Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1643, Samuel Campbell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Campbell, Samuel
R 1643
CONTENTS

35144 Samuel Campbell Vt Act June 7. 1832.

Sam Campbell
Declaration vs
Hon. J. N. Smith H. R.

Declaration
State of Vermont } St Albans November the 10 th 1840. On this day Georgie District ss } personally appeared before the court of Probate in and for the District afo d Samuel Campbell, a resident of St Albans, in the county of Franklin & state of Vermont, aged seventy eight years, who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he volunteered as a substitute for one Allen Sage, and served in the company commanded by Capt John Sprool Lieut Brooks & Ball, and attached to the Regiment commanded by Col John Brown. Major Root & Adjutant James Eason or Eustone, joined the Regt at Albany, N.Y. where the company stayed a few days & marched from thence Schenectady, where the Regiment stayed six or eight days & from thence to Fort Plain where the Regiment divided, a part of which were stationed at Herkimer a part at Stone Arabia and a part at the Fort aforesaid, employed some part of the time in scouting but principally in guarding boats from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix, during the summer of 1780. In the fall of the year afo d there was an engagement, between the Americans and the enemy. The British & Indians were commanded by Lie John Johnson, Butler & Brant, and the towers of Stone Arabia & Johnstown were burned.
In this engagement Col Brown was killed, The troops remained at their several stations as aforesaid until about the 8 th of November 1780, at which time the company to which he belonged were discharged they had no regular discharges.
At the time the applicant engaged in the service afo d he was a resident of Mount Washington in the county of Berkshire and state of Massachusetts, that he left there for Albany in the month of April or first of May in the year 1780 as afo d and continued in said service until the 8 th of November of the same year. His impression is that he engaged for six months, but this he very well recollects, that he stayed several days after

his time had expired and is confident that he served more than six months, but six months is all that he claims in this campaign.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
James Sam Canipe
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
We Usahellis and John Nelson residing in St Albans in the county and state aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Canipe who has subscribed & sworn to the above foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, that he is respected and beloved 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 } John Nelson
Asa Adis
The applicant further states that he was born in Willimantic Connecticut in the year 1762. He has a record of his age in his family Bible. That at the time when he was called into service he was a resident of Mount Washington where he had lived from the age of six years to the time he entered the service, moved from thence to Grand Isle & from thence to St Albans where he has lived twenty years. He volunteered and served as a substitute for one Allen Sage, under the officers named in this declaration.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the court further certifies that John Nason who has signed the foregoing certificate is Major General and that the Hon. Asa Clark has been Judge of the Supreme court in the state of Vermont and they are both residents of St Albans in the county and state afo d and are highly respectable gentlemen and their statement is entitled to credit.
William Bridges Judge
I Lafayette H. Nutting Register 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 Samuel Campbell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Lafayette H. Nutting Register

State of New York
Niagara County ss: William Campbell of the Town of Cambria County of Niagara and State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is seventy three years old on the first day of July last and is a younger Brother of Samuel Campbell who resides in St Albans State of Vermont. and deponent says that at the time along before after the battle of Bunkerhill, deponents father and family resided in Mount Washington County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts. Deponents father had three sons David Samuel & deponent and deponent says that while the said brothers were so residing with the father at Mount Washington, said Brother Samuel Campbell volun- teered as deponent thinks and joined the Ameri- can Army at some place in the State of New York and deponent thinks the place was called Stillwater - and deponent further says that at the same time and George Kings & Andrew Douds who resided in the said same neighborhood with deponents brother volunteered with deponents brother & went into the service in the revolution- ary war with him & joined the American Army at or near the place aforesaid - deponent cannot now tell what year his said brother so volun- teered but deponent thinks it was last after the battle of Bennington - deponent says that his brother was gone and remained in said service last - month none - That he returned home from said service late in the fall as he thinks - deponent learned from his said brother and said other persons who went with him that his said brother Samuel was in the battle of Stillwater Stone Robby or Stony Robby and that a Colonel Brown was in said battle & was killed deponents inf minor brother was also killed in said battle - deponent says that his said brother on his return brought home a hat that had been cut through with a tomahawk in said action deponent thinks that his said brother in said service was was under the command of Capt. Spur . in the company commanded by Capt. Spur .

of Sheffield - in this matter deponent is not very certain - deponent says that he has no rec- ollection of names of other officers than those above mentioned - deponent says that said Samuel when he went into service as above stated and served in said revolutionary war was a six month volunteer as he thinks & served out his time that he left home in the Spring & returned home late in the Fall -
William Campbell
Subscribed and sworn to the 8 th Ap 1840 before me Alonzo T Prentiss a justice of the peace of the Town of Lockport in the county of Niagara aforesaid & I also certify that I am well acquainted with the above named William Campbell who subscribed the above affidavit & that said William is a man of good repute as to his morals & veracity -
A J Prentiss Justice of the peace
State of New York Niagara County p: Joseph Center and Lyman at Spalding - of the county of Niagara being sworn say that they are well acquainted with William Campbell the person who has made the above affidavit - & that said William Campbell is a man of truth & veracity -
J. Center
L. A. Spalding
State of New York Niagara County p: I Alonzo T Prentiss do hereby certify that on this 8 th day of April 1840 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace of the Town of Lockport in said county Joseph Center and Lyman at Spalding and subscribed & were sworn to by & before me the deposition above & I further certify that said Joseph Center & Lyman at Spalding are men of good standing & are entitled to credit -
A J Prentiss Justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Niagara County Clerk's Office. }
I William A. Cook — do hereby certify that Alonzo T. Pratt before whom the annexed instrument of writing purports to have been proved or acknowledged, was, at the time the certificate of such proof or acknowledgement bears date, a Justice of the Peace ————— in and for said County, duly appointed and sworn, and authorized by the Laws of said State, to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature subscribed to said CERTI- FICATE, of proof or acknowledgement, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said County, at Lockport, this Eighth — day of April — A. D. 18 40
W. A. Cook Clerk.

January 25, 1934
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M. M. Lewis The American Historical Society, Inc., 80-90 Eighth Avenue New York City
SAMUEL CAMPBELL R. 1643 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The record of Samuel Campbell follows as found in pension claim, R. 1643, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Campbell was born in 1762 in Killingly, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
Long before the battle of Bunker Hill, Samuel Campbell's father and family were residents of Mount Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; there were three sons, Samuel, William born July 1, 1767, and David. Samuel had resided there since he was six years old.
Samuel Campbell applied for pension November 10, 1840, then a resident of Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, where he had lived for twenty years; prior to which, he resided in Grand Isle, state not named. He stated that he volunteered in April or the first of May, 1780, served as private in Captain John Spoor's company, Colonel John Brown's Massachusetts regiment; that he was in the battle of Stone Arabia and was discharged November 8, 1780.
His claim was not allowed as record evidence was found of service of only three months ten days, and the requirement of the law under which he applied was length of service of six months.
It is not stated whether Samuel Campbell was ever married.
William Campbell, the soldier's brother, was living in Cambria, Niagara County, New York, in 1840, and stated that his wife's brother was killed in the battle of Stone Arabia; he did not give the name of his wife nor that of her brother.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1643
P. O. Samuel Campbell
REJECTED
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: List of suspended claims printed in 1852, shows cause
Re-enlisted: of suspension as follows: "He did not serve six months"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .
1934 Jan 25- Stick to M. M. Lewis

Sam Campbell - Ut Oct 1832 - From John Smith 23 Dec '40 -
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Oct/32

Mount Washington Mass Samuel Campbell
80. Sub. for Allen Sage Cap Spoon disch Mar 80 on - W 23/2 24 3-10
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Owen Spence Balch Ward 1750

Washington Sept. 11 th 1840 Ho. of Reps
Sir
I herewith transmit to you the declaration of Saml Campbell for a pension, and respectfully ask an early and favorable consideration of the same.
I am respectfully y r ob t Serv t .
J Smith
Hon J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.

Hon. John Smith
Dec 23 1840
Ob

177 Pension Office Dec 23/84
Sir
I have examined the claim of Samuel Campbell, and find as he has stated, that he served one term of duty under Capt M c Spoon, but its continuation was 3 mos & 10 days only. Not enough to entitle him to a pension. Three mos Six months being the minimum for which a pension is allowed by the law. His claim is therefore rejected, & his papers placed upon our files.
Shawelchehon
for M c Smith H R
Jan'y 18 th get a R o . 35144

✓ 6 19 JAMES CAMPBELL , brother of William (above)
Born in Voluntown, Connecticut, February 25, 1752
Captain in Colonel John Fellow's Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Regiment.
✓ AMOS GILBERT .
Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, November 21, 1764. served in Captain Adam Bailey's Co., Col. John Bailey's 2nd Regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. Sprout after January 1, 1781.
He enlisted January 25, 1781, for three years.
Married Margaret McChesney, who drew a pension after his death, in 1832.

✓ 6 19 WILLIAM CAMPBELL
Born in Connecticut, March 1, 1726, died in South Hero, Vermont, January 14, 1798.
Enlisted at Sheffield, or Mount Washington, Massachusetts , probably in Captain John Spoor's Company.
✓ 3 SAMUEL CAMPBELL , son of William (above.)
D.A.R. records in two different lineages give the following war records for SAMUEL CAMPBELL, who married GRACE PLUM. We believe the second to be correct, because Samuel Campbell's family did not remove to Vermont until after the Revolutionary War.
1. Samuel Campbell (1762-1844), Died in Durand, Illinois. He served as private in Capt. Abraham Salisbury's Co. Vermont Militia, 1781. 2. Samuel Campbell enlisted, 1780, as a private in Capt. John Spoor's Company, Col. John Brown's Berkshire Co., Regiment, and in 1781, in Capt. James Campbell's Company, Col. John Fellow's Berkshire County Regiment.

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January 25, 1934
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The American Historical Society, Inc., 80-90 Eighth Avenue New York City
Amos Gilbert, W. 16271 Samuel Campbell, R. 1643
Attention of M. M. Lewis
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Amos Gilbert, William, James, and Samuel Campbell.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of a William or James Campbell (under any spelling of surname) as described by you.
The records of Amos Gilbert and Samuel Campbell were found and are furnished herewith as obtained from claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
William Campbell - b. in Conn. Mar. 1, 1726. d. in South Berks, Vt. Jan. 14, 1798. Enl. at Sheffield or Mt. Hous. Mass. A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator prob. in Capt. John (Yours) Co.
James Campbell - b. in Voluntown, Conn. Feb. 25, 1752 Capt. in Col. Jos. Fellows' Berkshire Co. Mass. Regt.