Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14506, for Jabez Smith, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Smith, Jabez
NUMBER  S. 14506
carded
b. [born] Sept 10 1746 at Stamford, Fairfield Co. Conn. there up to 1832 – 
Fm. 1834, res. of New York City
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Cer. Tra [certificate transferred] June 23d ’36 Transf to New York from 4 March 1836. July 5th ‘36 
New York
Connecticut 17522 
Jabez Smith 
of Fairfield in the State of Conn’t was a priv  in the Comp commanded Captain Stephen of the Regt commanded by Col. Brown in the Connecticut for 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn’t  at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Augt 1833 and deliv [delivered] to H. Minor of Stamford Present 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   160.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833  40.00 
$200.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by Francis F Francion Clerk 
Book E. Vol. 3d  Page 41
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State of New York 
City and County of New York} ss Be it known, that before me Sylvester Spencer a Notary Public in and for the City and County aforesaid, personally appeared John Moss and made oath in due form of law, that he is well acquainted with Jabez Smith the pensioner named in the copy of the original certificate and affidavit hereunto annexed and knows him to be the identical person therein named, and that the laws set forth in said affidavit relative to his removal to the City of New York are true, and I further certify that the above named deponent is a person of veracity. 
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18th day of June 1836 
John Moss 
Sylvester Spencer Notary Public
[seal]
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. 
County of New York ss  
On this 18th day of June 836, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public for the said County of New York personally appeared Jabez Smith who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Sylvanus Browns in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Silliman in the service of the United States ; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the state of New York are to reside with his daughter being totally blind & infirm 
Makes his mark, Jabez Smith his mark
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. 
Sylvester Spencer  
Notary Public 
NOTES. -- The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.
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(Under Act of 7th June, 1832.) 
City and County of New York,} ss 
Be it known, That before me, SYLVESTER SPENCER, a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Jabez Smith and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original Certificate, in his possession of which (I certify) the following is a true copy: 
WAR DEPARTMENT. 
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS. 
I Certify, That in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th of June, 1832. Jabez Smith of the State of Connecticut who was Private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Eighty dollars cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
GIVEN AT THE WAR OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES this 24th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Lew Cap Secretary at War.
( L. S. ) 
Examined and Countersigned, 
Geo. Wm Crump 
Act’g Commissioner of Pensions 
That he now resides in the City of New York and has resided there for the space of four Weeks last part and that previous thereto he resided in Stamford Connecticut, and that he cannot write his name on account of being totally blind 
SWORN and Subscribed before me, 18th day of June 1836 
 Jabez Smith his mark
Sylvester Spencer Notary Public
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26210. Jabez Smith 
On Rolls Chandlers
10 March 77 
Feby --- 78 
11 mo. 
Scofields Rolls 
9 mo 3. 
Act [unreadable] 7, 1832
25 reg
Putnam
Smith [unreadable] enlist 10 Mar 1777
omitted May 1777
Adm’d [admitted]
24 mo pri
80$
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State of Connecticut, 
County of Fairfield,} ss Stamford Probate District 
On this 21st day of July 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for Stamford District now sitting, Jabez Smith of Stamford a resident of Stamford in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, aged eighty seven years, who being first 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 7, 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated that he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Lieutenant Sylvanus Brown in the spring of 1775 for the term of Seven or nine months & went to the northward under the command of Major David Waterbury (who was after words made Genl Major Waterbury)  acted as Lieut Col  & Thos Hobby as Major,  that he was discharged at Ticonderoga in the latter part of the same year.  In the month of March following he again enlisted into Capt S. Browns Company, which was then annexed to Col. Sillimans Regt for nine Mon – that he served out his time faithfully & was again discharged.  In March 1777 he again enlisted into the same company which was then annexed to Col Chandlers Regt Capt Brown Lieutenant (this time) was Jonathan Whiting, his ensign was Stephen Bishop & the Declarant enlisted for three years as a Sergeant   & Did Sergeant duty until some time in the fall of the same year when he was drafted out to join the artificers commanded by Capt Stephen Steel, the Regt was commanded by Col. Brown he served as an artificer but at all times liable to have and to do Sergeants duty until the month of Feby 1778 when the corps of artificers were lying at Fishkill.  The Declarant obtained a Furlough to return to Stamford to get cloaking on the 18th of Feby which was the next day after he arrived at Stamford his Dwelling house was consumed by fire in which he lost two of his children, the one ten & the other five years of age, together with all his household stuff & he in his vocation to save his family got so badly burnt that he hath ever since been a cripple from which he was confined for more than three months & from his crippled condition was disabled to join his Reg’t  - That he was born in said Stamford on the 10th day of Sept 1746 old style his birth is recorded in Records of said Town of Stamford that he received written discharges & that they were
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burnt with his dwelling.  That he has resided in said Stamford ever since his birth except eight months in New York, 2 years in Greenwich & three years in Lamborough in Massachusetts.   I received a discharge signed by Genl Schuyler at Ticonderoga which was lost as stated above.  
I refer to Daniel Lockwood, Isaac Lockwood & Reuben Scofield Esqrs of Stamford as persons who will know my character for veracity & who can testify their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution,  
The said Jabez Saith 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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. 
Ch. Hawley Judge 
Jabez Smith his mark
We - a clergyman, residing in the town of and - residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. of - 1832 
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, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Daniel Smith & who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Stamford in said District and that Simeon H. Minor who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Stamford aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. and that Peter Smith & Stephen Bishop who have subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit are residents in said Stamford & are credible persons & their Statements in the opinion of the court are entitled to credit.
Ch. Hawley Judge 
I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Jabez Smith of Stamford in said District for a Pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of July 
Sam’l Lockwood Clk
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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 matter of the application of Jabez Smith for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11th day of April AD 1833. 
Sam Lockwood Clk
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June 13, 1901 hist to Chas. G. Phelps, Wallingford Ct 
Rev War 
14506 
INVALID. 
File No. 14506 
Jabez Smith 
Priv. Rev. War 
Act: June 7th 1832. 
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 348 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
Jabez* Smith 
Records OK
Nov 17 1906 R.
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June 30 
Mr. Burdine 
[stamp] HARTFORD 
July 2, 36
A
 J L Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington 
Jabez Smith
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Pension Agency 
Hartford 27 June 1836 
Sir
In answer to your enquiry as to what time Jabez Smith a pensioner on the roll of this agency under the act of 7 June 1832 at $80 per annum was last paid I have to inform you that he has been paid up to the 4th of March 1836. 
I am Very Respectfully Your obedient Servant 
James Dodd 
per H Fowler 
J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Jabez Smith
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Stamford April 13. 1833 
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions 
Dr Sir 
I send, again, the papers of Jabez Smith, which were sent back for correction on the 25th of August.  Smith has added a supplement to his declaration, not essentially different from the original, except the additional of nine months & twenty five days in Capt Reuben Scofields company, for which service he refers to the pay roll of Capt Scofield (which was annexed to Capt Scofields  Declaration & marked No. 3 &  returned to the Pension Office, where it probably still remains.  
I was in hopes that his original declaration with the accompanying testimony would have been considered sufficient to prove his service for two years but with the addition of nine months  twenty five days under Capt Scofield I should hope his case, clearly made out. 
There is no doubt (speaking from the opinion here) that Smith was a faithful soldier & served his County except only the time, when he was lame in his hand
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occasioned by the burning of his House. He is & an old man & his memory much impaired.   I hope the signed pay rolls of Capt Steel may be found in War Department, as Smith undoubtedly served as an artificer under his command as stated in in Declaration.   It has ever been told & believed in his neighborhood, but I can find no person who has personal knowledge of the fact.  
Respectfully yours 
S. H. Minor
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Con’t to N. Y.
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New York 21 June 1836 
Sir
At the request of Mr Jabez Smith a Private at $80 per annum under the act of 17th June 1832, I enclose his papers for the purpose of transferring his name from the Connecticut Agency, to that of this City. 
I am very Respectfully 
Your Obt Sevt 
Sylvester Spencer 
James L Edwards Esq 
Commissioner of Pensions
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State of Connecticut 
Fairfield County} ss Stamford Probate District July 24th  AD 1832 
We Daniel Smith a Clergyman residing in Stamford Fairfield County Connecticut & Simon H.  Minor of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jabez Smith who has subscribed sworn to the foregoing declaration - that we believe him to be eighty five years of age That he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion 
Daniel Smith
S. H. Minor 
Sworn & Subscribed the day year aforesaid 
John Hawley Judge
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State of Connecticut 
Fairfield County }ss Stamford Probate District July 24th AD 1832
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said  District in open Court Peter Smith residing in Stamford in said District, who being first duly sworn on his oath says that he is seventy six years of age  that he has been acquainted with Jabez Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing Declaration for more than sixty years. That in the year 1775 the said Smith enlisted into Capt Silvanus Browns Company in Col Waterburys Regt - That he the Deponent was a soldier in the same Company the said Smith enlisted for eight months or more as deponent believes & served out his time the Regt went to the Northward & the said Smith went with them. He also knows that said Smith afterwards enlisted into the three years service in the same company which then belonged to Col Chandlers Regt on the Continental establishment, but how long he served under this last enlistment the deponent has no personal knowledge.   
Peter Smith 
Sworn & subscribed to day & year aforesaid  before me
July 24 1832 
Ch Hawley Judge
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} ss Stamford Probate District July 24th AD 1834 24 
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for District in open Court Stephen Bishop residing in [unreadable] in Fairfield in said District who being first duly on his oath says that he has been well acquainted with Jabez Smith who has subscribed a sworn & the foregoing declaration for nearly sixty years.   That in the year 1775 the said Smith enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Silvanus Brown,  Col. or Major David Waterburys Regt (as believes for the time of nine months) the deponant was at the same time a private in the same Company.   The Regt went to the northward & their time of service expired as he believes in Dec’r of the same year - this deponant was discharged at Montreal & believes said Smith served out the term of his enlistment but of this he is not positive as said Smith under this enlistment performed duty for at of the time as a soldier & part of the time as artificer & he has no recollection that said Smith was at Montreal when the Reg’t were discharged but well remembers his being at Ticonderoga shortly before - In 1776 the said Smith again enlisted into the same Company which was then annexed to Col. Silliman’s Reg’t for nine months at which time the Deponant was a Sergeant in the same Company & the deponent surely believes the said Smith served out his time faithfully he knows he was with the Reg’t at the time the Americans retreated from the City of New York. In the year 1777 the said Smith again enlisted as a Sergeant as he believes into the same company which then belonged to Col Chandlers Regt for the time of three years at which time the deponant was an ensign in the same company.  How long the said Smith served under this enlistment Deponent has no personal knowledge as deponent left the service early in 1778 but so long as deponent remained in service said Smith was a Sergeant in said Company as Deponent believes 
Stephen Bishop
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before me 
Ch Hawley  Judge
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Stamford Probate office Sept 11th 1833. 
I certify that Peter Smith & Stephen Bishop who have Prospectively given & sworn to the foregoing depositions are well known to me personally & are credible persons 
Ch. Hawley Judge
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State of Connecticut 
Fairfield County } ss Stamford Probate District April Fairfield County On this 1st day of April 1833 
Personally appeared Jabez Smith who made & swore to the foregoing Declaration who being first duly sworn in open Court says that from old age & subsequent loss of memory he can not swear to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades, viz, for nine months I served as a Private in the Company of Capt Silvanus Brown in 1775 & went with the Reg’t  to the Northward & was discharged at Ticonderoga as stated in my original Declaration. In 1776 from March til Dec’r I served as a private in the same Company.  From the month of March 1777 I served as a Sergeant in the same Company under an enlistment for three years, for Seven Months & then for five months under the same enlistment under Capt Steel I served as an artificer for five months -  the whole of these services were performed in the field or in camp. I was at all times with my Company & was never at home except a day or so until I went home in Feby 1778 as stated in my original Declaration.  I can find no person living who served with me under Capt Steel when I was serving as an artificer but if Col Browns Muster Rolls are at the War office I hope my name will be found - another Col. Brown as I believe had command of the artificers at the time I was serving in Capt. Steels Company as an artificer.   I did not go with Col. Chandlers Regt to Pennsylvania in the winter of 1777 - but went with the artificers on to the Banks of the Hudson & went home from Fishkill in July 1778 as stated in my original Declaration.  I also served as a Sergeant in Company of State Troops commanded by Capt Reuben Scofield for nine months & twenty five days & the whole of this service was rendered in the field as will appear from the Pay Roll of said Capt Scofield, as I am told which is returned to the Pension Office annexed to his Declaration
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command on the 13th of March 1780 & ended on the 1st day of Jany 1781 
Jabez Smith
Sworn to subscribed to the day & year above written
Ch. Hawley Judge