Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40825, Noah Chapell, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Chapell, Noah
S. 40825-
CONTENTS

lett. to Pen Agt. apt. 36. - do. to same July 36
on J. B. albu in th. Feb 17 '37
- en - (Alb) do - do
do - do - (N.Y.) - do 23 '37
See letter to W. P. Reed, 29 April 1837
Pen. Adgent - Sept. 29, 1837
Transf'd to Penn. fr. N.Y. 12. fr. 4 th Mar. 1836 - Jan 23 '37.
See letters to P. Agt. & Gov. Mease, July 15 - 1837
(15.391)
Handwritten signature/initials
Noah Chapell 2d
Mechanic in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Huntington of the Connecticut line, for the term of six years
scribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 20 th of April 1818
ertificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Oct. 1819 and sent to Henry Brown Esq. Agent Springfield Otsego Co. New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 - $ - 132. 00
Semi-ann. all'ce ending March 1820 - $ 48. -
16 mo 15/30 - $ 180 -
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Feb. March 1820

I Rufus Green do hereby certify that I am and have been personally ac- -quainted with Noah Clappell the within Applicant for a pension and it is evident to me that he the said Noah Clappell is virtually poor and needy and that his circumstances are such that he requires as- -sistance from his country for support dated this 4 th day of October 1819
State N. York } Rufus Green ~ } Judge Hudson C. Bliss

William Richards hereby Certify that Noah Chapell late of the State of Connecticut in the Town of Coventry but Now of the State of New York in the Town of Warren that in the Spring of the year 1777 he enlisted in for three years in my Company in Col d Frederick Huntington's Regim t & that he served faithfully his share in Army of Revo lutionary of the United States & that after his term of Service Expired he enlisted again during the war & was at the Cap ture of Lord Cornwallis & that in all respects as a soldier he did his duty faith- fully
Dated at New London on the 29 th day of Septem r 1818
Certified by William Richards as a Captain
I certify that I was acquainted with the above mentioned Noah Chapell, in the revolutionary War, and that he served his country faithfully as a soldier.
Jacob Kingsbury Genl l in the Revolutionary Army, and late Inspector General in the Army of the United States.

Supplementary proof in cap of Noah Chappe
State of New York } Herkimer County } } Noah Chappe being duly sworn
says, that he is now a resident in the Town of Mar- tins in said County. That he served three years in the Revolutionary army in a company comm- anded by Capt. William Richards. He took a dis- charge at Huntington Regiment of Connecticut Common- -wealth called Col. Highton as stated in the deponent's former affidavit, through mistake of him this deponent, as appears from the certificates of Capt. William Richards, and Brig. Genl. Jacob Kingsbury and late Inspector General of the United States. That after the expiration of his said three years, he this deponent enlisted during the War of the revolution, and served faithfully till the end thereof. And further this deponent saith not.
Given this ninth day of July AD 1819 Before me }
Noah Chappe
Miles Cram } Judge H. H. H. Com. Master }

McJonathan Arvis and Norman Shillaber of the Town of Warren County of Herk. Co. Being duly sworn, saith, they are personally acquainted with Isaac Chapple the above Applicant, and have been so acquainted with the said Chapple for the term of twelve years, and during the said term of time the said Chapple has maintained a good moral char- acter, and they the said deponents do believe that he is now of support from his country, agreeable to the Act entitled an Act for the compensation of Soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, passed March 18 th 1818 And further these deponents saith not.
Jonathan Arvis
Sworn and subscribed this ninth day of July A.D. 1819
Horatio Nelson
before me Rufus L. Green } Isaac Hubbell Com. O. Chas
State of New York Clerks Office Herkimer County
ss. I certify that Rufus L. Green Esq.
whose signature appears to the taking of the foregoing affidavits was at the date thereof an of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer - and that the said Court is a Court of Record in our said State
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my name and affixed the seal of our said Court at Herkimer the 13 th Day of July 1819 Walter Fish Clerk

Noah Chapell Private Col. Huntington Regiment Connecticut 1777 - 6 years Herkimer Co. N.Y.
20 th April, 1818
Not on Cont. Estab t
Rejected - The application not having reached on the Continental establish- ment - For roll of Cont. Reg t Richard's.
Rufus Brain, judge. Atm t
Henry Brown, agent, Springfield, Otsego County, N. York.

State New York } } Noah Chapell being Dutchess County } duly sworn saith that he is a resi- dent in the Town of Colesville County of Herkimer and State of New York and has served as a soldier in the war of the rebellion against the common enemy for the term of nine months and longer at a certain period of the late war herein after mentioned in the Continental Establishment and am a resident citizen of the United States, and by reason of his reduced circum- stances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support, and this deponent further saith he has never has received any pension from the United States and doth hereby relinquish all his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming & he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war passed 13 th March 1818, And this deponent doth further declare under oath that the time he entered the service of the United States in the war of the revolution of our time in the Continental Estab- -lishment the Officers under whom he served and the time to which he belonged together with the time and manner of leaving the service are all correctly set forth according to the best of his knowledge and recollection in the following manner that is to say he the said Noah Chapell enlisted enlisted in Company under Capt. William Richards in Colonel Hinton Regiment in the State of Con- -necticut the same year of Bunker Hill fight and immedi- -ately after the Battle of Bunker Hill so called & served during the war using the years from 1776 or 1777 to the conclusion of the revolutionary war or more

Whereby the War of Liberty for the Sons of free- dom once at the expiration of said term in this discharge was honorably discharged that this discharge has lost or misplaced his Certificate which he received from his Superior Officer and further this discharge is not valid
JOHN C. CHAPMAN
I here by subscribe before me on this 21 st day of April
1818 Thurber Cross { Judge Com. Pleas Hudson County {

Herkimer County
State N. York } vs Rufus Cram are of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Herkimer do certify that I am Safeguard the said Noah Chapell since in the war in the revolutionary war as aforesaid against the com- -mon enemy for the term of nine months or long as as stated in the affidavit of the said Noah Chapell herewith annexed and I do further certify that full confession is due to the deposition of the said Chapell upon said and that evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said Noah Chapell
Rufus Cram Judge Herkimer Com. Pleas —
State of New York
Clerk's Office
Herkimer County
I Certify that Rufus Cram Esquire whose signature
is affixed to the fore- going Certificate is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for our said County and that he is duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is in his own proper handwriting
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Herkimer this 10th day of June 1818.
Walter Fish Clerk

Thom Lamb State of New York
ss Daniel Talcott, of the Town of Warren - being duly sworn saith that he is personally acquainted with the
said Noah Chapell the applicant a bail named and has been so acquainted with him the said Noah Chapell for twelve years and during that time the said Noah Chapell has sustained a good character for truth and vir- acity and in this respect verily believes that full credit ought to be given to the assertions of the said Noah Cha- pell as under oath
Simon & subscribed before me on this 21 st day of April 1818
Daniel Talcott
Benjamin Cram { Judge Hester - Cram Phas
Judge's certificate noting, with nest

Wash Chappel 275 Certificate of Exemplification
15.391
Warren Oct 19 Herkimer Co NY

State of New York Herkimer County ss
on the 4 th day of October 1820
I personally appeared in open Court this at a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Herkimer Constituted as such by the Laws & Statutes of the State of New York; said Court being a Court of Record; Noah Chappel 2 d age about sixty three years resident in the Town of Warren in said County of Herkimer who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath Declares that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows that he Enlisted in the Spring of the year 1777 at the Town of Coventry in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut for the term of three years in the Company of Captain William Richards in Col o Jedediah Huntington's Reserve where he continued to serve said term at the end of which he obtained an honorable Discharge & at that period or very shortly after this Deponent Enlisted again During the war & was at the Captor of Lord Cornwallis and that the original Declaration of this Deponent made for the purpose of entitling him to the provisions of the act of March 1818 was made April the 20 th A.D. 1818 as appears by his petition Certificate which was issued from the war Department on the 25 th day of October 1819 and numbered 15,991
And I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift sale or in any manner Disposed of My property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish as to bring Myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and I do further more swear & Declare that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities Contracts or Debts due to me Nor have I any Income other than what is contained in the Schedule herunto annexed & by me subscribed

Real Estate none either in possession Reversion or Remainder or Expectancy
  Personal property 1 Cow $15.00   1 Pig 1.00   6 Chairs 1.50   1 Iron Pot 0.50   1 Tea Kettle 0.50   6 Tea Cups & Saucers 0.25   1 Tea Pot 0.25   5 plates 0.25   5 Knives & forks 0.25   6 Spoons Ordinary 0.30   1 Old chp 0.75   $20.55 
And that I am by occupation a farmer but age & Infirmities Render me unfit for much Labor that I have a wife by the name of Sarah aged about 53 years who is afflicted with the Rheumatism & unable to do much hard Labor that I have four Children residing with me one a son by the name of Shubel about 14 th years of age of full Constitution 3. Daughters one about 16 years of age by the name of Eliza in tolerable health one Daughter named Lydia 14 years in pretty good health the third Daughter about 9 years old good health but unable to contribute much towards the support of my family Noah his mark  Sworn and Declared this 4 th day of October 1820 before David Holt Judge of Herkimer Com Pleas
The court are of opinion that the Value of the property Contained in the above Schedule is twenty Dollars

David Hott George Rosecentz John P Brendergast Judges of Herkimer Common Pleas
State of New York
Clerk's Office Herkimer County ss. I, Walter Fish Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County, aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in the value of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is Twenty Dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 6 th day of October 1820
Walter Fish Clerk

State of Pennsylvania
Warren County S s
on this twelfth day of June 1837 before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said county of Warren personally appeared Noah Chapell 2 d who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Richards in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Huntington in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New York from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the state of Pennsylv- -ania where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.
The following are his reasons for removing from New York to Pennsylvania. my children all but one - my four sons & two daughters removed to this county, and many of their families and I wished to live with or near to them, which privilege I have by removing here - Sworn and subscribed to before me The day and year aforesaid Gilman Merrill
Noah Chapell 2 d

Warren County, In this 12 th day of June 1837 personally came before me a justice of the peace or aforesaid Lansing Warren Es. who being duly sworn re- -ading depositions & saith that Noah Chapell 2 d who has taken the foregoing oath is the person described in the affidavits. -
Sworn & subscribed this
day of June aforesaid
before me
Lansing Warren
Gilman Merrill
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Lansing Warren & that he is a person of integrity. - Gilman Merrill
Pennsylvania
Warren County
I William P. McDowell Prothonotary of the Court of Common- -pleas in & for said County Do hereby certify that Gilman Merrill who appears to have taken the foregoing & certified to the foregoing Oaths of Transfer was at the date thereof and is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County. Duly commissioned

and know and that all due faith and credit ought to be given to his Official act - I also Certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Simon Merrill and these attached is subscribed to said acts is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of Office at Warren in the County of State of Maine this twelfth day of June A.D. 1837.
William P. McDowell Notary Public Warren County

40 825
Rev INVALID.
File No. 40 825
Noah Chapell Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 187
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Pennsylvania
Warren County ss) On this fifteenth day of April Anno Domini one Thousand eight hundred & thirty seven, (1837) before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said county of Warren personally appeared Noah Chapell 2 who on his oath declares that he is the same Noah Chapell 2 who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Richards in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jehudiah Huntington in the Service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of New York from whence he has removed that he now resides in the state of Pennsylvan- -ia where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the state of New York to Pennsylvania. viz, His sons four in number & two daughters

all men & women grown & married. un- -owed to this state & he was, & is, assured of living with, or in company to them which privilege he has by removing to this state-
ELIZABETH CHAPPELL
Sworn and Subscribed before me this fifteen the day of April A.D. 1837 Gehman Merrill
Pennsylvania
Warren County
I William P. W. Dorrance, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County - Do hereby Certify that Gilman Merrill Esquire who appears to have taken and subscribed to the foregoing Deposition or Oath of identity, was at the date thereof and is now an acting Justice in and for said County - duly Commissioned and Sworn and that all due faith and credit ought to be given to his Official acts.
I also certify that the signature (Gilman Merrill) purporting to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, this seventeenth day of April A.D. 1837. at Warren
William P. W. Dorrance Prothonotary

Mechanics Bank New York 1 st March 1837
Sir
Noah Chappell 2 nd Trintu at $8 pr month, under the act of 18 th March 1818, was last paid at this Agency to the 11 th of March 1836, viz: on the 15 th of July last.
I am very Respectfully your Ob d Serv t Jn s Fleming Pres d upon ag t .
James V. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

Mechanics Bank New York 11 April 1836
Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Noah Chappell 2 d a Private at $8 per Month under the Act of 18 th March 1818, who resides in Pine Grove in the State of Pennsylvania, adjoining Chautauque County State of New York,
I am very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt
John Fleming Pres t & Pens n agent for Sylvester Spencer Clk. Clk
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

July 15
Genl. Wm. Hook Chapman Esq. Pawnee - 1858
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Warren C. H. Pa 5 th July 1837
Hon J. S. Edwards Sir
In conformity with the instructions of the Treasury Department of 10 June 1833. I send to you, herewith the the Papers of Noah Chapell 2 d to award his Pension from 4 Mar. 1826 to 4 Mar. /37 The sum for the Transfer of which from the New York to Penn ce Agency cost 28 7 June last past was duly rec d by me.
Please make the necessary order and forward the same to Dr James Mear his Atty. at Philadelphia - request him to draw & pay the money being Respectfully Yours O. H. Hunt
Lansing Wetmore

Abel Chapelle
Albany — N. Y. R.
to Penn.
wait for return of papers
July 17 th
Not paid at Albany at all - see file Abraham Dins- more, N o 20,287, N. Y. R. - transp d to Penn. and, July 28 th 1837. —

Memo June 16 SR
57.
Hon. J. J. Edwards
Com: of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
23 June Bred J. McLean Rock Chipping for a transfer Bureau

Warm Wampanoag Penna June 13 th 1857
Hon. J. S. Edward
Comm r of Pensions
Sir In regard to the Application of Noah Chapelle to have his Pension transferred from New York to the Penn a Agency. Be pleased to inform me whether his request is granted
Very respectfully
Yours Affec ly
J. Wetmore