Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23807, David Chubb, Vt.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Vt.
Chubb, David.
Molly
NUMBER
W. 23807
CONTENTS
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Rep
385
Vermont. Montpelier
Molly Chubb
Mass
widow of David Chubb
who was a private
in the Massachusetts line
for 8. months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
29 Dollars ~
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
17th day of June 1843 and sent to
Thomas F. Hammond
Brownsville
Windsor County
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1. Page 25
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State of Vermont,}
County of Windsor, ss}
On this first day of October, eighteen hundred and
thirty nine, personally appeared before the Hon. the
Probate Court for the District of Windsor, in said county
of Windsor, Molly Chubb, a resident of Reading in the County of
Windsor and State of Vermont, aged eighty three years on the twenty ninth
day of January now last past, who being 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 7th 1838,
entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
That she is the widow of David Chubb, late of Cavendish, in said
County of Windsor, deceased, who, as she always understood from her said
husband was a Private in the Army of the Revolution; that from her
advanced age, her bodily infirmities, and consequent loss of memory, she
cannot now give a connected detail of the revolutionary services performed
by her said husband, and by him many times related to her; nor can
she tell the particular years of his service, or the names of the Officers under
whom he served, she recollects however to have heard her said
husband say, that when a minor, he resided in Springfield in said 
County of Windsor, with one "Stevens", and that he joined the army
before he was twenty one years of age, but she cannot tell whether any part of
his services was done after he was twenty one years of age or not; that
she shall therefore be compelled to rely upon the records and proofs herewith
submitted, for the support of her claim to a pension under the
aforesaid act. She further declares that she was married to the said
David Chubb at Ashford then in the County of Windham, but now in
the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut, on the thirteenth day 
of January, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five, by the Rev
Mr. Intson, the congregational minister then settled in said Ashford;
that her former name was Molly Peck; that her husband, the aforesaid
David Chubb died at Cavendish in the County of Windsor aforesaid
on the twenty first day of October, in the year, 1813, (eighteen hundred 
and thirteen); that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the
service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, in 
the year seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above
stated.
Witness, Thomas F. Hammond
Daniel Peck
Molly Chubb [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Molly Chubb, on this 1st day
of October, A.D. 1839, before me
Thomas F. Hammond Judge of said
Probate Court.
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I, Daniel Peck of Cavendish in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont 
aged seventy six years on the 19th day of Sept. now last past, being duly sworn
depose and say, that I am a brother of the within named Molly Chubb
who has sworn to and subscribed the within Declaration in my presence
that I was present at the wedding of the said Molly, and the within named
David Chubb, that I do not recollect the day of the month in which they 
were married, but they were married in the month of January, in
the year, seventeen hundred and eighty five, at Ashford in the state of
Connecticut, by the Rev. Mr. Andrew Jutson, then the settled minister
of said Ashford; that in February following their marriage, in 1785, they
the said Molly and David removed from said Ashford to Cavendish
aforesaid; that in April in the year, seventeen hundred and eighty six I
came from said Ashford to said Cavendish, where I purchased lands 
and made a permanent settlement where I now reside, when I first 
came to said Cavendish I found the said David and Molly settled,
and living together in the relation of husband and wife, having one
little son by the name of Roswell; that the said David and Molly
continued to reside together as husband and wife, in said Cavendish, to the
day of the death of the said David Chubb, which took place in the
month of October, in the year eighteen hundred and thirteen; that I
watched with him on the last night of his sickness, and was present 
and saw him die; that ever since the death of the said David, the said 
Molly has continued his widow, and now is sole and unmarried, 
and has, during her widowhood, resided in Cavendish aforesaid,
except the last year, she has resided in Reading in said County
of Windsor, where she now resides. And I further say that the said
David Chubb was generally reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and
I have heard him speak of being in the army in the early part of the war, and
of being at Royalton in said County of Windsor, about the time the Indians
burned that place, and of being out at various other times and
places; that I cannot give the names of his Officers, except at Royalton aforesaid
at which time he belonged to Capt. Scott's Company of Vermont Militia;
that said Scott belonged to Springfield in said County of Windsor, where
said David Chubb then resided
Reading October 1st 1839.
Daniel Peck [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Daniel Peck, on this 1st day of
October, A.D. 1839, before me,
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said
Probate Court.
State of Vermont,
District of Windsor, ss. ⎬
I, Thomas F. Hammond Judge of
the Probate Court for the District of Windsor aforesaid, hereby certify
that Molly Chubb, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration
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6371
Molly Chubb.
Vt.
Act 7, July '38-
m8 &
admd
8mo. 21 ds pri
29$
no deduction
S. F. Dutton
Thos. F Hammond
Windsor
Vt
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tion, and Daniel Peck, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing
affidavit are severally persons of truth and veracity, and that their
respective statements are entitled to full credit and belief.
Thomas F. Hammond
Judge of said
Probate Court
State of Vermont, of
District of Windsor, ss. ⎬
Probate Registry for the District of
Windsor aforesaid
Register of the Probate Court for the District aforesaid, hereby
certify that Thomas F. Hammond before whom the foregoing
Declaration of Molly Chubb, and the foregoing affidavit of Daniel
Peck were severally sworn to and subscribed, is Judge of the Probate
Court aforesaid, which Court is a Court of Record, and that the
signature annexed to the certificates of the oaths of the said
Declarant and affiant, as well as to the certificate of their credibility
as aforesaid, purporting to be the signature of him the said
Thomas F. Hammond, is his own proper and genuine
signature
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
affixed the Seal of the said Probate
Court, and subscribed my name at
Cavendish in said District, this eighteenth
day of November, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine
Salmon F. Dutton Register
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Law Office of
Arthur E. Griffin
Seattle, Washington

Seattle May 2 - 1933
[ink stamp] RECEIVED MAY 6 1933 PENSION INDEX SECTION    
[ink stamp] RECEIVED May 10 1933 PENSION INDEX SECTION
Director of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-- Information is desired as to the
parents, children, and place of residence of
David Chubb who served in the Revolutionary War
in Capt John Benjamin's Company in Col
Benjamin Wait's Battalion, Vermont Militia
Permit me to thank you in advance
for any information you may furnish
Very truly yours
Arthur E Griffin
1220 Alaska Bldg
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Law Office of
Arthur E. Griffin
Seattle, Washington
May 25, 1933
Mr. A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Re: David Chubb, W. 25807, BA-J/MLB
I beg to thank you for the information contained in
your letter of 15th instant in regard to David Chubb.
I believe however your letter is in error in that it
states that David Chubb died at Cavendish, Windsor County,
Connecticut, and that while living at Cavendish, Connecticut
he married in Ashford, Windham (later Tolland) County, Connecticut,
Molly Peck. The Atlass [sic] I have consulted does not give any city
as Cavendish in Windsor County, Connecticut. I believe from
information that I have already had, that David Chubb lived and
died at Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. The information that
he married Molly Peck in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut is
especially interesting to me as I desire to establish what
I believe to be the fact, that this David Chubb was a son of
William Chubb who lived at Ashford, Connecticut and from there
enlisted in Sheldon's Light Dragoons February 1, 1780 and also
in Captain Isaac Stone's Company on August 25, 1777.
I am advised that a Mrs. Harmony Cornwall applied for
a land bounty March 24, 1820 and filed in support of her claim
the certificate of the Probate Judge that she was one of the
children of William Chubb. I desire information as to whether or
not this certificate of the Probate Judge also states the names
of the other children of William Chubb and also the court and
county of which he was the Probate Judge. I believe Mrs. Cornwall
was awarded a land bounty May 14, 1820 under BLWT-917.
It will be much appreciated if you can furnish the
names of the brothers and sisters of this Mrs. Harmony Chubb Cornwall
and the name of the court and county from which the judge's
certificate was issued.
Thanking you for any information you may furnish, I am,
Very truly yours,
Arthur E. Griffin
AEG:PR
[ink stamp] RECEIVED MAY 29 1933
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1933 May 15- Hist to Arthur E. Griffin - MLB
1933, June 16, Arthur E. Griffin furnished second record
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23807
Molly Chubb
Wid of 
David Chubb 
Priv. Mass. line
Act: Mch 3rd 1843.
Index: -- Vol. [blank], Page [blank]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Vermont - 5344
Molly Chubb
widow of David Chubb, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank]
and who died on the 21st October 1813 -
of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the compy commanded
by Captain Benjamin of the Regt commanded
by Col. Marsh in the Masstts -
line for 8 months 21 days pri.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at
the rate of 29 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of May,
1840 and sent to Thomas
F. Hammond, Windsor, Vert
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1840 $116.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept " 14.50
$130.50
{Act July 7,1838.}
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2. Page 36
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State of Vermont,}
District of Windsor ss.}
On this third day of April in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty three personally appeared
before the Probate Court in and for said District of
Windsor, Molly Chubb a resident of Reading in the
County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Eighty
seven years who being duly sworn according to law doth
on her oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting
Pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary War. 
That she is the widow of David
Chubb who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
but she cannot state the Regiment or corps to which
he belonged and in which he served and as evidence
of his services reference may be had to the said Molly
Chubb's Declaration and proofs accompanying the same
now on file in the Pension Department.
That she received a pension of twenty nine dollars
per annum under the Act of July 7, 1838.
She further declares that she has not intermarried 
and that she continues to be and is the widow of 
the above named David Chubb
Witness {
Nathaniel Parsons
L. C. Hammond
her
Molly her X mark Chubb

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first
above written Before me, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said 
Probate Court.
I hereby certify that Molly Chubb, the above Declarant, is
personally known to me.
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said
Probate Court
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State of Vermont}
District of Windsor, ss.}
S. Salmon F. Dutton, Register of the Probate Court for the District of
Windsor aforesaid, hereby certify, that Thomas F. Hammond, before whom
the within Declaration of Molly Chubb was sworn to and subscribed, and
who has subscribed the within certificate of identity, is Judge of the Probate Court for said District of Windsor, which Probate Court is a Court of Record, and that the signature annexed to the within certificates purporting to be the signature of him
the said Thomas F. Hammond & his proper and genuine signature
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of
the said Probate Court and subscribed my name at Cavendish
in said District this tenth day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Salmon F. Dutton Register
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Salmon F. Dutton
January 18, 1840
O. C.
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War Dep
Pen: Off
Jany 18, 40
Sir
In the case of Mrs Molly Chubb
there is no evidence to shew [sic] the identity
of her late husband with the David
Chub [sic] who is credited on the rolls
for service in 78. & 81 agreeably to the Secy's
certificate -
The date of the marriage should
be established by the certificate of
the Hon: Andrew T. Judson Esqr Canterbury Con
in whose possession are the records of
the minister who ^[insert] it is alleged solemnized
it ~
Salmon F Dutton esqr
Cavendish
Vt
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Nov. 5, 1839.
I, Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary
of said State, do hereby certify that there is on file in
this office a paper, purporting to be "A pay roll of
Lieut. Joseph Littles Company in Col Marsh's Regiment
, Springfield, Oct. 10th 1778." I further certify
that the name of David Chub, a private, appears
upon said pay roll, with an allowance of one month
and twenty one days service annexed.
I further certify, that there is on file in this office
another paper, purporting to be "A true List of the names
and sums of Capt. John Benjamin's Pay Roll of himself
and Company for services in the State of Vermont, from
the beginning of the campaign, 1781, to the 30th of June
in said year, inclusive- taken from the original Pay
Roll in the Paymaster office." I further certify that the
name of David Chubb, a private, appears upon
said pay roll, with an allowance of "[British pound symbol] 2:12:0" 
annexed.
I further certify that there is on file in this 
office another paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt.
John Benjamin's Company, in Col Benj. Waits Battalion,
in the service of the State of Vermont, commencing
the 1st day of July, 1781, and ending the 30th day of Nov
1781, inclusive". I further certify that the name of 
David Chubb, a private, appears upon said pay roll, with
an allowance of one hundred and fifty days service
annexed.
I further certify that the said pay rolls appear
to have been examined, approved and ordered to
be paid by a committee appointed under the
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authority of this State, and that the same were
duly paid from the Treasury of said State.

In testimony whereof I have herein,
to set my hand and affixed
my seal of office, this the fifth
day of November, A.D. 1839.
Chauncey L Knapp,
Secretary of State.