Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44744, Jonathan Chatfield, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Chatfield, Jonathan S. 44744.
CONTENTS

4,024 New York Rolls.
Jonathan Chatfield Capt Hamtramack New York line Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. of Oct. 1818. and sent to Henry Wendell, Jr. Albany, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 — $37. 86 Semi-ann. all'ee ending Mar. 4. 1818 — 48. — arr. 4m. 22/30. $ 85.86
1 year 1777-
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
d. Feb. 8. 1827
Dubois Westerlo, Co. Albany Continued
8 Feb 27
Lt to Hn G. Rathbun akl 17 '44
Verification recd Nov. 11. 1820 to Dr. Munroe H. H. H. H.

Jonathan Chatfield's private Pension documents
Dated April 13 th 1858.
To Henry Wendell Esq. Albany N. York
Admitted on deposition of James Botts
Adm d

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. } TO WIT: CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY. }
IN conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," the following DECLARATION, in writing, is made under oath, by Jonathan Chatfield of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Albany in the said state, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said Jonathan Chatfield doth reside, that is to say:
DECLARATION.
I  Jonathan Chatfield aged sixty six years in the  Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, — Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution, for the term of eighteen months during said War on the Continental Establishment — and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Town County and State aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. — I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a Private Soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Capt n Hantramack's Company Col Lewis Debaun's Regiment and New York Line — That I entered the said service the about first part of  April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Seven and left it the about the  day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Eight in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of Sickness & Lameness, being Honorably Discharged owing to inability to do duty that I was unable that I received one document concerning the same service and discharge, which has been Casually lost or destroyed and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me than James Pettis who has made a deposition accompanying this declaration — And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the United States, except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made.
IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.
Sworn before me, this Thirteenth day of April 1818.
Jonathan Chatfield
Samuel Haring Judge of said Common Pleas

State of New York Albany County } To wit
In Clerk's Office - City of Albany I hereby certify, that Samuel Haring Esq r in the following certificate named, is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the City & County of Albany - and that the signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the said Court, to be hereunto Affixed - This 15 th day of April 1818 -
George Merchant Clk
United States of America
By the Honorable Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of the Common Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Albany in the said State.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America.
SIR,
I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that Jonathan Chatfield of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and State of New-York, personally appeared before me, at the City of Albany, in the said State, on the thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true - Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration - Accordingly he produced as testimony,
The deposition of James Betts
(and which accompanies this Certificate) - And I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Jonathan Chatfield - did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION ; and I am likewise satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are, in like manner, true - I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, the at the City of Albany, the thirteenth day of April - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Sam l Haring

State of New York City & County of Albany } Forst -
James Betts late a Soldier in the Army, in the Revolutionary War; Against the Common Enemy, being duly sworn Faith, that he knows the Soldier Jonathan Chatfield in the preceding declaration, & the Certificate of his Honor Judge Haring named - that the said Jonathan served as a Soldier in Captain Hunsramacks Company Col Lewis Dubois Regiment and New York Line - - And that he verily believes the facts stated by the said Jonathan in the preceding Declaration Certificate substantially true -
Sworn this Thirteenth day of April 1858 Before me
James Betts
Sam l Haring Judge of Albany Co. Pleas

Jonathan Chatfield's
4024
March 1820
Sir
H. Wendell Dune
Nov 11. 1820
Albany N.Y.

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Supreme Court City of Albany
(Duplicate)
On this tenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said State — according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) Nathan Chatfield late a private aged sixty seven years, resident in the Town of Westerlo — in said County who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: — in the Company commanded by Captain  Antoine  Mick in Col. Deyo's  Regiment on the Continental Establishment , in the New York line , for the Term of the War — as specified, in his original declaration on file, in the Pension Office at Washington — dated the 13 th day of April 1818 — that his certificate is Numbered 4,024. — was issued on the 29 th of October 1818 — and that he has received his Pension at the rate of Eight Dollars per Month — up to the fourth of March last —
And I do solemnly swear — that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions 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 18th of March, 1818; and 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. That I have no family — nor no occupation — and that the following is a Schedule of my Real & Personal Estate — viz — Real Estate — None — Personal Estate viz — about fifty dollars and my necessary clothing —
Sworn to and declared in open his Court this 10 th day August 1820 Nathan Chatfield Mark W. Bloodgood Clk
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Supreme Court Clerks Office
Francis Bloodgood Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and the 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 value , of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Fifty dollars and  cents. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 31 day of August 1820
W. Bloodgood Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
April 2, 1927
Floyd N. Darling 70 Hayes St Binghamton, N. Y.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 44744, it appears that Jonathan Chatfield was born in May 1752, place not stated.
He enlisted in April 1777 and served as a private to October 1778 in Captain Hartranck's Company, Colonel Lewis Dubois's New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, while a resident of Westerlo, Albany County, New York. He died February 8, 1827.
There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Conklin Avenue Baptist Church
Binghamton, N. Y.
FLOYD N. DARLING, MINISTER 70 HAYES STREET
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs,
I wish very much to get information regarding the military history of Jonathan Chatfield, who served in the Revolutionary War.
We know that he drew a pension; and think it was at Norwich or Greene, N.Y. He was born about 1740 and died not far from 1830. His wife's maiden name was Whitehead.
This is all that we know of him that relates at all to his military service. If you can give us any additional information, we shall greatly appreciate your favor.
Very truly yours,
Feb. 8, 1927.
F. N. Darling

1,1896 misiones hys
44744 Recy INVALID.
Feb. History to Liberty Co Pensions Mup 1927 Apr. 2. Wish to Floyd N. Darling awg.
File No. 44744
Jonathan Chatfield Pir. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
P. S. M. W. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., February 1, 1896.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Jonathan Chatfield --- 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.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. He served as a private in Capt. Hamtrammack's company, in Col. Lewis DuBois' New York regiment, from about the first of April, 1777, until the month of October, 1778, when he left the service on account of sickness. No other details of his services are given.
Battles engaged in, None. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated. Date of application for pension. April 13, 1818. Residence at date of application, Westerlo, N. Y. Age at date of application, Sixty-six years.
Remarks: His application for pension was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.