Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40836, Samuel Chase, Penn.

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Service          [image of star]          Number

Penn.          Chase, Samuel           S. 40836

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18,800
Pennsylvania
Samuel Chase
of Franklin Co. in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Proctor of the Pennsylvania
line for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 23rd of November 1821.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of Oct. 1822
and delivered to M. St. Clair Clark, Esq
                            Present.______
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1822               $75.16
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1823   $48.00
9 months                                            $124.16
8/30 o 4/31
                                      {Revolutionary claim,}
                                      {Act 18th March, 1818.}
                                          1 May 1820.

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40836
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 40,836
Samuel Chase
Pri  Rev  War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:---Vol. F, Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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District of Pennsylvania}
Franklin County St.}
On the twenty third day of November eighteen hundred and twenty one personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the County of Franklin in the Said District of Pennsylvania Samuel Chase aged sixty seven years resident in the County 
of Franklin in said District, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Solemn oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz that he the said Samuel Chase was enlisted in the State of New York on the eighteenth day
of September Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six to serve for one year by Captain White. That he was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Procter who
commanded the Pennsylvania artillery and was discharged by Major Alexander Turner at Colonel John Rices in Berks County Pennsylvania, at that time acting in the
capacity of a waiter, having served one year & upwards discharge was dated on the Sixteenth of December seventeen hundred and seventy seven. That he again enlisted under
Major Turner & served one year that he continued in the service
till after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis and was discharged at Philadelphia by Major Turner in December seventeen hundred and eighty one that your petitioner was at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York Town Virginia. That he has not been placed on the pension list. And I the said Samuel Chase do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth
day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen. And that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or 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 Revolutionary war" passed on the
eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen 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.
Petitioner has no property.
His family consists of a wife aged sixty years and upwards. Eight children living, all live abroad but two sons and a daughter, one son aged sixteen years, the other nine years
old- daughter aged fourteen. That he is a labourer never having learnt a trade, that he is infirm & unable to work.
Sworn to and declared                           his
on the 23rd day of November     Samuel Chase
1823 in open court.                               mark
John Shryock Prothy
The court is satisfied with the truth of the statement that petitioner
has no property.                John Reed President

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In the ninth Judicial District of Pennsylvania
                                      Franklin County Sc
I John Shryock Prothonotary of the Court of common pleas, it being a Court of Record for the County of Franklin composing a part of the ninth district aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and statement thereto annexed
one truly copied from the Records of said Court and I so further certify that John Reed whose signature appears ont eh
other side is President Judge of said District composed of the counties of Perry, Cumberland, Adams and Franklin
and that the whole proceedings took place in open court before him and his associated judges of our said court.
In testimony wherof I have herunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two
                       John Shryock Prothy

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Samuel Chase
Application for a pension Novr. 23rd 1821
Copy made out 3rd Jany. 1822

Col. Proctor's
Pennsa. Regt.
1776- 1 year
not found on roll.


Fees. 75 cents.

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Franklin County St
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and jus--
Franklin County John Winn who on his solemn oath did depose and say that Samuel Chace was a soldier and served in the revolutionary war under the command of Colonel Proctor in the Pennsylvania artillery and that this deponent is now inscribed on the pension list and draws a pension from the United States
sworn subscriber   John Winn
November 22nd 1821
John Hershberger 

I do certify that John Winn the above deponent is worthy of belief and entitled to full credit on oath
John Hershberger

Franklin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania St
I, John Shryock Prothonotary in and for the county of Franklin in the Commonwealth of aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Hershberger ___ one whom the above deposition was taken was at the time of sodoing a justice of the peace and still is a justice of the peace duly commissioned and sworn as such and I also certify that the name John Hershberger to the above certificate is the proper hand writing of the said justice of the peace. 
In Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of the said court at Chambersburg this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
John Shryock Prothy.

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Franklin County [symbol]
Before me the subscribed one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Franklin County aforesaid Personaly came Thomas Welsh and being Duly sworn as the Law Directs Doth Depose and say that he was well acquainted with Samuel Chase who now Lives in Washington Township Franklin County and state of Pennsylvania and the same Samuel Chase was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served in the Laboratory Department under Colonel Proctor of the artillery that the said Samuel Chase served in the same company with this Deponent and was commanded by ^ Capt Archibald Their Majors name was Alexander Turner This Deponent Doth further say that the said Chase served for upward of two years in the same company and regiment, also This Deponent was aquainted with Joseph Collins Edward Fowler Charles Haysel Edward Giffins Thomas Jolley and John Barns who all served in the same company and belonged to the same Department and and was commanded by the same officer and this Deponent Doth say that he Drew two months wages for his whole service and he knew of none that Drew more sworn and subscribed the 29th Day of May 1821
Thomas Welch
before Wm Bleakney

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[symbol] Franklin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

I John Shryock Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Bleakney before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace and still is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned for the County of Franklin aforesaid and that the certificate below signed William Bleakney is the proper hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace. In Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of the Court of Common Pleas, this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty one

John Shryock Prothy
[seal stamped on left side of page]

I do certify that within named Thomas Welsh who made the written deposition is a man of truth, worthy of belief & entitled to full credit on oath Witness my hand and seal

Wm Bleakney [handwritten seal]

Samuel Chase [written sideways on right side of page]

Thos Welsh
Deposition