Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,467, for William Smith, New York
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(3-1776)
Service                                              Number
New York  Smith, William.            S.19.467
                                                            Carded
Contents
Of livingstin Manor Albany for NY. May 6 1758
NY 1833
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New York N. 24,915
William Smith
Rensselaer Co. in the State of N. York he was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Elliott of the Regt. commanded by Col. Livingston in the New York Troops [illegible] for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of March 1834 and sent to Hon. J. Pierson H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 40.00
$280.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 4 Page 123
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See letter to P. Agt. Jno. Fleming
Nov. 8, 1834
Dead. See letter Sept. 17, 1835 to R.P. Tibbitts & P. Agt. N.Y.*
do to P. Agt. N.Y. Sept. 25, 1835
do. to N.Y. & alo. agts. & R.P. Tibbits
Act. 29, 1835
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30,109
William Smith

[illegible] Person
Team service disallowed
comd.
24 mo. pri
80$
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State of New York, Rensselaer County ss
On this 29th day of J:une 1833 personally came before me Herman Knickerbacker Justice Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Rensselaer William Smith a resident of Pittstown in said county aged 75 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 intend the service of the United States under the following name officers and served as herein after stated.
That in the month of May 1775 he volunteered his services as a private in a Company of Militia at Livingstons maner, then Albany, now columbia county N.Y. for the term of five months. That said Company was commanded by Capt. Elliot John [illegible] [illegible] Lieutenant in a regiment commanded by Col. Robert Livingston. First marched to Cattshill, from there to old Schoharie in pursuit of Tories & Indians, from there to German Flatts where deponent & corps to which he was attached to capture 40 tories styling themselves the Royal Greens. Marched with them to a garrison on the Mohawk river called Stone Roby & from there to Albany where said tories so captured were delivered to the public authorities & confined in gaol. That he this deponent was in actual service for the term of five months when he was dischanged.
That in the month of June 1776 this deponent inlisted for the term of 6 months in a company of soldiers commanded by Captain John Steward. John L. Hardenburgh 1st Lieutenant
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John Leaton 2d Lieutenant in Col Grahams regiment of militia. Marched first to Pene Plains from there to Red Hook & on board a sloop to Pickshill. There marched to Kingsbridge where this deponent was engaged in building Fort Independence & was also engaged in watching the Brittish Troops on the East & North rivers and on Long Island. In Sept. 1776 went to Non-Shoo Island & then with his Corps. took 35 British prisoners. This deponent was with Gen. Washington in the fall of 1776 in his retreat from N.Y. & was in the battle at White Plains in Nov. 1776. Marched from Gen. Washingtons quarters at White Plains to Pickshill under Gen. George Clinton & was discharged on the 1st Jany 1776 & was in actual service from the time of his last said inlistment in June 1776 until his discharge on the 1st Jany 1777, a period of at least 6 months.
In February 1777 this deponent again inlisted in the service of the United States for three months in a Company commanded by Capt. John Strong from Pittsfield Mass. Lieutenant Guttridge in a Regiment of Militia commanded by Col John Sloan & was in actual service at this time for three months engaged in drawing provisions & ammunition from Pittsfield to Ticonderoga for the army.
In May 1777 inlisted for 9 months in a company from Boston under command of Capt. John White at Pittsifeld Mass. in a regiment commaned by Col. W. Alister.
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in M. Kinster. Marched from Pittsfield to Albany, then drew accoutriments & marched to Fort Edward from thence to Fort George crossed the Lake to Ticonderoga & joined Gen. St. Clairs troops. Then abandened Ticonderoga. Took the [illegible] in the same to Fort Defiance on the opposite side of Lake Champlain when deponent & the Corp to which he was attached [illegible] until the approach of Burgoynes Army when they retreated to a place called Nibbleton in Vermont where they had an engagement with the British under Col Skeen. Gen St. Clair, Col Nixon & Gen Stark were in this engagement & Col Arnold commanded in person. Deponent & Corps retreated to Fort [illegible] Shunisborough (now Whitehall) from thence to Fort Ann. Then to Fort George to take away stores & blew up the Fort. Had a battle at a place called Jones Law-Mill between Sandy-hill & Fort Ann with the British, indians & tories led on by Gen Frans. Retreated to Fort Miller, from there was ordered to Bonnington and deponent was in the battle at that place with our troops under General Sstark Col. Arnold & Col Nixon in the same battle, from thence deponent & his company marched to Saratoga and joined Gen Schuylers army & retreated with the army to Van Schaichs Island between the North & Mohawk rivers. Was then ordered to meet Burgoyne. Gen Gates took command. Deponent was in the
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battle at the taking of Burgoyne in the fall of 1777 & in all that campaign went with the prisoners to Albany & staid tere until February 1778 & was then discharged and this deponent says that he was in the actual service of the United States all the time from May 1777 to Febry 1778 a period of nine months.
In the month of June 1778 this deponent was enrolled in a company of militia commanded by Matthew DeGarmo at Schaghterohe then Albany Co. now Rensselaer County in a regiment of militia commanded by Col. Peter Yates. Muster with full company to Fort George for the purpose of pursuing the Indians & tories who were plundering the country. Went [illegible] Lake George to Ticonderoga to Bulwagan Bay & thence to Green Point was in actual service at this time one month.
In Sept. 1779 went with the last mentioned company to guard Whitehall & the Lakes and was in actual service at this time for three months when he was discharged.
This deponent did [illegible] several written discharges but all of them together with all papers relative to his services were burnt with this deponents house in the year 1790 & this depoCent has now no documentary evidence.
This deponent was born at Livingston's Manor now columbia County N.Y. on the 6th day of May 1758 but has no record of his age
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This deponent resided at Livingston's maner until he entered the servie of the United States as above stated. After Burgoynes surrender he removed to Pittstown then Schaghtecohe District Albany Co. now Rensselaer in 1777 & has resided at Pottstown ever since & still resides there. That this deponent knows of no person now living who can testify to this deponents services except Jonathan Rown who can testify to this deponents services in 1779 & John Ray who served with this deponent in the battle at White Plains but this deponent is wholly unable to procure the testimony of said John Ray who resides in Washington County. This [illegible] for sometime past been maintained as a town pauper & is still maintained at the poor house. He is at this time so lame & disabled as to be unable to attend any Court to make application for a pension & has not the means of procuring any testimony in his behalf except that of Jonathan Rown & further saith not. That he knows of no clergyman who can testify to this deponents services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency & further saith not.
William Smith

Subscribed & sworn this 29th day of June 1833 before me.
H. Knickerbacker first Judge of Rensselaer County
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State of New York, Rensselaer County
Jonathan Rown now of Burnington Vermont but lately a resident of the town of Pittstown in the county of Rensselaer being duly sworn upon his oath says that he first became acquainted with William Smith (who has subscribed & sworn the foregoing and annexed declaration) in the year 1779 and this deponent has been acquainted with him ever since that time. That this deponent served in the war of the revolution and during the year 1779 in the same Company with the said William Smith & knows that the said Smith served during that year as stated in his said declaration. And this deponent further says that having been intimately acquainted with the said William Smith for 54 years last past & hearing him [illegible] about the war of the revolution & his services therein this deponent verily believes that the statement of his services in said declaration in entitled to credit & that he served as therein stated & that the said Smith is a person of integrity & honesty.
Jonathan Rown

Subscribed & sworn this 29th day of June 1833 before me
H. Knickerbacker first Judge of Rensselaer County
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State of New York, Rensselaer County SS
Job Pierson of Schaghtecohe in the County of Rensselaer being duly sworn upon his oath says that he is acquainted with William Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed declaration that he believes him to be of the age therein stated, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & I concur in that opinion.
J. Pierson

Subscribed & sworn this 1st day of July 1833 before me
H. Knickerbacker first Judge of Rensselaer County

State of New York, Rensselaer County ss
I Norman Knickerbacker, first Judge as aforesaid do certify that I am acquainted with Jonathan Rown who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed affidavit before me on Saturday last & have been intimately acquainted with him for more than thirty years last past during all which time he has resided in the town of Pittstown in the County of Rensselaer, until a few months since when he removed to Bunnington Vermont where he now resides. I further certify that I am acquainted with Job Pierson who has subscribed & sworn to the preceding certificate this day. That both the said Jonathan Rown & Job Pierson are credible persons & their statements entitled to credit and I further certify that I am well acquainted with William Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the preceding & annexed declaration
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before me. That the said William Smith is a credible person. That he is now reduced to poverty, is greatly afflicted with a rheumatic complaint & wholly unable to attend court for the purposes of making application for a pension. That I have put to him the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department & upon a [illegible] [illegible] do believe that there is no other person now living who can testify to his services when testimony can be procured except Johnathan Rown whose testimony is above given. That since taking the declaration of the said Smith & the affidavit of said Rown I have ascertained that John Ray (who is named in the declaration of the said Smith as being acquainted with a part of his service) is infirmed by sickness in the County of Washington. Where he resides & is unable to [illegible] any examination [illegible] to the services of the said Smith during the war of the revolution. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of July 1833.
H. Knickerbacker
Judge as above stated

State of New York, Rensselaer County ss
I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of the said County, Do hereby certify that Herman Knickerbacker Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration affidavit & certificates purports to have been sworn & made was on the days of the respective dates thereof First Judge of the County Courts of Rensselaer County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his several signatures above subscribed are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this first day of July 1833.
Henry R. Bristol Clerk
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Rev War
19,467
Invalid
File No. 19,467
William Smith
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 371
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Oct 28
Wm Smith
N.Y.
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Mechanics Bank
New York 26th October, 1835
Sir
The papers in the case of William Smith deceased, a Private at $80 per annum Burtington Vermont have again been presented to me for payment, accompanied with your letter to Rufus P. Tibbits Esq. of 17th Ultimo.
It is true your letter to me of the same date, directed payment to be made here, but my letter of 21st of the same month advised of his having been previously transferred to the Albany Agency, and the reasons for such transfer, which by your letter of 25th were pronounced satisfactory.
Will you pleased to direct payment in this case to be made at Albany, to prevent my being further importuned.
I am Respectfully Sir Your Obt. Servt.
Jno. Fleming Presd. [illegible]

James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Mechs. & Farmer's Bank
Albany Pension Agency
Novr. 2d 1835
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
From your letter respecting the case of William Smith, I presume we must have declined paying him. If so, it was in consequence of a memorandum on our Books copied from the New York list that he was to be transferred to Vermont from 4th March 1834 the time to which he was last paid. We have now corrected our Books and shall pay him agreeably to your instructions.
Very respy Your Obt. Servt.
Tho N Olcott
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James L. Edwards Esq
commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Sept 23
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Mechanics Bank
New York Sept. 21st 1835
Sir,
I am favored with your letter of 17th Inst and in reply to your remarks in the case of William Smith deceased late of Vermont beg leave to state, that his name was entered by us upon the list furnished the Albany agency, supposing that place the most convenient for him to apply for payment. Another inducement for making the transfer was the circumstance of his residence upon our roll being stated to be Rensselaer Co.
I am respectfully Your Obed. Servt.
Jno. Fleming Presdt & Pens agt.

James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Free
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension A agent
Washington City D.C.
Sept 15

[illegible] VA. Sep 9
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Burlington Vt. Sept. 8th 1835
J.L. Edwards Esq.
I enclose the original pension certificate of William Smith, a Revolutionary Pensioner, showing that he was entitled to receive $80 per annum during his natural life. I also enclose a certificate of the Court of Probate for the District of Chittenden showing that sd. William Smith died at Burlington in sd. District on the 31st day of October 1834. That he left neither widow or children, and that I am Administrator on his estate. The last semi annual payment of the pension was made at the Mechanicks Bank in New York up to the 4 March 1834, leaving 7 months & 27 days amounting to $53.10 due for arrear of his pension at the time of his decease.
Please to forward an order to the Pension Agent (at this place if consistent with your Regulations, and if not at the agent at New York where he was last paid) for the payment of the above sum of $53.10 to me on my [illegible] the proper vouchers, of which order you will please to give me notice & much oblige.
Yours respectfully
Rufus P. Tibbits
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I was personally acquainted with Wm Smith the pensioner who came to Burlington a few months before he died and I am also personally acquainted with Rufus P. Tibbitts the administrator and have seen him sign his name to the above letter and erase his name which was written at his request.
Burlington Sept 5th 1835
Wm Weston Pension Clerk
Bank of Burlington