Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44735, Samuel Chamberlin, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Chamberlin, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 44735
CONTENTS

6738
4
New York
Samuel Chamberlin
Date of death not on A.B.-J.L.R.
of Massena in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Rose of the Mass s . line, for the term of 3 years 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of February 1819 and sent to Hon ble Mr Ogden House of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818. 1 mo. 30 33. 06
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 March 1819 48.
$ 81. 06
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Noted in Act Dec r 20 th 1820 to Wm Strachan Esq ble Spencysburgh St Lawrence Co N.Y.

Samuel Chamberlin Declaration
Mass. Line
Concord

St Lawrence County State of New York
On the first Day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of St Lawrence and State of New York personally appeared Samuel Chamberlin aged Sixty One Years formerly of the Town of Richmond in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now of the Town of Massena in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York, who being by me first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" that he the said Samuel Chamberlin enlisted in the said Town of Richmond in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Miller of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose (in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Establishment) for three Years, that he continued to serve in said Company until or about the last of October 1778 when he received a furlough from Colonel Vose at Providence in the State of Rhode Island being then an Invalid, (occasioned by overheating at the Battle of Monmouth) to return when able to do Duty that he did not regain his health for the next following Three Years being all that time under the care of a Physician. That he was

the Two Battles at Bemis height near Saratoga as the taking of General Burgoyne Army also the Battle fought at Monmouth with the British army and that he is now reduced in his circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services except what is annexed
Sworn to and declared before me, the Day and year aforesaid Merrill Atwater
Samuel Chamberlin
County of St Lawrence } ss On the first Day of May 1818 before State of New York } me the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of St Lawrence and State of New York, personally appeared Doctor Samuel Winslow aged Sixty four Years, now a resident in the Town of Stockholm, in said County of St Lawrence and being personally known to me, to be an respectable Citizen one in whom I can place full confidence who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he the said Samuel Winslow resided in the Town of Richmond County of Berkshire State of Massachusetts in the year 1778 and the three  two successive years following and that in the latter part of the year 1778 he was knowing that Samuel Chamberlin (now present and who has made the foregoing Declaration) did return to Richmond aforesaid, from the army of the United

States an invalid, and that he continued as such for about three years, all which time he was under the care of several physicians of eminence but remained unable to do any kind of business all that time
The foregoing was sworn to, and declared by the said Samuel Winflow before me the day and year afore-said — he know- ing the Galleys did not sign his name Russell Atwater
I Russell Atwater one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lawrence and State of New York, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Chamberlin did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Russell Atwater
Louisville July 3 d 1818

Samuel Chamberlin vs. Petitioner
Ms. A. 9. 2. 38 Lawrence J.
Agreeing to leave the opinion of the court as to the amount of the mentioned property must be certified by the Clerk
Nov. 24. 1820
Mar 19 Con

State of New York
H. Lawrence County p. On this Eleventh day of October 1820? before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas held in and for the County of said. being a Court of Record in said State, and the said Court being open. Personally appeared Samuel Chamblin resident in the town of Ulster in said County and aged sixty six years. Who being duly sworn, swearing to law, doth on his oath declare and say that he served in the Revolutionary war in Captain Lucmeahs Military Company in Col Joseph Ross Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line in the years 1777 and 1778. that he made his original declaration and application for a pension in January or February 1819, and the number of his pension certificate is 6738. and I the said Samuel Chamblin 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 other manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it, as to being 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 March 18th 1818. and I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or wealth, contracts or debts due me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule. Real estate none.
Personal Property. one Horse - one ax - three horse Baskets - six Baulks on saddle - one Biddle - one Collar and harness - eight hags & shorts - twelve pails - two tables - five chairs - one Looking Glass - one fire pan kettle - one pot - one small kettle - one Spicemill - one pair of hand-horns - two shovels - one pair of tongs - six tea cups - six saucers - six plates - one platter - six knives and forks - one bread knife - two pails - two bowls - one tea kettle - one tea-pot - one razor & brush - one pair of spectacles - one bed room

four Spoons - three chests - one Chopping knife, one Packed knife - one Bibb - one Palm-branches - one Swindle Babb - one Lanthorn - one Gunk. Bottle - one wash tub - one Musket - two Broodhens - one nite one Kid - three arms of Corn - ten Bushels Peas - forty Bushels of Potatoes - four Bushels Rye - three Tons of Hay - John Willis on arms on twenty Dollars and one Hagg seven Dollars - both of which debts are less and the above mentioned prop- erty is principally old and much worn - and I the said Samuel Chamberlin am justly indebted to the following persons, in the sums following that is to say -
  To George C. Cavanagh for Rent $30 -   " Uriah H. Davis for mupperins 32 -   " Benjamin Phillips for seed 28 -   " Nathan Allen - in Indigment 19 -   " Charles C. Harran - for Goods 16 -   " Seth Phillips for Rent 20 -   " John C. Perkins - for Grain 5 -   " Nathan Allen - for Rent 20 -   $180 
And the said Chamberlin doth on his oath of office further say that his wife died on the third day of June last, that he has four children, one son and three daughters, now living - that his said son and three of his daughters are absent from him, constitute no part of his family and are unable to under this deponent any assistance or support - that his other daughter, Prudence, now lives with this deponent and keeps house for him - but is not able to assist in his support - that this de- ponent is by occupation a farmer and has to support himself by hard labor or live upon charity - that this deponent is infirm, afflicted with the Rheumatism, and is unable to obtain a comfortable support by his labor -
Sworn & declared in open Court this 15th day of Oct 1820 - J. H. Haggan Clerk
Samuel Chamberlin

A. Law. County Clerks office
Mr William Strachan
Deputy Clerk of the County of St Lawrence and of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the annexed oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the 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 "One hundred and fifteen dollars and sixty seven cents - and that the debts amount to $180.00 - leaving a balance against the petitioner of $64.33" over his property"
In Witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fourth day of De- cember 1820
Yours Truly Trachan D. Spick

St Lawrence lot 33 Clerk's Office } I, J. Spry Strachan Deputy Clerk of the County of St Lawrence and of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of 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 Nothing - In owing more than $14 - one Horseproperty -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 16 th day of October 1820
J. Spry Strachan Deputy Clerk
This certificate was made in great haste and for shortness was made as above -

October 24, 1933.
Prentiss Glasier 10 Argyle Road Brooklyn, New York.
RA-J/ILL Russel Chamberlin W. 16896 Samuel Chamberlin S. 44735
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Benjamin and Russell Chamberlain who served from Massachusetts and moved to New York, also the record of Samuel Chamberlain of New York.
With the meager information furnished, it has not been possible to identify the record of the particular soldier named Benjamin Chamberlin in whom you may be interested; the records of Samuel and Russel Chamberlin have been found, and furnished herein as found in the papers on file in pension claims based upon their services in the Revolutionary War.
RUSSEL CHAMBERLIN-W. 16896
Russel Chamberlin enlisted at Great Barrington, Massachusetts, sometime in June, 1777, served as private in Captain Warren's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts regiment, was at the capture of Burgoyne, was in the battle of Monmouth, and continued to served until June 1780, when he was discharged at West Point.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 30, 1818, at which time he resided in Clarence, Niagara County, New York; he was then sixty years of age, the date and place of his birth and names of his parents not shown.
The soldier died March 10, 1832 in Aurora, Erie County, New York.

Russel Chamberlin married January 15, 1783, in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Louisa, or Loisa, Higbey; the date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown. After the death of her husband, Loisa Chamberlin moved to Chautauqua County, New York. She died August 27, 1838, at the home of Levi Harris in Ellery, Chautauqua County, and was buried in Dewittville.
The names and residences of the children of Russel Chamberlin and his wife, Loisa, are shown in November, 1847, as follow: Russel Chamberlin, of Carlton, Orleans County, New York, who had lived formerly in Chautauqua County; Palmer Chamberlin, of Hamburg; Betsey Nye, widow of Isaac Nye, or Aurora, Erie County, New York; Laura, wife of Thomas Ide, or Ellery, New York; Clarissa Lamb, of Richmond, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; Silva, or Silvia, Harris, of Kalamazoo County, Michigan; and Phebe Higby, or Bigbey, residence not shown.
On February 10, 1847, the soldier's son, Russel Chamberlin, aged then about fifty-two years, applied for the pension due his mother on account of the services of her husband, Russel Chamberlin; the application was made in behalf of himself and his brothers and sisters named above. The claim was allowed.
The above record is that of the only soldier with name Russel Chamberlin, or Chamberlain, on account of whose service in the Revolutionary War, claim for pension was made to the United States found on the records of this office. -----
SAMUEL CHAMBERLIN- S. 44735.
Samuel Chamberlin enlisted sometime in the year 1777, in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, for three years, served as private in Captain Jeremiah Miller's company, Colonel Joseph Vose's Massachusetts

regiment, was in both battles at Bemus Heights, at the surrender of Burgoyne, and in the battle of Monmouth, and continued to serve until the last of October, 1778, at which time he received a furlough on account of sickness, occasioned by intense heat at the battle of Monmouth; he remained in Richmond, Massachusetts, as an invalid for three years, and did not return to duty.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818 at which time he resided in Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York. He gave his age then as sixty-one years, but in 1820, he stated that he was sixty-six years old; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
In October, 1820, Samuel Chamberlin stated that his wife had died June 3, 1820, but he did not give her name; he stated further that he had four children then living, one son and three daughters, the only name shown is that of Prudence, who, lived with her father.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Chamberlain 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.
S. file 44, 735
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 3 yrs. Jeremiah Miller Joseph Vose Mass.   * impaired sight Oct 1778 on acct of disability contracted at lat. Monmouth.  
office note
(* Received for 3 yrs. - part on sick report & never discharged before expiration of enlistment.)
Battles engaged in, both battles between Hts. & Brandywine area - lat. of Monmouth.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at Richmond Mass.
Date of application for pension, May 1, 1818. Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Massena, St Lawrence Co, N.Y.
Age at date of application, 61
Remarks: In 1820 he stated that he was 66 yrs of age, his wife  (name not stated) died June 3, 1820, & that he had 1 son & 3 dau.  Providence being the only name stated.

3-595.
O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Searched by _____
File No. S. 44,735
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Samuel Chamberlin
Service Mass -
Rev War -
Additional service _____
Remarks
CHIEF'S DESK OLD WAR and NAVY DIVISION FEB 6 1905
Hist. to Miss J. S. Chamberlin 1729 "H" St. Washington D.C.

37841 #92 At. 105 92
WAS
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.
January 20. 1905 48 High Street.
To the Pension bureau of the Massachusetts  State of Mass.
Will you be kind enough to state if a pension was granted the widow of one Samuel Chaululaine who enlisted from Town of Simsbury Mass. in Rev. War. and whose record is
on page 258 Vol. 3 Mass. Soldiers and Sailors of Revolutionary War. where muster return dated Valley

Sorgu Jan. 25. 1878.
Please oblige me with knowledge of the share and price of same.
(Mrs. M rs L. Brooks) Kate M. Brooks.

J. B. d.
Senate
44735
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44735
Samuel Chamberlin Pri. Rev. Mass.
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index: Vol. 3, Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1894 Dec. 22 date See Copy inside. To Hon. O. H. Platt, U.S.
Feby. 6, 1905, Hist. to Mrs. Wm F. Brooks, New Britain Conn - & J. S. Chamberlin 1729 H St. City.
1933 - Oct. 24 - Hist. to Prentiss Glazier - L.L.R.