Benjamin
Chamberlain -
Revolutionary War Pension
Application
Contributed by Pamela Moore Leitt
Pension Records-
44734
Chamberlain, Benjamin
Received from National Archives
02/90
Benjamin
Chamberlain of Lexington in the state of New York who was a Private in the
regiment commanded by Colonel Grayton of the Mafsachufsetts [sicl line, for the
term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12th of December 1818
Certificate
of Pension issued the 11 of June 1819 and Sent to Munson Buel, Esq. Lexington
New York
Arrears
to 4th of Mar 1819
22.19
Semi-anl. al’ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48.00
2 mo 2413'
70.19
{Revolutionary
claim,
State
of New York Greene County
This line is illegible due to fold and
fading of original document
year of one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, the subscriber
one judges of the Court of Common pleas on and for the County of Greene in the
State of New York, personally appeared Benjamin Chamberlain resident of the Town
of Lexington in the County of Greene and the State aforementioned aged sixty
years old who being by me first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Sole
Act of Congress_______ an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval service of the United States. In the Revolutionary War that the said
Benjamin Chamberlain enlisted on or about the twenty-second day of March in the
year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at Spencertown in the State of
New York in the Company commanded by Captain Watson. In the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Grayton in the Brigade commanded by General Nixon Mafsechusetts [sic]
Line that he continued to serve in said corps until on or about the twenty
second day of March in the year one thousand and seven hundred and eighty when
be was honorably discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York and that he is
in reduced circumstances and rally [sic] stands in need of the appreciation of
his Country for support and has no other evidence now in his power or his said
service had ___ as proceedings sworn and declared before me on the day and year
aforementioned.
Munson
Bud (Buel)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
State of
New York
Green
County} I Munson Buel one of the judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for
the County of Green [sic] and State of New York do certify that it appears to my
satisfaction that the said Benjamin Chamberlain did serve in the Revolutionary
War as stated in the preceding dissertation against the Common enemy and I do
further Certify that from the oath of credible witnesses sworn before I am
satisfied that the said Benjamin Chamberlain aforesaid , a very poor and a needy
person with a large family to support and that he really stands in need of the
appreciation of this Country for support and I do now transmit the evidence and
testimony sworn and heard before me to the Secretary of the Department of War
forward to the directors of the aforesaid act of Congress March 22, l8l9.
Munson
Buel
{State
of New York
Green County} on the 27th day of January in the year 1819 personally
appeared in Open Court being a court of Record called the Common Pleas Court for
the County of Green [sic] and the State of New York Benjamin Chamberlain
resident of the town of Lexington in said County aged sixty-five years old who
being duly sworn according to law both on his oath makes the following
declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of the 18th of
March 1818 the first of May 1819 and the first of March 1823 and that he the
said Benjamin Chamberlain enlisted on or about the 22nd day of March in the year
17777 at Spencertown in the State of New York in the Company commanded by
Captain Watson. In the Regiment commanded by Colonel Grayton, in the Brigade
commanded by Samuel Nixon, Mafsachusetts [sic] Line under the Continental
Congress that he continued to serve in the said Corps until about the 22nd day
of March in the year 1780 when he was discharged from the said service at
Peekskill in the State of New York and I do solomly [sic] swear that I was
_______ a citizen of the United States on the 18th of March in the year 1818 and
that I have not since that time by gift, sale or any other manner whatever
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it
as to bring my self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the
United States in the Revolutionary War __________the 18th day of March in the
year 1818 and that I have not now had any person in ____for me any property or
________
contracts or debts due nor have I any income other than what is contained in the _________
annexed and by ____ that the original declaration of the said Benjamin
Chamberlain for the act of Congress __________
and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval
services of the United States in the Revolutionary War was ______
date the twelfth day of
December in
the year 1818 to the best of his knowledge and belief and
______ on the pension List Roll of the New York agency by Certificate
number H.804. I do further swear that I have never made an application or
Schedule since _________ a pension otherwise than the one Last sent in of
September 1823 and returned since for other testimony and has never been
stricken from the role by any former testimony or application which he knows.
______________________________________________________________________________
Inventory
of Property
I
have no deed or Lease of any real property in my own right or that of my wife in
any value whatever.
Inventory
of Personal Property
I
have one old saddle and bridle worth two dollars, one three year old heifer
worth eight dollars, three pigs worth two dollars, one old
_______worthless. Total all $12.00. Two old chests worth fifty Cents, one
old iron spider worth eighteen cents, one earthen teapot, two earthen bowls, two
tin milk pans, six tea cups and saucers worth all - $.68. one pair of ______
hertyards, one old wooden clock worn out, one old broken slay[sic] five old
chairs three old barrels, six old knives and forks, two old tables all worth
$2.30.
Two old _____
of an old chair, two _____ two old spinning wheels, one old dragg, two
old pitch forks all worth four dollars _____ bushels of rye, six hundred of hay
worth four dollars cash.
This is all
the personal property I am possessed of in life of any home whatever to the best
of my knowledge I have no debts due of any amount that I remember.
A true and
exact amount of all the real and personal property which I owned on the
Eighteenth of March 1818 or anytime since that time which I have _________ or
and the same have I disposes of or to who desposed to with an amount when I
applied and for whatever. For further explanation which are as follows _____
in the year 18191 purchased a Lot of Land of Joe Ford of Lexington bein8 the
same land which I lately sold to John I. Vandenbourgh and previously mortgaged
to Zaddock Pratt, Junior containing about thirty-three acres of land copies of
the same deed to Vandenburgh and Pratt for which I owed the said _____
_____a considerable amount due him immediately and some of this I sold
some of my personal property to pay Junior and others while I
was greatly indebted to being greatly
indebted. Some years after I mortgaged my place to Colonel Zaddock Pratt, Jr.
for the purpose of procuring money to pay my debts and did also sell almost
all my stock and personal property such as I have named in my inventory hoping
to pay my debts - but all to no purpose Colonel Pratt called on me for the
money owed on the mortgage and I having a CI_____
rather to sell that
I sold Lewis H. Chamberlain in the year 1819 a small piece of land containing Sixteen Rodds[sic] of Land for to sell a _____for the consideration of two dollars the copy of the deed.