Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37168, for Chauncey Lewis, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Lewis Chauncy
Dec 37/68
B. L. N o 1278-100
B. L. M rs 13-60-55.
CONTENTS

Conn S. 18
11873- Act. Mar 3/53; Mar 24/53;
Shauncy Davis - First
Rev War
Prisoner
Castleton, Conn. Col. H. Col. David Root; line
22d about 10 days from 18/155 Baptist
Rev War
Henry Fowler - Hartford Ct

He died Apr 28-1855 (from AB)
4 30/32/106 100 100
9.4 4 5.4/30 8 $40 1.06 $41.06
Petification sent to Thomas Chester Esq 22 October 1820 Hartford Connecticut
Reg 3 M 55 n 11573
(360) Connecticut
Chauncy Lewis Capt Savage Private Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of May 1818 and sent to the Pensioner, one of Genl Brace Exr Judges the Southington Hartford Connec.
Arrearages to 2/2/1818  41.06 5. 4/20 mo? $41.06
{Revolutionary claims,} {Act 18th March, 1818,}
16 years 77 to 83
Continued Southington Hartford Co

Chauncey Lewis —
301 1871

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.
ON this Second day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Chauncey Lewis aged sixty years, resident in Southington in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolu-
tionary War, as follows: that in the month of May A.D. 1777 he enlisted as a private in the continental army to serve during the war, that his enlistment was into a company commanded by Abijah Savage in Col. Gherburt's Regt. that he was in a battle in Rhode Island & at Springfield in the State of New Jersey - that he served faithfully until the peace with Great Britain in the year 1783 when he was honorably discharged. That the original declaration made by him for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of congress of the 18 th March 1818 was dated the first day of April A.D. 1818 - that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of pensioners & received a pension certificate N o 360
"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 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 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."
  one cherry table of the value of $3.00 one dish kettle of the value of 0.75   one kitchen table 1.00 one frying pan .75   one large cherry stand table 2.00 one tea kettle .50   one candle stand 1.00 one p r set irons 1.00   one low chest .75 one p r steel yards .75   six chairs 1.50 sundry vessels of tinware 1.50   one large spinning wheel .75 do — of crockery 2.00   one small do. 1.00 do — of glass ware 1.25   one reed .50 two candlesticks .25   one fire shovel & tongs 1.00 one looking glass .50   one pair of andirons .34 six knives & forks .50   one trammel .50 one scythe & snath 1.00   one brass kettle 2.50 one hoe .25   one large iron pot .84 one axe .75   one small do .75 one iron shovel .75   two swine 5.00   two cider barrels 1.00   two half barrels .75   one meat barrel .84   one small dwelling house 20.00   40.09   17.23   $57.32 
Chauncey Lewis

And I further declare that my occupation is a day labor- er on land - that by infirmities of age - attended with rheumatic complaints - I am unable to perform as much labor as an ordinary laboring man - that I have a wife aged forty six years & six children who constitute my whole family that my children are of the following ages viz 14 years 6 years, 9 years, 14 years 16 years & 18 years - all of whom are dependent on me for support - all which is subscribed by me the day & year aforesaid Chauncey Lewis
Sworn to and declared by said Chauncey Lewis on the 2 nd day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
fifty seven — dollars and fifty two cents.
1, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 26 day of August 1820
Th Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.

11878-
Bounty Land Claim of Chauncey Lewis for Revolutionary Service under Act 3 March 1855.

State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss Southington
On this 20 th day of March One thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Chauncy Lewis a resident of Southington in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut aged nearly 95 years who being duly sworn according to law Declares, that he is the identical Chauncy Lewis who was a private in the Connecticut Line of the Army of the Revolution — that he is a Pensioner of the United States on the roll of the Connecticut Agency at Hartford under the Act of 18 th March 1818 at Eight dollars per month, that his pension Certificate bears date at the War Department of the U.S. the 5 th day of May 1818. and he refers to his application on file in the Pension Department at Washington for proof of his services
He makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the Act approved March 3 rd 1835, and further declares that he has not made any other application therefor. his
Chauncy X Lewis mark
We Francis W. Lewis and Bennet Bishop residents of Southington in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut upon our Oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed by Chauncy Lewis and acknowledged in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the Applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be Francis W. Lewis, Bennet Bishop
The foregoing Declaration and Affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above

State of Connecticut.
I, Oliver H. Perry — Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That — Romeu Conrey — was, from the fourth day of July, A. D. 1854, to the fourth day of July, A. D. 1856, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed and commissioned — having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said Romeu Conrey — to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 22 nd day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
O. H. Perry
Secretary of State.

written: and I certify that I know the Affiants to be Credible persons: and that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
Romeo Lowrey Just of Peace

Chauncy Lewis Memorial

To Jonathan Brace Judge of the Hartford County Court for Hartford County - now in see
The memorial of Chauncy Lewis of Southington in said County - Respectfully representeth
That your memorialist is a native of said Southington and yet a resident citizen of the United States. That on the thirtieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he enlisted as a private soldier during the war of the Revolution in the 4th Company of the a Regiment in the Connecticut line which said Company was then commanded by Captain Abijah Savage of Middlestown in said State and your memorialist continued to serve faithfully in said Regiment until some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, when he was transferred into the Regiment commanded by Colonel Root of said Connecticut line where your memorialist continued faithfully to serve as a private soldier until

some time in the year 1781. when he was selected as one of the Light Infantry and transferred to the company of Captain Hopkins, said company belonging to the Light Infantry of said Connecticut Line in which said last mentioned com- pany your memorialist contin- ued faithfully to serve as a private soldier until the month of June A.D. 1783 when he was then discharged and  discharged now lost by accident  at  the  time  of  the  war  and  he  has  not  since  been  able  to  earn  a  penny or able to  earn  a  penny  or  more  than  six  years  constant service against the common ene- my. your memorialist further represents that he is now more than fifty nine years of age - That he is totally destitute of any estate real or personal excepting a scanty supply of household fur- niture for the use of his family and that from his reduced circum- stances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support. He therefore prays your Honor that he may be heard on his oath and by such other testa- mony evidence as may be in his

power to produce relative to the subject matter of this application and on its appearing to the satisfaction of your Honor that the facts herein stated are true. That your Honor would certify and transmit the testimony in the case and the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable Secretary of the Department of War of the Government of the United States as your Honor are empowered by a Statute of the United States entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war."
Dated at Southington
March 30 th 1818-
Chauncy Lewis
State of Connecticut ss - Hartford April 1 st 1818
Personally appeared Chauncy Lewis sign of the foregoing petition or writing and made solemn oath that the facts therein contained are true -
Sworn before me Witness my hand and seal of the Court on the other side of this leaf -
Jonathan Brainerd Judge of the County Court for the County of Hartford in said State

The affidavits of Mr Robinson Roger Whitney Esqr & Chester Whitney Esqr The affidavit of Captain Abijah Savage And the affidavit of Ambrose Sloper & Philemon Woodruff were presented to me in support of the facts stated in this application. I have examined the said Robinson Roger Whitney Esqr Ambrose Sloper & Abijah Savage are known to me as Gentlemen of integrity & respectability State of Connecticut ss Hartford April 1 st 1818 Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for Hartford County in said State
Chauncy Lewis Ministerial

N o 1278 Chauncy Lewis priv: Conn? Atol Hon E. Phelps Conn 2

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:
State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford }
I, Chauncy Lewis aged Sixty seven years, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy seven I enlisted for the term of "during the war," and served in the regiment No. 1st Col. M'Intosh under the command of Colonel M'Intosh of the Connecticut line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the line. I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that I, Chauncy Lewis aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint The Honble Elisha Clark Esq. to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest,
Chauncy Lewis
I, Elisha Clark
aged Seventy
years, do, upon
oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with Chauncy Lewis who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further, I know, or do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated.
Attest,
Elisha Clark
Before me, Romco Lowrey a Justice of the Peace for Hartford County personally appeared the above named Chauncy Lewis subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared Elisha Clark who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this 5th day of March 1828
Romco Lowrey Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the abovewritten Romco Lowrey Esq. was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Connecticut at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Hartford this Seventh day of March 1828
Thomas Chester Clarke of the County Court of the County of Hartford
This law expires 3d March, 1827

November 23, 1926
Mrs. Edwin Tidlund 5825 Margaretta St., East Liberty Sta., Pittsburgh, Penn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 37168 it appears that Chauncy Lewis was born in Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Southington, Connecticut he enlisted May 30, 1777, served as a private in Captain Abijah Savage's Company, Colonel Henry Sherburne's Connecticut Regiment until in 1780 when he was transferred to Colonel Samuel P. Webb's Connecticut Regiment and served until in 1781, was then transferred to Captain Hopkins' Connecticut Company of Light Infantry and served until in 1783. He was in the battles of Rhode Island and Springfield, New Jersey.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818 while a resident of Southington, Connecticut aged about sixty years, exact date of birth not given.
In 1820 he referred to his wife aged forty-six years, and children aged four, six, nine, fourteen, sixteen and eighteen
where he signed himself, he used the thumb

years, no names given. In March 1855 he was living in his native town. He died April 28, 1855.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Abijah Larned Depositor

Adopted & al.
Admiral
Dr. Chas Lewis

Be the subscribers do say and depose that we are well aqua- ainted with Chauncy Lewis of Southington in Hartford County That he was born in said South- ington and yet continues to reside there. That his character for truth and veracity is good and his oath is entitled to full credit and be- lief. That he is poor and entire- ly destitute of property and has no means of support for him- self and a numerous family of children except his manual labor and that he is in need of assistance from his country for support
Southington March 31 st 1818
Ambrose Hopper Philemon Woodruff
Hartford County - ss - Southington March 31 st 1818 Personally appeared Ambrose Hopper & Philemon Woodruff and made solemn oaths to the truth of the facts above stated by them
Sworn before me
I further say that the said Ambrose Hopper & Philemon Woodruff are men of unexceptionable character L. H. Woodruff Just Clerk

I Abijah Savage of Middletown & state of Connecticut do depose & say that Chauncy Lewis of Southington county of Hartford & state aforesaid enlisted into my Company the thir- tieth day of May 1777 for during the war as a private soldier in the Regiment Com- manded by Col. Henry Sherburne one of the additional battalions raised at the request of Gen. Geo Washington That so Lewis continued faithfully to serve as as a private in sd Company untill sometime in the year 1780 when he was transfered to Col. Sam D Webb's regiment dated at Middle- town this 30 th day of March AD 1818 Abijah Savage.
Middlesex County ss Middletown 30 th Mar 1818 Personally appeared Capt Abijah Savage & made solemn oath that the foregoing state- ment by him subscribed is true before me — Josiah Sage Just. Peace.

Chauncy Lewis M.P.
Private
Webb's pgs. L. 62
Connecticut Line
Commences 1 st Apr l 1815
care of Son n Bracy Vt Vt
Southington
Hartford,
Connecticut
Admitted
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Chauncy Davis M c Kinon Lab. Private Assistant Webb's post L t C. Lewis
Connecticut Line
Commenoes 1 st Ap r 1816
Com of Son n Bragg V t V t .
Southington Hartford, Connecticut
Col. N. Bragg Col. Bragg
Admitted

The subscribers hereby testify that we are acquainted with Charney Lewis of Southington. That according to our best knowledge & belief his oath is entitled to belief & credit that he lives in said Southington & is extremely poor and nearly destitute of any estate & is in need of assistance from his country for support
Wm Robinson
Roger Whittelsey
Charles Whittelsey
Hartford County ss- Southington April 1 st A D 1818 personally appeared the Request Mrs Robinson. Roger Whittelsey & Charles Whittelsey Esquires and made their oaths to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Affidavit by them subscribed
Sworn before me
Sam l H. Woodruff Just Peace

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Sept. 25 th '26.
Pension Bureau Washington.
Dear Sirs -
I am trying to fill out papers for membership in the D. A. R. and any dates and facts you can give me will be most thankfully received.
My ancestor in the Revolution was Chauncy Lewis, Southington, Connecticut, (possibly town of Farmington)

2. I believe he received a pension.
In any data if you can give name and volume of record, it would help, as I believe that is required.
Also I have record of Eldad Lewis, Southington, Connecticut (possibly town of Farmington) born 1711, died 1784. On his gravestone he is given rank of Captain. This man was grandfather of the first

one mentioned, Chauncey Lewis. Would you have any record of him? What war could he have been in?
Very truly
Mrs. Edwin Tidlund 5825 Margaretta St. East Liberty Station Pittsburgh. Pa.
also advised Mother - friends Rev

Re: Oct. 18, CT
Polynesian

M. L. DUNHAM, — 7
»»»—MILLINERY,
514 NICOLLET AVENUE,
SUCCESSOR TO WILLIS & DUNHAM,
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan 13 th 1898
To the Commissioner of Pensions War Dept.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me a Certificate of the Service (Revolutionary) of Chauncey Lewis of Southington, Connecticut who enlisted at Farmington Conn. Chauncey Lewis was my Maternal Grandfather and I am looking up the Genealogy of my Family.
Respectfully,
Marshall Lewis Dunham.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 37163.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 24, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Chauncey Lewis a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on March 30, 1818, at which time he was 59 years of age and residing at Southington, Conn., and his pension was allowed for six years' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Savage and Col. Webb. Place of his enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Marshall Lewis Dunham,
Minneapolis, Minn.,
514 Nicollet Ave.

37 168 INVALID. Rey
Jan. 24/98. Mr. M. L. Dunham, Minneapolis, Mn. 1926-Nov-23-Act: to Mrs. Edna Hulund MM 19.
File No. 37 168
Chauncey Lewis His Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
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