Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,788, Jacob Whiting, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Whiting, Jacob
S. 30,788
CONTENTS

Mrs. Mary
Jacob Whiting
of Watkins in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Fisher of the Regt commanded by Col. Cushing in the Mass line for Mount  Massachusetts
Me
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July 1833 and Sgt  Elijah Mood  McNutt  Mass Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept.  10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. H. Adanson Clerk Book 2 Vol. 2a Page 99
72 Franklin

30788 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30788
Jacob Whiting Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 249
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jacob Whiting Buckland
22280
Jacob Whiting

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss.
ON THIS fifteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, Jacob Whiting a resident of Buckland in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I enlisted and entered a Military Company commanded by Capt. Fisher the first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight for six months, and I was then Sixteen years of age. I passed muster the same day under Capt. Cushing we were then ordered to march to Providence in Rhode Island which we did. Thence to Tiverton, the were transferred from Capt. Fishers Company to Capt. Belknap in Col. Wades Reg. We then marched under the command of Gen. Sullivan Onto Rhode Island for the purpose of taking Butts Hill Fort which the British had evacuated the night previous. We then made advances down towards the enemys main works and Built two Forts one each side of the road against Sunnys Hill and we lay there until Gen. Sullivan retreated back to Butts Hill where there was considerable Skirmishing. We then retreated off the Island to Tiverton, I recollect Col. Greens being with us in Gen. Sullivans expedition and other Continental Troops The names of the Officers I do not recollect I knew Generals Green and De La Fayette being there. We went from Tiverton to Greenage and spent the remainder of the six months guarding the shores I left the service the first of January A.D. One thousand seven hundred seventy nine. When I entered the service I resided in Newbury in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service. I resided in Newbury till 1784 I removed to Buckland and now reside, I was born in 1762 at Lyndeborough in New Hampshire.
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. Jacob Whiting Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
WE, Benjamin F. Clarke Clergyman of the Parish & Enos Taylor both of Buckland hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Whiting who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy 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 day and year aforesaid.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
Benjamin F. Clarke Enos Taylor
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 Benjamin F. Clarke who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said town of Buckland, and Enos Taylor who has also signed the same is a resident in said Buckland and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Whiting for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
E. Alvord Clerk.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Whiting which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 34 II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 34 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? 34 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? 34 VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 34 VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 34 VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 34 IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 34 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? 34

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? Yes 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? Yes XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
 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 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 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 shewn 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.
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 authenticates 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 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

No 22280
Jacob Whiting Franklin County Massachusetts
Due at 6 Months
E Alvord Greenfield Mass.

County of Franklin  BRIEF in the case of Jacob Whiting  in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1778 - 6 - private Gen. Sullivan, Green, Col. Fish, Col. Bushnell, Col. Belknap, Col. Wade  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None, some skirmishes,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Worcester County Mass s  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd. H. Watts Examining Clerk.