Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15983, for Charles Smith, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn.

Smith, Charles

NUMBER
S.15983

carded

b. at Stamford, Fairfield Co. Conn. Mar. 1, 1764
there at enl.
Greenwich Fairfield Co. Conn. in 1838
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Greenwich
Connecticut 17.732
Charles Smith
of Greenwich in the State of Con’t. he was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Reg’t. commanded by Col Waterbury in the Conn’t line for 12 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Conn’t.at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued 17 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to Ch Hawley Stamford Con’t.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. -----100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar ’34 ----20.00
                                                              $120.00

Recorded by Wm. K. Palmer, Clerk
Book E. Vol. three Page 42
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Pension suspended let
agent - reason given to 
Cha Hawley 26 June 1835
Pay’t resumed let to Pen 
Agent May 30. 1838.

Let. to Hon. T. T. Whittlesey, June 14, 1838.
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} ss Probate District of Stamford

On this 2nd day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Probate in & for the said District now Sitting, Charles Smith a resident of Greenwich in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut aged sixty-eight 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. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. 2 March in 1781 (as he thinks) he enlisted for one year in a Company of State troops of Connecticut commanded by his father Capt Charles Smith of Stamford in said county long since ago Josiah Smith (the line of text is obscured by a fold and ink on the paper) [?] now dec’d was Lieutenant [?] Ensign and from what has become of him The [?] an [?]: Genl. David Waterbury of said Stamford now dead command the Brigade. One Brill was adjutant - enlisted as a private & served as such the whole year a part of the time in the Lines in said Stamford & a part of the time (say two or three months) at White Plains in New York & in the fall came back to said Stamford & untill the Fort in that place since called Fort Nonsense & winter in that fort. Seth Wolf an Eastern man was [?] while at the Plains were encamped & the Gen’l now [?] to order the troops into the woods in the night to avoid a surprise from the British who lay below in Westchester - when the time as him was verbally discharged was never engaged in battle except in a skirmish with a party of Refugees who came after cattle - Referred to Samuel Dean, William Shelp & Frederick Austin as persons who know him well & can testify as to his services as a soldier of the Revolution - In the [?] with above [?] time which was in said Stamford we killed some but lost none - Declarant says before this contestant he belonged to the militia Company of Connecticut commanded by his said father  and as Stamford of the region around were on the lines [?] to perpetual including, said Company was very often - every day or two - almost all of which, called out on duty against the enemy - this was the case for as much as eighteen
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months - of Declarant is entirely confident that the time, when he was out on these occasions on Duty in said Company would amount to a year taken together - but he cannot specify the number now length 12th times - Declarant was born in said Stamford March 1st, 1764 - Has no record of his age but gives it as he received it from his parents - resided in said Stamford when he enlisted in service of United States & have place for four or five or six years after the close of the war since which time he has resided in said Greenwich - volunteered two year service never received a written discharge - has states the names of officers & circumstances of service as fully as he can without being very [?] -

He hereby relinquishes every claim for a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Charles Smith

Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforementioned - 
Ch Hawley Judge

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} ss Probate District of Stamford

On this 2nd day of August AD 1832 before the Court of Probate in said District personally appeared Reuben June resident in Stamford in said District wo being first Duly sworn doth on his oath in the Court Depose & say that he has always well known Charles Smith who has subscribed  & sworn to the foregoing declaration believing him to be sixty seven years old - his character for veracity is hereby good - during the Revolutionary War said Charles belonged to the militia Company commanded by his father Capt. Charles Smith to deponents knowledge was often out on Duty aforesaid the company in said militia very often - every little while - Deponent was a near neighbor & troop to that same company of militia and on duty as [?] the same times - should think his services taken together would amount to around to a year before he went into the Fort - and afterwards often to see him at the fort in said Stamford called Fort Nonsense - Deponent was not himself in service there - knows nothing of said Charles enlistment - 
Reuben June

Sworn to & Subscribed this day & year aforesaid - 
Chs Hawley Judge
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} ss Probate District of Stamford

Personally appeared before the Court of Probate in & for said District on the 28th day of July AD 1832 who being duly sworn oath in open Court upon his oath testify that he well knows Charles Smith of Greenwich in said County an applicant for a pension - he formerly lodged in Stamford in said County  - that deponent has always lived in said Stamford & is now sixty nine years old - that in the entirety of the year 1781 deponent was in service of the United States as a continental soldier - that he did duty with the state troops under command of Capt Charles Smith heretofore of said Stamford for three or four months & during this time said Charles Smith first named being a son of said Capt Chs. Smith was a soldier belonging to the company of his father & did duty in said Company. He was on the lines between [?]
Samuel Dean

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court}
Ch Hawley Judge

and now on this 2nd Day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in said Court William Shelp resident in said Stamford who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath in open Court depose & say that in the year 1781 he belonged to the company of Connecticut troops commanded by Capt. Charles Smith dec’d late of said Stamford under command of Gen. David Waterbury - one Brill was adjutant Josiah Smith now dec’d was Lieutenant & one Cutler was ensign - was in the service in said company one year from March 1780 - think I was in 1780 - but perhaps I am wrong as to the year - was told by others it was 1781 & knows that Charles Smith of Greenwich in Fairfield County was in said Company during the same time - he is a son of said Capt. Chr. Smith & is an applicant for a pension - The service was at first on the lines at the Northern Baptist meeting house in said Stamford - then at North Street in said Greenwich then at White Plains in New York - then came back to Stamford in the fall & built the fort in that place & there remained till the time was out.
X his mark
Wm Shelp

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Ch. Hawley Judge
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and on the same day personally appeared before said Court Frederick Austin another resident in said Stamford who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath in open court depose & say that he has first heard read the foregoing deposition of William Shelp & that of his own [?] all the facts therein set forth are true. Deponent belonged to said Charles Smiths company in the same service for the same time & knows that said Charles the [?] in service as stated by said Shelp - Deponent is not [?] as to the year -
X his mark
Frederick Austin

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Ch. Hawley Judge

Mr Platt Buffett clergyman residing in Greenwich in Connecticut and Benjamin Brush residing in the same place hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Charles Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the above declarations - that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age - that he is reported & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - 
Platt Buffett
Benjamin Brush

Sworn to & Subscribed this 8th day of August AD 1832
Ch. Hawley Judge

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} ss Probate District of Stamford

On this 10th day of August AD 1832 before said court personally appeared Jared Smith of Greenwich in said District who being previously sworn both on his oath in open court say he is sixty five years old - is a brother of Charles Smith who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration he is sixty eight years old - deponent knows that during the Revolutionary war in the year 1781 said Charles enlisted in the service of the United States in a company of State Troops of Connecticut under command of deponents father Charles Smith dec’d in [strikethrough] ? [ strikethrough] Waterburys brigade for one year & was in actual services in said company for said year as the term begin in the spring of the year - The troops on Duty in different places - most of the time at White Plains in New York & rest of the time in Fort in Stamford - Deponent went over to the troops once while they lay at White Plains - knows well that said Charles was [?] from home in said service for one whole year - on other occasions during the war said Charles was very often out on [?] town [? ?] & if taken altogether it would as Deponent is confident served for several months - he thinks to a year or more - but cannot specify the times - 
Jared Smith

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Ch. Hawley Judge
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and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation in the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above - named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states: and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Rev’d Platt Buffett who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Greenwich in said District & that Benjamin Brush who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Ch. Hawley Judge

I Samuel Lockwood clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the making of the application of Charles Smith for a pension.

In testimony whereof I hereby set my hand & Seal of office this 19th day of August AD 1832
Saml Lockwood Clk

There is an attached seal
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} ss Probate District of Stamford

On this 24th day of April AD 1833 before the Court of Probate in & for said District personally appeared Charles Smith of Greenwich in said District on he being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath in open Court depose & say in addition to his former Declaration under date of August 2nd 1832 that he well knows that he served for one year - in the Connecticut State troops under his father Charles Smith as stated in said original Declaration - During this year declarant was continually away from his home & in consistent of said service either in the field or the fort in Stamford - said troops were regularly embodied corps raised & ordered out into the service of the United States by the State of Connecticut. The declarant cannot tell what day of March his term of duty began but he knows it was in March 1781. The deponent has in his original declaration given the names of the officers very generally & as he supposes sufficiently for that time of duty he cannot be sure of specifics that he has already been in relation to his services in the militia, being unable to specify the number or length of the times when he was out in service & he must therefore waive all claims to a pension so far as in said troop services within his former declaration of the testimony from and with it should be deemed satisfactory.

The declarant further deposeth & saith that by reason of age & of the consequential loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his serves, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below & in the following grades - for one year I served as a private (for my father Capt Chas Smith as stated in my original Declaration) & for such services I claim a pension. 

And further for one year taking the various times together I served as a private in the militia (under my dec’d father as stated in my original declaration) & for such service I claim a pension if a pension can be allowed consistently with the regulations established by the
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Pension Department, for services found on the militia service of this declarant as found, waiving all claims known for such militia services of the proof of said should be counted by said Department sufficient -

Declarant further saith that he does not know as he can find surviving of the troops in which he served, more than he has already provided.
Charles Smith

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid}
Chs. Hawley Judge

Stamford Probate Office Apl. 24 AD 1833

I certify that Reuben June, Samuel Declan, William Shelp, Frederick Austin & Jared Smith who have serially & respectively executed and sworn to the foregoing depositions are well known to me personally & are credible persons.
Chs. Hawley Judge

I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the. said County in the matter of the application of Charles Smith for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 24th day of April AD 1833

There is an attached seal, and a side note

Undefined service disallowed - 
Adm’d
12 mo. pri
40$
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} ss Probate District of Stamford

On this 2nd day of March AD 1838 before the Court of Probate in & for said District now sitting personally appeared Solomon Close formerly of Greenwich in said District now of White Plains in the State of New York and made oath in due form of law that he well knows & always has well known Charles Smith of Greenwich in Connecticut who has heretofore enjoyed for a time a pension on the law of 1832. He is the son of Charles Smith de’d late of Stamford who was a Captain in the services against the army in the Revolutionary War. I was a [?] in said service during the war & draw a pension. I well know said Charles now living was in the militia service in & about the Fort in said Stamford under Gen’l David Waterbury & he was a soldier in the company of Connecticut State troops commanded by his said father Charles Smith - He served a year in said Company in & about the fort, except that the Regiment to which he belonged marched in the course of the year to White Plains in the State of New York & staid there some weeks - I don’t recollect who the Col. of the Reg’t. was, but I well know said Charles now living was soldier in said Co. & acted as waiter to his father for a year - it was in 1781 according to my recollection - I was at the same time in service & engaged much of the time in scouting & now to be at the fort very often & used them to see him there. This company was a regularly enlisted company of Standing Service in & about the fort all the year - regularly enlisted - & the sentries were as constantly in service & on duty as continental soldiers - I am now in my seventy ninth year - & recollect the foregoing services of said Charles Smith now living as well as I recollect any other event. I don’t know what time in the year the term of service commenced, but the term over to the next spring I think - 
Solomon Close

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me.
Chs. Hawley Judge - 

and I certify that I well know the deponent & that he is a credible person.
Chs. Hawley Judge
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I Joshua B. Ferris clerk of the County Probate for the District of Samford Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Smith for a renewal application.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 4th day of June AD 1838
Joshua B. Ferris Clerk

There is an attached seal
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P  15983
INVALID.

File No. 15983
Charles Smith
Pri. Rev. War

Act: June 7” 32
Index. - Vol. 1, Page 349

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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[?] at June 8. 
CG

C. Smith

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm Pensions

Hon T.T. Whittlesey
HR
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House of Rep. June 7th 1838

JL Edwards Esq

Sir - 
Enclosed is a Communication rec’d from Charles Hawly Esq in the case of Charles Smith - I submit the same to your consideration - 
Yours very respectfully
Thos. T Whittlesey -
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Stamford Apl. 26 AD 1833

Sir
The applications of Nathl. Slason, Abm Close, Solomon Clos & Chs. Smith for pensions are again forwarded - 

The Rejection to Abm. Close’s application was that “the character of duration of this service is too uncertain to form the basis of calculation - that no clergyman has certified for him & that his papers were not properly authenticated. The two last are obviated & he has endeavored by his additional declaration to obviate the first.

The rejection to the [?] Cha. Smith was “that he has not mentioned the periods of the war in which he served - nor stated with precision the length of his service - nor the names of officers & - [?] these rejections are taken to that [?] of his declaration only which notes his services in the militia on [?] - as his year service is very explicitly stated & the time when - The officers under whom [?] - [?] relative to his services in the militia he waives all claims as will be seen, if his proof in relation to them should be declared in - applicant of claim for the year only -

Solomon Close has endeavored to be sufficiently “[?] as to the character of the service & the authority under which it was rendered” & also
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to show why his application was made in this District - 
Nathl Slason has obviated as found in his known the objections taken to his application - He will endeavor shortly to obtain from the recodes of this state some evidence of his application as Genl. viz will proven it to your department if obtained.

With much respect 
your obt serv’t
Ch. Hawley

P.S. Peter Mead an applicant whose papers have been returned to me has recently died. Will you have the goodness to inform me whether a pension can be allowed to him confirm his heirs having his proof so made and as to under the requisition of the Department