Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43301, Silas White, Mass.

SERVICE
Hoass.
White, Silas
NUMBER _____
S 43301
CONTENTS

12,730
New Hampshire
Silas White
of Strafford Co in the state of N Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819 and sent to William Badger Esq Judge Court Common pleas Gilmanton, Strafford Co N H
Arrears to 4th of Oct 1819. 9 mos \frac{24}{31} 78.19 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819. 48
$126.19
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Application sent July 14th 1820 to Andrew Purdie Esq Treasurer

Silas White
private
Col. Prescott's Regiment-
Massachusetts Line
1776 - 1 year
12. May, 1818.
Not on rolls.
Admitted on Capt. Rowell's Certifi- cate William Badger, judge, Dover, N. Hampsh.

State of New Hampshire County of Strafford
On this 12 th day of May A D 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for said county personally appears Silas White aged fifty nine years resident in the Town of Orrupe County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war That he the said Silas White sometime in the month of June 1775 enlisted at Cambridge in said service in the state of Massachusetts to serve until the last day of December following in the company commanded by Captain Philip Hubbard and regiment commanded by Col o James Scammons Massa- chusetts line that the last of December 1775 he enlisted at said Cambridge in the Company commanded by Captain Jonathan Sowell and regiment commanded by Col o Prescott line aforesaid - That he continued to serve in said service of the United States in the revolutionary war on the Continental establishment

from June 1775 until the first day of January 1777 when he was dismissed at Peekskill in the state of New York he had no written discharge - That he was in the retreat from Governors Island York Island to Kingsbridge White Plains & was in no general engagement - That he was afterwards out six weeks in the year 1777 and was at the last battle at Stillwater and taking of General Burgoyne - In 1778 was out eight months but was in no battle the two last he believes were Militia service And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence nor in his power of his said services -
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
William Badger
I William Badger Judge &c. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Silas White did serve in the revolu- tionary War as stated in the preceding decla- ration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for sup-

port and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be affixed to the same this 1 st day of Feb y 1818.
William Badger Attest David Waldrum Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for said County of Stafford

33 Silas White
Oppipee
12,730
ysd 22 July 1819
Sep 1819

That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is it May 12 - 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 12730 :—That his occupation is that of a farmer or husbandman. —
That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.
my Wife Rachel aged 63 years unable to labour my Daughter Rachel aged 39 years & her child 4 years old who can not support themselves my daughter Anna aged 27 years & her three children who are unable to support themselves without assistance my daughter Fanny aged 18 years can support herself —
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fifth day of July — 1820.
} Silas White
Attest, A. Peirce , CLERK.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 5th day of July 1820 before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH and } Associate Justices of said Court. SAMUEL QUARLES, }
The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Silas White having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is Fifteen dollars — cents. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce , CLERK.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 5th day of July — 1820.
A. Peirce , CLERK.

To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of July, 1820.
Silas White aged Sixty one , resident in Bethel in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income—his necessary clothing and bedding excepted—as follows:—
One Cow
Silas White
And the said Silas White following oath by him duly taken and subscribed:—viz.
in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the
I Silas White do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Silas White
And the said Silas White doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.
in the eight months service at Cambridge in Capt. Philip Hubbard's Company & Col. Scammon's Regt from June or July to the end thereof— In 1776 he served under Capt. Jos. Nowell, Col. William Prescott's Regiment in the Manaductto line twelve months in New York— in 1777 he served under Capt. Elisha Shapleigh two months in Col. Storer's Regiment at Saratoga In 1778 he served eight months in Capt. Thomas Hodgdon's company in Col. Poore's Regiment at West Point— In 1779 he served two months under Capt. John Goodwin at Penobscot in the District of Maine

43301
Revy INVALID.
File No. 48,801
Silas White
Lu Her Mrs
Act: 15 March 15 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 560
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jon. Nowells Deposition

I, Jonathan Nowell of Berwick in the County of York in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts aged seventy two years Testify and say that I com- menced a company in Col. William Prescotts Regiment in the Revolution- ary army on the Continental estab- lishment in the Massachusetts line and that Silas White served as a private Soldier in my Company from January 1776 to January 1777 at which time the said Silas White was regularly dis- charged but did not receive any writ- ten discharge and I did not know that any Soldier in the Regiment ever had a written discharge - and I further Testify that the same Silas White is now living and as I believe lives in Ossipee in the County of Strafford State of New Hamp- shire — Jonathan Nowell
York ss June 26. 1819 Then the above named Jonathan Nowell personally appear- ing made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition Before me — Moses Hubbard Justice of the Peace for the County of York

I certify that the within named Jonathan Sawell is a credible and in this case a disinterested Man.
Moses Hubbard Justice of the Peace Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
York ss. I Daniel Sewall, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of York, hereby certify, that Moses Hubbard before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, is a jus- tice of the peace within & for the said county of York, duly qualified to act as such.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, the twenty eighth day of June, A. D. 1819. Daniel Sewall.