Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7551, for Thomas Smith, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service Number
N.6. Smith, Thomas. S7551
Contents
Jin Pilt les, N.6. + res. Here at [illegible].
Res in 1833, Chowan Co. N.6. aged 80 yrs.
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Rechan
7551
Invalid
File No. 7551
Thomas Smith
Priv Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 123, Page 347
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1919 June 11. History to ms. R.s, 
Stockley aw.
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Admit as a priest
15 mo $50.00
Hs
Mrs. B Shepard
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State of N. Carolina
Chowan County
On the 17th day of June
1833 personally appeared in open
Court before Rezin Simpson Richard
Brownrigg and William Bullock
Justices of the Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting
Thomas Smith a resident of
Chowan County. State of N. Carolina
aged eighty years who being first
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 June 7th 1832.
Thomas Smith says that he was
drafted as a soldier in the fall
season of the year 1779 or 1780 (as he can
now recollect his memory being much
impaired by age) that he served nine
months, that he marched from
Pitt County N.Co. under the command
to the neighborhood of Charleston State
Carolina, where he was put under
the command of Gen. Lincoln.
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that he was discharged at Charleston 
after a service of nine months
and returned to his residence in Pitt
County N.Co. on a Saturday, was
summoned to muster on the next
day Sunday and was again drafted
was marched under the command of
Capt Armstrong until he joined
the army of Gen’l Green was in
the battle of Guilford about
four of five days after which
both this affiant was discharged, having 
served than months, that he
returned home where he did
not remain more than a fortnight
before he was drafted again, and
marched under the command of
Capt Godly to the border of South
Carolina, when he joined some
troops commanded by Gen. Hogans
and went in pursuit of the stories,
that he served in this expedition
three months. This affiant affirms
that he served in all fifteen
months in the manner stated above.
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that he has given as particular an account
of his services as from the lapse of time
he can recollect them, that at the
time of his being drafted he was a
resident of Pitt County State of
N. Carolina, that after the close of
the war he removed to Chowan
County where he has resided ever
since, that all his discharges he has
lost or mislaid thinking them of no
value, that he does not know precisely
by the time of his birth, but that
he is about eighty years of age.
This affiant further states he removed
from his native County two or three
years after the revolutionary war, that he
has never visited his native County
since and does not know if any
of his contemporary soldiers and acquaintances 
are alive, and that he
is too feeble and poor to make
the visit of such a distance to obtain 
that knowledge. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid. -
Witnessed by William B. Shepard Thomas his X Smith
Mark
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Mr. Miles Welsh a clergyman and
William Birum both residing in Chowan county
NC. hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Thomas Smith who
has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe
him to be 80 years of age, that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood 
where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion, 
that Thomas Smith is a poor
and illiterate man and entitled
to be believed.-
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid -
attest Miles Welsh 
William Birum
The [illegible] Thomas Smith hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not
on the pension roll or agency of any state
sworn to and subscribed the date aforesaid
attested by Thomas his X mark Smith
Will. B. Shepard
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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 Thomas Smith
was a revolutionary soldier and served
as he states. And the Court further
certifies that it appears to them that
Miles Welsh who has signed the
preceding certificate is a clergyman
resident in Chowan County and that
William Birum who has also signed
the same is a resident of the said
County and is a credible person entitled 
to be believed and that their
statement is entitled to full faith and
credit. And I Edm Hoskins Clerk of
the Court of Pleas + Quarter Sessions for
Chowan County, do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Thomas Smith for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office
this 17th day of  June1833.-
Edm Hoskins. Clk
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Chicago, Ills., May 16th., 1919.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir :

Will you kindly send me the military record of the following
Revolutionary soldiers ?

Benjamin Smith, private, No. Carolina Militia - placed on pension rolls
Aug. 31st., 1833, aged 75 yrs. Wayne Co., N. Carolina.

Thomas Smith, private N. Carolina Militia, placed on pension roll June 24-
1833, aged 81 yrs - Chowan Co., N.Car.

Thanking you, I remain,
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Katherine S. Stockley -
1051 Columbia Avenue
Chicago. Ills.
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North Carolina 16011
Thomas Smith
of Chowan in the State of North Car.
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Armstrong of the Reg't commanded
by Col. Lowrey in the North Car:
line for 15 month
Inserted on the Roll of North Car:
at the rate of 50 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of June '33
and sent Hon. W.B. Shepard 
Elizabeth City N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833- 100
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. -- 25
$125
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk
Book E -- Vol. 6. -- Page 55
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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D. C., .........................., 19.......

In reply to your request of ................................, received ....................................
for a statement of the military history of Thomas Smith
a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension in file in this Bureau. S. 7551
Dates of enlistment or employment. 1780. Dec 1780 1781
Length of Service. 9 mos 3 mos 3 mos
Rank. Priv
Officers under whom service was rendered.  
Captain. Armstrong. Godley
Colonel. Lowry
State. NC
Battles engaged in, Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pitt Co. N. C.
Date of application for pension, June 17 1833 Here I was at.
Residence at date of application, Chowan Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, 80 yrs born in Pitt Co. N. C. date not stated.
Remarks: No family data
Respectfully,
Office note Mar. 15, 1781
as his second service ended four days after battle of Guilford and
lasted 3 mos. his second enlistment must
have been Dec. 1780. and the first service could not
have commenced in Fall or in 1779.
3-2856 Commissioner