Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24,007, John White, New York

SERVICE
New York
White, John
NUMBER
S. 24.007
CONTENTS
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24.352 New York John White - a Cayuga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Cayuga command by Captain Barnum of the Regt. command by Col. — " — in the New York line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Nov: 1833 — and scuttle Headly Mermaid
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 M. 34 30 $70
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by G. C. [Signature] Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1. Page 128.

H. Bennett. Nov: 30/59 Mira L. B.
Date of death age 83.

BURN BRAE HOSPITAL CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA.
November 12, 1925
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Will you kindly furnish me with the data on John White of Dutchess Co. N.Y. applicant for pension for service in Revolution.
Also on Joshua White Delaware Co. N.Y. pensioned for service in war of 1812.
His widow Elizabeth received pension while resident of Luzerne Co. Penna.
Very truly yours,
H.C. Stanton
Dr. H.C. Stanton Clifton Heights, Penna.

Revolution
24007 INVALID.
File No. 24007
John White Prs Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1925-Dec. 18-Hist to Dr. H. C.
Stanley awt.
1933-May 9-lish to Mrs. H. D.
Pritchard. See her letter in Settle White S. 6381 see 3.
1933-May 21-See further corres. with Mrs. H. D. Pritchard in claim of Henry White, N. 18411. 2/5

28.245 Application of John White July 30 th 1833
6 mos. fin by Mr. Allison
Albany Moraena Cayuga NY.

State of New York } County of Cayuga } ss
On this thirtieth day of July 1833 personally appeared before me Gurshon Morn one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cayuga and State of New York John White of the town of Lakewood County & State aforesaid aged Seventy Six years and upward who being duly sworn according to law cloth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States under the following officer named officers and served as herein stated That in the Month of May 1776 he was drafted in the town of Fredericksburgh County of Dutches and State of New York (now the town of Patterson County of Putnam) and put under Captain Joshua Barnum Lieut. Isaac Paddock Ensign Edward Pinney Col. John Fuld that he marched from Fredericksburgh to Putskill on the North river from thence to Fort Montgomery where he was engaged in building batteries during his term of service which was Six Months That General Clinton lived in or near the Fort where we were at work making the batteries and appeared to have the super- intendence of the work that when our Six Months was out the company was dismissed without a written discharge that he does not recollect any regular officer kept General Clinton at the fort

Answer to the enquire
Query 1 st He was born on the 30 th day of Oct 1756 in the Town of Fredericksburgh
Query 2 Has no record of his age
Query 3 Was living in the town of Fredericksburgh when called into Service removed from thence to Williamstown in the State of Massachusetts from thence to Seneca in the County of Cayuga & State of New York & from thence to the town of Lake where he has resided for the last twenty three years
Query 4 He was drafted
Query 5 Do not recollect that there were any regular officers at the fort except General Clinton
Query 6 Read no written discharge of commission
Query 7 The following persons would refer to whom I am known Jesse Millard Esq Aaron Dennis Esq Hon Silas Bowlin Dist D r David G Perry of the town of Lake John Stoyell Esq Ebenezer Smith Esq Capt Warren Parsons of the town of Maravia Cayuga County knows of no person by whom he can prove his Service & has no documentary evidence. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Jonathan Moore a Judge of lay lay court
John White
We Rowland Day Member of Congress Elect residing in the town of Maravia and Jonathan Murphy a Justice of the Peace residing in same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John White

of the Town of Locke who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy Six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed to day upon me
R. Day J. Murphy
Garrison Moore a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and I the said Judge further certify that I am acquainted with the Hon Rowland Day and Jonathan Murphy Esq who signed the preceding certificate and who are residents of the town of Moravia and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit And I the said Judge do further certify that I have been acquainted with the above named John White for more than twenty years & that from bodily infirmary he is unable to attend Court dated Moravia July 30. 1833
Garrison Moore a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
State of New York } Cayuga County } ss.
I Michael S. Myers, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Garrison Moore Esq. was at the date of the foregoing Affidavits, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County; and I am acquainted with his hand-writing & verily believe that his signatures subscribed to said (two) foregoing affidavits

and to the Certificate following the same, are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County, the 31 st day of July 1833
W. L. Myers

May 9, 1933
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John White-S.24007 Seth White-S.6381 BA-8/AWF Am
Mrs. H. D. Pritchard 231 Eastern Avenue, S. E. Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of pensioners with surname White, other than the ones which have been furnished Professor H. A. White of Lincoln, Nebraska, who has given you copies of his records.
You cite Henry, John, Seth and William. The Henry cited by you is the same as furnished Professor White on March 9, 1933, file No. W.18411, and William, the same as furnished him on the same date from file No. S.44035. The records of John and Seth White are given below as found in the papers on file in their respective claims for pension, based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
John White-S.24007
He was born October 30, 1756 in Fredericksburgh, Dutchess County, New York; the names of his parents are not given.
John White enlisted, while residing in said Fredericksburgh, sometime in May, 1776, served six months as a private in Captain Joshua Barnum's company, Colonel John Fuld or Fute's New York regiment.
The soldier, John White, was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1833, then a resident of Locke, Cayuga County, New York, having lived there about twenty-three years. He moved from Fredericks-

burgh, New York to Williamstown, Massachusetts, then to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, and thence to Locke, New York.
There are no data in this claim relative to his family.
Seth White-S.6317 6384
Seth White was born in the year 1745 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts; when about twenty-two years of age, he moved to Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. The names of his parents are not shown.
Seth White, while residing in said Tiverton, enlisted and served with the Rhode Island troops, as follows- from in April, 1775, six months as minute man in Captain Thomas Thompson's company, guarding the sea shore; from in October, 1775, one year in Captain Thomas Wells' company, Colonel Richmond's regiment; from in January, 1777, one month in Captain Thomas Thompson's company, Colonel Joseph Noyes' regiment.
He moved in 1783 to Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut and was there one year, then to Dutchess County, New York, where he stayed seven years, then back to Sharon, Connecticut, where he lived nineteen years, then to Washington County, New York, remained seventeen years, and thence to Ira, Cayuga County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 13, 1833, then a resident of Ira, New York.
The soldier, Seth White, died May 13, 1836, leaving children, whose names are not stated, nor is the name of his wife shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
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December 18, 1935
Dr. H. G. Stanton Burn Brae Hospital Clifton Heights, Pa.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 24007, it appears that John White was born October 30, 1756 at Fredericksburgh, Dutchess County, New York.
While residing at said Fredericksburgh, he enlisted in May 1776 and served six months as a private in Captain Joshua Barnum's Company, Colonel John Fute's (?) New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1833, while a resident of Locke, Cayuga County, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.