Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9314, Judah Chamberlin, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Chamberlin, Judah
S. 9314
Phebe
B.L.Wt. 31570-160-55
CONTENTS

B p Letter to J. S. Hopley and Auditor 18 June 1839. Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 14 March 1838 to the 4 Sept 1838. Age Notice filed 20 July 1839
Paid as above from 4 th March to 4 Sept 1839. Agent Notice filed 20. Oct 1840
Ohio, 31:121
David Chamberlin of Clark Co in the State of Ohio was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Spence of the regt commanded by Col Payne. in the N. York M a time for six months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of June 1837 and sent to James N. Halsey Esq. Springfield Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1837, $120. — Semi-ann. allowance ending 24 Sep 37 10 $130. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by J. S. Hopley Clerk, Book 2, 2 Vol. 8 Page 10
184514

1845 1/2 Mar 3 July 4/55
Phebe Chamberlain wid of J. W.
Judah Chamberlain per
ms 31570
Rev: Dan.
Revolutionary Pension Rev. Cert. June 8, 1838
Ohio Land 32-31/21
W: 160 acs former 21/56
Bluffton
Vol C-1-107
Wm. H. West Bellefontaine Ohio

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832.
The State of Ohio } ss Clark County } Personally Comes in open Court in in the Court of Common Pleas of Clark County Ohio, before the judges there of, now sitting. the said Court being a Court of record, having a Common Seal, Judah Chamberlin, a resident of the township of Union in the County of Logan in said State, and late a resident of the township of Harmony in said County of Clark, aged seventy five years who being duly affirmed, ac- cording to law doth on his affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officer, and served as here in stated! He resided with his father in what was then the County of Albany in the State of New York, in the year 1776 in what was then called Spencertown, about thirty miles South East from the town or City of Albany. In the Autumn of that year the people of that vicinity, were called together in Spencertown to ascertain who would turn out to protect the Country against the depredations of the Tories, who were then very troublesome in that part of the State. Applicant was one of those who volunteer- ed to go, being urged thereto by his parents, although he was then but in his sixteenth year. In this Service the Regiment was Commanded by Col. David Pratt, The Company in which he served was Commanded by Captain Abner Hawley, Eleazer Spencer was Lieu- tenant of the same Company. A Mr. Phelps acted as Major in the same Regiment. In this Service applicant acted as fifer and whilst he was engaged in it the Company in which he served acted in

Co-operation with another Company commanded by a Captain Turner which was raised in the same vicinity, and Col. Pratt headed both Companies. They first marched to Kinderhook, about fifteen miles from where they were raised, and encamped in the vicinity of the village, from which small detachments were sent out daily for the purpose of making prisoners of such of the principal Tories as could be found. We remained at Kinderhook about two weeks, or a little longer. From that place we marched to Livingston Manor, where we were engaged in the same service for about the same length of time and then returned home, having been engaged in this service about one month, and the principal object for which we were engaged having been accomplished we were then discharged.
In the Spring of 1777, two Companies were formed in applicants neighbourhood for the purpose of assisting in protecting the Northern frontier and keeping up a line of communication with Fort George, then in the occupation of the Americans. A man by the name of Gideon Potter was drafted for this service. He was a poor man with a family and in bad health and being a neighbour applicants father was induced to permit applicant to go as his substitute. Applicant did engage accordingly, and marched to Saratoga under the command of Captain Jonah Graves. His brother Stephen Graves was Lieutenant in the same Company. The other Company marched with that to which applicant was attached, but applicant is not certain by whom it was commanded, he thinks however it was by Captain Turner or by Captain Turner before mentioned. While applicant was engaged in this tour of service the Company was chiefly employed in erecting barracks and in fortifying the place which they occupied. During the period that applicant

was at this Station. Scouts were sent out almost daily, but they encountered no enemy. After the end of two months the Company to which applicant belonged was 2 Supplied by other reinforcements and they were discharged. Applicant towards the close of this period was attacked with influenza and was taken home in a wagon. His sickness had nearly terminated in death. In the year 1778, as deponent thinks he enlisted for the period of three months, in a company raised for the purpose of protecting the Country from the depredations of the British who then occupied the City of New York. This Company was commanded by Captain Nathan Spence. Alner Hawley before mentioned served as Lieutenant. The Company marched to Fishkill in Dutchess County where they encamped. They were engaged principally in scouting 2 the Country until the end of two months, when, there being a scarcity of provisions and their services being considered as unnecessary they were ordered to be discharged and were discharged accordingly. This Company belonged to a Regiment which was commanded by Col. Payne, and of which a Mr Smith acted as Major.
About the month of September in the 1779 or 1780, applicant is not certain which he volunteered to go on an expedition on the Mohawk river in a Company commanded by Captain John Salisbury. The expedition was commanded by Genl. Robert Van Riper. The different regiments rendezvoused at Albany and thence marched near to Johnstown on the Mohawk river near which was a fort commanded by Col. Williams called Fort Stan Robbie. In passing by this fort on the opposite side of the river we heard the firing of an engagement between the enemy and the occupants of the fort which terminated in the capture of the latter and the massacre of the garrison. They thence marched up the Mohawk valley near to old Schoharie.

2 About this place a Skirmish took place between Van Rensselaer and the enemy consisting of British, Indians and Tories, The Skirmish commenced near dark, the enemy retreated leaving their baggage on the ground which was taken possession of by the Americans. The next morning Governor George Clinton arrived and being dissatisfied with the conduct of Van Rensselaer the evening previous, he assumed the Command himself and pursued the enemy in the wilderness and returned in two days without success. The regiment then returned except two Companies including that to which applicant belonged, which marched up the river about thirty miles further to Cherry Valley. This detachment was commanded by Col. Alden and Lieutenant Colonel Stacy. At Cherry Valley they erected a fort which had been before commenced, at which was an old stone Church, which was used as a guard house. During their stay at Cherry Valley the fort was attacked by a party of the enemy, chiefly Indians commanded by Brandt and Butler. When the attack commenced Alden and Stacy with some others were at a tavern kept by one Jones outside the fort. The former was killed and the latter made prisoner. The fort was then attacked and after a desperate effort to take it which lasted about an hour or an hour and a half the enemy were finally repulsed and driven away. After this engagement the Company to which applicant belonged was received and they were discharged applicant having served in this tour something more than two months.
Applicant is not in possession of any written discharge nor of any documentary evidence of his service, and he knows of no person

whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services as above stated or any part thereof. He left the vicinity where he was raised about thirty  forty six years ago, and has lived in this State more than twenty eight years and he does not know of a single individual now living with whom he was acquainted during the period of the services above mentioned or at an earlier period, and for want of such testimony he has deferred making his application until the present time.
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 or territory.
The reason why he makes his application in this County instead of that where his residence is, is that from his recent removal there, and his long residence in this County, his acquaintance is much more extensive and his character much better known here than there.
Affirmed and subscribed in open Court, May 1. 1837. Attest
Paul Kunkle clk We Allen Mead a Clergyman and Ira Page residing in Clark County Ohio, hereby certify that we are also acquainted with Judah Chamberlin who has subscribed and affirmed to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lately resided in this County to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Allen Mead Ira Page
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war 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 Allen Mead who

who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Clark County Ohio and that Ira Paige who has also signed the same is a resident of the same county and is a credible and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Paul Hensler Clerk Court Com. pleas.
In answer to the interrogatories propounded to him he says
1 - That he was born in Colchester Township, Hartford County Connecticut on the 21st day of April 1761, according to his father's family record. 2 - That he has a record of his own age in his possession, which was transcribed by him from his father's family record above referred to, from which he has been able to ascertain his age as above stated. 3 - That he was living in Albany County New York at the time he was called into the service, where he lived until about 1790 - He removed from thence to a settlement called Livingston on Livingston's manor in Columbia County, where he lived about four years, from thence he removed to Chenango County in the same state, near the town of Oxford, where he resided until some time about the year 1806, when he removed to Hamilton County Ohio, where he resided until about three years, from thence he removed to the township of Harmony in what is now Clark County Ohio, where he resided until April 1834, when he removed to his present residence in Logan County Ohio.

4 - He volunteered on one occasion, enlisted on another and acted as a substitute in the third instance. In every instance he acted as a private soldier. 5 - He served under Capt. Hawley, Lieut. Spencer and Col. Pratt in the first instance. In the second instance he served under Capt. G. Lucius Graves, - And in the third instance he served under Captain Dallibery in the detachment commanded by Gen. Van Rensselaer. He was also acquainted with Col. Devens and Col. M c Kenzie, who were engaged in the expedition to the Moxee, to which he was referred in his declaration. 6 He never received a written discharge. 7 - The following persons in his own neighborhood may be referred to as to his character. - Noah T. McCulloch Robt Patterson Esq. Dr. Lord, & Thomas Armstrong Esq. also Gen. Samson Mason (Rep. in Congress) Pierson Spence, Paul Hunkle John Bacon and James Wallace of Springfield Clark County Ohio Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 2nd day of May 1837 Paul Hunkle Clk Sarah Chamberlin

184514 Phoebe Chamberlain application for Bounty Land act of March 6 th 1833.
Direct to care of Wm H West Bellefontaine Logan Co Ohio

State of Ohio Logan County ss On this 2 nd day of June A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty five before me the subscriben a Notary Public duly qualified and Commissioned to administer oaths in and for said County person- ally came Phebe Chamberlain aged 78 years a resident of Logan County Ohio who being duly sworn according to her oath makes oath that she is the widow of Judah Chamberlain who was a private in the Army of the Revolution - and she makes oath that she does not know the names of any of the officers under whom her said husband served and she has no means of informing herself and all she knows of the same is that her husband was a pensioner for his services in said war - that on the 8 th day of June 1837 a Pension Certificate of that date was issued to her said husband entitling him to receive $20 per annum during his natural life which certificate was made payable at Cincinnati Ohio and recorded in Pension Office in Book 6 Vol 2 to which she refers for the proof - of her right to a cover Bony and act of March 3 rd 1837 - (She also makes statement that said Pension was allowed in conformity with the law of the United States of June 7 th 1832. She also makes oath that she was married to the said Judah Chamberlain on or about the

13 th day of February 1881 at Shenango County in the State of New York by a deponent whose name by reason of age & loss of memory it is impossible for her to tell. and she also makes oath that her name before her marriage was Phebe Mende - She also makes oath that she knows of no public or private of said marriage that she can procure - She also makes oath that her said husband died at Logan County Ohio on or about the 29 th day of May 1877. She also makes oath that if her said husband had any written discharge from said service she knows nothing about it.
She makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Fund to which she may be entitled to under act of March 3 rd 1883 and she also declares that previous to this she never made application for Bounty Fund under any act of Congress and never received any Bounty Fund whatever. She makes oath also that she has not been intermarried but still continues as widow
We Polly Chamberlain & Phebe her Chamberlain of Logan County Ohio do mark  make  Chamberlain oath that the above declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said Phebe Chamberlain in our presence and we also make oath that we personally know she is the person she represents herself to be that we have seen the Pension Certificate above described in her possession and we know that it was her husband who drew the Pension thereunder.

We do also make oath that we have been well acquainted with the said Phebe Chamberlain for 30 years and more than during all that time they lived together as man and wife and been always so considered and regarded in the neighborhood - that they raised a large family and bore the best character in the neighborhood. We also make oath that the said Phebe Chamberlain died at Logan County Ohio on or about 21 st day of May 1847. as witnesses well know as they were present at her funeral & saw her buried.
We also make oath that we have known the said Phebe Chamberlain intimately since the death of her said husband that she has not since intermarried with the  said  Caroline  Chamberlain widow.
The foregoing declaration and affidavit has been sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiant to be a credible person and that the claimant is the person who represents herself to be the said claimant I have no interest in this claim. The words of May 11 th intended before signing.
James Walker Notary Public Logan Co O

State of Ohio Logan County ss
I personally appeared before me Henry H. McPherson an acting Justice of the Peace Harriet Hanford and after being duly sworn according to Law, deponeth and saith that she has been acquainted with Judah Chamberlin of said County of Logan for the space of twenty five years last past and she has at different times has heard him relate incidents relating to Revolutionary war and further that she has heard said Chamberlin say repeatedly say as far back as twenty five years ago that he was a soldier of the Revolution and further this deponeth saith not Harriet Hanford
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 9th day of May A.D. 1837.
Henry H. McPherson J.P.
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Harriet Hanford and that she is a respectable character in society.
Henry H. McPherson

The State of Ohio Logan County ss
I, N. G. McCulloch clerk of the court of common Pleas within and for the County of Logan aforesaid, do hereby certify that Henry A. McPherson Esq. before whom the within affidavit of Harriet Stanford appears to have been taken is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and to all his official acts as such full faith and credit are now due and ought to be given as well in Indecature as there and Witness my hand and the Seal of said court at Bellefontaine this 9th day of May A.D. 1837
N. G. McCulloch clerk
Deposition of Harriet Stanford

State of Ohio. Logan County ss
Personally appeared before Henry H. M c Pherson an acting Justice of the peace for said county Henry Hanford and after being sworn according to Law, deposes and says to that he has been acquainted with Judah Chamberlin of said county for the space of twenty five years last past and have heard him repeatedly relate incidents relating to the Revolutionary war and have oftentimes said Chamberlin say he was a soldier of the Revolution but how long since I have first heard him make these statements as to his being a soldier of the Revolution I cannot now exactly recollect but firmly believe it has been as much as twenty years ago and further this deponent saith not.
Henry Hanford
Sworn and subscribed before me this 9 th day of May 1837.
Henry H. M c Pherson J.P.

I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the within named Wesley Hargood and he is a man of respectable standing in society Given under my hand May 9th 1837 Henry A. McPherson
Departure of Henry Hargood

The State of Ohio Logan County ss
I A. J. McCallough clerk of the court of common pleas within and for said county do hereby certify that Henry Wm. Stevenson Esq. before whom, the within affidavit of Henry Mansford appears to have been taken, is an acting justice of the peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, and to all his official acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given as well in judicature as there out
In Testimony whereof I have here to subscribe my name and affixed the Seal of said court at Bellefontaine this 9th day of May AD 1837
A. J. McCallough clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 11 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Judah Chamberlin, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
J. Sauer, acting Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 9 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Judah Chamberlin, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Tw enty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837, to the 4 th Sept., 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Nicholas B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Ohio Oct 1832
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Springfield 5. May 13. 1837
Sir Enclosed you the application of Mehmed Chambuli for a pension, with the testimo- ny which he offers, in support of his claim.
Respectfully &c.
James S. Walsley
J. Edwards Esq.

31.570
S Mrs Davis

Perkins
9314
INVALID.
F. No. 9314
Judah Chamberlin
Bin Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
In:—Vol. 1 , Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]