Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19157, Francis Whitcomb, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Whitcomb, Francis
S. 19157
carded
CONTENTS

2355 Vermont
Francis Whitcomb of Fairlie in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ring of the regiment commanded by Col. Marshall in the Massachusetts line for 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars and Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of November 1832 and sent to Pensioner Fairlie Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 120.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4. Mar. 1833 40.00 $160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim; Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c uffie Clerk, Book D Vol. 4 Page 92

Oct 3 "1906 1888.

Whitcomb, Francis
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on December 31, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, Class 9, Page 136.
Rank: Private,
Regt: Col Thomas Marshall's
Disability: wounded in his left groin, while on a scouting party by some Indians and Tories belonging to General Burgoyne's Army.
When and where disabled: 31st July or 1st Aug. '77, near Schuyler's river in Saratoga
Residence: Fitzwilliam
To what pension entitled: One-third
Remarks: Enlisted April 1, 1777, for three years; discharged April 1, '80.
Evidence complete.

I Enoch Whitcomb of Surny in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire of lawful age testify and say that in 1777 I lived at Lancaster Massachusetts that my brother Francis Whitcomb lived then at Lancaster both of us in our fathers family - that they said Francis Whitcomb, as I understood at the time, the not present, enlisted for three years in the Continental service - under Lieut. Jewett who lived in said Lancaster in Capt Kings Company - in Col Marshalls Regiment - He was about a part of the term - was at  wounded at Albany and at the hospital at Albany to which place I went for him - & attended him home - came home in Decr. I stayed till the next April - he then went to Boston as I understood to have the small pox - and I understood he was transferred to the Corps of Invalids at Boston - and that he was after that winter to Col Chase - that he was absent so after this, but how long I cannot tell - and that he was absent again under a second enlistment, as I understood then, for two and half years - in the Continental service. -
Enoch Whitcomb
State of New Hampshire Cheshire.
July 18. 1832. Subscribed & sworn to Before me Thomas M. Edwards Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above deponent is a credible witness
Thomas M. Edwards. -
Cheshire. July 18, 1832
I Salma Hale, clerk of the Judicial Courts in said county certify that Thomas M. Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, & that the foregoing are his signatures. In testi- mony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Courts of Judicature
S. Hale, Clerk

From S. Whitecomb Certificate

DISTRICT OF New Hampshire, Chepshir Keene Sep r . 19 th 1794
THIS Certifies, that in pursuance of a Commission from ED- WARD ST. LOE LIVERMORE, Esq. Attorney of the United States, for the District of New Hampshire; We the Subscribers Thaddeus Maccarty and Daniel Adams have examined Francis Whitcomb of the said District, who is an Invalid in consequence of a Wound received in the Service of the United States; and have made re- port relative to the degree of his disability.
Thad t Maccarty
{ Physicians and Surgeons.
Dan d Adams

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov. 9. 1829
SIR,
In conformity with the regulations of this Department, you have this day been transferred from the Roll of N. Hampshire to that of Vermont to take effect from and after the 4 th September 1829.
I am, sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
James S. Edwards
Mr. Francis Whitcomb U. S. Pensioner,
Care of Geo. A. Houghton, Esq h Petersham, N.H.

Office Bank of the M. S.
Burlington 17. Decr 1831.
Sir,
Your returned favour of the 14. inst. has been duly received, and it appears by the book in this office, that Francis Whitcomb, an Invalid pensioner, was transferred to this Agency from and after the 1 st day of September 1829, - but as he has failed, for four successive periods, to apply for his semi-annual stipends, it will not be in my power to pay the same, without an order to that effect, from the War department.
I am respectfully,
Your obed t servant.
Hermon Allen Prest.
Sargent for paying Pensioners.
Mr William Beaton.

Intellect.
Private. 3 yrs in Marshalls Reg t Mass. (on Rolls)
#86: Jr. Arm
Am t in value from 4 March 1831. to be deducted
Francis Whetcomb affliction & distress
E.O.
Am t to Friend Famille
Orange Co
E.V.

STATE OF VERMONT, COUNTY OF Orange
Probate District of Bradford ss.
On this 26 day of July 1832 personally appeared before the Probate Court now sitting of the District of Bradford aforesaid in open Court being a Court of Record Francis Whitcomb a resident of Fairlee in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 71 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with Philip Coney David Whitcomb my father etc. and served in the a regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers; (no. of the regiment does not recollect) viz Lieut John Dew Capt King, Col Marshall. That he enlisted in the town of Lancaster the State of Massachusetts in January & February 1777 as a private soldier for the term of three years. joined this company & regiment at Leominster & was there when it was taken by the British in July of that year & was wounded by being shot in the groin at Saratoga while retreating & was carried to the Hospital at Albany. went home to Lancaster on furlough & the next April 1778 was transferred to the Corps of Engineers in which he served out the full period of his enlistment & was dismissed by parole at old Rattlesnake in January as he thinks in 1780. That he enlisted a second time at said Lancaster, in the winter of 1782 as he thinks & served under Capt Williams, in the 3d Massachusetts Regiment Genl Knox division. was at Newburgh, West Point, Philipkill & my other places & was finally discharged at West Point when the American Army was disbanded after the peace of 1783. Then lost his discharge. He also states that he was placed on the roll of Invalid pension of the New Hampshire agency in the year 1794 at thirty two dollars per year & was transferred to the Vt agency 4th Sept 1829 but has not drawn any pay since the transfer - as will appear by the documents herewith transmitted. That he resided at Lancaster, where he enlisted, lived at Fitzwilliam in N.H. several years after the war & has lived at Fairlee in Vt where he now lives about thirty two years -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or 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 Vermont.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Francis Whitcomb
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, Simeon Short Clerk or Register of the court of Probate aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Francis Whitcomb for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 26 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Simeon Short Clerk

No 7-
Transferred Nov. 9. 1829

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Grafton
ss. State of New Hampshire
On this nineteenth day of September 182 9 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Grafton aforesaid personally appeared Francis Whitcomb who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain King in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State, (District, or Territory,) of Vermont where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New Hampshire to the State of Vermont , because he sold his farm in the State of New Hampshire and purchased a farm in Granite in the State of Vermont and wished to live in the same.
Francis Whitcomb
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
John Rogers Justice of the Peace
☞ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated. The county Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
☞ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear, that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

I do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence from personal knowledge that Francis Whittum who has taken and sub- scribed the within affidavit oath is the same person described in the within affidavit.
September 19 th 1829.
Eliphalet Kimball
Sworn and Subscribed to, before me the day & year above named -
John Rogers Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Eliphalet Kimball who has taken and subscribed the above oath is a person of truth and veracity
John Rogers Justice of the Peace
Grafton ss. I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of of Judicature within & for said County of Grafton do hereby certify that John Rogers Esq r is an acting Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty since. —
S. P. Webster Clerk

19157 INVALID.
File No. 19157
Francis Whitcomb
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]

From New Hampshire To Vermont
No letter 27 Feby 1832 to W m Heaton - do. to Same Ap d 6. 1832.
Francis Whitecomb.
Captain Private King's - company of the Army of the Revolution
Ratio of disability,
Date of discharge,
Time of closing the testimony,
scribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at $2 66 2/3 - dollars per month, to commence on the
Certificate of pension issued on the of and
Arrears to 4th
Sem-an'l all'e ending
Act of the

April 30/1832
Pensions Office

We the subscribers practicing Physicians & Surgeons of Thetford in the County of Orange & State of Vermont do hereby certify that after a careful examination in the case of Francis Whitecomb who is now on the pension roll of the state of Vermont We are of the opinion his disability continues. Vir a gun shot wound in the left groin and further the degree of disability under which he labors at present is not less than the original degree of disability for which he was placed on the pension roll Subscribed to before me } Thos. Kendrick Phys t Surgeon E. Luffingwell D.D. this 27 day of March 1832 }
William Heaton Justice of Peace
State of Vermont { I certify that I am acquainted Orange County, ss } with the physicians who have signed the above certificate and that they are reputable in their profession.
William Heaton Justice of Peace
27. March 1832 —
Hon Lewis Cols Sir agreeable to your directions I herewith forward the necessary vouchers on behalf of Francis Whitecomb. If satisfactory you will oblige by forwarding the order for payment to me for said Whitecomb.
W Heaton