Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44381, Joseph Chapin, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER
Chapin, Joseph
S. 44381
CONTENTS
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Deed. See letter within — See letter to J. H. Hollingsworth, 3 March 1836, do to Hon. A. Gallup Aug 24. 1838.
Died Feb 11 - 1832
19.465 R
New York
Joseph Chapin,
Schsharie Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cotton of the regiment commanded by Colonel Greene in the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years from January 1777 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of NEW-YORK at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of June 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of June 1825 and Little Brookshank Co Esperance, New York
Arrears to 4th of Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sept 1825 $ 23.20
7.20 16 $23 : 20
$ 23.20.
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820 }
Leah H. 182

Declaration, in order to be placed on the pension list, under the act of the 18 th March 1818—
County of Schoharie ss, on this eighth day of June 1825. Personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas, before the judges thereof in the county of Schoharie, being a court of Record, Joseph Chapin, residing in said county aged seventy three years who first being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18 th March 1818. the 1 st May 1820 & of the first of March 1823, that he the said Joseph Chapin, enlisted for during the war, on or about the first day of January 1777. in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Charles Cotton in the regiment commanded by colonel John Graton in the line of the state of Massachusetts on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the end of the war, when he was discharged from the service, in Newburgh in the state of New York, that he makes no claim to a pension, except the present his name is not on the roll of any state, and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension — declarant in the month of February five years ago applied to Hermann Boeck eig. one of the judges of the Schoharie Common Pleas, to procure a pension for this declarant, that he was then informed that he must mail this declarant declar-

and then witnesses living at a great distance from Arlington, declarant was unable from extreme poverty to raise funds necessary to get the depositions, and was only able by the charity of a neighbor, late fall to get the deposition, which was forwarded to the war department last February - and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner as part of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress, entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war, based on the 18 th 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, that since the 18 th of March 1818 no changes have been made in my property of any consequence either by way of increase or diminution, not having at any time since that date more property than at present, but as I infer reality has gradually under- mined my health & rendered me less capable to support myself
I swear to & declare in open court the eighth day of June 1825 before me John D. Lawyer clerk
Joseph Chaplin

Inventory of the estate of the said Joseph Chaplin
Real estate, none, —
Personal property, one suite of ordinary clothes one frock & draw knife, 1 Pen knife, 1 Totaw box
And the said Joseph Chaplin upon his oath aforesaid doth declare the value of the said property to be four dollars & eighty seven cents — — that he never owned any real property estate during his life, that for the last fifteen or twenty years declarant has had no personal property, except what he has earned by daily labor, and a small apportion given him by the poor masters of the town during a time period under which declarant has been of age labor which was only sufficient to support declarant from day to day —
Joseph Chaplin
Sworn & declared in open court the 8. day of June 1825 John D Sawyer Clerk
I John D. Sawyer clerk of the courts of Common Pleas of the Hampshire county do hereby certify that appears to the satisfaction of the court, that the said Joseph Chaplin did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the Continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto are true copies from the records of the court and I do further certify that in the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property as described in the aforesaid schedule is four dollars & eighty seven cents —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court on this eighth day of June 1825
John D Sawyer Clerk

Schickin countys. Jacob Sabbary & John Simmer, both of the county of Schickin
being duly sworn upon & say that they have for the last fifteen years been well acquainted with the above named Joseph Chapin, and believe the above schedule of the said Joseph's property to be correct, and further that they never knew the said Joseph to possess more than what he acquired by his daily labor, which only enabled him in part to support himself from day to day that he has always supported himself by his labor & the charity of public contributions  his neighbors & has always been reputed a very poor but an honest man - that they never knew him to own any real property
Sworn in open court this 8. day of June 1825 John D. Sawyer clerk
Jacob Sabbary John Simmer

To what time was Joseph Chapin, of N. York, act 1818, last paid?
J L Edwards 3 rd March 1836
By order of the Secy 1831
JH

I wish to be informed by the war department if Joseph Chapin late a revolutionary pensioner has received any pension since the 14th of September 1831. The reason of making this inquiry is that the pensioner lived with me and I maintained his pension on the 14th of February 1832 the pensioner died he made a will which will was proved before the Surrogate of the county of Albany and I am informed by the Surrogate that the papers required by this department have been obtained and the money received I thought that probably this department would know - I would inform the Department that the money due to the pensioner is coming to me The man authorized to receive the money informs me that no money can be received I thought it due to the department and due to myself to know if no fraud had been practiced in this affair Will the department please to inform me by writing to Peter Decker Gallups ville post office Schoharie county St of N. York Schoharie February 23d 1836 Jacob H. Kelliggs

Joseph Chapin. New-York will act March 18. 1878.
Has the arrears due from H th Sept. 1831 to Febr. 11. 1832, the day of his death, been paid? If so, be pleased to say to whom it was paid, and at what time.
Plumber's Office, Aug 24. 1838.
The arrears have not been paid.
JH

44381 INVALID. Rev  Rev
File No. 44381
Joseph Chapin Rev. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818, 1 st May 1820 1 st " 1828
Index: — Vol. 3 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Espanada N.Y. June 18 th 1825
Sir, Agreeable to your instructions, Joseph Chapin, whose declaration forwarded to you in Febry. last, has made an other declaration particularly in relation to his military at & since the 18 th March 1818. Attested by two witnesses & duly authenticated in Open Court as required by the instructions -
I hope the papers will now be found sufficient to put this ready applicant on the Pension list, from which he has been so long excluded by matter of form only - I am Respectfully &c -
Hon. J. Barbour
A. G. Woodhull
Transmit the application and then to forward to me (at Esopus, Schoharie Co. N.Y.) his certificate -

East-River N.Y. August 18th 1888 Dr Sir -
In February 1882 Joseph Chapin who was a pensioner since - As nearly as can be recollected he belonged to Capt. Jos. Sumner's Company in the 3rd Regt of Infantry of the Revolutionary Army -
He left a will & his papers were in the hands of his Executor -
After his death, his heirs called on the Exe- utor for his pension certificate, & were informed that it was lost or mislaid -
Will you have the goodness to inform me as soon as may suit your convenience, whether or not the pension due Joseph Chapin from Sept. 4th 1881 to February 11th 1882 has been paid & if paid, whether it was paid to Peter Settle -
F. L. Edwards Esqr -
Yours truly Albert Gallun

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Chapin, Leonard GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6988 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Nov. 11, 1791 to Samuel Broome, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.