Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39313, Robert Chapman, S.C.

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(3--1776)
SERVICE S.C.     Chapman, Robert     NUMBER S39313
CONTENTS

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no 19.717. [circled]

East Tennessee
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Robert Chapman
of Sevier County in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Goodwin of the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson - in the South Carolina line, for the term of three years from 1777 to -- 1780
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Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th day of December 1826
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Jany 1827 and sent to George Mc. Cown
Seveer C. H. Tennessee
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Arrears to 4th of
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1827 $18.06.
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$18.06.
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{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.}

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State of Tennessee County Court
Sevier County | June Session, 1826.
On the 7th day of June 1826. personally appeared in open court,.. to wit[?]... the Court of Plea and Quarter Session, in and for the County of Sevier, the same being a Court of Record, expressly so made by the Statute of the State of Tennessee and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Robert Chapman a citizen of said county, aged about sixty nine years, or thereabouts, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows
That in the latter part of the year 1776 as he believes he turned out for fifteen months against the Tories, and after the expiration of which period a few months he enlisted on the Congaree River South Carolina under Captain Uriah Goodwin, in Col. Thompsons regiment in the Continental establishment for the term of three years, which period he faithfully served, and was honorably discharged, that during said service he was at the Capture of Savannah by the British & in several skirmishes, After the discharge he substituted himself in the room of another and was at the Battle of Guilford That his discharges are last and that he knows

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knows of no other evidence now in his power to prove his service, but his own declaration and referance to the muster roll-- That he is very infirmed, has never enjoyed good health since he left the Army, is very poor and in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country  he is by occupation of farmer but has no land and is wholly unable from age and infirmity to labour,-- And 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 any other 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 Person engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the 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 contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed- to wit[?]--
One note on John Dunkin. for. -- $10.00
One note on Chany Moore. -- 3.00
- Note on Several More for Sixty Gallons Whiskey }-

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John R Hatcher owes me. -- $2.00
George Campbell owes me -- 2.00
but he has moved away and I never expect to get it
My necessary clothing excepted I owe in all to various persons about eight or nine dollars. I have no family but myself.- Thomas Ogle, Isaac Ogle and M. Whaley each of them owes me $2.00 ct[?]. But I never expect to get it-
Sworn to and subscribed in open court. }
The date above }
Simeon Perry Clle[?] } Robert Chapman
State of Tennessee. Pet[?].
Be it known that on the 7th day of December 1826. personally appeared Robert Chapman in open court.. to wit[?]... the Court of Plea and Quarter Sessions of Sevier County the same being a Court of Record made such expressly by the Statutes of the Gen. Assembly of the said State of Tennessee and having the power of fine and imprisonment, and the said Ro. Chapman, a citizen of said county, being first duly sworn according to law. makes the following declaration in addition to the one made by him in the said court on the 7th day of June 1826 in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818. & the 1st May 1820. that since the 18th March

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1818. the following changes have been made in my property. I at or about that time owned a mare worth about thirty dollars
I had been living with a man of the name William Underwood for some considerable time and his account against me for boarding lodging &c. amounted to more than the value of the mare, however, he agreed to take the mare, as he was moving to Alabama where he now resides. as I supposed of living but not within my reach- About two years after I parted with the mare to Underwood I purchased another Horse beast of Mr. Randall Hill at the price of $40. or $45. a small portion of which was to be paid in cash, the balance in whiskey, which I got principally for teaching a small school.- That beast I exchanged to John Hatcher for another one and gave Hatcher $20. in corn as the differance. the corn I had obtained by teaching school and some little bartering & traffic,- this last beast I exchanged for another one, and got $8 in cash as the differance, the beast I got of McCown, I exchanged with Mr. Saml. Low. for a Horse, which together with a saddle and Bridle, I sold to Robert Shields for two hundred gallons of whiskey, I then paid some debts I owed to Col. Preston and others, and with the balance of the whiskey, I purchased another horse beast.

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for one hundred gallons whiskey of John Thomas Esquire, and bought one old saddle for 22 Gallons whiskey- this Horse beast shortly after fell into a well and was drowned  the saddle I sold to Mr. Russel Goforth for forty Bushels of corn, which I owed him in part of the purchase of a Horse beast I bought of him after the drowning of the one in the well above mentioned--I was to give Goforth 120. Bushels of corn for the Beast and soon afterwards I sold the same beast to Severn Moore for sixty Bushels of corn, which i paid to Gorth for the beast and sixty gallons of whiskey the note for which I exhibited in the schedule annexed to my declaration in this court on the 7th June 1826. since which time I have received, the $10. on the note on John Dunken mentioned in my said schedule and have paid $6. of it to Mr. John Hatcher to whom I am still indebted for my boarding lodging &c. and to whom I have promised the principal of the whiskey due from said Severn Moore which I expect shortly to receive,- I have been living at the house of said John Hatcher since the 15th of April. 1826. during all which time I have been in very bad Health, and two months or more of the time confined to my Bed
the saddle I sold with the horse to Robt.

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Shields I had purchased of Robt. H Rogers for $9--principally in cash- the $8. cash I got of Geo. McCown, I paid in little trifling sums in debts and for necessaries that I cannot now say what became of any particular part of it- this is all the property or money I have had or held as I readily[?] believe, since the 18th. March 1818. except perhaps, now and then a few pence scrapd[?] up by school keeping, which was the only employment my health and strength enabled me to engage in, and my ignorance and want of education, prevented one from getting employment as a teacher unless it was for 6 or 8 children, in the spelling book, occasionally and even those did not always pay me anything.- For the last few years or thereabouts I have had no other property or resources except what I have stated, and in truth I as much if not more, on the charity of the neighborhood, than on my own means or resources,- I have lived near the mountain in a remote part of the county. It was several years after the passage of the law before I heard or knew of any provision was made for soldiers of the Revolutionary War and i was then informed the provision was made for such only as had Received wounds in actual service- However I still enquired;

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after some time I was told that the provisions were for all who served nine months at any one time in the Continental Line- then it was some time before I could find any one, who was capable of making out my application, or stating my claims, hence I was prevented from making application- untill last June,- I boarded with Severn Moore some time, and agreed to pay him ten gallons of the whiskey, on that account, I have also purchased 64 yards of linsey to make me some winter clothing, for which I have promised some of the whiskey due to me from Severn Moore-
Affiant further states that he does not receive any pension from any state of the United States, and hereby relinquishes all other claims to a pension, except this claim. On the United States,
Robert Chapman
I George McCown Clerk of the Court of Plea and Quarter Session of Sevier County do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Robert Chapman, did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy, for the term of nine months under one

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engagement on the Continental establishment
I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record, of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty five dollars and no more- In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at office in Sevierville. This 28th day of December A.D. 1826-
Geo. McCown Clk
By his Deputy P.M. Wear [underlined]
[Faded seal]

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17.691.
Robert Chapman
Sevier Co. Tenn
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George McCown
Sevier C. H. Tenn:
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Recd. 13 Jan. 1827

Admitted

{Sevier C H Tenn
Jany 1st 1826}

Free [underlined]
Honb. James Barbour
Secretary at War
Pension Office
Washington City-

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39313
INVALID.
Revy
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File No. 39313
Robert Chapman
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 1820
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 83
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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State of Tennessee Pet[?].
Be it know that on this 7th day of December 1826. personally appeared Col. Alexander Preston, merchant of Sevierville, before me Isaac Love an acting Justice of the peace in and for Sevier County, and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Mr Robert Chapman, (who is now an applicant for a pension from the United States) for about seventeen years, that said Chapman has never had any property of much value as affiant beleives during all that time, that within the last eight or nine years affiant beleives said Chapman has had no means of support or resources of any kind except, occasionally a Horse beast of small value, (one of which was drowned in a well as this affiant understood and beleives) except the proceeds of a small school which said Chapman occasionally taught, that during the acquaintance of affiant with said Chapman, he has sustained & deserved the character of a verry sober quiet, orderly man, of strict veracity as affiant beleives- that between the month of October 1819. and the month of April 1826. said Robert Chapman Chapman [crossed out] became indebted to this affiant to the amount of about nineteen dollars principally for clothing, & some

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some salts, tobacco, calomel & jalap[?], and has made payments of whiskey
feathers, and a small amount of cash to this affiant, on that account- from the appearances of said Chapman and all the information affiant has had on the subject, affiant beleives that said Chapman as verry infirm, in bad health, has been verry low this summer past, and is in indigent and needy circumstances,-
{Sworn to and subscribed the date first above
Written-
Isaac Love
a Justice of the peace} Alexr. Preston

State of Tennessee Pet[?]
Be it known that on this 7th day of December 1826. personally appeared George McCown before me Isaac Love an acting Justice of the peace in and for Sevier County, and being duly sworn he deposeth and saith that, for about ten years last past, he hath been well acquainted with Robert Chapman, a citizen of Sevier County, and an applicant for a pension from the United States, that during that time, affiant has not known of any property, means of support or resource owned by or belonging to said Chapman except now & then a Horse beast of

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and the proceeds of a small school he occasionally taught ordinary discription[?] and value- That said Chapman has during that time lived verry much on the charity of the neighborhood in which he has lived [crossed out] resided- affiant once exchanged horses with said Chapman & gave him $8. in difference- affiant beleives said Chapman is a sober, orderly man, entitled to free credit,- is verry aged and infirm, and for months past has been in verry bad health, and is in verry indigent and reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance for a support-
{sworn to & subscribed
the date first above
Written before me
Isaac Love
a Justice of the peace} Geo McCown
State of Tennesse Pet[?]
Be it known that on the 7th day of December 1826. personally appeared John Hatcher a citizen of Sevier County before me Isaac Love. and acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, and the said John Hatcher being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he has for about twenty years, with

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Robert. Chapman, a citizen of Sevier County, and now an applicant for a pension from the United for service, rendered during the Revolutionary War
that during all the time of acquaintance with said Chapman he has been in verry low and limitted circumstances never having owned any visible or means of subsistence only now & then a horse of little value- that about the 15th April last said Chapman came to the house of this affiant, was taken sick there, and contained two months or thereabouts unable to leave it, that he still resides with affiant,- That said Chapman some time ago paid affiant six dollars in cash on account of his boarding, and has promised to the affiant, some whisky, due from Mr[?] Sovern Moore, to said Chapman- This affiant beleives that said Robt. Chapman is now in verry indigent and reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, that he is verry aged & infirm wholly unable to labor, has no family or friends to apply to, and must soon become a county charge unless otherwise provided for- That said Chapman has always supported the character of a sober, quiet, orderly man of strict veracity --   John Hatcher
sworn to & subscribed before me the day & [illegible] above[?]
Isaac Love a Justice of the peace

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State of Tennessee Pet[?].
Be it known that on this 9th day of December 1826. personally came John Thomas Esquire before me Isaac Love an acting Justice of the peace in and for Sevier County in the state aforesaid, and the said John Thomas being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that about the month of May 1822 he sold a Horse beast to Mr. Robert Chapman who is now an applicant for a pension from the United States, that he received of said Chapman about one hundred gallons of whisky,- this affiant has been acquainted with said Chapman for about seven years, that, that he has always been in indigent and reduced circumstances, is now verry aged & infirm in very bad health and stands in need of assistance from his county for a support-
{sworn to and subscribed
before me the date above
Isaac Love
a Justice of the peace} John Thomas

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State of Tennessee
Sevier County | I George McCown Clerk of the Court of Plea and Quarter Session of the County of Sevier aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Love Esquire whose name appears in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing and annexed affidavit was at the time of signing the same and now is an acting Justice of the peace duly commissioned and sworn in and for said County. and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and the seal of the said court, at office in Sevierville
This, 28th day of December 1826--
Geo. McCown Clk
By his Deputy P.M. Wear [underlined]
[Faded seal]

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM--51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Chapman, Rufus GRADE Private LINE Rhode Island

WARRANT NUMBER 3035 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 16, 1794
to--not shown--

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government in to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.