Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26005, Moses Whitney, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Whitney, Moses Abigail
W 26005
CONTENTS

Maine. 7953.
Abigail Whitney, dec d . widow of Moses Whitney, dec d . who was a Private Hosp. in the Massachusetts Line Husband die d April 1820.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 29 Dollars 34
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843, to 8 th Octo. 1844, when she die d .
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 1846, and sent to
Freeman Bradford, Portland, Maine.
[Acts of March 3, 1843.] and June 17. 1844.
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2. Page 11.
G. H. Wood, cler.
Payable to Sally Phinney, only child.
Rep. 2 Cents

District of Maine G's.
On this 12 th day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before the Hon. Asahel Ware Judge of the U.S. for the District of Maine. Sally Phinney a resident of Harrison in the State of Maine, only surviving child of Moses and Abigail Whitney late of Gorham, who upon her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. March 3 d 1843. and July 17 1844.
And this declarant believes that her father Moses Whitney was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and she has heard him say that he was at the siege of Quebec in the Revolution war. She believes that the service as stated in the certificate of the Secretary of State to have been performed by her father, but in consequence of the length of time her father has been dead, she is unable to recollect any of the particulars of his service.
Your applicant further states that her father Moses Whitney died in the month of April 1820 and Abigail Whitney her mother survived him and remained his widow. even afterwards She died on the 8 th day of October 1844, and subsequent to the time she made application to the Secretary of State Mass, for the certificate of the evidence of her husband's service, as by application annexed will appear. She further declares that she is the only surviving child of Moses and Abigail Whitney as aforesaid.

She therefore claims the benefit of the acts aforesaid and adduces the following evidence in support thereof -
S. Sally Phrenney
Signed & sworn to before me this 12 th of March 1845
Asken Wren Judd of the United States for the District of Maine

I Joseph H. Phinney of Harrison in the county of Cumberland on oath depone and say that I am fifty four years of age. I have been intimately acquainted with Moses Whitney and his widow Abigail Whitney for more than thirty three years last past. Moses Whitney lived with me from the year 1812 to the time of his death, which was in April 1820. His widow Abigail Whitney died on the eighth day of October 1844 and was not married after the death of her husband. My wife Sally Whinney who has this day made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of 1838 1843 and 1844, is the only surviving child of said Abigail, widow of Moses Whitney aforesaid. Abigail Whitney resided with me from the time of her husband's death to the said 8 th of October last.
J. H. Phinney
Cumberland Gs March 12 th 1845. Then appeared the above named Joseph H. Phinney known to me as a man of truth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Freeman Bradford J. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Sept. 30 1814.
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 Moses Whitney is borne upon the rolls of Capt Israel Chapin Col Fellow from April 24. 1. Sept 9. 1778 when he was sent to Duckett, as a private from Norfolk.
The name of Moses Whitney is borne upon a pay roll of Capt Isaac Martin Col Wood Dec. 8. 1778 to R.I. and  to June 15 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Benjamin Ferrar, Col Haws from Sept 24. 1777 to R.I. as a Sergeant; 1 month 15 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Edw Seagrave, Col Wade, from June 19. 1778 to R.I. 26 days as Sergeant; upon a pay roll of Capt Roger Lilly Col Jordan from Oct 1. 79 as Captain 23 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Joel Knapp Col Tyler from July 27. 1780, to R.I. as Sergeant 14 days. No other service is found on the rolls in this Office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Perry; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application of Abigail widow of Moses Whitney who rendered service in the Revolutionary War
State of Maine
County of Cumberland Town of Harrison
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of Moses Whitney in the War of the Revolution -
I believe that my late husband Moses Whitney enlisted in the Town of Garrison in this County in the former part of the war but I have forgotten what company or Regiment he belonged to and she therefore requests that a full examination of the rolls be made she thinks he served two years or more - I am now 91 years of age was married to the aforesaid Moses Whitney AD 1792 my aforesaid husband Moses Whitney died at Harrison in the year 1820
Harrison Sept 16 1844
Abigail Whitney Mark
Signed by the said Abigail Whitney in presence of
Caleb Hood, Clerk Justice of the Peace
When was she married? Was she married for the 1st time in 1792 or did she have a previous husband?
Who are the children? When did they reside? When did her husband reside in the time of the war?

State of Maine Cumberland County } ss.
I John Wingate, Clerk of the Town of Gorham in the County aforesaid, do certify that in the Records of marriages as recorded in the Records of said Town, the marriage of Moses Whitney and Abigail Kimball is recorded as follows. viz: "Moses Whitney and Abigail Kimball married January twenty second, seventeen hundred and ninety two. Caleb Jewell, Pastor of the first Church in Gorham."
I do further certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town now in my possession, with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows, viz: Jany 22 d 1792.
John Wingate Town Clerk of S t Gorham
State of Maine, Cumberland ss. March 17. 1845. Personally appeared John Wingate above named and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed.
Before me Caleb Stockdon
Justice of the Peace

State of Maine } Cumberland County } ss. I John Wingate, Town Clerk of the Town of Gorham in said County, do certify that in the Records of births as recorded in the records of said Town the birth of Sally Whitney daughter of Moses Whitney and Abigail Whitney is recorded as follows, viz: "Sally Whitney daughter of Moses Whitney and Abigail Whitney born October 22 d 1793." that the date is in fair legible figures, and is October the twenty second, seventeen hun- dred and ninety three.
John Wingate Town Clerk of S d Gorham
State of Maine } March 14 1845 Cumberland County } ss. - Personally appeared John Wingate above named and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed Before me Caleb Stetson, Justice of the Peace

11.901
1835
Abigail Whitney dec d March 27, 1845, Mother of Mary
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act 7 July 1838
in 85 th C o
He died — in Month of April 1820.
She died 8 th Octo. 1844,
Freeman Bradford Portland, Maine

United States Maine District
Circuit Court Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that at the Honorable Ashur Ware before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the United States in and for Maine District and that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine
And I further certify that Freeman Porad- ford and Caleb Hodsdon Esquires are Magis- trates duly authorized and commissioned and that full faith and credit are due to their official attestations.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed the Seal of said Circuit Court this eighteenth day of March A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty five
John Nufseeg Clerk U.S.
Cir. Court

I Oliver D. Haskell of Windham in the county of Cumberland state of Maine aged thirty seven years do testify and say that I well knew Abigail Whitney late of Harrison widow of M rs Whitney late of said Harrison deceased and know that the said Abigail Whitney died at said Harrison on the eighth day of October 1844 I was at Harrison at the time of her death and was present at her funeral
O. D. Haskell
State of Maine.
Cumberland county March 17 1845 Personally appeared Oliver D. Haskell a man well known to me of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the above statements Before me Caleb Hodsdon Justice of the peace

I Joseph Cresseey of Gorham aged fifty eight years do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Moses Whitney and his widow Abigail Whitney late of Harpswell deceased and well acquainted with the their family for more than forty years last past and know that Sally Whitney now Sally Whitney is the only surviving child of the said Moses and Abigail Whitney Joseph Cresseey
State of Maine Count of Cumberland County March 14 1845 Personally appeared Joseph Cresseey a man well known to me of credibility and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed Before me Caleb Hedges Clerk Justice of the Peace

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August 15, 1925..
Miss Elizabeth Mayo, Pittsfield, Ills.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 26005, it appears that Moses Whitney enlisted at Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, May 18, 1775 and served about eight months, as a private, in Captain Samuel Dunn's Company, Colonel Phinney's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted October 1, 1779 and served to October 23, 1779, as a Corporal in Captain Roger Libby's Company, Colonel Nathan Jordan's Massachusetts Regiment.
He married at Gorham, Maine, January 22, 1792, Abigail Kimball. He died in April 1820, at Harrison, Maine and she died there, October 8, 1844 aged ninety-one years. Only one child survived her, namely Sally born October 22, 1793, the wife of Joseph H. Phinney of Harrison, Maine.
Said daughter Sally Phinney applied for pension on March 12, 1844, on account of her father's services and
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her claim was allowed.
The dates and places of births of soldier and widow are not on record. It is not stated whether he had any other wife, the names of the other children are not mentioned, nor is it stated that he served in any other war than the Rev olution .
Respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive script that reads "Winfield Scott".
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner..

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26005
Abigail Whitney widow of Moses Whitney Coupl New Was
Act March 3rd & June 13th 44
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[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 11.901 —
Abigail Whitney dis me
Letter to Freeman Bradford 121 May 1925. Dr. Aug 5: 46
act 7 July 1838

12,005.
Maine.
Abigail Whitney, dec d .
Widow of Moses Whitney, dec d , who was a pensioner under the Act of — and who died in the month of April 1829 of Harrison in the State of Maine — who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dunn of the Regt. commanded by Phinney in the Maine line for 8 mo. pri 22 days Corporal.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland — at the rate of 29 Dollars 34 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st . day of Sept. 1846 and sent to H. Bradford, Portland, Maine.
Total amount, $ 146.70
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 21. —
Payable to Sally Rhiney, only child.

WITH WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS
MISS ELIZABETH MAYO ATTORNEY-AT-LAW PITTSFIELD, ILLINOIS
Pittsfield, Ill., July 1, 1925.
Hon. Wilder S. Metcalf, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary and 1812 War Section.
RE: MOSES WHITNEY,
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of your communication of the 25th ult. in reply to my inquiry relative to Moses Whitney, a Revolutionary soldier, asking for further information.
In the history of the Whitney family, I find the following:
"Captain Moses Whitney was born at Gorham Maine, 1739; married, first, Molly Page, born England, died; second, Abagail, died Oct. 8, 1844. He moved to Harrison, Maine, from Gorham, in 1815. He was Captain in the French and Indian War, and also served in the Revolutionary War. Captain Whitney died April 2, 1820, at Harrison, Maine. He had nine children, and Molly, his fifth child, married Lemuel Rounds, and removed to Ohio."
It is quite likely that he was a private in the Revolutionary War.
I trust the above may make it possible to find his record of service. I will appreciate your efforts in this matter.
Yours truly,
Elizabeth Mayo

No 11907 Abigail Whitney decd Mons of Mors Mr 90 57 1220.
act 7 July 1838
Adm.
8 mo pr 426 66 22 dy Corp. 2 68  429 34
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841. Payable to Lilly Plummer, only surviving child of Abigail Whitney decd.
Adm. act 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $29 34 / 100 pr ann. from 4 March 1843 to 8 Oct 1844 the day of her death payable as above.
Freeman Bradford Portland me.

Portland June 11 th 1846
Sir
I herewith send you an additional certificate from the Secretary of State Mass: in relation to the service of Moses Whitney of Gorham.
This testimony is to be filed in the case of Abigail Whitney deceased, widow of said Moses.
The case has been reported upon & filed on the ground that there was no testimony to identify the person mentioned in the former certificate with Moses Whitney of Gorham.
I am Very Respectfully Your Ob t : Serv t : H. Bradford
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Moses Whitney
To be used in the case of Abigail Whitney widow of Moses Whitney both dead - & furnished agreeably to your requi- ritions contained in your letter of August 5. 1846
H. Bradford Portland Maine

State of Maine.
Probate Office Cumberland, s.s.
Be it Known, That on this seventh day of Sep- tember 1846, it has been satisfacto- rily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Moses Whitney, late of Harrison, in this State, died at said Harrison in 1820, and that Abigail Whitney, widow of said Moses, died on the eighth day of October, A.D. 1844, - and that Sally Phinney is the child and the only child of said Moses and Abigail Whitney deceased.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this seventh day of September, A.D. 1846.
C. C. Folsom, Register of Probate for Cumberland County.

I John Gaddard of Lowell in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath depose and say that I have resided in Lowell about one year and three months and previous to that time resided in Harrison State of Maine I resided in Harrison Maine in 1844 I am a machinist by trade and sometimes work work at the carpenters business On the 8th day of Oct 1844 I was called upon by Joseph H Phinney of Harrison to make a coffin for his wives mother a very aged lady who had died at said Phinneys house the night previous I charged the coffin to said Phinney and on my book under date of October 9th 1844 is the following entry to wit Oct 9th 1844 Joseph H Phinney Dr to making coffin
I further depose and say that I assisted in placing Mrs Whitney in the coffin I have no doubt but Mrs Whitney died that morning or the night previous Oct 8th 1844
Commonwealth of Massachusetts John Gaddard Middlsex ss. Aug 26 th 1846 Then personally appeared the above named John Gaddard and having made the foregoing oath that the above certificate is true Before me A. R. Brown Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston September 1 st 1846
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Stephen R. Brown was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Foster,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

H Bradford Portland Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
June 1 1846.
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 Moses Whitney, is borne upon an Account of Billeting due to Capt Samuel Dennis Company, in Col Phinney's Regt. as a private from May 18 to July 11 1775 54 days. — Upon a Return of said Company, in said Regt as a private of Salem — No Service Named and said Return is Not dated — Upon an Order of said Company for Military Coats dated, November 1. 1775. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Roger Sibley's Company raised in the County of Cumberland, in Col Nathan Jordan's regt as a Corporal from Oct 1 to 23 1779. 23 days. No rolls of Officer Waldo

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Burleigh,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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To Bradford Portland Main

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The undersigned only child of Abigail Whitney widow of Moses Whitney deceased, requests the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts to furnish from the rolls and other documents relating to military service in the war of the Revolution the evidence of the service service of said Moses Whitney her father.
And this applicant states that her father was a resident of Goshawk in the time of the war of the Revolution, and I have always understood and have heard my father say that he was a soldier therein. I believe from what my father and mother have told me that he was in the eight months service in the year 1775 and that he served that year in Col. Phinney's Regt. I have a distant recollection that Col. Phinney has been spoken of in connection with my father and also an officer by the name of Waldo - and I believe that the service under the officer by the name of Waldo was at Quebec. My father was old enough to have been a soldier in the French War. I believe that my father was in other campaigns during the war of the Revolution and I have no doubt that he served in Capt. Roger Libby's Company in Col. Linsley's Regt. in 1779 as is set forth in the certificate of the Secretary of State dated Sept. 20. 1844. This applicant cannot state the names of the captains under

whom her father served - She therefore requests that the Secretary will give all the evidence of service that can be in any way identified with Moses Whitney of Durham and as having served under officers in the eastern part of the State of Massachusetts.
Sally Minney
Cumberland SS. Given April 13. 1946 Then appeared Sally Minney and signed the above in my presence
Before me
Philip Eastman Justice of the Peace