Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43165, for Eben Smith, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H.
CONTENTS
In 1821 aged 55 years and a res [resident] of Brentwood, Rockingham Co. N. H.
Smith Eben
or
Ebenezer
NUMBER
S. 43165
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43165
Revy [Revolutionary] INVALID.
File No. 43,165
Ebenezer Smith
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March [18]18
Index: --Vol. 3, Page 469
Arrangement of 1870.
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Eben Smith
Admitted on N. H. Roll
Retd [Returned] for Evidence of reduced circumstances
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I Ebenezer Smith of Brentwood in the County of Rockingham
and State of New Hampshire do testify and declare
that some time in the year 1781 I inlisted into the Army
of the United States and was attached to a Company
commanded by Capt Senter in the first New Hampshire
Regiment in the New Hampshire line of the revolutionary
Army, and that I was in the New Hampshire Line at
the close of the War. And I do further say that by
reason of my reduced circumstances in life need
assistance from my country for support and
that I have by accident lost my discharge
April 3d AD 1818
(signature) Eben Smith
Rockingham S.S. Probate Court at Exeter in said County
April 3d A.D. 1818 Ebenezer Smith being duly examined
and cautioned made solemn oath before me that the
above Declaration by him signed contained the
truth and the whole truth. And it now appearing
that the said Ebenezer Smith did serve in the
United States Army in the Continental establishment in
the Revolutionary War until the close of the War. I have
hereunto set my name and caused the Seal of Office to be
affixed.
Daniel Gookin Judge of
Probate
John J Parker Reg. 
N.B. The applicant requests that his pensions may be paid
in New Hampshire.
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We the undersigned Michael Barker and
Eliphalet Colcord, Jr. do certify that we have for a
number of years last past lived in the neighborhood
of Ebenezer Smith of Brentwood in the State of New
Hampshire & that we have for a long time past and
now are well acquainted with his circumstances
as to property & further certify that he is poor
& destitute of property & stands in need of support from
his country
Michael Barker
Eliphalet Colcord Jr
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham Co. November 23d 1818
Then the above named Michael Barker & Eliphalet
Colcord, persons of credibility, personally appeared
and made oath to the truth of the above certificate
by them subscribed
Before me Joseph Tilton Justice of the Peace
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I Peter Chadwick Esquire Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas within and
for the County of Rockingham in
the State of New Hampshire hereby certify
that Joseph Tilton Junior is a Justice of the
Peace within & for said County and that his
signature to the within oath or affirmation
is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of
said Court this twenty fifth day of
December Anno Domini 1818
(signature) P Chadwick
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Eben Smith
5820
Con
J. L. E.
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State of Newhampshire Rockingham ss
At the Superior Court of Judicature (being a court
and holden at Portsmouth within and for the
county of Rockingham on the third Tuesday of February
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
twenty one
Present
The Hon William M Richardson Chief Justice
Levi Woodbury
Samuel Green
Associate Justices
Personally appeared in open court Ebenezer Smith
aged fifty five years resident in Brentwood in said
County of Rockingham who being first duly sworn according 
to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the
Revolutionary war as follows namely that he enlisted in
the spring of the year 1781 in a company commanded by
Captain Senter in the third regiment in the Newhampshire 
line on the continental establishment for the term of
three years and was honorably discharged at West Point
in the fall of the year 1783 as will more fully appear
by his original declaration made in order to obtain a pension 
now in the office of the secretary of War; which declaration 
was made on the third day of April Anno Domini
1818 that he has received a pension. The number of his
certificate is 5820 and I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of
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March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift
sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any
part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress
entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land & 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. My occupation is that of a farmer but I am
not able to pursue to any advantage by reason of infirmities
I have no family residing with me, but I reside mostly
with my son Richard Smith who is not able to 
support me without injuring himself and family
Eben Smith
Schedule
Containing the whole estate and income of Ebenezer
Smith (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) by
him subscribed exhibited to the Superior Court of Judicature holden at Portsmouth for and within the county 
of Rockingham on the third Tuesday of February
1821 and annexed to his oath [viz.] Nothing
Eben Smith
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I Nathaniel Adams Clerk of the Superior
Court of Judicature do hereby certify 
that the foregoing declaration and the
schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the record of said court and that
it is the opinion of said Court that the
whole amount in value of the property 
exhibited in said schedule is nothing
Nathl. Adams
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5820
New Hampshire
Eben
Ebenezer Smith
Capt Senter
NH
Private
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 3rd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of Jany 1819
and first to Daniel Gookin Esqr Judge
Belter, Rockingham [illegible]
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 5 mo and 2/30 $40.53
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48
2 year and upwards [Total] $88.53
War
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
Continue
Brentwood Rockingham
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Letter to Hon H. Everett
11 Feb. 1842.
Letter to Hon H. Everett
2 March 1842
Cer to Pen Agt. 2 Mar 1842-
Cer to Concord pen Agt 8 March 1842