Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14485, for Zephaniah Smith, Massachusetts
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Service:  Mass

Smith, Zephaniah

S.14485

carded
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2097
New York
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Zephaniah Smith of Oneida in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Pope of the Regt commanded by Col Dudley in the Massachusetts line for 12 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of November 1832 and sent to B P Johnson, Rome
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Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 - $60.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar 33 - $20.00
(total) $80.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Cler
Book D Vol. 5 Page 167
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No 1777
Zephaniah Smith
Oneida Co. N.Y.

1775. Captn Popes Co, Col Sargeant's Regt, Eight months

1776-77.  Capt Aldens Co, Col Ball's Regt, Three months

1777 Capt Amos Co, One month

in all one year

Johnson
Agent, Rome NY

Pension payble when wanted at U S A Bank, Utica NY
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State of New York
Oneida County

On this 3d day of November 1832 before me personally appeared Zephaniah Smith named in the annexed papers, who being duly sworn says that he enlisted in 1775 as stated in the annexed declaration for Eight months in Captain Frederick Popes company. Enlisted at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co. Mass, Lieut Eleazer Snow, Ensign Zachery Thayer in Col Paul Dudley Sargeant's Regt Mass (Troops State troops).  Lt Col. Cleveland under command Genl Israel Putnam. Marched through New Braintree, Milton to Roxbury and to Cambridge, stationed about 2 miles from Cambridge at a place called Hinman's White House, White Chipmunk, below Fort No 2. and assisted building breast work on Prospect Hill and on guard frequently and was discharged in January 1776 having served his 8 months. Recollects the names of no other officers than those above named. In December 1776 volunteered in Capt Aldens Company of Bridgwater of the Militia in Col Halls Regiment for a tour of months and marched through Ranham, Taunton, Dighton then Bristol Rhode Island and were stationed there as a guard against the British and served out a full term of 3 months, and were discharged in March 1777.
In the Summer of 1777 was drafted at Bridgewater in Capt John Ames Co Militia, the name of Colonel
I do not remember, and marched through Rainham, Taunton, Attleboro, Pawtucket, and Providence
Rhode Island, and served there as a guard and on fatigue at the Breast works for the term of one month, and was then discharged. Did not receive a written discharge at either term of service. This deponent is very old and infirm and he cannot now state the names of any other officers than those
above named - but he is confident that the Term of his services are as above stated, and he cannot
now state with more particularity-- the service,
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in which he was engaged. He was stationary at the places where he did serve so that there was few incidents connected with his service, except the daily round of duty


" or white chimneys" and "on guard frequently"  interlined

Oneida County 

Personally appeared before me Zephaniah Smith named in the foregoing affidavit to me Known and made oath to the truth of the same the day & year aforesaid-

Zephaniah Smith

J. Hathaway
Judge of Oneida Court of Pleas 

Clerks office, Oneida Co. 

I George Brown Clerk of the County of Oneida do hereby certify that Joshua Hathaway before whom the forgoing afft purports to have been taken was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of said County and that his signature to the same is in his own hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of November 1832. 

Geo Brown Clerk
Joseph B Read Dep Clk
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Oneida County,

On this fourteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the court of Common Pleas of Oneida County, Zephaniah Smith, a resident of said county and state, aged eighty-two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:

That he was born at Taunton Mass. September 1750. There is a record of his age at Taunton. Lived at Bridgewater, Weymouth Co, Mass.  Since war lived at Bridgewater, New Salem Ma, Chatham NY, Vienna NR, now [illegible], Oneida Co, NY. That he enlisted in the fore part of the season of 1775 for eight months in Capt Frederick Pope's Co, Lieut Eleazer Snow, Zachary Thayer, Ensign, in Col Sargents's Regt in Col Cleveland, under commant Genl Putnam.  Marched to Cambridge and was stationed about two miles from there at a place called Hinman White house-- and was stationed there and while there assisted in building a breastworks on prospect Hill. And was
discharged in January 1776 having served out his 8 months but did not receive a written discharge. In December 1776 volunteered in Capt Aldens Company of Militia of Bridgewater in Col Halls Regiments for a tour of three months and marched to Bristol Rhode Island and then served for said term and were discharged in March 1777. In the Summer of 1777 was drafted in Capt. John Ames Company and marched to Providence Rhode Island and served one month. This was all the service performed amounting to 12 months. This deponent knows of no witness to prove his service and refers to annexed certificate and affidavit as to his character and reputation.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Zephaniah Smith

Israel Stoddard, Judge of [illegible]

We Eliakim Stoddard clergyman and Ezra Devereux Farmer residing in Camden, Oneida County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zephaniah Smith who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about Eighty two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion and that he is a man of truth and veracity

Zephaniah Smith
Eliakim Stoddard
Ezra Devereaux

I Stoddard, Judge of Oneida 

And the said Jududge do hereby declare in my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states: And the Judge further certifies, that it appears to him that Eliakim Stoddard who has signed the same, is a resident in Camden and is a farmer and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

And I further certify that I have been long acquainted with said Zephaniah Smith and know that he has been reputed an old soldier, which opinion I concur.  From bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court.

Isreal Stoddard

I George Brown, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Oneida Co do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Judge in the matter of the application of Zephaniah Smith for a pension.

In testimonty whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 15th day of August 1832.

And I further certify that the above named Israel Stoddard is one of the judges of the court of common pleas of said County and the signature about are his.

Geo Brown
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Curr due Aug 14

B P Johnson, Esqr
Rome

Paid 12
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14485

INVALID

File No: 14485

Zephaniah Smith
Priv - Rev War

Act:  June 7th 1832

Index:  Vol 1, Page 348

[arrangement of 1870]
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Zephaniah Smith - Oneida

Private - Pope, Dudly

12 mo - $40

D P Johnson
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Zephaniah Smith

No 1777

admitted
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Rome, Nov 9 1832

Hon Lewis Cass.

Enclosed is the application of Zephaniah Smith, with the explanation as required in letter of Mr Edwards of 16 October 1832.  I trust taht Mr. Smith's explanation will be satisfactory

I am very respectfully

Your obedient servant

B P Johnson
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Lockport NY
Feb 25, 1901

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC - Div Revolution

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:

A Chapter of the DAR of Camden NY are wanting a verbatim copy of the application for a pension of Zephaniah Smith, which was issued during President Jackson's administration.  It is supposed that he enlisted from Mass somewhere near Boston.

Said DAR wish to inscribe his name on a granite monument they have erected in honor of the Am Rev soldiers who died since and in the vicinity of that war.

The date and place of his death are not on the application of course.  Please give them if you can and greatly oblige said Chapter with as prompt reply as conditions will permit.

Respectfully

M P B Cooke
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Stamp showing received DWA Division - Mar 7 1901