Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11462, Joseph Whiting, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Com.
Whiting, Joseph
R11462
CONTENTS

PENSION ACT OF 1832.
Declaration of Joseph Whiting in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. } ss. Hartford
COUNTY OF Hartford }
On this 27 day of August 1832, before the Probate Court for the District of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of Record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared Joseph Whiting a resident of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Sixty nine 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a private in a company commanded by Captain Oziel Bissell Lieutenant Shrall and Ensign Rufus Bissell at Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on or about the day of September 1780; that said company belonged to a regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Levi Wells
Lieutenant Colonel
and Major
That he the deponent was drafted for two or three months, and continued to serve in the said Corps, until on or about the month of  November when he was discharged from the service, at or near a place called Horse neck in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut ; that when he entered the service, he resided in Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and was marched from
Hartford to Worrenuck in the State of Connecticut where he served nearly the whole period of two or three months, excepting a short time, when he with the two regiments commanded by Colonels Wells & Beebe marched to West Point at the time of General Arnold , Treason - when Major Andre was taken prisoner, he the deponent was at Quaker Ridge or Quaker Hill so called - when the news of Andre's capture was received, the troops were ordered back to Worrenuck and was there discharged  Silas Rowley of Windsor , whose affidavit is hereto annexed, several in the same company.

2 o The deponent further declares that about the first of May 1781, he enlisted as a Teamster for the term of six months into a Company commanded by John Watson of Hebron, who was Captain or Conductor of Teams. Said Watson was passing through Hartford with a part of a company which he had previously enlisted in Hebron at this time with the deponent with one Daniel Hooker & William Whiting enlisted - When the Company left Hartford with the deponent was engaged in assisting his father upon the farm & was obliged to send a substitute by the name of Jeremiah Barrett - At the expiration of two months he the deponent joined the Company at a place called Verplank's point on the East Side of the Hudson river and relieved his substitute who returned home -
That he was employed at Verplank's point in drawing wood for the Army - from Verplank's point he was ordered to Danbury in the State of Connecticut, where the Company remained a short time recruiting their men, and after proceeded from Danbury to Housatonic, State of New York and thence to Tunkill, State of New York and loaded their teams with sundry grocery articles for the French Army and delivered it at Hartford Conn. At Hartford they loaded their teams with salt & carried it to Peekskill, near the North River and was there & there discharged by verbal summons from the Captain about

the months of November or December 1780 - having served four months personally & two months by his substitute - Daniel Hooker of S d Hartford served at the same time in the same Company. his affidavit is hereto annexed.
And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent fur- ther declares,
1st. That he was born at Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on the 7 th day of August 1743.
2d. That the day and year of his birth is recorded in the records of the Church and in the Family record book where the day of his marriage & death of his eleven children are recorded - none of his children are now living
3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service, he resided at the places or towns as herein before stated; and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration.
5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects.
6th. That he never received a written discharge from the service.
7th. That he is personally known to The Reverend Nathan Perkins and Stephen Brace and many others who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides, and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And the said Joseph Whiting 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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Whiting
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interroga- tories 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 The Reverend Nathan Perkins is a clergyman in said Town of Hartford and that Stephen Brace, Daniel Hooker & S d as Rowley whose affidavits are hereto annexed are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, William Whitman Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Whiting for a pension.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27 day of August 1832.
Wm Whitman, Clk of Court of Probate for district of Hartford

WE, Nathan Perkins a clergyman, residing in the town of (West) Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and Stephen Brace residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Whiting a resident of said Hartford who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832; that we believe him to be Sixty nine years of age; that he is generally reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he now resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. and that he sustains a fair character for honesty and maturity.
Nathan Perkins Stephen Brace
STATE OF Connecticut } ss. Hartford COUNTY OF Hartford
On this 23 day of August  1832 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, personally appeared the Revd Nathan Perkins who is a clergyman residing in the said town of Hartford and Stephen Brace — who is a credible person residing in the same town—and made oath that the preceding certificate by them subscribed is true, and I further certify that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jedidiah W. Hills Justice of the Peace
Clerk; Certificate wanting

I Silas Rowley of Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, aged seventy four years, do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Joseph Whiting of Hartford in the County aforesaid and served with him between two and three months in the revolutionary army at Horseneck now called Greenwich in the State of Connecticut in the year 1780 about the months of September and October in the company commanded by Captain Ozias Bissell in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wells: we were both drafted out of the Militia of Windsor and sent to Whiting from (West) Hartford and we were both dismissed with the Militia companies that were drafted for two months. I had previous to this been drafted for two months. During this last tour, we were employed in catching "Cow boys" and in scouting parties.
Silas Rowley
State of Connecticut ss. Hartford County of Hartford
On this 22 nd day of August 1837, personally appeared Silas Rowley person of veracity and made oath that the preceding certificate by him subscribed contains the truth.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature & seal of office Samuel H. Parsons. Notary Public

Miss Rowley de Joseph Whiting

Daniel Hooker Joseph de Whiting
Ms. A. 9. 2. 10 p. 35

I Daniel Hooker of Hartford in now of the City and County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut, aged Seventy two years do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Joseph Whiting of said Hartford, who is an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832 and served with him as a Teammaster in the revolutionary war.
I enlisted under John Watrous of Hebron who was Conductor of Teamz for the term of six months at $10 Hartford about the first of May 1781, with the said Joseph Whiting and one William Whiting, and William Whiting (now dead) and myself left Hartford with the company together with Heshiah Barrett who was employed as for two months as the substitute of said Joseph Whiting - we moved to Danbury, Hoffman thence to Verplanck's Point where we were joined by said Joseph Whiting who dismissed his substitute and served in the company for a period of four months longer. We were employed at Verplanck's Point in drawing wood for the army - from thence we were ordered to Danbury, in Connecticut where we remained a short time recruiting our men, then proceeded to Fish- kill State of New York and loaded our teams with sundry articles for the French Army and carried and delivered them at Hartford Count. At Hartford we loaded one cart with Salt and carried it to Pechskill, New York and were then and there discharged by our Captain - having served six months -
Sworn to and subscribed this 22 d day of August 1832 And I hereby certify that said Daniel Hooker is a person of veracity.
Sam H. Parsons Notary Public
Daniel Hooker

State of Connecticut } Is: Hartford County of Hartford }
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for said County: Joseph Whiting of said Hartford Said family Joseph Whiting of said Hartford knows to me upon his veracity and made solemn oath that he served at least two months as a private in Captain Osgood's Bull's company of foot in Colonel Mellen's regiment -
That he enlisted as a Teamster under Captain or Conductor John Watson and served as a Continental Teamster the period of at least four months , connected with the Continental Army - subject to all the military regula- tions incident thereto - his  his  services  team were furnished by the United States . The original period of enlistment was eight months and many served that time but he the deponent agreed to enlist the latter part of the time as he was unable to leave home for the whole period. The deponent declares that when he was dismissed at Peekskill, he was permitted to select a yoke of oxen and was pay at time of discharge.
The deponent declares that he was as much bound to military service

and liable to the same penalties for desertion or disobedience of orders as a private soldier - was compelled to leave the lines of the Army, to trans- port provisions to the army & to go wherever & whenever he was ordered during the period of his enlist- ment. That his service as a Teamster was more arduous & arduous than that of common soldiers being frequently obliged to drive during the night - exposed to storms - & severe inclemencies of the weather - knowing that he knows that he served his country faithfully during the short period of six months - with the with the Army as a private two months & as a Teamster four months & knows that he is as justly legally entitled to the benefits of the act of June 1832, as any other person whose appli- cation has been or may be allowed - Sworn to & Subscribed } Joseph Whiting This 24th day of June 1833 }
Ex. Parsons Just War

State of Connecticut
Secretary's Office, June 24 th , 1833.
I, Thomas Day, Secretary of said State, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify, That Enoch Parsons Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Joseph Whiting was taken, and Jedediah W. Mills Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Rev. Nathan Perkins and of Stephen Brace were taken, were, at the times when said affidavits respectively were taken, Justices of the Peace within and for the county of Hartford in said State; and that Samuel H. Parsons Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Silas Rowley and Daniel Hooker were taken, was, when said last-mentioned affidavits were taken, a Notary Public within and for said county; each of said Officers having been duly appointed commissioned and sworn, with power and authority to administer oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits out of court and to certify the same; and that I verily believe that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs respectively, are genuine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, the day and year above written.
Thomas Day

11,462
P. O. Joseph Whiting
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

W Connecticut
Joseph Whiting recited
112162
See letter S.H.
Parsons 17 Aug 1833
act 7 th June 1832

Joseph Whiting
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J H Parsons
Headford
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Whiting which require further proof or explanation
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? length of service not stated with precision VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? — no —
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? — no —
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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