Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17336, Silas Chandler, Mass.
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SERVICE       Mass.                                          Chandler, Silas                  
NUMBER  S. 17336

CONTENTS                                             carded
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21650 
Massachusetts 
Silas Chandler of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded Captain Parks of the Regt commanded by Col Bridges in the Mass line for 2 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 4- Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Oct 1833 and sent Saml Dana Groton Massa 

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $100.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 20.00 
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$120.00 
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Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 832, Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book C Vol. 2 page 164

See letter to Pension Agent Boston, April 14, 1834 also to Saml Dana Groton May 14, 1834 Meding
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17.336
INVALID.

File no. 17.336
Silas Chandler
Pri   Rev War
Act: June 7 " 32
Index:- Vol. 1 , page 427
(Arrangement of 1870)
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, Septem 11 1830
I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Silas Chandler is borne on a Roll of Capt. Timothy Underwood's Company in Col. William Prescotts Regiment of Minute men who marched in consequence of the alarm made the 19th April 1775- On which roll his time of service is made up for two days --- 

Also the name of Silas Chandler is borne on ""a return of the men's name who entered the service April 30th A.D. 1775" no time of service made up Also the name of Silas Chandler is borne on "A Return of Captain Zaccheus Wrights Company in Colonel Brooks Regiment dated at White Plains October 31st A.D. 1776" On this Roll likewise there is no time of service made up.- 
Edward D Bangs Secy
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Groton Mr Sept 12. 1833 
upon the rec't of Silas Chandler papers in July last further actions have been made to procure evidence for him-- and he has been able to procure the Deposition of Saml Reed which is herewith transmitted-- 

And further search has been made at the Pay office, the within Certificate afford some evidence corroborating his declaration and it is hoped may secure his admission for the 3 terms he claims 
I am respectfully yrs, 
Saml Dana for Slas Chandler 

J L. Edwards Esq Comr Pensions

Edward D. Bangs Secy
Certificate
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Declaration of Silas Chandler 26139 
Private 12 months 
Capt Parks Col Bridges Regt

direct to Saml Dana 
Groton Ms
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
County of Middlesex SS
On this sixth day of November AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of [crossed out: Common Pleas]Probate, now sitting at Groton Within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on his oath Groton aforesaid Silas Chandler of Westford in said County aged seventy seven yours Who being 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 he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say 

that before the revolutionary war, commenced, he was a minute man, in the town of Westford aforesaid, in the company of Capt Timothy Underward, Proctor was one of the Lieu's, the Company was in Col Prescotts Regt which was mustered at Groton and the first battles Concord they marched. The went as the enemy were leaving & they pursued to Cambridge where his Company was stationed, near the Colleges and he remained in it, until the eight months men were enlisted and one arrived, and his Brother William Chandler who lived at Westford had enlisted for eight months in Capt Joshua Parkers Company in Col Bridges Regt (as he believes), but can not be certain whether it was in Bridges of Prescotts Regt. and was in his company Cambridge, but desirous to return to Westford for a short period, and proceeded being about to be dismissed to take his place as a Substitute, which he did and was acceptefor month in Capt Parker, and continued in the company untill after the Battle of Bunker hill a few days, his brother William came back to Camp, resumed his place and he the said Silas was dismissed, and returned to Westford, having been in service more than two months 

2 In AD 1776, he engaged to go to New York, for two months and enlisted in the Company of Capt Zaccheus Wright of Westford, Lt Roland Spaulding of Chelmsford and Lt. Walden of Dunstable, in Carson Brooks Regt his company proceeded to white plains on the day of the Battle he was sick and unfit for duty, and was sent out of camp, but from a distance he saw the Battle and continued with his company afterwards, untill he served out his term of two months and was dismissed.- 

3 In AD 1777, he engaged to go to the northern frontier, two months and enlisted in the Company of Col Apson Everett had Lts. near Sherein of Townsend and Gilles of Ashley, and he did not remember the name of his or any of the field offices of the Regt he proceeded to service being in company with Scant and James Wright and then waited one or two days for orders & then proceeded about the middle of July and join his company at Bennington where he remained,, till a short time before the battle, when the company was ordered to half men and continued there till after the battle, when they were ordered back to Bennington and there remained till they compleated their time of two months and were dismissed before the surrender of Burgoyne, and he relieved of home to Westwood. 

He has caused search to be made for some record evidence, if there servives but can find none, nor can he find any person who was in service with him all having removed to distant parts or decd at their former homes.

He
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He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except the present, and declares that he name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Silas Chandler 

We Leonard Luce Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Clergyman residing in the town of Westford in the County of Middlesex and Jonathan Prescott of the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Silas Chandler who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Leonard Luce
Jona Prescott

Sworn and subscribed before me Saml. Dana Justice of the Peace for all the counties in said Commonwealth. 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he stats. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Leonard Luce who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Westford and that Jonathan Abbott Esq  is a credible person and that he is entitled to credit. 
L.P. P. Day, Clerk of the Probate in and for said county. 

Clerk of the Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Silas Chandler for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on the six day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. 
Isaac Fiske
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, to wit, 

At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Groton within and for the County of Middlesex on the sixth day of November A. D. 1832 
On the application of Silas Chandler claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution interrogatories were propounded to him to wit: ,

1. Where, and in what year were you born? 
Answer I was born in Westford Ms on the 16 of May AD 1755 

2.Have you any record of your age, and where is it? 
Answer I I have no family or other record of my age 

3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and whereto you now live?  
Answer, I was living in Westford where I have always lived 

4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? 
Answer. I was a volunteer in April 1775 having been an enlisted minute man, at two other periods. I enlisted voluntarily, and I was a substitute for my Brother in 1775 

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 service? 
Answer, I saw Col Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill  and was in the War with him, I also saw Colonel  Bridges, who lay down by the side of the intrenchment and I continued in the Fort untill every man was killed or taken when I escaped by jumping over the tent

6. 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? Answer, Deacon John Tranwell Mr Samuel Read, John Abbott Esq. Mr Isaiah Prescott and Deacon Reuben Leighton, and Thomas Fletcher Esq

7. did you ever receive any with discharge from service? 
Ans I never recd any such discharge. 
Silas Chandler 
Mid SS, Nov. 6th 1832 Sworn to L. P. P. Fay
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Affidavit of Samuel Read
in the case of
Silas Chandler
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I Samuel Read of Westford in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged above seventy six years and five months do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Silas Chandler of said Westford; that said Chandler was in the United States service in the year 1776 in a company of militia commanded by Capt Zaccheus Wright of said Westford and in a regiment commanded by Col Eleazer Brooks of Lincoln in said County that said Chandler, who, with myself voluntarily enlisted into said company, marched to to the State of New York and were in the battle of White plains We were in said service two months. 

In an affidavit I have given for Silas Howard of Milford N.H. I stated my age to be seventy seven years, but I have since obtained a copy of the record of my age, and it is as above stated 
Samuel Read 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. August 15th 1832 Then the above named Samuel Read, whom I certify to be a man of veracity, and to whose declarations full credit might be given personally came before me [crossed out: personally] the subscriber a Justice of the peace within the said County of Middlesex and subscribed the above affidavit and made oath, that the same contains the whole truth relative to the transactions therein stated 
John Abbot Justice of the Peace 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex SS

I, Isaac Fiske Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, hereby certify that John Abbot is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid & that the signature above written is genuine.- 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty two
Isaac FIske, Reg.