Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39082, for Samuel Smith, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Smith, Samuel

NUMBER
S 39082
B.L.Wt. 117-100

CONTENTS
[illegible] at Hillsboro, Orange, Co. N.C.
[illegible] aged {68, 70} yrs. res. Hickman, Co. Tenn.
wife Sarah
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Died May - 1824
Agency Prvt.
p
Notification sent May 3rd of 1824 to  [faded out]

11.089 R
Tennessee

Samuel Smith of Hickman County in the state of Tennessee who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Polk of the North Carolina line, for the term of Three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of Eight Dollar per month, to commence on the 23rd of December 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd of June 1819 and Sent to Parry W. Humphreys Vernon-Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of March 1219 2 &13/31 ....19:35
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819 ....48: =
$67.35

[Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued.
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Schedule & affidavit of Samuel Smith
No. 11289
West Tennessee Sep 1819
11.289
con.

proven
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State of Tennessee Hickman County SS.

On this tenth day of January 1821 personally of appeared in open court being the court of Pleas quarter Sessions for the County of Hickman and for the fifth Judicial circuit for the State aforesaid (and a Court of record being so made & expressly constituted by the laws of said State having unlimited jurisdiction with respect to amount & proceeding according to the course of the common law having the power of fine and imprisonment) Samuel Smith, aged about sixty eight years, resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: He enlisted under Capt. Roger Moor [Moore] of the N. Carolina continental line about the 20th of May 1776 and attached to the fourth regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Polk, at Hillsboro N. C. Orange County, marched from thence to Wilmington from thence to Halifax, thence to Charleston S. C. took Winter quarters  on Headwell's [Haddrell's]  point, thence by orders there Virginia to Georgetown, stationed awhile on the commons of Philadelphia thence to Mud Island and Red Bank fort, thence to Philadelphia, thence to Brandywine where he was in the engagement that took place, thence with the baggage guard to a town called Bethlehem, then joined camps at White marsh, thence we marched to the Valley Forge for winter quarters, and in the Spring was attached to the light infantry commanded by Col. Morgan, then in the British army to Monmouth where we had an engagement, in which this affiant was on water & after various other marches was discharged at Pyrmus [Paramus] in New Jersey and his discharge signed by Col. Clark & Gen'l Hogan - and I do solemnly swear that I  was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner dispersed of my property, or any part
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thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed and that I have not nor has any person in trust for my any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I  any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed and that I have received a pension No. 11289 of pension certificate to wit, the following property that I [illegible], but am indebted about twenty dollars and have no debts coming or due to me whatever, that I am by occupation a farmer and I'm so old and infirm that I cannot support in my present indigent circumstances without the assistance of my Country that I have a wife named Sarah, about 60 years old and unable to do anything of consequence and that  I have a daughter named Elizabeth aged about 18 years, and who is capable of supporting herself.
[Signature] Samuel Smith X his mark

State of Tennessee, Hickman County SS.
I Samuel Sebastian clerk of t he Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that said Smith the affiant has no property equable to his own oath above Exhibited - 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at office in Newman on this 7th day of March A. D. 1821.

[Seal]
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Newman Ten.     .25
Dec. 30th 1818.
The Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

3113.
Samuel Smith 76 to 79
Polks N. Carolina Reg't.
on Rolls

Admitted -
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State of Tennessee}
Montgomery County} December the - 23rd. 1818
This day before me Parry W. Humphreys one of the Judges of the Circuit Court in & for the State aforesaid came Samuel Smith a citizen resident of the county of Hickman & State aforesaid who being by me duly sworn to declares the truth and nothing but the truth as to his services in the army of the United States in the time of the Revolutionary War, declares & says that he served as a common Soldier in the army upon the continental establishment in the time of the Revolutionary War for a term of about three years. He further says that he enlisted in the N. Carolina line at the town of Hillsborough Orange County & State of North Carolina under Capt. Roger Moore of the 4th regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Polk. He believes his enlistment to have taken place about the 20th of May 1776 and that he marched from Hillsborough under the said Capt. Moore
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to Wilmington at which place he joined the regiment above mentioned and remained the greater part of the summer - He also States that there were five other regiments at Wilmington at the same time commanded by the Colonels Nash Martin Sevier Bunham & Taylor - and these together with the fourth to which he belonged were commanded by General Moore and that from Wilmington they were marched to Halifax as he believes with an intention to join General Washington at his headquarters in  N .Jersey but that the orders were countermanded and now marched near Charlestown to Haddrell's point where they took winter quarters and remained till about the first of the ensuing March at which time the army commenced their march to join General Washington and marched through Virginia to Maryland and were inoculated at Georgetown for the Smallpox in the interim General Moore resigned & Col. Nash took his place.
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from Georgetown they marched tot he commons of Philadelphia from thence to Mud Island & Red Bank fort on the Delaware river and a short time before the battle of Brandywine was marched back to Philadelphia and joined General Washington at Shads [Chadds] ford on Brandywine creek and that he was at the battle of Brandywine fought between Howe & Washington and he also states that the battle began about eight o'clock in the morning & continued till very late in the evening when the American troops retreated to the town of Chester. He likewise says that the army marched from Chester to the White marsh from thence to the Valley forge & there took winter quarters and that in the spring he was attached to the light infantry commanded by Col. Morgan under Capt. James Bowman and when the British left Philadelphia he marched in thereunder Col. Morgan to Monmouth courthouse.
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He also says that he fought at the battle of Monmouth till he was overcome by the excessive heat and that he believes the battle to have been fought about the last of July 1778, also that the escape of the British at this place was attributed to mismanagement of General Lee in retreating and by the leaving a gap through which the enemy made their escape in the night to Sandy hook. He likewise says this was on Sunday and the night distinguished by a gust of thunder & lightening. From that place he says he was marched to Smith's clove thence to a little town called Peramus [Paramus] and at this last place got his discharge signed by Col. Clark at Paramus and as he returned through Philadelphia it was also signed by General Hogan. He says he has not got his discharge having parted with it when he received a land warrant which warrant sold for seven dollars but he believes it bore date about the 20th of May 1777.
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He further says that his circumstances are so reduced that he at present stands in actual need of his country's assistance being bout seventy years old having entirely lost the sight of one eye and the other considerably impaired also that he has no means of subsistence but by the manual labour which from the causes above mentioned he is unable to perform.
[Signature] Samuel Smith S his mark
Sworn & subscribed before me this 23rd day of Dec'r. 1818 -
[Signature] Parry W. Humphreys

State of Tennessee Set.
I Parry W. Humphreys one of the Justices aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above amendment Samuel Smith did serve in the army of the United States against the common enemy for more than nine months in the
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Revolutionary War & it further appears to my satisfaction that he is in such reduced circumstances in life as to require assistance from his country for support [illegible] therefore seventy & warrant the foregoing affidavit being all the testimony & proceedings had before me to the Honorable Secretary of the War Department in conformity with the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.
[Signature] Parry W. Humphreys
Dec. 23rd 1818

State of Tennessee  I Robert Estes Clerk of Hickman County Circuit Court.  do certify that Parry W. Humphreys whose name to the foregoing certificate is subscribed - is one of the presiding Judges in and for the State aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my private seal (in said office) at office this 28th day of Dec. 1818
[Signature] Rob't. Estes Clerk
Hickman County Circuit Court
[Seal]
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In reply to your request of , received ,for a statement of the military history of  Samuel Smith, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S.39.082

[Headings]

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.

May 20. 1776 | 3 years | Private | Capt. Roger Moore | Colonel Thomas Polk | 4th Reg. N. C. 

Spring 1778 | [blank] | Capt. Joshua Bowman | Col. Morgan's Light Inf. | [blank]
Discharged May 20, 1779.

Battles, engaged in, Brandywine & Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hillsborough, Orange Co., N.C.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 23, 1818. His clam was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Hickman Co., Tenn.
Age at date of application, "about seventy years"
Remarks: in 1821 he claimed to be "about sixty-eight years of age and referred to his wife Sarah about sixty years, and daughter Elizabeth about eighteen years. He died in May 1824 (Agency Book}

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

5-285C
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State of N. Carolina}
Surry County} SS.

Be it known that on the day of the date hereof before me Jesse Franklin in and of the County and state aforesaid, personally came the within named Samuel Smith and acknowledged the within  deed poll and letter of attorney to be his act and deed - nd do moreover certify that the said Samuel Smith making this acknowledgement has been five years known to me and we do believe that he is the real claimant and identical Soldier as he represents himself to be. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of Aug't. 1797 - in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and ninety Seven.
[Signature] Jesse Franklin J. P. [seal]
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Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Smith a soldier in the service of the United States of America in the fourth North Carolina Regiment - for & during the War with great Britain for a valuable and full consideration to e in hand paid at or before the execution by Daniel Wheaton the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged. Have and by these presents do grant bargain sell, release, transfer and assign unto him his heirs, executing, administrating and assigns forever all the right, title, interest, property claim and demand, which I now have or which my heirs, executors or administrators may at any any time hereafter have to all the lands due and owing to me from the United States. And I do hereby for myself my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and agree to and wit the said Daniel Wheaton his heirs, executors, administrators, and assignees that I my heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will at anytime or times hereafter at the request cost ad charges of him, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, make seal execute and deliver or cause or procure to be made sealed executed and delivered all and every such reasonable act and acts thing and things conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances in the law for the perfect granting, conveying, releasing transferring and assigning all the rights, title, interest, property claim and demand which I now have or which  I my heirs, executors or administrators may at an time hereafter have of in and to all and and singular the lands hereby granted and assigned unto him, his heirs, executors, administrators ad assigns forever as by his council learned in the law, shall be reasonable advised, devised or required and I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said Daniel Wheaton my true ad lawful attorney irrevocably to ask, demand,
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anytime or times hereafter at the request cost ad charges of him, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, make seal execute and deliver or cause or procure to be made sealed executed and delivered all and every such reasonable act and acts thing and things conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances in the law for the perfect granting, conveying, releasing transferring and assigning all the rights, title, interest, property claim and demand which I now have or which I my heirs, executors or administrators may at an time hereafter have of in and to all and and singular the lands hereby granted and assigned unto him, his heirs, executors, administrators ad assigns forever as by his council learned in the law, shall be reasonable advised, devised or required and I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said Daniel Wheaton my true ad lawful attorney irrevocably to ask, demand, recover and receive, of and from the United States or from any person or persons acting by  from or under their authority all and singular the lands due and belonging to me for my services, as a soldier in the the late war with Great Britain or detained from me by any manner of ways or means whatsoever and upon receipt thereof to execute and deliver sufficient and requisite receipts, releases, and acquittances of the same and by good and sufficient conveyances and assurances in the law, to grant bargain, sell, release, and confirm the said lands to the purchaser or purchasers thereof his, her or their executors, administrators and assigns with power and attorney or attorneys under him for the purposes aforesaid to make and substitute, and to do all lawful acts requisite for effecting the  premises as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I might or could do by being personally present and to have done the same, hereby allowing, ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitute or substitutes shall or may do or cause to be done therein in Virtue hereof _ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of Aug't. in the year of our Lord one thousand and Seven Hundred and ninety seven And in the XX year of our American Independence - 
[Signature} Sam'l. Smith S his mark [seal]Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of [Signatures] J. Franklin J. P. 
William York X his mark
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State of No. Carolina}
Surry County} Personally came before me Jesse Franklin a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid the within named Grantor and acknowledged the same to be his full and voluntary act and deed, this 16th of Aug't. 1797
[Signature] J. Franklin J.P.

Sam'l Smith
Soldier

State of No. Carolina}
Surry County} Personally came before me Jesse Franklin a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid . William York one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within - power of attorney and on his solemn oath declared that he saw the said Samuel Smith sign and deliver the within power of attorney and that he has known him for Sixteen years Past and that he is the Identical person he represents himself to be.  
[Signature] William York X his mark
Sworn to & Subscribed before me
[Signature] J. Franklin J.P.

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State of No. Carolina}
Surry County} Personally Came before me Jesse Franklin one of the Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid Samuel Smith who upon his solemn oath deposeth and saith that in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six (on the 20th of May as well as said Deponent recollects) he enlisted in the service of the United States under Capt. Roger Moore for two years and a half. and before the time of the enlistment was out reenlisted under Col. James Thackston for and during the war with Great Britain and served faithfully unitll the end thereof in the fourth No. Carolina Regiment - and that his discharge he left with the Secretary of the State at the time he obtained his military land warrant from State - and he further swears  that he never sold conveyed nor in any ways disposed of the one hundred acres of land due him from the United States until this day to Daniel Wheaton - 
[Signature] Samuel Smith S his mark
Sworn to and Subscribed this 16th day of August A. D. 1797 before me - 
[Signature] J. Franklin J.P.

State of North Carolina} I Joseph Williams Clerk 
Surry County} of the County Court of Surry do hereby Certify that Jesse Franklin the subscriber to this and the annexed paper has been for several years and is at this time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Surry and that all due faith & Credit ought to be given to his attestations as such in any of the Counties within the United States. In Testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of the county to the same this 1st day of December A. D. 1797
[Signature] Jo. Williams Clk
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136 Wheeling Hill
Lancaster O
July 22. 1919

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Kindly send me the Pension record of Samuel Smith who served in the North Carolina Continental Line. I think the pension commenced in 1818. Anything concerning him or 

[note - S. 39082 only one N. C. for pens. 1818.]

[stamp - PENSION OFFICE K JUL 24.1919]
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his family will be highly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs. Brooks E. ) Rosa Smith Shell.
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39082
Rev'y INVALID.
File No. 39,082
Samuel Smith 
Pri. Rev. War

Act: 18" March '18

Index:- Vol. 8, Page 467

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1919 Aug. 4. Hist. to Mrs. Brooks E. Shell &c.