Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34689, York Champlin, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Rd
Champlin, York
S.34689
CONTENTS

No 615. York Champlin
The law requires that the app d should state the term he entered & the time he left the Service.
Adm l 9 June 1826
19. Aug d 1819. New Evidence marked B. D.C.
CHAMPLIN YORK (R.I) S-34689

United States
Massachusetts District -
York Champlin, of Boston in the county of Suffolk and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under 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, states on oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution upwards of five years in manner following - viz. Enlisted early in the war the year not being distinctly remembered in the company commanded by Captain Brown in the Rhode Island Regiment commanded at first by Colonel Green and afterwards by Colonel Blney and served in Rhode Island and New York five years and four months when he was honorably discharged in writing, which he has lost - He was at the battle of White Plains, and at the capture of Cornwallis, and is in most reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country.
York his Champlin - mark -
Mass. Dist. Yrs.
July. 18 th 1807
Sworn to before me
W. Davis
Not Public

17.465
Massachusetts
Yorh. Champlin, of Boston — in the state of Mass. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Pliny — of the Rhode Island line, for the term of five years — War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of June 1820 and sent to Stephen Hooper Esq. Agt, Boston. Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1820 — $ 148. 64 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820, " 48.
19mo 3 18 /31 $ 196. 64
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Notary Public, John Davis, who lives in Massachusetts
31 17 14 + 4 = 18/31
18 4.64 14 4 6

United States - Massachusetts District -
Yosh Champlin of Boston in said District, having on the 10 th of July 1810 - made affidavit of his services in the revolutionary war, before the Hon. Judge Davis now further as supplementary thereto, maketh oath that he enlisted the last of May or first of June in the year 1770 as nearly as as nearly as he can recollect, and was discharged to the best of his knowledge in September or October 1783 -
Yosh his  Champlin mark -
Suffolk ss - Boston. April 25 - 1820 -
Personally appeared the above named Yosh Champlin, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement by him submitted -
before me
Stephen Hooper - Jus. Peace.

York Champlin
Converse
1745
June 20

District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this Eighth day of July 182 0 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. The District Court of the United States for the said District, York  Champlin aged Sixty two years, resident in Boston — in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Mariner who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz  Enlisted in
the Autumn of 1777. as nearly as he can recollect in the Company Commanded by Captain Brown in the Rhode island regiment Commanded by Colonel Green and served in said Corps until some peace took place when he was honorably discharged in writing but has lost it. He made his original application in July 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 17465 —
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 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
York  his  mark  Champlin
Sworn to and declared, on the eighth day of July A. D. 182 0 before
Jno Davis. { Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 _____ dollars and twenty five cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of July 182 0
J. W. Davis { Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Schedule
1 Bag
$ 0.25
The above is a true inventory of all my property I have no family and am myself at board I am a mariner by profession but too infirm to earn my subsistence. I am sixty two Years of age
York his X. Champlin mark.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
August 7
1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, York Champlin by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. D. Daws
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston September 22 d A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that York Champlin subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid. with the accompanying documents marked e together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. D. Daws
{ Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

2 Wd cases.
17000
York Champlin, R.I. Boston Mass.
4 Aaron Mason, Madison Co. Mass.
Stephen Hooper Apt. Boston - Mass.
Recd. June 1892
Washington City
Secretary of War
Dear John C. [unintelligible]
CHAMPLIN, YORK R.I. S-34689

Boston - May 25. 1825
Hon John C Calhoun
Sir
The papers of Champlin having been returned for the dates of his enlistment & discharge, I enclose the oaths to him in the absence of Judge Davis and have now the honor to enclose the papers to you. He is a very honest and indigent man. & I hope the expectations which he has long entertained of receiving his pension will be realized. At the request of Aaron Mason also I transmit his papers. He appears to have served one entire year in Col. Jacobs Regiment, & he assures me that Officer was in the Continental Establishment. For his sake who is extremely poor & distressed I hope that it may prove so - very respectfully
I have the Honor to be
Yr most W th S r & serv t Stephen Hopkins.
The statement & oaths of the petitioners respecting property will be forwarded as soon as the pension certificates are received.

34689
Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,689
York Champlin Rev Rev War
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 381
[Arrangement of 1870.]

United States
Massachusetts District
Thomas Burroughs of Boston, in the County of Suffolk and District of Massachusetts, maketh oath that he served as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, eight years, and during that time was in the same company, with York Champlin - and knows him to have served faithfully as a private soldier, two years during the war of the revolution - in the service of the United States.
Thomas his Burroughs mark
Simon Nelson
Mr Davis
D 9

United States
Massachusetts District.
I affirm Anthony Browning, of Boston in said District, of lawful age, testify and say - That I was in Rhode Island, during the revolutionary war, and well knew Gersh Champlin as a soldier in Colonel Olney's regiment of United States troops. I know that he was in the service in that regiment several years, and have no doubt that he served five years in the his revolutionary war.
Anthony his Browning mark.
Subpfs - Boston. August 16, 1819.
Personally appeared the above named Anthony Browning whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed,
Before me - Stephen Hosper Jur. Pres.

United States - Massachusetts District.
I Julius Angell of Boston in the said District of lawful age testify and say, That I well know and have long known Gersh Champlin of Boston, and I lived in Providence in the revolutionary war, and well remember the said Gersh Champlin to have been a soldier for several years in the company commanded by Captain Mose in the Rhode Island regiment, commanded by Colonel Olney, & I have understood and have no doubt that he served at least five years in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war
Julius Angell
Suffolk ss - Boston - August 16 - 1819.
Personally appeared the above named Julius Angell whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed.
Before me -
Stephen Hooper Jus. Pacis.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Champney, Nathan GRADE Quartermaster Sergeant LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3891 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 18, 1796
to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.