Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,511, for John Smick, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Smick, John | S.34,511
CONTENTS
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(139) New Jersey
John Smick,
Capt. Anderson 
Private
Army U(nited) States (N. Jersey)

At $8. per mo: com? 2nd April, 1818.

Cert. issued 12th April, 1818 and sent to Hon: Gen'l Bloomfield, House of Representatives M.O.

Ann(ual) to 4th Sept. 1818. 5 3/31 mo? $40.77

Rev(olutionary War) Claim
Act 18th March, 1818

789
Jersey Line 9 months

Continued on the roll under the law of the 1 May 1820 notification sent to the Hon. J. Bloomfield 28 June '18.

Burlington Co.
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34511
Rev(olutionary War)

INVALID.
File No. 34,511

John Smick
Private Rev(olutionary) War
Act: 18 March '18

Index:- Vol. 2, Page 388

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey
Documents relative to John Smick, a private in the Revolutionary War.

Not to be found on the roll.

[Includes mathematical calculations indicating how his pension was calculated based on his term of service.]
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State of New Jersey
Burlington County//

On the Thirty first day of March Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen, personally appeared before me, Thomas Fenimore, Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Burlington, John Smick, to me personally well know man that thirty years last past, who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say, that in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy six he enlisted as a private soldier in the service of the United States of America in the Continental Establishment in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Anderson in the Third New Jersey Regiment whereof Elias Dayton was colonel & Francis Barber lieutenant colonel.

That the deponent continued to serve in said company nine months when his term of contract having expired, he immediately enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Wayman for the term of eighteen months. That during his last enlistment he was at the Battle of The White Plains, and also at New Rochelle when he was wounded. That at the end of this term he was discharged by General Lord Stirling (sp.) at North Castle in the State of New York.

The said Lord Stirling (sp.) having shortly before been a prisoner with the enemy. That the deponent again enlisted in the same  Continental Establishment in the company of the Captain Mitchell for the term of three years, but was discharged about...
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...the time the army was marching to the Southward in consequence of a second wound received at the Battle of Germantown (sp.), which rendered him unfit for further service. That immediately after the war with Great Britain ended the deponent became an inhabitant of the said County of Burlington where he has resided and resides. And that by reason of his wounds and reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his Country for support.
s/ John Smick

Sworn the 31 March A.D. 1818
s/ Thos. Fenimore, Judge

I, Thomas Fenimore, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Burlington in the State of New Jersey, do certify that it satisfactorily appears to me that John Smick, the above deponent served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy in the manner set forth in his deposition. Given under my hand the 31st day of March 1818.
s/ Thos. Fenimore, Judge
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I Joseph M. Ilvaine, Esquire, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Burlington in the State of New Jersey, do certify that Thomas Fenimore, Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the a foregoing deposition and certificate, is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned. Given under my hand and Seal of Office the 2nd April A.D. 1818.
s/ J. M. Ilvaine
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John Smick
139
12 April 1818
(Sept. 1818)
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District of New Jersey//

On this Twenty seventh day of May 1820, personally appeared, in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Burlington,
in the state of New-Jersey, being a Court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law - having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings. John Smick, aged 74 years, resident in The City of Burlington in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:- In 1775 enlisted in the company of Captain Lowry - being in the Second Jersey Regiment was put on the recruiting service - and afterwards served in the company of Captain Anderson who was killed as he understood at The Short Hills:- that he served under the first enlistment Eighteen months. That after this he enlisted in the company of Captain Mitchell of the same
regiment for Three years more during the war - that he was wounded at New Rochelle in New York State - and sent to the hospital and did very little service afterwards - that his original declaration was made the 2nd day of April 1818 - and that his pension certificate is numbered 139.

And 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 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 following, and by me subscribed. 

That is to say my wearing apparel & bedding. I am by trade a baker but am totally incapable from disease & old age to do any work, have a wife and children residing with me. My children are John Smick aged 17 years and a daughter aged 18 years who are not ever able to maintain themselves - and contribute nothing to my support - and have no goods but what are loaned to me.
s/ John Smick

Sworn to, and declared, on the Twenty seventh day of May before Joseph Budd, President of the court.

I, JOSEPH MILVAINE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing deposition and the schedule thereunder written, 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 (sp.) in the aforesaid schedule is (blank) dollars and (blank) cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Thirtieth day of May 1820.
s/ J. Milvaine
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The National Archives Form VAN-51 12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Name: Smick, Reinard
Grade: Private
Line: Pennsylvania

Warrant Number: 10457
Acreage: 100
Issued: Sept. 19, 1795 to - Not Shown -

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