Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1831, Hinds Chamberlin, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 16
Chamberlin, Vinds Betsey
R. 1831
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No 1239.
Betsy Chamberlain
N. York
Let Bryant Ward
July 29. 1848

#166 Grand Ave. East Highland Park, Mich. Nov. 29th, 1938
Veterans Bureau,
Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sirs:-
Will you please advise if application was ever made, or pension granted to one Hinds Chamberlain (or lin or ling) who died in Le Roy, N. Y. in 1848. His enlistment was in Westmoreland, N. H. and his name is on a list of soldiers "who stay in the New Hampshire line."
On account of age I think his service must have been brief, but he may have secured pension in his old age, and if anything is stated of his family I should be glad to know about it.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Sincerely,
Grace E. Chamberlain

REJECTED
18 BL
P. O. Henry Chamberlain
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Wages: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1939 Jan 11, visit to Grace E. Chamberlain mid.

Mrs Chamberlin's Application for Pension
No 1207 1831 Betsey Chamberlin widow of James N. York
July 29, 1848
Marys
Please report on the within case
Bryant & Edwards Present
Bryant & Edwards Present

State of New York
Genesee County ) S. Betsey Chamberlin of the town of LeRoy in said county first being duly sworn according to law makes the following statement to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress relating to widows of revolutionary soldiers, that is to say: - I am now seventy eight years of age and am the widow of Hinds Chamberlin who died at his residence in the said town of LeRoy on the 21 st day of November last (1848). I was married to the said Hinds Chamberlin on the 28 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight at the town of Caledonia now Livingston County, being the next town east of this town of LeRoy at the house of David Fuller by Esquire Keovey then a justice of the peace residing in the said town of Caledonia. That during the Revolutionary war, the said Hinds Chamberlin resided in the town of Westmoreland in the county of Cheshire in the state of New Hampshire, That in the fall of 1780 he took the place of a sergeant whose name I cannot now recollect and who had enlisted in the American army, and served in the stead of that sergeant and as a sergeant until the close of the war. That the corps or regiment in which he served was stationed at or near Newburgh near the Hudson River in the state of New York, and that he served for a term of Seven Months or thereabouts. That the above statement of the service of the said Hinds Chamberlin is founded on the statements made by him during his lifetime and which affirmed to be true. And my said husband mentioned frequently the names of the officers under which he served, but from age and infirmity I cannot recollect them, but for proof of such service and other facts necessary to sustain this appli- cation I must refer to records in the war office and other affidavits herunto attached. That the said Hinds Cham- berlin often spoke of applying for a pension during his life time and stated that he believed he was entitled to a pension.

for said services, but never did apply to the knowledge of your applicant - It occurs to my mind that the name of one of the officers under which my husband served was Pratt but of what grade I cannot recollect - That several years after the war my said husband removed to Salisbury, that about the year 1890 he removed to the Genesee Country and resided there in the town of Caledonia and after that in Le Ray until his decease, That he was about 18 years of age when he served as aforesaid and was about 85 years of age when he died - I do not know that any record proof can be found of my said marriage, and refer to the accompanying affidavits for the proof thereof -
Subscribed & sworn to this 14 th day of July 1849 before me H.W. Hascall justice of the peace of said County a justice of the peace in and for said County
her Belsey X Chamberlin mark
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant and have been for thirty years and upwards, and that she is a credible person and her statements entitled to credit -
H.W. Hascall justice of the peace of said County

I certify that H. W. Hascale before whom the above affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same, 14 th July 1849, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Genesee, state of New York and duly authorized by law to administer oaths and that the signature of the said H. W. Hascale to said affidavit I know to be genuine.
Dated 28. February 1853
A. P. Hascale J.P.

46 Tours Office, July 7, 1883.
Gentlemen:
The declaration of Betty Cham- blain, widow of Horace Chamblain for the benefit of the Act of July 29, 1848, having been made before a Justice of the Peace, and in other particulars not according with the reg- ulations established for carrying that act into effect, cannot be considered. She is, therefore, required that to make a new declaration in open court, accord- ing to the form herewith sent, and to produce the evidence of service and nonage therein indicated, or the claim will not be admitted. We have no evidence of the alleged service or the effectiveness of an order or  the evidence of it should be found in the office of the Secretary of the State of

New Hampshire & Concord.
Edwards & Bryant
July 7/53
Messrs Edwards & Bryant. Present.

January 11, 1939
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BA-J/MCS Hinds Chamberlin, R.1831
Grace E. Chamberlain #166 Grand Avenue, East Highland Park, Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Hinds Chamberlin, Chamberling or Chamberlain, who died in LeRoy, New York, in 1848.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, R.1831, based on the military service of Hinds Chamberlin.
On July 14, 1849, Betsey Chamberlin of LeRoy, Genesee County, New York, aged seventy-eight years, applied for pension as the widow of Hinds Chamberlin. She alleged that while living in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served as sergeant until the close of the Revolution and one of the officers under whom he served was named Pratt. She stated that several years after the war he moved to Salisbury and about 1790 moved to Genesee County and lived in Caledonia where they were married on December 28, 1798, and from there moved to LeRoy where he died on November 21, 1848, aged about eighty-five years. 1798
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of the alleged service of Hinds Chamberlin as required by the pension law.
The date and place of birth of Hinds Chamberlin and the names of his parents are not shown and there are no further data relative to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Reason for rejection not on 1852 List.