Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,681, for Daniel Smith, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn.

Smith, Daniel

NUMBER
S17.681

carded

born in East Heavin Conn. Sept 23 1762, there at enl.
In 1832 res New Haven Conn
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17827 Connecticut
Daniel Smith

New Haven in the State of Con who was a Pri of artil in the Com commanded by Captain Bradley of the Regt commanded by ~~ in the Col. troops line for 24 months - Conn.

Special Report

Inscribed on the Roll of Con at the rate of 100 Dollars ~~ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of October 33 and Sent Jno Beach New Haven

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $250
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar 4 50
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$300
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by E. D. Bullock clerk.
Book E Vol. 3 Page 42
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Declaration of Daniel Smith of New Haven for Pension

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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} Ss. New Haven City
On this 6th day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the county court of New Haven County, now sitting in said city, Daniel Smith of said city in the county of New Haven and state of Connecticut, aged nearly 70 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 and served as herein stated, viz. 
That he was born the 23d of September 1762 in that part of New Haven now called the town of East Haven. That there is a record of his age now in the hands of the Rev. Stephen Dodd, the congregational minister of said town of East Haven, which was made by one of his predecessors the Rev. Nicholas Street of said East Haven. That he continued to reside in said East Haven, which was afterwards made a separate town corporate, until about 30 years of age, when he came to the city of New Haven, where he has ever since resided.
That, as he thinks, in March 1778 he enlisted in a company of artillery on matross raised for the defense of New Haven and its vicinity by authority of Connecticut, under Lieut. Phineas Bradley of New Haven. The company consisted of several divisions, one of which was quartered at Fort Hale on the East Haven shore of New Haven harbor about 4 miles from New Haven, to which he was attached. That he recollects that John Thompson & his brother Samuel
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Smith, both now living in East Haven, and Josia [illegible] now of Rochester New York, were with him that year in said company at Fort Hale. That he served that year 8 months until November. That the next year he enlisted he thinks before March with same company, formed anew, under Capt. Phineas Bradley. Daniel Bishop of New Haven he thinks was Lieutenant, John Gross was Sergeant, and he was quartered below Fort Hale about 2 miles up Long Island Sound, at a place called South End, in one division, with a heavy nine-pound carriage piece. That that year July 5th 1779, the enemy landed at South End, where the applicant was stationed, about 7 o'clock in the morning, and the said division with their 9 pounder and volunteers with muskets, fired upon them as they approached, about one regiment landed, and said division, that day commanded by Lieut. Evelyn Pierpont of said artillery company, began their retreat, and the enemy followed close upon us until 9 or 10 o'clock, the company keeping up its fire, and then the enemy marched off towards New Haven, & said company went off to East Haven meeting house, and there both parties lay with a hill between them until the next morning, when the enemy again entered their ships and we fired upon them as they left. Several men were killed on both sides, and was discharged, he thinks the 1st of January 1780.
The next year he enlisted again under the same captain & in the same company and was stationed at the same place on South End on the East Haven Shore, guarding the shore & keeping off boats, and served the whole year.
That he enlisted in same company, next year, 1781 under Capt. Wm. Van Deursen, & was stationed at the same place, doing the same duty, and served eight months. The latter part of the year
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under Capt. John Warner, who succeeded Van Deursen in the command about the 1st of August 1781; that he served, according to his recollection, 36 months at least int he whole, performing guard & other military duties every day the whole time, and receiving privates pay besides rations. That he never received a written discharge. That his brother Samuel Smith now living in East Haven, served the whole time with him in that division of said artillery company in East Haven, and his brother Laban Smith now living in New Haven, the last year of his service under Van Deursen in 1781, and both can testify to his services. That Mr. Storer has several pay rolls of that company on which the applicants name is put down for three different years. That he is known to Ichiel Forbes, William S. Forbes, Joel Root, and Rev. Harry Croswell who can testify to his veracity and their belief that he served as he has stated in this declaration and several of them live in his immediate neighborhood.
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 agency of any state.
Daniel Smith

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Attest Jno Beach, Clerk

I, William Storer residing in the town of New Haven, hereby certify that I was in a company of artillery or mattross  raised for defence of New Haven and its vicinity in the year 1780 and commanded by Capt. Phineas Bradley; that I have in my possession, three several [illegible] pay rolls of said company, which was
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artillery raised by authority of Connecticut, Kept by Capt. Phineas Bradley of N. Haven for the years 1778, 79 & 80. Which I obtained from a daughter of said Bradley, by whom they have been kept since the decease of her father, together with the commissions of Capt. Bradley for each of those years signed by Jonathan Trumbull Governor of Connecticut, and said commissions are also in my possession; and that I have also a copy of a similar pay roll of a company of the same kind of Capt. Wm. Van Deursen who commanded part of the year 1781, [illegible] a few days [illegible] from his son Mr. Van Deursen living in New Haven CT; that on the pay roll of 1778 Daniel Smith, signer of the above declaration is put down for pay 8 months & 20 days; and as the pay roll of 1779 said Smith is put down for pay for 12 months & ___ days; and in that of 1780 said Smith is put down for pay for [illegible] months & 28 days; and said Bradley's pay rolls from reason is [illegible] consisting of papers. By acquaintance with his hand writing, are in his own hand writing; that I recollect said Smith was in the company when I was, and doubt not he served as he states; I have known him every since & consider him well entitled to full credit.
William Storer

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Attest Jno. Beach Clerk

We, Harvey Croswell, a clergyman residing in the town of New Haven, and William Mix, residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are & long have been well acquainted with Daniel Smith, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 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.
Wm. Mix
Henry Lines
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Attest Jno Beach Clerk
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We, Samuel Smith, residing in East Haven, and Laban Smith, residing in New Haven and Josiah Tuttle of Penfield New York - 
hereby certify that we personally know Daniel Smith who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, served in that division of Capt. Bradley's & Capt. Van Deursen's artillery company stationed in East Haven in the years 1778, 79, 80 & 81; that we severally served with him at different times, in those years. And have known him ever since; said companies were raised for defense of New Haven by authority of the state of Connecticut.
Samuel Smith
Josiah Tuttle

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Attest Jn Beach Clerk

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 & served as he states. And further certifies that it appears to them that Rev. Harvey Lines [Harvey Croswell crossed out] who has signed one of the preceding certificates is a clergyman resident in the town of New Haven and William Mix Esq, William Storer, Saml Smith, [Laban Smith crossed out]
who have here also signed one or other of the preceding certificates, are residents as they state, and credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit; and that Wm. Storer, exhibited in Court the papers, pay roll &c by him subscribed, having the appearance of ancient papers. 
By order of Court,
Attest Jn Beach Clerk

I, John Beach, Clerk of the County Court of New Haven County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Smith for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 6th day of August 1832.
Attest Jn. Beach Clerk
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17681

INVALID.
Rev. War

File No. 17681
Daniel Smith
Pri. Rev War

Act: June 7th '32
Index: Vol. 1, Page 335
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Daniel Smiths Amended Declaration
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} Ss. New Haven City
on this 11th day of June 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the county court of New Haven County, now sitting in said city, Daniel Smith, an applicant for a pension 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 June 7, 1832. In addition to his declaration hereto affixed of August 6th 1832.
That he cannot be more particular as to his services in the revolutionary war, either in respect to the time or length or grades of his service, than in his original declaration. That he has no doubt he began first to serve in the year 1778, that he recollects distinctly of serving four years in succession, and is confident he did not serve less than 8 months each year. And believes one or two years be served full twelve months each year, as he had to keep garrison at the fort on the east side of New Haven Harbor in the winter; that he always served as a private; and connected herewith, he maketh oath to the affidavit hereunder written, prescribed by the war department.
Daniel Smith

Sworn and subscribed day & year aforesaid.
Attest Jn. Beach Clerk

Personally appeared before the county court for New
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Haven County, Daniel Smith, pension applicant, above named, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that, by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: For thirty six months, I served as a private, and for such service I claim a pension.
Daniel Smith
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Attest Jn. Beach Clerk

I, Laban Smith, of the town, city and county of New Haven hereby certify, that I am the brother of and personally know, Daniel Smith who has subscribed the foregoing declaration; and that I know of his enlisting as he has stated in the year 1779, 1780, and 1781. And that he enlisted for the whole of those years when he enlisted, and that the time of enlistment was generally in the spring. I also know that said Daniel Smith served the whole of those years after his enlistment; I am now 68 years old in August, and have always lived in the vicinity of y brother Daniel above named.
Laban Smith
Sworn and subscribed day and year aforesaid.
Attest Jn. Beach 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, Daniel Smith, was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And further certify that Laban Smith who has signed the last preceding certificate is a resident of said town of New Haven and a respectable and credible citizen, and that his statement is entitled to full credit; and that the preceding declaration and matter of the 6th of August are the true and genuine proceedings of said county court.
By order of Court
Jn. Beach Clerk

I, John Beach, Clerk of the county court of New Haven County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original and ammended proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Smith for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court, this 11th day of June A. D. 1833.
Jn. Beach Clerk