Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 40453, for James Smith, Pennsylvania
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Continental (pa.)      Smith, James       S40453


In 1830 aged 74 yrs res of Columbiana Ohio wife (??)
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20.145
Ohio
Pittsburg Agency
James Smith

of Columbiana Co in State Ohio was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Greer of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hartley in the Pennsylvania line for, for the term of one year, from April 1777 to April 1778.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio Pittsburg Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 15 day of May 1830.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of May 1830 and sent to Hon. J Thomason H.Reps.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1830    $29.44
Semi-anu'l all'ce ending
                                                 $29.44

                         {Revolutionary Claim}
                         {Acts March 18, 1818}
                         {and May 1, 1820}
Rec: vol: 2 Book d.
fol: 142.
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Pleas in the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, held, at the [??] in said county on the 12th of April AD 1830. Present the Hon Jeremiah H. Hoallock President of the fifth circuit of the court of Common Pleas  & John J. Bouman  Thomas Creighton George Enaly Esqs. [???] of the same Court for the county aforesaid.

Original Claim

Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List under the act of the 18th March 1818. 

The State of Ohio
Columbania County
The Court of Com. Pleas 

on the thirteenth day of April 1830 personally appeared in Open Court, using a court of record for the County of Columbania aforesaid, James Smith resident of said County, aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to [???] on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress on the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said James Smith on or about the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven enlisted for the term of one year in the Company of Captain David Green and on or about the first day of April
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following joined Colonel Hartleys (Battalion) Regiment in the continental establishment at Little York in York county Pennsylvania and that he continued to serve in said company until he was discharged at Little York on the thirteenth of April 1778, and that during the time he was in service the said James Smith saith he was in the battle of Brandywine of German Town, and that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, except the present and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension, that in the year 1818 he the said James Smith was an engineer in a paper mill and received 150 Dols per Annum and that his son was a paper maker and also at that time worked at his trade that during that year his son was taken sick and his son continued sick for the terms of six years at which time he deceased, that during his sickness he received his support and medical attendance at his expense that he the said James Smith for - then saith that [??] the year 1821[?]  reason of bodily infirmity he had been unable to work as an engineer in the paper manufacturing and the expense of his son's sickness [??] his own infirmities had deprive him of all means of support other than that obtained by his present occupation, and is the cause of his present application and this defendant further saith that he is by occupation a
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Shoemaker but by reason of infirmity is unable to do sufficient to support himself and family which consists of himself & wife Jane aged seventy four years and in pursuance of the act of the [??] 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United State on the 18 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 thereof with intent thereby I to [??] it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the  [??] services of the United States in the Revolutionary War [??] 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 any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed by me subscribed towit: 

2 Beds & bedding 16 Dollars 
Chest & Trunk 4 Dollars.
2 Tables 2 Dolls. 7 chairs 1.75 
Pot Kettle & Bake oven 3.00 
[??] furniture 2.75
1 ax .75
Shoemakers tools 2.00
3 Barrels & tub 1.00
1 Cow & calf 10
1 [??] 1.00  [??]

(Signed) James Smith

and the said James Smith further saith that the above was all the property he [??] the 18th, March 1818 & that to the best of his recollection there had been no change other than by the exchange of his cow on the killing of his calf for sustenance o his family and that at
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the present time he is indebted to different persons
to the amount of seventy five or one hundred
dollars. And this deponent further saith that
he is now satisfied that in his form application
for a pension he was mistake as to the year when
he enlisted and when he was discharged from
the service
C. D. Coffin 6th
James Smith
Ohio
Columbiana County Ss
I Charles D. Coffin Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for said County do hereby certify, that the
foregoing oath and the Schedule included
are truly copied from the records 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
is $44.25
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of
the said Court, on this 8th of May
1830.
Charles D. Coffin
ClR Com. Pleas
Columbiana County
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November 13, 1933

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BA-J/EEL
James Smith-S.40453

Mrs. R. L. Cawood
East Liverpool
Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of October 31, in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of a number of soldiers buried in
Columbiana County, Ohio.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained
from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land
based upon military service of soldiers of that war.

A careful search of the records of this office has been made
and no such claims found based upon service of William Cook, Nicholan
(or Nicholas) Burger, Matthew Thompson, or William Moore, of Columbiana
County, Ohio, or of any soldiers with names Maulon Erwin, Isaac McArthur,
William Teegarden, Elijah Davison, Daniel Burger, John Brinker, Kasper
Lengel, Henry Halverstadt, Henry Runel, Isaac Matson, Jonah queen,
Alexander T. Scroggs, William Creighton, Jacob Karnes, Garet Hary,
Henry Grace, Peter Brinker, John Hester, Andrew Brinker, JacobWorman,
Caselman Quinn, and Daniel Herbert. All spellings of the names
used in the search of the records. The record of James Smith, the
other soldier named on your list, has been found and is furnished
herein as found in pension claim, S.40453, based upon his service in
the Revolutionary War.

James Smith
S. 40453

The date and place of birth of James Smith are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

He enlisted at Little York, Pennsylvania, served as a private
in Captain David Grier's Pennsylvania Company, and in Colonel Hartley's
Regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and
was discharged April 13, 1778; length of service more than one year.

Searched by M.M.F. 

Mrs F. 
said not 
to use date of enl. for card 
at that time
Daniel Grier
was Lt. Col.
of the 7"
Pa [underlined]

In 1776 Daniel Grier was 
Captain & Hartley Lt Col
of the 6'. Soldier may
served then -
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James Smith was allowed pension on his application executed
April 13, 1830, at which time he was aged seventy-four years and resided
in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Soldier's wife, Jane, was aged seventy-four years in 1830: her
maiden name and the date of their marriage are not shown.

A son died about 1824: his name is not given and there are no
further data as to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the 
name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of
the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Smith (S.40453), you should
address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, this city, citing the following data:

James Smith, Certificate No. 20145, issued May 19, 1830, rate
$8 per month, commenced May 15, 1830, Acts of March 18, 1818 and
May 1, 1820, Ohio (Pittsburg) Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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40453
Revy INVALID>

file No.  40 453

James Smith

Priv Revo War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-Vol: 3, Page 467

{Arrangement of 1870}

1933 Nov 13 - Hist to Mrs. R.L. Cawood     EES
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pen: to com:  15 May 1830


Hon. J. Thomson
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Virginia SS { Personally appeared before me a
Brook County{ Justice of the peace in and for said ┃
County William Martin and being duly sworn deposeth
and saith that he was present when James Smith
a private soldier in Captain David Griers company
was joined into Colonels Hartleys regement [sic] on or
about the first day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and
served in that capacity in the Pensylvania line until
the thirteenth of April 1778 when he was regularly
discharged from the service further this deponent
saith not sworn and subscribed before me
William Scott
Justice of the peace
William Mar ["tin" written above  "Mar"]
M
Justice of the Peace March 16 1830
NB I do hereby certify the 12
your William Martin is a person
of truth and varasity [sic] -
William Scott
J P
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Virginia SS{
Personally appeared before me a
Brook County{ Justice of the peace in and for said
County David Jamison and being duly sworn deposeth
and saith that on or about the first day of February in
the year of our Lord Sev one thousand seven hundred and
seventy seven James Smith was enlisted as a private
soldier under Captain David Grier in little York
Pensylvania for the term of one year this deponent further
saith that said Smith on or about the first day of
April following joined in Colonel Hartleys regiment
And belonged to the Pensylvania [sic] line and served in
that capacity till the thirteenth of April in the year
of 1778 when he was regularly discharged and returned
home further this Deponent saith not, sworn and
subscribed before me, March 16th 1830
William Scott
Justice of the peace
David Jamison
NB I do hereby certify that David Jamison is a person
of truth and varasity [sic]
William Scott
J peace
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State of Virginia, Brooke County, to wit;
I. John Cannell clerk of the County Court of
Brooke aforesaid do hereby certify that William
Scott Esquire before whom the within affidavits
were made and by whom the certificates were
given was at the date thereof and now is an
acting Justice of the peace in and for the County
aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according
to the constitution and Laws of the State
aforesaid to all whose official acts as such
full faith and credit are due and ought to
be given.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the said Court at the
Courthouse of the said County this
18th day of March 1830 and
in the 54th year of the Comw
John Connell
N.C.
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[stamp at top right reading 'RECEIVED NOV 8 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV. READER 16 VETS. ADM."]

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[stamp reading "M.S.C."]

Oct. 31, 1933.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.,

Dear Sirs,

Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary record
of the following names:
Maulon Erwin
Jacob Karnes
Isaac McArthur
Wm. Cook of Ohio
Rev. Wm. Teegarden
Garet Hart
Elijah Davison
Henry Grace
Daniel Burger
Peter Brinker
John Brinker
John Hester
Kasper Lengel
Andrew Brinker
Henry Halverstadt
Nicholas Burger of Ohio
Henry Rumel
Jacob Worman
Isaac Matson
Caselman Quinn
Jonah Queen
Daniel Herbert
James Smith
Mathew Thompson 
Alex T. Scroggs
Wm. Moore - no Col. Co.
Wm. Creighton

The above names are of men buried in Columbiana County,
Ohio and if there is any charge for this service, kindly
advise.
Yours truly,
(Mrs R.L.) Mary S. Cawood
East Liverpool, Ohio,