Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11439, Samuel White, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
White, Samuel
R. 11439
CONTENTS

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Ohio } S.S. County of Franklin }
On this 29 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Samuel White a resident of the Township of Franklin, County of Franklin and state of Ohio, aged 74 years the sixth day of March last, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following decla- ration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
That he volunteered on the 2 d day of July 1776 and for five months under Captain William Boice - That at this time he was a resident of Sussex Co, New Jersey - Thence marched to New York for Paulus Hook near New York City the day on which the two first British vessels put sailed up the North river - That he marched thence to New York City under Colonel Ephraim Martin - in General

Lord's Brigade - When the Troops remained about three weeks - Thence he then marched over to Long Island, where they remained at Fort Green - for the day prior to the Battle of Flat- Bush, when we they marched to the place of said Battle - under the Command of Gen. Gen Washington Horn Colonel Martin, Lieutenant Col. Ludlow and Capt William Bond - when the Americans were driven back into Fort Green - and Lord standing and General Sullivan were taken prisoners by the British - That the Troops remained after the succeeding night and day in said Fort, and on the night of the 28 th of August - 1776. The army crossed over to New York - by the order of Gen. Washington where after a short tarry, they marched to Fort Washington - Thence to the White Plains above  Fort said Fort - where Deponent was again called into the another action by called the Battle of White Plains - then under the immediate Com- mand of Gen Washington. After the battle they retreated - taking across the North River at Kings ferry - to a b Hackensack - Thence to Fort Lee - Thence, back to Hackensack - then - Thence to New Brunswick - Thence to a place called the 6 mile Run  Place - where Deponent received his disch- arge Decem r 2 d 1776 -

which lies in 3
saye December 2 d 1776 - from Capt William Bond - Deponent further states that on the same night he enlisted for three years under the same Captain Thence went they marched to Morristown New Jersey, where the troops  army took up their winter Quar- ters - when they remained till near the first of April 1777. Thence he marched to Middle Brook where they joined Washington's Army - Thence they mar- ched to Philadelphia in Pennsylvania - Thence to the head of Elk river, where they met Gen Howe's army - Thence to Brandywine where a battle en- sued under the Command of Gen. Washington - Briga- der Gen William Maxwell - Colonel Francis  Edward Colonel Ogden and Col Dayton - After the battle they proceed to Germantown where they had a severe skirmish with the British - Thence the Army proceeded proceeded to Valley Forge where they took up their Winter Quarters - The British having vacated Philadelphia - in the Spring of 1778, Deponent proceeded with the army across the Delaware river, when a detach- ment of said the army proceeded to Flemingtown - Thence to Monmouth where a third Battle ensued called the Battle of Monmouth, in June 1778, under the Com- mand of Generals Maxwell Lt. Fayette - and Lee

4 After said action Deponent was taken ill, when he procured a substitute, about the close of the year 1778 as well as he recollects. Thus closed his second his  second Campaign —
Deponent further says that on on the 6 th day of May 1779 he volunteered for the space of nine months a third time, under William Bone who was then Conductor General of the Pack Horse Department. That he then marched from Easton Pennsylvania to Wyoming in some state . Thence to Hoga Point near the line of of York state state . Thence to Chemung, thence back to Wyom- ing, where he remained for some time. Thence to Easton, thence to Sussex County New Jersey — where Deponent quit service. <—
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present — and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state — but that he has made application once for a pension under un- der the old law — and has never yet received an answer from the war department —
> The Deponent further states that he was born on the 6 th day of March 1758 — in Sussex Co. New Jersey. That he has a record of his age which is now with his Brother in the Virginia —

in the place of his nativity five years That since the war he has resided in the Co. of Hardy and State of Virginia for something like 18 years - That he moved to the State of Ohio Franklin Co. and Franklin Township in the year 1805 - where Deponent now resides.
He further says that John Hoover and Nicholas Hoover  Joseph Allen are well ac- quainted with him having lived for years in the same neighborhood, that they will testify to his character for veracity &c Sworn to and subscribed this 6th  30 July A.D. 1855 - James White
Personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Com. Pleas. this 29th day of Sept. 1852. John Hoover and Nicholas Hoover  Joseph Allen who, being of lawful age, and duly sworn accor- -ding to law deposes & says that they have been well acquainted with your Applicant Samuel White for a number of years, and that from their acquaintance they believe him to be of the age he represents, that he is a man of the strictest veracity - and that it is reputed and believed in the neighborhood that he has has been a soldier of the Revolution,

and that they concur in that opinion.
Nicholas of Spence
Joseph Mapes John H. Coan personally appeared at the above place and time, who, being took solemn oath that he is as well acquainted with Samuel White, and that he believes him to be a man of the strictest integrity, and that he was an eye witness of the services of your Applicant during his third and last Campaign, as mentioned in his Declaration —
Joseph Mapes
The State of Ohio Franklin County ss
I, Abram M c Dowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel White for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 10 th day of October A.D. 1832.
A. M c Dowell Clerk

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Samuel White Franklin Co. Ohio respond
Responded did not serve in a military capacity six months. Return J.
11439
Dear J. McLean of Columbus Chase of Refs

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
28 July 1834
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel White
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Nov 2 nd 1776 5 priv Capt. Baud Col. Martin 74 years Traditionary   2 Dec 1776 Culpeper 1. 11. " Same Captain Superior   6 May 1779. 9.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
no proof of service

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

September 13, 1938
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BA-J/MCS Samuel White, R.11439
Mrs. G. A. Anderegg 115 Bellevue Avenue Upper Montclair New Jersey
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Samuel White, a Revolutionary War soldier who served in Captain William Bond's company in Colonel Ephraim Martin's New Jersey regiment.
The data contained herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, R.11439, based on the military service of Samuel White.
He was born March 6, 1758, in Sussex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents were not given.
He applied for pension on September 29, 1832, while a resident of Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio. He alleged that while a resident of Sussex County, New Jersey, he served as follows: from July 2, 1776, five months in Captain William Bond's company in Colonel Ephraim Martin's New Jersey regiment and was in the battles of Flatbush and White Plains; from December 2, 1776, until November 1 or 2, 1778, in Captain William Bond's New Jersey company and was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth; from May 6, 1779, nine months under William Bond who was then conductor general of the Pack Horse Department.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of the alleged service, in accordance with the requirement of the pension law.
After the Revolutionary War he lived in Sussex County, New Jersey, for five years, in Hardy County, Virginia, for about eighteen years, and in 1805 he moved to Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and was living there in 1838.

There are no relative to the soldier's wife. The soldier's brother, name not given, was living in Virginia in 1835. In 1864, one Jacob White made inquiry relative to the pension claim of Samuel White, relationship not shown, and there are no further data relative to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rejected suspended. See letter to Hon. J. M. Lene.
Columbus, Ohio
6 March 1835
do 23 April 1836
let 27 March 37 W m Doherty.
let 10 March 1838 Hon.
H. Ridgway.
S.S. Co. April 26. 1864.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11,439
P. O. Sam l White
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Reasons for suspension
Alleges: Rej. Book - "not on
N. J. rolls - no proof
Re-enlisted: of service - note & must be carried out."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .
1932 Aug. 12. First to Recor. P. White. Army. 1934 July 13. Mr. Cleta B. White from abstract in duplicate. West. 1938 Sept. 13. First to Recor. P. A. Anderson. West.

Washington City, March 8. th 1838.
Dear Sir,
An old gentleman by the name of Samuel White of Franklin Co. Ohio, made application to your office for a Pension for services rendered in the Revolutionary War.
I can not say at what period the application was made, but suppose it to have been some years ago.
Will you do me the favour of examining the papers of Mr. White, and state to me whether he is entitled to a pension and if not, wherein his papers are deficient.
Your attention to the above objects at an early day. Will much oblige
Your Ob st Serv t
W. Wilgus
J. L. Edwards Esq r , Comm r of Pensions

ADY away on vacation which accounts for my answering this letter.
July 13, 1934
WCS
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BA-J/MCS
Mr. Clyta B. Mick P.O. Box 472 Clarksburg West Virginia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Samuel White who was born March 6, 1758, in Sussex County, New Jersey.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, R. 11439, based upon the military service of Samuel White.
He was born March 6, 1758, in Sussex County, New Jersey.
He applied for pension on September 29, 1832, while a resident of Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio. He stated that while a resident of Sussex County, New Jersey, he served as follows: from July 2, 1776, five months in Captain William Bond's company in Colonel Ephraim Martin's New Jersey regiment and was in the battles of Flatbush and White Plains; from December 2, 1776, until about November 1 or 2, 1778, in Captain William Bond's New Jersey company and was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth; from May 6, 1779, nine months under William Bond who was then conductor general of the Pack Horse Department.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of the alleged service, in accordance with the requirement of the pension law.
After the Revolutionary War he lived in Sussex County, New Jersey, for five years, in Hardy County, Virginia, for about eighteen years, and in 1805 he moved to Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and was living there in 1838.

There are no data relative to the soldier's wife. The soldier's brother, name not given, was living in Virginia in 1835. In 1864 one Jacob White made inquiry relative to the pension claim of Samuel White.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

August 12, 1932.
BA-J/ADY ***** Samuel White R.11439
Mr. Roscoe R. White, 413 Grove Avenue, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Samuel White, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, R.11439, based upon his military service in that war.
Samuel White was born March 6, 1758 in Sussex County, New Jersey.
He applied for pension September 29, 1832 while a resident of Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and stated that while a resident of Sussex County, New Jersey, he enlisted July 2, 1776, served five months in Captain William Bond's Company, Colonel Ephraim Martin's New Jersey Regiment and was in the battles of Flatbush and White Plains. He stated he enlisted December 2, 1776, served to about November 1, 1778 in Captain William Bond's New Jersey Company and was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. He also stated he enlisted May 6, 1779 and served nine months under William Bond, Conductor General of the Pack Horse Department.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months service in a regularly organized military corps as required by the pension laws.
After the Revolutionary War he lived in Sussex County, New Jersey, five years; in Hardy County, Virginia, about eighteen years; and in 1805 he moved to Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio.
In 1835 soldier had a brother, his name not given,

residing in Virginia, place not stated. There are no further family data.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to Alexander White as described by you.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Lockbourne, Ohio August 13, 1938
Veterans Administration Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir — Mr. S.
Will you please send me the information you have and a copy of the Revolutionary War Claims for a Pension filed by the Revolutionary War Soldier Samuel White I have been given

the number R- 11439 for this file —
Said Samuel White served as a Private, Captain William Bond's Company. Colonel Ephraim Martin's Regiment, Brigadier General Nathaniel Heard's Brigade, State Troops — of the State of New Jersey — Raised under Ordinance of June 14, 1776 to serve until Dec 1, 1776 —
Please send the information and copy — to Mrs G. A. Anderagg 115 Bellevue Ave Upper Montclair New Jersey.
Yours Truly (Mrs G. A.) Edith W. Anderagg

P. O. Box 472, Clarksburg, W. Va., June 27, 1934.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: In re: Samuel White - R.11439
Will you kindly furnish me a copy in duplicate of the records of the military service in the Revolutionary War of Samuel White who was born in Sussex County, N. J., March 6, 1758.
This information is wanted to use in connection with an application for membership in a hereditary society, hence the request to have your statement in duplicate.
Sincerely yours,
Clyta B. Mick Clyta B. Mick

Roscoe R. White 413 Grove Avenue Clarkaburg, West Va. July 16, 1932.
Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly inform me what record if any, there is of pensions, or applications for pensions of Revolutionary War soldiers, -
✓ Alexander White (wife was Mary) who, after the year 1799, lived in what is now Lewis County, West Virginia.
✓ Samuel White (wife was Jane (Stewart)) who, after the year 1805, lived in what is now Franklin County, near Columbus, Ohio.
Thanking you for any information you can furnish, I am,
Yours very truly,
R. R. White R. R. White

How, J. M. Lane 6. March 1835— O. b.
E,
Record. Vol. 26. p. 423

War Dept: Pen. Office March 6, 1835
Sir,
The papers in support of the claim of Samuel White have been again et d ; and filed with suspended  cause in this office . He alleges to have served five months in 1776, then to have enlisted to for three years, and after serving nearly two years, to have hired a substitute so that in 1779 he volunteered to serve as a pack horse driver  man for nine months. The latter service cannot be recognized as being of that character provided for by the act of 7 June 1832. His name does not appear on the rolls of service those who belonged to the New Jersey line, which are complete for the period during which he alleges to have served as an enlisted soldier, and his first alleged service of five months, was not long enough above-mentioned to be entitled to a pension under the act, of June 1832 . His claim to a pension cannot therefore be allowed. perhaps The papers have been filed with rejected case in the office. Mr. Doherty's letter is herewith enclosed. Hon. J. McLean. Columbus Ohio.

Hon. J. Ridgway March 10. 1838 Ohio.

War Dept. Pen. Office March 10. 1858
Sir
In reply to your enquiry respecting the claim of Samuel Waite of Franklin Co. Ohio, I have to inform you that he alleges to have served five months in 1775 in New Jersey and that in December of that year he enlisted in Captain William Bonds Company as Colonel Murtis regt. of the New Jersey line and that after serving about two years he presented a substitute and was discharged. His name is not borne on the rolls in this office Captain Bonds company of the who served as alleged, as he has not been  found of his alleged service for 1775. In order to a favorable decision he should prove his service as required in note j. in the enclosed printed sheet. and state in whose company he served. The original muster rolls of Captain William Bonds company for are in that office and the applicant's name is not on them. If he served as an enlisted soldier it must therefore have been in some other company.
Hon: J. Ridgway W. R.
W. R.

Wm Doherty Ohio
27 March 1837
v.6.
Record Vol 41 P 369.

War Dept. P. Office March 27, 1837
Sir In answer to your enquiries respecting the estate of Samuel White I have to inform you that his claim was rejected on the 6 th March 1835 and the reasons for doing so  therefor made known to Mr. Jeremiah McLane in a letter of the above mentioned date, a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
W m Roberts Esq Columbus, Ohio.

Hon J. M. Lane Apr 23, 1836
Record Vol 20, P 450,

War Dept. Pen Offin April 23. 1836
Sir,
I herewith enclose Mr Samuel White's letter to you respecting his case, and also a copy of a letter to you of the 6 March 1835 showing the reasons for rejecting his claim. The service mentioned in one of the enclosed letters as an express rider is not of that character provided for by the act of 7 June 1832, and the alleged service for one month in 1800, is also unprovided for by said act.
Hon: J. M c Lean. N. R.

S. S. Cox
April 26. 1864.

Pension Office
April 26 th 1864.
Sir:
The letter of Jacob White, Esq. is herewith returned, and in reply to your note of the 18 th inst. I have the honor to inform you, that the claim of Samuel White of Ohio for a pension under act of 7 th June 1832 was suspended for on the 6 th of March 1835, for want of sufficient evidence of his service in the New Jersey Line as alleged by him - his name not being found upon the rolls.
You are, doubtless aware that the act of 2 d April 1862, excludes children of from the benefit of any claim to a pension, for revolutionary services, of  for a soldier or of his widow, where such  the claim was not established in the lifetime of the party entitled.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully, &c
Hon S. P. Cox House of Reps.

Personally appeared in open Court this 3 rd day of June A D 1834, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting for the Co. of Franklin and State of Ohio. John Smith a revolutionary soldier, who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says: That he is well acquainted with your Applicant Samuel White and that he believes him to be a man of the strictest integrity and that he is perfectly confident your applicant entered the U. States service as a volunteer, for five months, being himself present at the time, which was his first Campaign as stated in his declaration. The number of the regiment company and line has escaped his memory but that he was acquainted with the officers of the company. That he cannot positively say but verily believes that your applicant left the service at the time & in the manner as stated in his declaration. Your Deponent further states that he was a companion soldier with your applicant during his last nine months service and was an eye witness to a part of his services and that he entered and quit the same as he has at the time and in the manner already mentioned in his declaration. Furthermore your Deponent saith not. Deponent has carefully the declaration made by said White as to his services aforesaid and does the facts by him therein set forth are true to the extent Deponent has been before stated —
Sworn to } John Smith in open Court }
Markus Sep. Ck
The State of Ohio } I do Here by Certify That Pickaway County } I have been acquainted with the above Deponent John Smith for the last Twenty years The said Smith has been a Minister of the said County and State aforesaid for Twenty Two years past and is a minister of the Gospel and a man of good character and respected as a good citizen and as a minister of the Gospel Given Under my Hand and Seal at my office in said County this 1 st day of June 1834 Thomas Duryea Justice of the peace for said County of Pickaway

Deposition of John Smith -
Additional Testimony

The State of Ohio } Franklin County } ss
I, Abram J. M c Devitt Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County certify that the within contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of an appli- cation of Sam l White for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Columbus this 19 th day of June A.D. 1834
A. J. M c Devitt Clerk

The State of Ohio Franklin County ss I Abram J McDowell clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing sheets contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of application of Samuel White for a pension and that I have with my own hand united by a ribbon said sheets in which said proceedings are written said ribbons passing through each seal to the three different certificates by me made in said proceedings
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19. day of February 1834
A J McDowell Clk by R. H. Pinney Dpt

I Samuel White of the County of Franklin in the State of Ohio in addition to my former Declaration made before the Court of Com. Pleas on the 25 th day of July A D 1832 - for the purpose of obtaining a pension as a Soldier of the Revolution - and which Declaration has been sent to the proper Department at Washington and since returned as defective - do on this 6 th day of July again A D 1832 again appear before said Court of Com. Pleas and on solemn oath state that - I entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer Soldier on the 2 d day of July A D 1776 for the term of five months ( which ) which time I faithfully served out under the Officers, and in the manner as stated in the above Declaration.
Your Deponent Samuel White further states that he enlisted in said service on the night of December 2 d - A D 1776, for the term of three years - under which enlistment he served as stated in said declaration till the first or second day of November A D 1778 - having been taken ill, which caused his departure from said service.
Your Deponent further states that after his recovery from sickness he volunteered a third time for nine months on the 6 th day of May 1779 - which time he is positive of having served out as stated in said declaration.
Your Deponent further states that from his extreme old age and loss of memory he

8 unable to state more correctly than he has done in his former declaration the different grades in which he served as a soldier of the revolution and that he has no documentary evidence & that it is impossible to procure any living witness - Your Deponent further says that from his peculiar situation it is impossible to procure a Clergyman to testify as to his age or service as a soldier of the revolution there being none residing in his immediate neighborhood - or in the County who is suff- iciently acquainted with him. -
And he further states that it is en- tirely out of his power to procure a witness or witnesses as to his actual & the time & manner of his leaving the same service. or the time or refusal to belong to And he hereby swears and subscribes to the whole of his former above declaration, and also to the above additional part of said declaration. This 25 th day of July A D 1833 - Sam d White
And the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant Samuel White was a soldier of the Revolution - and served as he stated - and order this their opinion to be certified to the War Department -
The State of Ohio Franklin County ss I Abram M Dowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel White for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 16 th day of July A D 1833
AM Dowell (Clerk)

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
The State of Ohio } County of Franklin } ss.
On this 18 th day of February 1835, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Samuel White, a resident of the Township of Franklin, County of Franklin and State of Ohio, - aged seventy-six years the sixth day of March last, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he entered as volunteer, on the 2 nd day of July 1776, for five months, under Capt. William Bond that at this time he was a resident of Sussex county, New Jersey, thence marched to Pauls Hook near N. York City the day on which the two first British vessels sailed up the North River; - That he marched thence to N. York City under Col Ephraim Martin, in Genl. Herd's Brigade, where the troops remained about three weeks; thence he marched over to Long Island, where they remained at Fort Green the day prior to the battle of Flat-bush, when they marched to the place of said battle, under the command of Genl. Washington, Genl. Herd, Col Martin, Lieut. Col Ludlow, and Capt William Bond, when the Americans were driven back, into Fort Green, and Lord Sterling and General Sullivan were taken prisoners by the British. That the troops remained the succeeding night and day in said Fort, and on the night of the 28 th August 1776, the army crossed over to N. York, by the order of Genl. Washington, where after a short tarry they marched to Fort Washington - thence to the White Plains above said Fort, where deponent was called into another action, called the Battle of White Plains, under the immediate command of Genl. Washington; after the Battle they retreated across the N. River at Kings Ferry - to Hackensack, thence to Fort Lee, thence back to Hackensack.

Thence to New Brunswick, thence to a place called the Six-Mile run, where deponent received his discharge, December 2 nd 1776, from Capt William Bond. - This deponent further States, that on the same night, he enlisted for three years under the same Captain, thence they Marched to Morristown N. Jersey, where the Troops took up their Winter Quarters, and where they remained until near the first of April 1777: - Thence he marched to Middlebrook, where they joined Washington's Army; thence they Marched to Philadelphia in Pennsylvania - thence to the head of Elk River, where they met Genl. Howe's Army, - thence to Brandywine, where a Battle ensued, under the Command of Genl. Washington, Brig d Genl. William Maxwell, Col Spencer, Col Ogden and Col Dayton. - After this Battle they proceeded to Germantown, where they had several Skirmishes with the British. - Thence the army proceeded to Valley-Forge, where they took up their Winter Quarters - the British having evacuated Philadelphia. In the Spring of 1778, deponent proceeded with the army across the Delaware River, when a detachment of said army proceeded to Flemington - thence to Monmouth, where a third Battle ensued, called the Battle of Monmouth, in June 1778, under the command of Generals Maxwell, Lafayette and Lee, after which action (deponent was taken ill), where he procured a substitute about the close of the year 1778 as well as he now recollects. Thus closed his second Campaign.
Deponent further says, that on the sixth day of May 1779, he volunteered for a third Campaign for the term of nine months, under William Bond who was then Conductor General of the Pack-Horse department, that he then Marched from Easton, Pennsylvania to Wyoming in said State, thence to Tioga Point, near the line of New-York State; thence to Chemung, thence back to Wyoming, where he remained for some time; thence to Easton, thence to Sussex County N. Jersey - where deponent's service terminated.

This deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any state, but that he has made application once, for a pension under the old law, and once to wit on the 29 th day of Sept. 1832, under the present law - also an extended application filed 25. July, 1832, herewith This last application is herewith annexed and was returned to this deponent, on account of (as he is informed) of the interlineations and erasures, and to which some of the depositions in his case are still attached, as well as the certificates of that date.) all of which he prays may be considered in evidence in his behalf. This Deponent has never drawn a pension from the U te States, for the services stated. This deponent further states, that he was born on the 6 th day of March 1758, in Sussex County N. Jersey, that he has a record of his age, which is now with his brother in the state of Virginia. That since the Revolutionary War he has resided in the County of Hardy & State of Virginia about eighteen years, that he moved from thence to Franklin Township, Franklin County, State of Ohio, in the year 1805 where deponent now resides. He furthermore says that John Hoover Nicholas Hoover are well acquainted with him, they having lived for years in his neighbourhood, and that they will testify to his character for veracity &c.
Sam d . White
The State of Ohio (Franklin County } } I A. M c Dowall clerk of the court of Common pleas, in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration contains the foregoing and present proceedings, of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sam d . White for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of February A.D 1835.
A. M c Dowall Clerk