Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22996, for Cornelius Smith, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York 
Smith, Cornelius
NUMBER
S.22996
CONTENTS
In 1838, res. of Mohawk, Montgomery Co. N.Y. aged 94.
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Revolution
22996
INVALID.
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File No. 22,996
Cornelius Smith
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 30
Arrangement of 1870.]
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Cornelius Smith
S.F. 22996
N. Y.
a pay roll of Capt. Jellis Fondas Co.
of Associate Exempt of Col. Fredric
Fishers regt. N.Y. Militia from Aug
10 to 15, 1777.
An abstract of pay rolls of Capt.
Jellis Fondas Co. of Associate
Exempt from 1777 to 1781
A paper dated 1777, entitled Frederick
Wemples statement or account
of militia service
a list of Capt. Jellis Fonda's
men from June 6 to 13, 1777.
The above papers have been
removed from this claim to
be forwarded to the War Dept.
aw. seut to War Dept Jan 16. 1913
Oct S-1910
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Cornelius Smith
[of] Montgomery Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Fonda of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Fisher in the N. York
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the roll of Albany
at the rate of 20 Dollars ---Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of July 1838 and sent to Thos. Sammons, Present

Arrears to the 4th of March '38   160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 6 Sep. "['38] 10.00
                                              $150.00
{Revolutionary Claim,   }
{Act June 7, 1832.         }

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E.2 Vol. 4 Page 67
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{Montgomery County   }
{State of New York       } ss
On this 13th Day of June 1838 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Abram Morrill the First Judge of the Montgomery County Court, ^ and Samuel A. Gilbert, John Hand, David F. Lewis & Stephen Yates Judges of said Court^ now sitting Cornelius Smith Town of Mohawk County of Montgomery State of New York Aged 94 years the 19th day of August last past ^Old File^ who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1832 that he entered the service under the following named officers and served as hereafter stated That he was a Private in the War of the Revolution and served in Capt. Jellis Fonda's ^Company^ of Associated Exempts in Colonel Frederick Fishers Regiment and served in the above Company [deleted word] till the Close of the War that Old Age and Infirmity prevents [deleted word] him from giving a more particular Statement of Identifying the service or the duration of each tour of Service That he has seen an Abstract of past of the [deleted words] Pay Rolls of Capt. Jellis Fonda's company where the said Company was credited for 3 Months and 8 days service in 1777.  In above abstract the service commenced in the year 1778 and ended in year 1782. And furthermore that he seen an old statement or record of Hendrick Wemple who was a private in the above said Company and who was always considered a man of veracity and trust and that after Examining the [deleted word] Statement or record of the above Hendrick Wemple which record specifies separate tours and designates the places where the duty was performed he fully believes the above statement or record of the ^said^ Wemple to be true which several tours amounts to 32 days and in which several tours he well recollects of serving And that the above duty was performed in the then County of Tryon State of New York and also that he was one year a Member of the [deleted words] Tryon County Committee and that he done [did] a Considerable teaming for the Garrison And Troops Stationed in Tryon County. And Furthermore he does not know of a Single Officer or Private now living who served
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in Capt. Jellis Fonda's Company of Associated exempts excepting himself I therefore must rely upon Documentary evidence such as the Abstract of Capt. Jellis Fonda, the Pay rolls of the said Fonda and the Statement or record of Mr.  Hendric Wemple as herein before stated making in all together 6 Months and 23 Days He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the United States or any State whatever and the documents and referance [reference] to papers are hereunto attached
Cornelius Smith
Sworn in Open Court the day and year Above Written
A J Comrie Clerk
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I the Rev. Abraham Van Horne of the Town of Mohawk in the County of Montgomery lately the Clergyman of the Congregation of Caughnawaga in said town. And still residing in the same Town do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Cornelius Smith who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration.  That I believe him to have been ninety four years of age in August last.  That he has been a member of my Church in good standing for thirty six years past That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution. and That I concur in that opinion.
Abraham Van Horne [?] D. M.

Sworn in Open Court 14" June 1838
A. J. Comrie Clerk
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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 appeared to them that Abraham Van Horne who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Mohawk in the County of Montgomery and that his statement is entitled to credit. 
I Alexander J. Comrie Clerk of the [deleted words] Courts of Montgomery County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Cornelius Smith for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fourteenth day of June 1838
A. J. Comrie