Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28679, Ephraim Chamberlain, Mass.

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Chamberlain, Ephraim
S. 28679
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Maine N o 27361. Ephraim Chamberlain of Portland in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Roberts of the Reg t commanded by Col. Wadsworth in the Massachusett line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of April 1834 and J. Mussey Portland
  Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834.  79 98    Remnant allowance ending 4 th Sep r " "  13 33     $ 93 31  
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Rundall Clerk. Book E Vol. 1 Page 9

I John Hatch of Cape Elizabeth, County of Cumberland do certify and say That I am well acquainted with Ephraim Chamberlain, formerly of Cape Elizabeth now of Portland. That in the year 1780 I lived near him, and know that he enlisted at said Cape Elizabeth in the month of May 1780 in a company of militia then commanded by Lieut. Roberts, and soon after embarked on board a vessel with other soldiers, for the Eastward, I think for St. Georges River - and that he was absent till the next winter, and always understood, that he served among the troops at Thomaston & Camber - and have no doubt, but a full belief, that he did so serve, while he was absent in that year - John Hatch
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. July 18. 1832 -
Subscribed & sworn to before me Joseph Pope, Jr.: of the Peace
I certify that the above named Deponent is a respectable and credible witness - Joseph Pope, Jr.: of the Peace
State of Maine - Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Joseph Pope is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twenty seventh day of July A.D. 1832. -
Wm T Vaughan

8th November
14th November

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Novemb r 7. 1833.
I 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 Rolls of Lt Roberts for services in Thomaston, and St Georges, on the Eastern Coast, in 1780, which are claimed by Ephraim Chamberlain, are not found in this Office.
Edward D Bangs. Secy

28679 Rev INVALID.
File No. 95,679
Ephraim Chamberlain
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 70
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 1349.
Epiph Chamberlain's Application for a pension
July 1832
Memo
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Application must be made to the Secy of the State of Mass for evidence of service
Pension Office Oct 7 1833
John Mussey Esq Portland Maine

Surpirato
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J. Hughes Esq.
Portland

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Twenty Seventh day of July A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty four before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
ON this twenty fifth day of July aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge William Chamberlain a resident of Cape Elizabeth in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged Sixty eight 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 entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated - viz that in the month of May 1780 he enlisted in a company of Artillery at said Cape Elizabeth, commanded by Lieut. Hobbs and we were immediately afterwards mustered at Hol- mouth by Daniel Hsley, who acted as muster master, and soon after we embarked for Georges River, and landed at Thomaston and served there in that vicinity for eight months the term for which he enlisted, under the command of Genl. Poley Wadsworth - who gave me my discharge in the following winter - which discharge I have lost. That he has no documentary evidence - and knows of no person who was with him whom testimony he can procure to prove his said service - John Nalle of Cape Elizabeth was my nearest neighbor when enlisted and knows that I was enlisted as above stated, and was absent that year - I was born at Monaghan, in the County of Washington and was brought to Cape Elizabeth when but four years old, and have ever since lived at said Cape Elizabeth and Portland - I have no record of my age, but have always understood that I was born the 6th day of May 1764 - I enlisted as a volunteer and served as a private - Genl. Wadsworth hung a man who was caught, and had been acting as guide to the English to go to Penobscot, and after we were discharged Genl. Wadsworth was taken prisoner by the English and carried to Bagaduce, or Penobscot - I would mention as a Clapp, & Isaac Hsley Esquires, of Portland who can testify that they know me - and to whom I would refer for their opinions of my character for truth and veracity -
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of .
My dear Chamberlain
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashe Warr
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

The said Chamberlain for the State that in April 1781 he entered on board the private armed Brig Hoback of Newbury Port, Jore O'Brien Commander & went to Newfoundland, on a cruise & returning home fell in with the ship Junius Brutus, & ship Dixie both of Salem - and they chased us, & we flung our guns overboard - they supposing us, and we supposing them to be British - I then went on board the Junius Brutus - and continued on board said ship till Nov r of the same year, We took several prizes - but they were principally retaken & sent into Halifax - In the year 1782 - I entered on board the armed ship Fox, of Walmouth Greenough Port, Commander - I went to the West- Indies - she was a letter of mark, commissioned by the Congress or Genl Washington - and served about four months on board - said letter of mark - but did not capture any prizes - I served as a mariner on board said vessels - I served on the land and in the sea service - about twenty months in all -
Ephraim Chamberlain
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid Ashur Warr H. C. S. Judge for the District of Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, John Mufsey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Chamberlain - for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty seventh day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Mufsey } Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.