Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,427, John Chamberlain, New Jersey
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New Jersey Chamberlain, John S.2.427
Chamberlin
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31,204 New Jersey 3 John Chamberlin or Chamberlain Monmouth Co. in the State of N. Jersey was a Private in the company _Captain Stout of the Regt._in the N. Jersey _for one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 40 Dollars _cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issues the 12 day of Sept.1837 and sent money to Joseph F. Randolph, Mo. Refr.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept.'37.  260.00
Severant. allowance ending 4 38 20.00
                                                     $280.00
                                          (Revolutionary Claim,)
                                       ( Act June 7, 1832).            
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
    E. 2 Vol. 3 Page 120
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2103 John Chamberlain's Declaration
Admitted Private 12 mo
Hon Joseph F. Rudolph House Rep NJ
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County 

On this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the 
county now writing, John Chamberlain of Howell Township and
aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath makes the following declaration in order to
paper    1832-
militia after               under the      joining officers said as follows
He was    at Dover March 5th 1753 where had always      - he volunteered in the five months service in 1775 or 1776, under Capt. Peter Wikoff, served. times out, afterward he was drafted under Capt. John Stout went to Amboy he also served under Capt. Leukeus at Toms River - he was at the battle of Long Island - recollects  of serving under Capt. Bidgelow, Maj. Price, Gen. Forman and Capt. Samuel   Forman.  He cannot specify the times or duration  of his particular service, but he was on duty nearly all the times from the best of his recollection and belief but thinks that he was during the revolution on duty much more than two years, this    thinks that he was out as much as seven years in all - he has no written evidence but
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Aaron Chamberlain serving soldier of the Revolution knows of his services - 



He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present and declared that his  is not out this pension even after the agency of any state Leonard   the day of years of the Supreme Court John Patterson, John Chamberlain.  

Jacob Lane
       soldiers of the Revolution hereby certify under oath, that we are well acquainted with  John Chamberlain   and was acquainted with him serving in the times of the Revolution and was to    certify that the said John Chamberlain
   knowledge as soldiers in the   times of the Revolution and     that the proceeding declaration which he has made under oath as to his service is entitled to full?  Jacob Lane
From ? on this day of     years in open court.  
John Patterson
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Mr. David Miller and Joseph Miller residing in the town of Howell in the      of the above names.  John Chamberlain do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said John Chamberlain who has subsided(?) to the above declaration that we have  the seventy nine year of age, that he is reported I believe in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War    declaration  under oath and without    is entitled to implicit audit, and that we cover that opinion 

David Miller 
X Miller mark
Thomas L.     on this day     in open court
John Headder

In the said court do hereby disclose this opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation    by the said department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and this court further certifies that it appears to them that David Miller Esquire has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the township of Howell - and that Joseph Miller who has also assigned the same is a resident in the township of Howell - and is as credible passes and that their statement as well as statement of the     soldier of the revolution are entitled to credit?

John Patterson
William Lloyd
John W. Davison
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I Daniel H. Ellis clerk of the Interior Court of Commons ? for the county of Monmouth so hereby certify that the forgoing contain the originals of proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of John Chamberlain for a pension.  

In ? whereof have hereunto set my      office this twenty eighth day of December AD 1832.
D.H. Ellis
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John Chamberlain new
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New Jersey
Monmouth County Personally appeared before me the are of the Justice of the Peace in and for  
the county   John Chamberlain the person named in pension papers 2103 who being duly sworn     and.    that by reason of old age and the consequent lost of memory he        on given positively to the precise days of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the       listed below and in the following     five months of service as a private militia man in the New Jersey militia under Capt Peter Weykoff from the Spring to the Fall of 1776.  A part of service was performed at Flatbush on Long Island in the state of New York