Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,843, Dan Chappell, Conn.
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(3-1776)
Service Number 
Conn Chappell, Dan  W 20843
Experience
CONTENTS
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5021
New York, Albany
Experience Chappell widow of Dan Chappell
Con
who was a private & Corporal in the revolution.
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 45 dollars 88  cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Feby. 1849 and sent to Hon. O. Hungerford, House of Reps
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A, Vol 1, page 104
Reported
instructions under the Act of 1844, sent to Hon. O. Hungerford, July 22, 1844 at Watertown, N Y
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9710 
Mrs Chappell
Experience Chappell
N. Y.
Act 7 July 38
75. compt priv. 7.50
76 old roll Corp 6. -
Admd
7 mo 5d pri
6 Corpl
45.88
Hon. O. Hungerford 
H.R.
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State of New York
Jefferson County Ss
On this 21st day of November 1843 personally appeared before George C. Sherman, Esq. a judge of the court of common pleas in and for said county, Experience Chappel a resident of the town of Watertown in said county aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows."  That she is the widow of Dan Chappel who was a private and corporal in the army of the Revolution. That his service was before their marriage, she cannot, therefore, speak from personal knowledge but always understood from her husband and others that he enlisted into the service of the United States at Lebanon Connecticut soon after the Battle of Lexington, under Capt. James Clark, [illegible] marched to Cambridge, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, made Corporal for his bravery, and discharged in the fall of 1775 after having served between seven and eight months, that he enlisted again as corporal in June 1776 at the same place under the same Capt. Col. Sage and served about six months.  That he was afterwards in the service at the retreat from New York, was in the battle of White Plains, was again in the service in a company of cavalry, she thinks under Capt. Wattles, was at Dorset in Vermont, was sent express thinks by Genl. Stachs to Saratoga, was present at the battle with Burgoyne, but it is impossible for her to set forth the particulars of said service.
She further declares that she was married to the said Dan Chappell on the 31st day of January, 1782 that her husband, the aforesaid Dan Chappell, died on the 4th day of March,1830; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service,
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but the marriage took place previous to the first
of January 1794, viz; at the time above stated, and that the now remains his widow: that after diligent enquiry she cannot find any town, County parish or Church record of her marriage, nor has the any family record of ancient date, but expects to prove her marriage by Lois Hallenbeck.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written. Experience Chappell
G. C. Sherman
Judge Jeff Co Courts Counsellor
I certify, that impossible that it would be very inconvenient, if not impossible  for the above named Experience Chappel to attend Court on account of bodily infirmity
G. C. Sherman
Judge Counsellor 
State of New York
Jefferson County Ss
Ira Wright of Walton in said County being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say that he is fifty six years of age, that he became acquainted with Dan Chappel and Experience his wife in 1813 - that he married the daughter Anna Maria who was their fifth child, and who was born in May 1791 that Richard S. Chappel was the oldest child and was born as this deponent always understood in August 1783 - that said Dan Chappel died at Watertown aforesaid on the 4th of March 1830, and that his wife Experience has not since married, but now remains the widow of said Dan
subscribed and sworn to before Ira Wright on this 21 day of November 1843
G. C. Sherman
Judge Jeff Co Courts Counsellor
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I certify, that Ira Wright, who subscribed the  foregoing affidavit is a credible person
G C. Sherman
Judge Jeff Co Courts
Counsellor W
STATE OF NEW-YORK }
Jefferson County Clerk's Office, } ss.
that George C. Sherman
I, DANIEL LEE, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify George C Sherman before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Judge of Jefferson County Counsellor &c. in and for said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature
WITNESS my hand, and seal of said County, this 21st day  of November in the year 1843
Daniel Lee CLERK.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, Co.
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that Increase Sumner Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Sumner and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire Great Barrington November 16. 1843
Personally appeared before me Increase Sumner one of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid Louisa Hollenbeck Widow of Andrew Hollenbeck late of Great Barrington deceased, testifies and swears that she was seventy years of age in the month of July last past, that she was boarding at the house of Jonathan Nash Esqr when she was about ten years of age, that she was present at the marriage of Dan Chappel to Experience Nash daughter of the aforesaid Jonathan Nash Esqr, that she stood near them at the time they were married, that she has known, and frequently visited them at their dwelling till they moved to Watertown in the County of Jefferson and State of New York, that she has good reason to believe that the aforesaid Dan died in that town, and that the aforesaid Widow resides at that town at this time
Louisa Hollenbeck
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County SS. Be it known that on this sixteenth day of November A.D. 1843 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace aforesaid County the above named Louisa Hollenbeck, to me well known & made oath to the foregoing affidavit by her in my presence subscribed and certify that said Louisa is a credible person, - Attest
I. Sumner Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire Ss. Great Barrington January 19. 1844
Personally appeared before [illegible] Cummins one of the justices of the Peace  in & for County Louisa Hollenbeck within named, & in addition to her testimony, in the within affidavit contained further deposes & says that the Marriage of the within named Experience Nash to the within named Dan Chappel took place in the winter season and when the said Louisa was about nine years of age
Louisa Hollenbeck
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Berkshire County ss. January 19. 1844
Be it known that on this day & year aforesd Louisa Hollenbeck written & above named personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her signed in my presence - And I certify that said Louisa is to me well  known and is a credible person - Attest, I. Sumner Just Peace
Hon O Hungaford
70 years of age July 43 born July 1773 married in the winter when about 9 years of age.
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State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Hartford 27th Decr 1843
I certify that on application for widow of the service of Dan Chappel in the war of the revolution alleged to have been rendered under Capt James Clark in the year of 1776, and at the taking of Burgoyne and also at other times I have examined the Pay table records & find as
follows
On the "Pay Roll of the 6th Co 3d Regt sound by order of Gen Assembly in 1775", commanded by Capt James Clark, there is the entry viz "Dan Chappel entered May 18th Discharged Dec 18th Term 7 mo 5 days"
I also certify that I have found his name on no other pay roll
Gideon Welles Comptroller
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United States of America
State of New York }
Jefferson County Ss }
Be it Known that before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Experience Chappell and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person who drew a pension under the act of 3d of March 1843 on account of the revolutionary service of her husband the late Dan Chappell at the rate of Forty five dollars and Eighty eight cents per annum that she now makes this affidavit for the purpose of drawing a pension under the act of Congress passed on the 17th of June 1844 entitled "An Act to continue the pensions of certain widows" that she has not intermarried but continues to be a widow that she now resides in Watertown in the County Jefferson State of New York and has resided there for the space of fifteen years past and that previous thereto she resided in Waterford NY.
Experience Chappell
Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of July 1844 in presence of
Before me Luther G. Hoyt Justice
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
L. G. Hoyt Justice
the above named further Luther G. Hoyt is a Magistrate of the Town of Watertown, New York, and duly empowered to act as such, the above is his own hand writing
July 17 1844
O Hungerford
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20843
Experience Chappell Widow of  Dan. Chappell
Corp Rev War
Act: Mar. 3d 1843
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington
July 22d 44
N.Y.
Mar 17 1844
Ex Chappel
5021
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letter to Hon. O. Hungerford
Ho of R
Jan. 16, 1844
do to Hon J W Huntington Jan 18 1844
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8121
New York Alby
Experience Chappell widow of Dan Chappell who was a pensioner under the Act of - and who died on the 4th day of March 1830 of Jefferson in the State of N York who was a priv & Corp in the company commanded by Captain James Clark of the Regt
commanded by Coll Sage in the Connecticut line for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 45 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Feby1844 and sent to Honble O Hungerford H. of Represent
Total Amount, $229.40
(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by F H Davidge Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 151
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Watertown N.Y. July 17 1844
Sir
I enclose the application of Experience Chappell for continuing her pension under the act of June
17 1844
Respectfully yours
Hungerford
Hon J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Jany 17. 1844
Sir
I have recd yours of the 16th in: The papers I delivered to you on the 15th were sent to me by Learned Hebard Esq of Laban County to be used in relation to application of which the Davis of Conn, & Mr Hungerford of the H of R. had the charge with directions to require then he returned to my care, I by one to be  [illegible]to L Hebard. They were delivered to you under this injunction with a promise that they should be delivered back to me I have no right to [illegible] the implied engagement under which I recd them, I have not the person to let them be "filed" in this office They are the property of Mr Hebard, [illegible] the [illegible] to him, unless he cannot  to a different disposition of them I shall not therefore, for the purpose of searching any one [illegible] a pension, in state the law of honor, or the law of [illegible] by becoming faithless to my premises The papers must be returned to me
respy. Yr. obed Ser
J W. Huntington
J. L. Edwards Esq
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State of Connecticut }
New London County } Lebanon Jany 8th 1844
I Jacob Clark of the town County and state aforesaid a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States now aged 85 years after being duly sworn depose and say that in the month of May in the year 1775. my Father (then Capt James Clark (since, raised a company of men for the Continental service I entered as a fifer Dan Chappel was a member of said Company and I think a Corporal Chappel served in said Company till the month of December following the day he was discharged I cannot recollect but say from the best of my recollection he was in the Continental service not less than 7 mos and a half
Jacob Clark
State of Connecticut }
New London County } Lebanon Jany 8. 1844
Personally appeared Jacob Clark signer of the above deposition who is personally well known to me as a credible witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office the day and year last where written
Learned Hebard
Notary Public
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County }
town of Great Barrington
To all whom it may concern Be It known that on the Records of the Town of Great Barrington there is no records of Marriage previous to the year seventeen hundred and Ninety four
attst Ralph Taylor Town clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire Great Barrington Nov 29. 1843
I certify that the above named Ralph Taylor Town Clerk of Great Barrington and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
I. Sumner Just. Peace
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No 5418
N.y
Admd Act March 3, 1843 on this paper
$45.88 per ann
Hon O. Hungerford
HR
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House of Reps
Feb 26 1844
Sir
Is not Mrs Experience Chappel for whom you sent me a Pension certificate a few days since, entitled to another certificate from March 43 to March 44 without further application
It would seem to be a useless ceremony and expense, to make a new application
Respectfully Your
O Hungerford
Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
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House of Reps
Jany 23 1844
Sir
I now add the evidence of Mrs Chappels marriage to Dan Chappel - Respectfully yours
O Hungerford
Hon J L Edwards
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Experience Chappel widow of Dan Chappell
n.y.
July 7 1838
Experience Chappel
Hon. O. Hungerford HR
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Jany 15 '44
Sir
Herewith I [illegible] with you the application of Experience Chappel widow of Dan Chappel for a pension I refer you to the papers left by Senator Huntington. - I received a few days since the evidence of marriage, but not being quite as definite as might be, I returned it, and shall be able in a few days to send it to you
Yours
O Hungerford
Honl J L Edwards