Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15774, Simeon Chandler, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Chandler, Simeon S. 15774
CONTENTS
Carded
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Date of death not in B.
1725 2 Vermont 19.252
Simeon Chandler
of Windham Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Parsons - of the Regt. commanded by _____ in the Ch. Arm. line for _____.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug. 1833 and due to James Elliott. Mrs. Fann.
Arrears to the 1st of March 1833. $46.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. 11.66
$58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk. Book E Vol. 3. Page 9

101. Wadsworth Co. Vermont Simeon Chandler 13 978 Declaration For Pension Sept. 1832.

State of Vermont
District of } on this fifth day, September A.D. 1832 Marlboro' }
Before the Probate Court within and for the District of Marlboro' in the County of Windham and State of Vermont now sitting in open Court personally appeared Simeon Chandler resident in Wilmington in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (viz) /
in the force part of May 1775 enlisted in Caplain Parsons' Company and was was marched to Roxbury, in Massachusetts a few weeks, and was ordered to Hingham in Massachusetts when he was stationed as a guard under the same Captain and remained there till the month of November following when he enlisted again for one month and continued at the same station till December under the same officer when he was marched back to Roxbury and then discharged then lived in the Town of Infeld in Connecticut and enlisted in said Town He received no written discharge He hereby relinquishes the year 1775-1776-1777-1778-1779-1780-1781-1782-1783-1784-1785-1786-1787-1788-1789-1790-1791-1792-1793-1794-1795-1796-1797-1798-1799-1800
is every claim whether to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any state, that he has no pension in view of his services and none that he can obtain without great inconvenience except the following
Second to begin to all and every one of the way and you informed

Illustrations by the same
  1 Imped Connected  2 I have an order by potter no of others  3 rd Imped Connected Wilmington and Wilmington Vermont when I now live  4 Valenlund  5 I have stated all I can recollect in my Valenlund  6 now in writing  7 James Hall Israel Lawton Judah Moon and also William Mellen Sutter Chandler who has sent a letter to my correspondent Simeon Chandler  
Wan to add here ere the day of the opening of Marshall Miller Lodge of Brotherhood
in Brandywine Metcalfe & South Chandler Wilmington hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Simon Chandler who has subscribed and was sworn to the above declaration and that we believe  they have been reputed in the neighborhood to have been a false report and that we can see in that opinion
Benjamin West Teall
Luther Chandler
Given and subscribed the day and year above said
Marshall Mills Lodge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Benjamin Metcalf and Luther Chandler, who have signed the preceding certificate, are citizens of the said town of Wilmington, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
March 5th 1833 I certify from personal knowledge that John Roberts is a man of fair character for truth and integrity and entitled to the credit of the sum of

... was believed this day ... year of our Lord Marshall Miller Judge of Probate
I Henry Chandler of Wilmington in the County of Windham and State of Vermont testify and say that in the spring of 1875 was at my father's in Wilburham and then and there was informed that my brother Simon Chandler who had subscribed to the foregoing declaration had enlisted into the service of the United States and that he was then making preparation to go into the service same time in July following I was at my father's again and was then informed he had gone into the service I think he did not return till late in the fall of that season or the first part of the winter following
Henry Chandler
Subscribed and sworn to Sept 5. 1882 Before me, a Justice of the Peace for the county of Windham and State of Vermont.
before me John Roberts Justice of the Peace
June 5th 1883 I certify from personal knowledge that Henry Chandler is a man of fair character for truth and integrity and entitled to credit John Roberts Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont. Windham County Court Clerk's Office, New Haven, Sept. 7. A.D. 1832.
I certify that John Roberts, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the within is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County Court on the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.
I James Elliot, Register of the Probate Court within and for the Dist- rict of Marlborough aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Simeon Chandler for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of September, A.D. 1832.
James Elliot, Probate Register.

State of Vermont } On this fifth day of Jan A D 1833 Windham County } personally appeared me John Roberts one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham in the State of Vermont Junior Ch as then residing in Wilmington in said County and an oath makes the following supplementary declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jan 7 th 1832 viz that by reason of age and consequent decay of memory he cannot state the names of any of the officers to whom brigade or regiment he belonged he further declares that he was but a short time connected with any regiment but was detached and sent out to Hingham to act as a guard and was not acquainted with any field or general officer he further says he remained at said Hingham with about one half of the company to which he belonged till he was discharged in December the said applicant further declares that James Hall Esquire Israel Sawton Judah Moon Benjamin Metcalf and Luther Chandler are well acquainted with him and can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution as mentioned in his original declaration also Jonathan Barnard Josiah Stearns Azor Smith Esquire and many others

In further declaration that the reason he did not pro- duce and send to the war department with his original declaration the affidavit of a clergyman is that the Clergyman in Wilmington has but recently come to reside in this place and has no knowledge of his sermon either personal or traditional and he knows of none who know any thing of it
Simeon Chandler
Signed to and subscribed the 5th day of June 1833 before me John Roberts Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerk's Office New Haven June 7. A.D. 1833.
I certify that John Roberts, Es- quire, is one of the Justices of the Peace of said County, and that the above is his signature. Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court.
James Elliot, Clerk.
Simeon Chandler. Supplementary Declaration. June 1833.

13978
Simeon Chandler Windham county Vermont
[Supplementary Declaration.]
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7 months 23.33
James Elliott, flh, New Fane, Vermont.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Simeon Chandler, Windham County Vermont
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1775 17 private Capt. Parsons Roxbury Hingham 78 Enfield Conn. tradition Witness proves report of his being in service at the time stated.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person.

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of service; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no particular seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
J. E. B. Mendenhall

March 12, 1934
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Joseph Adams-S.41401 Simeon Chandler-S.15774 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. C. W. Wester 823 W. Sixth Street Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joseph Adams, John Chandler, Simeon Chandler and Benjamin Wilson.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of either John Chandler and Benjamin Wilson as described by you.
The records of Joseph Adams and Simeon Chandler are furnished herein as found in claims for pension, based upon their service in the War of the Revolution.
Joseph Adams-S.41401
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Joseph Adams enlisted in January, 1776 and served one year as private in Captain Josiah Gibbs' company, Colonel Richmond's Rhode Island regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-

outed, June 24, 1830, at which time he was living in Sherburne, Rutland County, Vermont aged about eighty-two years.
In 1828 Sarah, wife of the soldier, Joseph Adams, was sixty-five years old. He died February 15, 1844, leaving no widow. The administrator of his estate was, Roswell B. Adams, his relationship to the soldier not stated.
There are no further data in this claim relative to the family of Joseph Adams.
Simeon Chandler--S.15774
Simeon Chandler was born at Enfield, Connecticut, date not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown. His father was living early in the Revolution in Wilburham, state not named.
While residing at Enfield, Connecticut, Simeon Chandler volunteered in May, 1775, served as a private until December, 1775 in Captain Parsons' Connecticut company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 5, 1832 at which time he was seventy-eight years old and living in Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont.
The soldier's brother, Henry Chandler, was living in 1832 in Wilmington, Vermont. Luther Chandler in 1832 was a resident of said Wilmington, no relationship to the family shown.
It is not stated that the soldier, Simeon Chandler, was ever married.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly

the date of death of the pensioner, Simeon Chandler, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
Simeon Chandler Certificate No. 17252 Issued August 13, 1833 Rate $23.33 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Vermont Agency
The above noted record is that of the only Simeon Chandler found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Simon Chandler P.F. 15-774
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Vol - May 1775 Dec. 1775 Pvt. Parsons / Conn.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, ✓ Battle of Wilburham early in Rev- Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enfield Conn. Date of application for pension, Sept 5. 1832 His el. was al. Residence at date of application, Wilmington Windham Co. Vt. Age at date of application, 78 yrs. born at Enfield Conn. Remarks: The brother Henry was a res. of Wilmington Vt. in 1832  cover

2 o Postage stamp recd. M.E.
Darien Wisc
May 23- 1923.
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. Del I am hunting Revolutionary Ancestry. Could you tell me if the name John Chandler or that of his son Simeon Chandler appear on the Pension rolls. Said John and supposedly Simeon enlisting from Enfield Conn. Said John later lived at Milington Delaware. I am anxious to know if he entered the war later from Delaware. Enclosed find stamp for reply. Thanking you Address. Mrs Ben. Sweett Darien Wisconsin

INVALID.
File No. 15774
Simon Chandler
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 67
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 Nov. 11 Hist. to Hon F. M. Crosby (Letter in W. L. 20856) Henry Chandler
1923 July 17 Hist to Mrs. Ben Sweet-awt.
1934-Mch. 12- Hist. to Mrs. C. N. Lester- see her letter to Joseph Adams S. 41401 Eng