Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,601, John Chapin, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Mass.
Chapin, John Elizabeth
W. 10.601 B.L. Mt. 31,438-160-55
French and Indian War
CONTENTS
War of 1812

New York 28. 620
for Chapin of Laurens in the State of New York Private in the Company commanded by Col. Ellsworth of the Reg't Col. Huntington in the Col. & Militia 6 mo. 12 days
Entered on the Roll of New York the sum of 21 Dollars 33 Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Transferred Pension issued the 29th day of April 1834 and sent to Hon. R. Gillet H. Reps.
to the 14th of March 1834 $63.90 allowance ending Sept 4 '34 15.75
$79.65
{ Revolutionary War } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Saml. H. Page Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 131

St. B. m. v. Spence. Ap. 1. 87. 11 1854
8.107
New York A Elizabeth Chapin widow of John Chapin Con't & Moh who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Roll of death roll AB
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 21. dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 17 th day of April 1853 and sent to 1855
Man & Spencer. Catskill N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act June 3. 1853, Page 13 Vol. 16
149274

199274. Act March 3/55 Aug 9/55.
Elizabeth Chapin widow John Chapin deed July 1855 Keap.
No 31/238
Rev War
Pension. act Feb 3/1833. no 5707. Vol. H. p 13. July 53-5107
Ad 1/60 acc. July 1/56 Bull
Vol. 61-108.
Chapin Magone Ogdensburg N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 — State of New York } St. Lawrence County } ss
On this nine tenth day of Decem- in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of St. Lawrence aforesaid now sitting John Chapin a resident of the Town of Ounequahwa in the County & State aforesaid aged eighty nine years the sixth day of April last past who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated — That in the month of April or beginning of May 1775 at Enfield in the State of Connecticut he enlisted as a volunteer in the State Troops in the Company commanded by Capt. John Simonds for the term of One Month & was immediately marched to Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts and remained there under the command of the said Capt. John Simonds during the said Month of his enlistment & returned to Enfield aforesaid. That some time in the month of June 1775 at Enfield aforesaid in the State of Connecticut he enlisted as a volunteer in the said State Troops in the Company commanded by Capt. Chad Ellsworth for the term of eight Months and marched to Roxbury again where he remained doing duty under the Capt. last aforesaid until his term of enlistment expired. That in the month of May 1776 at Springfield in the State of Massachusetts he again enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Joseph Jones as a volunteer in the State Troops —

for the term of one year that the company remained at Springfield aforesaid where he this deponent dis- charged duty as a soldier except when sent to different places with ammunition & military stores until his time ex- pired And this deponent further says that in the month of May — 1877 at Enfield in the State of Connecticut aforesaid he was drafted & enrolled in a company commanded by Capt. Richard Abbott of the state troops for the term of three months that he was marched in said company to New London where he served out his said term of three months and was honorably discharged That since that time his principal places of abode have been Enfield aforesaid from thence he removed to Andover in the State of Vermont where he resided about three years in Washington County & State of New York thence to Hartford where he resided about twenty years and lastly in the County of St. Lawrence in the Town of Osceola in the State of Vermont aforesaid where he has now resides for upwards of twenty years
That he has no documentary evidence in his possession & knows of no person whom testimony he can procure who can testify to his said services — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State —
And to the interrogatories propounded by the said Court now here this deponent answereth and saith — That he was born in the Town of Enfield in the State of Connecticut but cannot particularly state the

And the said John Chapin in addition to his aforesaid declaration and documents annexed makes the following affidavit to wit -
State of New York 3 d St Lawrence County 3 d
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Osgoodfield in the County & State aforesaid John Chapin who being duly sworn deponeth 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 his best recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned in his said Declaration believe and in the following grades - For one month I served as a private soldier in Capt. John Simonds Company at Roxbury or Roxboro in the State of Massachusetts near Boston in the State Troops was under arrest during the duty of a soldier during the said month not otherwise. For eight months I served as a private soldier in Capt. Charles Ellsworth's Company on another enlistment at Roxbury aforesaid in the State Troops and while there did the duties of a soldier on guards Patrol & exercise or whatever was required of his said Captain or commander during the whole of the said eight months except about a month of said time in which I was detached with some others of the said Company for the purpose of making a brick yard & in making brick to be used for government purposes in & about the garrison at that place but I was not employed in the said business by virtue of any contract for that purpose whatsoever except what resulted from my enlistment as a soldier. For one year I served as a private soldier in Capt. Joseph Jones Company of the State Troops at Springfield in the State of Massachusetts aforesaid during said time I was doing the duties of a soldier in the Garrison at that place except when required by my said Captain to take charge & guard the ammunition wagons & military stores in the transportation of the same from

Springfield to Roxbury or Roxborough aforesaid & New London For three Months I served as a private soldier in Capt. Richards Abbot's Company of the State Troops of Massachusetts at New- London in the State of Connecticut in the Garrison on entry or otherwise as ordered by his said commander that he was not employed in any civil pursuit during his said several terms of service above mentioned of two years except as above stated if the making of brick may be called a civil pursuit when under the immediate command & direction of the said Capt. Charles Ellsworth aforesaid And the said John Chapin further saith that he was in the battle at Bunker's Hill as a volunteer in the year 1775 without any particular enlistment and further that he cannot write his name therefore makes his mark by reason of old age. John Chapin his mark Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th July 1833 A.C. Brown Notary Public
The undersigned Justice of the Peace of the Town of Orangeburgh in the County of Lawrence before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken Do hereby certify that John Chapin the above Deponent is a creditable witness & a man of truth & veracity and that I have been well acquainted with the said John Chapin for the space of twenty-five years last past I have always understood that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War & never heard it disputed & that he was always reputed to be such in the neighbourhood where he resided & I concur fully in that opinion - & I believe him to be ninety years of age A.C. Brown Justice Peace

Brown & Spencer Attorneys Ogdensburg N.Y.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the 2 d Section of the act of 3 d February, 1853.
State of New York St. Lawrence County ss:
On this 26 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and fifty five personally appeared before the County Court of the County of St. Lawrence, Elizabeth Chapin a resident of the town of Dekalb in the said County & State aged fifty six years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; That she is the widow of John Chapin who was a private soldier in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution and received for his services a pension of ninety six dollars per annum and for the particular proof of his services she refers to the evidence filed in the office of the Commissioner of pensions on which his said pension was granted
She further declares that she was married to the said John Chapin on the twenty eighth day of March A.D. 1823, by Eli Lusher Esquire a Justice of the Peace; that said marriage took place at the village of Ogdensburg in the town of Osgoodfield,

in said County of St. Lawrence; That her said husband died on the nineteenth day of November A.D. 1839 in said town of Oswegatchie; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. That after the death of her said husband she left his pension certificate in the hands of Amasa W. Woolley of Glydeburgh for the purpose of having him obtain for her the back pay to which she might be entitled. She believes no proceedings were taken for that purpose & does not know what has become of the certificate. That she never received the arrear of said pension or any part thereof. She asks to have such arrear allowed to her upon this application.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me C. Dodge County Judge of Common Pleas
Elizabeth her Chapman mark
In presence of G.P. Chapman
And the said Court do declare their opinion that the said Elizabeth Chapman is the widow of the said John Chapman who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution & that the several matters set forth in her declaration are true.
Adin Dodge County Judge of St. Lawrence County

Symmes & Ingalls Deputy I, George L. Wasson Clerk of the County Court of St. Lawrence County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Chapin for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office this 26 th day of March 1855
Symmes & Ingalls Deft Clerk of Court

State of New York St. Lawrence County } ss: Amasa M. Woolley of Cag- denburgh in said County being duly sworn says that he is 48 years of age. That he was well acquainted with the late John Chapin of Osceola, who died in or about the fall of the year 1839 & is well acquainted with Mrs. Elizabeth Chapin the widow of said John Chapin who now resides in the town of DeKalb in said County & deponent was well acquainted with her for many years during the life time of the said John Chapin & knows that they resided together as man and wife & were so reported received by among their relations and acquaintances. Deponent further says that the said John Chapin was a revolu- tionary pensioner of the United States held a pension certificate entitling him to draw under which he did draw from the pension agent at Albany the sum of ninety six dollars per annum That deponent acted as agent for the said John Chapin in attending to the making of the necessary papers & procuring & paying to him his said pension during as near as deponent can recollect the last two years of the life of said John Chapin and during that time deponent had the said pension certificate in his possession for so keeping the most of the time. That deponent had the said pension certificate in his possession after the

death of the said John Chapin untill the month of December 1853, when it was buried with deponents brother there in Cypress bough as deponent believes.
Subscribed Sworn this 27 th day of March 1855 before me I certify that I know the aforesaid to be a credible person.
A. M. Woolley
Cyrus H. Baldwin Justice of the Peace

Deponent further says that Alexander Pierce of the Village of Gylendburgh being first duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he is aged sixty five years; that he was well acquainted with the late John Chapin who died about fifteen years ago. That he always understood from the said John Chapin that he was a soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, & said John Chapin was always so reported & received among the citizens of the town & especially at the celebrations of the Anniversary of the American independence. And deponent understood that said John Chapin received a pension from the United States for said services.
Deponent further says that he is well acquainted with Elizabeth Chapin widow of said John Chapin, now residing in the town of Dekalb in said County.
Deponent further says that in the year A.D. 1823, he this deponent resided in the same house with the said John Chapin in the Village of Gylendburgh. That in that year the said John Chapin was married to the said Elizabeth by Rev Luther Ely in a Justice of the peace residing at Gylendburgh; that the said marriage took place in the

house in which the said John Chapin deponent then resided. That deponent was in an adjoining room to that in which the ceremony was performed & heard the said marriage ceremony performed by the said magistrate with the rooms being separated only by a loose partition of boards. That said John & Elizabeth from that time, until the death of the said John, lived together as man & wife were so reputed & received by among all their neighbors.
That said Eli Lusk left Gdenburgh many years ago (deponent does not recalled the date) & moved into Canada, & deponent understood & believes that he died many years ago, & deponent has no knowledge of what has become of his records.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 24 th day of March 1855, & I certify that the said Affiant is known to me to be a credible person.
Alex e Meeker
Cyrus W. Baldwin Justice of the Peace

State of New York St. Lawrence County ss: Isaac G. Stitwell of Glandorf being sworn deposes & says that he is the Town Clerk of the town of Oswegatchie in said County. That the office of the Town Clerk is the place provided by law for the deposit of the records and papers of all Justices of the peace who retire from the town or die. That he has made diligent search for, and can not find, any records made by Eli Lusher; and that deponent under- stands from his predecessors & early beliefs that, in the year 1839, the town clerk's office of said town of Oswegatchie, with its contents, was wholly destroyed by fire.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 29 day of March 1854 Cyrus M. Baldwin Justice of the Peace
I. G. Stitwell "
STATE OF NEW YORK, St. Lawrence County, Clerk's Office,
Symauer V. Dregallo Deputy
I, XXXXX Clerk of said County of St. Lawrence, and also Clerk of the Courts of Record directed by law to be held therein, do hereby certify, that Cyrus M. Baldwin before whom the annexed affidavit was made, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe his signature to the jurat of the annexed affidavit is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and Courts, this 4 th day of April 1854
Symauer V. Dregallo Clerk

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State of New York } County of St. Lawrence }
On this 29 th day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Chapin aged fifty six years a resident of Dekalb in the State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declare that she is the widow of John Chapin, deceased, who was a private in the revolutionary war.
That for proof of marriage, death of her husband her present widowhood she would respectfully refer to the papers now on file in the Pension Office, by which she obtained a pension under the act of February 3 rd 1833. No. 2117 Recorded Page 13 Vol. IV. of the roll of Pensioners under said act.
She further states that she was married to the said John Chapin in Ogdensburg on the 28 th day of March A. D. 1823 by one Levi Luther Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Burr that her said husband died at Osgateville on the 19 th day of November 1839, and that she is now a widow.
She avers this declaration for

The purpose of obtaining the bank land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855
Elizabeth her Chopin mark Gaylord P. Chopin and John Heming residents of the town of Osceola Dekalb in the state of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Chopin in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
Gaylord P. Chopin John Heming
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no doubt in my mind of her claim.
E.P. Fournier Justice of the Peace

State of New York Dannemore County
I George S. Winslow Clerk of said County do hereby certify that O. P. Downesley the person subscribing the foregoing deposition and before whom the same was taken, was at the date thereof, a justice of the Peace of said County and authorized to take affidavits and proofs of conveyances, to be recorded in this state, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said O. P. Downesley and very believe that the name above subscribed to said Certificate is his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof I have caused the Seal of the County Court of said County to be hereunto affixed this 12 th day of July 1855.
G. S. Winslow Clerk

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 31 1833
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 subjoined 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 John Chapin St. Lawrence County
   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.     Vol. April 1775- 1 pr. Capt Simonds- Mass- 89 Enfield Vt-   June " 5 12 " Capt Cleworth Gratuitous Living Witness   May 1776 1 " Capt Jones   Gratuitous May 1777-78 3 " Capt Abbott   2  
X in Phelps certificate
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 the investigation of the 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

May 16, 1932
BA-J/AWF XXXXXXXXXXXX
John Chapin W.10601
Mrs. Harry B. Drake 30 Corlear Street Albany, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Chapin, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.10601, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Chapin.
He was born April 6, 1743 at Enfield, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not given.
He enlisted at Enfield, Connecticut sometime in April, 1775 and served one month as a private in Captain John Simonds' company. He served as a volunteer at the battle of Bunker Hill, no officers stated. He enlisted July 6, 1775 and served until December 18, 1775 as private in Captain Charles Ellsworth's company in Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut regiment. He enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts sometime in May, 1776 and served one year as private in Captain Joseph Jones' company. He enlisted at Enfield, Connecticut sometime in May, 1777 and served three months as private in Captain Richard Abbott's company.
It is also stated that he served in the "Old French War" prior to the War of the Revolution, and in the second War with Great Britain.
After the Revolution he moved from Enfield to Andover, Vermont, and then to Hartford, Washington County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-

1832 cuted December 19, 1832, then a resident of Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, New York.
He died November 19, 1839 at said Oswegatchie.
He married March 28, 1823 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, Elizabeth Bar or Bur.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March 28, 1855, then a resident of Dekalb, St. Lawrence County, New York, and was aged fifty-six years.
It is not stated whether they had children.
In 1833 David Chapin was a resident of Oswegatchie, New York, and in 1855 Gaylord P. Chapin was living in said Oswegatchie. There is no relationship to family shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

M o 5625 Elizabeth Chapin. Wid: of John
St. Brown & Spence Apr 13/55.
Act/53.

31/4 38
Out } Merans

Re New York John Chapin suspended act 7 Jan '32 later 5 Nov - 1833
to a. O. Lord Hon. H. R. H. Gillette March 1834

United States In the Matter of John Chapin for a Pension
Under the Act 7 June 1832
United States of America day of February 1833 John Chapin

State of New York St. Lawrence County
3/ David Burroughs of the Town of Br- uegatchie in the County & State aforesaid
Being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with John Chapin the person named in the within declaration & deposition made by him that he has known him for more than twenty years in the Town of Bruegatchie aforesaid at which place he has resided during the whole time except one year during the last war with Great Britain when he was a soldier entitled for one year in a company commanded by Capt. John Lytle in a Regiment of Riflemen in the service of the United States that he has always been reputed a revolutionary soldier - And further this deponent saith that in the year one thousand eight hundred & eight or nine the brother of this deponent Abner Burroughs visited this deponent from the state of Connecticut and made enquiry whether the said John Chapin was still living & stated to this deponent that John Chapin belonged to a company of which he was the orderly sergeant commanded by Capt. Charles Ellsworth in the year 1775 & that they were marched to Roxbury in the state of Massachusetts that during the visit of his said brother he frequently saw him & the said John Chapin together & heard them converse on the subject of the revolution & particularly concerning the services of the said John Chapin while at Roxbury in the service of the United States in the company afore- said And this deponent further states that Abner Burroughs his brother died in the year one thousand eight hundred & eleven or twelve at the Town of Ellington in the state of Connecticut & further
more in a swearing

this deponent saith not - I was on 22 1832 before me John H. Hicks then a judge thereof
David Burroughs
State of New York St Lawrence County } p
I Alvin C. Soper clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that John H. Hicks Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of David Burroughs was made was at the time of taking the said affidavit First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly Commissioned & sworn and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that his signature to the said affidavit is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 16 th day of February 1833 A. C. Soper clk
The Matter of Chapman's

year last supposeth there is a Record of his birth in the Town Books of the Town of Enfield that he lived at Enfield as above stated during the Revolutionary war at the different times he was called into service.
That he recollects Col. Huntington an Officer in the United States service & Lieutenant Mersilla Mead having principally engaged in the Brick yards he had not the opportunity of knowing many of the officers. His memory has not retained the names of any others at this time and also says that if he ever received any written discharges they are lost or destroyed.
That he is well known in his present neighborhood & refers to the Rev. Jonathan Payne a Clergyman & David Burroughs Anthony Brown who can testify as to his character as to veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolution & that he now resides in the Town of Oneida in the County of St. Lawrence State of New York - and that he cannot write his name. Sworn the day and year aforesaid.
J. C. D. W. C. R.
John J. Chapin mark
We Jonathan Pain a Clergyman residing in the Town of Oneida in the County of St. Lawrence State of New York and David Burroughs & Anthony Brown residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Chapin who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be Eighty Nine years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. He lives here to be a man of truth & veracity.
Jonathan Pain John Chapin David Burroughs Anthony Brown
A. C. D. W. David Burroughs

State of New York } To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: The Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby Certify that John Tink Pease before whom the foregoing affidavits of Jonathan, Anthony G Brown and David Burroughs were made was at the time of taking the said affidavits first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verify believe that his signature to the said affidavits is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Canajoharie the 16 th day of February 1833. C. Smith Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the Court further states & certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Pease who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Oswegatchie in the County of St. Lawrence State of New York and that Anthony G Brown & David Burroughs who have also

signed the foregoing residents of the town of ... county & state of ... and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of New York Albany County
I, Alvin O. ... Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Chapin for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 16 th day of February 1833 J. ... Clerk
State of Matter of Chapin Pension H. Col. 7 June 1832

1 pres: at Ma: & H to up to co: died 19 Nov. 39. 2 wit: 2 to Min: & idm:
Acct -
"Baptist"
Wit: think pen was not drawn from 2 yrs before Rev. E. & M.

Ques
The War Office, Apr. 13 th 1855.
Sir: Please Certify the time to which the within named pension was paid on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
L M'Gillo Commissioner. 4839
12/11/55
Mr. Randolph A. P. Atkinson Esq. H. Thurs Auditor. War Office.
John Chapin paid to 4 Sept 1839.
Hobbs & Jenkins
See order
1839

Apl. 11 th 1855.
Elizabeth Chapin, wid: of
John
St. Lawrence Co
N.Y.
Ach/53
$21.33 \frac{100}{100} per An!
Com: Feby: 3 d 1853,
Rev:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Pension Office, Official Business.
Brown & Spencer, Ogdensburgh, N.Y.
Commissioner.

1856
REJECTED R
John Chapin - Pa - Con t & Mass
Rev war
He applied under act 1818 but rejected because no one period of his service was 9 mos - The paper were with drawn Feby 24. 1830 (see letter to Feby 19. 1830) by Jo s Shaw *
It is very probable that it is the same Soldier in Adm t widow Elizabeth Chapin File n o 10.601
* Jo s Shaw testifies in 1833 for adm. Soldier
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1715 - 1755. Open to the public from 10.00 - 15.00

Q. 4 Nov. 33
A. C. Low
See vol 30. p. 126.

War Department Pension Office
Oct. 1839 Nov. 4 th 5
Sir The papers relating to the claim of John Chapin for a pension have hitherto been examined - By the regulations of the Depart- ment every applicant is required to produce the best proof in his power - In the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, E. D. Bangs are rolls of the Militia of that State. By apply- ing to Mr Bangs proof of the service in question may be obtained
The case is suspended until the papers placed on file
A. C. Low Canton New York

War Department Pension Office 5 November 1833
Sir,
The papers relating to the claim of John Chapin have again been examined.
By the regulations of the Department, every applicant is required to produce the best evidence in his power. In the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, P. D. Bangs Esq., are rolls of the militia of that State. By applying to Mr. Bangs, proof of the alleged service may be obtained.
The case is suspended and the papers are placed on our files.
I am, Respectfully, Your obedient servant J. L. Edwards Commr. of Pensions
A. C. Low. Esq. Canton N.Y.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feb y 3 d 1834.
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 Capt. Joseph Jones' Company, in Col. Huntington's Regt. as described by John Chapin, who claims for services under the said Captain, in 1776, are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE,  December 3 d 1833.
SIR,
I HAVE received your letter requesting me to examine the rolls in this office for evidence of the services of Salmon Allen & others
in the Revolutionary War. Thousands of similar applications have been made; and they are daily presented in such numbers, that it is impossible for me or my clerks personally to attend to them, without neglecting the usual business of the office. I therefore found it necessary to establish a rule (of which public notice was given) requiring that examinations should be made by the applicants themselves, or their friends or agents. They are allowed free access to the rolls and records, and every facility in my power to afford. If they discover any evidence of the services claimed, they are furnished with blanks for the purpose of preparing certificates for my signature. These certificates are compared by me or one of the clerks with the rolls pointed out to us, and, if true, they are signed by me. This is cheerfully done without any charge. Nothing has ever been asked or received for these services by any one connected with the office. I believe this is all that can be reasonably required of me; and all that can be done without neglecting my incumbent duties.
There are two gentlemen (Messrs. HOMER and WHITE) who, for some time past have been constantly employed in assisting the old soldiers, and who expect a trifling remuneration for their trouble in making the search and preparing the necessary certificate. As, for the reasons already stated, I cannot myself attend to the case stated by you, I shall place them in the hands of these gentlemen for investigation, and request them to communicate to you the result.
The rolls in this office, though numerous, are very defective, irregular, and incomplete, a fact of which the War Department at Washington is well informed. It is therefore always uncertain whether the services claimed, although they may have been faithfully rendered, can be proved by our records. In a majority of cases, a part only of the service can be shown from the existing rolls. Whatever evidence can be discovered, will be furnished to you at a small charge by the gentlemen whom I have mentioned.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
John Scott
Edward D. Bangs Secy

UC March 4. 1834
Hon R. H. Gillette
My
Rec. Vol. 30. p. 298.

War Department Pension Office March 14 Feb. 1834
Sir
In reply to your note accompanying the certificate of E. D. Bangs in the case of John Chaplin the papers of  papers of  his  his  service  service have been examined. In regard to the twelve months service at Springfield under Capt Jones in the State Troops of Massachusetts the claimant is evidently mistaken - If that service was in a Continental regiment the claimant should in order that some opinion may be formed in regard to it, give the name of his Colonel -
The service claimed to have been performed in 1775 in the State of Connecticut it has been understood since the former examination of this claim may be proved by applying to Elisha Phelps Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, to whom the applicant is referred for that purpose.
Hon. R. H. Gillette Hom. Reps. N. S.

House of Representatives Feb 22. 1834
Sir,
On the request of John Chaplin of Ogdenburgh N York, I enclose you the accompanying papers in relation to his pension application.
A long answer in relation to this application can be sent to me & I will pay you $1 per m. &c.
I want to remark that Mr Chaplin is a townsmen of mine & that he is reported to be a soldier of revolution.
I well recollect that he is among the number that are invited to give a dinner on the 22nd of July or on old Revolutionary festival. He served one year during the war or years old.
Yours obedt Servt A. H. Gillil
Col. Edwards Com Pension

In the Matter of John Chapin a Pensioner —
Hon R. H. Gillet

Comptrollers Office April 10 th 1834.
I Elisha Phelps Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut do certify that it appears by the copy of the pay roll of the 5 th Co. 8 th Reg t . raised by order of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut July 1775, that John Baker served therein as a private from the 6 th day of July, to the 18 th day of December 1775, being five months & twelve days. This company was commanded by Charles Ellsworth Capt.; & the regiment by Col. Jedediah Huntington.
E. Phelps

State of New York } St. Lawrence County } ss. John Scott of the Town of Oswegatchie in said County & State of our said being duly sworn doth depose & say that he has been acquainted with John Chapin the applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of 1832 - for the term of nearly forty years & for the last thirty years he has been reputed & believed in the neighbor- hood where he has resided about that time to wit in the Town County & State of our said where he has been a soldier not only of the revolution but a soldier in the old French war antecedent to that war - and this deponent further saith that in the last war with Great Britain he was a soldier in a company commanded by Capt. John Lytle of Riflemen in Col. Forsyth's Regiment that he is a very old man will appear by his declaration heretofore printed for a Pension and during my acquaintance with him he has supported the character of a man of truth & veracity and this deponent vividly believes that in fact & in truth he served the whole term mentioned in his said declaration not only in his first enlistment in Connecticut as appears in part by the annexed certificate of Elisha Phelps but also in his enlistment & service in Massachusetts under Capt. Jones and this deponent further saith that by reference to a letter from the War Department, Pension office herewith inclosed it appears that in his said declaration he did not mention the name of the Col. of his Regiment if that be the case it is this deponent's omission for his Col. was stated to be whom his said declaration was made to this deponent "Col. Pinchon" and this deponent further saith at the making of his said declaration he this deponent did not include in his said service

his frequently being call d to do the duty of a soldier in the revolution for a few days or weeks as the said John Chapin stated to this deponent they were many & lastly this deponent states that the said John Chapin is a very poor old man & stands in need of the assistance of his country —
John Scott
Subscribed & sworn before me this 19 th day of April 1834 A.C. McLaughlin Justice of the Peace
I know the signature of A.C. Mason Blue genuine & that he is a Justice of the Peace & authorized by law to take affidavits in St Lawrence County New York April 29. 1834 R. Elliott M.C.
Rev. R. Elliott
In the Matter of John Chapin a Pensioner —

Ogdenburgh April 21, 1855
D. Sir
In the pension certificate granted to Elizabeth Chapin widow of John Chapin & dated April 17, 1855, (N o 5707) there appears to us a manifest error, to which we beg leave to call your attention.
The Certificate is for only $21.33 per Annum, whereas the pension received by John Chapin was $96. per Annum
Please explain or let us return the Certificate for correction.
Yours
Brown Spencer.
L. P. Waldo Esq

Ogdenburgh April 9 th 1853-
Hon. S. P. Waldo, Comm r of Pensions Dear Sir
Enclosed find Declaration & accompanying Affidavits of Mrs Elizabeth Chapin claiming the benefits of the 2 nd Subdivision of the act of 3 rd February 1853. for which we claim your attention.
Yours truly Brown Spencer Attorneys for Elizabeth Chapin Ogdenburgh N.Y.

Wroom & Spencer
April 13/66

Pension Office.
April. 13 th 1855.
Gentlemen.
You are informed that, the Application of Mrs: Elizabeth Chapin, for the arrear of Pension due John Chapin, at his decease should be made at the Third Auditor's Office, Treasury Department.
I have so ordered
Messrs. Brown & Spencer, Ogdenburgh. N.Y.

www.munster
March 27 33.

London Office. April. 27 1855.
Dear Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 21 st inst. you are informed that John Chapin, the husband of Elizabeth, was pensioned under the Act of June, 1832, at the rate of $21. 33 / 100 Per An.
The Widow of said John, has been admitted for the full amount he would be entitled to "if living".
I am Sir,
Wm. Brown Spencer. Edinburgh N.Y.

Brief in the case of Elizabeth Chapin, wid: of John St. Lawrence Co. County and State of N.Y. act 3 rd Feb y : 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Plaintiff was pensioned under the Act of 7 th June, 1832, at the rate of $21.33 per An. One witness testifies he was present at the marriage. One witness testifies to general reputation of marriage & cohabitation. Pensioner died 19 th Nov r 1842 after the affidavits of two witnesses supporting the claim. Widowhood identity is established by the affidavits of two credible Affiants. (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Quitted
Messrs: Brown & Spencer, Ogdenburgh,
Name and residence of Agent
N.Y.
J. C. Blyth, Examining Clerk.

3 rd & 4 th term disall d no officers but capt d name Dun ,
Cond
b. no. 12 desp d .

State of New York 3/3 St Lawrence County
the Amos Wells David Chapin & Joseph Shaw residing in the Town of Oswegatchie State of New York  County of St Lawrence in the neighborhood of John Chapin the within deponent hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said John Chapin that we have several known him previous to the date hereof for more than twenty three years in the Town & County aforesaid that during all that time he has been reputed & believed in his neighborhood to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war nor have we or either of us at any time heard it doubted or contradicted by any person whatsoever and that we sincerely believe the declaration supplement thereto as made & subscribed & sworn by the said John Chapin of his revolutionary services are in all things just & true according to the best of his recollection & that we believe him to be at this time ninety years of age & a man of truth & veracity
Amos Wells David Chapin
Note the words over the line interlined by the said Joseph Shaw resides in Lapeer in said County also the words nine years of age interlined before the oath administered
Joseph Shaw
Sworn before me this 8th day of July 1833
A. C. BROWN Commissioner of Deeds
I the undersigned Master of the Peace of the Town of Oswegatchie in the County of St Lawrence do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Amos Wells David Chapin & Joseph Shaw the subscribers to the foregoing affidavit & know them to be men of good moral character & Creditable witnesses Men of Truth & Veracity
A. C. BROWN Justice Peace

State of New York St Lawrence County } ss I Alvin O. Dorr Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Anthony O'Brien before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn to as at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in said County, duly elected and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavits purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 13 th day of July 1833
A. O. Dorr
3 rd of 4 terms disallowed no officer but capt name
Comd 6 mo 12 days
I hereby accept a certificate for 6 mo. 12 days & relinquish all claim upon the keep under the act of 7 June '32 - Apr 29. 1834.
R. H. Gillat

October 23, 1934.
Mrs. Harry B. Drake 30 Corlear Street Albany, New York.
BA-3/10517/ILL John Chapin W. 10601 Am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of September 26, 1934, in which you request further information in regard to John Chapin, a Revolutionary War soldier.
You state that you have been informed by some one that the names of parents of Revolutionary War soldiers and names of wives and children and other family data are always shown in their claims for pension; that the pension claim of the widow of John Chapin is W. 10601, etc.
The data furnished you May 16, 1932, were obtained from the papers on file under the very number you refer to, that is, W. 10601, which is the widow's (Elizabeth's) number and which was given as the reference in the report furnished you. The application of her husband, John Chapin, is on file with her application, and when the report was furnished you, the entire set of papers, both applications, were carefully examined. You have been misinformed in regard to the extent of family data always contained in such applications. Only in a few cases are the names of the parents of the soldier and wife given in the applications for pension. In many instances the names of the children are not found. It frequently happens that the name of only one wife of the soldier is shown when he may have had two or three.
As previously stated, this office has no further data in regard to this soldier. It is suggested that if you desire the date of last payment of pension of the widow, Elizabeth, the name of person paid, and possibly, the date of her death, you should apply to The Comptroller

General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the followings:
Elizabeth Chapin, widow of John Chapin, Certificate #5107 Issued April 17, 1855 Rate $21.33 per annum Commenced February 3, 1853, Act of February 3, 1853. New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

September 24, 1934.
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Mrs. Harry B. Drake 30 Corlear Street Albany, New York
BA--J/MEHF/ady John Chapin W.10601
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request complete copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.10601, based upon service of John Chapin in that war.
Photostatic copies of papers on file in above noted claim will be furnished you at the rate of twenty-five cents a page. The number of pages to be copied is thirty-eight.
Remittance should be made by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.
You will recall that on May 16, 1932, the record of that soldier was furnished you. At that time a very careful examination of all the papers was made and the data found which pertained to service, residences, family etc., were incorporated in that report. No additional data have been filed. Such reports furnished by this office have been accepted by various historical and patriotic societies as authentic.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

awf
May 1, 1928.
Mrs. W. L. Chapin, Box 446, Edwards, New York.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 10601, it appears that John Chapin was born April 6, 1743 at Enfield, Connecticut. per mtr.
He enlisted at Enfield, Connecticut in April or May 1775 and served one month as a private in Captain John Simonds' Company; enlisted July 6, 1775 and served to December 18, 1775 as private in Captain Charles Ellsworth's Company, Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut Regiment; enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts in May 1776 and served one year as private in Captain Joseph Jones' Company; and enlisted at Enfield, Connecticut in May 1777 and served three months as private in Captain Richard Abbott's Company.
June 17-75 per J. B. H. as a vol
I did not mention state troops, could not verify. It is now very vague.
It is also stated that he served in the "Old French War" prior to the War of the Revolution and in the second War with Great Britain. from Gen. C. H. H. - Washington C. H. 47 - must be H.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 19, 1832, while a resident of Oswegatchie, St.

Lawrence County, New York. He died there November 19, 1839.
Soldier married March 28, 1823 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, Elisabeth Bar or Bur.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March 28, 1855, while residing at Dekalb, St. Lawrence County, New York aged fifty-six years.
X It is not stated that there were children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
When this is written again, just in that he was in battle of Bunker Hill as a volunteer, not in any organized Corps - It was left out this time as an oversight.
Isaac P. Chapin was a res. of Oswegatchie N.Y. 1855 no rel -

Veteran's Administration.
Washington, D.C.
Refer to
BA-J/MM HF/ady
John Chapin
W. 10601
In reply to yours of Sept. 24/34, I did receive the record sent me May 16, 1932, and I do accept it as authentic. But in seeking further information regarding John Chapin, a member of the D.A.R. (did not obtain her name but could possibly do so) told me, that inasmuch as John Chapin drew a pension, he would have had to make out an application, - that the application would contain the desired information - parents' names. To whom he was married and when - children's names, etc. and advised me to write to you, as I have done.
I know that John Chapin was married twice, his second wife was Elizabeth Barr, and the attendant in the history dept. in the State Library in Albany, N.Y., told me W. 10601 is the widow's number.
You will readily see, it is his early family history I wish to obtain.
Your letter states you have already given me all the information you can. am I to understand there is no application such as I have just referred to? The party who told me seemed sincere in helping me and explained that different depts. handled their part of the work separately from the rest, so I believed the application and services in the Revolution would be in separate depts.
Thanking you, I am Edna Chapin Drake (Mrs. Harry B.) 30 Corlear St. Albany, N.Y.
Sept 26/34.

Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:- I would like to obtain a copy of the complete application for pension of John Chapin, soldier of the Revolution.
He was born in Connecticut, I believe, enlisted at Enfield, Conn.
After the Revolution he went to Vermont, and about 1800 he arrived at Oswegatchie, N.Y., (now Ogdensburg), and lived there until his death.
His pension was executed Dec. 19, 1832 at Oswegatchie, N.Y.
I am Edua Chapin Drake (Mrs. Harry B.)
30 Corlear St. Albany, N.Y.
Aug. 13, 1934.
1-7-34 W. S. M.

Stamp Enclosed
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
28
Dear Sir: - In regard to the record of John Chapin , born in New England, served in the Revolutionary War, later removed to New York State, arriving at Ogdensburg (or Oswegatchie as it was called), N.Y. in 1798 or 1800; was on the pension roll; remained at Ogdensburg (Oswegatchie) until his death.
Can you give me any further information as to his record, where and when he was born, who his parents , or ancestors, were, who he married, how long he served in the army? Said John Chapin being my great-grandfather, any facts concerning him will be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you
Mrs. Harry B. Drake 30 Corlear St. Albany, N.Y.
Mar 28 th 1932

Edwards NY 7-29-127
United Commissioner of Pensions, Wash D.C.
I am trying to get all records possible of John Chapin a Private who fought in the Rev. War. Who was born 1743 and died at Oswegatchie NY the 19 th of Nov 1839. same lineage as Nat. No 57482 of D.A.R.
Mrs M. L. Chapin Box 446. Edwards NY

Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Aug. 18 th , 1908.
Bureau of Pensions, Dept of the Interior, Washington. D. C.
Gentlemen; - Will you kindly search the records for infor- mation concerning the battle or battles in which John Chapin, a soldier of the Revolutionary War fought. I understand he enlisted at Hartford, Conn. and received a pension. After his death

a pension was also granted to his widow. If there is any record of Elisha Gustin, also a soldier of the Revolutionary War, kindly ascertain in what battle he fought.
If there are any fees for this service kindly inform me
Very Respectfully Mary E. Wall.
R. F. d. Route no 8.
Agdensburg. N. Y.

RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
551712
1899
WAR DEPARTMENT
Nelrose Mass
John Chapin 10600 Conn Cont. Rev. War
Ivory Havay Conn Line Rev War
David Chapin 265 N.Y. ? War 1812 N. 22768
Leicester L. Chapin requests official certificates of the issue of pensions.

To the officers in charge of records of Revolutionary War and War of 1812
I wish to have official certificates of the issue of pensions to three persons concerning whom I know the following facts.
No 1 John Chapin of St Lawrence Co. N.Y. [Statement found in U.S. Senate Papers 1833-34 23rd Congress 1st Session Pension Rolls]
Rank Pr. + fifr.
Annual allowance 21.33 Sum recd 63.90
Description of service Connecticut cont'l.
Placed on pension roll Apr. 29 1834
Commencement of pension March 4 1831 [probably 1834 or 35]
Age 90 Date of death unknown but desired
No. 2 Ivory Govey of Bedford, Essex Co Mass.
Rank Sergeant Annual allowance $96.
Description of service Connecticut line
Placed on pension roll May 16 1818
Commencement of pension Apr. 15 1818 age 79 Died Aug 27 1832

No. 3 David Chapin St Lawrence Co N.Y.
[Facts known by his descendants] Served in war of 1812. Died 1862 1862 aged 77 Pension believed to be granted after his death was certainly paid to his widow Sarah who removed from Ogdensburg N.Y. about 1880 and died at West Medford in Medford Mass 1883.
Please state if any or all of the certificates can be furnished, and the fees necessary to secure them, and I will send the amount to the address which may be given, by registered letter. The information will be gratefully received by
Chester S. Chapin 1 Mt Vernon Ave. Melrose Massachusetts (by M.S.C.)