Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,508, for John Smallwood, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE

New Jersey

Smallwood, John

NUMBER

S.34.508
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34508

Revy

INVALID

File No.  34,508

John Smallwood

Pri. Rev. War

Act:  18th March 18

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 383

[Arrangement of 1870]
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17.938

New Jersey

John Smallwood
of Deptford in the State of N. Jersey who was a private int he Regiment commanded by colonel Shrieve of the N. Jersey line for the term of nine months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of August 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of Dec. 1819 and sent to Jno Ffirth Esq. Woodbury N. Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820                 100.15
Semi-anl. all'ce ending March 1821       48
                                                 [total]  $148.15

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March , 1818
(1 May 1820)
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Certificate and Inventory of 
John Smallwood
district of New Jersey 
from the Court of Round of the County
of Gloucester
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P.J. Gray, Printer, Woodbury, N.J.

District of New Jersey ss.

On this fifth day of October 1820, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Gloucester, in the state of New Jersey, being a court of record proceeding according to the court of the Common Law - having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping records of its proceedings.  John Smallwood aged about sixty years, resident  in Deptford Township in said County who, being first duly affirmed according to law, doth on this affirmation declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  That he enlisted for the term of nine months, on the third day of June 1778 in the County of Gloucester in the State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain Hollinshead of the second Jersey Regiment commanded by Col Israel Shreve in the  line of the New Jersey on the Continental establishment That he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of the United States, until the third of March 1779 when he received his discharge in New Jersey at Newark from the service- That he was in the Battle of Monmouth in said state and in a skirmish at Crosswicks in said State-

And I do solemnly affirm 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 other 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.  To wit.  I have two cows, no wife or children- for no real estate -is a labourer- has no other way to live but by his labour. Cows valued at thirty dollars - other household goods not exceeding fifteen dollars in total.  That he received a certificate dated twentieth day of August 1819 of John Ffirth Judge of the County of Gloucester - that the same had been forwarded to the war office & returned for correction of the year - that he is in the sixty first year of his age is weakly and insufficient to provide for his support.

John Smallwood

Affirmed and declared to on this 5th day of October 1820 before me

James Matlack
President pro tem of Said court

I Jeremiah J. Foster, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate and the schedule thereto 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, if forty five dollars and - cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court 
Seventeenth day of November 1820
J.J. Foster, Clk.
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The Court is of the opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited within schedule is forty five dollars 45$

James Matlack
Charles Odgen
John Ffirth
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5692

John Smallwood
Gloucester Co. N. J.
20. August

Col. Shrieves Regt.
N. Jersey Line, June 1778 to March 1779
found on the rolls for 9 months

Returned for correction- the year in which the declaration was made, not having been inserted.

John Ffith, Judge
Woodbury: N Jersey
rec'd. 28 Jany, 1820
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District of New Jersey
John Smallwood
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District of New Jersey

On the twentieth day of August 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the: county of Gloucester for the said district personally appeared John Smallwood aged about sixty years resident in Gloucester County in the said District who having by me first duly affirmed according to law doth on his affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress - An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the Unites States in the Revolutionary War - That he the said John Smallwood enlisted for the term of nine months on the third day of June in the year of  seventeen hundred and seventy eight in Gloucester county in the state of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Hollingshead of the New Jersey regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Shrieves in the line of the 2nd of New Hersey - in the continental establishment.  That he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of the United States until the third of March 1779 when he received his discharge in Newark in the state of New Jersey from the service.  That he was in the Battle of Monmouth in said State & was in a skirmish at Crosswicks in said State that he is in reduced circumstances & he is in need of the assistance of his country for support. And that he has no other evidence now in his posess of his said services his discharge being lost.

Affirmed to & declared before me the day and year aforesaid

John Smallwood
John Ffirth
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I John Ffirth Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Smallwood did serve in Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - & that he is in reduced circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for support - 

I now transmit the preceding testimony taken before me to secretary of the War Department to the direction of an amt to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of this United States in the Revolutionary War.

John Ffirth Judge

State of New Jersey
Gloucester County ss

I Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Gloucester do certify that John Ffirth Esq. who hath subscribed his name in the above certificate was at the time of doing so and still is one of the Judges of the said Court, to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given

Witness my hand & seal of the said Court at Woodbury this Tenth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty
 Hendry Clk.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
form VAN-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Smallwood, William
GRADE  Private
LINE  Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER  11701
ACREAGE   100
ISSUED  August 14 1797
to James De Banfre, assigned

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volume 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.