Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,042, Perez Chesebrough, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Chesebrough, Perez
S 15,042
carded
CONTENTS

9636
Connecticut
Perez Sherbrough
of London in the State of Conn who was a Pri — in the Conn commanded by Captain — of the Reg commanded by Col — in the Conn line for Militia —
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of June 1833. and Lieut. John Hyde Morris Conn
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 $ 80.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 4, " 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Russell Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 1
order to pay 5- April 11 let to Slowood Oct 19 1843. same Dec 15 45. H. E. Hasser Oct 24/51.

State of Connecticut } ss. District of Norwich County of New London }
On this 5 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred & thirty-two personally appeared, in open court before the court of Probate for the District of Norwich, now sitting John Hyde Esq, Judge, Peres Chesebrough a resident of Borexah in the county of New London & state of Connecticut in said Probate District aged seventy 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 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated
That either the in some of the last days of April or some of the first days of May 1780. he knows it was in the week preceding the first monday of May in that year he enlisted into the service of the United States in a company raised by the state of Connecticut to guard the sea coast for the term of one year and was stationed at Stonington point under the command of Lieutenant Acors Sheffield that he served one year as a private soldier in the guard of said Lieutenant Sheffield and did garrison duty in the Fort at said Stonington point which usually contained about twenty men as near as he can recollect Andrew Brown was the orderly sergeant as he always called the roll & William Fellows was also a sergeant of said guard, at the expiration of the time for which

he was enlisted he was dismissed but had no written discharge he has no documentary evidence & he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except Thomas Howe whose affidavit he relies on to prove his services
He was born in said Stonington the 2 d day of March 1762. & he supposed his birth is recorded in the town records of said Stonington but he does not know the fact. has always lived in said Stonington till the last twenty eight years he has lived at said Borrah where he now lives he knows the Rev. Peter Sabin of Norwich and also knows the Rev. Ebenezer Rogers Esq. of said Norwich who has lived within a half of a mile of him ever since lived in said Borrah & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
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.
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Isaac D. Dyer
Before me John Hyde
Judge

We Peter Sabin a clergyman, residing in the town of Norwich in the county of New London & state of Connecticut and Eleazer Rogers residing in the same town, county & state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Chesebrough who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy 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.
Peter Sabin
Eleazer Rogers
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me
John Hyde
Judge of the court of Probate
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 the Rev. Peter Sabin who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the town of Norwich aforesaid and that Eleazer Rogers Esq. who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said town of Norwich and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Buel Lathrop clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the state of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the appli- -cation of Peter Chesebrough for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of office of this court this 5 th day of September A. D. 1832.
Buel Lathrop Clerk

Thomas Howe of Stonington in New London County, of lawful age do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Peter Chenbrough, who now resides in the town of Borrah in said County. The Deponent says that he was so acquainted from his infancy, both having been born in the town of Stonington and within two years of the same age. He says that he belonged to the Company of Lieutnant Acors Sheffield stationed at Stonington Point, that some time in the Spring of 1780, in the month of April or May, said Peter Chenbrough enlisted into the State service of Connecticut, that the usual length of enlistment at that period, was one year, and that this Deponent says he verily believes said Chenbrough enlisted for one year and fully served out his time. - That at the time Andrew Brown was orderly Sergeant & William Fellows Sergeant of said Company - That our services meaning my own & Peter Chenbrough,, was principally confined

to Fort Duty, or standing Guard Day & Night. And further this Deponent says should he live until the 8 th day of November next he will be Sixty nine years old. And further he says not — Stonington September 1. AD 1832.
Morris Howland
State of Connecticut Ss. New London County September 1 st AD 1832. Personally appeared Capt. Thomas Howland of Stonington the signer of the above affidavit well known to the Subscribing Authority, and made solemn oath to the Truth of the Same.
Sworn before Geo. Hubbard Justice of Peace
I hereby Certify that Capt. Thomas Howland is reputed a man of truth & veracity and as such in my opinion is entitled to full credence.
Certified By.
Geo. Hubbard Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut. New London County ss I John D e Witt Clerk of the County Court in & for said New London County do hereby certify that George Hubbard leg s before whom the foregoing deposition of Thomas Horro was taken. whose certif- icate also accompanies it - is a true of the peace in & for s d New London County & that his signatures, annexed to said deposition Certificate are in his own proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County this 6 th day of September A D 1832
John D e Witt Clerk

Percy Churchbrough
Admitted Penal 12 months Court of Sessions
John Hyde Norwich Court

County  BRIEF in the case of  Henry Chaseborough  of New London  in the State of Connecticut  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  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.     May In 1780 1 As a Gen. L' Sheffield  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New London Ct Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living & stuff  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard D. Cottle Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Perry Chesabrough a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. or May 1780 1 yr Pvt. St. Asaph Sheffield's Co. of Matross Conn.          
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stonington Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 5, 1832. His d. was al.
Residence at date of application, Bozrah, New London Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, Mar. 2, 1762 in Stonington Conn.
Remarks: Sol. died Jan. 13, 1857, leaving a son Patrick H. L. there aged 55 yrs. There is no further data on file as to family.
It is not shown that he served as a sailor or in the War of 1812
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

I Perez Cheesbrough of Bozrah in the county of New London and State of Connecticut aged eighty four years being duly cautioned and sworn do depose and say that I am a pensioner of the United States and receive a Pension of Forty Dollars per annum only , for one year's service performed by me in the war of the Revolution, although said service was performed in the Matross company stationed at Stonington under the command of Lieutenant Acors Sheffield.
I therefore make this affidavit or deposition and claim an additional pension on account of my said service having been performed in said Matross company, and for proof that said company was a Matross company I would very respectfully refer you to the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, herewith enclosed, his
Sworn to and subscribed
on this 21 st day of November 1846,
In presence of
Before me,
mark
Sam d W Wood
William Edgerton
Perez Cheesbrough
Patrick H. L. Cheesbrough
Justice of the Peace
I certify that Mr Perez Cheesbrough named in the foregoing deposition is a credible person and that his testimony is entitled to credit.
Patrick H. L. Cheesbrough
Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut New London County } vs. Probate Office District of Ledyard November 27 th 1846.
Edmund Spicer, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District afore- said, do hereby certify that Patrick H. L'Cheseborough Esq., before whom the within deposition purports to have been taken, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New London aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature, written to the certificate annexed to said deposition, I believe to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court.
Edmund Spicer Clerk

Sept 30 1843
circular
Perez Cheetham Oct 2nd 32
John Henry Ch. Sept 1843
MS
Hon James A. Edward Gerrit Smith Washington City D.C.

Ledyard Sept 27 th 1843
Hon Sir
In behalf of Mr Perez Chesebrough I would thank you to inform me whether he is not entitled to a larger amount of pension than he is now receiving. viz. $400 per annum. The said Perez having served one year in St Acors Sheffield's Matross company stationed at Stonington in New London county. Ct. during the Revolution.
I am Sir very respectfully Your Most Obedient Servt M c Wood Ledyard Ct
Sept 28 1843
Oct 25 1843 Received of M c Wood
Hon James L Edward Commr of Pensions

July 19. 1857
Revolutionary Increase Amans
Rel: to claim of Perez Chesebrough debt to increase Bak McFatt
Filed 18th July 1857 F. E. Haskins Atty

Washington City D.C. July 17 th 1837
Honable J. C. Heath Commissioner of Pensions Sir:
As attorney in behalf of the heirs of Peter Chesebrough late a Pensioner for Revolutionary services, and serving as matross to which rate he should be allowed I now claim all arrear of Pension that may be due my princi- pals. Said Peter Chesebrough was on the Pension Roll for the state of Connecticut at $40 00 / 100 per annum & should be $50 00 . I am respectfully
P. C. Hessler Atty

State of Connecticut Comptrollers Office
Hartford 6 Nov. 1846,
I Certify that on application for evidence of the service of Peres Cheesborough in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office relating to that War, and do not find any Pay Roll of the Company in which he is said to have served, but the following evidence of the service of the Officer, with whom he is said to have served, —
A Bond to the state of Connecticut, dated 30 Sept. 1779 signed by Asa Sheffield Lt. of Stonington, for £10,000. & conditioned "That whereas the said Asa Sheffield is appointed Lieut. and Commander of a Matross Company stationed at Stonington for defence of this state" &c. that he shall properly apply all monies placed in hands.
The following entries in the accounts of the late "Pay Table Office" "War D r To Amt. of Acct. rend d p r Lt. Asa Sheffield, Bounties paid his C o in 1780" "War D r To Amt. of Lt. Asa Sheffields Acct. for Pay Roll &c. his C o since 1779. 13.5 3 "
And also this entry in the "Journal of the Governor & Council of Safety", under date of 28 March 1780, —
"This Board re-appoint the same Officers of the Matross Companies at New London and Groton and Stonington as were appointed & served y t last year." ————— except y t Simon Ferris to be Lieut. instead of Lt. Bill, disabled by sickness."
Mason Glandon Comptroller
Capt. Benjamin Dutton was found on duty

Dec 1. 1846
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Rev. Charles Barnes
Seabrook N.H. Feb. 13. 46
Rev. James J. Edwards
Commissioner of Tenures
Washington City
H.G.
Feb 16. 46

Ledyard Nov 27 th 1846
Hon Sir
Herein enclosed you have the Application of Mr Perez Chesebrough for an increase of pension, also the Certificate of the Comptroller relative to the same.
Be pleased to make returns to Your Obedient Servant P. W. Woods Ledyard P.O. Ct.
Hon J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me the war record of Gershon Beardley and Perez Cheesbrough .
Both enlisted from Connecticut during the war of the Rebellion, and both were pension- ers.
Very truly Yours,
(Mrs.) B. B. Beardley,
The Kanawha, Utica, N. Y.
utica

Perzcheesborough Revolutionary Prisoner
Connecticut
filed 9 th July 1851 P. E. Hassler Atty
July 17 - 1851
Shepherd

State of Connecticut, } ss. County of New London }
Be it known that before me, JOHN W. HAUGHTON, of the town of Bozrah, county of New London, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, personally appeared P. H. L. Cheesborough aged fifty and made oath in due form of law, that he is the same  identical person that was revolutionary pensioner of the United States of America, as by the files and records at the Pension Office in Washington will more fully appear, and that he cannot know of them otherwise than through the said office. ever that he the said P. H. L. Cheesborough died on the 13th day of January 1851. and his original Certificate of Pension has been transferred
and that he now resides in Borrah and has resided there for the space of twent years past—and that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining any arrears of pension that may be due him under the laws of the United States; and that by these presents he does constitute and appoint F. E. HASSLER, of the city of Washington, his true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution for him and in his name, place and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States, any bounty land, extra pay, pensions, money or moneys that now is or are due him on account of services rendered by his deceased father ; advances made, property destroyed or taken by the Government, or any claim arising from intercourse between the United States and any foreign nation, and the Indians, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the service of the United States, or on any account whatsoever, and in his name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such bounty land, pensions, patents, claims, and money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatsoever nature he may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, or any legally established commission of the United States, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts that he might or could do, were he personally present at the doing thereof, he hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever his said attorney shall do in and about the premises, by virtue hereof.
Signed, sealed and delivered } Two witnesses, in the presence of
J. L. Fillmore John W. Haughton
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of June 18 57
Patrick H. L. Cheesborough 
State of Connecticut } County of New London }
On this 30th day of June 18 57 , personally appeared Patrick H. L. Cheesborough before me, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein contained.
John W. Haughton J.P. Notary Public
AND I HEREBY CERTIFY, that at the same time, personally appeared before me John L. Fillmore and Giles Durkee known to me, to be two credible witnesses, and who being duly sworn, deposes and says, each for himself, that the above named Patrick H. L. Cheesborough now present, is to their knowledge, the same of the identical person named in the above deposition, and that the said affidavit is correct, as they verily believe; that they are acquainted with the said Patrick H. L. Cheesborough and that they are, each, wholly disinterested.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, upon the day and year first above written.
John W. Haughton  J. L. Fillmore Notary Public  Giles Durkee

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Norwich Conn. Oct. 24 1895 Hon. Wm. Lochren Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir:
I would respectfully inquire, if I can obtain copies of the Application and Pension papers of Perez Chesebrough, who was a sailor of the Revolutionary War, and drew Pension, under the Act of Congress, passed in 1840. I want them for Historical purposes. I certify on honor, that I do not want them for the purpose of prosecuting any claim of any nature against the Government of the United States, but only to learn what services he rendered to his country.
very respectfully
Horace Rogers
19 Roath Ave Norwich Conn.

996.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS RECORD DIVISION
Briefed by JFB 1/30/20.
Orig.
Cert.
Claimant
Soldier Perez Chesebrough.
Service Rev. War and
War 1812.
No claim, Service record _____, 191
_____, Clerk.
No claim, Alph'b record _____, 191
_____, Clerk.
REMARKS:
No 1812, old war or navy.
Rev. S 15-402,
W. F. Waite

228 Washington St., Norwich, Conn., Jan. 26, 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Rev Sir
Dear Sir: - Will you kindly send me the military or naval 115-1402 and Rev. Grey record of Perez Chesebrough (1762-1850) during the Revolution and also the War

of 1812 . I have been told that he first enlisted as a sailor. Thanking you in advance for this favor, I am
Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Annie Billings Blixen.

WEL
15042 INVALID.
Mr. & Mrs. Horace Rogers, 19 Roath Ave., Norwich, Conn.
File No. 15042
Rev. Chesbrough First Poet War
5
Jany 28-1903 Mrs. B.B. Beardsley Utica N.Y.
Feb 16-1904 - Hirt to Anna C. Wilday N.Y.C. 1920 Feb 4. Heirt. to A.B. Brown
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 1, Page 67
[Arrangement of 1870.]