Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37543, Jereh Whitam, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
continental mass
Whitān, Jere h or Whitham, Jerey or Witham Jere
S. 375-43
CONTENTS

6091. Maine
Jerey Whitham private or Whitham, Colo Jackson Jere Whitham, Massachusetts line, War: the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. Continental
scribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April 1818 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of Jany 1818 and del d R. C. Vose. Augusta Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 4 mo 24/30 — 38.93 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 th March 1819 — 48.00
$ 86.93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
East Pond,
Con D Spence R. C. Vose
Jany 18. 1821
43

Declaration Jere Whitcomb

I, Iery Whitam of East pond Plantation in the county of Kennebeck & Commonwealth of Massa- -chusetts, being a Native citizen of the United States do on oath certify & declare that I served as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution for the period of six Years, that from my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for Support That according to my best recollection I enlisted into the the Revolutionary Army about the Month of June 1777 for the period of During the War, into Capt Hales Company in Col Henry Jackson Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, That I was transferred into Col Brooks Regiment & served untill the peace in 1783 at which time I was honourably discharged at New Windsor, which discharge was signed by Gen Washington, That I sent my discharge to one Tucker a paymaster in the said army for the purpose of obtaining my back pay due me & never have been able to obtain it since - That I am unable to obtain my officers certificates of discharge Iery J. Whitam
Kennebec ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on this ninth day of April A. D. 1818 personally appeared the above named Whitam & after being examined & cautioned made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration & deposition by him subscribed, before me -
J. S. Wilder
Jus. Sup. Jud. Court for
the Commonwealth

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, Nov. 9. 1818
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Jeret Whitman served as a Soldier in Capt. Fox's Company, and Col. Jackson's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from Sept. 7 th 1777 to Decr. 31 st 1780 , being three years and three months & 23 days - & enlisted for during the War - but our records are not later than 1780.
Hlden Bowdoin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable Samuel Sumner Wilde,  NATHAN WESTON, Judge, Esquire, one of the Justices of the Supreme before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of  General Court  Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of  Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand :
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Davis

Deposition of Hussey Blake to be used in defence of Jery Whittam

We James Hussey, and Samuel Clarke of lawfull age do depose and say that we are each of us well acquainted with Jerry Whitem of East Pond Plantation formerly a Soldier during the War in the War of the revolution, and that we well know him to be in very low and reduced circumstances of life, having very little or no real or personal property, and absolutely in want of the assistance of the Country for support
James his Hussey mark
Sam l  his Clarke mark
State of Massachusetts } September 24 th 1818 Then the above named Kennebec County ss }
James Hussey and Samuel Clarke made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by them subscribed and I further certify that the above deponents are in my opinion credible witnesses -
Moses Appleton Justice of the Peace

Derey Whitham East Pond. Somerset County H t . Col. Jackson's Mass. Reg 1777 to 1783
6 years April 9. 1818
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States. —
I the subscriber, being one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — do Certify that Jerry Whitam , a citizen of the United States, now a resident in the District of Maine, within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the ninth day of April A.D. 1818. made application to me to receive his declaration Under Oath, and such other evidence as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings to be had thereon to your Honor — that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeable to the provisions of an Act. Entitled — "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" — passed March 18. 1818. which declaration and other evidence produced by said applicant is herunto Annexed. —
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a careful examination of the said applicant, and a full consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me, that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier , in the War of the revolution against the common enemy, upon the continental establishments for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid — and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and have caused the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, to be hereunto annexed & affixed this second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen.
J. S. Willes
J. S. G. Lothrop
for the Court
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Whitham Lery Waltham j. East Pond
The person should state
[Large cursive signature, possibly "C. M. ..."] near value of
1000 -
6091
March 189
Robert C. Vose, Augusta
Manus [Decorative flourish]

State of Maine.
346
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this Eighth , day of June , 1820, personally appeared before  in open Court before  Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jere Witham aged Eighty years, resident in East pond plantation in the County of Somerset within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Trox and Regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of during the war, was in the battle of Monmouth, the battle of Rhode Island and at the taking of Cornwallis
that his original declaration was made before Judge Wilde on the ninth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6091 . And I, the said Jere Witham do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Jere Witham
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: I am in possession of but do not own, about twenty acres of land with a small log hut thereon of the value of five dollars. One cow of the value of fifteen dollars, one pair yearling steers of the value of ten dollars. Two sheep of the value of three dollars. Two swine of the value of six dollars. Very little old furniture besides necessary bedding, not exceeding the value of three dollars. One old axe and shovel of the value of one dollar. I have no debts due me that can be collected and I owe as much as seventy five dollars. The income of the above property does not exceed the interest of the money I owe. I am of the occupation of a farmer but from infirmity and age I am unable to do any work. My family consists of myself, my wife Catharine aged seventy six years, having been unable to do any work for twenty years and still continues to be so.

Except the foregoing, and necessary bedding & clothing, I have no property or income whatever.
Jerry Witham
Subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the eighth day of June 1820
Before me
Nathaniel Weston Jr
6.9.6.6.6. Pleas.
True Copy
John Davis C.M.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original oath and schedule filed in the Clerk's Office at Norwellstock in the county of Somerset November 8, 1820. Attest William Allen, Jr. Clerk of Courts Somerset ss

State of Maine.
William Allen Esq. Clerk, for the County of Somerset of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is forty three dollars, and not  cents ; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is forty three dollars and  Cents .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twelfth day of November 1820.
William Allen Esq. Clerk of said Court for the County of Somerset

37 543 Rev INVALID.
File No. 37 543
Henry Whitham Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 45-
[Arrangement of 1870.]