Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45631, Samuel Cheney, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
Cheney, Samuel S.
NUMBER
45631
CONTENTS
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New Hampshire Concord
No 20,019
Massachusetts [crossed out]
Samuel Cheney
of Essex County in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain McFarlan of the regiment commanded by Colonel Vose in the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years
from 1780 to 1783
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
on the 22d day of December 1828
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of Jany 1829
and sent to the Hon. J Varnum,
H. Reps
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Arrears to 4th of March 1829       $19.61
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
$19.61
Recorded Book C.
Vol 2 - page 54.
B.L.B.
{Revolutionary Claim,
{Acts March, 18, 1818,
{and May 1, 1820.

Cir to Pen Ag 5 July 1839.
To.- Concord N.H. from
4 March 1839 - 16 July 1839.
Notification to William
Woast, Newburyport Mass
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Samuel Cheney
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Original Claim
Declaration, in order to be placed on the Pension List, under the Act of 18th March 1818
At the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Ipswich, within and for the County of Essex on the first tuesday of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty seven
By Hon. Samuel Putnam, one of the Justices of
said Court
In open Court here being a Court of record for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts personally 
appeared Samuel Chaney, resident in said county, aged sixty five years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
provision made by the Acts of Congress, of the 18th March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820. - That he the said Samuel Cheney enlisted for the term of Three years, some time in the year of our LORD, one thousand seven hundred and Eighty, in the town of Bradford, in the State of Massachusetts, in the company commanded by Captain McFarlane, in a Regiment which was in the line of the said State of Massachusetts, and on the continental establishment, but the name of the Colonel the doesn't now remember: That he continued to serve in said Corps, until the end of the war, when he was discharged, having served in said company more than nine months, at the same enlistment, That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present - That his name is not on the roll of any State, That as nearly as he can remember, as early as December 1819, he made a declaration of his services, before Judge Richardson at Chester, in the State of
Newhampshire, then being an Inhabitant of New Bradford, in said State, in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress of 18th of March 1818, but being at that time unable to procure more than one evidence in support of his said declaration, his claim was not allowed.- That since that time, having returned to his native State, he has made enquiry, and being unable to
product further testimony in support of said declaration, he has been informed that the same is or was lost or mislaid and cannot be found.

And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820, 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 any property, 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
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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
That since the 18th of March 1828, no changes have taken place in my property - I was then without any of any value and have gained a moderate support by manual labour - I am a laborer - very infirm, and able to work but little-  I have a wife nearly as old as I am, and very feeble of body, and neither of us have other means of support than our labour, and occasional assistance of the Charitable
(Signed)  Samuel Cheney
Sworn to and declared on the second day of May Anno Domini 1827 -
Mr. I. Tucker Clerk
Schedule containing his whole Estate and Income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
A small house not occupied, and out of repairs 18 feet by 28 on land not his own . . . . . . . .  $20-
1 Heifer 2 years old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-
a small Iron Kettel - 75cts Tea Kettle 45cts . . .1.20
a few articles of crockery and glass ware . . . . 3.50
2 old chests $1 - Iran and wandenware  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50 . . . . . . . . . 4.50
                                                                    $39:20
(signed)     Samuel Cheney

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex Ss.
At the Supreme Judicial Court of said
Commonwealth begun and held at Ipswich within and for the County of Essex on the first tuesday of May Anno Domini 1827 -
By Hon: Samuel Putnam, one of the Justices of Said Court,
I Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Court aforesaid do
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do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from
the record of 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 thirty dollars &
twenty cents --
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Salem in the County of Essex on this seventh
day of May, Anno Domini 1827 -
Mr I. Tucker, Clerk
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pen: to com: Dec 22. 1828

General Aquila Davis
Warner
Mr. Samuel Cheney
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Mr Samuel Cheney
Sir I have in my possession a certificate of my Oath of Office which will be forward to the War Office with Samuel Remicks papers in May next
Peter Patterson
No. Remick lives in Londonderry N. H.
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I, Thomas Cheney of Londonderry in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, testify and say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Cheney, for many years an Inhabitant of the Town of Bradford in said State but now resident in Byfield, County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - and I well recollect that said Samuel Cheney enlisted into the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War for six months and served in General Patterson's Brigade as I understand Brigade the Capt & Col. or the Company & Regiment to which he belonged I have forgotten, but he was in the service that time and it was the year that Arnold Sold West Point. after that I well recollect that said Samuel enlisted into the service of the United States I think in the year 1780 for those years I - & I knew said Samuel Cheney served with & in Capt McFarland's, Company - of Invalids - stationed in Boston
I once saw him myself in Boston while I was a Soldier of the Revolution - and I am confident from my best recollection that Samuel Chaney Served from nine months to one year - in 1819 - or 1820. When my recollection was better than now is I made an affidavit before the Hon. Wm. M. Richardson Chief Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire in proof of said Samuel Cheney's Service which I presume is now in the Office of the Department of War with said Cheney's original application of 1819 - and would refer you to that - when I saw him he had been wounded by a Soldier of that Corps but how he was discharged I know not for I was absent in the Service more than one year after that until I was discharged at the close of war.
April 19. 1827.
Thomas Cheney
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss April 19. 1827
Personally appearing the within named
Thomas Cheney and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him signed.
Before me Peter Patterson, Justice Peace

I certify that I have been acquainted with the within named Thomas Cheney for more than twenty years last past and he is a credible man and a man of truth.
Peter Patterson Justice of the Peace


Thomas Cheney's
Affidavit
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I John Balch of Newburyport, in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts merchant on oath do testify and declare, that I was formerly an Inhabitant of the Town of Bradford in said county near Haverhill - I was born in said Bradford, and resided there until after the year 1790, and was then well acquainted with Samuel Cheney, she was also born there and resided there when I did - I do know the said Cheney before the close of the American revolution did enlist into the army of the United States at Haverhill in a company commanded by Captain McFarlane, and that he entered the army in that Company on the Continental establishment, and that he served therein under said McFarlane as a private soldier for one year - I am very certain that he served more than nine months, at one and the same enlistment.
I know that he enlisted for three years and that he served to the end of the war - and I feel fully satisfied in my own mind that he did serve in said McFarlanes Company in the service of the United State, and in the Continental Establishment, at least the year that I have mentioned- and do know that he left Bradford for that purpose - he removed from that place before I did and after the war went to reside in New Bradford, in the State of New Hampshire, and resided there for several years - he never lives in Newbury aforesaid, to which place he has lately remained - I have known him a great number of years - and do know that he is the same person who served as I have before stated under Cap McFarlane
that he is very poor and unable to labor, and actually in need of assistance for support.
Newburyport June 23d 1827
John Balch

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex Ss.- Town of Newburyport
Be it remembered that on this twenty third day
of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven before me
William Woast, Notary Public for the County of Essex, by legal authority commissioned and
sworn and a Justice of the peace and Quorum, in and for said county residing therein personally came John Balch whose name is signed to the above written declaration, and made oath to the truth of the same. I do also Certify that the said John Batch is personally known to me that he is a respectable Citizen, and believed by me to be a credible and dis-interested witness.
In Testimony whereof I do also hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office, the day month and year last above written.
W Woast Not. Pub. Jus Pac.
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Henniker, April 18, 1827
Genl. Aquila Davis,
Sir Please to deliver Mr Samuel Cheney's Application for a pension dated Oct 26, 1819 & one affidavit of Mr Thomas Cheney of Londondery to prove his Service taken by & before Judge Richardson -
The papers I delivered you Decr 18. 1819
by delivering said papers - you will acquit
me - and this shall be your discharge in full
of said Application &c.
I have had a long search for the papers as Mr Cheney thought they must be with me at last I found the minute of the time when did you as aforesaid.
The exact words are
"Dec 18 1819 old. all the papers to General Davis to get proof." and this minute is under said S. Cheney's Application on my pension Books.
your Obt Servt.
Joshua Darling
Genl. A. Davis }
Maine }
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State of Massachusetts
Essex County Ss. - On this thirty first day of May AD 1839, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County, personally appeared. Samuel Cheney, who, on his oath declares, that he is the same person who
formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt McFarlane, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Voise, in the service of the United States, in the war of the Revolution - That his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Massachusetts, and certificate issued to him, under date 8th January 1829 - by L B Porter Secretary of War and J L Edwards number 
19019. That he has lately removed; and now resides in the Town of Warner, in the State of New Hampshire, where he intends to remain, and
desires his pension to be there payable in future - That his reason for removing from Massachusetts to New Hampshire, are, that he has, in said Town of Warner- several children, and being now at advanced period of life, and very infirm, he needs their assistance, which his humble circumstances of life, prevents him from obtaining otherwise - therefore respectfully
asks that he may be transfered to the pension Office at Concord in said New Hampshire.
Samuel Cheney
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid,
before me
W Woast Justice of the peace

I do also certify, that the above named Samuel Cheney is personally known to me - That he is the same Samuel Cheney, to whom a pension certificate was issued, and is now in his possession as above described.
W Woast Justice of the peace
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I John Colley 3d on oath do declare, that I am well acquainted with the within named Samuel Cheney, declaring him to be the same person, who is a pensioner of the United States, on the roll of Massachusetts Agency and that he has resided in Rowley in said State, but has recently remand to the Town of Warner in the State of New hampshire.
Newburyport May 31. 1839.
John Colley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss - Town of Newburyport, May 31 1839. Then personally appeared, the above named John Colley, and made oath, in due form of Law, to the truth of the written Affidavit by him subscribed in my presence.
W Woast Justice of the peance
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Essex, ss Probate office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify that William Woast esquire, before whom the several affidavits hereto annexed of Samuel Cheney and John
Colley purport to have been taken, is a justice of the peace for said county; and his name, subscribed to the certificate on each, is his genuine signature.
Given under my hand and seal of office this twenty ninth day of June, A.D. 1839.
Nath. Lord jr.
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File No. 45631
Samuel Cheney
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Act: 18 March 1818
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Merchants Bank
Boston 9th July 1839
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 5th inst.
I have to state that Samuel Cheney a
pensr. now on the Roll of this Agency under the
Act of 18th March 1818, has been paid
up to 4th March 1839
I am very respy.
Your obt Servt
Franklin Haven
Pension Agt.

J. L. Edwards Esqr. }
Comr of Pensions }
Washington }
D C. }
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Newburyport June 29th 1839
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Allow me in behalf of Samuel Cheney, a revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the Law of March 1810 to forward you her
application for transfer from Massachusetts to Concord NH.
very respectfully
your mo Ob Serv
W Woast
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Depd. Dec. 29. 1828
Samuel Cheney
papers -

pen. to com:  22d Dec. 1828

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Hon. John Varnum
Monitor of Congress
Washington
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Newburyport Decr 23d 1828
Hon. John Varnum
Dear Sir
Will you give me leave to trouble you again, on the subject of pension of Mr. Samuel Cheney of Newbury in the vicinity was an early applicant, but for want of sufficient evidence was not successful - you will perceive by the enclosed papers - he made a Second application more
than a year ago - his papers were returned to me by W. Edwards, "as insufficient authorize the inscription of his name on the pension roll". "the declarations and affidavits to be amended by
inserting therein the name of the Colonel under which the claimant served." and stating that no
decision could be had unless the Regiment be designated" - Mr Cheney has been ever since endeavouring to ascertain the name of the Colomel - and has at last attained the enclosed deposition which with his own additional declaration, he says is all which he can attain - I hope it will be satisfactory - he is old and feeble in mind and body - and there is no one living in this vicinity there I know of better able to give evidence in his behalf than what has been deposed in the accompanying papers -
I am Sir
very respectfully
your Obliged Servant
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I William Pressey of lawful age
depose and say that I assisted in
Samuel Cheney of Bradford in the
State of New Hampshire a revolutionary
Soldier in procuring his papers on
his first application to Congress for a
Pention and that the said Chancy
and also that some of the evidence proved
at that time Stated to me that the name of the 
Colonel under which the said Cheney
served was Vose that application was
made a number of years ago and I do not
recollect the Christian name of his
Colonel but I am sure that the said
Cheney and the other evidence all
covered and stated his Colonels name
to be Vose.
William Pressey

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss November 19th 1828
Personally appeared the above named
William Pressey and made solemn oath
that the above deposition by him subscribed
is true  Before me
Benjamin Wadleigh Just Peace

I Samuel Cheney of Newbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do declare, in addition to the declaration which I made before the Honorable Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the
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said Commonwealth and in explanation thereof - that since the making the said declaration and perusing the within written affidavit I am [illegible] letter state that the name of the Colonel of the Regiment to which The Company commanded by Capt McFarlane was attached and in which I served as a private more than nine months in the Continental Establishment as stated in said declaration was Joseph Vose and
the Lieut Colonels named was Elijah Vose both of Milton in this State now deceased.
Samuel Cheney

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss Town of Newburyport on this twenty second day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, before me William Waust Notary Public for the County of Essex, by legal authority
commissioned and sworn, and a Justice of the peace and Quorum in and for said County residing therein - personally came Samuel Cheney above named and made oath to the truth of the above is written affidavit by him subscribed in my presence and reduced to writing by me.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office the day month and year above written.
W Woartz Justice of the peace