Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11388, for Chipman Shaw, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Shaw, Chipman
S.11388
carded
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 27921
Chipman Shaw
of New Salem in the State of Mass who was a private in the comp y . commanded by Captain BARROWS of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass line for private 6 months 3 days
Mr.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 20 Dollars 34 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27- day of Jan y . 1834 and sent to Elijah Wood Esq r Greenfield Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833. $ 54. 81 Semimont. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 - 10. 17 $ 60. 98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 80
73 Franklin

Chipman Shaw New Salem (Mass)
E. Shaw
Elijah Wood Greenfield

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 17 th 1833.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Chipman Shaw is borne on a Bounty Roll of Capt e Job Peirce's Company, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regiment, from the County of Plymouth, for services in Rhode Island, October, 1777, - where he is allow'd for service, One month - - - - - 1
Chipmond Shaw's name is also found on a Pay Roll of Capt e John Burrows Company, in Col. Abijah Stearn's Regiment of Guards, which did Duty at and near Boston, from the 2 d April to 2 d July, 1778, - where he is allowed from the time of his enlistment, May 7 th , One Month and twenty eight days - - - - - 1=28
Chipman Shaw's name is again found on a Pay Roll of Capt e Edward Sparrow's Company, Col. John Jacobs Regiment of Militia detached from the Massachusetts State, to reinforce the Continental Army, from July 23 d to Octob r 27 th , 1780, - where he is allowed, for services and travel, 2=28 Over

Three Months and five days. - - - - -
Amount brought over - 2 = 28
3 = 5
6 = 03
Dr. M.
Edward D Bangs. Hy

Shipman Shaw New Salem
22305
Private 6 mo 13 day Adm d
E Alvord Greenfield Mass
147

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Massachusetts ) ss
Franklin County )
On this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting in & for the County of Franklin; Chipman Shaw a resident of New Salem in said County of Franklin & State of Massachusetts, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated (to wit)
That on or about the first day of October, A.D. 1777 he volunteered & enlisted in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt John Pierce Lieut Josiah Smith, that he then lived in the town of Middlebury in said State of Massachusetts, & was there stationed in said  enlisted for one month that he immediately marched from said Middlebury to Howland's Ferry in the State of Rhode Island & was there stationed in said Company & served one full month, & was there discharged & returned home to said Middlebury.
That Peter Hoar and Abraham Shaw, Consider Howland, & many others, composing the Company in said Middlebury, also served with him at the same time. The names of the Regiment & field officers he cannot recollect. The said Chipman Shaw as aforesaid on his oath, farther testifies & declares that on or about the first day of May 1778, he again entered the service of the United States.
& volunteered & enlisted for the term of three months in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt John Burrows of said Middlebury, Lieut Barnabas Bates of Warham, Ensigns Jodock Leonard, Andrew McCully. He then marched immediately from said Middlebury, to Roxbury in said State & served there about two weeks, then was marched to Boston in said State & there served about two months and an half, making

in both places the full term of three months, & was discharged at said Boston, & returned home to said Middlebury. That Lemuel Raymond of Middlebury & Elisha Bruggles of Rochester enlisted & served with me the same time & place that he cannot now remember the number of the Regiment or the names of the field officers. The said Chipman Shaw on his oath as aforesaid, farther testifies, & declares, that at said Middlebury on or about the last of July A.D. 1778 he again volunteered & here entered the service of the United States for three months, & enlisted in a company Militia commanded by Capt Edward Sparrow, Lieut John Miller, Ensign Ezra Harley, all of Middlebury, that he then immediately marched through Tanton to Fort Hill, in the State of Rhode Island, & there was stationed & served the full term of three months & was there discharged, that Col n John Jacobs was commander as Col n , the rest of the field officers, & the number of the Regiment he cannot recollect, that Sergants Ephraim Howard Nathan Alden & Eleazer Wood all of said Middlebury enlisted & served the same time, that he was in no battle of any note, that he was always discharged by Parole & has no documentary evidences in his possession, and that he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, & that he knows of no record of his age, that he was born in said town of Middlebury in the year 1761, that he always lived in said Middlebury, until about thirty one years ago, then moved to said New Salem, where he has lived ever since, he hereby relinquishes, every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Chipman Shaw his mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
We Alpheus Harding a clergyman residing in the town of New Salem in said County, & William Whitaker residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Chipman Shaw who has subscribed

and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Alpheus Harding
R. E. Mansfield
Joseph Russell
William Whitaker
And the said Court does hereby declare the opinion of the Court. After the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court farther certifies that it appears to him that Reverend Alpheus Harding , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in said Town of New Salem, and that William Whitaker who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of New Salem, & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
R. E. Mansfield
Judge of Probate
I Elijah Alvord  Registrar  Registrar of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Chipman Shaw for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty two.
E. Alvord Reg. Prob.

Greenfield Jan y . 16. 1834
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
I have delayed the papers of Nathan Shaw in office some months for the purpose of giving him an opportunity to explain the discrepancy as to the time of the service by him claimed in the second period and the certificate of the Secretary of this Commonwealth. Being now assured that he can make no explanation I forward to you the papers presuming that no delay will take place in the allowance of the pension for the time contained in that certificate.
Respectfully yours E. Alvord

Rev May
11388
INVALID.
File No. 11,388
Chipman Shurtliff Miss Rev. May
Act: June 14 th 1852.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 339
[Arrangement of 1870.]