Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1908-100, John Chillson, R.I.
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Service
R.I.

Chillson, John

Number B.L. Wt 1908.100

Contents
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Albany  Jany 23d  1833
 Received of William Gordon Esqr Bounty Land Warrant number 1908 issued to the Heirs of John Chillson, who was formerly a soldier in the Rhode Island line of the Army of the American Revolution
  Lewis Wakeley

Wm Gordon Esquire
Bounty Land office
Washington
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John Chillson
No. 1908

From Lewis Wakeley
  heirs of
Jno Chillson
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Printed at the Envoy Office, Hudson, (N.Y.)
Department of War.
State of Rhd. Island County of Providence SS.
I Sarah Smith, daughter and heir at Law, to John Chillson deceased, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, John Chillson aforesaid, about, or in the Year, 1777 entered, or enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of "During the War." and, that, he served in Regiment of the Rhd. Island Line, commanded by Colonel Olney and that, he continued in the service aforesaid, until the close of the War, when he was regularly discharged from the same Regiment of the Rhd. Island Line, commanded by Colonel Olney and further that John Chillson aforesaid did in the town of Smithfield in the state of Rhd. Island in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen aged fifty eight years. I further declare, that I have never received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised to John Chillson aforesaid, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe he has ever received it, or transferred his claim, in any manner, whatsoever:
Therefore know all men, by these presents, that I Sarah Smith aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Wakeley, in the State of New-York, to be my true and lawful Attorney, for me in my name, to demand and receive, from the Secretary of War, of the United States, a Warrant for the quantity of Land due to me and to the other heirs of John Chillson as aforesaid. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twentieth day of September 1832.
Sarah Smith
in presence of Horatio H. Kirtland

County of Providence ss.
Personally appeared before me Asa Winsor, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid Sarah Smith subscriber to the above declaration, who acknowledged the power of Attorney therto subjoined, to be her free act and deed; and likewise made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration. Dated this twentieth day of September 1832.
Asa Winsor Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island County of Providence SS.
In testimony that the above written Asa Winsor was a Magistrate, duly authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the State of Rhode Island at the above date, and that his name there subscribed, appears to be his usual signature; I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the court and subscribed my name, at Providence this twenty second day of September 1832.
William H. Smith Clerk
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State of Rhode Island
At a court of Probate holden within and for the town of Smithfield in the county of Providence on the sixth day of October A.D. 1832
  I certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to this court to prove that Eliza Ann Chillson Betsey Southwick Nancy Greene and Sarah Smith are children of John Chillson late of Smithfield deceased and that Eunice chillson, Susan Thompson and Austin Thompson are grand children and the only heirs of john Chillson aforesaid deceased who died in Smithfield in the year 1815 and who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in a company commanded by Captain Stephen Olney of Providence in the regiment of the Rhode Island Line commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney
  Given under my hand and seal of said Court this thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
  Thomas Mann  Probate Clerk

I hereby Certify that the above seal is the only seal of the County Probate in said Smithfield, and was placed to the above certificate by order of said Court and that said Certificate above, was given by order of said County Probate before whom [?] was addressed.
Attest     Thomas Mann  Probate Clerk
Smithfield R I Oct 31 1832