Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22171, Samuel Chaffin, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Chaffin, Samuel
S. 22171
CONTENTS

Vermont 9462
Samuel Chaffin
of Windham in the State of Vermont who was a pr. & serg t in the Company commanded by Captain Stone of the Reg t commanded by Col. Puskig in the Mass. Militia line for
  Private 4. mo  13. 34.    Serg t . 3. mo  15. 00     28 34  
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 28. Dollars 34. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of May 1833. and sent to P. White, Putney, Vermont
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833.  56. 68.    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept r --  14. 17  
$ 70. 85.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
J. F. Francis Clerk
Recorded by Book C. Vol. 3 d Page 56
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Windham County Vt. Samuel Chaffin Deem for Pension Augt. 6 th 1832
No 5201
Admitted Miss n Melcher Private 4 months Sergeant 3 — do 7
Please to make return to J. White Putney Vt. —

District of Westminster
Let it be known that on the 10th day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared Peter M. Saft in said District...
On this 10th day of August
A.D. 1832—Personally appeared in open Court, At Westminster in said District
Presences Peter M. Saft Judge
Before the said Present Court, within and for said District in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, aged seventy one
now sitting— Samuel Chappin a resident of Acton 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 7, 1832—That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He declares and says that in the year 1777 at the town of Holden in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts in the month of April he enlisted for the term of three months, and entered the Company commanded by Capt. Aaron Dyer - in Col. Whitney's Regt. of the Massachusetts Militia...
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.
To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he answers, upon his said oath, as follows:
 1. He was born in Holden Mass - in the year 1761  2. He has no record of his age - supposes that his age is recorded in the town of Holden Mass -  3. He lived in Holden the first time, and in Rutland Mass. the last - since, has resided in Acton & Acworth in the State of N.H. - for the last thirty years has resided in Jamaica Vt. - excepting the last 10 months has lived in the town of Acton afd. -  4. He volunteered & enlisted each time  5. He knew Col. Dyer - Capt. Dyer - Capt. Dyer - all of the Massachusetts  6. He never received any written discharge excepting at the expiration of the last term  7. William Chappin & Nathaniel Cheney Esq - long lived neighbors to him & worthy of credence 
Samuel Chappin
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Peter M. Saft Judge
We Nathaniel Cheney residing in the town of Jamaica in said County and William Jenson of Acton in said County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Chappin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Peter M. Saft Judge
Nathaniel Cheney
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 Nathaniel Cheney who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said town of Jamaica and that William Jenson who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Acton in said county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
of the District Court, within and for the District of Westminster aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Chappin for a pension.

6. He never received any written discharge excepting at the expiration of his last term
7. Minnie Cheney Pittel Cheney Esq - long lived neighbors to him & worthy citizens
Samuel Koffin
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Peter M. Loft Judge
We Nathaniel Cheney residing in the town of  Jamaica in said county and William Jensen of Acton in said county hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Koffin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Peter M. Loft Judge
William Jensen Nathaniel Cheney
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 Nathaniel Cheney who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said town of Jamaica and that William Jensen who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Acton in said county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Before Peter M. Loft Judge
I Clerk of the District Court of the District of Washington of the District of Columbia Court, within and for the District of Washington aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Koffin for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Twelfth day of August A. D. 1832.
Asa Hughes

No. 5201. Vermont Samuel Chaffin.
A. duclun

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Chaffin. of Windham County in the State of Vermont. (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? 71 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.     In 1779 July " 2 " Priv. Mass. Mil. Gen. Col. Cushing - Capt. Jesse Stone.   1781 July " 3 " Sergeant do. do. Col. John Dury - Capt. Jonathan Sibley.   1779 April " 2 " Priv. Mass. Mil. Col. Whitney - Capt. Orson Hedges.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Holden Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary (M c Clayman - Other credible persons).  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? All correct. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. Sumner
Examining Clerk.

Resolution
22171 INVALID.
File No. 22,171
Samuel Chaffin
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 67
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Belmont.
June
9462
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the paper]

Sir,
The enclosed affidavits have been prepared by Saml. A. Dyer application and forwarded a few days ago - sent on to the court his other Papers -
Very respectfully
J. H. Dyer
Aug. 14 th 18.
J. L. Edwards Esq.

The affidavit of Marshall Newton of Newfane in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, aged seventy five years - Who testifies and says that he was a soldier of the Revolution in the summer and fall of 1777 - in the Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, commanded by Col. Cushing - and was at Bennington Vt. - and at other places during said campaign - was at Half Moon Point on the North River - and he also testifies that he is acquainted with Samuel Chappin now of Acton in the County of Windham aforesaid, and have conversed with said Chappin concerning the said campaign and he has related to him certain transactions and circumstances which took place during said campaign, which he could not have known or related unless he had been present and served in the said corps. - therefore, with the above stated personal acquaintance with said Chappin, - I do sincerely believe that he, sd Chappin served in the same Regiment commanded by Col. Cushing. -
New-Fane August 9 th 1832
Marshall Newton
State of Vermont. I personally appeared Marshall Newton on the 9 th day of August 1832. signer of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath that the same is the truth and nothing but the truth. Before me Nathan Stone Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the above named Marshall Newton is a man of unbounded trust & veracity.
Nathan Stone Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerk's Office,
New Fane, August 9 th A.D. 1832.
I certify, that Nathan Stone, Stephen Greenleaf, and Sylvanus Sherwin, Esquires, are Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the above, and within, respectively, are their signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court on the day and year above written.
James Elliot Clerk.

William Harris of Brattleboro in the County of Windham & State of Vermont, do hereby testify and say, that in the year 1777. I with Samuel Schaffner served as common soldiers in the Revolutionary war in the Company commanded by Capt. Aaron Hedges, & in the Regiment commanded by Col. — Whitney — That We were enlisted in the Town of Holden, County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts; That we marched from thence to Newton in the State of Rhode Island and there served as soldiers in said Company more than two months from the time of Marching to the time of our discharge, or dismissal, which was on the fourth day of July 1777.
Brattleboro July 27 th 1832.
William Harris
State of Vermont, Windham County ss — Brattleboro July 27 th 1832. Personally appeared William Harris, signer and of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath that the same is the truth and nothing but the truth.
Before me, Stephen Greenleaf Justice of the peace.
I do hereby certify that the above named William Harris is a man of undoubted truth and veracity — Stephen Greenleaf Justice Peace. —
Windham County ss) Personally appeared Nathan

I Nathan Stone of Newfane in the county of Windham & State of Vermont, testify & say that in the year of our Lord 1881. I was in the Army of the Revolution War, Sergeant Mate , in a Regiment of Militia, Commanded by Colonel Luke Bracy of Grafton in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts. for the term of three Months.
I well remember, that Samuel Chaffin served in the same Regiment as an orderly Sergeant, in a Company from the Northern part of S d County Commanded by Capt. Sibley, that I was well acquainted with Sergeant Chaffin, that he sustained a good character, while there, & always took special care of the sick in his Company & all within his care who need his assistance, our Regiment was stationed at West Point, our Regiment arrived in August & were discharged in Nov r . I have been personally acquainted with Mr. Chaffin from time to time ever since.
Newfane July 25 th 1892.
Nathan Stone
State of Vermont } Newfane July 25 th 1892 Windham County ss } Personally appeared Nathan Stone Signer of the above disposition & made Oath solemn, that the same is the truth & nothing but the truth.
before me Silvanus Sherwin Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the above named Nathan Stone is a man of undoubted truth & veracity
Silvanus Sherwin Justice of the Peace