Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12454, Smith Chapman, N.H.
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Service
NH

Chapman, Smith

Number
S.12454

Carded
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Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1839 to 16 Jany 1840. Agent notified 16 March 1841.
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Smith Chapman
26560

Private
8 mos. & 23 days
Adm'd

5838
14.59
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72.97

26.60
-2.51
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24.19

William Tenney
Lamprey River
NH
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed July 7, 1832

State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham Court of Common Pleas
August Term 1833

On this fourteenth day of August 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the court of Common Pleas now in session at Exeter within and for said county of Rockingham, Smith Chapman a resident of Newmarket in said county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire aged seventy-six 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 enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 and served as follows: He enlisted in the fall of the year 1775 in the militia in the company which he believes was commanded by Capt. Parsons and Nathaniel Gilman was Lieutenant for the term of two months and marched to Great Island near Portsmouth where he served out his term of service and was regularly discharged by parole. He also enlisted and served in the same year in Portsmouth one fortnight where he was employed in helping to build a bridge and was regularly discharged - In the year 1776 he again enlisted into the service of the Revolutionary Army into the company commanded by Capt. Eliphalet Daniels in September of said year and marched to Portsmouth Harbor and Great Island where he served out the full term of his enlistment which was three months and was regularly discharged - he again enlisted for the term of three months in August 1777 in the company commanded by Capt. Zebulon Gilman in Col Stephen Evans regiment and marched to Saratoga in the state of New York and was present at the capture of Burgoine then went to Albany and descended the North River towards HY and having served out the term of enlistment was regularly discharged.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state:

Smith Chapman
His X Mark

Witness - Peter Chadwick

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in pen court.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

Attest - P Chadwick - Clerk

I Peter Chadwick clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Smith Chapman for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Attest - P Chadwick - Clerk

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I Valentine Chapman of Barnstead in the county of Strafford in the state of New Hampshire in the seventy-fifth year of my age depose and say that I enlisted as a soldier in the service of the United States in the revolutionary army for the term of three months from the town of New Market in the county of Rockingham in said state in the month of September in the year of our Lord 1776 in a company commanded by Capt. Eliphalet Daniels and marched to Portsmouth Harbor and was first stationed at Fort McClary and from thence ordered to the Lighthouse or Fort Constitution on Great Island - now called New Castle - where I served out the whole term of my enlistment for said three months and was discharged in the month of December in the year aforesaid having served at both of the above mentioned places three full months - and I do further depose and say that Smith Chapman then and still of said New Market and whom I saw alive at said New Market sometime during the spring last passed was in the same company with me and did serve as a soldier therein during the whole term of said three months and that we were discharged at the same time and place.

Valentine Chapman
His X Mark

Attest: Moses Norris Jr

State of New Hampshire
County of Strafford

On the tenth day or August in the year of our Lord 1733 the above-named Valentine Chapman personally appeared before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for said county of Strafford and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.

Moses Norris Jr - Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that Valentine Chapman who has subscribed and made out the foregoing affidavit is a credible witness.

Moses Norris Jr - Justice of the Peace
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I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Rockingham in the state of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Moses Norris Jr before whom the within affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Strafford in said state and that I verily believe that his signature to the certificate thereof is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fourteenth day of August Anno Domini 1848.

P Chadwick Cler of the Court of Rockingham County

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12454
Rev War
INVALID

No 12454
Smith Chapman
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th '32
Vol A Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
February 11th, 1841

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the treasury of the United States" Executor or Smith Chapman a pensioner on the roll of the Portsmouth NH Agency at the rate of Twenty nine dollars and 19 cents per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of Sept 1839 to the 16th January 1840.

Respectfully yours
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of pensions
Present.
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I David Davis of Durham in the county of Strafford and state of New Hampshire aged seventy-two years testify & say that in August 1777 I enlisted into the revolutionary army in the company commanded by Capt. George Tuttle in the NH regiment commanded by Col Stephen Evans for the term of three months and I know that Smith Chapman of Newmarket in the county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire enlisted into the same regiment for the same time and we marched to Saratoga in the state of New York and were present at the capture of Burgoine - we then returned to Albany - & down river. I served out my term of enlistment within a few days and was discharged and when I left the army I left Chapman in the service - I live within one mile of said Chapman, and we both live where we have lived from boys and I saw him living in said Newmarket about one fortnight ago though quite infirm.

David Davis
His X Mark

Attest: Wm Tenney
Aug 14, 1833
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham - Newmarket Aug. 14, 1833

Then personally appeared the before named David Davis and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just & true before me.

Wm Tenney - Jus. Peace

Rockingham Aug 14, 1833
I hereby certify that the above-named David Davis is of good character for truth and veracity & is entitled to full credit.

Wm Tenney - Jus. Peace

I Peter Chadwick clerk of the superior court of judicature for the county of Rockingham in the state of New Hampshire do hereby certify that William Tenney above named is a Justice of the Peace for County of Rockingham and that his signature the certificate thereof is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 15th day of August AD 1833.

P Chadwick - clerk of the court Rockingham County

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N.H. Sept 3

FREE

Lamprey River NH
Aug 29

Hon Lewis Cass
Sec of War
Washington City
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Lamprey River, NH Aug 26, 1833

Hon Lewis Cass, Secy of War

I enclose to you the testimony & declaration on the application of Smith Chapman of Newmarket for a pension - his age & infirmities occasioned by a paraplegic shock have prevented his case from being presented at an earlier day - he has now recovered his mind & memory so as to be able to furnish the enclosed statement - it is believed he has given a true one - but should his claim be allowed it will be but small and according to present appearances he can enjoy it but a shore time - I hope it will be convenient to act immediately upon his application.

Very respectfully

Wm Tenney
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I Rufus Ewers of Gilmartin in the county of Strafford and state of New Hampshire aged seventy-three years depose & say that I am acquainted with Smith Chapman of Newmarket int he county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire and have always been acquainted with him from a boy and I saw him yesterday living in said Newmarket - that in the fall of the year AD 1775 he volunteered his service as a private soldier int he New Hampshire militia in the service of the evolutionary army in a company in which Nathaniel Gilman was a Lieutenant and I am not certain whether the company was commanded by Capt. James Hill or by Capt. Parsons - he marched to the Ford at Great Island new Portsmouth NH where he served out the term for which he enlisted which was two months and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his tour of service - I enlisted and served with him in the same company serving the same time.

Rufus Ewers

Rockingham - June 27th, 1833, then personally appeared the above-named Rufus Ewers and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is just and true.

Before me Wm Tenney - Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Barnstead June 28th AD 1833

I the undersigned testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Capt. Rufus Ewers for more than forty years & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity.

Jno Nutter - Jus. Peace

Quorum
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford

Barnstead June 28th AD 1833

I hereby certify that I the subscriber have been acquainted with Capt. Rufus Ewers more than forty years & do believe him to be a person that may be relied on for truth & veracity.

Jno Nutter - Jus. Peace

Quorum
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I Peter Chadwick clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the county of Rockingham in the state of New Hampshire do hereby certify that William Tenney before whom the within affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Rockingham and that his signature to the certificate thereof is genuine - and I further certify that John Nutter is a Justice of the Peace and Quorum in and for the county of Strafford in said state and that I verily believe that his signatures to the within certificates are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fourteenth day of August AD 1833.

P Chadwick - Clerk of the Court Rockingham County

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Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41 

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD *
 
NAME   Chapman, Solomon

GRADE   Private 

LINE        New Hampshire  

WARRANT NUMBER  2988
 ACREAGE.  100 

ISSUED      Jan 14, 1790
to Ldd, assignee, Cass, assignee



*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in the General Land office records in the National Archives.