Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11476, Noah Whitman, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 76
Whitman, Noah
R. 11476
CONTENTS

State of Vermont - Bennington County ss. Manchester Probate District ss.
On this 10 th day of September 1846 personally appeared in open court before this Hon. the Probate Court within & for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington State of Vermont now sitting, Fanny Hogeboom wife of Isaac Hogeboom aged sixty years, Pussie Baldwin wife of Benjamin Baldwin aged fifty years, and Clarissa Hogeboom wife of John Hogeboom aged fifty one years, all residents of the town of Manchester in said Probate District of Manchester. Hannah Horton wife of Richmond Horton, aged sixty eight years, Lyman Whitman aged sixty three years, and both residents of the town of Londonderry in the County of Windham, & Hanson Whitman aged sixty five years a resident of the town of Maria in said County of Windham all in said State of Vermont being the only surviving children & heirs at law of Noah Whitman late of said Londonderry deceased who being first duly sworn according to law, do on their several respective oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, as the children & heirs of the said Noah Whitman deceased.
That he the said Noah entered the service of the United States, as they are informed & facility believe, sometime in the year 1775, but in what month or day, or in what Company or Regiment & under what Officer, they are not precisely informed & are therefore unable fully & particularly to state, but they understand & facility believe that it was in the line of the State of New Hampshire, in which State & in the town of Westmoreland in the County of Cheshire he resided during the revolutionary war - they also understand & believe that he was engaged in the battle of Bunker hill so called, & that he served during that & the subsequent years of the war, about or more than one year in the whole, either by enlistment or draft, but they are unable to particularize his said services, but understand & believe that the whole was under the said State of New Hampshire either in the continental line, or the militia - that they possess no documentary evidence & know of none now in existence, to prove any part of his said services - that after the close of his services he returned to his family at said Westmoreland - that sometime in the month of March 1798, he removed with his family from the State of New Hampshire to the said town of Londonderry, where he continued to reside until the time of his death, which was on the 10 th day of July 1834. - that he left no widow & that we above named are all his children & heirs now living - that during his lifetime he never enjoyed any Pension for his said services & his name was never on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn & subscribed to, this day of year first above mentioned, before
Lyman H. Whitman Hanson Whitman
Hannah her Horton mark
Fanny her Hogeboom mark
Pussie her Baldwin mark
Clarissa Hogeboom

I Elias B. Burton Register of the Probate Court within for the Probate District of Manchester aforesaid do hereby certify that satisfactory proof has been adduced to this said Court that the said Noah Whitman late of Londonderry in the County of Windham deceased, died on the 10th day of July A.D. 1834 that he left no widow that the above named Alanson Whitman, Symon Whitman, Hannah Norton Fanny Hogeboom, Pessie Baldwin, & Clarissa Hogeboom, are all his surviving children & heirs at law.
E. B. Burton Register
I Noah Hogeboom, a resident of the town of Manchester, County of Bennington & State of Vermont, aged thirty years, within a few days, do testify before & say, that I was well acquainted with the above named Noah Whitman, during his lifetime, & have frequently heard him speak of his services, during the revolutionary war, & of intention to apply for a Pension therefor. & I am confident that I heard him say, that in one of his enlistments for service of duty, that he belonged to the same Company, or Regiment, or both, with his Brother Abel Whitman deceased who I understood received & enjoyed a Pension during his life. & as I believe under the law of June 7. 1832. I have also heard him speak of at least one other enlistment, & of several incidents of said war, in which he participated, but I do not recollect the names of his Officers in either of his enlistments, or terms of service, nor the length of time for which he served. & I am confident that I also heard him say that he was engaged in the Bunker Hill Battle, so called, & other skirmishes & engagements.
Noah Hogeboom
Sworn to & subscribed in open court, the day & year first above mentioned, before me,
E. B. Burton Register
And I do hereby further certify, that it has been satisfactorily made to appear to me that the above Affiant, is a credible & respectable person, & that his statements are entitled to full credit. Attest
Jonathan Brown Judge of Probate
State of Vermont ss
Manchester Probate District ss
Bennington County ss I Elias B. Burton Register of the Probate Court, within for the Probate District of Manchester aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Alanson Whitman, Symon Whitman, Hannah Norton Fanny Hogeboom, Pessie Baldwin & Clarissa Hogeboom children & heirs at law of Noah Whitman deceased for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official signature & the seal of said Court, at Manchester this 10th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1825, & of the independence of the United States the seventy first.
E. B. Burton Register

Certificate of Court of day of Noah Whitman's death & names of the children left by him.

State of Vermont County of Windham ss }
I Royall Tyler Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windham aforesaid do hereby certify that Noah Whitman who is reported to have been a revolutionary Soldier was a resident of the County of Windham in the State of Vermont, and that he died in the County of Windham on the tenth day of July A.D 1834, and that he left no widow, and that he left Children whose names are as follows — Warren Horton, Alanson Whitman, Lyman Whitman, Fanny Hogleboom, Persis Baldwin, Anna Whitman, & Clarissa Hogleboom. And that I am not interested or concerned in the claim or pension of the said Noah Whitman.
In testimony whereof I have to set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court at Rutland in said County this fifth day of April A.D 1853.
Royall Tyler, Clerk.

37408. Noah Whitman Recd. Vermont Lit. & S. Swift At. 26. 1846. Isaac Coffin Jny 20 1852
ad 7d June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.4.76 P. O. Noah Whitman
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Washington May 21 st 1853.
Sir:
I herewith transmit in the case of Noah Whitman deceased, a pension case under the Act of June 7. 1832, — 1 st Affidavit & Power of Attorney of Lyman Whitman of Newport son of Noah Whitman. 2 d Certificate of the Court of Probate that Lyman Whitman is Administrator on Noah Whitman's Estate.
3 d Certificate of Court of the day of death of Noah Whitman and names of the children left by him.
Under the rule recently adopted by you that where the case only awaits a Certificate of Court of day of death and names of children, it shall be acted on immediately, I request that the Certificate may issue immediately payable to the Administrator Lyman Whitman, and that it may be transmitted to me through the Post Office.
I am
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt Isaac N. Coffin.
Hon. L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions. Washington D.C.

Affidavit or Declaration of Power of Attorney of Lyman Whitman son of Noah Whitman of Vermont.
Grace N. Coffin Attorney Washington D.C.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE OF Vermont COUNTY OF Windham } ss:
Be it known that before me, a Justice
of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared * Lyman Whitman a resident of Londonderry in the county
of Windham in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, states that he is † the Sore of Isaac Whitman  formerly in the county of Windham and State of Vermont who was a revolutionary ‡ Soldier and died July 10 th 1834 - and was of the age of 84 years and that he believes the United States are still indebted, under existing laws, for the pension that was due under the application heretofore made, and that he is directly interested as a claimant in the pension for which application was heretofore made as aforesaid, and constitutes and appoints ISAAC N. COFFIN, of Wash- ington, D. C., his true and lawful attorney, with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said pension, and do all acts necessary thereto.
In witness whereof, the said Lyman Whitman has on this 2 nd day of October 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
Witness:
David Arnold  Lyman Whitman
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, on this 2 nd day of October , 1852.
David Arnold J. Peace
STATE of Vermont COUNTY of Windham } to wit:
I, Royal Tyler clerk of the County court, of the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, That David Arnold before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this fifth day of Oct.  3 rd 1852.
Royal Tyler Clerk.
dier or officer is living, insert his name; if he is dead, and the widow is living, insert her name; if both e living children's names; if the children are all dead, and either of them survived the former unsuccessful me of the administrator of that former applicant.
† Here, if the soldier or officer is living, insert his name again; if the widow is living, insert the words, "widow of," and the name of her husband; if both dead, insert the words, "son or daughter of," and name of the former unsuccessful applicant.
‡ Here insert the word "soldier," or "officer," whichever he was.
NOTE.—When a female is the person who executes this paper, please put the letter s before the word he in every place where it occurs.

Sir
Jan 10 th Act 7.6.45
336
The declaration in the case of Noah Whitman has been examined & filed — Abiah Whitman was allowed a pension for 10 mo serv'd in 76 under Capt Sandt. Col Read — & for 6 mo. 1405 under Capt. Marston Col Peabody — The rolls of H.H. have been returned to the Secy of that state & it will therefore be necessary to apply to him for proof of service —
Very conclusive proof should be filed of the date of claimant's death & a certificate of the Court giving the names of the children who survived him if there be no widow & name of adm r if one has qualified
Yours Entirely Yours
J. Swift Esq Manchester Vt

Book Whittaker Certificate of Appointment of Administrator

State of Vermont District of Westminster ss
I Abisha Stoddard, judge of the court of Probate for said District of Westminster, do hereby certify that Lyman Whitman of Londonderry in said District was duly appointed administrator of the Estate of Noah Whitman late of said Londonderry deceased and that he is now acting admin- istrator of said Estate.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at Grafton in said District this 10 th day of May A.D. 1853
Abisha Stoddard Judge

Oct 7 '46
Vt.
Noah Whitman du Act 32.
Hon. James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington
D.C.
15

Manchester Oct: 1 st 1826.
Hon. S. S. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, I herewith forward to you the Declaration of the children & heirs of Noah Whitman dec. for a Pension I have delayed sending it for some time, since taken for the purpose, in the hope of obtaining some additional proof, or due to this services, part of this the widow, & the Agent who assisted in procuring the Pension of Abel Whitman dec. But I now learn, that the memory of the widow is very much impaired, & she has experienced considerable difficulties, in establishing her claim to a Pension. - The Agent has removed to Boston.
I have been applied to some time since, in relation to this claim, but the inconvenience of getting the heirs together, & the death of those upon whom they relied for proof, to substantiate their claim, have caused delay hitherto - they at length however unassisted by me presented themselves in a body, to make their Declaration, which has been taken - yet they have not succeeded in obtaining any certain proof, nor even of ascertaining with precision under what Officers, or in what Reg t their father served , nor the period of his service, but understand, or suppose generally, that he served in the War, or under the State of New Hampshire - As I have understood, that the Rolls of that State were full & perfect, at the seat of Govt, I have considered it expedient & necessary, to apply therefor, to the Office of the Secy of State of N. H. - I have omitted, as will be perceived, some part of the forms required, where the soldier personally becomes the applicant for a pension, & which doubtless were designed to corroborate, or establish the correctness of his statements.
Very respectfully, I am Hon. Sir,
Your most obedt. Servt. &c.
S. Swift.
P.S. Several weeks since, I sent to the County Clerk at Farmington, per Stagerman, the Affidavit of the Town Clerk of Conit, to prove the marriage of W m Huldah Martindale, to be authenticated by the C ty Clerk & enclosed in a letter, to be forwarded from thence to you - As I have not since that time rec d any reply, nor heard anything from the Affid t , I fear that it has in some way miscarried - The Stagerman having left the line, cannot make enquiry of him - If the Affid t has in any way failed of reaching you, I will procure & send on another. &c. &c.