Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29701, John Chapman, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass -
Chapman, John
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D. 29701
CONTENTS

15989
Massachusetts
John Chapman
of Essex Co. in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Symonds of the 1st Regt by Col. Glover in the 1st Regt line for 4 mos & 12 days Private 8th Sergeant
1831
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 52 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May 1833 and sent to Merrill Salem Mass
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $100.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 27.33 $136.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Nelson Clerk Book 10 Vol. 10 Page 19
82 5/14/33

9085
John Chapman
defects corrected

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, John Chapman , a resident of Beverly , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 81 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 Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
That after the Battle of Lexington in April, 1775 he at Marblehead as a Volunteer enlisted as a private  sergeant and served Eight months till end of 1775 in Capt Frank Symond's Company in Col. Dowsley's regiment in Massachusetts line on continental establishment at Cambridge: at the solicitation of Gen Putnam he continued to serve Ten days after said Eight months expired in order to remain till the Militia should arrive at camp: -
That in spring time of 1778 he again at Marblehead as a Volunteer enlisted, he thinks on 2 d April of that year, in Capt Simeon Brown's Company in Col. Gericke's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia marched to Cambridge, served there guarding Burgoyne till July 2 d 1778 when he was discharged there:
He then removed to Danvers:
That about 1 st Aug r 1778 he again at Marblehead  Danvers as a Volunteer enlisted as a private to serve Six weeks in Capt John Woodbury's Company of Massachusetts Militia in a Regiment under Col. Wadsworth (as near as he can recollect the name) marched to Rhode Island, Seekonk Plains, Providence & down the river: he knows no one alive to testify to this service: Sam l Gole of Beverly & Archelaus Rea of Danvers were the Lieutenants - Web t Harrick was Orderly Sergeant, Ryan Lovett, Errah Lovett, Thomas Champney &c were privates. He served out his full term.

18 He was born at Marblehead in 1751, lived there till after the War began - removed Danvers & then to Beverly where he has continued to dwell till this time.
He never had any written discharge or certificate of birth - he was a volunteer; he is known to Col Amos Sheldon & to all the other citizens of Beverly.
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.
John Chapman
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A. A. White
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
I, Amos Sheldon
a clergyman, residing in
aforesaid,
Esquire, a magistrate, residing in
Beverly
aforesaid,
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
John Chapman
who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 81 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.
Amos Sheldon
Subscribed and sworn to before
Ebenezer D. Lillie

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Rev Eben Robinson who has signed the proceedings  annexed Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Beverly and that the said Col Amos Sheldon who has also signed the same  proceedings is a Magistrate resident at Beverly and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. Hill Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Chapman for a pension, and that Benjamin Merrill and John Prince  and Robert Bartol are Justices of the Peace in and for said County, and their signatures on the annexed affidavits are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832.
C. Nath. Lord Jr.

Signed and sealed anew, this twentieth day of May, A.D. 1833.
Math. Lord Jr. M

No 9,085 Chapman
Supt 8 Mr Parr 6-12 hrs 5. 11-16
May 10 1835
C. 390
40.00 13.33 3 1.33 1/4 54.66 3/4
Dr. Menill Esq Saline Miss

9,085  BRIEF in the case of Jno Chapman of Essex Cy in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 81 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Apr 75 till end of 75 In 77 8 10 Sergeant Capt Symonds Col Glover.   thinks in Apr 78 - till July 2 o 1779 3 3 private Capt Brown Col Gerrish   about 1. Augt 78 1 12 " Capt Woodbury Col. Badsworth  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
None mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Marblehead
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
2 living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Papers not properly authenticated
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk.
15 Feb 1833
* There is evidently a mistake here on the part of the person who drew up the declaration

29701 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29701
John Chapman Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 327
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 70
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Nathan Bowen of Marblehead, County of Essex, State of Massachusetts, esquire, on oath depose and say that I was an officer of the Revolutionary War, in Simeon Brown's company, Col. Gerrish's Regiment of Guards, stationed at Winter Hill, near Boston. That I well remember John Chapman, then of Marblehead, now of Beverly, County and State aforesaid. That the said Chapman enlisted in said Brown's company, Gerrish's Regiment, at about the same time with me: and that we marched from Marblehead to said Winter Hill, about the second day of April seventeen hundred, seventy eight; and that said Chapman and myself continued performing our respective duties, in the aforesaid Company and Regiment, until the second day of July following, when our term of service was ended.
Nathan Bowen
Marblehead. Essex SS August 4 th 1832. Then appeared Nathan Bowen and made Oath, to the truth of the above affidavit. I also certify that the said Nathan Bowen is a credible & disinterested evidence. Before me. John Prince - Justice.

I. John Pousland of Beverly on oath testify That John Chapman, now of Beverly, served the first 8 months of the Revolutionary War from end of April 1775 to end of that year at Cambridge in Col. Glover's Regiment. I served in the same Regiment the same time. He & I then both resided in Marblehead. John Pousland
Essex ss: Aug t . 10. 1832
Subscribed & sworn to before
Merrill Inst t Paul I further certify that the said John Pousland is a credible and disinterested witness
Brig. Merrill Inst t Paul

Beverly Aug. 12. 1832.
I hereby certify that Mr. John Chap- man is believed to be a man of truth, & that to my best knowledge it is generally believed that he performed those Revolutionary services, which he says he did.
Ebenezer Robinson Pastor of the Second Parish in Beverly
Epsa/s: Aug: 19 th 1832 Mass.
Subscribed & sworn to before
Robt Rantoul Jus. Peace