Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12460, Thomas Chappell, R.I.
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Service R.I.
Chappell, Thomas
Number S 12460
carded
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10995
Rhode Island
Thomas Chappell of Charlestown in the State of R. Island who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dyer of the Rgt. commanded by Col Barton in the R. Island line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of May 1833 and sent Wm P Newell Kingston R. Island

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 $40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. D. Addison clerk,
Book E Vol. 2d Page 104
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress, passed June 7, 1832.
Sate of Rhode Island, County of Washington ss.
On this [illegible] day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Thomas Chappell a resident of Charlestown in the County of Washington and state of Rhode-Island, aged seventy five 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say, he belonged, in the year 1775 to a company of Militia in the town of South Kingston in said county of Washington, under the command of Capt Stephen Babcock. And Babcock was Lieut. and Daniel Ginvadon ensign. That in consequence of the [illegible] of the British armed vessels in Narragansett Bay under the command of the notorious Wallace, the militia were ordered into the public service to watch their movements and repel their continued attacks. That in this year and in the month of August he was drafted and ordered into the service to guard the western shore of the Bay. He was stationed on Boston neck near the south ferry for the most part of the time. Though they patroled the shores from point [illegible] to the upper part of Boston neck. In this service he was engaged for two months under the command of Capt. Babcock, Col. Charles Dyer had the supreme direction of this guard service as this shows at this time. In December 1776 he was again drafted from said company for one month and was marched again on to Boston neck near to the South ferry and was engaged in guarding the shores, under Capt. Babcock. In February 1777 he was again drafted from said militia company for one month and was marched to Boston neck near the south ferry in the same guard service. He staid his time out and returned home. Capt Babcock commanded at this time under Col. Dyer.
In the early part of June 1777 he enlisted as a private soldier into Capt. Dyers Company, at the south ferry in South Kingston, in Col. Bartons Regiment of the State line, in the fifteen months service. Barber Peckham was act Lieut of the Company and Rice was ensign. He was then marched with the recruits from said ferry to Providence and from there by [illegible] ferry to Princeton and encamped near to Howlands ferry and their helped build Fort Barton on the Highland just back of the ferry. Here Genl. [illegible] had the command and General Spencer a part of the time. He was discharged at this place about the middle of March 1778. He then returned home and was drafted from said militia Company of Capt. Bacock for one month and was marched to Greenwhich, where he [illegible] with other troops over to Trenton in boats and from there, on to Rhode Island.. Was on there in the time of the great storm in August. He was commanded by Capt. Babcock and was attached to the Regt. commanded by Col. Dyer.
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General Sullivan Commander in chief, he also remembers
having seen General Green and heard of Lafayette, being
there at the time - he staid out his time and was discharged and returned home -
In June 1780 he was drafted out of said militia
company to which he belonged, and was put into Capt Daniel
Dexters Company, Col. Greenes Regiment of the continental
line for six months. Simon Dexter was Lieut of said Company
And-
Flagg was major of the Regiment-he was marched
on to Rhode Island where the Regt encamped some time
in the summer he thinks in August, he was was marched off to Greenwich
 in order to go to the westward, with the regiment, staid
there a short time - and then the Regiment were ordered back to
Rhode Island -from this service he was discharged at Greenwich
in the month of December 1780 after having served out his term of six
months - he then returned home. 
In August 1781 he took the place as a substitute
of Randall James who had been drafted for one month
from said Stephen Babcocks company of Militia to which
he belonged, and was marched on to Rhode Island
[illegible] Babcocks, and were encamped at Brentons point in
the vicinity of Newport, as a guard into the entrance of the
harbour- he does not recollect that the company was
attached to any Regiment, after having served out his
term of thirty days he was discharged and returned home.
And said Chappell overs that he faithfully
performed and served out, all the aforenamed periods, in the
service of his country, and at the time rid pay for the
the same
And he further declares that he was born in the town of
North Kingston in said County of Washington in the [illegible]
of March 1757 - but that he has no record of his age. that he be
in South Kingston in said County of Washington, at the time
that he was called into the services aforesaid, where he
has ever lived, except for short periods of time,
when he lived in the adjoining town of Exeter
and Richmond in the same County, that he
now resides with Scranton Chappell, his son, in said
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Charlestown where he has resided for about six months
last past - that he does not remember that he ever had
any written discharge from any of his said services, but
was verbally discharged by his commanding officers,
that he has no documentary evidence of any of said
services- that he is not acquainted with any Clergyman
in ^ his vicinity or neighborhood, but refers to Hoxie Perry &
Edward Willcox Esquire who are his neighbours and citizens
of the town in which he resides who testify to his character
for veracity and their belief that he was a soldier of
the Revolution - and also to the accompanying depositions,-
Witness Sam'l Helme
                                      Thomas [ his X mark] Chappell
                                                             
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
in Open Court
Wilm Sam'l Helme Clk
 

 
 
We Hoxie Perry  residing in Charlestown
and  Edward Willcox Esquire
residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thos. Chappell
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
affirmed [word Sworn lined through] to and suscribed the day aforesaid
in open Court
Wilm' Sam'l  Helme Clk
                                                                  Hoxie  Perry
                                                                 Edward Willcox
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatries
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 Hoxie Perry and Edward Willcox
who [word "has" lined through] have signed the preceding certificate, are
resident in
the Town of Charlestown and are credible persons, and
that their statement is entitled to credit.
And the Court also certify that from their
Examination and knowledge of Thomas Billington and Ebenezer Smith, the preceeding
Deponants, the Court Consider their Testimony contained in their preceeding
Depontions entitled to Credit
I Samuel Helme
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Genl Sessions of the Peace
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Chappell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Officer
this Eighth day of September-1832
Saml Helme Clk

[ seal with two ribbons affixed at lower left of document]
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10163
Thos Chappell


Private 2 years

Wm. P Newell Esq
Kingston
RI
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BRIEF in the case of Thomas Chappell
of Charlestown
in the State of R Island
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 75 years
State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
_______________________________
Period.               
1775
1776
1777
1777
1780
1781
___________________________________
Duration of Service.
Years, 
1 [1777]

Months,
2 [1775]
1 [1776]
1 [1777]
6 [1780]
1 [1781]

Days.
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__________________________________
Rank.
As a
Private
___________________________________
  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt Babcock  Col' Dyer
Capt Babcock 
Capt Babcock    Col' Dyer
Capt Dyer   Col' Barton
Capt Babcock  Col' Dyer
Capt Dexter  Col' Greene
Capt Babcock


5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? South Kingston Rd. Island
7. Is his statement supported by living witness,
by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by rolls? By living Witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
  X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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10.163
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12460
INVALID.

Rev [illegible]

File No. 12, 460
Thomas Chappell
Priv. Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832.
Index :-- Vol. A, Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Thomas Billington of South Kingstown in
the County of Washington &
State of Rhode Island aged Seventy
seven years, on oath do depose &
say, that during the revolution with
Great Britain  I was acquainted with
Thomas Chappell now of
Charlestown in said County, but then of said
South Kingstown & knew him to be in the service against the
enemy, the said
Chappell & my self
served together in Capt. Stephen Babcock's
company in Boston Neck,
I thinks several
months, during the war-
The said Chappell & my sell
served together in
1780, six months in
Col. Green's  Regt. in the Continental line
most of the time on the Island of Rhode Island.

Thomas   [ his X mark] Billington
Subscribed &
Sworn to in open Court
Sept. 3,  1832 Wilm' Sam.' Helme Clk
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I Ebenezer Smith of South Kingstown in 
the County of Washington and 
State of Rhode Island aged
seventy five years in oath do
depose & say, that during the
revolution between the United States &
Great Britain
I served in Boston Neck in said
South Kingstown guarding the shore
then
under Capt Stephen Babcock
, Dyer Col them months
in the summer & fall of 1775, & recollect 
that Thomas Chappell ^ now of Charlestown
served in said Company
with me at the time & place afore said.
And this deponent says that
in 1777 & 1778- he & 
the said Chappell served together in at Tiverton  State of R.I. 
in Col. Barton's  Regt. about nine months-
they also
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served together six months on the Island of R.I. in 1780, in the continental line in Col. Green's Regiment- seven stationed at Butt's Hill  Flagg was major of the Regt.

               Ebeneser Smith [ his X mark]

Wilm' Saml' Helme


[illegible] subscribed & Sworn to in Open Court    September 3-1832

Wilm' Saml' Helme   Cler