Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,487, for Eddy Phittyplace, Rhode Island
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Service
R.I.

Phittyplace, Eddy
or Phetteplace,
Smith, Mary (Former Widow)

NUMBER
W. 27,487

CONTENTS [blank]
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No 8,067
Mary Smith
[?] widow of Eddy Phettyplace
 [R Island..Con?s - crossed out]
July 4, 1836
Married to Eddy Phettyplace - 1775, He died 1777 -
subsequently married Thomas Smith who died in 1799 -
she died Sept 18. 1836
[sen.a?] from June 26, 1776
To Dec 23, 1776, as [ca;;em?ed] by original rolls of Happen?
  Emer Smith
 Glocester R.I.
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 State of Rhode Island

County of Providence

On this 18th day of May A.D. 1854, personally appeared in open court being the court of Probate in and for the Town of Gloucester in said county.  Phoebe Paine of Gloucester in said county, aged 60 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain all arrears of Pension due her mother Mary Smith late of Gloucester, deceased, under the act of congress passed July 4th, 1836, and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3, 1837. 
She declared that her mother was lawfully married to Eddy Phettyplace, that he was a sergeant in the War of the Revolution for the term of one year in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hoppin in Col. Christopher Lippitt's Regiment of Rhode Island State Troops, for the year 1776, that he enlisted from Gloucester and served with said Mary's brother, to wit -John Cowen, who was an Ensign in said service.  She further declared that her said mother was married to said Eddy Phettyplace before he entered the service to wit in the Fall of the year1775. and this she has repeatedly heard her mother say was so.
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although she is not now in the possession of any Record Testimony of the fact; that her husband the aforesaid Eddy Phetteplace, when his service was out was taken sick of camp ail ^ or fever and brought home to her father's where he soon after died, which was in the Fall of the year 1776.  That she was afterward married to Thomas Smith in the year 1783, who died on the 24th day of March A.D. 1799; and that she was a widow on the 4th day of July 1836 and remained a widow until her death which took place on the 18th day of September A.D. 1836, and that she died without obtaining a pension at the time above stated; wherefore for self and her ^late brother Thomas Smith's children.  She now claims it pursuant to the acts of Congress in such cases provided and requests that an order may be sent to the agent for paying pensions to pay it.

Phoebe Paine

At a court of Probate holden within and for the town of Glouster in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island.  The foregoing declaration of Phoebe Paine was subscribed and sworn to her in open Court holden as aforesaid.  And the Court furthers order to be certified that said Phoebe Paine is known to them to be a credible witness and her statements
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entitled to credit
 Witness my hand and the seal of said Court holden as aforesaid the thirteenth day of May A.D. 1854.
  C.H. Brown  Probate Clerk
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence Ss. In Gloster this fifth day of September 1853 Then personally appeared before me the within named Lucy Keech and after being sworn gave the within deposition which was by me written and read to her in my presence and by her subscribed in my presence. I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Lucy Keech and that she is a person of truth and veracity and a credible and competent witness in the premises and I further certify that I have no interest whatever in the claim for which this deposition is taken
 Anson smith, Justice of the Peace
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To the Commissioner