Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 89, Thomas Chaffy, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Chaffy Thomas Sarah
NUMBER
W.89
CONTENTS

no Jersey 4785
Sarah Chaffy widow of Thomas Chaffy
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 24. June 1828 in Monmouth Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Mitchell of the reg't commanded by Col. Ogden in the N. Jersey line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars ————— Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Dec. 1839 and sent to B. D. B. Brook, Freehold, N. J.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 39 280.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Dec. 40 40.00
$ 320.00
{ Act July 7, 1838 }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk.
bk. 1. Vol. 2. Page 120

17.080 D  New Jersey
Thomas Chaffy.
of Monmouth, in the state of New Jersey. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ogden of the New Jersey line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of May 1820. and sent to William Andrews, Judge Allentown, Monmouth Coy. N.J.
Arrears to 4th of March 1820. $172-64 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1820 " 48— 21 mo 18/31 $220-64
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
21 8 168 4 64 172 94  31 17 14 4.64  Thomas Chaffy New Jersey Monmouth Coy. N.J. Private 1820

Thomas Chaffy, private, Monmouth Co: N. J. 1780 to 1783 - Col: Ogden's regim't. New-Jersey line
18. May, 1818.
Services proved by Council
Admitted
William Andrews, judge Allentown, Mon- -mouth County, New-Jersey.

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss
Personally appeared before me William Andrews one of the judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in said County Thomas Chaffy of the township of Upper Freehold in said County who being duly sworn on the holy evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he is about fifty eight years of age that enlisted in the army of the United States in the spring of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty in a Company commanded by Captain James Mitchell in the First New Jersey Regiment under the command of Colonel Matthias Ogden as a private soldier and served from that time until the conclusion of the war in said Regiment and received an honorable discharge from the said service which discharge was accidentally consumed by fire together with his dwelling house about fifteen or sixteen years past and this deponent further saith that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support agreeable to the provisions of a late act of Congress of the eighteenth day of March last and further saith not ————— Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18 th day of May A.D. 1818 Thomas X Chaffy Mark
William Andrews
I the subscriber one of the judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in said County do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named Thomas Chaffy did serve in the revolutionary war against the Common Enemy and that he is in very low circumstances having very little property of any value and unable to support himself and family much longer at any rate by his manual labour and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me pursuant to the directions of the late act of Congress for the relief of persons in such cases ————— Witness my hand this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen
William Andrews
State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss
Personally appeared before me William Andrews one of the judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Daniel Lewis of the township of Upper in the County of Monmouth aforesaid who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he is now about fifty five years of age that he served in the Army of the United States from the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seven

one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County. Daniel Lewis of the township of Upper in the County of Monmouth aforesaid who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he is now about fifty five years of age that he served in the Army of the United States from the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seven- ty Seven Until the Conclusion of the war in the Second New Jersey Regiment was well acquaint- ed with Thomas Chaffy a private in Colonel Ogdens Regiment was often on duty with him Particularly at the taking of Cornwallis and always heard him accounted a faithfull Soldier and is Certain he continued in the service of the United States Until the Conclusion of the Revol- utionary war and further saith not Sworn to & subscribed before me this fourth day of June A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Seventy Seven
His Daniel X Lewis mark
Wm A. Wetmore
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County Henry Clayton of the township of Upper freehold who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he served in the Army of the United States In the revolutionary war and that he was well acquainted with Thomas Chaffy above named a private Soldier in Colonel Matthias Ogdens New Jersey Regiment had been frequently on duty with him and is Certain he continued more than one year in the said service and also to the Conclusion of the war and further saith not — — — — — Sworn to and Subscribed before me this eighteenth day of June A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Nineteen
His Henry X Clayton mark
Wm A. Wetmore
The Subscriber one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Monmouth aforesaid do hereby certify that In my opinion full credit is due and ought

LEWIS PATTERSON
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County Henry Clayton of the township of Upper freehold who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he served in the Army of the United States In the revolutionary war and that he was well acquainted with Thomas Chaffy above named a private Soldier in Colonel Matthias Ogden New Jersey Regiment had been frequently
On duty with him and is certain he continued more than one year in the said service and also to the conclusion of the war and further saith not.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this eighteenth day of June A D Eighteen Hundred & Nineteen -
Henry his Clayton mark
LEWIS PATTERSON
The Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Monmouth aforesaid do hereby certify that in my opinion full credit is due and ought to be given to the testimony of the above named Daniel Lewis and Henry Clayton and that they have deposed truly to the above stated facts.
LEWIS PATTERSON

I the Subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William Andrews Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit as also to the within certificate is and was at the date thereof duly enrolled in my office as a judge of the said Court and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. And also that the names W m Andrews thereto subscribed are the genuine signatures of the said Judge Andrews.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set his hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold the thirty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
J. Phillips Clerk

Thomas Chaffy
17080
Monmouth
May 20
M
Sp. 20

State of New Jersey Morris County ss 3 On this twenty fifth day of July eighteen hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, being a Court of records and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Morris, Thomas Chaffy aged about sixty four years or resident in the said County who being first duly sworn according to law, does on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit, in Captain James Mitchells Company and in the 1 st Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Ogden, and that his original declaration is dated the eighteenth day of May eighteen hundred and eighteen; and that the number of his certificate of Pension is (17.080) 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 or 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 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, or 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
Schedule
1 cupboard, & sundries on it such as dishes, plates, table 1 Doughtrough, 5 chairs, 1 pair Andirons, Shovel & Tongs 1 Trammel, 1 old spinning wheel, 1 Box, 1 Barrel, sundry small articles, Jugs & Bottles, 1 small pig. Thomas Chaffy mark

And further this Declarant saith he is a common labourer and not able to pursue it to obtain a support being infirm; and that his family consists of his wife named Sarah aged about fifty years four years, debilitated in body and not able to support herself and his daughter Eliza aged about eleven years, not able to do much towards a support
Sworn to & subscribed in open
court this 25 th day of July 1820 before
Thomas Gaffey Mark
William Ten Eyck Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing oath 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nine dollars and Twenty two cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
William Ten Eyck Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1836 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows"
State of New Jersey } ss. County of Monmouth } ss.
On this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before the Superior Court of Common Pleas of said County Sarah Chapoy a resident of Monmouth County in the Township of Upper Freehold in the State of New Jersey aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1836 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Thomas Chapoy of said County deceased who was a private in the revolutionary war, as this deponent was informed in the regular army, but for the particular proofs of service & where performed & in what capacity for gratuity etc. etc. this deponent would refer to proofs on file in the War Department or other proper office at Washington. The said Thomas Chapoy having drawn a pension towards the close of his life cannot tell how many years he drew a pension, that this deponent not being much acquainted with said Thomas Chapoy during said war cannot specify his service. She further declares that she was

Married to the said Thomas Chasey in the month of June the last part of the month cannot recollect the day in the year 1785 seventeen hundred & eighty five. That she was married by James Tapscott Esquire then one of the Justices of the peace of the county of Monmouth. That she does not know of any record of the marriage, nor of any person now living who was present at the marriage except Hannah Appligate widow of William Appligate, daughter of John Warner. That her oldest son William Chasey was born about a year after the marriage, that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Chasey died on the 24 th day of June eighteen hundred & twenty eight that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four. At the time above stated that Hannah Ap- pligate was brides maid. Married at the house of the Justice aforesaid. Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written before said Court in open Court - Sarah Chasey J. L. P. W. R. V. R.
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

Benjamin Hornor was born December the 9 Day 1759
James Hornor was born April the 2 Day 1762
Job Hornor was born November the 27 Day 1763
Sarah Hornor was born April the 7 Day 1766
Fuller Hornor was born December the 31 Day 1767
Mary Hornor was born July the 27 Day 1770
Joshua Hornor was born October the 13 Day 1772
Rachel Hornor was born September the 20 Day 1776
William Crafer was born June the 8 Day 1786

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Chaffey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
rv file 89
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring 1780 Pri. James Mitchell Matthias Ogden N.J.   Second of Mar.        
Battles engaged in, taking of Cornwallis
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, May 18, 1818
Residence at date of application, Upper Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, abt 58  1820 abt 64  died June 24, 1828 same Twp.
Remarks: 1820 wife Sarah 54 dau Eliza 11 yrs. Sol. mar - in same Twp.
Last part of June 1785 Sarah Horner born Apr. 7, 1766
Det. apptn - July 31, 1839 as re same Twp.
Death noted - ct 4785 issued Dec 24, 1839 at July 7, 1838, N.J. Agency
son Wm Chaffey b. June 8, 1786 Very respectfully,

State of New Jersey } Somerset Co. } ss. It is remembered that on this the first day of July eight hundred and thirty nine before the inferior court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared Fuller Howard of the Township of Upper Freehold in said County & state and seventy one years and being duly sworn ac- cording to law deposes & says that that he is the brother of the before named Sarah Cha- sey who is applying for a pension. That she is the widow of Thomas Chasey who dur- ing a period of his life was a pensioner for services performed in the Revolutionary war. That she remains his widow single & unmarried. That he died on the 24 th day of June 1828 at his residence in Upper Free- hold. That he was at the period of the marriage of his sister Sarah Chasey with the said Thomas Chasey a resident with his father, & sister his said sister. That he was not present at the marriage but knows of her coming home with Thomas Chasey from James Tapscott Esquire who was then a justice of the peace of said Coun- ty. Then alleging that they were married & that from that time till the end of the life of said Thomas Chasey they lived together as man & wife - reared a family of thirteen chil- dren & was always reputed to be man & wife lawfully married. That the said marriage took place in the last part of the month of June in the year eighteen hundred & eighty five 1785. That in a few weeks less than one year from the marriage their oldest son William was born. That he was born on the eighth day of June 1786. That he is certain of the age or birth of this son from a record.

there made in a family bible which this deponent saw four days since - but which is not now in his possession - that two or three times during the life of his brother-in-law the said Thomas Chapuy he went with him to Trenton N. J. to draw his pension but what has become of his pension paper this deponent does not know although he administered oaths to the balance of pension from Trenton
Sworn & subscribed in open court the day & year above written by open court by Fuller Hume who is entitled to full credence & belief
Fullard Horton -
J. L. D. [unclear]
5977
I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Muscogee Muscogee do hereby certify that James S. Lawrence is one of the Judges of said court duly commissioned & sworn & that his foregoing signatures are his genuine handwriting & that said declarations & affidavits were made & taken in open court and I do further certify that Benjamin L. Wood is also one of the Judges of said court duly commissioned & sworn & that his signature Benj. L. Wood is his genuine handwriting & that full faith & credence should be given to the official acts of said Judges as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twentieth day of August A.D. 1899
D. H. Ellis Clerk

1907 June 10. Hist. to Miss Elizabeth French c
89 Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 89
Sarah Chaffy Widow Thomas Chaffy Rev. Rev. War.
Act: July 7. 1838.
Index:—Vol. 4, Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

New Jersey Sarah Chufey
Born June 1785 Married 24 June 1828 Wid. to B. D. B. Snook 29. Oct. 1839
Act July 1838

(3-469.)
Bureau of Pensions.
June 3, 1907.
W. File
Application No. 89
Certificate No.
NAME OF SOLDIER,
Thomas Chaffy
Co. _____, N. J. Reg't Rev. War.
INFORMATION DESIRED.
Widow Sarah pensioner Resident of New Jersey -
20
Miss Elizabeth French, 108 West 45 St., New York City.

Nov 14
N.J.
Adolf Meyer Sarah Chapey
Large cursive signature
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Nov 14 1866

Lacahold, Monmouth Co New Jersey Nov 12 th 1839
Hon J L Edwards
Enclosed you will find the record which you wished in the case of Sarah Chapuy. Believing this satisfactory I remain your fellow citizen B. DuBois Smock

Sarah Chapuy
Col Ogden N. J. Capt Mitchell
Marr'd June 1785 Husband died 24 June 1828
Admitted Private 2 years
B. D. B. Smock Esq., Freeholder N. J.

State of New Jersey Monmouth County
Be it remembered that on this eleventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Superior court of Common Pleas of said county. Fuller Horner of said county who being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith in furtherance of the application of Sarah Chaffey widow of Thomas Chaffey that there is no record of the marriage of the said Sarah with the said Thomas as this deponent knows of. and that the record of the age or birth of their eldest son William born in lawful wedlock to which this deponent in his former affidavit referred to is as follows "William Chaffey was born June the 8 day 1786." as contained on a leaf in a small family Bible with the Psalms of David in metre, belonging to the brother of this deponent Joshua Horner, which entry is in the hand writing of said Joshua Horner, following the ages of the brothers & sisters of this deponent. to which record the said deponent refers himself, marked schedule A- which said leaf is cut from said bible in my presence -
Fuller Horner -
Sworn & subscribed this day & year above written by Fuller Horner who is entitled to full credit and I further certify that I saw said leaf of record above referred to & accompanying this affidavit cut out of said bible.
Thos. C. Shuckmorton
I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth do hereby certify that Thomas C Shuckmorton is one

5977 Aug 21 N.J. July 7. 1838.
Receipt of Aug 21.
Sarah Chaplin mother of Thomas
Hon. J. A. Church Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
free

Freehold August 20 th 1889.
Hon J. L. Edwards
Enclosed are the papers of Sarah Chapoy in applicant for a pension.
For the proof of the military services of her husband she refers to the evidence on which a pension was formerly allowed him.
In proof of the marriage you have her declaration under oath. You further have the oath of Fuller Horns her brother, whose situation at the time although not an eyewitness must have acquainted him with the fact - & the reference to the birth of the oldest son about a year after the marriage is a strong confirmatory circumstance as well as the whole tenor of the lives of the married couple - and to clear up all doubt you have the oath of the only surviving witness Hannah Applegate the bride's maid. Here is direct oral testimony of the character establishing the great certitude of the wedlock altho from lapse of time the day has escaped recollection - there being no record.
Anticipating your prompt favorable action on the case presented I remain your fellow citizen
B. D. B. Smock Monmouth County New Jersey

State of New Jersey Monmouth County } Be it remembered that on the fifth day of August Eighteen Hundred and thirty nine before me one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared Hannah Applegate daughter of John Warner, Widow of William Applegate, aged sixty nine years who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is acquainted with Sarah Chasey, who is ap- lying for a Pension under a late act of Congress, that she is the widow of Thomas Chasey, decd. who died several years since, that this deponent knew said Sarah Chasey, then Sarah Horner, prior to her marriage with said Thomas Chasey, that one James Papscoate Esquire, then Justice of the peace in and for said County, married said Sarah and Thomas in the latter part of the month of June in the year seventeen Hundred and eighty five - that said Papscoate Esquire has since died, that this deponent acted as brides- maid at the wedding of said Thomas and Sarah - that during said Thomas's life they lived together as man & wife, raised a large family of children, and were al- ways reputed to be lawfully married - that at that time this deponent is informed Justices of the peace were not required to keep a record of marriages sole- mnized by them, and she knows of no record of said marriage - that the wedding was at the House of the said Justice in Upper Freehold Township in said County - that she knows of no other person being witness to the marriage.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written by Hannah Applegate, who is worthy of full credence and belief
Hannah Applegate her mark
Wm. L. Knox, 113