Per a book written by Eunice Miena Barber:
Moses, second son & 6th child of Moses Chamberlin & wife Jemima (Wright), was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, 12/10/1749, but appears to have been a resident of Vermont before the Revolutionary War. Whether he served his country in any of the Vermont company is not now known. Although the name Moses Chamberlin appears several times in the lists of Vermont soldiers, it is known that his father also served his country & in companies of that State.
When he applied for a pension on 9/15/1820, he stated that he enlisted in Mass on 1/1/1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Benjamin Mann's Company, Col. James Reed's 2d Regiment, New Hampshire Line, on the Continental Establishment & was discharged 2/17/7777 at Morristown, NJ.
His claim was allowed but his papers having been mislaid, he received a pension only as a private. After his death the papers were found & show that he was appointed, on 12/15/1777, Sgt-Major, & in 1778 a 1st Lieutenant of Capt. Timothy Barron's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment. He was in the "Battle @ Boston", retreat out of Canada, Trenton, Princeton, & second Stillwater.
The papers in the Bureau of Pensions @ Washington DC also state that he married on 5/20/1779 @ Newbury, VT, Abigail, daughter of Simeon Stevens & died at Gibson, Susquehanna County, Penn on 2/14/1832. His widow applied for a pension 3/6/1837, & which time she was 73 years of age (born 10/5/1763) & resided with her youngest son, Samuel S., at Gibson. Her claim was allowed for her husband's service of one year as Sergeant & one year as Lieutenant. The arrears of her pension were "paid to 8 of 9 children of Abigail Chamberlin, deceased to 4/12/1840."
Mr. Chamberlin had as trophies of the war, a saw, a sword & a pod-auger which, after his death were in the possession of his son Samuel S., who left them in the possession of his son Williston Chamberlin, who now owns & occupies his grandfather's farm in Gibson.
Moses Chamberlin was so intensely loyal to his country that he could see nothing commendable in an Englishman, especially the king, whom he blamed for all the horrors of the Revolutionary War. When news of the death of the king, George III Came, he expressed the liveliest satisfaction & seemed to feel that a new era of prosperity would begin now that the old tyrant was out of the way.
He was a very charitable man, giving wherever help was needed. For several years he provided for a sister-in-law & her small children & later in life they usually had one or two grandchildren with them for a year or two at a time while the parents were struggling with the privations of a new home in the wilderness. Although a godly man, he was not a member of a church 'til late in life. He always attended meeting when it was possible & often, while living in VT, would walk twenty miles to & from church. The following description of his uniting with the church was given in a letter to Miss Anna P Warner by the late Alonzo Abel, husband of Moses C's granddaughter, Harriet N. Warner, who formerly lived in Gibson & was present on that occasion. Mr. Chamberlin's grandson, William F. Warner, a lad of about 13 years, was admitted into the church at the same time. Mr. Abel wrote:
"I remember him as a very venerable old gentleman & remember as distinctly as the things of yesterday when he & William united with the church in the old Toad Hill Meeting House in Gibson. He standing with both his hands on the head of his staff, with bowed head, & William standing at his right hand & occasionally gazing up into that solemn face as thought all the interest of the occasion was centered in the vows that that octogenarian was taking upon himself, just as he was bidding farewell to the world. It was an interesting sight to see that aged grandsire & that little grandson - one about to say farewell to earth, & the other just entering upon what proved to be an arduous & eventful life."
In 1782, this Moses Chamberlin bought a farm off Nehemiah Loville for 300 Spanish dollars, it being a part of that tract of land which King George III named "Township of Moore Town" in 1770 & described its location as being "on the west side of Connecticut River, in County of Gloucester, within our Province of New York." The name of township which is now in Orange County, VT., was changed to Bradford by the General Assembly of Vermont in 11/1788. Here he held, at different times, nearly all of the town offices; was town clerk for 1794-95-96-97; & was one of the 32 citizens who signed a petition to the Legislature of VT, to establish a Library Corporation in that town, 12/10/1796.
On 12/28/1802, he sold his farm to his nephew, Capt. Moses Chamberlin [the place is now (1909) owned by Frank O Kennedy, is still known as the Moses Chamberlin Farm] & in 1803 removed to Greensboro, Orleans County, VT., where he remained about 3 years, then removed to Hardwick, Caledonia County, VT. In the spring of 1811, he visited northern NY & later moved his family to Constable, Franklin County, of that state, but as this section of country was subject to the ravages of the enemy stationed in Canada, he removed to Gibson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., in the spring of 1814, where he spent the remainder of his life on the farm later owned by his youngest son, Samuel S., & now by his grandson, Williston A. Chamberlin. Moses C. was justice of the peace in Gibson & was usually called Esquire Chamberlin.
Moses, second son & 6th child of Moses Chamberlin & wife Jemima (Wright), was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, 12/10/1749, but appears to have been a resident of Vermont before the Revolutionary War. Whether he served his country in any of the Vermont company is not now known. Although the name Moses Chamberlin appears several times in the lists of Vermont soldiers, it is known that his father also served his country & in companies of that State.
When he applied for a pension on 9/15/1820, he stated that he enlisted in Mass on 1/1/1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Benjamin Mann's Company, Col. James Reed's 2d Regiment, New Hampshire Line, on the Continental Establishment & was discharged 2/17/7777 at Morristown, NJ.
His claim was allowed but his papers having been mislaid, he received a pension only as a private. After his death the papers were found & show that he was appointed, on 12/15/1777, Sgt-Major, & in 1778 a 1st Lieutenant of Capt. Timothy Barron's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment. He was in the "Battle @ Boston", retreat out of Canada, Trenton, Princeton, & second Stillwater.
The papers in the Bureau of Pensions @ Washington DC also state that he married on 5/20/1779 @ Newbury, VT, Abigail, daughter of Simeon Stevens & died at Gibson, Susquehanna County, Penn on 2/14/1832. His widow applied for a pension 3/6/1837, & which time she was 73 years of age (born 10/5/1763) & resided with her youngest son, Samuel S., at Gibson. Her claim was allowed for her husband's service of one year as Sergeant & one year as Lieutenant. The arrears of her pension were "paid to 8 of 9 children of Abigail Chamberlin, deceased to 4/12/1840."
Mr. Chamberlin had as trophies of the war, a saw, a sword & a pod-auger which, after his death were in the possession of his son Samuel S., who left them in the possession of his son Williston Chamberlin, who now owns & occupies his grandfather's farm in Gibson.
Moses Chamberlin was so intensely loyal to his country that he could see nothing commendable in an Englishman, especially the king, whom he blamed for all the horrors of the Revolutionary War. When news of the death of the king, George III Came, he expressed the liveliest satisfaction & seemed to feel that a new era of prosperity would begin now that the old tyrant was out of the way.
He was a very charitable man, giving wherever help was needed. For several years he provided for a sister-in-law & her small children & later in life they usually had one or two grandchildren with them for a year or two at a time while the parents were struggling with the privations of a new home in the wilderness. Although a godly man, he was not a member of a church 'til late in life. He always attended meeting when it was possible & often, while living in VT, would walk twenty miles to & from church. The following description of his uniting with the church was given in a letter to Miss Anna P Warner by the late Alonzo Abel, husband of Moses C's granddaughter, Harriet N. Warner, who formerly lived in Gibson & was present on that occasion. Mr. Chamberlin's grandson, William F. Warner, a lad of about 13 years, was admitted into the church at the same time. Mr. Abel wrote:
"I remember him as a very venerable old gentleman & remember as distinctly as the things of yesterday when he & William united with the church in the old Toad Hill Meeting House in Gibson. He standing with both his hands on the head of his staff, with bowed head, & William standing at his right hand & occasionally gazing up into that solemn face as thought all the interest of the occasion was centered in the vows that that octogenarian was taking upon himself, just as he was bidding farewell to the world. It was an interesting sight to see that aged grandsire & that little grandson - one about to say farewell to earth, & the other just entering upon what proved to be an arduous & eventful life."
In 1782, this Moses Chamberlin bought a farm off Nehemiah Loville for 300 Spanish dollars, it being a part of that tract of land which King George III named "Township of Moore Town" in 1770 & described its location as being "on the west side of Connecticut River, in County of Gloucester, within our Province of New York." The name of township which is now in Orange County, VT., was changed to Bradford by the General Assembly of Vermont in 11/1788. Here he held, at different times, nearly all of the town offices; was town clerk for 1794-95-96-97; & was one of the 32 citizens who signed a petition to the Legislature of VT, to establish a Library Corporation in that town, 12/10/1796.
On 12/28/1802, he sold his farm to his nephew, Capt. Moses Chamberlin [the place is now (1909) owned by Frank O Kennedy, is still known as the Moses Chamberlin Farm] & in 1803 removed to Greensboro, Orleans County, VT., where he remained about 3 years, then removed to Hardwick, Caledonia County, VT. In the spring of 1811, he visited northern NY & later moved his family to Constable, Franklin County, of that state, but as this section of country was subject to the ravages of the enemy stationed in Canada, he removed to Gibson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., in the spring of 1814, where he spent the remainder of his life on the farm later owned by his youngest son, Samuel S., & now by his grandson, Williston A. Chamberlin. Moses C. was justice of the peace in Gibson & was usually called Esquire Chamberlin.
Per a book written by Eunice Miena Barber:
Moses, second son & 6th child of Moses Chamberlin & wife Jemima (Wright), was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, 12/10/1749, but appears to have been a resident of Vermont before the Revolutionary War. Whether he served his country in any of the Vermont company is not now known. Although the name Moses Chamberlin appears several times in the lists of Vermont soldiers, it is known that his father also served his country & in companies of that State.
When he applied for a pension on 9/15/1820, he stated that he enlisted in Mass on 1/1/1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Benjamin Mann's Company, Col. James Reed's 2d Regiment, New Hampshire Line, on the Continental Establishment & was discharged 2/17/7777 at Morristown, NJ.
His claim was allowed but his papers having been mislaid, he received a pension only as a private. After his death the papers were found & show that he was appointed, on 12/15/1777, Sgt-Major, & in 1778 a 1st Lieutenant of Capt. Timothy Barron's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment. He was in the "Battle @ Boston", retreat out of Canada, Trenton, Princeton, & second Stillwater.
The papers in the Bureau of Pensions @ Washington DC also state that he married on 5/20/1779 @ Newbury, VT, Abigail, daughter of Simeon Stevens & died at Gibson, Susquehanna County, Penn on 2/14/1832. His widow applied for a pension 3/6/1837, & which time she was 73 years of age (born 10/5/1763) & resided with her youngest son, Samuel S., at Gibson. Her claim was allowed for her husband's service of one year as Sergeant & one year as Lieutenant. The arrears of her pension were "paid to 8 of 9 children of Abigail Chamberlin, deceased to 4/12/1840."
Mr. Chamberlin had as trophies of the war, a saw, a sword & a pod-auger which, after his death were in the possession of his son Samuel S., who left them in the possession of his son Williston Chamberlin, who now owns & occupies his grandfather's farm in Gibson.
Moses Chamberlin was so intensely loyal to his country that he could see nothing commendable in an Englishman, especially the king, whom he blamed for all the horrors of the Revolutionary War. When news of the death of the king, George III Came, he expressed the liveliest satisfaction & seemed to feel that a new era of prosperity would begin now that the old tyrant was out of the way.
He was a very charitable man, giving wherever help was needed. For several years he provided for a sister-in-law & her small children & later in life they usually had one or two grandchildren with them for a year or two at a time while the parents were struggling with the privations of a new home in the wilderness. Although a godly man, he was not a member of a church 'til late in life. He always attended meeting when it was possible & often, while living in VT, would walk twenty miles to & from church. The following description of his uniting with the church was given in a letter to Miss Anna P Warner by the late Alonzo Abel, husband of Moses C's granddaughter, Harriet N. Warner, who formerly lived in Gibson & was present on that occasion. Mr. Chamberlin's grandson, William F. Warner, a lad of about 13 years, was admitted into the church at the same time. Mr. Abel wrote:
"I remember him as a very venerable old gentleman & remember as distinctly as the things of yesterday when he & William united with the church in the old Toad Hill Meeting House in Gibson. He standing with both his hands on the head of his staff, with bowed head, & William standing at his right hand & occasionally gazing up into that solemn face as thought all the interest of the occasion was centered in the vows that that octogenarian was taking upon himself, just as he was bidding farewell to the world. It was an interesting sight to see that aged grandsire & that little grandson - one about to say farewell to earth, & the other just entering upon what proved to be an arduous & eventful life."
In 1782, this Moses Chamberlin bought a farm off Nehemiah Loville for 300 Spanish dollars, it being a part of that tract of land which King George III named "Township of Moore Town" in 1770 & described its location as being "on the west side of Connecticut River, in County of Gloucester, within our Province of New York." The name of township which is now in Orange County, VT., was changed to Bradford by the General Assembly of Vermont in 11/1788. Here he held, at different times, nearly all of the town offices; was town clerk for 1794-95-96-97; & was one of the 32 citizens who signed a petition to the Legislature of VT, to establish a Library Corporation in that town, 12/10/1796.
On 12/28/1802, he sold his farm to his nephew, Capt. Moses Chamberlin [the place is now (1909) owned by Frank O Kennedy, is still known as the Moses Chamberlin Farm] & in 1803 removed to Greensboro, Orleans County, VT., where he remained about 3 years, then removed to Hardwick, Caledonia County, VT. In the spring of 1811, he visited northern NY & later moved his family to Constable, Franklin County, of that state, but as this section of country was subject to the ravages of the enemy stationed in Canada, he removed to Gibson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., in the spring of 1814, where he spent the remainder of his life on the farm later owned by his youngest son, Samuel S., & now by his grandson, Williston A. Chamberlin. Moses C. was justice of the peace in Gibson & was usually called Esquire Chamberlin.
Moses, second son & 6th child of Moses Chamberlin & wife Jemima (Wright), was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, 12/10/1749, but appears to have been a resident of Vermont before the Revolutionary War. Whether he served his country in any of the Vermont company is not now known. Although the name Moses Chamberlin appears several times in the lists of Vermont soldiers, it is known that his father also served his country & in companies of that State.
When he applied for a pension on 9/15/1820, he stated that he enlisted in Mass on 1/1/1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Benjamin Mann's Company, Col. James Reed's 2d Regiment, New Hampshire Line, on the Continental Establishment & was discharged 2/17/7777 at Morristown, NJ.
His claim was allowed but his papers having been mislaid, he received a pension only as a private. After his death the papers were found & show that he was appointed, on 12/15/1777, Sgt-Major, & in 1778 a 1st Lieutenant of Capt. Timothy Barron's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment. He was in the "Battle @ Boston", retreat out of Canada, Trenton, Princeton, & second Stillwater.
The papers in the Bureau of Pensions @ Washington DC also state that he married on 5/20/1779 @ Newbury, VT, Abigail, daughter of Simeon Stevens & died at Gibson, Susquehanna County, Penn on 2/14/1832. His widow applied for a pension 3/6/1837, & which time she was 73 years of age (born 10/5/1763) & resided with her youngest son, Samuel S., at Gibson. Her claim was allowed for her husband's service of one year as Sergeant & one year as Lieutenant. The arrears of her pension were "paid to 8 of 9 children of Abigail Chamberlin, deceased to 4/12/1840."
Mr. Chamberlin had as trophies of the war, a saw, a sword & a pod-auger which, after his death were in the possession of his son Samuel S., who left them in the possession of his son Williston Chamberlin, who now owns & occupies his grandfather's farm in Gibson.
Moses Chamberlin was so intensely loyal to his country that he could see nothing commendable in an Englishman, especially the king, whom he blamed for all the horrors of the Revolutionary War. When news of the death of the king, George III Came, he expressed the liveliest satisfaction & seemed to feel that a new era of prosperity would begin now that the old tyrant was out of the way.
He was a very charitable man, giving wherever help was needed. For several years he provided for a sister-in-law & her small children & later in life they usually had one or two grandchildren with them for a year or two at a time while the parents were struggling with the privations of a new home in the wilderness. Although a godly man, he was not a member of a church 'til late in life. He always attended meeting when it was possible & often, while living in VT, would walk twenty miles to & from church. The following description of his uniting with the church was given in a letter to Miss Anna P Warner by the late Alonzo Abel, husband of Moses C's granddaughter, Harriet N. Warner, who formerly lived in Gibson & was present on that occasion. Mr. Chamberlin's grandson, William F. Warner, a lad of about 13 years, was admitted into the church at the same time. Mr. Abel wrote:
"I remember him as a very venerable old gentleman & remember as distinctly as the things of yesterday when he & William united with the church in the old Toad Hill Meeting House in Gibson. He standing with both his hands on the head of his staff, with bowed head, & William standing at his right hand & occasionally gazing up into that solemn face as thought all the interest of the occasion was centered in the vows that that octogenarian was taking upon himself, just as he was bidding farewell to the world. It was an interesting sight to see that aged grandsire & that little grandson - one about to say farewell to earth, & the other just entering upon what proved to be an arduous & eventful life."
In 1782, this Moses Chamberlin bought a farm off Nehemiah Loville for 300 Spanish dollars, it being a part of that tract of land which King George III named "Township of Moore Town" in 1770 & described its location as being "on the west side of Connecticut River, in County of Gloucester, within our Province of New York." The name of township which is now in Orange County, VT., was changed to Bradford by the General Assembly of Vermont in 11/1788. Here he held, at different times, nearly all of the town offices; was town clerk for 1794-95-96-97; & was one of the 32 citizens who signed a petition to the Legislature of VT, to establish a Library Corporation in that town, 12/10/1796.
On 12/28/1802, he sold his farm to his nephew, Capt. Moses Chamberlin [the place is now (1909) owned by Frank O Kennedy, is still known as the Moses Chamberlin Farm] & in 1803 removed to Greensboro, Orleans County, VT., where he remained about 3 years, then removed to Hardwick, Caledonia County, VT. In the spring of 1811, he visited northern NY & later moved his family to Constable, Franklin County, of that state, but as this section of country was subject to the ravages of the enemy stationed in Canada, he removed to Gibson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., in the spring of 1814, where he spent the remainder of his life on the farm later owned by his youngest son, Samuel S., & now by his grandson, Williston A. Chamberlin. Moses C. was justice of the peace in Gibson & was usually called Esquire Chamberlin.
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