Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 23928, for Henry Smith, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE   Penn.
Smith, Henry
NUMBER  S.23928
CONTENTS
born in 1750 in Bucks Co. Pa. there w/ enl [enlisted]
In 1836 res. [resident] of Montgomery Co. Pa.
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6281 
Pennsylvania 
Henry Smith 
of   the State of Penn who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain App of the Regt. commanded by Col Bukin in the Penna line for 21 Mo Private  $70.00 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 70 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.     
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Feb   1833 and sent to Hon J K Munn House Reps 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832 $105.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833   35.00 
$140.00    
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk, 
Book D   Vol. 4   Page 94
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Joel K Mann
Henry Smiths Papers
Pension under act
7th June 7, 1832
Admitted
Private
21 Mos
$70.-
Hon J. K. Mann
Send certificate to
John B. Sterigere
Morristown Pa.
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I Philip Reed a Justice of the Peace in and for  the County of Montgomery State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that I have known Henry Smith of Marlborough township in said county for upwards of forty years having during that time resided in the same neighborhood and township with him.  Said Smith was always reputed to be a revolutionary soldier and believed and understood in the neighbourhood to have served in the Revolutionary army in the year 1776 - 1777 and 1778 as stated in his declaration annexed and for the period and time mentioned therein I also certify that I was well acquainted with a certain George Engles, who was one of said Smiths companions in arms, and was with Smith as a soldier, and a prisoner at New York, and have other heard said Engles detail the particulars of his and Smith's services in the army imprisonment and sufferings.  From said Henry Smiths own accounts of his service in the Revolution, his imprisonment, and from said Engles account of the same as well as from other soldiers and other persons. I have no doubt of said Smith having served in the Revolutionary army during the period and in the manner, he has stated in his declaration.  
Said Engle removed from this neighborhood about thirty five years ago toward the west and is at this time upwards of eighty years of age. I do not know whether he is living at this time or not. I am now sixty two years of age 
Philip Reed
Sworn & subscribed before me December 24, 1832 Adam Slemmer
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Montgomery County I Jack Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Adam Slemmer before whom the within deposition of Philip Reed Esquire was taken and sworn to was at the time of taking the same and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and empowered to administer oaths, and that his signature to the said deposition is genuine, and that the said Philip Reed Esqr was at the time of making said deposition, and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and is a person of high respectability and credibility and entitled to the fullest confidence. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 16th day of February A.D. 1833- 
J. Fry Jr. Prot. 
J L Edwards Esqr 
In consequence of the omission of the magistrate (before whom the within deposition of Col. Reed, was taken) to certify to Col Reeds credibility and the inconvenience on account of distance, & getting this informality corrected and believing from your personal knowledge of me that my statement would be taken as a substitute I have taken the liberty to state that I am well acquainted with Col Philip Reed the within deponent  that he is a person of credibility. He is a respectable & worthy farmer, was several years a member of the Legislature of this State and is now of Justice of the Peace in the County of Montgomery.  The Hon Joel K. Mann the present member of Congress is also well acquainted with Col Reed and can make the same statement. See also the above certificate of the Prothonotary, latter part 
Jno B. Sterigere
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See over
I certify that Philip Reed who has signed
certify'd this Deposition is a man credibility
& also an acting Justice of the peace in the
County of Montgomery his place of residence
& that I know his signature to be genuine
Joel K Mann
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I Philip Reed do hereby Certify that Nicholas Drumborn of Bucks County Pennsylvania one of the persons named by Henry Smith in his declaration made to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832. as a witness prove the revolutionary services of said Smith, is now out of his mind and unfit to be examined, or to give testimony in relation to his said services or any other matter, on account of his mental incapacity.
Witness my hand and seal December 20th 1832 
Philip Reed [seal]  
I also know that the above named Nicholas Drumborn is incapable of giving testimony from the causes mentioned in the above certificate. February 16. 1833 
Jno B. Sterigere
J.L. Edward Esqr
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Peter Scholl of Milford Township Bucks County Pennsylvania farmer aged eighty years being duly affirmed according to law doth depose and say he is well acquainted with Henry Smith of Marlborough township Montgomery County Penn a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and has known him ever since he was fifteen years old, and lived in the same neighbourhood with him in Bucks County till the year 1783, said Smith entered the service of the United States in April or May 1776, as a private in Capt Opps Company of Infantry belonging to Col Bechsers Regiment of the Flying camp in the Pennsylvania Line and immediately marched with said company to Amboy Staten Island and Long Island, after the Battle of Long Island said Smith and said company was marched up the North River to Fort Washington, and was taken a prisoner at the taking of Fort Washington by the British November 1776 and afterwards taken to New York and detained there by the British as a prisoner of war till about the beginning of February 1777 when he was released or exchanged and returned to the American Troops and continued with the army till May 1777 when his term expired for which he enlisted, when his term he was discharged and returned home. Deponent was a private in the same company with Smith enlisted at the same time for the same term, and was in the Battle of Long Island with him, and also at the taking of Fort Washington where both were taken the 16th of November 1776, and confined together at New York as a prisoner and released at the same time, and returned home together having been together the whole tour of service/ Smith and Deponent were out in the above tour about thirteen months. Said Smith entered the service of the United States again immediately after his return, (in May 1777) as a private in Capt Millingers company of Infantry Col Fries's Regiment for an engagement for seven months, and marched with said company immediately towards Philadelphia, Deponent under stood at the time that the company marched to Philadelphia, thence to Mud Island and Red Bank below Philadelphia. Smith did not return home from this tour till July or August 1778, and was then brought home by his father in a wagon very ill from the effects of a fever he took in Camp, from which he did not recover for a long time. Deponent always understood at the time as well as since that Smith took the fever in Camp about the time of his discharge before he left the army, and was immediately taken very ill, and could not reach home. Deponent knows that Smiths
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father went with a wagon to bring Smith home in the spring of 1778, and that he was too ill to be removed home and was not able to be brought home till the Summer of 1778, deponent was not with Smith his last tour but resided in the same neighbourhood, when Smith went out and returned home, and knows Smith engaged in 1777 for seven months, which expired about February 1778 and that he did not return till July or August 1778. Smith was out about thirteen months in the first tour above mentioned and about thirteen months and a half the second tour, till his return home, a part of which time he was detained by sickness taken in the army 
Peter Scholl his mark
Affirmed and subscribed Before me January 23d 1833. Joseph Kaumann  J. P. 
I do hereby certify that the above deponent is a man of respectability and credibility and that full confidence may be placed in his testimony - Witness my hand and seal January 23d 1833
Joseph Kaumann  [seal]
Montgomery County ss. 
I Jacob Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery State of Pennsylvania do hereby Certify that Joseph Kaumann Esquire before whom the above deposition of Peter Scholl was taken and sworn to, was at the time of taking the same and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and empowered to administer oaths, and that his signature to the said deposition and the preceding Certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 16th day of February AD 1833.   J. Fry Jr. Prot
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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Montgomery } Ss 
On this twenty seventh day of A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County a foresaid Henry Smith a resident of Marlborough township in said County of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania, aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the 1 following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832, to wit – 
That he enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Opp’s company of Infantry belonging to the Flying Camp attached to Col. Beckser's Regiment (who was killed at Fort Washington) in Bucks County Pensylvania about the first of May 1776, for twelve months and entered the service of the United States the same day Philip Dunnborn was Lieutenant of the Company.  The said Declarant marched with said Company and above named officers to Amboy, where Captain Opp was broken of his commission, and Lieutenant Dunnborn was appointed captain in his place thence to Long Island and was in the Battle of Long Island August 1776. Then Marched with said company after the Battle of Long Island, up the North River attached to Col. Becksers Regiment , toward Fort Washington, where they arrived about October, when Capt Dunnborn was taken all and Capt Haubeyer was appointed in his place and commanded the Company until they were taken prisoners at Fort Washington, Declarant was in the Battle of Fort Washington under the command of Col Cadwalladder and was taken prisoner with about 3000 others by the British.  That
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American Soldiers who were taken prisoners were taken to New York. Declarant was kept in Sugar House, fitted up as a prison and kept as a prisoner until the latter part of January 1777, when he was discharged on parole and remained with the American army until his term of service expired when he returned home the latter and of May 1777.  Declarant went out in the service again as a private in Capt. Millingers Company of Infantry attached to Col Fries's Regiment under an engagement for seven months about the first of July 1777 from Bucks County aforesaid where he entered. Declarant and said company marched to Mud Island and Red Bank on the Delaware was discharged in January 1778, & returned for home shortly afterwards having been out his full term of engagement.  Declarant was in the service of the United States as above stated about twelve months and three weeks in the year 1776 & 1777. in one engagement, and about seven months to his discharge, in the year 1777 & 1778, in one engagement.  Declarant is now unable to procure the testimony of any person to his services excepting that of Nicholas Drumborn and Peter Scholl. All the other persons who had knowledge of his services, excepting those above named, are to the best of his knowledge after diligent inquiry, dead and he has no documentary evidence of any kind to offer. Declarant was born in the year 1750 in Bucks County Pa. He resided in Bucks County when he engaged in and performed the said services in the Revolutionary war , and resided there till 1783, when removed to Montgomery County aforesaid where he has resided ever since. He has no record of his age. Declarant enlisted.
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enlisted in the Flying Camp Pennsylvania Line in 1776 for twelve months as aforesaid and engaged for seven months in the year 1777. He signed a paper to go into the service for seven months, but does not now remember what description of Military force he was aged to serve in, he went out & served as above stated. He was taken ill after he was discharged in 1778. on his way home of Camp fever taken in camp and was sick about six months before he arrived at home and unable to march and did not arrive at home till the summer of 1778.  Declarant was in the Battle of Red Bank or attack made on the American Fort there 22 October 1777 under Genl Green. He never received a written discharge.  Declarant knows the following persons in his neighbourhood who can testify to his character for veracity and belief of his Revolutionary services viz Revd George Roeller, Col. Philip Reed, Michael Cope Esq., George Kline Esq., Daniel Jacoby, Abraham Gerhard Esq. & Joseph Geiger.  
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Henry Smith his mark
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. Fry Jr Prot  
We George Roeller a Clergyman residing in Upper Alford township Montgomery County aforesaid and Joseph Geiger residing in Marlborough township and County aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Smith who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be about eighty two years of age
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that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion 
George Roeller
Joseph Geiger
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Philip Reed} 
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 Court further certifies that it appears to them that George Roeller who has sign the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Upper Salford in the County aforesaid and that Joseph Geiger who has also signed the same is a resident in Marlborough township and County of Montgomery aforesaid, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that they could not attend in Court without too much expense & inconvenience to the applicant. 
John Fox Prest Judge
Richd B. Jones Associate Judge 
I J. Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County State of Pennsylvania do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Smith for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty ninth day of January Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three J. Fry. Prot.
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I Jacob Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for in County of Montgomery State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the Honorable John Fox whose signature is attached to the annexed and foregoing certificate was at the time of signing the same and still is President Judge of the said Court, and that the Honorable Richard B. Jones whose signature is also attached to the said certificate, was at the time of signing the same and still is associate Judge of the same Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and attached my seal of office this thirtieth day of January Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three 
J. Fry Jr. Prot 
Montgomery County SS 
I Jacob Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that Philip Reed before whom the annexed deposition of George Roeller & Joseph Geiger were taken was at the time of the taking thereof, a Justice of the peace for the said County. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of said Court January 30, 1833. J. Fry Jr. Prot
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Duration of service and imprisonment 
From May 1. 1776. to end of May 1777 about   13 months  
From July 1st 1777, to his discharge end of 
January or beginning of February 1778.                7 months 
From his discharge to his return home 
to his return home in July 1778, 
detained by sickness taken in camp about -        6 months 
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I Jacob Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the Honorable John Fox whose signature is attached to the annexed and foregoing certificate was at the time of signing the same and still is President Judge of the said Court and that the Honorable Richard B. Jones whose signature is also attached to the said certificate, was at the time of signing the same and still is associate Judge of the same Court. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and attached my seal of office this thirtieth day of January Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three 
J. Fry Jr. Prot 
Montgomery County ss I Jacob Fry Jr Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that Philip Reed before whom the annexed declaration of George Roeller & Joseph Geiger were taken was at the time of the taking thereof, a Justice of the peace for the said County.- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of said Court January 30, 1833. 
J. Fry Jr.  Prot
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Duration of service and imprisonment 
From May 1. 1776. to end of May 1777 about   13 months  
From July 1st 1777, to his discharge end of 
January or beginning of February 1778.               7 months 
From his discharge to his return home 
to his return home in July 1778, 
detained by sickness taken in camp about ---     6 months 
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Revolution 
23928
INVALID
File No. 23,928
Henry Smith
Pri Rev War
Act June 7" 32"
Index:- Vol 2 Page 300
[Arrangement of 1870.]