Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18626, Frederick Chapin, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Chapin, Frederick
Booth, Lucretia
(Former widow)

NUMBER
W. 18626
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Massachussetts
Lucretia Booth formerly widow of Frederick Chapin Conn was a Private in the Revolution 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 dollars - cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the day of Dec 1843 and sent to  C. P. Huntington Northampton Mass (Act of March 3, 1843.) Recorded in Book a Vol 1. Page 37
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DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE ACT OF CONGRESS July 7 1838
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE } On this sixth day of June 1843 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of probate in said County Lucretia Booth a resident of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, aged 78 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 that
She was married to Frederick Chapin late of Hatfield aforesaid deceased formerly of Somer's Connecticut who enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 on the fifth day of June & served in the regiment of Col Ealy in the Connecticut regiment in the company of Capt Elijah Robinson as a private until the first of January 1778. Said regiment being stationed at Groton Connecticut until into the autumn when he marched with said Regiment through Saybrook, New Haven, Milford to the saw pits in the State of New York where he was stationed in said service until said 1st of January that said Frederick again enlisted in said service of the United States on the 8th day of April 1778 as a private in Capt Elijah Robertson's company in Col Robert's Enos regiment of militia men till the first of March 1779 there being a condition of the regiment should not to be on actual service more than 3 months at any one time & that Frederick went with said Regiment to West Point & then continued in service three months and then returned to said Somers & again on the 26th of October said Regiment was ordered to Long Island Sound New York & said Frederick then & there served in said Regiment three month in said regiment three months in the Easterly part of the State. She further declares that she was married to said Frederick Chapin on the eleventh day of September in the year seventeen hundred eighty eight that her husband said Frederick died on the twelfth day of June 1802 that she was afterwards married to Cabel Booth who died on the 10th day of September 1830 & that she has ever since been & remained a widow & still so remains as will appear in the proof annexed, & that she was married to said Booth on the fifth day of July eighteen hundred and seven & that there must be a mistake in the date in & the Hatfield record as she well recollects that it was the day after the fourth of July of that year.

She hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and she declares that her name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid Lucretia Booth And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant. Samuel F. Lyman Court of Probate do hereby by that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lucretia Booth for a pension. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three Sam F Lyman Regr of Prob.
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I Phineas Chapin of Newport, Sullivan County State of New Hampshire of Eighty Seven years of age do testify and say that on the 15th day of June 1777 my brother Frederick Chapin then living in Somers, Connecticut enlisted into the company of Capt. Elijah Robertson in Col Ealey's Regiment to serve as a soldier until the first of January 1778.  Said Regiment was stationed at Groton Connecticut in the summer.  
the said Phineas Chapin joined the said Regiment the first of October and soon after the Regiment had orders to march to the State of New York.  We took our route through Saybrook, New Haven- Milford and so on to the Sawpits (Port Chester) in the state of New York.  When we were stationed, the Regiment continued in that Region until the first of January 1778 at which time said Regiment was disinformed, and the service Frederick Chapin returned to his father's house in Somers, Connecticut.  Then again the said Frederick Chapin enlisted on the 8th day of April 1778 to serve as a private soldier in the Company of Capt. Elijah Robertson and Col Roger Enos Regiment of Minute Men until the first of March 1779 with the condition that the Regiment should not be on actual service longer than three months at one time.  Soon after the said Frederick Chapin enlisted the regiment was ordered to West Point the said Frederick Chapin went with the Regiment when he continued three months and then returned to his father's house in Sommers Connecticut.  Then again on the 20th of October the Regiment was ordered to the Easterly part of New York on Long Island Sound and the said Frederick Chapin and the said Phineas Chapin did march with the said Regiment and continued in Camp three months and then returned to our father's house in Sommers Connecticut.
This Affidavit is made at the request of the widow Lucretia Booth of Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. who I the said Phineas Chapin do now to have formerly
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been the wife and widow of the said Frederick
Chapin mentioned in the said Affidavit and
that the said Frederick Chapin Died in June 1802 and that the said Widow Lucretia Chapin was afterwards married to Caleb Booth who has been for some years Deceased
[signed] Phineas Chapin

State of New Hampshire, Sullivan County 
Personally appeared Phineas Chapin and made
Solem both that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth 
Newport, April 28" 1843
Before me Nathaniel Page Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan County SS
I, TW Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Nathaniel O. Page
is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission which dates on the 14th day of December 1840 and will expire on the 13th day of December 1845 and that the above signature
purporting to be his is in my belief genuine. Given under my hand and seal of the County this 29th day of April 1843.
TW Gilmore Clerk

I hereby certify that the foregoing deponent has
been for about 25 years a respectable magistrate about 15 years of the time a Justice of the Peace through the State
T.W. Gilmore
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I Israel Norton Town Clerk of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massuchusetts of lawful age, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of an entry in the records of said town with the exception of the date Vis.

"Frederick Chapin and Lucretia Morton were married" and that said date is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "  September 11, 1788"

Israel Norton, Town Clerk

I Israel Norton above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Hatfield with the exception above named is certified by me.

Israel Norton   Town Clerk of Hatfield

State of Massachusetts,
Hampshire ?? June 3, 1843.  Then personally appeared Israel Norton above named to me known a credible person and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit ??? inscribed
Before me
C.P. Huntington
Justice of the Peace
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Reey ???
WIDOW, &c.

no.  18626
Lucretia Booth
Widow of 
Frederick Chapin
Priv. Rev. War

Act:  June 3 1843
Vol. A, Page 75
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Massachusetts
Refo 1st Sept 43


Lucretia Booth - formerly the widow of Frederick Chapin - 
and who died on the 12th: June, 1802 of Hampshire C in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the company - commanded by Captain Robertson of the Regt:  commanded by Col: Enos - in the Connecticut line for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 - Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st: - day of August, 1843 and sent to C.P. Huntington
North Hampton, leastly: -

Whole amount due  .   .   .   .$200.00

(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by Nell Stewart - Clerk, 
Book A   Vol. 1 Page 73
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V 10155
Lucretia Booth
Map

let to C.P. Huntington Aug 14
Act 7 July 1838
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Hi

In the case of Lucretia Booth applicant for a pension I am instructed to say that she is unable to furnish further proof and of course she ???take a certificate for the twelve months service proved.

Yours with respect
C.P. Huntington
Agent
Northhampton Mag
August 24,1843
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10155
June 16, 1843
Map
July 7, 1838
Lucretia Booth
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Dear Sirs
Enclosed is the application of Mrs. Booth of Hatfield Twp. for a pension.

Yours with highest respect
C.P. Huntington
Northampton Twp
June 12, 1843

Hon G.L. Edwards
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4089 Sep 11. 1843,
Lucretia Booth
March 3rd 1843
Mass [?]
$40 per an
E.P. Huntington
Nothampton
Mass

Hon JL Edwards
Pension Department
Washington DC
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Sir

I enclose the application of Lucretia Booth for a new certificate to continue her pension.  She has just received one for 5 years previous to reach cash limit. I infer from its phraseology and the endorsement, that it is "payable on demand" that a new declaration and new certificate are needful.

Yours with high respect
C.P. Huntington
Northampton Twp.
Agent for Lucretia Booth 

Sept 8 1843
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of loyalty reach 31843 granting pensions be one year to certain widows Ju.... .... Act July 7, 1838.

State of Massachusetts
Hampshire County On this eighth day of September personally appeared Lucretia Booth of Hatfield in said County, aged 78 years before me the subscriber as Justice of the Peace in her said County who being first duly sworn oath on oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Act of Congress paper March 3, 1843, granting pensions to certain widows.  That she is the widow of Frederick Chapin who was a private in the revolutionary War and served as stated in her declaration and accompanying proofs and her lately presented to the department of Washington on which certificate of wed to her dated Aug 31, 1843 No 7588 of the annual amount of forty dollars per year.  She further declares that she is still a widow, and refers to the papers of ??? lately presented. Sworn to and subscribed by said Lucretia to me personally known the day and year above written

Lucretia Booth

Before me
C. P. Huntington
Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County.  I hereby certify that Charles P. Huntington Esquire is a Justice of the Peace written & for the County aforesaid duly appointed & qualified to act in said capacity & that the above signature pertaining to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have herewith & at my hand attest of office attest 8th day of September AD1843
Sam F Lyman Clerk of Probate for said County
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said
County of Hampshire, do certify that Remembrance Bardwell
Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date
thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly
appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be 
genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said 
Court, this sixth day of June
A.D. 1863

Sam L. Lyman Register of Probate.
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I Lovina Smith of Hatfield, State of Massachusetts, of Eighty one
years of age do testify and say. That I was present at the Marriage of Frederick Chapin of Tomers, Connecticut to Lucretia Morton of Hatfield, Massachusetts, and that they
were married by the Rev Joseph Lyman Minister of the Church in Hatfield on the Eleventh day of September A.D. 1788 And that the said Frederick Chapin died on the twelth
day of June A.D. 1802. I do further Testify and say that I was present at the Marriage of the said Lucretia Chapin widow of Frederick Chapin Decd to Caleb Booth of Eastwindon who were married by the Rev Joseph Lyman Minister of the Church in Hatfield on the fifth day of July A.D. 1807 and that the said Caleb Booth
Died on the fourth [?] day of September A.D. 1830 -
This affidavit is taken at the request of the widow Lucretia Booth formerly the wife and widow of Frederick Chapin Dec'd

Witness presents of Remembrance Bardwell
Lovina Smith her mark X

State of Massachusetts, Hampshire County
Personally appeared before me Lovina Smith and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to the best of her knowledge and belief.

Hatfield June 5th 1843 Remembrance Bardwell Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify the said Lovina Smith who has subscribed to the above affidavit is a creditable woman of sound mind and entitled to full [illegible] and belief
Hatfield Jun 5th 1843. Remembrance Bardwell Justice of the Peace
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Copy of Record
"Caleb Booth of East Windsor & Lucretia Chapin of this town were married" -

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "July 7th 1807" (July seventh eighteen hundred & seven)

I Israel Morton above named depose and say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County of Hampshire town of Hatfield & State of Massachusettes [illegible] and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Hatfield with the exception above named
as certified by me.
Israel Morton
Town Clerk
Hatfield

State Massachusettes
Hampshire of June 3. 1843. Then personally
appeared Israel Norton above named to me known credible person & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit [illegible] subscribed before me
C.P. Huntington Justice of the Peace
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Conn Chapin, Frederick   W. 18626
          Booth, Lucretia
          (Former widow)
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10155
Lucretia Booth
Mays
Act 7. July '38-
M 88.d'02.

C.P. Huntington
Agent
Northampton  Map.
AOM
12 mo. /ui
HO

CJ. Huntington
Northampton
MAss
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                                State of Connecticut
                                Comptrollers Office
                                Hartford 18th May 1845

On application at this offer for evidence of the service of Frederick Chapin, claimed to have been a soldier of the revolution under the command of Capt Elijah Robinson, find of Elip, and subsequnetly of Enos Regt, thou made search for tstimony, but find no Payroll of Capt Robinson's company. I find however on the books of the Pay Table Committee, the following evidence of the service of Capt Elijah Robinson: oir
Dr Capt Elijah Robinson
1777 June 14 To order on Treasurer Col Ely Batte $400.00
1777 July 4 To ditto- ditto to 120.00
1777 September 15 To ditto- ditto to 27.00
1778 January 17th To ditto do re 1624.15
1778 April 7 To ditto do  Col Enos Battery 8 430.00
1779 March 2 To ditto- do ----- 2076.15
     Then amounts are charged to the "United States" and it appears from an entry on the Journal, that the service under Col Enos war in which or in part, rendered at the Meet Point".
Gideon Welles Comptroller