Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11776, Elihu Whiting, Conn.

SERVICE
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Whiting Elihu
S 11776
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new York 8874
Elisha Whiting
a bayouga in the State of New York who was a private — in the Comp y commanded by Captain Dissee — of the Reg t commanded by Col Enio — in the Connecticut time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of May 1833 — and sent to A Gouler Auburn — N York
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. $ 1 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 3/4/33. . . 40 $ 2 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E, Vol. 4 Page 36
June 16 - 1839 AB

State of New York Genesee County
ss: William Whiting of Warsaw in the County of Genesee being duly sworn says that he is the brother of Elisha Whiting of Auburn in the County of Cayuga in the State of New York. That this Deponent was of the age of Seventy three years on the 16th day of December last, and the said Elisha Whiting was Seventy one years of age on the Seventh day of January last, that they resided in the family of their father in Hartford Connecticut, until he died in the autumn of the year 1775 of Sickness contracted in the American Army in the Revolutionary War, he having been enlisted in the State Troops of the State of Connecticut, and having served at Scituate and other places the previous summer. That they this De- ponent together with the said Elisha Whiting and their other brothers who were younger than this Deponent continued in the family of their Mother until the month of April 1777 when this Deponent enlisted as a Soldier in the Army of the United States for the term of three years - during all which time this Deponent was absent from home, except for a few days in the Winter of 1779 - That on his return home after his discharge in April 1780, he saw the said Elisha Whiting at the house of his Mother, and then learned from the said Elisha and the other members of the family, that said Elisha had been in the service of the United States in the State troops of the State of Connecticut, under an Enlistment for the term of one year, commencing in April 1779, and that he was discharged a short time before the expiration of his term and they mutually related to each other the events and occur- rences with which they had been severally acquainted during their separation, and this deponent then had satisfactory evidence to himself that said Elisha had served until regularly discharged under his enlistment for the term of one year and he now believes that he did perform such service - And this Deponent further says that afterwards, and according to the best recollection and belief of this Deponent in April 1781, the said Elisha enlisted as a teamster, to take charge of one of the teams furnished by the State of Connecticut for the use of the Continental Army and that he went from home on such service and did

not return until the next Winter, and from the knowledge though for a part of the term this Deponent served in his place as a Substitute for him, and in that period drove his team with a part of the baggage of the Army to Elk River when the American forces under General Washington were collecting preparatory to the Battle with the British under Cornwallis — And in the Spring of the year 1782 the said Elisha again Enlisted as a teamster for the Season and went into the service under such enlistment — And this deponent knows that he performed about nine months service under the last mentioned enlistment, though this Deponent served a part of the term in his place and as a Substitute for the said Elisha — And this Deponent fully believes that said Elisha served at each of the three periods above mentioned, amounting in the whole to more than two years — Subscribed and sworn this 15th day of August 1832 before me. William Whiting James Crocker, Justice of the Peace of Warsaw, Genesee County —
I certify that I have been for several years acquainted with the above Deponent William Whiting and that he is a man of good habits and of unblemished reputation for truth and veracity — James Crocker Warsaw August 15. 1832
We are acquainted with the above named William Whiting and concur with the above named James Crocker in the estimation of his character — August 13. 1832
Wm Raymond Commr. of Deeds Elias N. Bascom P. M. Warsaw

State of New York Genesee County } ss
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James Crocker Esquire before whom the accompanying affidavit was made was on the 15 th day of August instant a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity - that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said justice and believe his signature to the accom- panying affidavit to be William Whiting to be genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto af- fixed the seal of said County and subscribed my name the twenty third day of August 1832
Timothy Fitch Clerk

State of New-York, } Cayuga COUNTY, } ss.
On this 21 st day of September A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and state of New-York, now sitting, Elihu Whiting a resident of Auburn in the County of Cayuga and State of New-York, aged 74 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 7th, 1832: — That in the month of April A D 1778 at the town of Hartford in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut , he entered the service of the United States in a company of minute men commanded by Captain Isaac Bissel in the Regiment commanded by Col. Eno (or Enos ) for a term of one year , one year, that he marched with said company to Weathersfield in the State of Connecticut aforsaid, thence to New Haven , thence to Norwalk , thence to the White Plains in the State of New York where he joined his Regiment, from thence to West Point in the month of August as he believes, where he remained until near winter when he returned to Hartford aforsaid, from thence to New Haven , thence to Hose Neck where he continued until he was discharged at the close of said term of service. He further declares that in September of the year in which the British troops passed thro New Haven (in 1779 as he believes) at Hartford aforsaid he again entered said service in a company of militia the company commanded by Capt John Barnard , that he marched with said company to New Haven where he continued to serve for a term of two months , when he was discharged and returned home. He further declares that in the month of April A D 1780 at the town of Hartford aforsaid he enlisted into the company of Teamsters commanded by Captain John Waters for a term of nine months , that he was employ

ed during said term in the commissary department in transporting provisions and other articles for the use of the American Army, from the City of Hartford and other places to said Army, then Stationed along on & near the Hudson River in the State of New-York - that he continued in said service until the expiration of said term of nine months when he was discharged. He further declares that in the month of April A D 1781 at Hartford he again enlisted into the commissary department in the company of teamsters commanded by Captain John Waters. that he was employed in carrying provision to the American Army - that he continued in said service until about the time of the battle of York Town when Cornwallis was taken when he was discharged. He further declares that whilst in said service he saw & knew the following named officers to wit, Gen Washington, Gen Putnam, Gen Gates, & Col Ethan Allen, that he never received a regular discharge from said service that he has no documentary evidence of said service. that he has procured the accompanying affidavit of William Whiting which differs from the foregoing statement with respect to dates, but that the foregoing statement is made from his best recollection and is correct as well as regards dates as otherwise, that his brother the said William Whiting kept an account in writing of the transactions, during the war and possibly may be more accurate in his statement of the dates of the times when said services were performed. that whilst in the waggon service the said William served as his substitute about one month.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or territory. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Elihu Whiting

Elihu Whiting
$
12.287

We, John Blair — a clugyman residing in Auburn in Cayuga County and John Grover residing in Auburn aforesaid hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elisha Whiting who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
John Blair John Grover
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 John Blair who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clugyman resident in Auburn and John Grover who has also signed the same, is a resident in Auburn and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Michael S Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and State of New-York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha Whiting for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court & subscribed my name the 21 st day of September A D 1832
M. S. Myers

No 12287 Elisha Whiting
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A. Gould Auburn NY
1. How old is he? 2. Where was he born? 3. When did he move to this place? 4. How long has he been here? 5. What is his occupation? 6. How many children does he have? 7. What is the name of his wife? 8. How many children does she have? 9. What is the name of his daughter? 10. How many children does she have? 11. What is the name of his son? 12. How many children does he have? 13. What is the name of his daughter? 14. How many children does she have? 15. What is the name of his son? 16. How many children does he have? 17. What is the name of his daughter? 18. How many children does she have? 19. What is the name of his son? 20. How many children does he have?

BRIEF in the case of  Elihu Whiting  County of Cayuga  in the State of N.Y.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1778 Apr. 1 — — Private Gen. Col. Eno, Capt. Bipsel   "79 — 2 — drafted Capt. Barnard   "80 Apr. — 9 — Private Teamster Capt. M c Waters   "81 Apr. to the battle of Yorktown — — — Teamster Capt. M c Waters  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford Ct.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Deposition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

November 18, 1936
Elihu Whiting S. 11776 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. F. B. Brian Toulon Illinois
Dear Madam:
The data relative to Elihu Whiting furnished herein were obtained from pension claim, S. 11776, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Elihu Whiting was born January 7, 1761 in Hartford, Connecticut, names of his parents not stated. His father, who also resided in Hartford, Connecticut, served with the Connecticut troops in the summer of 1775 at Ticonderoga, and died in the fall of that year of sickness contracted while in the service. Elihu Whiting's mother resided in Hartford during the Revolution.
Elihu Whiting enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut, sometime in April, 1778, served one year in Captain Ozias Bissell's company, Colonel Enos' Connecticut regiment. He enlisted sometime in September, 1779 and served two months in Captain John Barnard's company. He enlisted sometime in April, 1780 and served nine months as teamster under Captain John Waters, transporting provisions and other articles for the use of the American Army, and again enlisted and served as teamster about nine months under Captain John Waters.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 21, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Auburn, Cayuga County, New York. He died June 16, 1839.
There is no reference to wife or children of

the soldier, Elihu Whiting. His brother, William Whiting, was born December 16, 1758, and was living in 1832 in Warsaw, New York; he served in the Revolutionary War.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person paid the last payment of the pension of Elihu Whiting, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following data:
Elihu Whiting Certificate # 8874 Issued May 1, 1833 Rate $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Perman
11.776. ✓ INVALID.
1936-Nov. 18- leish to Mrs. D. B. Brien. See her letter in Wm. Whiting - S. 11746 and 3
File No. 11.776
Elihu Whiting Irish Poor War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 405-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 12287 Elihu Whiting
A. Gould Auburn N.Y.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Colin Whiting which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes. VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? doubtful
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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.
‡ QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Eliza Whiting NY Albany at 7 June 32 last p 2 ? G.M.C.
30 June '41
Died 16 th June 1839 p 2 to that friend JH

November 18, 1936
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. F. B. Brian Toulon Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request to be advised as to whether the following named persons served in the Revolutionary and War of 1812:
William Whiting, born in October, 1736 in Hartford, Connecticut, married Mary Wadsworth, and their children-
William Whiting, born December 17, 1758 in West Hartford, Connecticut; Elihu Whiting, born January 11, 1761, lived in Washington County, New York in 1790; Elisha Whiting, born November 21, 1763 in West Hartford, Connecticut; Charles Whiting, born August 25, 1765; James Whiting, born August 28, 1768, lived in Washington County, New York in 1790.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the service of a William Whiting, born in 1736, or of any Elisha, Charles and James Whiting. The War of 1812 records do not show claims for pension based on the service of William and James Whiting as described by you, nor to any Elihu, Elisha and Charles Whiting.
The Revolutionary War records of Elihu and William Whiting are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator