Individual Details

Married 2nd to the Widow Phebe Mead, 15 Feb 1801, Chenango Co, NY.

Birth & death from pension file. Birthdate shown is baptism. Marriages, etc., from Encyc. Amer. Bio., Vol. 25. Formerly of Clark Co., OH, he applied for pension @ Union, Logan Co., OH, 1836, age 75. Widow Phebe appl'd for bounty land, 1855; Polly & Lansing Ch'n, character witnesses. Was Polly his wife or sister? Rev. Pension #S9314, NY. Enlisted ae. 16, Capt. Abner Hawley, Col. David Platt. During the war, he was residing at Spencertown, NY, with his parents. Baptized at First Church, Colchester, CT, April 25, 1761. 1790 Census, Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY, (1-0-0). Administrator of his brother Calvin's estate, in Dec. 1792. Buried in Row 9, Plat 29, McCracken Cemetery, Liberty Twp., Logan Co., OH. IGI lists birth & death data.
Chamberlain Key, Vol. XI, No. 3, pp. 63-65, contains an article, "Declaration for Pension and Affidavit of Judah ChamberlIn", transcribed by George Richard Chamberlin. This is an official record summarizing a court hearing to determine his eligibility and amount of pension, dated 1 May 1837, State of Ohio, Clark County, signed by him the next day. It includes his declaration. It states his birth date and place, that he was living at Albany Co., NY when called into service, until about 1790, then removed to Livingston or Livingston Manor, Columbia Co., for about 4 years, thence to Chenango Co., near Oxford, until 1806, then Hamilton Co., OH for about 3 years, thence Harmony Twp., Clark Co., OH, until April 1834, then Logan Co., OH. The court record provides a detailed account of his military service in the Mohawk expedition, etc.
As a Private, he served under Capt. Hawley, Lt. Spencer & Col. Pratt as a volunteer, then enlisted under Capt. Jonah Graves, then acted as a substitute under Capt. Salisbury, commanded by Gen. Van Rensselaer.
Chamberlain Key, Vol. XII, No. 1, pp. 1, 6-8, contains article by George Richard Chamberlin, entitled, "Life and Times of Judah Chamberlin, listing his children, and biographical sketch, with sources, evidently condensed from 63 pages, similar title, pub. by the author, 2005, Ocala, FL. It contains a somewhat different account of the various places where Judah lived after 1790, than what appeared in the pension application (above). Birthdates & places also differ. See JBP's detailed 25 Feb 2007 Email response, cc: Peter G. Chamberlain for publication in the Key.

- 1790 Census, Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY, Judah Chamberlin: 01-00-00
- Not found in the 1810 & 1820 Census
- 1818 Tax List, Clark Co., OH, Book 407, Judah Chamberlin, pp. 53-55; Miami Valley Genealogical Index, online
- 1820 Census, Clark Co., OH, Harmony Twp., Judah Chamberlin, p. 005: 120001-1001 (age 45+), 1 person engaged in Agriculture
- 1830 Census, Clark Co., OH, Harmony Twp., Judah Chamberlain, p. 104: 000100001-0000001 (age 60-70)
- 1840 Census, Union Twp., Logan Co., OH, Judah Chamberlin, p. 027: 0000000001-00000001 (age 70-80), 1 person employed in Agriculture. Judah Chamberlin Federal Pensioner, aged 80 years.

Birth	21 Apr 1761	Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
Marriage	Abt 1790	Amenia, Dutchess County, New York - Diadema Warner-Howard
Death	29 May 1847	Union Township, Logan County, Ohio
World Chamberlain Society		I536

Spouse	Diadema Warner-Howard (1772 - 1795)
Child	Harriet Diadema Chamberlin (1791 - 1865)

Father	Jehu Chamberlin (1716 - 1819)
Mother	Sarah Day (1720 - 1800)