Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21586, Ichabod Williston, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
R. J.
Williston, Ichabod
S. 21586
CONTENTS

31285 Rhode Island Ichabod Williston of Newport in the State of R.I. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cook of the R.I. commanded by Col. Cook in the R.I. Vols. time for 21 months 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 71 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Aug 1833 and sent to him Corp. Sergeant monthly R.I. Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $143.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th mo. 35.83 $179.17
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 135

Dead
Paid at the Treasury at the under the Act of the 1. April 1838, from 4 th Sep 1838 to 13 th Nov 1838. Agt Notified 24 th March 1841

247168 Ichabod W. Alliston Rhode Island
Prob 21 Mo 15 Days
506
75 1/2 71 1/2
Mr Cross Portsmouth R.I.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Schabode Milliston County of Newport Rhode Island
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1796 — 3 — Pvt. Capt Gifford Col Cook 82 years Iverton Living Witness for his service   disch. — 1 5 15 " Capt Cook Col Cook Re —   " 1798 " 1 " " Capt Simmons  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of _____ the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
each particular term of active service must be set forth

The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate for the Town of N Tiverton in the County of Newport and State aforesaid I Asa Gray Clerk of said Court of Probate do hereby Certify that Abner Simmons whose signature is affixed to the enclosed Depositions of Scholad Simmons, George Sanford and William Cook, is one of the Justices of the Peace for the Town of Tiverton, in the County of Newport & State aforesaid, duly commissioned under the Seal of said State and otherwise qualified to act in his said capacity, and I further certify that the several signatures of his name to said Depositions are in his hand writing. I further Certify, that I myself am one of the Justices of the Peace for the Town of Tiverton in the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned under the Seal of said State, engaged therein and qualified to act in said capacity, and that the enclosed Deposition of Thomas Willey, was sworn to and subscribed before me, and I set my name to the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three and of American Independence the fifty seventh
Asa Gray Clerk of Court of Probate

DECLARATION.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, } ss. COUNTY OF Newport }
On this fourth day of March 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Probate for the Town of Tiverton now sitting, Ichabod Williston a resident of Tiverton in the County of Newport - and State of Rhode-Island, aged Eighty two 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 under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That is to say: He in the month of September 1776, enlisted at Tiverton into Captain David Gifford's Company in Col. Cook's Regiment and was soon after marched to Newport, and was stationed there in the vicinity of the town, under the Command of Col. Cook till the month of December 1776 when, on the arrival of the Enemy we had to leave the town, and retreat off the Island. we crossed over to  at Howland's ferry, where after having served out his term of three months, he was discharged, the latter part of December 1776 - He returned home and, was immediately drafted from the first or lower Company of Militia of said Town of Tiverton to which he belonged, for the term of one month, and was marched to Howland ferry, under Captain Isaac Cook, who then commanded said Company of Militia - Philip Cook was Lt. of said Company and Philip Manchester was Ensign. - from this time till the enemy left Rhode Island in November 1779, wanting but one month of three years, he was drafted from said Company, at numerous and divers times, and ordered into the public service, for a month at a time, in guarding the shores of Tiverton, from the marauding incursions of the enemy, who were encamped on the opposite shores of Rhode Island at sundry points within the range of common shot from our shores - Our enemy being thus near, and having the power, did not scruple to use it, in every possible manner to the annoyance and injury of the people bordering on this part of Narragansett Bay - the fact that the people on this side of the bay, were warm advocates for the cause of American liberty which was well known to our Enemy, may have been one reason for creating that asperity of belligerent feeling, which they ever, while they occupied Rhode Island, manifested towards us.
Your declarant can not state the exact days, that he was drafted and ordered into the public service as aforesaid for he has kept no record of the transactions of that time - but the trials and sufferings of that period are too deeply engraven on his mind for him to forget the leading and prominent facts of those times - He is conscious now, and ever has been, that in the drafts aforesaid - he served during the time aforesaid for one half of the time, on his own account - from said Dec. 1776 to November 1779 when the English left Newport.

During this period, and in the months of September & October 1777 he in one of said drafts - joined the American Army then collected at Ft. Ticonderoga & moved on to the Island and attacked the enemy - the whole troops were then under the command of General Spencer a Continental officer - the enterprise was given up, which created much dissatisfaction with regard to Genl. Spencer. At this time he was under Capt. Isaac Cook attached to the Regiment of Col. John Cook -
Again in one of said drafts, during said time, he was crossed over on to Rhode Island, in the month of August 1778, in Sullivan's Expedition - Capt. Cook now had the command of the Company - and Col. Cook commanded the Regiment - his own month expired while he was on the Island - and he volunteered for another month, and did not return - during the last month he was under the command of Capt. Scalford - he staid on the Island till the retreat of the American forces, when he retired off at Howlands ferry and took his place at the guard station in Ft. Ticonderoga near Hogland ferry until the expiration of his month when he was discharged -
During his being in the public service in guarding the shores of Ticonderoga aforesaid - he was was generally under some one of the officers of his own company - and he thinks some times under officers of some neighbouring company - but he cannot now recollect their names - he has repeatedly served under Capt. Cook. Lt. Cook and Ensign Manchester as commanding officers - and at different places from from Hogland ferry to Howlands ferry - the Company belonged to the Regiment of Col. Cook - but who had the command of the Company of Militia higher than the Capt he cannot tell -
In the month of May 1781 he was again drafted from the Militia Company, for one month, and was marched on to Newport under Capt. Peleg Simmons - and stationed in the vicinity of the town on Brenton's Neck - he does not remember the Colonel who commanded the Militia at that time, at Brenton's Neck - at this time he saw the French Troops in Newport - he staid out the month, when he was there discharged and he returned home -
And said Williston avers that he truly and faithfully served his country in the War of the Revolution for the terms aforementioned making in all twenty one months and an half and re d pay for the same -
And he further declares that he was born in said Ticonderoga on the 27 th day of April, (Old Style) 1750 - and that he hath no record of his age - that he lived in said

Tiverton at the time he was called into the aforesaid service, that he hath lived there ever since the revolutionary war where he still resides.
That he never received any written discharge from any of said services, or any of them, but was discharged verbally by his commanding officers - That he hath no documentary evidence of any of said services
There is no clergyman in his vicinity or neighborhood he therefore refers to Williams Durfee & Peleg Stafford Esqrs. who are his neighbours and citizens of said Town of Tiverton who testify to his character for veracity, and to their belief that he was a soldier of the revolution - and also to the annexed depositions - All the foregoing services performed as a private soldier.
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. Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Asa Gray Clerk J. D. N. H. G. Hesse
We, Williams Durfee Esqrs. residing in the Town of Tiverton aforesaid and Peleg Stafford Esqrs. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Schaback Willistone who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty two 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 to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
Asa Gray Clerk Williams Durfee Peleg Stafford
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 Williams Durfee Esqrs. the said Town of Tiverton who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said Town of Tiverton and that Peleg Stafford Esqrs. who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Tiverton and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Asa Gray do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Schaback Willistone for a pension.
Clerk of the Court of Probate for the Town of Tiverton in the County of State aforesaid, a court of record. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Twelfth day of March in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three And of American Independence the fifty seventh
Asa Gray Clerk of Court of Probate

State of Rhode Island ss. County of Newport ss.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace, within and for the County of Newport, Ichabod  Milliston , an applicant for a pension, who being duly sworn, deponeth 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 recollections, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the periods of the war mentioned, in the following grades: viz — In Capt. Gifford's Co. Col. Cook's Regt. (from Sept. 1776 to Dec 1776 — three months as a private — In Capt. Isaac Cook's company of Militia, it being the first or lower company in Kingston. In the months of January, March, May, July, September and November of the year 1777 for at least six tours of one month each as a private — In this year and during Sullivan's expedition he was detained some days longer than his month, but he cannot tell how many — In the same company of Militia as a private In the months of Jan y . March, May and July 1778 four tours of one month each — in the month of August and part of Sept. 1778 one month as a volunteer in Capt. Sandford's Co. in Genl. Sullivan's Expedition on Rhode Island — in October and December 1778 in said company of Militia, two tours of one month each — In the same Co. of Militia, Capt. Cook, the months of February, Apr, June, August and October 1779 for at least four months and fifteen days — And one month from said Co. under Capt. Simmons in May 1781 at Brenton's Neck near Newport — all as a private, making in all twenty one months and fifteen days as a private service for which he claims a pension —
In these monthly services, he has frequently been at the Main Guard post at Fogland Ferry — and also the guard house at Depuitt Neck — and has quartered at the houses of Joseph widow Amy, now  Almy Otes Almy, and Sarah Palmer on the western shore under the orders of his company as mentioned in his declaration.
And he further declares that during all the time aforesaid he was in actual service, and was not employed in any civil pursuit, and that said Company was ordered into the public service by the State of Rhode Island. Sworn to and subscribed this 3 rd day of August A D . 1833 at Kingston Ichabod Milliston in said County of Newport —
Alner Simmons Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate of the Town of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State aforesaid
I Asa Gray Clerk of said Court of Probate do hereby certify, that Abner Simmons whose signature is affixed to the within Deposition is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Newport, duly commis- sioned under the Seal of said State, engaged thereon according to Law and fully qualified to act in his said capacity, and I further certify that the signature of his name to said Deposition is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at said Tiverton, this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three or of American Independence the fifty eighth
Asa Gray, Clerk

I Thomas Wilcox of Yiverton, in the County of Newport and State of Rhode-Island, aged Seventy four years, on solemn oath do depose and say, that I am now and was in the war of the revolution, acquainted with Ichabod Willistone of the same Yiverton, we served together one month in Capt. Pile Simmons Company, stationed on Brenton's Reef, near Newport, this was in the year 1781. I also know of said Willistone serving in the company of Capt. Isaac Cook, in the year 1777. I being in the same company employed in guarding the shores in Yiverton —
Thomas Wilcox
State of Rhode-Island, Newport County. } ss. Yiverton March 18 th 1833 Then personally came Thomas Wilcox and made solemn oath to the truth of his foregoing Deposition and subscribed the same, and I further certify that said Deponent is personally known to me, and is a person of truth and veracity — ) Before me, Asa Gray Justice Peace )

Ichabod Simmons of Tiverton, County of Newport State of Rhode Island aged 71 - years, do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Ichabod Wilkinson of Tiverton, County & State aforesaid and am knowing to his being a Revolutionary Soldier & Served as follows, first he enlisted some time in the fall of the year 1776, for three Months & Served in Capt. David Gifford's Company in Col. John Cook's Regiment. & was Stationed at Newport & was there when the British took possession of the Rhode Island, and that I Served in the same Company Regiment with him, also he Served in the Militia the same year com- mencing in December 1776 & ending in the last of August 1777. I should say six Months at least in Company, Com- manded by Capt. Isaac Cook & Lieutenant Phillip Cory & that I Served with him the most part of said time. I then enlisted into the Continental Service.
Ichabod Simmons
State of Rhode Island County of Newport } ss
Be it known, That on the 8 th Day of September A D 1832 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared the above named Ichabod Simmons & made oath to the truth of the above Statement by him subscribed - And I do hereby Certify that the Deponent is a Credible Person.
Abner Simmons Just. Peace

Richard Simmons Dept V. W.

George Sampson Deposition To Ichabod Hilliston

I George Sanford now of Little Compton but formerly of Tiverton in the County of Newport & State of Rhode Island aged 82 years, do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Ichabod Williston of Tiverton in the County & State aforesaid, and have been for 70 years past, and am knowing to his being a Revolutionary Soldier in the Militia for I & said Williston were involved in Captain Isaac Cook's Company, Phillip Cary Lieutenant, Phillip Manchester Ensign, and served together in said Com- pany, one tour stationed at Joseph Almy on the Tiverton Shore, and one tour stationed at Captain Patters on Rhode Island previous to the British Troops taking possession of Rhode Island, and one tour stationed at Gideon Almy on the Tiverton Shore, and one tour stationed at Otis Almy on said Shore, & one tour stationed at Sarah Palmer's on said Shore, after the British took possession of Rhode Island, and one on Rhode Island in general Salavary Expedi- tion. Said Tours were one Month Each according to the best of my recollection, he further saith not.
George Sanford
State of Rhode Island County of Newport } ss
Be it known, That on the 12 th Day of November 1832
Before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the above named George Sanford the Deponent and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Depo- sition by him subscribed. And I do hereby Cer- tify that the Deponent is a credible Person
Almer Simmons Just. Peace

Wm Cook Deputy Fitchburg Hillston
Wm Cook Deputy 17

I William Cook of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island &c. aged 76 years, do testify and say, that I am now, and have been from my earliest recollection, which is more than sixty years past acquainted with Ichabod Williston of said Tiverton, an applicant for a Pension under the late act of Congress. We have always lived in the same Town, and near Neighbours to each other. In the Revolutionary War, and some time in the Spring of the year 1778, as it was the Spring before Genl. Sullivan's Expedition on Rhode Island, it was at this time that I having returned home out of the State Service, was Enrolled in the Militia in the Company under the Command of Captain Isaac Cook in said Tiverton to which Company said Ichabod Williston then belonged, and drafted from said Company in the Drafts that were then made from the Company to guard the Shores of Tiverton from the incursions of the English who then had possession of Rhode Island - from this time till the English left said Island in the latter part of the year 1779. said Williston belonged to said Company of Militia, and many times was drafted therefrom for one Month at a time, to stand Guard on the said Shores of Tiverton, I have been with him on duty in said Service at divers times & at different places, on the Shores from Howland's Ferry to Fogland Ferry - besides the times that every one of the Company had to serve on his own account, which was for half the time. It was common for Poor men to take the place of others, when it came their Month to serve, and your Deponent understood at the time, and verily believes that said Williston, besides performing his own turn of duty, acted in the place of others, as he then was Poor - I was with said Williston on Rhode Island in Genl. Sullivan's Expedition - and further with oath. &c.
William Cook
State of Rhode Island County of Newport ss
Be it known, that on the 21 th Day of January AD 1833 Before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared William Cook the above named Deponent and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed, - And I do hereby certify that the Deponent is a credible Person
Almer Simmons Justice Peace

Isabel Williston
24765

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 6 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The children of Ichabod Williston, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of Seventy one Dollars and 67 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 13 th Nov: 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Revolutions
21 586
INVALID.
am
File No. 21,586
Schabod Williston
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index :—Vol. 2 , Page 457
[Arrangement of 1870.]