Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,901, Calvin Cheeseman, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Cheseman, Calvin
NUMBER
R. 1901
CONTENTS

State of New York Albany County ss } On the Twenty eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four annually appeared before me Abraham J. Lyon one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county of Albany at the town of New Hudson in the said county of Albany Calvin Chapman a resident of the said town of New Hudson in the said county of Albany aged seventy eight years the twelfth day of November next ensuing who being first by me the said judge duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarati- on in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty two.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as hereinafter stated That he entered in the service of the United States at the town of Roxbury in the State of Massachu- setts in the spring of the year 1776 or 1777 he cannot be positive as to the year as he serves as a substitute for his brother Benjamin Chapman who had previously entered his service and went to Dorchester Heights near Boston and joined the Continentals there stationed under the command of Captain Stephen Owen where he thinks the commanding officer of the regiment was Colonel Haskins he does not recollect the names of any of the other officers he continued at Dorchester in light with the enemy until the evacuation of the town he agreed to serve which was three months that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no surviving who can

likely to his mind of course. Still there may be some even living. He knew the names of some of them. He found out that the last known of the kind such he recalled several that they were all dead or must be further south. He knew 1777 or 1778 soon after he was discharged he was employed at Ossipee baggage train for the company that he was em- ployed by Capt. James Hapgood and Capt. John White that he continued in the company for more than two years and the last time that he was in the mouth of January 1780 the cold winter he left the town of Ossipee for some journey to the town of Middlefield in the county of Hampshire and state of Mass as south of Ossipee there was a road then settled town. He was in the winter of spring the general order to be some route from the counties of Berkshire and Hampshire a regiment of minute men so called that they were raised and under the command of Col. Brown of Pittsfield he enlisted in Capt. Strong's company under Col. Brown. That Charles Kinley was his orderly sergeant that he was not free from that engagement until the close of the war. That soon after he was called out and went with his company under Capt. Strong to Pittsfield then to Lanes- borough and crossed the North river where Scituate and Scituate West- ward about twenty miles and there came to a stand. Col. Brown often sent out scouting parties from 20 to 30 men in their scouting parties in which there were no loyal leaders of Indians but could have

That in Safford  the  man  was  William While drinking out of a small brook by an Indian who was concealed. The spoon was in the party after he had remained out a long time at least eight months our party increased to five or six hundred men the troops com- missioned to intercept them it was dis- covered that the last corner should take the place of the first and suffer the first corner to return home he was discharged and returned home with about 150 men who were also at that time discharged, at this time he was out and on the way upwards of eight months that he has no documentary evidence and none of no person living who can testify to this matter.
In the course of time on four occasions after he had returned home to Middlefield he was called out again in the and sent to  the  front Sullivan and came to a stand near Albany and there waited for orders from Gen. Gannett as he was told and after being there one month he was again discharged and went home he has no documentary evidence of this matter nor does he know of any one living who can tes- tify to the same.
After being home a number of months he was again called out that his Captain's name at this time was Capt. Simens that he had a new Captain that at that time, he remem- bers that Col. Brinker, Col. Deunkem and Major Nash were with him

that they were a long time coming to the North river and crossed the river at a place called Half moon or very near that place and after travelling several days to the West we arrived at an immense place was a half built fort called Stone Proby after remaining there a long time we were ordered to march east and did so under the command of Col. Brown on descending ground towards the Mohawk river there we were led by a half moon of Tories and Indians who fired upon us and killed a Horse and killed possibly or wounded three or four and had 14 men killed and wounded among them were Col. Brown feeling doubtless surrounded by numbers which the list of our way to the fort but was not followed to the fort by the enemy and after being there some short time we were ordered to Ots to which was called the Coeymans fort in Schoharie. Col. Swart and Col. Harpe were there and after some time Gen. Clinton arrived there but before he arrived the town of Schoharie was burnt and the fort ordered to surrender but Col. Harpe refused as he was informed to the North the command of the we have sent to the Hill and if you do not retreat we will send you packing after us. The fort was not attacked till he was there we did not venture in the fort but were discharged he accordingly returned back after a tour of eleven months

after having read a written disavowal of any claims against him for any amount of money due and payable the day and year above John D. Sleeper
Calvin Chapman
Graham and Sutherland before me. This 27th day of January 1884.
General John B. Magruder { Sherrill's Creek } Shenandoah Valley

my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations proposed by the Hon. De- partment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and I the senior judge do further certify that it appears to me that the  the  the She signed the preceding certificate is a regular and respectable document and that Thomas M c Elhany Esquire Petitioner of said town of Hudson Captain Solomon M c Reynolds and Capt James D r  and She has all signed the preceding certificate and the  the of said town of Hudson and are respectable and respectable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
June 27. 1840
A proper quorum of Alleghany County
I Samuel Van Winkle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Alleghany do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before the Hon. Abraham J. Tyson a judge of the said Court of Common Pleas, being a court of record. In the matter of the application of Colburn Chapman for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of the said Court of Com. Pleas this Day of 1840
States of no military service

Interrogations put forth by me Abraham J. Deyo Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County to the several witnesses of the Prisoner  Officer answer to the first interrogatory He said Colvin Chapman says he was born at Old Brown town in Schoharie County that in the year 1762 to the second question he says he has no record of his age to the third question he says he was living in Brantree State of Massachusetts then he was first called into service to the fourth question he lived just at Middlefield Newberne, Barnstable in the State of Vermont then back to Middlefield State of Vermont and to the fifth question he State of New York to the fifth interrogatory he says the road lies in the Hudson Albany County and State of New York to the sixth he says he never received any written discharge to the seventh he says he is well acquainted with the Prisoner mentioned in this whom with the -cets round of them and closed every person in the town of Middlefield
I do hereby certify that the above are the answers to the interrogations put to me by the said Colvin Chapman 27 th June 1840 A Deyo Judge of Albany County

Sept 26 Mina W Baight Power Atty in Calvin Cheeseman case
Calvin Cheeseman N.Y. as 9 mrs 32

State of New York Allegany County ss Maria W. Haight of said county being duly sworn says that she is a daughter of Calvin Cheeseman deceased who made appl- -ication for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832 which was not allowed & that she is directly inter- ested in the claim to said pension subscribed & sworn to this 20th day of } Maria W. Haight May 1854 before me Wolcott Watcho Justice of the Peace
Know all men by these presents that I Maria W. Haight of Allegany Coun- -ty N.Y. do hereby constitute & appoi- -nt George C. Ames Esq. of Washington my true & lawful Attorney to prosecute my claim to the Pension due to Calvin Cheeseman deceased hereby revoking any power of Attorney that may have been heretofore given Witness my hand & seal this 20th da
STATE OF NEW YORK, ALLEGANY COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss. I, James M. Mott Clerk of said County, and of the Courts thereof, do hereby certify that Wolcott Watcho Esq. before whom the annexed instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, or acknowledged before me was at the time of such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected sworn and authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and that said Instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Angelica, in said County, this 23 rd day of May 1854
James M. Mott Clerk of Allegany County.

State of New York Allegany County ss Maria W Haight of said county being duly sworn says that she is a daughter of Calvin Cheeseman deceased who made appl- -ication for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832 which was not allowed & that she is directly inter- ested in the claim to said pension subscribed & sworn to to this 20th day of } Maria W Haight May 1854 Before me Wolcott Watcher Justice of the Peace
Know all men by these presents that I Maria W. Haight of Allegany Coun- -ty N.Y. do hereby constitute & appoi- -nt George C. Ames Esq of Washington my true & lawful Attorney to prosecute my claim to the Pension due to Calvin Cheeseman deceased hereby revoking any power of Attorney that may have been heretofore given Witness my hand & seal this 20th day of May 1854
Maria W Haight
In presence of & acknowledged before me
W: Watcher Justice of the Peace ss & for said County

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1901

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
1901
P. O. Calvin Cheeseman
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Charges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Cuba, N.Y. July 4
July 8 1872
Miss Calvin Cheeseman Oct 1872
J. J. Edwards
Prison Hill
Washington City
Adams P. H. H.
See
Ad

Cuba & Alabam 6 Oct 1838
in his
I enclose you the Pioneer papers of Calver Chapman re applied in 1832 as you will see by his papers for a pension owing to some defect as he informs me that he employed a young lawyer who was not acquainted with the business I have the tells me informed him that it was only necessary to state life spent as minor altho the hand in one way or other been employed and also a soldier for 4 or 5 years the young man he employed has moved away and he does not think that has become of his first papers.
Whether that he has stated will be sufficient with the proof you must judge if not sufficient please let me know that additional proof will be necessary. I presume from his statement it will be out of his power to get much more proof. I have written to the Hon. J. C. Rhea a member of Congress from our district to call upon you if he is at Washington before I have this makes you as he can give you the character of old Judge Chapman. I presume he knew him well.
Respectfully
yours
James A. Hargreaves
3 July 1840

Sept 24 1870
NY Adp
Calvin Cheeseman
— — J. G. Colvards Esq. Pension Office Washington City
Free
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20

Gabra 15 th Apr 1840
Dear Sir
I enclose you a brief statement of Colonel Chambers views, since he sent his declaration he has been very sick and no doubt but his memory is failing. He may not be correct as to dates as he has no documentary evidence of his service - but there is no doubt but he understood the service as stated.
Respectfully
Yours
Sam l J. Houghton
11

Aug 7 1840 AUG 12 NY My Cabin
from
Edwards Eng. Pension Office Washington City

Cuba 11 th August 1840
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 24 th ult o has been duly received.
I am sorry the declaration of Calvin Chapman was not written in a fair hand, the Judge had to take declaration at Chapman's dwelling House being too infirm to travel. I had to write it as it was given, and at best I wrote a bad hand to read.
as to the names of the officers Mr Chapman says he does not know that he can give their Christian names, he believes that Capt. Penniman's Christian name was Stephen but is not certain, he says it is out of his power to give the Christian names of the following officers: Lieut. Col. Brown, Capt. Strong, Gen. Gannett, Capt. Simons, 1 st Brant, Col. Stuart Sweet, Col. Harper, Gen. Clinton, Col. Larned neither can he give a more particular statement of the several items of service than that he has done, he says that he is confident that he has more more than the length of time he has stated in his declaration, he says that Chester Kingsley was his orderly sergeant and he believes he was out with him at the different times he moved, he has also recently been informed that Caleb Hatch the was in Genesee County N.Y. he says he was out with him nearly all the time he was out in the war, if Hatch is living he will be able to procure his testimony. he says he drew a time for the end of the service as he has stated he says he was nine or ten months of the time engaged in drawing plans and materials for a fort at Cambridge. I told him that such service would

not aid him in getting his Pardon and advised him to avoid it but he would have it in
He informs me that the young Sandy he got to his business as he supposed was R. S. Wilson was then in the office of Mr. Hought, Wilson has gone to the West some years ago. Mr. Hought resides at Rochester I will write to him and get him to examine his papers and see if the application filed made by Calvin Chapman can be found as it appears from your letter it was forwarded to him on 23 rd May 1833.
If no Pardon can be got without his name appears on the Rolls it will perhaps be best to wait until such examination is made. In case his name can't be found he may perhaps in Massachusetts find some person living who can testify his name, that he had understood that man and much more no one doubts who knows him he is a man of an unblemished religious and moral character, and he should make some mistakes in his declaration is not to be wondered at considering his advanced age and the length of time.
Mr. Rice the member of Congress from this district writes me from White Sulphur Springs in Virginia that on his return to your city he will call at your office. I believe he can satisfy you as to the character of the applicant respectfully yours! J. V. Hought
John Edwards Esq

 Sub: for Benjamin Cherdrona 76-7- Stephen Penniman - Mayer Boston 3/20 then drove to Cambridge  S.C. was held for 2 years Carl Child Apt. 1000 80. Cap Simon - 1000 Boston NY 2 years Simon NY 

76. Capt Isaac Leavister hauling hay brook to Dovehurst - X 3 mo 77. " Penniman substitute for Ben: service end 2 to Bang. X 3 Feb 77 to Nov. 79. hauling wood for the army - 80. Strong - Brown. N.H.Y. _____ 8 mo. 80 Nov. Strong - Brown N.Y. _____ 2 " 81. Simons Brown _____ 11 - 82. " " " _____ 6 -

Learned in 76- X 3mo. vol 22 p 30 - Ben: not Calois on X

A Brief Statement of the services rendered by Calvin Churchman as a militia soldier in the revolutionary war.
First service
That in the month of February in the year 1776 he was employed by Captain James Tupper to drive a team for the purpose of hauling timber and planks from Braintree to Cambridge for building fort No 2 at Cambridge that he continued in that employ for ten months that he also under the direction of the said Capt. James Tupper after he had quit hauling the planks and timber for the fort, hauled Hay and Wood from Braintree to Roxbury and Dorchester heights for the army for three months & upwards, Caleb Tupper assisted him part of the time, he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any one living by whom he can prove the above service.
Second service
That he entered the service of the United States at Braintree in the State of Massachusetts in the month of June 1777 to serve as a substitute for his Brother Benjamin Churchman that he went directly to Dorchester heights near Boston and joined a company of militia there stationed under the command of Captain Stephen Dunning in Col. Churchman's Regiment he cannot recollect the names of any of the other officers, that during the time he was there the roll was called once a day and some times twice a day that he always answered to his name for his Brother Benjamin Churchman that the company was daily instructed in the

manual opinion that he frequently stood century and always then it was his turn to do, that there was no fighting during the time he was there that he served out the time of enlistment for his Brother that he was in the army three months, he re- members that his Brother Abel Chapman was discharged, Jacob Vash & Paul Wild were there as soldiers with him, that after he had served three months he was dischar- ged, he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any one living who can testify to the same.
Third service
That after he was discharged and returned home he went to live with Capt. Silas Wild in the month of October 1777 that his employment was to haul wood for the Army to Neshbury and Dorchester Heights he also hauled a quantity of wood to Braintree Landing which was taken to Boston for the use of the Army he continued in this employ a long time until November 1779 he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any one living who can testify as to the same.
Fourth service
He was ordered with the service of the United States in the month of February 1780 at which time he land in Middlefield in the County of Hampshire in the said State of Massachusetts that he had enlisted in Capt. Strong's company in Col. Bruns regiment. The Chapman name

of his best he seemed to neglect none that of his Coln, Captain Kingsley was his orderly sergeant he marched with his company in the regiment to Pittsfield There they encamped some short time from thence they marched through Lansborough thence to Lansburgh in the State of New York the regiment crossed the North river above Peticoke they then traveled Westward about 20 miles and there came to a stand, Coln Brown frequent sent out scouting parties in various directions he was frequently out with them scouting parties, he did not then he was out fall in with any Indians or Tories but often heard from them and found where they had encamped, in one of these scouts a soldier was shot while drinking out of a Spring in the Woods by a concealed Indian he was not with the party at that time he remembers that while scouting they crossed the Battle ground of Brandywine and saw the marks of the Bullets in the trees after being there a long time the regiment had increased to six hundred, then it was proposed that those who had been in the war the longest time should have leave to return home and the new recruits take their places which was agreed to be being among the first who had returned the war got Munipicew to return home with others from his town who had returned the war when he did, he returned home in the month of October after a time of eight months, he remembers the names of the following men who were with him to wit Captain Kingsley, Coln

Dunkam, Warmn Chack, Delphus Bab- cock, Nathan Taggart and Eliza Chack he has no documentary evidence of this service nor does he know of any one living who can testify to the same
Fifth service
He was in the month of January in the year 1780 again ordered out in the ser- vice of the United States by Capt Strong in Coln Parsons regiment he left Middle- field and went with his company to Middlesex and came to Han- over 14 miles from Albany and Watford and was informed that the regiment must stay there until they received orders from Gen Gannett they continued there some time then they were discharged, he got home after a tour of two months, Nathan Kingsly, George Bent, Nathan Taggart and James Taggart were with his com- pany as soldiers, he has no documen- tary evidence nor does he know of any one living who can testify to the service
Sixth service
He was again called into the United States service in the month of October of May 1782 in Coln Parsons regiment there then was a new Captain to his company his name was Simons (his Christian name he cannot remem- ber) he left Middlefield then he joined the regiment marched through Middlefield and Albany to Lansingburgh and Half Moon near there crossed the North river and travelled as he supposed West for several days then arrived at an eminence where there was a fort called Stone Bridge where they remained a long time frequently sallying out sear- ching parties in pursuit of Indians and Tories, after which the quiet time he cannot remember they were ordered to take up their march towards the Schoharie river under the command of their Coln (Coln Brown) While on their march towards the Schoharie river on descending ground they were attacked by Tories and Indi- ans who commenced a dreadful fire upon them and killed many in this

an immense force was sent to a fort called Stone Pody where they remained a long time frequently making out recon- -ting parties in pursuit of Indians and Tories, after which the great time he cannot remember they were ordered to take up their march towards the Choback river under the command of their Coln (Coln Brown) While on their march towards the Choback river on descending ground they were attacked by Tories and Indi- -ans who commenced a dreadful fire upon us but none were killed horribly in this engagement Coln Brown was killed with fourteen Soldiers and some wounded as then made the best of our way back to the fort the enemy did not follow us to the fort, there we stayed until negotiations were made with which to our officers, the King Coln Larnard was then put in the place of Coln Brown soon after we were ordered to the lower fort in Shoko- -si where we found Coln Drent and Coln Harper and after being there some time Gen Clinton arrived but before his arrival the town of Schohare was burnt and the fort ordered to surrender as he has stated in his declaration, Coln Willet had been so successful against the Indians and Tories that our nerves were no longer wanted in that quarter we were broken up and had leave to return home where I arrived after a hard tour of about ten months ragged and destitute the spring following. The fol- -lowing names I now recollect were with us in this campaign to wit: Chaplain Kingsley George Conit, Warren Clark, Calvin Dunham and Nathaniel Saggart and James Saggart and Capt. Brister he has no documentary evidence as to this service nor does he know of any one

Living, Who can testify to the same
Seventh narrative
In the summer in June 1782, he was again ordered into the service of the United States he left Middlefield with his company commanded by Capt Simmons in Col. Larned's regiment or marched from Middlefield through the different towns to the North river and arrived at a place called New City not far from that place where crossed the North river at a place the name of which he cannot recollect there he halted and staid some time while there were numbers increased to about 1500 men It was concluded upon that only 600 were wanted he volunteered with Lieut. Charles Kingsley and others from the town of Middlefield to stay in the service there we remained six months to be under a young fellowing or then were ordered to Still Water then two regiments from New Britain arrived, or then were marched into a Hilled square and encamped your commanding officer and discharged or then returned home simply after a time of six months, he remembers the names of the following persons who were with him Lieut Charles Kingsley James Taggart, Warren Haskell & George Gant he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any one living by whom he can prove the above narrative
Calvin Chapman

Allegany County ss } on this 16th day of Sept 1860 personally appeared the above named Calvin Sherman and made oath in due form of law that the facts set forth in the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed in my presence is true
A. H. Lyon one of the judges of the Court of Allegany County
I hereby certify that I have examined the said Calvin Sherman as to his services during the revolutionary war and although I now age and infirmity he may not be correct in every particular yet I am fully satisfied that he has mentioned the services as he has stated
A. H. Lyon judge of Allegany County

Return papers of Calvin Cheeseman to Albany Co N. York
W 19768 Calvin Cheeseman N.Y. Recd 7 June 32

Gloucester County ss: I do hereby certify that the within copy is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of March 1832. I hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of March 1832. I hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of March 1832.

two Witness. I think we could not attain. That the Attorney in their employment has left this part of the country there are the reasons my delay so long delay this second application June this 27 th {Calvin Fairbank June 1840
A True copy of Attorney Common Pleas
I Samuel Van Winkle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Allegheny do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before the Honorable Abraham J. Lyon a judge of the Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and sworn into office being a court of record. In the matter of the application of Calvin Fairbank for a Injunction. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said County Court of Common Pleas this first day of July 1840 Samuel Van Winkle Clerk - }