in the N. Hampshire line for 14 mos: 27 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine _____ at the rate of 49. Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Feb: 1841. and sent to and C. A. McArthur. Alfred, Me.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept: 40. $ 465: 50. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '41 24:50
$ 490: 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd - }
Recorded by Wm C. Leutzinger Clerk. Book C. Vol. 1 - Page 19.

State of Maine } County of York ss: } On this first day of August A.D. 1840 personally appeared before the Honorable Simeon Droot Esquire Chairman of Court of County Commissioners being a court of Record within and for said County of York in the State of Maine Amey Whitmore a resident of Limington in said county of York and State of Maine aged eighty seven years who being first duly sworn according to her doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pro- vision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 that she is the widow of William Whitmore formerly of Gorham and late of Standish in the county of Cumberland, that to the best of her knowledge and belief her aforesaid husband the said William enlisted in the army of the Revolution in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five & served eight months & at another period in seventeen hundred & seventy seven enlisted in the Army of the Revolution & served seven months, reference to the

rolls and revolutionary documents for proof of said service.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Whitmore at Falmouth in the District of Maine now State of Maine on the eighteenth day of November, seventeen hundred and seventy three prior to the said William going into the army aforesaid That her husband the aforesaid William Whitmore died on the thirteenth day of September eighteen hundred and twenty six aged seventy five years and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully ap- pear by reference to the proof here unto annexed
Witnesses
Arthur M. Atwater. Simson Strout
Amey her  Whitmore mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and written year above written to wit the first day of August A. D 1840 before me, Simson Strout  Chairman of the Court of County Commissioners for the County of York and State of Maine

And I the said Chairman  Justice hereby certify that all the facts set forth in the foregoing declaration were satisfactorily proved to me, and I further certify that the said Anne Whitmore by reason of age and bodily infirmity is not able to attend in open Court the nearest Court House being more than twenty miles from her place of residence in said town of Limington. Simeon Street Chapman as aforesaid
State of Maine
County of York
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of York, hereby certify that Simeon Street is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

State of Maine County of York ss.
I Jeremiah Bradbury, clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the County of York, including the Court of County Commissioners, a Court of Records, do hereby certify that Simeon Stratton is Chairman of said Court of County Commissioners and that the signature to the papers hereunto annexed, purporting to be his genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of said Court this fifth day of August Anno Domini 1840
Jer. Bradbury clerk Jud Courts York County

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 30 th 1840.
I hereby Certify, That Alden Bradford is a Notary Public and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 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 hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I, Elazer Hemen, of Boston, in the County of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, being seventy-nine years of age, testify and declare, that I have in my possession a "Return of Capt t Wentworth Stuart Company in the 31 st Reg t of foot commanded by Col Edm d Phinney Sep r 29 th 1775. With an Abstract of pay due from the last of July inclusive." The name of William Whitmore of Gorham is borne on said Return where it appears that he enlisted as a Private, May 15.
I further declare that I have also in my possession an order from the soldiers in the aforesaid company to the Committee of Clothing for Coats Money due them. The order is dated "Cambridge Feb y 2, Col d 26 th 1775," and signed by William Whitmore and forty four others, who are certified as belonging to said company by Josiah Jenkins Ensign.
I further declare that the following certificate is copied from the said order; "To the Committee of Clothing in Watertown. Gent n These may Certifie that each and everyone of the men whose names are above Subscribed are Sufficiently Cloathed for the time they are enlisted for." Jonathan Sawyer Lieu t Wentworth Stuart Cap t Sam l March Lt. Col.

Eleazer Homer.
State of Massachusetts. Suffolk ss. Boston, July 30th 1840. Then personally appeared before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace & Notary Public in & for said county, & dwelling in Boston aforesaid, Eleazer Homer, long well known to me as a credible person, & made oath, that the within & foregoing state- ment by him made & signed is true. And I further certify that I have examined the said Return, & also an original paper, with the origi- nal signatures, & find the statement herein made by the said Homer conforms to & agrees with said return. Given. In testimony of the truth of all which, I have hereunto subscribed my name, & affixed my notarial Seal, the day & year above menti- oned.
Elden Bradburn

I Amos Burnham of Limington in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of thirty four years depose testify & say that I was well acquainted with William Whitmore (late of Standish in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine who was said to be a revolutionary soldier & Amey Whitmore his widow who is an applicant for a pension - the said Whitmore died about fourteen years ago at Standish aforesaid and I was at his funeral and the said Amey Whitmore has never married since his decease as aforesaid & now continues his widow - The said Whitmore was sometimes called Whitemore and as often called that as Whitmore - I never saw him write his name.
Amos Burnham State of Maine York ss: on this first day of August A.D. 1840 personally appeared the above named Benjamin Burnham to me personally known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the above and one deposition by him subscribed. Before me Arthur M'Arthur Justice of the Peace

I Samuel F. Boutter of Standish in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine of the age of seventy some years the twenty ninth day of December A.D. 1839 depose testify and say that I was personally acquainted with William Whitmore who was reported to be a revolutionary soldier and the husband of the widow of Amy Whitmore now of Farmington in the county of York State of Maine who is an applicant for a pension. said William Whitmore lived a near neighbor to me in Standish aforesaid and died there on the thirteenth day of September A.D. 1826. said William Whitmore resided in Standish and lived with his wife the said Amy thirty years there, had a large family.
Samuel F. Boutter
State of Maine York ss: On this thirty first day of July A.D. 1840 personally appeared Samuel F. Boutter to me personally known to be the person described in and who sustained a good character for truth and veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of the above disposition by him subscribed.
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace

Extract from the Records of the Town of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland State of Maine under the head of "Persons joined in marriage by the Rev. Thomas Browne minister of the gospel in Falmouth in 1773 & 1774."
"William Whitemore to Amey Knight Nov. "eighteenth one thousand seven hundred "and seventy three."
I Joseph Colley of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the Records above named with the exception of the date which is expressed in said Record in plain legible figures as follows; "William Whitemore to Amey Knight Nov. 18 th 1773."
Joseph Colley Town Clerk
I Joseph Colley of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine of the age of fifty one years deposes testify and say that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine and that the above certificate was signed by me in said capacity and that I was duly elected to said office

of Town Clerk on the sixth day of April A.D. 1840 and on said day was duly sworn according to law to fulfill the duties of said office and that I am now officiating in said office and that my term of office does not expire until some time in the year 1841 I was town clerk as aforesaid in the 1839 & have been elected & fulfilled the duties of said office for eighteen years last past with the exception of two years - that I am the Keeper of the Records aforesaid and on this twentieth day of July A.D. 1840 examined the same and the record from which the above certificate is a copy of the same appears to be a genuine record & and has on the face of it no sus- picious appearance.
Witness Arthur M'Arthur Joseph Colley T. Clerk
State of Maine York ss: On this twen- tieth day of July A.D. 1840 personally appeared Joseph Colley Town Clerk of the Town of Hallowell aforesaid, who is to me

personally know & who sustains a good character for truth & veracity & made a solemn oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition by him subscribed Before me Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace

(Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace)
State of Maine York County ss
I Jeremiah Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Arthur M c Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the eleventh day of December 1834 and will expire on the eleventh of December 1841 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this fifth day of August 1840 Jer. Bradbury Clerk of the Courts York County

✓ No 5148.
Anne Whitmore Ms
Ack 4 July '36 m 73. on roll 75- 7 mo 15. " 77- 7- 12- adm'd 14 mo 27 d pri 49 p
no deduction
A. McArthur est Alfred Ms

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 18 th 1840.
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 the name of William Whitmore of Gorham is borne on the Army books belonging to this Department, and is credited by his Services as a private in Captain Burbank's Company. Col. d Sprouts Regiment Seven Months being from January 1 st to August 1 st 1777, when he was discharged
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The deposition of Peletiah McDonald, to be used in the application of Amy Whitmore for a pension.
I Peletiah McDonald of Standish in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine of the age of eighty six years, last May, depose testify and say, that I was a soldier of the revolution, that in the month of April 1777, about the fifteenth of said month and while I served as a private in Capt. Silas Burbank's company in Col. Brewer's regiment of Massachusetts Infantry, I joined the army at Ticonderoga; that on my arrival there I met with William Whitmore, then from Gorham, Maine, who was a soldier in the army of the revolution & who died in Standish and was the husband of Widow Amy Whitmore, now of Farmington, Maine. I said Whitmore was, when I saw him at Ticonderoga, from Gorham, where I resided when I went into the service, which caused me to be more intimate with him while in the service. While at Ticonderoga, although he was not in same company with me, I saw him very frequently, most every day, and am certain he served in the army of the revolution from somewhere

about the fifteenth day of April 1777 to the time of the retreat at  evacu- -tion of Ticonderoga - At the time of said retreat I saw said Whitmore at Fort Ann, the latter part of August or first of September same year and then he came to me with several others & they drank from my canteen - then Whitmore said he had a bad pains in his side & about some time he & several others were sent to Albany with the sick. The length of time the said Whitmore served at various times was at least I am certain four months to my knowledge, and probably much longer. It is said, and is a common report that said Whitmore served eight months in 1775 under Capt. Wunt with Stewart, who was my wife's father, but said last service is not within my certain knowledge.
Witnesses Arthur M c Arthur Peleiah M c Donald State of Maine Thomas Bangs
YORK SS: On this twenty fifth day of December, A. D. 1840 the above named Peleiah M c Donald, to me personally known to be who sustains a good char- acter for truth and veracity, and made solemn oath to the truth

of the above deposition, by him sub- scribed before me, Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace.

The deposition of John Knights, to be used in the application of Amy Whitmore for a pension.
I John Knights of Oldfield in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine of the age of eighty three years depose testify and say that in the year 1775 William Whitmore then of Gaham in the State of Maine enlisted in Captain Wentworth Stewart's Company of Infantry, in the month of May of that year, as a private. At that time I lived at said Whitmore's as a hired man. He enlisted for eight months & hired me to live at his house during his absence in the army. He, with the company, in which he was enlisted, marched from Capt. Stewart's dwelling house in said Gaham, which was a half mile from said Whitmore's house on or about first of June same year - it was said they were going to Cambridge - said Whitmore was absent eight months and returned home & said he had been in the army during that period.
In the month of December 1776 or January 1777, I enlisted as a private in Capt.

Jenkins company of Infantry in the Massachusetts line & in March same year marched to Springfield Massachusetts & there we were met by Col Carlton & the company was divided & one part went to Fort George & the other half to Ticonderoga. Said William Whitmore enlisted in same company commanded by Capt Jenkins about the time I did but in month of December or January as aforesaid marched on to Springfield with us was in that part, when divided, that went to Ticonderoga. We remained at Fort George about three weeks & then went on to Ticonderoga, where we arrived in month of April, 1777. at Ticonderoga the parts of the company were united & there as soon as I arrived I found said William Whitmore. We remained there until the retreat of our army from Ticonderoga & from the time of said Whitmore's enlistment until we left Ticonderoga, which I think was in the month of August 1777, I was ac- quainted with him as a soldier & knew

he was in the army of the revolution amounting to about seven months. Said Whitmore about the time of our retreat became unwell & was sent to the Army's hospital at Albany - I am acquainted with Amy Whitmore now of Farmington in the State of Maine, who is an applicant for a pension for the Revolutionary services of her husband. I know that she was the wife of said William & they had two children before said William went into the service as aforesaid. They lived together at Standish when said Whitmore died & she has since removed to Farmington an adjoining town.
Witnes Hannah Mains John + Knights Arthur McArthur -
State of Maine York ss: On this twenty sixth day of December A D 1840 the above named John Kneghts to me personally known & who sustains a good character for truth and veracity personally appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition, before me, Arthur M'Cutten, Justice of the Peace.

The deposition of Jedediah Sombard to be used in the application of Amy Whitmore for pension.
I Jedediah Sombard of Standish in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine, of the age of eighty one years, on the fifth of July last past, depose testify and say, that I was a soldier of the Revolution; that I enlisted as a private in Capt. Wentworth, Company of Infantry in the Massachusetts Line in June 1776 and was discharged in November 1776 & on the twentieth of November 1776 I enlisted in Capt. Jenkins' company of Infantry for during the war I was immediately transferred to Capt. Richard Mayberry's company in Col. Francis Regiment, where I served three years. William Whitmore of Gorham who resided within a few rods of me in the same town enlisted in Capt. Jonah Jenkins company of Infantry, in Col. Preble's Regiment, in December 1776 or January 1777. After I enlisted in November 1776 which was at Tienderoga about the time of my discharge from my previous service, I returned home to Gorham, where I remained & was permitted to remain until Captain Mayberry's company

disbanded, which was on the seventh day of March 1777 & Captain Jenkins company marched at same time our company was ordered to Boston about six weeks and then marched on to Tienderoga where we arrived the fourth of April 1777, where we remained till the sixth day of July same year - I further depose & say that while we were at Tienderoga William Whitmore arrived and was there & in the service of United States I saw him there for the last time on the second third fourth & fifth of July 1777. I further testify & say that the aforesaid William Whitmore enlisted in Capt Wentworth's company in Col Edmund Plummer's Regiment in the Spring of 1775; that in June of same year said company marched from Captain Stoddart's house in Goshen & said Whitmore marched with them & it was stated at that time that they were going to Cambridge. After the expiration of eight months said Whitmore returned to Goshen & the most of the company for they

all lived in Gaham aforesaid said Whitman was, at the time of his service in 1775 married & had two children - His wife's name was Amy Whitman. His first marriage Amy Knight - After the war said Whitman, after living in several places moved to Standish, where he died - His widow Amy Whitman now resides in Limington an adjoining town to Standish in Maine & is an applicant for a pension. I was present at Capt. Stewart's dwelling house where in 1775 when his company marched & William Whitman marched with them.
Witnesses Betsey Knight Judicial X Lornbard mark Esther Lornbard sketch of name
York ss, On this twenty fifth day of Decem- ber A D 1840 personally appeared Judicial Lornbard to me personally affectionately & who sustains a good character for truth & veracity & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed,
Before me, Arthur M c Arthur, Justice of the Peace.

The deposition of William Whitmore to be used in the application of Amy Whitmore for a pension.
I William Whitmore of Simington in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of forty nine years depose testify & say, that Amy Whitmore of Simington in the county of York & State of Maine, an applicant for a pension for the Revolutionary services of William Whitmore my father, is my mother; and that very frequently I have heard my mother speak of how much she suffered while my father was in the army and have often heard her say that he was out eight months in 1775 under Capt Stewart & seven months in 1777. I have heard my father when alive speak of his service in 1775, that he served eight months. I have heard him speak of his service of seven months in 1777, and of his having been injured in his side by the shock of an ox in the last term of his service, of which injury he always complained until he died. I have seen my father's discharge. It says he was discharged for (in the words of the discharge) "an injury on the loins". An application was made by my father for a pension for wounds

and disabilities in the Revolution war & the business transacted by Hon. Ere- kial Whitman then a member of Con- gress from Cumberland District, Maine. Baid application made previous to the pension law of 1818 & my father's discharge put into Deer Whitman's hands. For some reason I know not what said application was never brought to a result - I called on Judge Whitman for said discharge & he said that the appli- cation of my father was among the unfinished business of the session & that the discharge was left among the papers at Washington - Benjamin Green a soldier in same company with my father as he alleged once came to my father's & I heard them talk as though they had been out eight months together in 1775 & afterwards said Green gave his deposition of my father's eight months ser- vice & of his service in 1777 & I saw the depo- sition before it was carried to Judge Whit- man for the purpose of prosecuting his petition in Congress. I further depose & say that I called on Arthur M c Arthur Esquire to come to the house of my mother & for the

purpose of ascertaining whether she would be entitled to a pension for her husband's services — I heard his interrogatories to her & she answered as to the services that William Whitmore my father served in the whole fifteen months that he served eight months in 1775 & seven months in 1777 and this interrogation took place more than a month previous Judge Strong's coming to our house to administer the oath to my mother on her declaration. Benjamin Green is dead & I know of no person who is living that served with my father in the eight months service in 1775.
Witness Arthur McArthur William Whitmore
Daniel Tyler
State of Maine York ss: on this twenty eighth day of December A.D. 1840 personally appeared William Whitmore to me well known and who sustains a good character for truth honesty & integrity and gave solemn oaths to the truth of above description by him subscribed
Before me Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace

I William Whitman aforesaid further depose testify & say that I conversed with my mother, on Saturday last Dec. 26 & she continued constant in the declaration that William Whitman my father served fifteen months as aforesaid eight months in 1775 & seven months in 1777. William Whitman Witnesses Arthur M c Arthur - Daniel Tyler
State of Maine York ss: On this twenty eighth day of December A.D. 1840 personally appear- ed William Whitman abovenamed & made solemn oaths to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace
I further certify that William Whit- man abovenamed is well known to me & sustains a good character for truth & veracity.
Arthur M c Arthur, Justice of the Peace.

The deposition of Arthur McArthur to be used in the application of Amy Whitmore for a pension.
I Arthur McArthur of Simington in the county of York & State of Maine depose testify & say that I was called upon by William Whitmore to go to the house of Amy Whitmore to ascertain if she would be entitled to a pension, she being then by bodily infirmity and sickness unable to attend court. By interrogating her, she said her husband William William Whitmore deceased had served in the whole fifteen months eight months in 1775 & seven months in 1777 she told me the time when & where she was married directed me where the evidence of her marriage could be obtained. She then stated to me all the substantial facts embraced in her declaration. This all took place previous to my writing to Eleazar Hovey Esq d Keeper of the Revolutionary documents at Boston to ascertain if documentary evidence could be obtained of his services. I wrote for this documentary evidence in consequence of a suggestion of Mrs. Whitmore

that probably no persons were then living by whom Mrs. Whitmore's services could be proved & I am certain that her memory as to the parts of his services were not at all aided by the certificate of his service nor was I directed by said certificate in drafting her declaration other than in giving the precise day of his enlistment - I drafted the declaration after I had received the certificate from Boston but the whole materials of which said declaration was made were derived from her previous declarations to me, that is, that said Whitmore served 8 months in 1775 & 7 in 1777 excepting in the trifling particulars of the date of his enlistment - She never heard one or any person read those certificates to my knowledge. The declaration was carefully read to her by the attending Judge previous to her appearing her signature & nothing material was therein contained there more than she had previously verbally declared to me & previously too to my having received the certificate

of said Whitmore's services from Boston. Arthur M c Arthur Witness.
William Whitmore Daniel Tyler
State of Maine York ss On this 28 th day of December A.D. 1820 personally appeared the above named Arthur M c Arthur to me personally known to who sustains a good character for truth & veracity & made solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Daniel Tyler Justice of the peace.

(Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace)
State of Maine York County ss.
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Arthur M c Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the eleventh day of December 1834 and will expire on the eleventh day of December 1841 and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County , this thirtyfirst day of December 1840.
Jere. Bradbury Clerk Jud. Courts York County

(Daniel Tyler Justice of the peace)
State of Maine
York County ss.
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify, that Daniel Tyler is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the twenty ninth day of January 1835 and will expire on the twenty ninth day of January 1842 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this thirty first day of December 1840.
Jer. Bradbury Clerk. Jud. Courts York County

5148
✓ Amy Whitmore
Maine
Suspended
Set. to A. McArthur
Aug 31 26 th 1840
act 4 July 36.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,594
Anne Whitmore
Wid. of
William Whitmore
Rev. Rev. War
Act July 4 th 1836.
Index : Vol. 16 , Page 233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Livingston Jan 4 / 1841
Dear Sir,
Enclosed the additional evidence required in the application of Mary Whitmore for pension so far as I have been able to obtain it - I mean according to your letter of August 26 1840 in which you say "In the case of Mrs. Mary Whitmore the evidence of the date of the marriage is satisfactory, but as the declaration was made after obtaining a knowledge of the rolls the survivor cannot be allowed unless satisfactorily established by credible witnesses who shall be able to identify an old comrade in their person of her late husband."
The seven months service or thereabouts is proved by the testimony of McDonald & Knights the remainder 8 months circumstantially - The witnesses of last mentioned term are probably all dead & can't find them -
Hon James L. Edwards Commission of Pensions
I am respectfully Your obed Servt
A. McArthur

Alfred August 5 1840
Sir, Inclosed are documents in application Amey Whitmore for person for whom I am attorney
It would be very desirable that this claim should receive a speedy adjudication as the claimant is a very aged person and being now out of health will not probably survive but a short time.
Hon James L. Edwards Commissioner Pensions
I am respectfully Your Ob t Serv t
A. Nathan