Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16786, John White, Continental (Conn)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn)
White, John Martha
N. 16 78p
CONTENTS

New York 950 (Albany)
Martha White
widow of John White
who died on the 13 April 1812 of Hartford Co in the State of N. York who was a Captain in the Company commanded by Captain Selden of the Reg t commanded by Col. Lamb of the N. York line for three years from June 1781
Inscribed on the Roll of New York (Albany) at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of May 1837 and sent to L. B. Cranfield by Homer,
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $600. — Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sep r 37 50. —
$650. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by Book
Wm Allison
Clerk,
Vol. 1
Page 141

Declaration. in order to obtain benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 10. State of New York } on this Fifteenth day of February 1831. Cortland County } Personally appeared before the judges of Cortland County Common Pleas Martha White a resident of the Town of Cortlandville, in the said County of Cortland and State of New York, Aged Eighty two years on the Fifth day of November next, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1836. that she is the Widow of John White, who was a Private in Captain C. Seldens Company of Matross or Capt. Tenney or Tenney's Company, Col Lamb Commanded the Regiment, she need not to know Adjutant J. Bradford of said Regiment well, Sergeant Bailey belonged to the same Company - that she is the Widow of John White aforesaid, who was a Private & did duty as a Corporal a short time at West Point in the State of New York in the year 1784. when a part of said Company was absent in the City of New York - that her said Husband lived in the Town of Sharon, County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut at the time he entered said Service - that a Discharge herewith attached is true -ine and correct - she further Declares that she was Married to the said John White on the twenty fifth day of March in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine - that her Husband the aforesaid John White Died on the Thirteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and twelve at the Town of Annsville in Dutchess County State of New York and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herunto annexed - sworn to and subscri- -bed on the day and year above written before me and that she is so debilitated she cannot write her Name
Lizur B Campfield J. Pease
Witness. Lizur B Campfield of the Town Cortland County New York John K White of Cortlandville Cortland County New York
Martha her White mark

ify that I am acquainted with Martha White, and that is a person of truth and morality & reputable in her neighbourhood - Lizur B. Canfield J. Peace
State of New York } I Whitin White of the Town of Cortland County } Homer in the County of Cort- -land & State of New York, aged Fifty four Years on the Eighteenth day of April next, being duly sworn upon and say that I am the son of John White & Martha White, and that my Father John White Died, at Annsville, Dutches County & State of New York, on the Thirteenth day of April 1812, and that my Mother Martha White aforesaid has remained a Widow ever since that Period - sworn and subscribed before Whitin White on this day of February the Fifteenth 1837 Lizur B. Canfield Justin Peace
I certify that Whitin White who has sworn and subscri- -bed the above Affidavit is a Man of truth and Morality & reputable in his neighbourhood Lizur B. Canfield J. Peace
State of New York } I John H. White of the Town of Cortland County } Cortlandville, in the County of Cortland & State of New York
Aged Forty Eight Years on the Twenty Ninth day of October next, being duly sworn upon & say, that I am the Son of John White & Martha White, and that My Father John White, Died at Annsville, Dutches County, State of New York, on the Thirteenth day of April 1812, I was pres- -ent & so was my Brother Whitin White when he Died and that my Mother Martha White, has remained a Widow ever since, that period John H. White sworn & subscribed before me this 15 th day of February 1837 Lizur B. Canfield J. Peace

11 March 1879 { John White and Polly Kuler both of whom were married }
Charles F. Sedgwick of Sherburn in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut of Cones- age testifies and says. That this Deponent has now in his possession a book containing a list or registry of certain marriages performed by the Ministers of the first Congregational Society in said Sherburn, that he finds an entry in the said book, and as this deponent recently found in the house of Rev. Otis Nether Smith formerly the Minister of said Society, of which entry the foregoing is an exact copy. And further this Deponent saith not.
Chas. F. Sedgwick
Feb. 15. 1887. Personally appeared Charles F. Sedgwick and made affirmation to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him submitted, and I further certify that the said Charles F. Sedgwick is a credible witness - Richard Smith, Notary of the Peace

State of Connecticut ss
Office of the Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield
I Origen S. Seymour, Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that Richard Smith Esq is and for more than a year last past has been a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned &c, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 21 st day of February A.D. 1837.
Origen S. Seymour
Clerk

I Sarah Hollister of New Marlborough in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to testify and say That some time during the Revolutionary war I lived in Sharon in the State of Connecticut and was well acquainted with John White and Patty Ruler who both lived in said Sharon and some time during the said Revolution said Patty Ruler was married to said John White by the Reverend Cotton Mather Smith who was then the Minister for said town of Sharon and I attended the wedding and saw them married and stood up with them as bride maid they said John White and Patty Ruler were married in the town of Sharon now in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut
Cotton Mather Smith
Sarah X Hollister
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss New Marlborough February 16 th 1837 - Then the above named Sarah Hollister signed the above deposition personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the said County of Berkshire and being by me carefully examined and cautioned and sworn in due form of law to testify nothing but the truth in regard to the premises, she made oath to the same and subscribed it in my presence - after she had subscribed her name to said deposition doubts arose whether she had written her name intelligibly, and she made her cross and requested me to write her name which I did under which she attempted to write it - The deposition was also read to writing by me - I am well acquainted with the deponent she must be between seventy & eighty years old and is a credible witness

Sarah X Holliston mark Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. At Marlborough February 16 th 1837 - Then the above named Sarah Holliston signor of the the above deposition personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the said County of Berkshire and being by me carefully examined and cautioned and sworn in due form of law to testify nothing but the truth in regard to the premises, she made oath to the same and subscribed it in my presence - after she had subscribed her name to said deposition doubts arose whether she had written her name intelligibly, and she made her cross and requested me to write her name which I did under where she attempted to write it - The deposition was also reduced to writing by me - I am well acquainted with the deponent she must be between seventy & eighty years old and is a credible witness
Edw Stevens Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Superior Courts in & for the County of Berkshire Certify that Edward Stevens Esq. before me the annexed Affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned and qualified. and that the signature to the annexed Affidavit purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court at Common Pleas at Lenox this 17 th day of Feb y 1837 - Ch Sedgwick Clerk

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Martha or Patty White Paper for a Pension March 2- 1837
Admitted notes of $100
died 13 April 1812
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

State of New York Cortland County
I Owen Stimson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
(the same being a Court of Record) do hereby Certify, that at a Court of Common Pleas held in and for said County, upon the Judges thereof at Cortlandville on the Fifteenth day of February 1837 it was proved by the adduction of testimony satisfactory to the said Court, that Martha White or Patty White now of the Town of Cortlandville in said County, is the Widow of John White Deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and Died on the Thirteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and twelve, and that the said Martha or Patty White has remained a Widow ever since that period - and that LeGrand Canfield Esquire before whom the said Martha White, (Nathaniel White & & John H. White purports to have been sworn, was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County at the date of the same duly Commissioned and qualified, and that the signature of the said Justice, to the within Declaration and Affidavits I am well acquainted with & know the same to be genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this 15th day of February A.D. 1837
Owen Stimson Clerk

I certify that I am well acquainted with John K White who has sworn & subscribed to the within affidavit is a man of truth & morality & reputable in his neighbourhood
Lieut Genl Philip J. P. P.

John White — Matrop in the American Corps of Artillery. — Regiment Being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the Twelfth Day of June. —
1784.
By the General's Command: A. M c Intosh
L. Seldon Capt. & Q tr
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Brasford — Adjutant.

...ptions and im- glect to defend us. ernment in effect abdicated. It ore truly than the British throne ames the 3d, or the government of Baltimore. We are left to take
ur troops you relieve, says Mr. Mun- e, you may order them out; or if you ney, besides your taxes we will pay
d and insulted for not having repel- enotico, and this too by the same nd suffered Washington to be sack- British regiments.
red out by them returned home ur interest in the national debt was and feel the Government only
ation, we know not what is. How rise out of our attempt to defend enemy?
e Government mean to attack us. y extraordinary; and if it should uld be so blood thirsty and unjust, a Gen and our own valour for our y be so wicked as to attack us be- our wives and children when de-
heard that a copartner attacked art because he complained that a contract, especially when it was
have been loyal, have performed ur engagements, paid to the last sailors we have furnished—and the means of personal defence who have failed in all their en- th are to make us pay millions ates and allow no defence to us, our children and to turn our or two years, tells us, if you offer your own way; nay if you meet modes of relief; we shall attack be the consequence.
tyrants that ever existed might it in favour of submission to the pression. We violate your rights —We force your children from you in foreign wars—We neg- nce—But take care; if you re- e consequence. The blood will ds.
be deterred by such threats. are, no violence—But she will she knows to be unavailing. ce, and we shall be, as we ever eals and only good protec- dians before you talk of An Enemy to Separation.
land is threatened with a Military Conscripti- tion!—A Conscription! at the name of which all the miseries of France rush upon the mem- ory.—A Conscription! that last scourge of GOD to punish guilty men.
And now, Gentlemen, What shall we do? If I could collect together the grey haired veterans of the Revolution, I would put them the question, What shall we do? would ask them, What was the grievous wrong, which cal- led your noble spirits to the field?—which indu- ced you to lift the sword against your rulers,— to sever the union with your mother country,— and to separate yourselves forever from the land of your fathers.
Would they not answer “Britain claimed a right to raise a revenue from her colonies—a right to dispose of the resources of America at her pleasure. She gave us no pledge that they would be appropriated to our defence. We had no security that they would not be devo- ted to the support of idle British wars in which we had no concern. Taxation for such a pur- pose we deemed tyranny. We appealed to Heaven, and GOD prospered the righteous cause!”
We will now suppose that Britain had yield- ed; that she had pledged her honor that the revenue received from the colonies should be appropriated faithfully and exclusively to their protection, and had admitted their representa- tives to her parliament; that relying upon this pledge the colonies had consented to pay the taxes which she should impose; and that un- der this stipulation they had for thirty years paid their millions in annual tribute to her Treas- ury; that Britain had then declared war against France; and at the moment of its declaration had sent and stripped every fortification in the colonies of their garrisons; that for the purpose of conquering a French territory, she had taken away whole armies of their young men, and vast numbers of their seamen also; and diss- ipated the revenues which she had pledged for their protection; had doubled all their old tax- es, and imposed multitudes of new ones, and loaded all their future revenue with debt. Af- ter they were thus weakened and impoverished suppose the French fleets had appeared upon their coasts, that they had landed their armies and began the work of conquest; that the colo-
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A new Supply of the best kind of DUTCH BOLTING CLOTHS, No. 10, 11 and 12, just received, and selling by NATHANIEL PATTEN. Hartford, Dec. 20. 4
150 bbls. Fresh superfine Balti- more FLOUR, of a superior quality—also, Penn- sylvania Flour of different qualities. New-York Bills received at par for the above articles, by BENJAMIN FOWLER. Morgan-street, December 20. 4
FOR SALE, SUNDRY FARMS, WHICH are situated in the county of Berk- shire, in the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, and are the property of the State of Con- necticut.
In the Town of OTIS. 1 Farm containing 137 153-160 acres 1 do. 84 do. Which farms are under the care of Mr. Bevt Seymour, of said Otis.
In SOUTHFIELD. 1 Farm containing 163 63 160 acres. In the Town of SANDISFIELD. 1 Farm containing 186 55-160 acres. 1 do 65 134-160 do 1 do 44 do 1 do 103 109 160 do
These Farms are under the care of Doct. Eras- tus Beach, of said Sandisfield.
Said Farms are good for keeping cows or sheep being grazing land. They will be sold on a long credit, for bonds taken payable to the school fund of Connecticut, the principal of which will not be demanded if well secured and the in- terest punctually paid. Any person wishing to purchase will apply to the above named agents who are authorized to contract for the sale there- of; the title will be a warrantee deed from the State.
{ JAMES HILLHOUSE, { Com. of the School Fund.

Went J. L. Edwards Esq

Knox March 2 nd 1837
Dear Sir -
The inclosed papers of Martha White you will please examine, and inform me the result as soon as convenient - I sent you three other applications - to wit, Rhoda Baldwin, Nancy Alvord & Tabitha Dodge, all of which you will inform me, relative thereto - as I am authorized to do the business & have the control of - they were sent last Week - yours respectfully. J. H. Canfield Hon d J. L. Edwards Esq.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16,786
Martha White
Widow of
John White
Matross Rev War
Act July 4 th 86
Index: Vol. M , Page 332
[Arrangement of 1870.]