Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,934, Solomon Chittenden, Conn.
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(3-1776) SERVICE Conn. Chittenden, Solomon Susannah NUMBER R. 1,934 CONTENTS
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Sec letter to T. R. Hopkins Jan. 22d 1835
See cir Tr Mar. 14th 1835
Transfr’d to N. York, fr. 4th Mar. 1834 — March 28th 1835
Let to J. Lawrence, May 15, 1835
Notification sent to R. Pierpoint Esq 24th July 1820, Rutland Vt.

Vermont Roll
N. York 1264
Solomon Chittenden Swift’s regt. Private Connecticut Line 4 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818, and sent to R. Temple, Esqr. Rutland, Vt.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818, 4 months 19 / 30. $37.06
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. 3 Years Rev War Continued Orwell, Rutland
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Solomon Chittenden 16 April Correct by a Discharge from Genl. Knox
Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq Secretary of the War Department Washington City
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State of Vermont Rutland County ss
I Soloman Chittenden of Orwell in the County of Rutland aforesaid, depose & say, that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, that I am fifty six years of age, that I served in the war of the revolution as follows,
I enlisted & served in the army of the United States at Fort Trumbull under three separate enlistments, for one year each, according to my best recollection, I was enlisted first by Lieut Dee of Saybrook, I think in Jany 1776, and after I had served the three years at Fort Trumbull, I again enlisted into the Continental army on the 10th day of Feby 1780, according to my best recollection, & served in Capt. Caleb Baldwin's Company, Col. Heman Swift’s Regt., Genl. Huntington’s Brigade in the Connecticut line of troops, that I served from the time of my sd [said] enlistment for three years, until the 31st day of Decr 1783, on which day I was regularly discharged from the army by Major Genl Knox at Westpoint, which discharge I have in possession, & which is to be transmitted herewith.
And I further testify that I have a wife & three Small Children, that from my reduced circumstances in life, I stand in need of relief from my Country for support, and request that my name may be entered on the pension roll of the United States, & my pension certificate forwarded to me at Orwell aforesaid.
[signature] Sol’on [Solomon] Chittendon
Sworn and subscribed Before me at Benson in the County of Rutland this 16th day of April AD 1818. Pliny Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court
And I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Solomon Chittenden, live in the same town with the said Solomon, and fully believe & am satisfied that he belonged to the army of the revolution, & served against the enemy as stated in the above Deposition, and further that he is poor and needy, has but a very small share of property, and consider he stands in need of relief from his Country.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and caused the County Court Seal to be affixed the date above. Pliny Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court
By order of Judge Smith R. Temple Clk
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I Jonah Carter of Benson in the County of Rutland & State Vermont, of lawful age, testify & say, that I am acquainted with Solomon Chittenden of Orwell in said County, that the said Solomon Chittenden enlisted into the Continental Army, according to my best recollection, in the winter of 1781, that sd [said] Soloman belonged to Capt. Caleb Baldwins company, Col. Swifts Regt, Genl Huntingtons Brigade,
that I belonged to the same company, & that said Chittenden & myself served in said company until we were discharged, sd [said] Chittenden was discharged a short time subscribed subsequent to my discharge, viz, Decr 1783, and further this deponent saith not.
[signature] Johah Carter
State of Vermont Rutland County ss. April 18, 1818. Then the above affidavit was subscribed & sworn to before me. Pliny Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court
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Solomon Chittenden 1,264 Sept 1818 Continue
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STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County ss.
On this 28th day of June 1820, personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland in open court, said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c., Solomon Chittenden, aged 58 years, resident in Orwell in said county of Rutland, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare,
that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: he enlisted in 1779 & served 6 months, again enlisted in 1781 in Capt Baldwin Co. Col Swifts Regt of Cont for 3 years, & served during the term of his enlistment, that he made his original declaration on the 16th day of April 1818, has received a Pension Certificate, No. 1264.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed,
1 Service, 2 old tables, 7 old chairs, 2 dish Kettles, 1 Skillet, 1 Spider, 1 flat iron, 1 old brass kettle, 1 pine Chest, 1/2 doz Earthen plates, 9 Cups & Saucers, 1 set old knives & forks, 1 old ax, 1 [illegible], 1 old single [illegible], 1/2 of a [illegible] 6 yr old, I have due me about $85, & owe to other persons about $155,
I am weak & infirm of body & have been unable to do hand labour for 8 yrs past, my occupation is that of a farmer, I have a wife named Susannah aged 54 years, who has enjoyed bad health for 7 years past & is able to attend but little to the concerns of my family, I have two children living with me, 1 named Anna aged 21, in good health, and [illegible] aged 9 years, in good health,
I have in addition to the above 1 old loom, 1 small [illegible], 2 tin pails, 1 old wood do fin shovel & tongs, & hand irons much worn
[signature] Solomon Chittenden
Sworn to and declared on the 28th day of June 1820 before said court. R. Pierpoint CLERK.
STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss
I, Robert Pierpoint, Clerk of the County Court for the county of Rutland do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred thirty one dollars. & S. Chittenden owes $150.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Rutland this 18th day of July 1820 R. Pierpoint
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Susannah Chittenden Application for Bounty Land & Widow’s Pension
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DECLARATION Of Widow who has never obtained bounty land. Sold by Hitchcock & Tillotson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y.
STATE OF NEW YORK, County of St Lawrence SS.
On this 12th day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Susannah Chittenden, aged Eight [Eighty] Eight years, a resident of Hopkinton, St Lawrence Co. in the State of New York who, being duly sworn according to law, declares
that she is the Widow of Solomon Chittenden deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Baldwin, & companies of other captains, in the Revolutionary Army, in Regiments of State Troops, & Continentals commanded by Col. Swift, and Col. Webb in the War of the Revolution, part of the time in the Artillery, and part of the time in Infantry.
That her said husband enlisted in the first part of said War at or near Fort Trumbel Connecticut on or about, she cannot state the time, day of, she cannot state the month, A.D. 1777 for the term of two years, & again for three years, and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of about five years, and was honorably discharged, at or near West Point, on or about the close of the revolutionary war in the year A.D. 1783.
She further states that she was married to the said Solomon Chittenden in Orwell, Addison Co. Vermont, on the, she cannot state the day, day of June A. D. 1784 by one Thomas Rowley, justice of the peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Susannah Sanford, that her said husband died at Hopkinton in the County aforesaid, on the Ninth day of February A.D. 1855, and that she is now a Widow; that the record of her marriage was made in his family bible not long after their marriage, by her said husband, and he omitted to write the day of the month, which she has forgotten.
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the BOUNTY LAND to which she may be entitled, under the Act approved March 3rd, 1855.
[signature] Susannah her-X-mark Chittenden
Sworn & subscribed before me this 12 day of 1855 Franklin Kellogg J. Peace Marion R Chittenden Wit. [Witness]
We, Lydia Briggs and Asahel H. Chittenden, residents of Hopkinton, St. Lawrence Co., in the State of New York, upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing Declaration was signed and acknowledged by Susannah Chittenden in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that we are not interested in this claim; and that we both were present at the funeral of her deceased husband Solomon Chittenden, who was a revolutionary pensioner, and that he died on the Ninth day of February last past, 1855.
[signatures] Lydia Briggs, A. H. Chittenden
The foregoing Declaration and Affidavit were sworn to and subscribed, before me, on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim; also, that the claimant is unable to write her signature from old age and infirmity. Franklin Kellogg Justice of the Peace
STATE OF NEW YORK, St Lawrence County. SS.
I, George S. Winslow, Clerk of the said County, do hereby cerify [certify] that Franklin Kellogg, the person subscribing the the foregoing deposition, and before whom the same was taken, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace of said County, and duly authorised to take affidavits and proofs of conveyances, to be recorded in this State, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Franklin Kellogg, and verily believe that the … subscribed to said Certificate, is his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Seal of the County Court of said County to be hereunto affixed, this fourteenth day of May 1855 George S. Winslow Clerk
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In the Matter of Chauncy Chittenden administrator of Susannah Chittenden widow of Solomon Chittenden a Revolutionary Pensioner now deceased
E. N. Crary Potsdam St Law [St. Lawrence] Co NY
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State of New York St Lawrence County ss
On this 8 day of April personally appeared before the St Lawrence County Court of the County of St Lawrence in the State of New York, Chauncy Chittenden, a resident of the Town of Hopkinton in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York, aged 64 years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain for the children of Susannah Chittenden living at the time of her death, the benefits of the provision made by act of Congress of 29th July 1848 & the 3d of February 1853
That he is a child & also administrator of Susannah Chittenden, deceased, the identical person who was a widow of the identical Solomon Chittenden, deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Baldwin, first under Col Webb at Fort Turnbull New London for two years, in the State of Connecticut, & served at said place for two years, & then went to New Jersey with the Army, & afterwards returned to Fort Turnbull aforesaid and served out his time.
That he resided at Killingworth Connecticut when he enlisted, which was in the year 1776, and served in all three years, and was discharged the last day of December AD 1783, that he also is the identical Solomon Chittenden who was a pensioner in the State of New York at the Albany Agency and is now
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dead and to whom a certificate of pension was issued, and which has been returned to the Pension department for the purpose of obtaining his arrears of Pension due at the time of his death, that the deceased pensioner resided in the Town of Hopkinton in the State of New York for the space of thirty years & upwards, & previous thereto he resided in Orwell, Vermont.
He further states that the said Solomon Chittenden & the said Susannah Chittenden were married in the month of June in the year 1785, and prior to the first of January AD 1800, as will appear by Evidence now on file at the department of pensions, to which reference is hereby made, & also to the proof of his service & death, which are also on file at the said Pension office.
That the said Solomon Chittenden died at the Town of Hopkinton in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York on the Ninth day of February AD 1855, and the said Susannah Chittenden died at the Town of Lawrence on the second day of August AD 1855, that the said Susannah Chittenden did not again marry after the death of the said Solomon Chittenden, but remained his widow up to the time of her said death, & that she never received any pension under the aforesaid acts or any other act of Congress.
[signature] Chauncy Chittenden
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above Written before the St Lawrence County Court Before me B G Baldwin Clerk
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State of New York St Lawrence County ss
I, Benjamin G Baldwin Esq, County Clerk of St Lawrence County & Clerk of the St Lawrence County Court of St Lawrence County, hereby certify that at a special term of said Court, held at the Court House in Canton in the County of St Lawrence, on the 8 day of April AD 1858, Hon William C. Brown presiding, satisfactory evidence was given to said Court by the testimony of Asahel H. Chittenden & Chauncy Chittenden,
Witness duly sworn & examined before said Court, that Solomon Chittenden was a pensioner of the United States at the Albany Agency in the State of New York, at the rate of Ninety six dollars per year, and died at Hopkinton in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York, on the Ninth day of February in the year one thousand Eight hundred & fifty five, and that he left a widow living whose name was Susannah Chittenden, that the said Susannah Chittenden did not again marry, but lived the widow of the said Solomon Chittenden up to the time of her death, that the said Susannah Chittenden died at the Town of Lawrence in said County of St Lawrence on the twenty second day of August AD 1855, and further that she was married to the said Solomon Chittenden before the first of January AD 1800, & that they left only six children by the said Marriage at the time of their & each of their said
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death and that the names & residences of such children are as follows, to wit: Olive Church, residing at the Town of Stockholm in the County of St. Lawrence; Joseph H. Chittenden, residing at the Town of Orwell, County of Addison in the State of Vermont; Ann White, residing at the Town of Lawrence in said County of St. Lawrence; Chauncy Chittenden, residing at the Town of Hopkinton in said County of St. Lawrence; Clark S. Chittenden, residing in Hopkinton aforesaid; & Asahel H. Chittenden, residing in the Town of Potsdam in said County of St. Lawrence,
And that the said Chauncy Chittenden is duly appointed the sole administrator of the estate of the said Susannah Chittenden, and is entitled to act as such administrator.
In testimmony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office, this 8th day of April 1858. “Hopkinton in the … St. Lawrence” erased & “Orwell … Addison in the State of Vermont” interlined before signing. Also the words “five” & “before” interlined before signing. Benjamin G Baldwin Clerk
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The people of the State of New York, To Chancey Chittenden SEND GREEEING:
WHEREAS, Susannah Chittenden as is alleged, died intestate, having whilst living, and at the time of her death, goods, chattels or Credits within this state; by means whereof the ordering and granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits; and also the auditing, allowing and finally discharging the account thereof, doth appertain to us; and we being desirous that the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, do grant unto you the said Chancey Chittenden full power by these presents to administer, and faithfully to dispose of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits; to ask, demand, recover and receive the debts which unto the said deceased, whilst living, and at the time of his death, did belong; and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as such goods, chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law require: Hereby requiring you to make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to your possession or knowledge. Also to make or cause to be made, duplicates of such inventory, and cause the same to be signed by the appraisers, and the same so made and signed that you make return thereof to the Surrogate of the County of Lawrence within three months from the date hereof; and further, to render a just and true account of your administration when thereunto required. And we do by these Presents depute, constitute and appoint you administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said deceased.
In Testimony Whereof, We have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS James Redington Esquire, Surrogate of the said County, at Waddington in said County, the third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. James Redington Surrogate
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LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION TO Chancey Chittenden In the matter of the personal Estate of Susannah Chittenden Deceased.
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. Recorded in the St. Lawrence County Surrogate’s Record, this 3d day of April 1858. James Redington Surrogate.
In the Matter of Chauncy Chittenden for Arrears of Pension of Susannah Chittenden deceased.
E & N. Crary Potsdam NY
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State of New York St Lawrence County ss
On this 10 day of April AD 1858 personally before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared, Joseph A Brush, aged forty one years, and Elijah H. Risden, aged forty five years, both residents of the Town of Hopkinton, in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York, both whom are to me well known, & whom I certify to be credible witnesses, who being duly sworn, depose and say
that they were well acquainted with Solomon Chittenden & Susannah Chittenden, both late of the said Town of Hopkinton, and that they have been so acquainted with them for thirty years & upwards, and resided in the same neighborhood with them during that time, & up to the time of their decease. That during the whole of said time, the said Solomon Chittenden & Susannah Chittenden lived & cohabited together as man & wife, and raised a large family of children, & were reputed to be married, and the fact that they were so married was never questioned among their friends & neighbors, nor the fact that said children were legitimate.
That the names of the said children are as follows: Olive Crouch, Joseph H. Chittenden, Ann White, Chauncy Chittenden, Clark S. Chittenden & Asahel H. Chittenden
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STATE OF NEW YORK, St. Lawrence County, Clerk's Office, SS:
I, BENJAMIN G. BALDWIN, Clerk of said County of St. Lawrence, and also Clerk of the Court of Record directed by law to be held therein, do hereby CERTIFY that Abraham X Parker before whom the annexed affidavits were made, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorised to take the same; and I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and verily believe his signature to the jurat of the annexed affidavits to be genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County and Courts, this 30th day of June 1858 B. G. Baldwin Clerk
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that the said Solomon Chittenden died at the Town of Hopkinton in said County & State of New York on the ninth day of February AD 1855, and that the said Susannah Chittenden died at the Town of Lawrence in said County and State on the twenty second day of August AD 1855.
That they were each of them present at the funeral & interment of the said Solomon Chittenden, and that the said Deponent Joseph A Brush was present at the funeral & interment of the said Susannah Chittenten, that the said Solomon Chittenden is the identical Solomon Chittenden who was a Pensioner of the United States in & for the State of New York, and was such pensioner at the time of his death.
Deponents further state that they are disinterested and reside as above stated.
[signatures] Joseph A. Brush, Elijah H. Risdon
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 10 day of April AD 1858, after the said affidavits as above written were read to & duly explained to them so that they understood the same, & I hereby certify that I am wholly interested disinterested and that the words "aged forty five years" with “them" & "Twenty second" were enterlined [interlined] before signing. Abraham X. Parker Justice of the Peace
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In matter of Susannah Chittenden Applicant for Bounty Land & Widows Pension Proofs of Marriage &c.
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State of Vermont Addison County SS
Be it known that on the 23 day of April AD 1855 before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared, Lot Sanford, of Shoreham in the County of Addison afores’d, aged 81 years eighty one years, and made oath in due form of law
that he was present at the marriage of of his sister Susannah Sanford to Solomon Chittenden, that said marriage took place at Orwell in said County of Addison, in the Spring of the year of 1784 or 1785, but is unable to satisfy himself perfectly which of those years that said marriage was Solemnized, by Thomas Rowley Esquire, a Magistrate in and for the County of Addison,
and further, that he has been well acquainted with the said Solomon Chittenden, his Brother in law, from the time of said marriage, till his death during the past winter at Hopkinton, in the State, of [illegible ailment], and with his surviving widow, the Sister of the Deponent to the present time.
[signature] Lot Sanford
Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and  [year] above mentioned: and I certify that the above named deponent is personally known to me and that he is a credible witness. Joseph Smith 2d Justice of the Peace
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section September 22, 1924
George Richards President of District of Columbia Sons of the Revolution, Washington, D. C.
Sir: I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 1934 it appears that Solomon Chittenden while a resident of Killingworth, Connecticut enlisted in January 1776 and served three years as a private at Fort Trumbull in the Connecticut Troops, his officers not stated.
He enlisted in 1779 and served six months as a private under Colonel Webb in the Connecticut Troops. He enlisted February 10, 1781, served as a private in Captain Caleb Baldwin's Company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged December 31, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 16, 1818 while living in Orwell, Vermont aged fifty-six years. He died February 9, 1855 in Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence County, New York. Soldier married in June 1784 or 1785 in Orwell,
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Vermont, Susannah Sanford or Sandford; she died August 2, or 22, 1855 in Lawrence, Saint Lawrence County, New York aged eighty-eight years, leaving the following children: Olive Cranch or Crouch; Joseph H.; Chauncey born in 1794; Ann or Anna White born in 1799; Clark S. born in 1803 and Asahel H. born in 1811. Respectfully, Acting Commissioner.
Miss Wilson said leave out the counties of Rutland & Addison in wh. [which] Orwell is located
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Dec 28 96 Histy to Mrs E W Kent Westfield N.Y.
1907 Dec. 20 Hist to Mrs A A Knight
1919 Sept. 4. Hist to Bertha Beal
1924 Sept. 22. Hist. to Geo. Richards 
REJECTED 1934 P. O. Susannah Chittenden Service: widow of Solomon
Enlisted: __, 18 Discharged: __, 18 Application filed: __, 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late to have cause of rejection on printed list of 1852.
Attorney: P.O. Recognized. Contract.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. R 1934 3-525 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS. Washington, D. C., __ , 19
In reply to your request of __ , received __ , for a statement of the military history of Solomon Chittenden, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. |  Jan 1776 | 1779 | Feb 10 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE. | 3 yrs | 6 mos | to Dec 31 1783
RANK. | Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | officers not stated, served at Fort Trumbull | Caleb Baldwin | COLONEL. | Webb | Heman Swift
STATE. | Conn.
Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Killingsworth, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 16, 1818 His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Orwell, Rutland Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, 56 yrs. He died at Hopkinton, St Lawrence Co. N.Y. Feb. 9, 1855
Remarks: Sold. mar. in June 1784 or 1785 at Orwell, Vt. Susannah Sanford. She died at Lawrence, St. Lawrence Co. N. Y. Aug 2, 1855, aged 88 yrs, leaving the following children: Olive Cranch or Crouch; Joseph H.; Ann or Anna White b. 1799; Chauncey b. 1790; Clark S. b. 1803; Asahel H. b. 1811
Respectfully, Commissioner
For 2nd service, see Conn. Archives p. 164
For 3rd service, see Conn. Archives p. 326
No use to mention rejection of her claim, as it was legal only; she died before completing it & children no estate.
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Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia City of Washington September 5, 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: It is requested that the complete pension record and reference, if there be any, be supplied to me in the case of Solomon Chittenden, said to have been born September 14, 1761, at Killingsworth, Conn., and died February 9, 1855, at Hopkinton, New York.
The "Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War," as authorized by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut and printed in 1899, contains the following information apparently applicable to this case, viz:
Page 165. Levies enl. in 2d Regt., Conn. Line, formation 1777 - 1781, in 1779 - 80 for short terms. Pvt. Enlisted July 28, 1779; discharged January 15, 1780.
Page 326. 2d Regt. Conn. Line, formation 1781 - 1783. Private. Enlisted February 10, 1781; paid to December 31, 1781. Captain Caleb Baldwin's Company (from Killingsworth).
Page 363. Size Roll, Captain Proctor's Company, February 1, 1783, shows Private, res. Killingsworth, Enl. February 10, 1781, 3 years.
Page 369. Final Formation Conn. Line. June to December, 1783. Colonel Swift's Regiment. Private. Enlisted February 10; time expired February, 1784.
It is understood that he drew a pension at the rate of $8.00 per month.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, believe me to be Faithfully yours, [signature] George Richards GEORGE RICHARDS President.
[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE E SEP 6 1924
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Rev War Maryville, Mo. August 25th 1917 Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C
Dear Sir Will you kindly give me what data you have in regard to family, military records, etc. of Solomon Chittenden, born on September 14, 1761, from Killingworth, Conn, died February 9, 1855. I have his
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was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and as he is my great great grand father, I want all the records you can furnish of his service. I also know he drew a pension for a number of years. Have you the names of his Children?
Thank you for [illegible] I am yours very truly Miss Bertha Beal 403 East 4th Street Maryville
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Nodaway Co., Missouri
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Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sear Sir, I was advised to consult you for additional information concerning Solomon Chittenden who was a pensioner of the Rev. War until 1855. The war record states that he deserted April 26 1783. I think it must be a mistake as he was a Pensioner. If you
[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE H NOV 24 1896
[stamp] REV WAR & NAVY FILES NOV 27 1896
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2 can give me any information if will be greatly received. Truly Yours Edina Chittenden Kent.
Mrs E. M. Kent Westfield New York Nov 21, 1896
[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE H: NOV 24 1896
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R. 1934 Waucoma, Iowa Dec. 5, 1907.
E a c W 1934 Rev
Dear Sir, Will you please send me a copy of the pension certificate of Solomon Chittenden, my great grandfather, who was a Revolutionary soldier from Vermont. He died in Hopkinton St. Lawrence Co. N.Y. in 1853. I am asking for this certificate as I wish to join the D.A.R. Chapter here. Respectfully Mrs A. A. Knight
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July 27
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Pension Office July 27 1858.
Gentlemen, I have examined & rejected the claim of the heirs of Susannah Chittenden, to the pension alleged due her at her decease under the act of Feb. 3, 1853.
Mrs. Chittenden was never pensioned. In no case can anything be allowed under existing pension laws to the heirs of a deceased revolutionary widow, of a revolutionary soldier, who was never pensioned.
Messrs. E. & N. Crary Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co. N. Y.
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May 19/33
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Pension Office May 19 1855
Sir The application of Susannah Chittenden widow of Solomon of NY has been examined and filed under the act of Feby 2 1848
The original family Record must be sent to this office for inspection & the date of her marriage must be established by public Record.
She should be identified as the widow of the pensioner by the testimony of disinterested witnesses,
John Leslie Russell Esq Canton New York
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No. 154 Susannah Chittenden widow of Solomon New York
Jno Leslie Russell May 19 1855 Bounty Land E & N. Crary July 27 / 58
1934 Feby 2 1848
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                               Canton, St. Lawrence Co. N.Y.
                                        May 14th, 1855

Hon. L.P. Waldo,
                Dear Sir: 
                      Enclosed I send, as agent, the papers of Susannah Chittenden, widow  of Solomon Chittenden, for Bounty Land, & also, Widows Pension.
     Her husband died, last February, in his 95th year, believed to be the last surviving Continental Soldier, in all Northern New York. 
    The applications, for Bounty Land, & Widow's Pension, are made & forwarded together, for convenience of some proofs for both claims. If irregular, may I not ask the Com'r of Pensions to make a special order for decision of both claims, as once?
   If there is any doubt of facts preserved to be proved by the papers, & records of the Department. Any further & satisfactory proofs will be furnished. For certainty, against any imposition, in this case, I beg to refer
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to Hon. Ransom H. Gillet, former member of Congress from this District, was a resident of Wsh. City, with whom I have had no communication, for a long time, for satisfactory information
      In many applications, through myself as agent for claimants for revolutionary pension & Bounty Lands, are files of 1832 & 1833 se.  I have never before asked the Department to make a special case, and can share by records of the Department that i have abandoned, every case, which appeared to be unfounded on examination.
   I would not mention these matters, for our attention, for any personal, or [illegible] consideration. The family of the applicant, children & grandchildren are numerous & influential in our County. 
They are Wig opponents politically, with the usual strong prejudice against Democratic Administrations. Now, nothing but sheet justice is asked, & that according to law. 
but it is urged, hat it may be speedy as possible.
 Very Respy.   Your Obt. Servant
      Jno. Leslie Russell
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State of Vermont
Addison County Ss}
 
I John W. Smart clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison in the State of Vermont hereby certify that Joseph Smith is whose signature is subscribed to the certificate annexed to the affidavit to which the attached was at the the date of said Certificate a Justice of the Peace within and for said Addison County duly commissioned and qualified, and that I truly believe said signature to be genuine, and I further certify that J.C. Ball whose signature is subscribed to the certificate annexed to the within certificate of Roswell Bottum Town Clerk was of the date of said Certificate a Notary Public within and foresaid Addison duly commissioned and qualified and by law authorized  to within oaths, and that by the laws of this State a national seal in necessary to under valid official act of Notaries Public and that I truly believe said signature has [illegible] to be genuine. In testimony when of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Middlebury in Said County this 25th day of April 1855.
    John W. Smart. Clerk of Addison County Court (Signature)
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Solomon Chittenden
Act 1818         (Initials)
Admitted
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81 Solomon Chittenden ap’n for transfer from Vermt to N. York
free J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm of Pensions Washington
NY Feb 24 To Albany N York
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I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Solomon Chittenden the maker of the within affidavit, that he is a respectable citizen of this town and has been for the last ten years, that I have no doubt of the truth of the facts set forth in said Affidavit, nor have I any doubt of his being the identical Solomon Chittenden named in a certificate from the War Department of the United States, which states that he is entitled to eight Dollars per month for services ren’d during the Revolutionary War, under the act of 1818. Hopkinton February 4, 1835. Isaac R. Hopkins
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State of New York St. Lawrence County ss
I, Alvin C Low, Clerk of the said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Isaac R. Hopkins is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly elected and sworn, that his term of office commenced on the first day of January 1835, and will expire on the 31st day of December 1838, and that his signature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said County this eleventh day of February 1835, A C Low Clerk by Z. N. Ellis Deputy
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Hopkinton 13th July 1835 J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir my Father, Solomon Chittenden, Did in consequence of myself and a brother & Sister of mine Being in St. Lawrence County, left Orwell, Vermont, where he had been living with his Daughter, and came to this County, and since that time until Sept. last, has drawn his Pention [Pension] from Burlington, at that time he was notified that it had become nesisary [necessary] for him to get an order from you to procure his Pention [Pension], and on Receiveing [Receiving] yours, he has applied to Counsel, and they have given it as their opinion that the Statement here enclosed is suffficient, but, should it not be, your answer with information would be thankfully Received by him.
Yours Truly C. S. Chittenden
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In Matter of Susannah Chittenden Applicant for Bounty Land & Widow’s Pension Proofs of marriage & widowship &c.
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STATE OF NEW YORK, St. Lawrence County, Clerk’s office, ss.
I, Syman N Ingalls, Deputy Clerk of said County of St. Lawrence, and also Clerk of the Courts of Record, directed by law to be held therein, do hereby certify, that Franklin Kellogg, before whom the annexed affidavit was made, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorised to take the same; and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and verily believe his signature to the jurat of the annexed affidavit is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and Courts, this fourteenth day of May 1855.
Syman N Ingalls Dep CLERK.