Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13371, Ebenezer Whittemore, Mass. Mass. Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Whittemore, Ebenezer
W 13371
Mass Sea Service Hammond, Isabel
Former widow
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11.748 Massachusetts.
Isabel Hammond, dec. for; widow of Ebenezer Whittmore, who died on the of in the State of who was a Seaman in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the time for 7 Months & 24 days. Mass & Mass Land Service.
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 31. Dollars 15. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of March, 1835. and sent to,
Arrears to the 4th of Hon. Ed. Dickinson Semi-annual allowance ending Amherst Mass!
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838. G. J. Getty Clerk. Recorded by Book 76. Vol. 1 Page 194

I David Boyce of Salem, in the County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, Cordwainer, aged eighty seven years, on Solemn Oath Testify and say, that Ebenezer Whittermore and myself entered on board of the Brig Massachusetts, in the States service, for a six months Cruise: We sailed from Salem in said Brig in March I think, in 1777 under the command of John Fisk. said Whittermore and myself were put on board of the first prize that we captured - Warwick Palfrey Prize master, and came into Portsmouth New- Hampshire. When the said Brig Massa- chusetts returned & refitted, the time for which we entered not having expired, we sailed in her on a second cruise, and on her return were both discharged. Said Whittermore married Isabel Pierce of New Salem in said State - Further saith not -
David Boyce Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. On this 12 th day of June A D 1837 David Boyce the deponent, subscribed & made Oath that the foregoing is true before me, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the deponent who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that full faith & credit may be given to his testimony
John Darrickd Just. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
N Hampden County ss. On this eighth day of January A.D. 1839, personally appeared before the Hon. Nathan Coney Esq. Judge of the court of Probate in and for said county of Hampden, Isabel Hammond, a resident of Pelham in said county of Hampden, aged seventy 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 of the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838, granting half pay and pension to certain widows; That she is the widow of Ebenezer Whittmore, who was a private in the naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war. That she believes that said Ebenezer Whittmore entered on board the the Massachusetts for six months, in the month of March 1777, under the command of John Dike, and served that period in said service.
39- 1 31 July to 16 Oct. 77 2. 22 Feb to 31 July 77 She further declares that she was married to said Ebenezer Whittmore on the twentyfourth day of December seventeen hundred and seventy seven; and that her husband the said Ebenezer Whittmore died on the twenty eighth day of December eighteen hundred & two. And that she was again married to Ebenezer Hammond on the month of month of June eighteen hundred and fourteen. and that the said Hammond died on the sixth day of March eighteen hundred twenty one; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by the testimony herunto annexed.
Isabel Hammond
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before Nathan Coney Judge of Probate I Sam L. Lyman Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contained the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Isabel Hammond for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this eighth day of Jan y A.D. 1839. Sam L. Lyman Reg d Prob.

Isabel Hammond - Luther Lincoln Col. affidavit -

We Luther Lincoln & Lucy Lincoln of Pelham in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, upon oath, do testify, and say, that we are well acquainted with Isabel Hammond, widow and relict of Ebenezer Hammond, late of Peterham in the county of Worcester, deceased, and that the said Isabel Hammond is now a widow and has ever remained unmarried, since the death of her late husband, the said Hammond, who died in the month of March eighteen hundred and twenty one.
Luther Lincoln
Lucy Lincoln
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire County, ss. On this fifth day of January A.D. 1839. before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county of Hampshire, personally appeared Luther Lincoln and Lucy Lincoln, above named, being well known to me to persons of credit and truth, and subscribed and made oath, to the truth of the affidavit aforesaid.
William Kirby
Justice of the Peace -

We Luther Lincoln & Lucy Lincoln _____ of Pelham in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, upon oath, do testify, and say, that we are well acquainted with Isabel Hammond, widow and relict of Ebenezer Hammond, late of Peterham in the county of Worcester, deceased, and that the said Isabel Hammond is now a widow and has ever remained unmarried, since the death of her late husband, the said Hammond, who died in the month of March eighteen hundred and twenty one.
Luther Lincoln Lucy Lincoln
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire County ss. On this fifth day of January A.D. 1839. before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county of Hampshire, personally appeared Luther Lincoln and Lucy Lincoln, above named, being well known to me to be persons of credit and truth, and subscribed and made oath, to the truth of the affidavit aforesaid.
Thaman Conkey
Justice of the Peace -

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that Stearns Corkey Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighth day of January
A. D. 183 9 -
Sam d F. Lyman Register of Probate.

Isabel Hammond-
Flora Bryant-

Extract from the record of marriages kept by the Reverend Samuel Glendell, "Ebenezer Whitmore married Isabel Pearce, December twenty fourth seventeen hundred and seventy seven ".
I Alpheus Harding, Pastor of the first Congregational church and society in New Salem in the county of Franklin in the state of Massachusetts, certify that the above is a true extract from the said church record, in my possession, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in faint legible figures as follows — to wit, " Decr 24, 1777. "
Alpheus Harding } Pastor of the first } Congregational church } & society in New } Salem. —
I Alpheus Harding, depose & say, that I hold the office of Pastor of the first Congregational church & society in New Salem, county, and state as aforesaid, and that the above extract is a true extract from the records of said church, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Alpheus Harding
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Franklin ss. December 31 st 1938. Then personally appeared Alpheus Harding above named, being well known to me as a credible witness, and subscribed, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit,
Before me,
William Whitaker Justice of the peace

3999 Isabel Hammond - formerly widow of E Whittmore act 7 July 38
on 77. 01802
vol 99-192 on from 22 July to 18 Oct 77
Rejected
No deduction H. G. Gremell Jr H. R.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that John Purcell Equine is a Justice of the Peace within for said County & that his signature hereon is genuine
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court June 12. 1837.
John Prince Clk

Isabel Hammond
Map - Oct '38
x Grace Lincoln
x No Papers
Non,
E. Dickens
H. R.

Isabel Hammond was first married Ebenezer Whitemore; he died leaving as children now living Lucy Lincoln wife of Luther Lincoln, Sarah Tolman wife of Daniel Tolman, Polly Nye wife of Marshall Nye, Ebenezer Whitemore, and Joseph Whitemore. The said Isabel then married — Hammond, who died leaving her a second time a widow. She did not again marry. She died June 3 d 1843.
The evidence of Ebenezer Whitemore's service in the Revolution is on file in the Patent Pension Office — under an application made some years since by her for a Pension.
At the time of her  previous application for a Pension in 1838, she was a widow, and the widow of Ebenezer Whitemore, as much as of Hammond.
There were  One of her children by Whitemore who was living at the time of her death viz Isabel Woodward has since died leaving children.
2- Isaac Lincoln died in 1821 or 1822 — leaving children and a widow. The widow died in 1843.
If moved before 1794 — had a lot of land , and children

Abel Hammond Dear Sir
Luther Lincoln } Russell Whipple } affidavits.

I Luther Lincoln of Pelham in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 62, years of age say that I was well acquainted with Mabel Hammond, now deceased, who was the widow of Ebenezer Hammond, her second husband, & the widow of Ebenezer Whittum her first husband. She died on the 3 rd day of June 1843, and is the same person whose application for a pension, in con- -sideration of the services of her said husband Ebenezer Whittum, in the Revolutionary War, was presented to the Commission- g. Division, previous to her death, & which is now on file in that department.
I was present at her death & attended her funeral. She was a widow, at the time of her death.
She had no children by said Hammond. The children of said Mabel (Whittum) Whittum, which survive, are Lucy daughter my wife, Sarah Tolman, wife of David Tolman of Russell, N. York. Polly Ayre, wife of Marshall Ayre of Hendrick, Mass. Ebenezer Whittum of Shoreham, Vt. & Joseph Whittum, of Crown Point, N. York.
Dated the 13 th March 1855.
Luther Lincoln

State of Mass.
March 13, 1833.
County of Hampshire ss.
There personally appeared Deacon Skipper, subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, and known to me to be a credible witness, & disinterested, & made known unto me the truth of the foregoing
Deacon Edward Skipper justices of the peace

I Russell Whipple of Debeham in the County of Hampshire of Commonwealth; - Massachusetts aged 67. years. depose & say, that I was well acquainted with Mr. David Hammond formerly of said Debeham, and knew of her marriage application for a pension prior to her death which took place on the 3rd day of June 1843, she was present at her funeral. She was a widow, at the time of her death, her second and last husband having died in the month of March 1821. Her first husband having been Ebenezer Whittmore.
The last known residence of the children of Mr. Hammond afterwards the following were residing, to wit: Mr. Lucy Lincoln wife of Luther Lincoln, my neighbor, Sarah Tolman, wife of Samuel Tolman of Russell New York, Polly Nye, wife of Marshall Nye of Haverwick Mass. Ebenezer Whittmore of Sholham Wt & Joseph Whittmore of Crown Point N. York.
Russell Whipple.
Date March 13. 1853.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Edward Dickinson Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificates on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, and thereat the Commonwealth aforesaid within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, to his acts and attestations, done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Edward Dickinson and believe his signature to said certificates is genuine: also that the instruments hereto annexed, purports to be duly executed and acknowledged, according to the laws of this Commonwealth, for the purposes therein expressed.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said Commonwealth, this fifteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five .
Samuel Wells Clerk.

State of Massachusetts County of Hampshire ss. March 18, 1855.
Then personally appeared Russell Whipple, subscriber to the foregoing affidavit and well known to me to be a credible witness, & his interest, & made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Edw. Leick Register Prothonotary of the Court

E. Lathrop
Hon. Col. Miles
L. P. Waldo Cust. of Prisoners Washington

✓ 3999 ✓ 3999
Let. to Hon. George Green = nunc Jan 24, 1833
Isabel Hammind - for wid of E. Whitemore - - Mass -
Let. E. Dickinson Dec 9/54 " " " Jany 19/1855 " " " " 24/55 " " " " Feby 19/1860
acts - in the July - 1838

Tony
E. Dickerson Ms.
FREE
Washington B.C.

11748 Act of 1843 9.596

Isabel Hammond E. Whitmore Mass - Jan 18 38
Cole
Rev. J. P. Malachi Com: of Penitents Washington D.C.
Edw. S. Hemen Milwaukee

9396 Massachusetts.
Isabel Hammond, dec d for th widow of Ebenezer Whittmore, who was a Seaman, in the Revolution,
Mass. & Mass Sea Service Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31. Dollars 15 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. Sent 3 d June 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of March 1835. and sent to
Mr. Edward Dickinson, Amherst Mass.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2 Page 33

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13371 Isabel Hammond Widow of Ebenezer Whitmore Learned Rev. Mr.
Act: Mar. 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 308
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mrs Roll
Isabel Hammond, do who was, the widow of Ebenezer Whittaker who was a Seaman Mass. Nat Navy.
Ad Act July 7, 1838 & March 3 d 1843.
7 mo 24 day, Seaman $31:15 3/4 per ann.
Gen. March 4. 1836.
End June 3. 1843, when she died
Payable to
Lucy Lincoln.
Sarah Tolman, Tolman
Polly Nye
Ebenezer Whittaker
Sarah Whittaker, as children &c " "
Hon. Edward Dickinson, Amherst. Mass.

Mrs Roll
Goal

[widow of Ebenezer Whittmore] Brief in the case of Isabel Hammond, deceased, formerly Hampshire County and State of Massachusetts. act July 7 th 1838, &c.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
In January, 1839, Isabel Hammond asserted a claim under the act of July 7 th 1838, and alleged that her first husband, Ebenezer Whittmore, served six months in 1777, on board of the State brig Massachusetts, in the service of Massachusetts. The service was shown by our rolls (7 months 24 days,) date of her marriage to Whittmore, Dec 24, 1777, by record proof; the death of her first husband (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
in 1802, and the death of her second, in 1821, by satisfactory parol evidence. But she was not then entitled, for the reason that she was not then the widow of the soldier for whose service she claimed. That objection was removed by the act of 23 d August, 1842; for it is shown that she did not die until the 3 d of June, 1843.
Her identity is established by old and respectable residents of the town where she resided, and also by the affidavit of David Boyce, who served on board of the Massachusetts with Whittmore, and was a pensioner for the said service.
Name and residence of Agent
Hon. Edward Dickinson H. R.
Examining Clerk.
G. S. Nelson

Hon. S. P. Waldo Comt. of Purvis Washington

Ho. of Reps - July 1855.
Rev. L. D. Waldo Coat. of Prussia
Sir, Will you have the Mass. Military Rolls &c. examined, & see if there is a Capt. of the name of Artemas Hick Daggott, Scituate, Mass. & if so, whether Ebenezer Whipple's name is borne on it.
Yours sincerely Edw. Stickney
P.S. May I enquire whether there is any record of - E. H. Whittaker, present of citizens in file in the application of Gabriel Hannan, for pension. If so, for G. M. or M.?
As above

Ho. of Reps. N. H.
Feb. 13, 1853
Hon. L. D. Waldo Com. of Pensions Sir:
I herewith send you evidence of the services of Ebenezer Whittmore in the Rev. war - He filed in the application of Isabel Hammond, & applied there for Pensions as his widow - I suppose this will complete the evidence necessary - except that of her death, & identity, & the names of the surviving heirs - and appointment of Administrators.
I also send letter of Calvin Torrance Esq. of Palmer, Mass. Mentioning my claim in regard to Joseph D. H. pension - Please give me a reply, at your convenience.
Yours very resp. Edw. L. D. Waldo

See L. P. Waldo Cent. of Presins

Amherst, Mass. March 15. 1855. Hon. L. P. Waldo Cay. of District Attorney.
I enclose you affidavits of Luther Lincoln & Russell the of account filed in Dabel Dammondi application for a pension, as the widow of Elmer Whittman - application filed in M. a 3. I will have an attw. appointed for the purpose of showing the pension money when certif. is issued (if it should be issued) and send you the evidence of his appoint- ment.
Yours truly & resp Edward S. Mansfield
P.S. I thank you for the instructions & forms proposed under the new Bounty Law (see as above)

M ar ried Dec. 24, 1877
Thurs do 1862.
do do 1814.
She died Jun 3 rd 1883.
3999 Jan 18. mat
Whittemore
JP

James L. Edwards Esq Comm of pensions Washington Geo. Grennell Jr H. R.

Jan 17. 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions
Sir
I am requested to forward to you the pension application of M rs Isahel Hammond -
Please make report to me
I am Sir
respectfully
yours etc
Geo. Grinnell Jr.
to 7/10 9/23 7/

Isabel Bauman Mother of - Eleanor Whitemore
Pendleton
Edw. S. Harkness

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
January 24 th 1855.
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 Ebenezer Whittmore is borne on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Mc Natt's Comp. St. Col. Samuel Prince's Regt. Service at Liverton H. Island from May 17. 1779. 1 month 19. days as private. Also on muster roll of the Armed Brig Massachusetts Capt. John Fisk, Commander, from Feby. 22 To Oct. 16. 1777 7 mos. 24 days, as Seaman.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
R. M. Dingle
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Ho. of Reps U.S. Jan'y 20. 1835 Hon. E. M. Wright Sec'y of State of Mass Sir,
I wish to ascertain from the records in the State Dept. whether the name of Ebenezer Whittmore is to be found on any of the rolls or records of Mass. soldiers or seamen in the Revolutionary War.
His widow alleged that he served six months on board the Brig. Massachusetts
If any evidence exists in your Dept. of any service in the Rev. War, by M. Whittmore, please send me a Certificate of the same, with a memo. of the fee therefor. Please address me at Acworth at as early a day, as you can make the examination.
Yours respectfully
Edward D. Root
P.S. Will you please cause a further examination to be made for the name of Ebenezer Sibley, & see if he is on the roll of Capt. Artemas Daggett of Sutton - or any other Company roll, of Mass. soldiers in the Rev. War - & if so send me certificate - as above.