Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39300, Ebenezer Chamberlain, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Chamberlain, Ebenezer
NUMBER
S 39300
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7924 /
Vermont
Ebenezer Chamberlain
of Guilford in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Larned of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of March 1819 and sent to Judge Roberts of Windham County Court, Vermont
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 mos 12 1/2 / 30 31. 85.50
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1819. 48
$133.50
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Pension drawn on 1 st May 1820 by Asst. Atty. Genl. E. Chamberlain, in r of Hon. R. White, House of Reps. 15 March 1822
Returned in 8 24 on A.B.

Ebenezer Chamberlain
Application for Pension.
Windsor Co. Vermont.
[ 14 April 1818: ]
Returned with further evidence
Adm.
cut and.
Feb. 17. 1819.

being eight months and was honorably discharged yet not in writing - I then enlisted in the spring of the year 1876. I cannot recollect the month nor the day when I joined Bolton Capt. and Col. Lammond's Regt. and Genl. Hovey's Brigade at said Roxbury for the time of one year and soon after I enlisted was marched to the City of New York thence to New Jersey thence East Chester and White Plains New York and thence to Pennsylvania thence to Trenton where I was dismissed after the capture of the Confederates having served the full term of my enlistment - one year - without my discharge in writing and that I have no discharge to produce - and I do hereby testify that owing to my reduced circumstances I stand in need of assistance from my country for support - Ebenezer Chamberlain
Sworn to the day and date first above mentioned
Before me Gilbert Davidson, Asst. Judge of the County Court

To the Hon. Secretary of War of the United States.
The undersigned a Assistant Judge of Windham County Court - State of Vermont - do further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent Ebenezer Chamberlain - That I am well knowing that the said Eben r Chamberlain is and has for a long time been in indigent circumstances and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & maintenance. -
Gilbert Denison Asst. Judge
State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerk's Office, Brattleborough, July 30. 1818.
I certify that the Honourable Gilbert Denison is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, duly commissioned under the authority of this State, and that the signatures of the preceding certificates are in the hand writing of the said Judge.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the said Court the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.

State of Vermont
Windham County ss
Brattleboro within said County April 14 th anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen - Be it remembered that on the day of the date of these presents came personally before me Gilbert Denison one of the assistant Judges of said Windham County Court Ebenezer Chamberlain of Guilford in said County and made the follow- -ing declaration under oath by me administered to him in presents of the act of the Congress of the United States intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, passed March 1818 - And it appearing to me the said Judge to my satisfaction that the said Ebenezer served in the Revolutionary war agreeably to the provisions of said act I do hereby certify and transmit to the Hon- -orable the Secretary of the Department of war the follow- -ing testimony in the case - and proceedings had thereon under my official signature and the seal of said County Court
Gilbert Denison J. July - of the County Court
I Ebenezer Chamberlain of Guilford County of Windham and State of Vermont do testify declare & say that I served in the war of the Revolution for more than the term of nine months as a private soldier in the continental establishment - that is - I enlisted under Capt. Wm Campbell at Roxbury Mass- a Col. Ebenezer Learned and I think Genl. Shamway's Brigade and served at said Roxbury the full period of my enlistment being

being eight months and was honorably discharged yet not in writing - I then enlisted in the spring of the year 1876 I cannot recollect the month nor the day under Isaac Bolton Capt. and Col. Leonard & Regt. and Genl. Young Brigade at said Roxbury for the time of one year and soon after I enlisted was marched to the City of New York then to New Jersey thence East Chester and White Plains New York and then to Pennsylvania thence to Scranton where I was dismissed after the capture of the Hizzians having served the full term of my enlistment - one year - without my discharge in writing and that I have no discharge to produce - And I do hereby testify that owing to my reduced circumstances I stand in need of assistance from my country for support - Ebenezer Chamberlain
Sworn to the day and date first above mentioned
Before me Gilbert Davison, Asst. Judge of the County Court

being eight months and was honorably discharged yet not in writing - I then enlisted in the spring of the year 1776 I cannot recollect the month nor the day under Isaac Botster Capt. and Col. Larmards Regt. and Genl. Glousters Brigade at said Roxbury for the time of one year and soon after I enlisted was marched to the City of New York thence to New Jersey thence East Chester and White Plains New York and thence to Pennsylvania thence to Trenton where I was dismissed after the capture of the Hessians having served the full term of my enlistment - one year - without my discharge in writing and that I have no discharge to produce - And I do hereby testify that owing to my reduced circumstances I stand in need of assistance from my country for support - Ebenezer Chamberlain
Sworn to the day and date first above mentioned
Before me Gilbert Dison, Asst. Judge of the County Court

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Ebenezer Chamberlain.
Application for Pension.
Windham County - Vt.
[Copy-7 Guilford.
Remained Saxon being very dutiful
Col. Dist.
Brattleboro - Vt

STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty....
PRESENT—Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge. Hon. JOHN ROBERTS, } Assistant Judges. Hon. GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs. }
ON this 20 th day of June, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county  made such by the laws of this State , proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Ebenezer Chamberlain aged sixty seven years, resident in Guilford , in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows— I enlisted into the eight months service in April 1775. into the Company commanded by Capt. William Campbell, and into the Regiment in the Massachusetts Line commanded by Col. Ebenezer Learned. After the term of eight months expired, I again enlisted into the Year's service into the Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Bolton and the same Regiment as before, on the continental establishment. My year's service commenced on or about the first day of Jan'y. 1776, and I was honorably discharged from said service about the first of Jan'y. 1777. at Trenton in the State of New Jersey.
I have That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is N o 7924 and the date of his original declaration is  was made in the month of April, 14, 1818.
AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: 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. Ebenezer Chamberlain.
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
I have no property real or personal. About seven years ago I married a widow - who has, during her life only, the use and occupancy of Forty acres of Land. Before we married she expected of me a jointure, and I executed one to her securing to her the entire control and use of the rent of said land. The net rents and profits of this forty acres of land cannot be more than thirty five dollars per annum. I am a labourer at times severely exercised with the Rheumatism and unable to work. My wife is sixty two years of age, out of health and can do but little for her support. AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of a labourer. I have two daughters and two sons by a former wife, who live with me a part of the time, Hannah Chamberlain aged 23 years, able to maintain herself - Sally Chamberlain, aged 21, maintains herself - William Chamberlain aged 18 years, he could maintain himself if he could get work, and Nathaniel Chamberlain aged sixteen - for the maintenance of this child I am still at some expense. Ebenezer Chamberlain.
SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the 20 th
day of June, A. D. 1820,
Before
Gilbert Denison
JUDGE.
I
James Elliot
Clerk of the County Court for
the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records 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 Annual income dollars, and cents . Real Estate valued at thirty five Dollars.
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, in open Court, on this twelfth day of June 1820.
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM. James Elliot

39 300 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 89,808
Ebenezer Chamberlain Rev Rev Dad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ebenezer Chamberlain, of Vermont. (Hon. P. White, H. R.)
His schedule runs thus:—
"I have no real or personal property. 7 years ago I married a widow, who has, during her life, the use and occupancy of 40 acres of land. Before we married, she exacted a jointure, and I executed one to her, securing to her the entire control and use of the rent of said land" — the Court value the income at $35 per annum. age 67 — a laborer — served one year (1776) — 1 son aged 18 — one aged 16 — one daughter, 23 — and another 21 —
An affidavit signed by four respectable persons, states, that the annual value of the land is not sufficient to support comfortably the wife of the applicant.
She is not entitled to a jointure
family able to work — the Pension shot Not entitled
April 29. 1822 informed that he could not be restored — and Jentrie Honorable P. White — House of Rep
P. White

and the fences are rotted down, and nothing on hand to make fences with." The affidavits of two persons who appraised the land, agree with the above, & have valued the rental of the land at $15 per annum. —
His age 71 y. a Farmer totally unable to labor. Wife 85 y. unable to labor. Had two sons in 1 st Sched. the eldest 22 y. "I receive no help from him. My youngest son absconded a year ago to parts unknown to me & I have no dependance on him for my support."
N. P. Fletcher Esq.
April 15. 1824 La Placed Dep. Rep d Just ice Vt.
Vermont.
Ebenezer Chamberlain, pre- deceased 14 y. in 1770
1 st Sched: 20 June 1820 Runs thus: — "I have no real or personal property. 7 years ago I married a Widow, who has, during her life, the use and occupancy of 40 acres of land. Before we married she exacted a jointure, & I ac- cepted one to her securing her the entire controul & use of the use of the rent of said land" — the Court valued the income at $35 per annum.
Sched. dated 24 th Oct. 1823. Personal property — $14.75 Income of 45 acres of land 15. — Total $ 29.75
States that "taking into consideration the situation of the land, there is no wood on said land."

Appraisal of the Income of Eben G. Chamberlain's Real Estate
William G. Chamberlain

October the 24 Day A 1823
Joshua Lynde
Daniel Bullock
State of Vermont Windham County ss
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Guilford October 24 th A 1823
Then personally appeared the above named
Joshua Lynde and Daniel Bullock and made solemn oath to the above appraisal —
Before me Willard Martin Justice of the peace
State of Vermont. Windham County Court Clerks Office, Brattleborough Nov. 8 th 1823.
I certify that Willard Martin, Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the above is his signature. Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.

Affidavits in the case of Eben Chamberlain
Additional affidavits
24 Apr: 1822

State of Vermont Windham County
We Aaron Barney John Phelps and Warren Bullock and Joshua Lynde do depose and say - That we are acquainted with Mr. Ebenezer Chamberlain of said Guilford who has been a constitutional pensioner, but whose pension we understand is suspended - We are also acquainted with his condition and means of support - He has no property at all of his own that we know of - Always having considered him honest but destitute of property - A few years since he married a widow, who is still alive, and who has the life estate of about forty acres of land with- out wood and under a very bad state of cul- tivation, and almost entirely without fence - The old lady is considerable in years and infirm and is capable of doing but little or nothing for her support - We do not think any person could afford to give the old lady a suitable, common maintenance, for the whole rents and profits of the land she so possesses - We certainly would not obligate ourselves to maintain her, in any tolerable, decent manner for the profits of her life estate
Aaron Barney John Phelps Joshua Lynde Warren Bullock
Windham ss Guilford Feby. 16 th DA 1822
Sworn to before me Cyprian Stevens Justice Peace.
I hereby certify that the above named Aaron Barney Joshua Lynde and Selectmen of said Town of Guilford and John Phelps Counsellor at Law and all credible Witnesses Attest Cyprian Stevens Justice Peace

House Repts.
Feby 20 th 1822
Sir,
I now have the honor to enclose to the Dept. of War Affidavits to prove the circumstances of Genr. Chamberlain — I am well acquainted with the gentlemen who have testified — They are honorable and respectable men — Their statement may be relied on — I am acquainted with the Magistrate and know him to be in commission — empowered to act. Be pleased to inform me of the determination in this case — as soon as convenient — I also would call your attention to the case of John L. Davis, those Papers I forwarded to the Office some time ago —
Very respectfully
S. White
J. L. Edwards Esq. } Dept. of War }

I Edmund Bennie of Westminster in the County of Windham and State of Vermont now residing in the United States do hereby depose and say that I was a Sergeant in Captain Bartol's Company in Col. Gurney's Regt in the Massachusetts line in the latter part of December 1775 and continued in the service for one year
That in the month of January 1776 an Ebenezer Chamberlain enlisted in the same Company for the term of one year and that the said Ebenezer Chamberlain did continue to serve the whole of the year 1776 in the Company and Regiment in the line aforesaid and the Continental Establishment and that he was then dismissed the service with the rest of said Company by the said Captain without a written discharge
I further depose that I have no interest either direct or indirect in the application of the said Ebenezer Chamberlain for a pension. Edmund Bennie
State of Vermont } Westminster December 31st 1818 Windham County } Then the above named Edmund Bennie Personally appearing before me solemnly attested to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me John Roberts Ass't Judge of Windham County Court
I hereby certify from my personal acquaintance with the above named Ebenezer Edmund that I am fully of opinion that his testimony is entitled to full faith and credit being a credible witness
John Roberts Ass't Judge of Windham Co. Court

and say, That I am personally acquainted with Ebenezer Chamberlain of the same Guilford, In the year 1775 I was in the right months ser- vice with him at Roxbury Massachusetts - In the year 1776 I saw him in New York when he belonged to the Continental establishment In Capt. Isaac Potter's Company. I have ever understood and verily believe that said Chamberlain, was in the Continental service an year at that time, and was honourably discharged therefrom.
I further depose that I have no intent directly or indirectly in said Chamberlain application for a pension -
State of Vermont Windham County
Samuel Baker -
January 2 d 1819 Samuel Baker who subscribed this above deposition a person to me well known personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein contained before me
John Phelps Just. Peace -
The above deposition of Samuel Baker is entitled to full faith and credit - He having the reputation of a man of truth

Ebenezer Chamberlain — Application for Pension Windham County Vermont October 24. 1823.
Copy —

State of Vermont. Windham County ss. 71-23
At a Probate Court, begun and held at Brattleborough, within and for the District of Marlborough, on the 24 th day of October 1823.
Present. Hon. Samuel Whitney, Esq. Judge.
Personally appeared in Open Court, said Court being a Court of Record, within said District of Marlboro', established as such by the Laws of the State, Ebenezer Chamberlain, aged seventy one Years, resident of Guilford in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress of the 18 day of March 1818, and the first of May 1820. That he the said Chamberlain did en- list in the month March 1776, for the Term of One Year in the Revolutionary War of the United States, under the Continental Establishment, listed in the Town of Roxbury in Mass. in the Company com- manded by Capt. Isaac Bolster, and Regiment com- manded by Col. Seannas, in the Mass. Line, and went to New London and New York and the Jerseys, and at the expiration of one year was discharged at Trenton, by my Col. and have it not in my power to prove my service only by the evidence heretofore exhibited to the War Department - that his name has been placed on the Pension List, and dropped therefrom on account of his property - And in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resi- dent Citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818, that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent 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 day 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 herunto annexed and by me subscribed.
Ebenezer Chamberlain.
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have taken place:— In my first Schedule was appraised the income from 45 acres of Land at $30 pr. year, but in my last Schedule, taking under consideration the situation of the Land, there is no wood on said Land, and the fences are rotten down, and nothing on said Land to make fence with, as you will see represented in the appraisal, and is set in this Schedule and valued at — — — — — $15 per year.
And my personal property is as follows.
Iron Ware $2.00. fire slice and tongs 1.00. — — — 3.00 Tables and furniture 3.00. old pewter 75 cts. — — — 3.75 One Chest $1.00. Glass ware 25 cts. wooden ware 75. — — — 2.00 Brown earthen 75 cts. woolen wheel 75 — — — 1.50 One old hoe 25 cts. one ax. 1.00. two sickles 25. — — — 1.50 Six old chairs $1.00. one stove 2.00 — — — 3.00 Total Amount. 29. 75
That I am by occupation a farmer, and am by reason of bodily infirmity totally unable to labour and have been for about one year and half, have a wife named Sarah, sixty five, not able to labour, had two sons on the other Schedule, the oldest is twenty two years of age, I have no help from him, my youngest son Nathaniel absconded more than a year ago to parts unknown to me, and I have no dependance on him for my support.
Ebenezer Chamberlain.
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 24 th day of October A. D. 1823.
Before,
Samuel Whitney, Judge of Probate for the District of Marlborough —

I James Elliot, Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Marlborough in the County of Windham in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Ebenezer Chamberlain did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the Common Enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the Continental Establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the files and Records 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 fifteen dollars annual income of land, and fourteen dollars and seventy five cents in personal property.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, on this twenty fourth day of October, A. D. 1823.
James Elliot, Register of Probate.