Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15039, Caleb Chapman, Conn. Privateer
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SERVICE
Conn
Privateer


Chapman Caleb


NUMBER
S. 15.039


CONTENTS
carded
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8433
5748  New York
Caleb Chapman

Stephentown in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Collin of the Regt. commanded by Col. Latimer in the Connt. 
line  for 11 months and 
Privateer 
AW
Aug 1908

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
1833

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of April 1833 
and sent to N Howard Stephentown

Arrears to the
4th of March
$73.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sept. $18.33


$91.65
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{Revolutionary Claim,
 .Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo C Stiles
Book. E  Vol. 4 Page 16
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[Text to left]
8748
Caleb Chapman
Declaration for a
Pension

Sworn & subscribed this
23d day of January 1833 before me
Nathan Howard Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Rensselaer County ss. I hereby certify that Nathan
Howard Esqr before whom the above affidavit and amended
declaration purports to have been sworn was on the day of
the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace
for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand
and truly believe his signature thereto subscribed is genuine  

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
County this 6th day of February 1833
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Henry A. Bristol Clerk
For N. Howard Junr Depy
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer ss.  On this fifth day of September 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Troy
Mayors Court now sitting Caleb Chapman as a 
resident of Stephen-
town in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the ser
vice of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated. that he was called out in the summer or
Est of the fall of the year 1777 in Captain Calkins Company in
Colonel Latimers Regiment to go to Stillwater in the State of New York
at the time Burgoyne was taken, marched from East Haddam
in the State of Connecticut where he then resided through Canter
bury, and the State of Massachusetts & other places to Stillwater aforesaid was there when Burgoyne surrendered after that marched
to Albany & from there to Schodack & from there to Esopus in the
State of New York was there discharged was in that service five
months and a half that he was a substitute in the place of
Captain Colt in General Sullivans Brigade does not recollect
the time & marched from Lyme in the State of Connecticut where
he then resided to Rhode Island, was on General Greene guard
Eleven days, taken from that and put on to Pickets guard and
went from the North within two or three miles of Dobbs Ferry
where they had a battle with the British was under the command of General Green at the time of the battle, after that left
the Island and was discharged was in that service four
and an half that he volunteered under Captain Havens and
went to Fort Huntington (does not recollect the time that he went)
he resided in Lyme in the State of Connecticut aforesaid was there 
one month that he has no documentary evidence of his service and
knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify
to his service. 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 or
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(if any) only on that of the agency of the State of New York
Sworn to & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
Signature of Caleb Chapman
Archibald Bull Clerk

I Edwards A. Beach a Clergyman residing in the Town of
Stephentown County of Rensselaer and State of New York hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Caleb Chapman who is named in the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy six
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
I concur in that opinion 

Edwards A. Beach Pastor of the Presbyterian Church Stephentown

Sworn & subscribed this 4th day of September 1832 before me 
Nathan Howard Justice of the Peace


I Nathan Howard residing in the Town of Stephentown
County of Rensselaer and State of New York hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with Caleb Chapman who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be Seventy six 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 I concur in that opinion

Nathan Howard
Sworn & subscribed this fifth
day of September 1832 in open Court

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the 
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories 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 Edwards A Beach who has
signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the
Town of Stephentown County of Rensselaer and State of New York
and that Nathan Howard who has also signed the like certificate
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is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and
that their statement is entitled to credit

I Archibald Bull Clerk of the Troy Mayors Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the application of Caleb Chapman for a pension

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of this office this fifth day of September 1832

Archibald Bull Clerk

State of New York
County of Rensselaer. 
 I Archibald Bull Clerk of said County do
hereby certify that Nathan Howard Esqr. before whom the proceeding certificate of Edwards A. Beach purports to have been
sworn was on the day of the date of the same one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for said County, and that I am well acquainted with
his hand writing and verily believe the signature "Nathan
Howard "thereto subscribed to be genuine

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
County this fifth day of September 1832
Archibald Bull Clerk

State of New York 
County of Rensselaer ss. 
On the 23d
day of January
personally appeared before me Nathan Howard a Justice of the
Peace in and for the said County Caleb Chapman the above named
applicant for a Pension who being duly sworn deposeth and saith in answer to the objections contained in a Brief from the War Department
Pension Office and in addition to the proceeding declaration by him made
us that he was born in East Haddam in the State of
Connecticut in the year 1756
recorded in the Town book in East Haddam aforesaid
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5th does not recollect any except then in the declaration above stated

6th That no discharge in writing to his recollection 

7th  Nathan Howard Edwards A. Beach and James Adams who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution

In Ans. to the 4th quere  he cannot distinctly recollect the time he was out under General Green but it was the time General Greene had a battle near Dobb's Ferry.

And further in addition to the above declaration as near as he can recollect about the year 1779 he was aboard of an American ship of war and taken prisoner by Capt. Tweed by the ship Prince William Henry the ship that he sailed in was named Jay served in this time one year was a prisoner 11 months of the time was exchanged at Philadelphia that in this service he was a volunteer etc.

Caleb Chapman

Sworn and Subscribed this
23rd day of January 1833 before me
Nathan Howard Justice of the Peace


State of New York
Rensselaer County

I hereby certify that Nathan Howard Esq. before whom the above affidavit and annexed declaration purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature thereto subscribed is genuine.  

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 6th day of February 1833.

Henry R. Bristol Clerk
for N. Howard Junior Deputy


Caleb Chapman
Declaration for a 
Pension 
8748
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8748
Caleb Chapman
13 Sept 32
14 Nov
P-60
[3 Lines crossed out]
Admd
11. Mo Pri
34.66
Nathan Howard
Pell
Stephentown
NY
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Brief in the case of Caleb Chapman
of Stephentown in the State of New York

(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 disable by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  Seventy six years


4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.


Period - 

In 1777
substitute not recollected
volunteer


Duration of service - 

5 1/2 months
4 1/2 months
1 month

Rank - 

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served - 

Capt. Calkin/ Col. Latimer
General Sullivan's Brigade
Capt. Havens


5. In what battles was he engaged? 

 Dobb's Ferry


6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  

East Haddam Conn.
Lyme


7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses,by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   

Pension roll N. York
A Clergymand and Nathan Howard certify to traditionary evidence



8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?


I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

D. Rentz Examining Clerk
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Miss Geraldine Adams
Rock Port
Illinois


BA-J/ady
Caleb Chapman
S.15039


Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War with the name Caleb Chapman.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services any Caleb Chapman as described by you, all spellings of the names searched.

The record of the only Caleb Chapman of East Haddam, Connecticut, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in the claim for pension, S. 15039, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

Caleb Chapman was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, in 1756, day, month, and the names of his parents are not shown. 

While a resident of East Haddam, Connecticut, Caleb Chapman enlisted in the summer or early fall of 1777, served five and one half months as private in Captain Calkin's Company, Colonel Latimer's Connecticut Regiment and was at the surrender of Burgoyne. While a resident of Lyme, Connecticut, he served, date not shown, in General Sullivan's Brigade and on General Greene's Guard for four and one half months and was in the battle of Dobbs Ferry.  He enlisted, date not stated, and served one month in Captain Raven's Connecticut Company.  About 1779
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he volunteered on board the American ship of war, Jay, after serving one month was captured by the ship Prince William Henry, held prisoner eleven months and then he was exchanged at Philadelphia.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832 while a resident of Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York.

There are no family data.

Very truly yours


A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator


Date of death not on AB
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.


January 7, 1924.



Mrs. L.C. Brown,
128 Harmon St.,
Warren, Ohio.


Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in pension claims S.15039 it appears that Caleb Chapman was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, in 1756.  While living at that place, he enlisted in the summer or early fall of 1777 and served five and a half months as a private in Captain Calkin's Company, Colonel Latimer's Regiment, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne.

While living at Lynn,? Connecticut, he served in General Sullivan's Brigade and on General Greene's Guard for four and a half months and was in the battle of Dobbs Ferry.
He again enlisted and served one months under Captain Havens.
In 1779 he enlisted on the American ship of war Jay and after serving one month was captured by the ship, Prince William Henry, and held prisoner for 11 months when he was exchanged at Philadelphia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832, while living at Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York.
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There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.
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Miss Geraldine Adams
Rock Port
Pike Co.
Illinois

Nov. 5, 1935

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.


Dear Sirs:

As a descendant of the two following men I would like to have record of their Revolutionary service.

Caleb Chapman, Sr. B. Aug. 21, 1704
and
Caleb Chapman Jr. (1732-1805)
They lived in East Haddam, Conn, and Chatham, Mass. 

Sincerely yours,

Geraldine Adams
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Mrs. Louis C. Brown
No. 128 Harmon Street
Warren, Ohio

Nov. 17, 1923

Pension Dept.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:-

On March 7, 1923, I wrote you in regard to the pension issued to one Caleb Chapman, a revolutionary soldier from East Haddam, Conn., and not receiving a reply, presumed my letter did not reach you.

I was informed by the state librarian, Hartford, Conn., that Caleb Chapman made application for a pension in 1832 from Stephentown, N.Y. the Chapman family having moved there from Conn., and I was sent the following reference; File No. S. 15309.

I would like to know any names or dates mentioned in the pension papers, if he received pension, in order to determine which of two men, both having the same name, gave revolutionary service.

I want this information to use in filling out papers for the Daughters of the American Revolution.  I have the family records and also the war record of Caleb Chapman but cannot decide whether it was Caleb Chapman Sr., or Junior that was in the war, both men being of an age to have been able to render service.

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Respectfully yours,

(Mrs. L.C.) Emily Berry Brown
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15039

INVALID


File No. 15,039


Caleb Chapman
Priv. Rev. War


Act:  June 7th 1832

Index:-Vol. 1, Page 66

[Arrangement of 1870]


1924, Jan. 7 - Hist. to Mrs. L.C. Brown
UM

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1935 Nov. 18 Hist. to Geraldine Adams A.D.Y.