Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9171, James Chambers, Penn.

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Chambers, James
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Pennsylvania
James Chambers 32,453.
Westmoreland Co. in the State of Penn s
was a Private in the company commanded Captain M c Ke of the reg t commanded Col. Langley in the Penn. Militia for 6 months
Enscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh
the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of May, 1846, and sent to W. J. Stokes Esq., West Newton, Westmoreland Co. Penn. (Present)
Arrears to the 14th of March 1846 300:00 Pension and allowance ending 6 Sept. " 10:00
$310:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk,
No. 6. 2. Vol. 5. Page 119.
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State of Penna
Westmoreland County ss on this tenth day of June Eighteen hundred and forty five personally came before me one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Dade County James Chambers a Resident of Dade County aged Last May Ninety Six years of age who being Sworn according to Law - Saith that he this Declarant doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress granting pay to officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary war that he this Declarant served two Sowers of two months each under Captain David McKee of the Militia Archibald Loaghy was killed while in service as a militia man under McKee General Han ordered the fort at Kittanning to be burnt and the Military Stores to be brought to fort here in Westmoreland County which was done and he this Declarant as militia man helped perform that duty further this Service was in the year Seventeen hundred and Twenty Seven the same year performed on other Tower under John Moore of two months Moore was a militia Captain this Service was on the frontiers of Westmoreland County Penna and further he this Declarant served from the month of October Seventeen hundred and Twenty Seven until the Last week in March Seventeen hundred and Twenty Eight this Service was protecting fort here Captain Samuel Morehead a Continental officer was Commander of the fort during the above time and the Last of March Twenty Eight this Declarant Left and moved to the South of Westmoreland County and did there perform in part on other Tower was posted at Captain Whenuah Stokelys and in Stokelys Glades in the month of June Seventeen hundred and Eighty one was taken prisoner by the Indians and taken by them to Lower Sanduskey and from there taken to Detroit and given over to the British and by the British put into Ships with others and taken onto prison

prison Island and Remained there a prisoner of war until Released and sent Round to New York and from that the Declarant Returned home to Northumberland County Penna January Seventeen hundred and eighty three that this Declarant never Received any Compensation never was put on the pension List of the United States nor did he ever make application that he this Declarant has no positive Evidence of his Military Services only as to his being a prisoner & as will more fully appear by the Evidence herunto annexed that this Declarant Suffered many hardships as a prisoner of war as well as while in his Military Services living on the portion of this County Lost his horses being taken by the Indians and many of his acquaintances shot by the Indians all which Services could have been proven but the aged have passed away and but few left to give any account therefore this Declarant hopes his Statement may be properly appreciated and that he may be Rewarded as soon as possible described before in this date of said
James Chambers
James Bell Northumberland County Pa
I do hereby certify that James Chambers the above Declarant from old age and bodily infirmity is unable to appear in Court and do further certify that I am acquainted with James Chambers and from his high character I would believe his Declaration as truth and from Reputation it is believed to be true
James Bell

State of Pennsylvania / agreeable to the Requestion of J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions personally came before me one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County James G. Lamb who being sworn according to law saith that in Respect to his Services three times in the term mentioned in his Declaration under caption David McKee and Captain Moore that he the Defendant was not drafted in Rotation of Classes as the Commissioner refers to in his letter & the particular circumstances of the embar- assed Situation of the North part of Westmoreland County was such in the years Seventeen hundred and Twenty Seven that the people were compelled to obey the voice of an officer that the exigency of the war on account of the Indians Required their immediate services they therefore submitted to accept that voice and did serve the grain had to be cut and could not be cut without the Assistance of the military to defend them I considered myself oppressed by forced Services and in one Tower particularly under Captain McKee I was called upon by him to drive a drove together with my horse with me and also others had to have their horses in order to pack the Military Stores from the fort at Kittanning in Armstrong County P. A. and bring them to Fort Han in Westmoreland County there was about Twenty horses in company and Regular officers commanded at the time and in Respect to me being at Fort Han I was part of that time under Captain Moore the Remainder of the time that I was at Fort Han I was as well as others employed by Captain Samuel Morhead the Continental officer to cut logs even Sundays not excepted and to do work in getting materials to erect a more prominent fort which was not completed until that Spring of Seventeen hundred and Twenty Eight within the term I was there but I never was listed but did render the Services well knowing that it was Absolutely necessary for the protection of the Military Stores and the country therefore no formality was Required it was

Enough for an offer to go it ought to be done and it was done I considered myself a Malitia man and the part of a Lower in my Declaration mentioned I had been notified to leave but I got leave to stay at home until my wife was Relieved from being confined to bed & after which I went to the Company and when I came there the Company was Released and I Returned home I think I was only out six days at this time again I was a Member of a Volunteer Company in the South part of the County of said this Company was commanded by Captain McNamee Stokely of the 8 th Penn a Regiment Penn a line in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one and while a Member of this Company I was taken a prisoner by the Indians in Captain Stokely Glades on his Captain Stokelys farm this was on the 6 th or 7 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one there was a fort at Captain Stokelys at this time and a few days previous Joseph McNamee was also taken prisoner by the Indians Swann and Subinick before me this 21 st day of April 1846
James Bell. " " " Westmoreland County
James Chambers
I do hereby certify that the said Declarant James Chambers is from old age and bodily infirmity Rendered unable to appear in Court and further he lives at least twenty four or five miles from the Seat of Justice in said County
James Bell. " " "

Recovery
91/41
INVALID.
File No. 91/71
James Chambers
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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James Chambers Ga
Act J. June '32

State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County ss
I David Fullwood Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westmoreland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that James Bell Esquire upon whom the foregoing Declaration was made the annexed power of Attorney to knowledge and whose name in his own proper hand writing are to the within Certificate. Appended was then and now is under the Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly Commissioned and appointed and to all whose Official Acts and Deeds full faith and credit are of right due In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Greensburg this twenty Eighth day of June in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and forty five
David Fullwood Pro

James Chambers, Pa. Henry accepted for 6 mo Service. $20 per month, to commence
Send cert to Mr J. Stokely, West Newton, Westmoreland Co. Pa via Cumberland.
deposited by J. Stokely Prest May 14 '46.

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Armstrong County State of Penna } personally came before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County Samuel Murphy who being sworn according to Law Deptha that he this Deferant was well acquainted with James Chambers of Westmoreland County State aforesaid that he this Deferant was taken prisoner by the Indians the Thirteenth day of September Seventeen hundred and eighty one was taken by them to Detroit and then put into the hands of the British and sent from there to Lake ontario taking down to Oswegatchie to a fort does not know the name then put onto prison Island there I saw the aforesaid James Chambers and believe Chambers was taken in June previous to this Deferant this Deferant was one year a prisoner and that the said Chambers did not return home until the month of January Seventeen hundred and eighty three believe he was a prisoner one year and ten months until he got home was taken by the Indians at what was called Stoney Glades the said Chambers and myself was well acquainted and when I came home this Deferant went to Chambers house to tell his wife she was not at home he this Deferant told Chambers children how he was when he this Deferant left here on prison Island Sworn and subscribed before me the 6th day of June 1845 }  John Woods } Samuel his Murphy mark
Armstrong County ss
I do certify that I am well acquainted with the above witness and say that he is a credible witness that his testimony I would rely upon as true that I wrote his name and he put his marks not being able to write John Woods

I Joseph Buffington Representative in Congress from the 24 th District of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Murphy the foregoing and within named deponent that I have resided in the same County and within about thirteen miles of him for the last fifteen years and that he is a man of good and undoubted character for truth and veracity to whose statement I would give implicit confidence.
Jos. Buffington 9 June 1845
State of Pennsylvania } Armstrong County } ss
I James Douglass Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Armstrong. Do certify that John Woods, Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected Commissioned and sworn, to all whom official acts of such full faith and Credit are due and of right ought to be given as well throughout the County of Armstrong as elsewhere, and that his signature thereto is genuine and in his proper hand-writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Kittanning the 9 th day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-five
J. Douglass (Pr.)

Butler County ss State of Pennsylvania Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County William Christy who being sworn according to law Sayth that this Deponent was well acquainted with James Chambers of Westmorland County that from circumstances he this Deponent believes that James Chambers was taken in the Month of June Seventeen hundred and Eighty one a prisoner by the Indians at what was called Stokely's Place in Westmorland County taken to Prison Slaves in Canada and that this Deponent was a Prisoner by the Indians and taken to Prison Slaves and was there with the said Chambers and returned home with the said James Chambers to Westmorland County Penn ya in the Month of January Seventeen hundred and Eighty three and further that this Deponent believes that from circumstances the said Chambers served several Military Forays Sworn and subscribed before Me this 7 th day of June 1846 William Christy
Samuel C. Stewart
Butler County ss
I do certify that I am well acquainted with the above Witness and say that he is a Creditable Witness that his testimony I would rely upon as truth
Samuel C. Stewart

Butler County ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the Hon William Beatty Esq. Member of Congress from this district who being duly sworn according to law saith that he has been acquainted with the within named William Liberty for upwards of thirty years and that his character for truth and veracity is good and can be relied upon as true
Sworn and subscribed before me this 9 th day of June A.D. 1845 Samuel C. Stewart
Wm Beatty
Butler County State of Pennsylvania ss
I Jacob Muehling for Prothon of the courts of common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do by these presents certify that Saml. C. Stewart Esq. before whom the foregoing Deposition
was taken and who has hereunto in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name was at the time of taking such Deposition and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn to all whom it shall appear and credence are and of right ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said court at Butler in the said County the ninth of June A.D. 1845
Attest
Jacob Muehling for Pro

Westmoreland County
personally came before me a Justice of the peace in and for Said County John McLaughlin who being Sworn according to law Saith that he was well acquainted with James Chambers of the County aforesaid that in the winter of Seventeen hundred and Twenty Seven and in the Spring of Twenty Eight he this Deponent Saw and knew James Chambers to be at Fort Nan in Said County that Fort Nan was under the Command of Captain Samuel Morehead that Lieutenant William Lock was there the same time and Captain Moore was there a part of the time Chambers was there in Service but under who or which officer he cannot tell but that Chambers was at this fort as above stated and further Saith that his this Deponents father Hugh McLaughlin was a private in Company with James Chambers one tower under Captain David McKee and further in the Spring of Twenty Eight the Said James Chambers moved to the South part of Westmoreland County this Deponent also moved to the South of the County in the same Neighbourhood where Chambers Resided and well knew the Said Chambers to have been a private under Captain William H. Stokes of the 8 th Pennsylvania Light Artillery a Regular Officer this was a Company of Volunteers Raised by Captain Stokes in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one and while a member of Said Volunteer Company I think in the month of June Seventeen hundred Eighty one he Said Chambers was taken prisoner in Stokes's Battery taken by the Indians that then was a fort at Capt Stokes at this time also the day previous a certain Joseph M'Carthy was taken prisoner but for what length of time this Company was for he cannot tell and further Saith not Sworn and subscribed before me this Seventeenth day of April 1846
Charles Wallace
John McLaughlin mark

Westmoreland County ss
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mr John McLaughlin and have been for a long time I do therefore say that he is a man of credibility whose testimony I would have full confidence in as being the truth I would rely upon his testimony April the Seventeenth 1846 Charles Wallace
I fully concur in the above certificate so far as relates to the credibility of Mr. John McLaughlin I would rely on his testimony as true
James Bell
Westmoreland County ss
Personally appeared before the subscribers a Justice of the peace in and for said County Genl Joseph Markle who being duly sworn, upon his solemn oath saith that he has known then acquainted with James Chamber whose deposition is hereto appended for from 40 to 50 years - he formerly resided in the Vicinity of Capt. Stokelys Farm; That he has been at his house frequently since his removal to the northern part of this County, That he will remember having been frequently told that said James Chamber was taken prisoner by the Indians on Capt. Stokelys farm, on Munday whilst hunting the horses - The place where he was taken prisoner has long since been pointed out to him by Andrew Finley and other old men who then resided in the neighbourhood - That respondent was born on the farm on which he now resides which is within six Miles of the Stokely Farm. That from his knowledge of the character of said James Chamber, and the information he received on his death he believes the statement made by said Chamber of his being taken prisoner by the Indians in the year 1781. to be true as he has stated.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 25. day of April A.D. 1846. J.B. Oliver. J.P.
Joseph Markle

State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County
David Fullwood Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westmoreland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby Certify that Charles Wallace and J. B. Hovey Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was made and whose names in their own proper hand writing are to the foregoing Certificate Appended were then and now are Acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Westmoreland duly Elected and Commissioned and to all whose Official Acts and deeds full faith and Credit are of right due - and I further Certify that James Bell Esqr before whom the foregoing deposition was made was then and now is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly Appointed and Commissioned and to all whose Official Acts and Deeds full faith and Credit are of right due
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of said Court at Greensburg the twenty seventh day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty six
David Fullwood (P)

Witmoreland County
I do hereby certify that the above Deponent I am well acquainted with and know him to be a man of truth I rely upon his testimony as truth & given under my hand
John Templeton

I Joseph Buffington Representative in Congress from the 24 th District of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Ezekiel Lewis the within and foregoing deponent having resided in the same county and within about ten miles of him for ten years last past - and I cheerfully state that he is a man of undoubted character for truth and veracity to whose testimony I would give implicit confidence -
W. Buffington
9 June 1845
State of Pennsylvania Armstrong County, ss.
I James Douglass Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do certify that John Templeton Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Elected Commissioner and sworn to all whose official acts
as such full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given as well throughout the County aforesaid as elsewhere and that his signature thereto is genuine and in his proper hand writing,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Kittanning the 9 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four,
J. Douglass (Seal)

Know all men by these presents that I James Chambers of Northumberland County and State of Pennsylvania doth by these presents nominate and appoint Joseph Stokely of the County aforesaid my lawful Attorney for me and in my name and stead to Receive from the United States or from the proper persons appointed to pay the same all such Moneys which I may be considered Entitled to in consequence of my Services as stated by me in my Declaration of this date and further to perform all acts things or things Relative to the same as fully to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do were I personally present hereby Ratifying and Confirming whatsoever my said Attorney may lawfully do in and about the same in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this tenth day of June Eighteen hundred and forty five Signed Sealed & delivered James Chambers Seal
of us Wm Chambers Jr James Bell
Witmoreland County State of Penn as Is personally came before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County James Chambers who acknowledged the above power of Attorney to be his act and deed and desired the same might be Respected as such given under my hand and Seal this 10 th day of June 1845
James Mill.