Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,382, for William Smith, Maryland
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(3-1776)
SERVICE						Number
Md.			Smith, William 		S.38,382

Res of Wythe Co. Va. Aged 81 years in 1823
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38382
INVALID
Revy.
File No. 38,382
William Smith
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol.2, Page 384
[ Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Virginia
Wythe County 	to wit
I Joseph Montgomery a Justice of the Peace in the County 
aforesaid do certify that Henry Hauer personally appeared
before me and made oath that some time in the month of May last,
the pension certificate of William Smith 3rd was stolen
out of his trunk together with a number of papers
between the towns of Lynchburg in Campbell County
and Newbern in Montgomery County. Given under
my hand and seal this 20th day of September in 1827
			Joseph Montgomery [illegible]

I certify that Joseph Montgomery whose [illegible] is signed
above is an acting Justice of the peace for Wythe County
Virginia	January 12th 1828	J [illegible]
					of Virginia
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			Auditors Office
				Annapolis 30th Nov 1825
	I certify that it appears by the Muster Rolls
Remaining in my Office that William Smith a private in
the 7th Maryland Regiment, Enlisted on the 7th of May 1777,
and in the 16th of August 1780 in the Column of Remarks
marked Missing) it appears by the Rolls, the applicant was
arraingeds to Capt Spykerr Company and Col Gunby Commanded
the Regiment. If the applicant had Deserted, it would have been
entered.
			Tho[mas?] Karney Aud.
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		19,528	R.
		Virginia.
		William Smith 3rd
of Wythe Cy in the State of Virgina
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Spykerr in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Gunby in the Maryland
line, for the term of three years
from 7th May 1777 to 16 Augt 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
	at the rate of [illegible, but arrears calculated below at $8/month] Dollars per month, to commence on
	the 7th of November 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of Dec 1825
	and Sent to J.E. Brown [illegible]
	Wythe C. [illegible] Virginia
Arrears to 4th of	
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 March 1826	$31.43
	3 mo 	$24	[Dec, Jan, Feb]	$31.43
24/30	6.40	[Nov]
	4/31.	1.03	[Mar]
	$31.43				Revolutionary claim,
						Acts March 18, 1818
						and May 1, 1820
					March [illegible] 1823
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See letters to Hon. J Floyd of Va.
Nov. 2. 1827 and Jan 29. 1828.

Duplicate Certificate issued 12th Jan 1828, and sent to the
Hon. J. Floyd H.R.
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Annaps MD 30 NOV [Stamp]
Red. 2. Dec 1825
Pension Office
		War Department
			Washington
Mail

Wm Smith
Wythe Co Va
J. E. Brown
Wythe C. Va
Recd. from Aud: Gen:: Md
2 Dec. 1825
[illegible]
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[illegible]		19781
		Wm Smith,
			Wythe Co, Va
		J.E. Brown,
			Wyth C. [illegible] Va
			Recd. 15 Nov. 1823

[illegible]
	Secretary of War
		Washington City
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Wythe C, H, Va,
14th Nov. 1825

Recd. Nov 15. 1825
	[illegible]
		[illegible] James

Mail
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 Virginia
	In the Superior Court of Law held for the County of Wythe on Wednesday October 12th 1825

Virginia, Wythe County Ss
	
On this 12th day of October 1825 personally
appeared in Open Court the Same being a Court of record for the County aforesaid for Consequences of its proceeding according to the Course of the Common law with a Jurisdiction unlimited limited in point of [illegible] and, keeping a record of its proceedings, William Smith resident in said County aged Eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to Obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st May 1820; that he the said William Smith enlisted for the term of during the War on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year 1776 in the State of Maryland in the Company Commanded by Capt [blank] a [illegible] in the Regiment Commanded by Col William Gunby in the line of the State of Maryland in the Continental Establishment; that he Continued to Serve in the said Corps until the Close of the War when he was discharged from the Service
in  Baltimore in the State of Maryland, that he was in the Battle of Cowpens, the Battle of Guilford, and the first Battle of Camden.
That he hereby relinquishes his every Claim Whatever to a Pension except to the Present; that his name is not on the roll of any State
except Maryland, and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a Pension; he did not know of such Provisions by law until the Month of April 1824 when he was in the State of Kentucky on a visit to Some of his Children who reside in that State, that he immediately went before one of the Judges of the Courts of that State and made a declaration which proved informant and that he has Since been prevented by Accident from making application until the Present time; And in Pursuance of the Act of 1st of May 1820. I do solemnly Swear 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 Manner disposed of my property or any part
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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 [illegible] 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. I have no property of
any kind whatsoever real or personal except one Suit of home made
wearing apparel. I reside at this time with my Son in law Jeffery
Steele, my wife being dead and all my Children having left me.
That Since the 18th of March 1818 the following changes have been
made in my property; One Ewe and Calf the only property
I have had in that time [illegible] last February to possess myself
no [illegible]
						        his
					William     X     Smith
						      mark

Sworn to and subscribed
in Open Court
	The Court doth Order it to be Certified that
it appears to its Satisfaction that William Smith who has made
the foregoing [illegible] in Order to Obtain a pension has no
property Other than that Contained in his [illegible] the value
of which is five Dollars.
	State of Virginia
	Wythe County [illegible]

	I James E Brown Clerk of the
Superior Count of law hold for the County aforesaid do hereby
Certify that the foregoing declaration of William Smith with
the Order thereto Annexed are [illegible] Copied from the records
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunder set my hand [illegible]
the Seal of said Court this 
7th of November AD 1825
	J.E. Brown [signature]