Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24989, for Amos Smith, Connecticut
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[SERVICE]
Conn
Smith, Amos
Lydia
[Number]
W. 24989
[Contents]
I in New London Conn, May 8, 1757, there at will
a May, 17, 1836 as Schoharie, N.Y
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Amos Smith.
of [] in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by captain Goit of the regt. commanded by [] in the commitment time for 11 months

Inscribed on the Roll, Albany [] at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the t day of March 1836 and sent to Elias Hoolliday Schoharie

Access to the 4th March 1836 $183.30
[] allowance ending 4 Sept       18.33
{Revolutionary Claim, Act Jun 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 82 Vol. 4 Page 66
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New York, 3516
Lydia Smith
widow of Amos Smith
who was a private
in the Connecticut hire

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
36 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of 4. 1843 and sent to Theodore Foster
Greenville, Green
N. YK.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Volume. 1- Page 114-
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State of New York
Schoharie County, } ss.

On this 4th, day of June, 1839. personally appeared before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Schoharie and the State aforesaid, Lydia Smith, in the 80th year of her age, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on heroath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 138, entitled "An act granted half pay and pensions to certain widows"; That she is the widow of Amos Smith, late of the town and county of Schoharie aforesaid, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensions of the United States at the time of his Death and she thinks it was for thirty six dollars per annum, and that he died shortly after his pension certificate came. The furthes declared that she was married to the said Amos Smith in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three, and she thinks it was on the 17th day of June of that year; it was at the house of Nehemiah Gillet her father, in the town of Colchester State of Connecticut, that her brother Meshullam Gillet and her sister Martha were at the marriage, besides some others who are now dead. That her husband, the aforesaid Amos Smith, died on the 17th day of March, 1836; That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day above written before this 4th day of June 1839 - 

William M. Holton
Clerk of Schoharie County
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State of New York
Schoharie County, ss. 

Elias Holliday being duly sworn saith the within named Amis Smith died at Schoharie, on the 17th day of March, 1836, that a pension certificate from him was sent to this deponent and received a short time before his death, the amount of which this deponent thinks, was thirty six dollars per annum. That the said Lydia Smith has not been married to any one since the death of the said Amos Smith, but has remained and state is the widow of the said Amos Smith. 
                                     Elias Holliday

Sworn to and subscribed, 
in open court, this 4th 
day of June 1839 before me
William M. Holton Clerk 
of Schoharie County 

I certify that the above named Elias Holliday is a person of veracity. William M. Holton Clerk.

State of New York
Schoharie County} ss. 

I, William M. Holton, Clerk of the county of Schoharie aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lydia Smith made and swore to the within declaration in open court, being a court of Record. Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 4th day of June 1839.

William M. Holton Clerk.
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State of Connecticut 
New London County} ss. Colchester May 20th 1839
Joshua B. Wheeler being duly sworn saith that he is clerk of the town of Colchester in the County of New London and state aforementioned, and that the record of marriages of said town are kept by the town clerk of said town, and are now in the possession of this deponent, and that he has carefully examined the same and cannot find therein recorded the marriage of Amos Smith to Lydia Gillet; and further this deponent said there is no other marriage records kept in town to his knowledge. 
Joshua. B. Wheeler 
Sworn to and subscribed this 20 day of May 1839 before me Benjamin Coum Justice of the peace

I do hereby certify that the man named J B. Wheeler is a person of verity that all credit is to be given to the before statement sworn subscribed by him the day of [] Benj Coum Justice of the peace.
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No. 25889
Amos Smith Marin County




Admitted
Private 11 Months 


Elias Holliday 
Schoharie 
New York 
[crossed out]
N York
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War Department,
Pension Office

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will fined marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A Statement, showing the Service of Amos Smith Warren County New York