Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,405, John Whiteside, New York

SERVICE
New York
NUMBER
Whiteside John Margaret
W. 18.405
CONTENTS
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RE 7/11
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Paid at Treasury, under act 6 April, 1838, from 4 Sept. 1840 to 30th May 1841. Agent notified 24 Apr 1846.
100 54 46 44 90
220 55 275
24.018 New York John Whiteside
of Washington in the State of New York who was a Capt. V.C. in the Comp. commanded by Captain Wells of the Regt. commanded by Col. Van Vorst. in the New York line for 9 months private 3 $80 4 " Captain 3 $110
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 110 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Oct. 1833 — and Scotto J. Putnam Cambridge
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $275 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M '34 55 $330
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. J. C. C. [Signature]
Recorded by J. C. C. [Signature] Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 4 Page 40

State of New York Washington County ss
On the twenty eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas at the court house in the Town of Salem in said county now sitting John Whiteside a resident of the town of Cambridge in the county of Washington and State of New York aged seventy nine 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 seventh 1832 —
That he was born in Strasburgh in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty two —
That he has a record of his age in the hand writing of his Father present here in court —
That he lived when called into the military service in the war of the Revolution in the town of Cambridge then county of Albany now county of Washington and State of New York, that he has lived in the same town of Cambridge ever since the revolution and lives there now —
That he was first called into said service as a volunteer in a company of minutemen commanded by Captain James Wells of the said town of Cambridge organized in the autumn of 1774 and drilled and trained for expected service in a regiment of militia commanded by Colonel Lewis Van Woert and he believes in General Schuyler's Brigade —
That in January or February 1775 he took the rest of the said company and other militia were ordered to Johnstown, Montgomery County New York to disarm

and disperse a party of Tories who had risen against their county under Sir John Johnson as he believes - That he went in said service through Albany to Johnstown about twenty five miles, helped disarm about three hundred Tories brought the arms and some hostages he thinks to Albany and returned home - That he was engaged in 10 said service he thinks ten days but is not positive having no documents to refer to for information - Thinks a Colonel Schuyler commanded the party but is not positive -
That in May 1775 he was ordered in and with said company to Tienderaga & Crown Point and Lake he on Lake Champlain, went on said service under their captain as superior officer till they arrived at Crown Point where they met Colonels Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen and a Col. Easton or some similar name - There was a misunderstanding among the Col. as to their rank and Col. Easton went away - That he was employed with the rest of the party in the ordinary duties of the camp scouting cutting timber for cannon carriages on the opposite side of the lake at Chimney Point in digging old cannon out of the ruins of the old Fort and proving said cannon - That he served at this period two months to the best of his recollection and belief which was the last public service the said company of minute men did as such -
That about the time the said company of minute men was broken up there was a company of militia in the same beat commanded by Capt Elias Golden and in the said Col. Van Warts regiment - That he with John Cooper joined said company and was in it from about the month of July 1775 to about the first of May 1777 when said Col. Golden left said company, went to New England and out of the service and was strongly suspected of disaffection - That from July 1775 to March or April 1777 the principal

service the said company performed was under the orders of the committee of safety in taking and bringing before the civil authorities Tories who were plotting mischief and communicating information to the enemy, disarming and dispersing small bands of the disaffected and keeping in awe the domestic enemies of the Country - That in this kind of service he was often engaged for a few days, a week or more at a time as times and circumstances required but of which he kept no record and has no documents to which to refer for the length of time he was so employed, but he then estimated the said time he was so in service between the two periods above mentioned to be at least two months and has now no doubt but that is a correct estimate -
That about the first of May 1777 and soon after Captain Golden left the neighborhood Colonel Van Woert ordered the said company to Fort Edward and from there to Salem in said County of Washington where they picketed in the mutineers which the enemy afterwards burned in said Town, That he was under Col. Van Woert's immediate command. There was no regular officer there unless Capt. Joseph Mc Cracken who was there was one - Col. Webster of the Hebron Militia was also there - That he was engaged in this service to the best of his recollection at least three weeks -
That from that time or about the first of June 1777 to the surrender of General Burgoyne in the following October he was almost constantly under arms as a volunteer but not in the last mentioned company as most of the men belonging to it who had families were gone with them to places of more safety and the said company was virtually broken up and he with the few single men who remained joined a party

4 a company against Burgayne when they could for the time being do the most good, and he has no hesitation in saying he was engaged in actual service as such Vol- unteer during said last mentioned period four months.
That on the fourth of April 1775 he was duly commissioned a Captain in Col. Van Woert's regim- ent and took command of the company in the place formerly commanded by Captain Golden. That the said commission was signed by George Clinton then Governor of the State of New York & Abraham B. Bancker Secretary and is in the said John Whelen's possession and present here in Court.
That during the five years of the war which he acted under said commission he was in actual service only four months a considerable part of which service appears by pay and muster rolls made and sworn to at the time and now in his possession, another part of said four months service to wit about four- teen days was rendered as a member of a court martial for the trial of certain delinquents ordered into service from the regiment commanded by Col. Peter Yates and that commanded by the said Col. Van Woert, and the residue in performing the duties of paymaster to his men.
That one time during said four months service he was stationed at Fort Edward on the Hudson. The said Col. Peter Yates he thinks command- ed at the fort, and he believes a remnant of Col. Warner's regiment of Continentals were there. At an other time he was ordered and went for Nianderaga with his company under the immedia- te command of Geo. George Clinton. That the Shale Militia of the county were ordered out to interrupt and take a party of the enemy which

it was reported were removing valuable property of Sir John Johnson and also burning and destroying the property of the inhabitants. That the most of the Militia were discharged by the Governor at Fort George only about sixty men of Col Van Warts regiment were retained and he the said said John Whitelide was assigned to the command of them - That at another time during the said four months service he was at Granville with said company or part of it and at various other times as appears by said rolls. That he was never in service as a substitute -
That he never received a discharge in writing from any officer or from any service aforesaid -
That he has no documentary evidence of his services other than that above specified but that he formerly had many other papers which he has no doubt would have been important at this day if preserved but which he destroyed years ago as useless papers -
That 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 - That there is no clergyman in his neighbourhood nor near him about twenty miles of his residence in the County of Schoharie who can testify to his services nor does he remember the names of any regular officers who saw with the troops when he served nor any continental or militia regiments except as is above specified -
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. S. Leigh C.B.
John Whitelide
The Daniel Wells residing in the town of Cambridge County of Washington & State of New York and John P. Putnam residing in the town of White Creek County of State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Whitelide who has subscribed and sworn to the above

affirmation that we since time to be Seventy nine years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Dan l Wells
J. P. Putnam
Subscribed & sworn the 29 th day of September 1832 in open Court
J. J. Leigh C.R.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after passing the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolution- ary soldier and served as he states, And the court further certifies that it appears to them that who has signed the foregoing certificate is a resident Dan l Wells of the town of Cambridge aforesaid and John P. Putnam who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Whitcomb aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit
I Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Whitcomb for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand an Seal of my office this 29 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
J. J. Leigh C.R.

State of New York Washington County ss
John Looper of the town of White Creek (late a part of Cambridge) County and State of New York being duly sworn deponent and saith that he is well acquainted with Captain John Whiteside of the town of Cambridge in said County - That he believes the said John Whiteside to be seventy nine years of age, that he has known the said John Whiteside for sixty years past that in the fall and winter of 1774.5 this deponent and the said John Whiteside belonged to a company of minute men in said town of Cambridge commanded by Captain James Wells - That in January or February 1775 this deponent and the said John Whiteside with the rest of said company were ordered to Johnstown Montgomery County N.Y. to disarm and disperse a party of men who had risen against their Country - That they went through Albany to Johnstown found and disarmed the Tories about three hundred under Sir John Johnson and returned home - That the distance from Cambridge to Johnstown on the road travelled was about seventy five miles - That the said John Whiteside was in said service eight or nine days - That about the next day the said company of minute men was ordered and went from Cambridge to Tienderaga Crown Point and St Johns on Lake Champlain - That the said John Whiteside and this deponent went with them They had no commanding officer but the Captain till they arrived at Crown Point where they met Colonels Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen and this deponent believes a Col Easton or Eastman - The Cols quarrelled about their rank and Easton left them - That the said John Whiteside was engaged in this service to the knowledge of this deponent six or eight weeks and

This deponent believes at least eight weeks. And this deponent further saith that in the fall part of the Season of 1777 said John Whiteside and this deponent with the remains of a company which had been commanded by one Captain Elias Golden were ordered by Colonel Lewis Van Wart then Colonel of an regiment of Militia and went from Cambridge to Fort Edward on the Hudson river stayed there a short time then were ordered and went to Salem in said County of Washington and helped to pique a kind of Fort and this deponent and the said John Whiteside were there in said service from two to three weeks — And this deponent further saith that after their return from Salem he frequently saw the said John Whiteside and more frequently heard from him (they lived when at home within a mile of each other) by his neighbours and surely believes from such information that the said John Whiteside was in actual service all or nearly all the time from about the first of June 1777 until the surrender of General Burgoyne about the middle of the following October — And this deponent further saith that the said John Whiteside was commissioned a in the Spring of 1778 — That this deponent was a mem- ber of his company and was frequently out with him in the service during that year and in 1779 and 1780 but cannot state the specific service as the terms were generally short and that the said John Whiteside was frequently out when this deponent was not along as sometimes part of said company only was ordered out — That said company still continued in Col. Van Wart's Regiment to the close of the war and further saith not —
Subscribed and sworn to the 29 th Thirteenth day of August 1832 before me Sidney Wells Justice of the Peace J. S. Leigh CLE
John Cooper

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State of New York Washington County } personally appeared before me the under- signed a Justice of the peace for the town of White Creek in the said County of Washington John Whiteside who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear pos- itively as to the precise length of his services (as it respects part of his said services) but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades to wit For nine months 9 mo I served as a private soldier and for four months I " " served as a Captain and for such service I claim a pension
Subscribed and sworn to June 26 th 1833 before me
John Whiteside
John T. Putnam a Justice of the peace
Sworn in open court June 27. 1833
John Willard Surrogate
Washington County } Surrogate's office } to I John Willard Surrogate of the said County do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that John Cooper whose affidavit is hereto annexed is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit; and I also certify that the papers were bound together before the said John Whiteside me - In witness whereof I have signed my name this 27 June 1833 and affixed my seal of office at the knot of the ribbon by which the said papers are bound together. John Willard

4696 New York B. Albany Margaret Whiteside widow of John Whiteside who served in the Revolutionary war, as a N.Y. Captain
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 110 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of April 1849 and sent to
B. Jenkins Albany N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 242 Vol. 1.
Reference

Thomas Mileside Anne Cooper, Married Janry 9. 1752 A.D.
John Mileside born, about one, on friday morn. (1 st Luna) December 8 th 1752
William Mileside born about one, friday morn (30 th Luna) March 22 nd 1754

Elizabeth Whiteside born April 29 th 1701 Died Oct. 28 th 1898 in the 17 th year of her age
Phinehas Whiteside Born March 31 st 1703 Died April 3 rd 1818 in the 31 st year of his age
Thomas Whiteside Born May 9 th 1705
Ann Whiteside Born Sept 3 rd 1707 - 1787
Robertson Whiteside Born Nov. 10 th 1709 - 1789
Catharine Whiteside Born August 6 th 1793
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10423
Margaret Whitina
NY.
J. M. Stump
Act 7. July 38
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Marrid in 1780
husb d died 30 May 1841
Declaration with the final resolution filed in May The letter will be Sept - May 22 d 1845 -

State of New York / Washington County ) ss.
On this January 2 nd day of December , 1844 personally appeared before the undersigned a judge of the county court of the county of Washington and State aforesaid, it being a court of record Margaret Whiteside a resident of the town of Cambridge in the county and State aforesaid aged 89 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7, July 1838, entitled an Act gran- ting half pay and pensions to certain widows; that she is the widow of John Whiteside who was a corporal in the Revolu- tionary War, and drew a pension of 110 dollars per annum up to the day of his death, she further declares that she was married to the said John Whiteside in the spring of the year 1780 in the town of Cambridge aforesaid, that her husband the aforesaid John Whiteside died on the 30 th May, 1841, that she was not married to him previous to his leaving service; but that the marriage took place previous to Jan- ry 1794, viz at the time above mentioned, and that she was married by a minister who did not reside in this vicinity, and that she does not recollect his name or residence on account of old age and loss of memory, and that she cannot write her name. Margaret her Whiteside
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written & the date altered from "December" to "January 1844" before signing. Before me Albert L. Margaret Whiteside  Mark Baker a judge of the county court of the county of Washing- ton and State aforesaid,
And I the said judge do hereby declare my opinion that the within described Margaret Whiteside is the widow of

John Whiteside deceased an officer of the revolution and that the said John Whiteside died the 20. of May 1841, and that the said Margaret has remained a widow ever since his death and I do here by declare that the said Margaret Whiteside who is the applicant for a pension is unable to appear in open court to file her declaration for a pension on account of old age and bodily infirmity and that she is a person of known credibility.
A. L. Barker Judge of the county court of the county of Washington and state aforesaid

I Ann McMurry of Cambridge Washington county and state of New York, aged 56 years who being first duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I am the daughter of Margaret and John Whiteside, and that my father John Whiteside aforesaid who was an officer of the revolution and a pensioner died May 30, 1841, and that my mother Margaret widow of the said John Whiteside now resides with me and that she remains a widow. I further depose and say that the records of the births of my parents the aforesaid John and Margaret Whiteside also of the births of their children contained on the leaf herunto annexed, were placed there as I believe by my brother Thomas Whiteside more than 30 years ago, and that it has remained in the family Bible up to the present time as a family record, and is the only record to be found of the births of their children or which will establish the marriage of my parents Margaret and John Whiteside aforesaid. I further depose and say that I cut the said leaf from the family Bible with my own hand and further the deponent saith not. Ann M c Murray
affirmed known to and subscribed on this 2 d day of January 1844 before me A. L. Baker. Judge of Wash Co Courts commissioner etc
I Albert L. Baker Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that the subscriber of the above deposition is a credible witness. A. L. Baker. Judge Wash Co Courts

State of New York Washington County ss 3d Henry Shiphead Deputy Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Albert L Baker Esq. before whom the within affidavits purport to have been taken was on the day said affidavits were taken a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly qualified & that his signature to said affidavits is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 3 d day of January 1844 H Shiphead Dep Clerk

State of New York
Rensselaer County ss. Thomas J. Whiteside of Champlaine in the County of Clinton & State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is the son of John Whiteside & Margaret his wife - that the said John, at the time of his death resided at Cambridge in the County of Washington in said State - that he the said John was an officer of the revolution, first a sergeant & at last a captain, according to a tradition in the family from the earliest of deponents recollection; & that he died on the the thirtieth day of May 1841
That this deponent is sixty years of age, & a son of the said John, & resided in his said father's family until he was about fifteen years of age; that his name, as given to him by his said parents, was "Thomas", & not "Thomas J." - that he took the name of "Thomas J." when he was about fifteen to obviate the inconvenience resulting from the fact that he had both an uncle & a cousin of the name of Thomas Whiteside
That his father & mother from his earliest recollection were from his earliest recollection reputed among their relations to be married & were received & treated by them, & by her father as such; & themselves always claimed to have been married; that his said father & mother lived together as husband & wife until the death of the former in 1841 as aforesaid; & that his said mother is still living in Cambridge aforesaid; & that he is informed by his said mother, & believes that all who were present at the said marriage are dead - the last survivor of those present having died about two years ago
That more than thirty years ago, according to the best of deponents recollection & belief, he saw the unsealed paper, purporting to be a family record of his father's family - marked "A" among the papers of his said father; that he saw the same at several subsequent periods, among his father's papers, a long time before his death; that

a few days ago he visited his mother at Cambridge aforesaid, I well remembering having seen the family record aforesaid, he searched among the old papers left by his father late father, & there found the said family record, which is hereto annexed as aforesaid
That Phinehas Whiteside & Anne Cooper whose names are on the left hand page of the said record, & are therein stated as being married on the ninth day of January 1752 were the grand father & grand mother of deponent That John Whiteside whose name is written on the same page was the father of this deponent & deponent has always understood, & believes that he was born about the time mentioned under his name in the said record
That William Whiteside whose name is written on the same page was the uncle of deponent, & brother of his said father
That deponent does not know the hand- writing on the said left hand page - he believes it to be that of his said grand father - but it may be his fathers; but it does not afford the ordinary characteristics of his fathers hand - Nor, indeed, as the writing is much labored, does it probably present the ordinary characteristics of the hand of the writer whoever he might have been - It all appears to deponent to have been written at the same time - But deponent has no doubt that the matters stated on the said left hand page are true in every particular
That the writing on the right hand side of the said record purporting to be a record of the births and deaths of his fathers children is all in the handwriting of deponent's father except the last set of figures to denote the year in which his sister Anne Whiteside was born and the last set of figures to denote the year in which his brother Robertson was born - about which this deponent is in doubt whether they were made by his father or not.
That his said parents had six children as stated in the said record and named as therein stated

That the name of Thomas Whitside Thirion recalled is the name of deponent, and the time of his age is Thirion stated correctly according to information given him by his parents from his earliest recollection - That deponent's brothers and sisters were born as Thirion stated according as their ages were always reported in the family and as deponent believes - That the note of the death of Elizabeth and Phoebe Whitside made under their respective names is also in the handwriting of deponent's said Father - That he well recollects that his sister Elizabeth was about four years older than deponent and died when she was about seven- teen years of age - and that his brother Phoebe died in April eighteen hundred and Thirteen - That the said deaths were recorded, as it is evident from the different different appearance of the ink & handwriting, subsequent to the ap- pearance period when the entry of the births was made, probably after the writer had been accus- tomed to write 1800, as the year of Elizabeth's death is stated as having occurred in 1898, instead of 1798, the year she in fact died; and the fact that the entry of the deaths was made at a period subsequent to the entry of the births is quite satis- factory as deponent thinks to show that when the entry of births was made Elizabeth was yet alive; for had she been dead when her birth was recorded her death would in all probability have been noted at the same time -
And that if the said entries of births were made before the death of the said Elizabeth, they must have been made in or prior to 1798 - - So is an ancient record
That deponent is informed that a Mr Bragg who is now in prison for forging pension papers undertook to obtain in person for his said mother & was furnished with a leaf of an old bible containing a family record; & deponent has been informed & has no reason to doubt but believes that the record is in the handwriting of deponent - That deponent, however, has no recollection of making any such record; but if he did, it must as he believes, have been transcribed by him from

The aforesaid family record hereunto annexed
That the power of attorney hereunto annexed from his said father & mother to deponent, was executed by them at the time it bears date - viz - 7 th July 1824 - deponent sends it as some slight evidence in proof of his father's & mother's marriage
Given the 4 th of Novr 1845 before me
Thos. J. Whiteside
A. A. Thompson Coeur, I was Tm 3
STATE OF NEW-YORK, RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, AMBROSE H. SHELDON, Clerk of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby Certify, That A. A. Thompson whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, one of the Commissioners of Deeds of the County of Rensselaer, dwelling in said County; duly authorized to take such proof or acknowledgment. And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner, and verily believe that his signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five
A. H. Sheldon Clerk.

Whereas Mr John Whiteside of the Town of Cambridge in the County of Washington and State of New York and Mar- garet his wife, by our Attorney Thomas J. Whiteside of Champlain in the County of Clinton and State aforesaid, did by deed of Sale passed the first day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty four before Henry Griffin Esquire Notary public in the City of Montreal in the Province of lower- Canada, sell unto Margery M c Donnell one undivided half or moiety of all the immovable property which she the said Margaret inherited conjunctly with the said Margery, by the decease of Elizabeth Ann Robertson daughter of Neil Ro- bertson Esquire, as being the paternal aunts and nearest surviving Relations on the paternal side of the said Elizabeth Ann. And whereas by an Agreement made and passed at the same time and before the notary aforesaid, whereby the said Mar- garet is entitled to receive one half of all the monies, received from the sale of the said immovable property, or half of the rents, issues (and)

And profits thereof. — Therefore know all men by these presents, that We the said John Whiteside and Margaret his wife hereby constitute and appoint Thomas J. Whiteside aforesaid, our true and lawful Attorney — to receive any and all monies so arising and becoming due in any manner whatsoever from the property aforesaid, and good and sufficient acquittances, releases and discharges to make seal deliver and give therefor. In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands and seals the Seventh day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty four. —
John Whiteside
Sealed & delivered
In presence of —
Royal C. Moore
Sophia Whiteside
Margaret Whiteside mark
Clinton County ss: Be it known, that on the Twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and Forty five Before the subscribers a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared Royal C. Moore known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed as a witness to the above instrument, who being first duly sworn, testified that he

resides in Champlain in said County that he saw John Whiteside & Margaret Whiteside sign and seal the foregoing Instrument & that he knew the said John & Margaret to be the persons nam- ed in and who executed the foregoing instrument in his presence and he put his name as a witness to the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this day and year first above written.
Signed Richard Jas. Dyer
(and)

No 21887 John Whitehead Washington Co New York
Admitted Private 9 mo Capt 4 " 1 1/2
In behalf of the old brigade I solicit an early attention to these papers &c J. P. Putnam
John P. Putnam Cambridge Washington Co N. Y.

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 subjoined 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.
C. C. G.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Whiteside Washington
   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.     July 1774 Capt. Helle 79 years   Nov 74 to July 75 10 Private Col. Van Klief Washington Living witness   May 75 2 Col. Schuyler to 60 but not stated credible   July 75 about Col. Allen New York traditional evidence   to May 77 2 Col. Yates stated credible by the   May 77 21 Col. Van Klief Court & documentary   June 77 Capt. Gordon evidence as to Capt.   until Oct 78 4   April 78 4 Capt.  
states in a part of his vol. that he served as a substitute *
but service indefinite I am, respectfully,
* This is a mistake I think as the applicant does not state he served at all as a substitute but if up by that he did not
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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) 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 (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 G. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , 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 and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the 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, (l) 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.
John N. Ashton

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18405
Margaret Whiteside Widow of John Whiteside Captain Rev War
Act: Act 9, 48
Index:—Vol. M Page 332
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Nov. 21 S. T. to Miss Kate McKie Cambridge N. Y.
1913, July 21. History to Mrs. John E. Helms. fr.
1915, Jan. 7. History to P. J. Whiteside. fr.

John Whiteside, dy 1852 ad
put on roll Oct 30 1855
ad mrs. 28. Feb. 2- m 4696-
Markland Mar 19/57

No. 10423
Margaret Whiteside Mans of John-
NY
act 7 July 1838 and final resolution of the 23 d January 1845
Adm o
4 March, Captain $80.00
9 " " 30.00
$110.00
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841
same acts 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844. $110 00 per ann.
Helen, J Whiteside Champlain NY

Mornlawn Lawn July 10, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions - Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir
Will you please give me the Revolutionary records of William and John Whitehead? In 1775- they were in the Sixteenth or Cambridge Regiment, John was Capt and William was Lieut. I suppose this regiment was made up in New York, though do not know. - All the data you have and

will give me will be very much appreciated.
Very Respectfully-
Mrs John E. Keene

V 10-423
Margaret Whiles
NY
Sup a
let to B. & E. Hysom Jan 14. 44
... E. J. Patterson Feb 12. 45
to same March 17. 1845.
to H. H. Sylvester May 22. 45
Deed Jan 19. 46
let 7 July 38

✓ Ed to E. Clark Aug 22 '85 " " T. J. White Oct 20 '85

9756.
N York
Margaret Whiteside, widow of John Whiteside, who was a pensioner under the Act of 52 and who died on the 30 May 41 of Washington (in the State of N. Yk who was a privt capt. in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by. in the N. Yk — line for 13 m —
407.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 110 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th — day of Dec: 1835 and sent to. Thos J Whiteside, Champlain NY N. Yk
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recd by W. L. L. L. Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 — Page 189.

74521. New York
Margaret Whiteside widow of John Whiteside, who was a private Captain, in the N. York line.
Rept 8
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 110 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Dec: 115 and sent to Thos. J. Whiteside, Champlain, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A 17 June, 1843 Vol. 2 Page 90

The People of the State of New York. by the Grace of God, FREE and INDEPENDENT. To John Whiteside Esquire Greeting.
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence, as well in your Patriotism, Con- -duct and Loyalty, as in your Valour and Readiness to do us good and faithful Service. Have Appointed and constituted, and by these Presents DO Appoint and Constitute you the said John Whiteside Captain of the Company of Militia in the Best  of the County of Albany, in the Regiment whereof Lewis Van Ubert Esquire is Colonel. You are therefore, to take the said Company into your charge and care as Captain thereof. and duly to exercise the Officers and Soldiers of that Company in Arms, who are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain and you are also to Observe and follow, such Orders and Directions, as you shall from time to time, receive from our General and Commander in chief of the Militia of our said State, or any other your Superior Officer, Accor- -ding to the Rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you; and for so doing this shall be Your Commission, for and during our good pleasure, to be Signified by our Council of appointment. In Testimony whereof, we have caused our Seal for Military Commissions to be hereunto Affixed. Witness our Trusty and well beloved George Clinton Esquire our Governor of our State of New-York, General and Commander in chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same, by and with the Advice and Consent of our said Council of Appointment, at Poughkeepsie the Fourth day of April in the Second year of our Independence, and in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and Seventy Eight
Passed the Secretarys Office July 4 th 1778
By His Excellencys Command.
Wm. Van Rensselaer Secretary.
Geo. Clinton

9 1 P. J. ELECTRIC HEATING COMPANY
(NOT INC.)
MANUFACTURERS OF
ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICES
332 So. LA SALLE STREET
Telephone Harrison 53
CHICAGO
January 2-1915
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:- Subject:-Record of Capt. John Whiteside
You have been refered to the writer by Mr. H.T.McCain-The Adjutant General,as possible being able to give me information pertaining to the following named person:-
Captain John Whiteside,Captain in the 16th. or Cam-bridge regiment of the Albany County Militia,comanded by Col. Lewis Van Woert. Was appointed April 4th. 1778. March 17th. 1785 various amounts were paid him for his services.
The writer is desirous of knowing why these later amounts were paid him,that is,were they pensions or salary. Also if possible all the record that you have on him in any way.
The writer personally desires to thank you for your attention.
Yours very truly
O. J. Whiteside 6216 Iowa Street.
Oak Park,
Ill.
Dict. not reread
P. J. W-P

7454
James L. Edwards Esquire Commis n of Pensions Home Dept. Washington City. D.C.

Albany April 10. 1849.
James L. Edwards Esquire Commisr. of Pensions, Sir,
I enclose the declaration of M rs Margaret Whitcomb for the purpose of obtaining her pension certificate under the act of 2 d Feby 1848 -
Very Respectfully Your obedt Servt. Samuel Jenkins.

Sir I enclose the declarations of Mr Margaret Whiteside, & Mrs Elizabeth West of NY under the joint Res. of Cong. 23 d Jan y 45
Can they receive an early action?
Respectfully Yours
H H. Sylvester
March 29 45
Col Edwards

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 28 th 1846.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of John Whiteside, dec d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of one hundred & ten Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1840. to the 30 th May 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Pension Office, 10
Thomas J. Whiteside, Esq., Champlain, New-York.
J. S. Edwards Seth

Pension Office, October 20. 1845.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 14 th inst. I have to inform you that no correspondence appears to have been held with Mr. Bragg in relation to the claim of Margaret Whiteside. The last letter written in the case was addressed to Ebenezer Clark, of Troy, New-York, in which the family record was returned in order that the hand writing, and date of its execution, might be duly established.
I am, respectfully,
Your Ob t Servant, J. B. Edwards
Thomas J. Whiteside, Esq., Champlain, New-York.

Whampoa My Oct 20 45 Oct 20 45 Mrs White Miss. S. M.
Paid 10
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Champlain Oct. 14. 1845.
Sir,
I take the liberty of addressing you on the subject of a pension which my mother, the widow of my father the John Whiteside late of Cambridge in the County of Washington New York is I suppose by law entitled to receive.
I have been informed that a man of the name of Bragg was some time ago employed to procure the necessary Certificate from the pension office, and some evidence was furnished him for that purpose; but what I am not precisely informed; I am further informed that this man has been arrested in Rensselaer county N.Y. charged with forging a paper or papers to procure a pension in some other case, if this be true it is improper that he should have anything more to do with the business, and I therefore wish to caution you on the subject.
Will you have the goodness to inform me what papers are in the office if any going to prove that my mother Margaret Whiteside is entitled to a pension, and what more if any is necessary, I have been lately informed that Bragg had not obtained a certificate for want of some proof of some fact. Your earliest attention to this will much oblige me, and as soon as I know what will be necessary to be done I will either do it myself or procure it to be done by some one who is in the habit of doing such business. I hope soon to be at the residence of my mother, and will then procure the necessary proof, & for that reason I hope to hear from you before I leave home. My residence is Champlain Clinton county N.Y.
I am very Respectfully Your Most Obedt. Thos. J. Whiteside
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions

For M rs Edwards

Grey Nov r 5. 1845
Sir,
M c Thomas S. Whiteside of Champlain put in my hands the accompanying letter of M c Edwinds, & employed me to draw an aff o for the for him the enclosed aff o . in support of his mother M c Whiteside's, to claim to a pension. Full & direct proof of the marriage is impossible, there being no person now alive who was present. The paper now sent is a record in the hand writing of the deceased husband; but it is remarkable that it does not state the marriage. Of the marriage itself however there is not the shadow of doubt.
The family is highly respectable, & the parties lived together as husband & wife for more than half a century. Thousands of persons who knew them for a long series of years can swear that they always were reputed husband & wife & lived together as such.
M c W. desires that you will communicate with me, if further communication shall be necessary - & should you decide favorably to the claim, that you will forward to me the certificate
Yours, resp t
G. Stow.

Feb 28th 1845.
Rev. Leah Maynard White ide.
FREE
J. Edwards Esq. Comm er of Pensions Washington

Wash Feb. 21 st 1845
Sir
Yours of the 12 th Feby. Inst. is recd. It appears by the wording of your letter, that in the case of Mrs. Margaret Whiteside, you require us to forward the family title, from which the record was taken, that is attached to a deposition of Mrs. Murray, which is now on file in the Pension Office. Her deposition shows that this is the only record of a private or public character that is in existence. It is hardly possible to forward the Bill which is of a very large size. But if you require it, it will be forwarded without delay.
Yours Respectfully E. J. Pattison
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm er of Pensions

M J W Oct. 26 th 1894. 2
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Can I obtain any information or statement of the military history of John Whiteside and James McKie soldiers of the Revolutionary War ?
Please Address
Miss Kate McKie Cambridge Drawer 19 N.Y.

OLD SOLDIERS & NAVY OCT 31 1894 U.S.
PENSION OFFICE. OCT 29 1894

Feb 11. 45 TROY FEB 4 NY.
John W. Foster Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sup 10 38
FREE

Wry February 11 th 1845
Sir
Will you please to inform me what proof is lacking to entitle Elizabeth Willett, Widow of Samuel Willett, to also Margaret Whitecides to a pension, both applications made under the act of 1838, whose claims were presented about one year ago, by G. W. Sherman Esq.
J. S. Edwards Esq. Com m r of Pensions etc
Respectfully Yours &c. E. J. Pattison

Aug 21. '45
DB
PAID
J. Edwards Esq Washington City D.C.

Troy
August 17th 1845
Sir
It appears by the report which you made in the case of Margaret Whitson widow of Captain John Whitson deceased that you requested the family Bible to be sent from the record of the Births of the children is said to have been taken, the Bible from which the said record was taken weighs upwards of four pounds, and the Post master declines sending it through the mail on account of its weight, If you will return the leaf which contains said record I will procure the opinion of the Surrogates Court as to the correctness of Mrs McMurrys deposition which is attached to said leaf also the affidavit of some Clergyman as to Mrs McMurrys credibility or any other evidence which you may require that is in my power to furnish.
Respectfully Yours &c Ebenezer Clark
J. S. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions Washington City D. G.

aprl 12 '44
Comr No 2-18 down File & then in the papers awards Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.

Pinehook April 9, 1844
Mr J. L. Edwards
You will please send the certificates of those three cases (when granted) to Troy N. York. It is uncertain when I shall be at Washington again
Very Respectfully Yours
G. W. Sherman

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Whiteside a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. 18405-
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan. or Feb. 1775. 10 days Priv. James Wells Lewis Van Noort N. Y.   May, 1775 2 mos. various times " James Wells Lewis Van Noort   July, 1775 to May 17, amounting to 2 mos. 21 days. " Elias Golden Lewis Van Noort   May 10, 1777 4 mos. " Lewis Van Noort.   June, 1777 4 mos. " names of officers not stated.   Apr. 4, 1778 4 " Capt. ✓ Lewis Van Noort.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cambridge, N. Y.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 28, 1832. His cl. was at
Residence at date of application, Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y.
Age at date of application, B. Dec. 8, 1752, Strasburg, Lancaster Co. Pa.
Remarks:
Soldier was the son of Plinche  Whiteside and Anne (Cooper) who were married Jan. 9, 1752. His brother, William, was born Mch. 22, 1754. Soldier mar. at Cambridge N.Y. Spring, 1780, Margaret Robertson she died May 30, 1841 & she was eld. pension on her appl. reg. Jan. 2, 1844, while 89 yrs. old and a res. of Cambridge, N. Y. Children: Elizabeth, b. Apr. 29, 1781, d. Oct. 28, 1798; Plinche, b. Mch. 30, 1783, d. Apr. 3, 1813; Thomas, b. May 9, 1785; Ann, b. Sept. 3, 1787; Robertson, b. Nov. 18, 1789; Catharine, b. Aug. 6, 1793. Very respectfully, (mar. — Mrs. Murry.)

O. W. & N. Division.
P.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 21, 1894.
Miss:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of JOHN WHITESIDE a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Feb., 1775 10 da. Pri. James Wells Schuyler N. Y. May, 1775 2 mo. " " " None stated N. Y. July, 1775 2 mo. " Elias Golden Lewis Van Woert N. Y. May 10, 1777 8 wks. " ----- " " " N. Y. June, 1777 4 mo. None stated None stated N. Y.
On the 4th. of April, 1775, he was commissioned Capt. of a Company in Col. Van Woert's Regiment, and during the remainder of the war was in actual service about four months.
Battles engaged in, None. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cambridge, N. Y. Date of application for pension, August 23, 1852. Residence at date of application, Cambridge, N. Y. Age at date of application, Born in Strasburgh, Pa., in 1752. He died May 30, 1851. Remarks:
Miss Kate McKie, Drawer #19, Cambridge, N. Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

M. 1840 v p. 20
H H Sylvester

In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23 d of January 1845 —
Whereas the act of the 30 th of April 1844, prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following stated under oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolu- -tion above mentioned. I am the Widow of John Whiteside who was a private and Captain in the War of the Revolution, and who drew a pension of one hundred and ten dollars per annum, and that I have made application for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, and now ask for the amount due me from the 4 th day of March 1836, to the 4 th day of March 1846, —
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8 th day of March 1845 — Before me, —
Margrate his X Whiteside mark
Before me.
Thomas Philand Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents her- -self to be in the foregoing affidavit, —
Thomas Philand Justice of the Peace —

State of New York Washington County ss I Henry Shiphead clerk of said County do hereby certify that at the date of the within Inact and certificate Thomas Shiland Esq. was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified and that his signature subscribed thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this 21 st day of March AD 1845 H Shiphead clerk

State of New-York, } ss. County of Washington }
On this Twentieth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- nine , personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Washington in the State of New York, Margaret Whiteside a resident of the town of Cambridge in the said county of Washington aged ninety five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:
That she is the widow of John Whiteside who was a private Keystone in the Army of the Revolution, and on account of whose service she was pensioned under the Acts of 7 July 1838, 3 rd March 1843 & 17 June 1844- and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of 17 June 1844, was one hundred & ten dollars-
She further declares that she is still a widow- Sworn to & subscribed on the day & } Margaret X Whiteside year first above written, before me } Mark Thomas Philand, Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me- Thomas Philand Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above mentioned Margaret Whiteside because of old age and infirmity cannot write and that the above is her true mark Thomas Philand Justice
State of New-York, } ss. County of Washington }
I, Hervey Shipheard Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that Thomas Philand Esq Justice of the Peace was on the day of the date of the above Declaration, a in and for the said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county, this 28 th day of March 184 9 .
H. Shipheard Clerk