Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,418, Alexander White, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
White, Alexander Jane
R. 11,418
CONTENTS

William White Jr
Will be bought August the 26 th 1760
William White His
Bible
for White J. White J. White
James Bell
J. Klingensmith

William White Born January the 29 - 1783
Humphrey White Born August the 13 - 1784
Ann White Born July the 9 - 1786
Margret White born January 16 - 1790

State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County } p.
On this fifteenth day of February, A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, Per- sonally appeared, before the Commissioner of the court of Common Pleas, of the said County of Westmoreland Jane White (aged Seventy Seven years) a resident of Jacksonville in the county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pro- =vision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Alexander =White who was a Captain, and a private in the Militia and Volunteers in the army of the Revolution, decla- =rant states that her said husband served under Capt. John Shymerker then of Lancaster County Penn a a tour of duty, for the particulars of which she refers to the annexed deposition of Amos Shymerker Esq r . That her said husband was in the service as a volunteer but she cannot state the names of the officers under whom he served, but she recollects well that in the Spring of 1777 her said husband was captain of the guards who had charge of the prisoners at Lancaster, she further recollects that the Colonel's name was George Stewart. Declarant cannot state the particulars of her husband's service, it having taken place previous to her intermarriage with the said Alexander White, but on her own knowledge she can state possibly that her husband served in all more nine months, that declarant and her husband resided in Strasburg township Lancaster County Penn a when he entered the service, where she and her husband resided till the year 1791. When they removed to Franklin County Penn a .
William Logan

She further declares that she was married to the said Alexander White, on the twenty second day of January in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, that her husband the aforesaid Alexander White died on the twelfth day of May A D Eighteen hundred and twenty four, in the seventy third year of his age, 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 viz at the time above stated -
Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid -
William Logan Commiss ry
Sean White

Lancaster County ss
Personally appeared before Henry Haysmaker one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County. Amos Haysmaker Esq m of Salisbury in said Co & upon his solemn oath Deposeth & saith. That he per- -fectly recollects perfectly well that Alex d White formerly of Lanc o marched as a private in a Company Commanded by Capt. Geo Haysmaker in the Year 1776 & that he was in the Service during all the time the said Company was out that he was an active man & acquitted himself to the Satisfaction of his Commander said Deponent acted as Ensign in said Company & the length of time it was in the Service at then was three Months — said Deponent also recollects that Alex d White afterwards went out as a volunteer but does not know in what Capacity it was the year in which they Hessian were taken & has some recollection of the said Alex d White being in the Guard that con- -ducted the Hessian prisoners to Lancaster — he has no knowledge of said White being a Captain in the Service, but thinks it is probable that he was a Commander in some Capacity as he was always esteemed a Brave & active man
Said Deponent further saith that Alex d White, was married about one year after the time said Deponent was married which was in the Year 1780. he recollects that said White's Marriage was in the Winter Season & so long as said White remained in Lanc o after his Marriage which was eight or ten years, both the character of him & wife was unimpeachable further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed
before me the 24 th Dec r 1835
Henry Haysmaker
Amos Haysmaker

State of Pennsylvania } Lancaster County ss. }
I, J. M. Levegan, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, certify that Henry F. Hlaymaker, Esquire, before whom the within deposition of Amos Hlaymaker was taken, was, at the time of the taking of the same, viz: December 24th. 1835, and still is, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County of Lancaster, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the signature within, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said court at Lancaster, the 19th. day of January A.D. 1838.
J. M. Levegan Prothonotary.

Jane White widow of Alexander White

State of Pennsylvania } "Westmoreland County" }
On this twenty seventh day of Febru- ary Eighteen hundred and thirty nine Personally appeared in Open Court be- fore the Judges of the Court of Common- pleas in and for said county of Westmore- land, John Irwin who being duly sworn, did upon his oath depose and say that deponent is well acquainted with Jane White who has sworn to and subscribed the annexed declaration, that deponent has been well acquainted with the said Jane White ever since the decease of her husband Alexander White, and that the said Jane White has not been married since her husband's (the said Alexander White's) decease, she still remains his widow.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid - Before me
J. B. Oliver Clerk
John Irwin
And the said Court do hereby certify that the said John Irwin who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit is a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit

Westmoreland County ss. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to William Logan Esquire Greeting: Know You, that in confidence of your prudence and fidelity, We have appointed you, and by these presents do give unto you full power and authority, in pursuance of an order made in our County Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westmoreland, on the Deposition of Col. William Logan, made in our said Court, stating that Jane White, the Widow of Alexander White a revolutionary soldier now deceased, by reason of old age & bodily infirmity, is utterly unable to attend or appear in court with her Witnesses to prove the revolutionary services of her late husband the said Alexander White, and that she is too poor & unable to procure the testimony of Witnesses who she believes can sustain her claim - That she knows of no one living now, who was present at the time of her marriage with the said Alexander White except Mary White residing in the County of Indiana. To call before you, at such certain days & places as you may think proper to appoint for that purpose, all and every person & persons who may be named to you by or on behalf of the said Jane White as Witnesses to prove the services of the said Alexander White and to sustain her application for a Pension as his Widow - and then & there to examine each of said Witnesses touching the premises, and reduce their testimony to writing and when you shall have so done you are to send the same before us in our County Court of Common Pleas aforesaid under your hand & Seal together with this Writ. Witness The Honourable Thomas White President Judge of our said Court at Greencastle this 30 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Attest
J. B. Oliver. - Pres.

State of Pennsylvania } p Westmoreland county }
I James B Oliver pro = Thonotary of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Westmoreland aforesaid, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the entire proceedings in the matter of the application of Sarah Patterson the widow of Thomas Patterson De d for a pension And also the deposition of Anna Logan taken at Lancaster Penn a and annexed in this cause, In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greensburg the 27th day of Feb. 1839
J. B. Oliver Pro t
Mon o Logan Esq r
4863
Ordered to be enrolled Feb 27. 1839.
Seal in May 1824

ASSASSINATED of the terrible... Company of the... rolled in the... station of Lancaster County... Philadelphia, residing within the limits of the said... Commissary for providing and hiring such able bodied... Men for the Corps of Pennsylvania Volunteers... Preamble to an Act of All the... of the State of Penn... Pennsylvania, passed at Philadelphia the 22nd Day of... May 1780.
White, Alexander Penn. R11418

ASSESSMENT of the taxable Persons enrolled in the Company, of the First — Battalion of Lancaster County Militia and other taxable Inhabitants, residing within the Limits of the said Company, for providing and hiring two able bodied Men, for the Corps of Pennsylvania Volunteers, agreeable to an Act of Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania, passed at PHILADELPHIA the 26th Day of May 1780.
J. Klingensmith

NO 4865-
Lt. G. J. Stokely June 21. '47
11H18

No 4815 James White of Alexander Pennsylvania
Rejected. Suspended.
let 11 July 1839 J. F. Beavers.
D. Maltbie Aug 19 1839 let 12 Dec 39 Hon. A. G. Marchand 12 Dec '39
Act 7 Feb '38

11,418
P. O.
Jane White
Service: Jane White widow Alexander White
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Act. Oct 3, 1906
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Mr. Edwards will please inform me if the proof of marriage of Mr. White has been received at his office - & give any other information that may be necessary to advance her claim.
Ag s Marchand
10 Decr 1839 -

Green Castle Franklin County Pennsylvania August 17 th 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq. Dear Sir
I had a letter home days ago from Mrs. Jane White an Old Aunt of Mine who resides in Westmoreland County. She has been for some time an Applicant for a pension for Services rendered by her husband Alex r . White during the Revolutionary war, the Old Lady is in great need has nothing to support her but $40. Annually which I obtained for her from the State of Pennsylvania. She informs me that she has shown all that is necessary to satisfy you, except that you require her to prove by some person who was in service with him the length of time he was in service, this cannot be done for all are now dead, who were in the service with him, and also all his neighbours who were acquainted with his Revolutionary service. Uncle White resided in Lancaster County. I was too young to know much about the War. I was in Lancaster County in the fall of 1782. Aunt was at that time Married, she must be now about 80 years of age and very frail if you can

do anything for the Old Lady, it would be gratefully acknowledged by her, and by yours
A humble servant David Fullerton

Greensburg Feb 27 th 1839. J. L. Edwards Esq.
Inclosed you have the papers of Jane White Widow of Alexander White late of Westmoreland County Pa. Dec d —
John F. Reaves

personally came before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for Westmoreland County Mrs Sarah White widow of Capt Alexander White a Revolutionary officer & who makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the several acts of Congress in behalf of widows of officers and soldiers & she being sworn according to law saith that she was married to Capt Alexander White the 22 d January 1781 in Strewsbury Township Lancaster County Penn a and She further declares that her husband lived an interval of three months under Captain John Raymaker that he went to what was called Bargain point that he Alexander White took the place and was there some time after his term expired and further that said Captain Alex White got married to her about the time he went into service as a captain he there served three months and further he took charge of the British prisoners at Lancaster in place of Capt William Skiles George Stewart was the Col in command and further the leaf of the bible with my name endorsed on the back thereof is the leaf of Captain Alexander Whites old Bible containing

the names of the 6 children of the said Capt Alan White and Myself the name William White written on the Back of the Leaf of the Bible is the Christian name of his left whites father who once owned the Bible and after the death of my husband and children the Brother of Capt Alan White wished the Bible I then took out the leaf of said Bible which I now I don't my name on said leaf which leaf contains the only documentary evidence in my possession or otherwise attainable as to date tending to prove Monogamy further say that the aforesaid declaration takes precedence to letter of J. H. Edwards being date 11 th July 1839 sworn and subscribed before me this 12 th day of June 1847
James Bell
Jane White her mark
I do hereby certify that the widow aforesaid is an intelligent woman of her age very much so, but her eyes are bad and on account of bodily infirmity would not say she ought to be compelled to come into court the being over eighty eight years James Bell

Northumberland County Pa
personally came before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Rosannah Stewart who being sworn according to law deposes that she lived in Lancaster County Pennsylvania at the time of the Revolutionary war a near Neighbour of Alexander White and some his wife that she well recollects there was a marriage but cannot at this time state the particu- lar date but it took place during the Revolution- and further that said Alexander White advised the husband of Mrs. Rose White was a Captain and further that she this deponent's father-in-law was the Colonel who commanded at the time Captain White was in service always understood by her father-in-law Colonel Gray Stewart that Capt. White had served as such three months and one lower under Capt. John Haysmoke he lived at the time of service in Lancaster County Pa and further by her on says said Captain White had to take charge of the prisoners taken from Great Britain they were guarded in Lancaster County this White leads to do in place of Col. Gray Stewart  Capt. William Skyles and further deposes not sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of June 1847
Rosannah Stewart her mark
J.S. Hunkle J.P.
I do hereby certify that the above witness is of good character as to truth and veracity I would receive her evidence as truth and from all age put her marks
J.S. Hunkle J.P.

Northumberland County ss
I personally came before me one of the Associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Lack County John Klingensmith Late Member of Congress who being fully affirmed according to Law saith that he is well acquainted with Rosannah Stewart the within deponent and from tradition is satisfied her evidence is correct and that she is a woman of unexceptional character. She is the widow of Robert Stewart who was high Sheriff of this County and her family was of high character. I would receive her evidence as truth affirmed and subscribed before me this 12 th June 1847
James Bell
J. Klingensmith
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the honorable John Klingensmith and Mrs Stewart and that they are persons of good Repute for truth and veracity. Their evidence would be receivable in any Court in Pennsylvania as truth

Westmoreland County ss
Sept 19 th 1847 James Pitt
personally came before me the Subscri- ber one of the Associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County John Klingensmith who being sworn  duly affirmed according to Law saith that he was present when a Search was made among the papers of Captain Alexander Alexander White the husband of Mrs. Sarah White who was an applicant to Congress when I was a Member of Congress  that body the papers were sent to my care but being irregular I sent them back in the above Search aforesaid the following papers were found amongst a large bundle of papers to wit a List of the names belonging to Captain White's Company subject to pay here under the act of the 26 th day May 1780 and others &c and further we found a leaf of the Bible containing the names of the Births of the Children of Capt. Alex. White and Sarah his wife the Capt and his Children all dead the names of the Children in this leaf is from Reputation the proper names of their Children and I am Satisfied in my own mind from the acquaintance with the family that this leaf is the original document- ary evidence of the Births of their Children and further from tradition the Capt. Alexander White was a Captain and as such did serve in Town of three months sworn and Subscribed before me the 12 th day June 1847
James Pitt.
J. Klingensmith

State of Pennsylvania Westmorland County ss
I David Fullwood Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westmorland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that Hon James Bell Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was made and whose name in his own proper hand writing is to the foregoing Certificate appended was then and now is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Westmorland, duly Commissioned and Qualified and to all whose official Acts and Deeds full faith and Credit are of right due And I further Certify that J S Kunkle Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was made and whose name in his own proper hand writing is to the foregoing Certificate appended was then and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Westmorland, duly Elected and Commissioned and to all whose official Acts and Deeds full faith and Credit are of right due. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Chambersburg this twelfth day of June AD 1847
David Fullwood P.M.

J. Klingensmith

Lift of Taxables in Capt. White's Company
11 2 10 1/2 0 10 5
Thomas White Allison Joseph 2..10. Andrew John 3..15 Bjarkey Adam 8" 2.6 Breckhagt Philip 4" 0 Bear John 60" 0 Bower Michael Sen? 20" 0 Bower John 80" 0 Barkman Balsar 2..10 Bragooner Henry 30.. Brackbil Benjamin 11..0 Berhman Jacob 8 Bufinton Thomas 8..10 Byerly Cronimus 7..10 Beard Moses 2..10 Bower Jacob 4..7.6 Book Michael 7..10 Bruah Jacob Jun? 40 Berhman John 4..5 Bower Abraham 5.. Buckley John 10.. Baar John 4.. Bruah Jacob Sen? 5.. Cramp Conrad 6.. Copland Richard 6.. Carpenter Abraham 187..10 Carpenter George 7..10 Crasby Robert 4..10 Carpenter John Cassidy John Clark Willm Jun? 4..10
Sprehus John 5.. Stoutsaberger Widow 15.. Slaymaker Henry 46.7.6 Slaymaker John Jun 58.10 Slaymaker Mathias 15.. Stoutsaberger Jacob 45..0 Stambach Jacob 5..0 Slayman Peter 4..0 Shirts Jacob 12..0 Shirts John 85..17.6 Stambach Henry 8..0 Swartsly George 4..10 Slaymaker Danl 57..10 Slaymaker Peter 9..0 Slaymaker John 62..0 Slaymaker Willm 58..10
Taylor Peter 22..10 Taylor John 22..10 Trout Paul 70.. Trout Wendle 3.. Taylor Willm 6.. Tenlinger John 65..
Berr Fredrick 3 Dager Adam 9 Diebler John Smith 2..10
White Alex 10 White Willm 60 White Thomas 3..15 Wallack George 2..10 White Frederick 60.. Watson William 6.. White John 2..10 Wagoner John 7.. Walter Nicholas 7..10 Whitmore David 55..

Esleman Jacob. — 145. 2. 6 Esleman Harten
Terre Joseph Terre Philip — 75 Terre Isaac Sen. 120 Terre John — 5 Terre Israel — 60 Terre David — 75 Terre David — 2 Terre John — 120 Terre Daniel — 5 Terre Isaac — 7. 10 Terre Cornelius — 61 Terre Will m — 5 Graft John — 50 Graft Benjamin — 150 Graft Widow — 25
Hell Jacob — 2. 10 Hare John Mill. 128. Host Nicholas — 3 Haas Peter — 6 Houston Dan l — 89 Haas Michael — 3

Jack George - 9 Le D
72 10 7 10 65
Henry James Sen. 72.10 Henry Thomas - 7.10 Henry Neal - 6" Henry Dav Yunt - 6 High
Lefever Samuel Jun. - 7.10 Lefever Peter - 112" Love Thomas - 4 Lefever John - 72.10 Lackey Thos - 99" Lefever Saml Sen. - 200 Longnecker John - 3.15 Ludwick Jacob - 3.15 Ludwick Jacob Jun. - 65"
McLelland Robert - 7.10 McGulkin Robert - 2.10 Miller John - 3. McCullouch George - 5. Miller Jacob - 32.90 Myer Michael - 7.10 Monteth Stuart - 7.10 McComsey John - 7.10 McComsey Saml Mier John Messer James - 67.10 McIlvain George - 33.10 McIlvain Andrew - 28. Menoch Constantine - 3 Miller Granorus - 1 Mepherston John - 4.10 McCartor Duncan - 3

Nicholas - 26.05
Peck Daniel ----- 8 Purful George --- 3 Heterman Raffer --- 3 Peck Jacob ----- 90 Pitche Abraham --- 6
J. Schenck
Lyons James --- 4
Richardson John 8.5 Road Ludwick ----- 9.0 Manders Willm --- 13.2.6 Rodgers James --- 7.10.0 Row Francis --- 2.10.0

State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County } s.
On this fifteenth day of February AD 1839
Before me the undersigned, Commissioner of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Westmoreland Personally Came, Mary White a resident of Indiana County Penn a . aged Seventy three years, Who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on her oath declare that she is a Sister to Jane White who has Sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions, made by the act of Congress passed 7 th July 1838. deponent was present at the marriage of the said Jane White to Alexander White in January One thousand Seven hundred and eighty one, in Lancaster Penn a . that the said Alexander White and Jane White the declarant, lived and Cohabited together in the marriage state, from the said time until the death of the said Alexander White which was in 1824. deponent was married to a brother of said Alexander White. Deponent declares that she well recollects that Alexander White was in Service in the revolutionary army, but cannot state anything particular relative to said Service - Deponent recollects well of Alexander White being and serving as a captain in the revolution war Sworn & subscribed before me } the day & year aforesaid
William Logan Comm n
Mary White

To the Honourable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County
I do hereby return annexed to the Commission granted by your Honors, the evidence taken before me in pursuance of said Commission and I do further certify that the persons by Jane White and Mary White whose affidavits are annexed are credible & respectable persons whose statements are entitled to the fullest credit, Witness my hand & seal this 20th Feb 1839
William Lloyd Commis n