Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30782, Joshua Whiting, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Whiting, Joshua
S. 30782
CONTENTS

10525
Massachusetts
Goshia Whiting of Norfolk in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Everest of the Regt commanded by Col Spintashen the Spas time for 12 (one) 11 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 41 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Sept 1833 and Sept 1833 J. G. Kendall Commissioner
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $82.44 Semis. allowances ending Sept " 20.61 $103.05
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. P. Blair Clerk, Book L, Vol. 2, Page 90.
Ha M. L. Sumner
Feb 27/57

Joshua Whiting.
15230

Application of Joshua Whiting to the U.S. War Department for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832.
State of Massachusetts, County of Norfolk SS. On this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable John M. Williams of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dedham in and for the said County of Norfolk. Joshua Whiting a resident of said Dedham, aged seventy four years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
I Joshua Whiting of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, declare, that according to the town Records, I was born in said Dedham on the twenty first day of February 1758, and was seventy four years of age on the twenty first day of February 1832, and I have never had any permanent residence or home but within the town of Dedham where I now reside.
On the breaking out of hostilities at Lexington April 19 th 1775, I with others, armed myself, went to Roxbury and joined a party of militia under John Greaton and proceeded to the scene of action, we met the Enemy at West Cambridge, and there had a sharp conflict with him on that eventful day - again on the 17 th day of June 1775, the day of Bunker Hill Battle, I turned out and joined a party of militia commanded by Capt. George Gould of said Dedham, marched to the camp near Boston and was dismissed a few days afterwards, in these two short terms of service I was under Arms as a Soldier ten days.
Again, near the last of January 1776, I volunteered as a Soldier, and entered the Company commanded by Capt. Aaron Guild of said Dedham, went to Roxbury and Dorchester Hill where I performed a service of two weeks, was then honorably discharged and returned home to Dedham about the first of April following.
Again I volunteered as a Soldier and entered the Company of Capt. Simonds How at said Dedham continental line as I understood, and on the fifth day of August 1776, marched from said Dedham by way of Charlestown & H. in the State of New Hampshire, Rutland in the Territory now Vermont, to Lake Champlain thence over the Lake to the fort of Ticonderoga in the State of New York - and in that quarter performed a term of service of four months, a considerable portion of this service was rendered in Maj. Stephen Badlam's Regiment of Artillery - at this Post, I frequently saw Genl. Gates among our forces - when my term expired I was honorably discharged and returned home to Dedham.
Again, about the last of August 1777, I volunteered and entered as a Soldier, the Company commanded by Capt. Abel Richards, and marched from said Dedham through Taunton and some Berkeley to Little Compton in the State of Rhode Island, where I performed Soldier's duty a term of six weeks, was then honorably discharged and returned to Dedham in the latter part of October following.
Again I volunteered as a Soldier and entered the Company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Covert, Lieut. Samuel Doggett, Col. Wm McIntosh's Regt, with this company I marched from said Dedham about the first of August in the year 1778 - through Taunton to Howland's Ferry in the State of Rhode Island, thence over said Ferry onto Rhode Island, and was stationed

for most of the time at Middletown; at this place and the neighborhood I performed Soldier's duty for the term of two or three months, I was in the battle on this Island when Genl. John Sullivan fought by the American and British forces when Genl. John Sullivan commanded our Troops, when my term of service expired I returned home to said Dedham. About the twentieth of March 1778, I entered the Company, commanded by Cap. Abel Richards of said Dedham, Lieut. James Kingsbury, John Gay said Lieut. Col. M c Intosh's Regiment, proceeded to the works at a place called Lamb's Dam in Roxbury and performed soldier's duty for the term of fifteen days was then honorably dis discharged and returned to Dedham aforesaid.
I do not recollect of having written discharges from the terms of service aforesaid, but if did receive them they have been lost and cannot now be produced.
And I further declare that I have never received any Pension either from the United States or any State, that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State, that this is the first application ever made by me for a Pension and that I hereby relinquish every claim or annuity for Revolutionary Services except the one, for which I now apply.
Joshua Whiting
Dedham September 18 1832.
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 Alvan Larson who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of Dedham and that Ebenezer Fairbank, who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Dedham and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. M. Williams J. S. P.
I James Ware Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of the above named Joshua Whiting for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year first aforesaid.
James Ware

Joshua Whiting 152 30
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15230
BRIEF in the case of Joshua Whiting  County of Norfolk in the State of Massachusetts  (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.     19 th April In 1775 } both times 10 As a Gen. John Gration   19 June 1775 } 2 Capt. George Gould.   last January 1776 vol 4 Capt. Aaron Guild   5 th August 1776 " Six weeks Capt. Timothy Stowe Conty Line Major Stephen Dabban.   last August 1777 vol 2 or 3 months Capt. Abel Richards.   2 nd August 1778 " 15 Capt. Ebenezer Gossitt Col. William McIntosh. Gen. John Sullivan,   20 th March 1778 Capt. Abel Richards. Col. Mcintosh  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? of Rhode Island.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Norfolk Co. Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional & witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are not connected with the Seal of the Clerk as required. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
28 th Janua y 1833 J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

30782 INVALID.
Rev
File No 30.782
Joshua Whiting Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 449
[Arrangement of 1870.]

C C Anderson
Joshua H. Lillie
Nov. 2 1832
Tell him whr.
Knights
for Pension Washington D.C.
M. G. Darnell N.C.

15230
John Whiting
John Whiting of New Haven Mass
Hon. J. G. Kendall H

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Joshua Whiting further proof or explanation.
which require
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 ? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? No 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? witnesses XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No  (supplied) Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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? No  (supplied by offering an Additional Seal) XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 7
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 the 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.
‡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 authenticated the papers is not 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 end 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.

We Alvan Lamson a clergyman residing in the town of Dedham & Elenezer Fairbanks residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joshua Whiting who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
A. Lamson Elenezer Fairbanks

When seal affixed Feb 22 d . 1833
Jairus Ware the
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
I, JAIRUS WARE, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that
William Ellis — Esquire,
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to the annexed affidavits respecting is genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid at Dedham, this eighth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Jairus Ware

To the War Department Washington City
I Joshua Whiting of Dedham in the County of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts being seventy four years of age, hereby, according to my best recollection and belief, state my revolutionary service in explanation of my Application for a Pension dated Sep r 18-1832
   viz - years - months - weeks - days - service rendered at     1775 - 0 1 3 - April under Col John Grooton & Col George Gault Cambridge Roxbury & Lexington -   1776 - 2 0 0 - Feb h & March   1776 - *5 0 0 Aug to Dec Col Aaron Guild Roxbury & Dorchester Hill   1777 - 1 2 0 Aug. to Oct Col. Sim d Plow Secondaraga. st of N. York   1778 - 3 0 0 Aug to Nov Col. Abiel Richards Little Compton. st of R. Island   1778 - 0 2 1 March to April Col. Eben r Evertt Middletown on Rhode Island   Col. Abiel Richards Lamb, Dam Roxbury   Amo t 12 1 4 - twelve months one week & four days whole service -    * should be five months instead of four, as stated in my said declaration -  The above Revolutionary services were rendered in the capacity of a Soldier or Private -
I have stated the names of all the officers under whom I served -
In answer to the Article in the Brief N o XVII make deficient - 7 - It seems the certificate of my neighbor viz - Rev d Alvin Lamson & Ebenezer Fairbanks &c. as to my identity, is not fully satisfactory to the War department as I had expected, I therefore state the names of several other persons in my neighborhood to whom I am known and who I believe will testify to my character for veracity if requested, and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution - viz Hon d John Endicott, John Eaton, Joseph Metcalf - Edward Whiting and Jeremiah Shuttleworth all of said Dedham -
Dedham Feb y 19 th 1833 -
Joshua Whiting
Norfolk S.S. Feb y 19 1833 Then the foregoing statement made and subscribed by Joshua Whiting, was by him sworn to before
W. H. C. H. Justice of the Peace

I Ebenezer Fisher of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being eightyone years of age hereby Testify and say that Joshua Whiting now residing at said Dedham, served as a Soldier in the Company commanded by Col Timothy Shaw. Col Wheelock's Regiment, for the term of four or five months, at Tienderoga in the State of New York, in the year 1776 - This service commenced in the summer and ended late in the fall or fore part of Winter in the same year. and I further say that I, served as orderly Sergeant in the same Company at the same time -
Ebenezer Fisher
Dedham Sep r 22-1832 -
Norfolk. SS. Oct r 3 d 1832 - Then the above named Ebenezer Fisher (who is at this time, a Justice of the Peace throughout the Commonwealth of Mass s .) personally appeared and made Oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true -
Before me Wm H. Gellis Justice of the Peace
Norfolk. SS. Feb 18-1833. I further certify that The Hon ble Ebenezer Fisher who made the above subscription to the affidavit. Oct 3 d 1832 before me, is a credible witness. Wm H. Gellis

I, Ebenezer Fairbanks of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being seventy-five years of age hereby testify and say, that I served as a Soldier in the Company commanded by Capt. Aaron Guild of Dedham for the term of two months, at Roxbury, and Dorchester Hill. This service began about the first of February 1776. And I further testify and say, that Joshua Whiting now residing in said Dedham, served as a soldier in said Capt. Guild's company at the same time and for the same period.
Dedham Sept r 22. 1832 - Ebenezer Fairbanks
Norfolk ss. September 22-1832 - Then the above named Ebenezer Fairbanks personally appeared and made oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true.
Before me affairs J. Ellis Justice of the Peace
Norfolk ss. Feb y 18 th 1833 - I hereby further certify that * Ebenezer Fairbanks who made subscribed and testified the foregoing Affidavit was at that time a credible Witness.
J. Ellis Justice of the Peace
* now deceased

I Elphalet Rhoads of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts being in the seventy-seventh year of my age hereby testify and say, that Joshua Whiting of said Dedham served six weeks as a soldier in the company of Cap. Abel Richards, at Little Compton in the State of Rhode Island in the months of August and September in the year 1777 - and that I served with said Whiting in the same company at the same time -
Dedham Sept 22 - 1832 -
Ely H. Hoads
Mass. S.C. Sep 22 - 1832 - Then the above named Elphalet Rhoads personally appeared, and made oath that the matter set forth in the above affidavit by him subscribed, is true -
Not. M. 88. Rec d 18 th 1833 - (Before me Wm. Gellis) Justice of the Peace Elphalet Rhoads who made, subscribed & testified before me the foregoing affidavit Sept 22 - 1832 - is a credible witness Wm. Gellis Justice of the Peace

I Silas Bacon of the District of Dukes in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being seventy four years of age, hereby testify and declare, That Joshua Whiting now resident at Dukes in said County, served two or three months, not finding documentary evidence to compute the time either at two, or three months in Capt. Ebenezer Dyer's Company - Col W m M c Intosh Regiment, at Rhode Island in the year 1778. This service commenced about the first of August in that year - And I further say that I served in the same Company with said Whiting at the same time. Having equal evidence of three months, service as of two, I have stated the term of service as above -
Dukes September 22-1832
Silas Bacon
Norfolk SS. Sept 22-1832. Then the above named Silas Bacon personally appeared and made oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true.
Before me Norfolk SS. Feb 28 th 1833 I hereby further certify that Capt. Silas Bacon who testified to the foregoing Affidavit before me Sept 22-1832, is a credible witness -
affirmed J. G. Ellis James A. Brown

I Jeremiah Shurtleworth of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts being seventy one years of age hereby testify and say, that Joshua Whiting of said Dedham served as a Soldier in the Company of Captain Abel Richards, in the year 1778, for the term of about two weeks, this service commenced in the month of March in the year aforesaid. — And I further say that I served in the same company with said Whiting at the same time, and that this service was rendered at Lomb. Dam in Roxbury — Dedham Sep. 22 d 1832 — J. Shurtleworth
Norfolk ss. Sept r 22 d 1832 — Then the above named Jeremiah Shurtleworth personally appeared and made oath that that the matter set forth in the above declaration by him subscribed is true —
Before me H. A. Ellis Justice of the Peace H. A. Ellis
Norfolk ss. Sept r 18 th 1833. I hereby further certify that Jeremiah Shurtleworth who subscribed to the foregoing affidavit before me Sept r 22 d 1832 (being the Post master at Dedham and the oldest in office of any post master in the United States) is a credible Witness.