Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 8731, for John Smith, Virginia
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Continental (VA) Smith, John W8731
Susanna
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[Printed document with handwritten entries]

[Right side of document]
see letter to Agent, July 22 1828
Kentucky,

[Left side of document]
19.274
Kentucky
John Smith, 3rd
of Floyd Co. in the state of Kentucky, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dawson of the regiment commanded by Colonel Harrison in the Virginia line for the term of four years to end of war.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence the 25th of March 1823.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of June 1824 and sent to A.S. Hughes, Esqr Carlisle, Kty.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1824 $90"86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep:. 1824. 48"00
$138.86

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.}
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[Printed document with handwritten entries]

5734
Kentucky
Susanna Smith widow of John Smith
who was a pensioner under the Acts of 18th of March + May 1820 and who died on 1st November, 1829 of Greenup Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Dawson, of the regiment commanded by Col. Harrison in the Virginia line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 dollars [Crossed out: cents] per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of September and sent to Christopher Chism, Harrodsburg, Ken.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1840 $360.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 1841 $40.00

[Act July 7 1838]

Recorded by Wm W Edwards Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 213
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State of Kentucky
Greenup County Set
On this, the 16th day of June 1840, personally appeared before me Basil Waring, a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Susanna Smith, a resident of said County, aged seventy years old, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed  July 7, 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, That she is the widow of John Smith, late a pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky agency. She further declares that she was married to the said John Smith in the County of Bedford in the State of Virginia in the spring of the years in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty-Six, Eighty-Seven, or Eighty-Eight (1786, 87, or 88) this is taken from memory and the declarants memory is at present much failed, for she has no record of their marriage nor the age of her children to refer too. And she further declares that her husband, the aforesaid John Smith died on the first day of November, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, that she was not married to the said John Smith prior to his leaving the services, but her marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and nintey, four Viz at the time above stated

Susanna her X mark Smith

Sworn to and Subscribed by Susanna Smith before now the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid And I certify the said Susanna Smith in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court, And I further certify the word
married was interlined before signed
Given from under my hand the day and date first above written

Basil Waring, JPGC
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The deposition of Elizabeth Briggs a resident of Greene County Ky taken at her own residence this 16 day of June 1840 to be read
as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs Susanna Smith for a pension under an act of Congress passed July 7th 1838

Deponent being forty two years old deposeth and saith that she is the Daughter of John Smith decd and Susanna Smith whose maiden name as she always understood was Scarbrough that she knew her father the aforesaid John Smith was a pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky agency at the time of his death and drew Ninty six dollars per annum and that her Father the aforesaid John Smith died on the first day of November Eighteen
hundred and Twenty nine And that her mother the aforesaid Susanna Smith has remained a widow ever since and further Saith not

Elizabeth her X mark Briggs

State of Kentucky
Greenup County Set,

The above deposition was this day sworn
and subscribed to by Elizabeth Briggs before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for said County and I certify the said Elizabeth Briggs is a woman of truth and veracity

Given under my hand the day and date first above written

Basil Waring JPGC

State of Kentucky Greenup County Set

I William Corum Clerk of the Court of Greenup County Certify that Basil Waring is a 
Magistrate as above and that the two foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Affixed my seal of office and Subscribed my name this 18th day of June 1840

William Corum
Clerk of the Court of Greenup County
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25
Rev. Chr" or Cholu China
Marrodsburg
Kentucky
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State of Virginia
County of Bedford Sct.}

Also that John Smith was married to Susanna Scarborough March the twenty fifth one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.

I Robert C. Mitchell Clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct
extract from the return of marriage celebrated by Jeremiah Hatcher Minister of the Gospel in said County, and duly returned by him to the Clerks Office thereof, and of record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows
"March 25th 1787."

R. C. Mitchell

I Robert C. Mitchell above named, depose and say, that I hold the Office of Clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State of
Virginia, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Court, with the exception above as certified by me.

R. C. Mithcell Clerk of Bedford County Court
 Sworn before me Willaim Terry J. Peace

I Robert C. Mitchell Clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that William Terry is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned + qualified according to law, that his said signature is genuine, + that full
faith and credit is and ought to be given his official acts as such.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 22nd day of July one thousand eight hundred & forty

R. C. Mitchell C. B. C.

[Image of seal, which is illegible]
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Liberty Va. 22nd July 1840

Dear Sir

Your letter was not handed me by the post
Marker until after the departure of the Western Mail this morning, so, it will now be too late for this letter to reach you at the White S. Springs by the 24 or 25 the mail not leaving here again till the morning of the 24th I accordingly direct it to Harrodsburg Ky.

Yrs Mo. Obt

R. C. Mitchell
To save postage I annex all to one Short you can tear off the front leaf.
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John Smith 
Original Declaration
To be examined and answer to be transmitted unto the care of Andrew S. Hughes Esqr at Carlisle Kentucky
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Floyd County State of Kentucky

John Smith an old revolutionary soldier states that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, he enlisted in the service of the United States against the common enemy under captain Richard Dorson of the first Virginia artillery commanded by Col. Charles
Harrison for during the war, and states that he was in the battle of Monmouth, and at the battle where Gates was defeated, the latter of
Guilford, the battle of Warm springs. the battle of 96 & the battle of Moncks Corner and state that he continued in the service until the war ended at which time he was lying in the Hospital at Charlestown with the bloody flux
where he continued nine months, and states he then went to Col. Charles Harrison for his discharge who promised to get his pay and then give him his discharge States that he was wounded in the Brast, anclke, head, and arm
neither of which he has ever gotten, but states he got an honorable discharge from Capt Richard Dorson a year after the war ended
which has casually by time or accident been destroyed or misplaced and he states that he is feeble and debilitated in body and so reduced in his circumstances that he stands in
great need of the assistance of his county under the act of congress
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[Page appears to be blank or any writing too light to transcribe]
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Floud County state of Kentucky
Alexander Lackey of Lawfull age personally appeared in open court and after being first duly sworn before all tyhat he is acquainted with John Smith, the within applicant that he is a very poor man and much debilitated in the body from old age and infirmityy and needeth the assistance of his country for support and this declaration further saw with me.
Alexander Lackey.
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State of Kentucky Floyd County to wit

I James Brown presiding Justice of the peace for the County of [illegible, line is cut off] do hereby certify that William James Mayo who subscribed the copy of the order of Court
annexed to the preceding statement +affidavit
is and was at the time of subscribing the same
acting Clerk of the said County Court duly
appointed by law Given under my hand
and seal the 31st day of December 1818,

James Brown [the word seal is circled]

State of Kentucky Floyd County to wit

I William James Mayo Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that James Brown who subscribed the foregoing
certificate is acting and presiding Justice of the peace for said County to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to begiven as well in courts of Justice as thereout

Given under my hand and private seal
(having as yet no seal of Office) this 31st day
of December 1818 and in the XXVII year of the Commonwealth

Wm J. Mayo CFCC

[the word Seal is circled]
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Revolution 
WIFOW, &c.
File No. 873
Susanna Smith, widow of John Smith,
First Va. Line

Act July 7th, 1938
Index: Col. M Page 220
[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of Kentucky Floyd County set the following is the deposition of Isaac Fleetwood an old revolutionary soldier taken subscribed [illegible]
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18,849
John Smith
Andrew S. Hughes
Canlisle, Kentucky
Floyd County
Dorsons County
Harrison's Dept
January 29, 1823
on Roll
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7294
Susanna Smith
of John Kentucky admitted Pr: 2 yrs $80.00 
Capt Dawson, Col: Harrison, VA died Nov: 1829
Act of July 1838
Christopher Chism
Harrodsburg, Ken
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Harrodsburg Ky, 5th August, 1840,

Sir,

I herewith transmit you the Declaratory proof for a pension for Mrs. Susannah Smith, widow of John Smith, deceased. Also the Declaration and proof of widowhood in the case of Mrs. Martha Cooper, widow of John Cooper, deceased. Mrs. Cooper says the evidence of her marriage is on file in the department with her pension papers which was filed under the act of Congress passed July 4th, 1834, which evidence now refers you too.

I should be pleased to hear from those claims as soon as it will suit your conveniency.

Your Obt Servt
Chr Chinn
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State of Kentucky Floyd County to wit

At a court continued and held for Floyd county at the courthouse in Prestonsburg on Wednesday the 29th day of January 1823.

John Smith, an old revolutionary soldier proceeded in open court a schedule of his property to which is as follows to wit: "State of Kentucky Floyd county Set This day personally appeared  in open court this being made a court of record by the laws of this State being solemnly adjudged to be such by the other tribunals of this state with persons to fine or imprison always keeping a record of its proceedings. John Smith, an old revolutionary soldier about eighty-two years of age, a resident citizen of the county aforesaid and in  pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of March 1818. entitled an act to proceed for certain personal engagements in the lands and naval services of the united states in the revolutionary war. And also in pursuance of an act of Congress approved on the first day of May 1820. entitled an act in addition to an act entitled an act to provide for certain pensions engaged in the lands and navel services of the united states in the revolutionary war passed on this 18th day of March, 1818. Sworn his oath most solemnly. declares he enlisted in the service of. the united states against the common enemy in 1778 for enduring the war, that he was  enlisted by and served in Captain Richard Dorson's company of the first artillery in a regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Harrison in Virginia line on continental establishment and that he continued to serve in the army of the revolutionary war in the services of the united states until the end of the war, at which time he seen Col. Harrison and asked him for a discharge, and that Col. Harrison told him he would give him his discharge when he recieved his last payment for his services. And that he served adequately.
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Col. Harrison anymore, and that he was afterward honorably discharged by Captain Richard Dorson. The captain under whom he had served during the war from the time of his enlistment until discharged he has either lost or mislaid. He further states he was in the following battles: Viz. he was in the Battle of Monmouth, and at the battles where Gates was defeated. He was in the Battle of Guilford, in the battles at Utaw Springs, and he was wounded at Gates' defeat in the head and arm. He wounded at the battles of GC, in the breast he was wounded, he was wounded at the Battle of Guilford in the ancle all of which wounds are now and to the court shown that he has no other evidence of his services except the depositions of Thomas Lovelady and Isaac Fleetwood which is herewith transmitted.
He made his original declaration and application for a pension on the 16th day of June 1818, but has failed as yet to recieve his pension certificate, which declaration in here referred to + also transmitted, marked, that he never made any application to his country to be put in the pensions list of the united states on the acoount of his wounds and he also doth declare that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. That I have not since thst time by gift, sale, or in any manner whatsoever disposed  of my property or any part of it with an intent whereby to diminish it as to bring myself within an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons in the land and naval serviced of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of march 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or services contracts or debts dues to me, nor have i any income other than what is contained in this schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed Viz one
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One cow and calf worth $15, and that my house furniture a few years since all got burnt up, and that my family consists of my wife only named Susanah Smith aged about 60 years that they are both too old and infirm to work he is too old to persue his occupation which is
that of a farmer, and are compelled to live upon the bounty of their friends for support sometimes with one + then with another

John his X mark Smith

Taken sworn to and subscribed in open court this 29th day of January 1823 in  he presence of the Court
We James Lacey James W Brown and Richard R. Lee Justices of the peace for Floyd County Court who by virtue of our said offices have a right to and do constitute this court according to the laws of this State do hereby certify that it is the opinion of this court that the property
contained in the foregoing schedule is of the value of $15. and no more, and we do also certify that it is the opinion of this court that from the indigent circumstances of the applicant he does stands in need of the assistance of his country for support we being perfectly satisfied from the evidence before us that he has rendered the service to his country named in his declaration, all of which is to be recorded and is ordered to be certified to the secretary of war, and all to whom it may concern
James Lacey J P [the word Seal is circled]
James W Brown [the word seal is circled]
Richard R. Lee J P [the word seal is circled]

Thomas Lovelady aged about 63 years an old revolutionary soldier states upon oath that he is well acquainted with John Smith an old revolutionary who made his original declaration for a pension on the 16th day
June 1818, and who also makes his additional application for a pension under the act of congress of the 18th of March 1818. He states that he knew the said John Smith as an enlisted soldier of the revolutionary war
for near two years during which time this deponent served
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served with him as a soldier in the service of the United States that he seen him wounded at the battle at Gilford and help carry him of the battle ground, that he was also with him in Gates defeat at the battle of 96, he knew
that this applicant was an enlisted soldier for during the war and served to the best of the knowledge of this deponant untill the end of the war, under the command of Harrison in an artillery company this deponent knows that the said Smith was honorably discharged
at the end of the war taken subscribed and sworn to in open court

Thomas his X mark Lovelady

And at a court held for Floyd County at the court house in Prestonsburg on monday the 24th day of February 1823

The affidavit of Isaac Fleetwood respecting
John Smith an old soldier was sworn to in open court and is in the following words and figures to wit, State of Kentucky Floyd County Set The deposition of Isaac Fleetwood an old revolutionary soldier about eighty two years of age states he is well acquainted with John Smith the present applicant an old revolutionary soldier he states that he knew
him as an enlisted soldier in the Revolutionary war he knew of his serving upwards of ten months during which term this deponent served with him, at which time they were parted and put on separate detachments
he knew him in the battle of Monmouth

Isaac Fleetwood

On the motion of John Smith an old revolutionary soldier, ordered that the clerk of this Court certify to the secretary of war that Thomas Lovelady + Isaac Fleetwood who made affidavit to the services of said John Smith are credible witnesses & whose evidence the court believe is to be relied on
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State of Kentucky Floyd County Set
this day came Isaac Fleetwood a old Revolutionary soldier before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that he is well acquainted with John Smith the present applicant an old Revolutionary soldier, he states that he knew him as an enlisted Soldier
in the army of the Revolutionary war in Capt Dorson Company of the first Antilery in Col Charles Harrison Regiment of the Virginia line upon Continental Establishment he thinks that it was about the year 1779, 1780 when this deponent first got acquainted with the said John Smith.  that the said Smith told this one at that time that he was an enlisted Soldier for
in during the war and had been in the service there for near two years before that time that this deponent after he became acquainted with the said John Smith in the army served upward of ten months with him in the army that this deponent and the said Smith were both together in the Battle at Monmouth, or malmoth and afterwards they were parted and
put on separate detachments, and this
deponent never seen the said Smith
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any more untill the [illegible] of the war
after he came home that this deponent
always under stood that the said Smith
was honourably discharged at the end of the war this deponent knows that the said Smith
several wounds while in the service
Floyd County Set Isaac Fleetwood

I Richard R Lee a Justice of the peace for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing deposition of Isaac Fleetwood respecting the claim of John Smith was this day taken subscribed and sworn to before me and that the said Isaac Fleetwood is a Credable witness whose evidence is to be relied upon
given under my hand and seal the 4th day of July "23

Richard R. Lee J.P.

Isaac Fleetwood additional affidavit
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State of Kentucky, Floyd County
I, William James Mayo, clerk of this court for the county of aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath the schedule and the orders thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifteen dollars. Given under my hand the 25th day of March, 1823
Will J Mayo
Clerk of Floyd County Court.

State of Kentucky Floyd County set
I Richard R Lee a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid to hereby certify that William James Mayo whose certificate and signature is hereto affixed is and was at the time of subscribing acting clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid and duly appointed and qualified as such to all whose official acts as such are due and entire faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in courts of Justice as there out 
Given under my hand the 25th day of March 1823
Richard R Lee JPC
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State of Kentucky, Floyd County, to wit
I, William James Mayo, a clerk of this Court for the County of Floyd aforesaid, do hereby certify that James Lacy, James W. Brown, and Richard R. Lee, are justices of the peace for said county Court who, by virtue of their said offices have a right to and did constitute a court according to the laws of this states and that Richard R. Lee, who subscribed the certificate of attestation hereto annexed is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting justice of the peace for said county duly commissioned and qualified according to law to all whose official acts as such full faith &credit is due and ought to be given as well in courts of Justice as thereout

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having as yet your seal of office this 25th day of March 1823 and in the 31st year of the Commonwealth
Will J Mayo Clerk
of Floyd county court


18.849
John Smith
Original Declaration and depos made the 16th June 1818 To be Examined and the answer to be Transmitted to Aud. S Hughey Esq at Carlisle Kentucky

To be Re examined and the answer to be transmitted to Robert F Walker Floyd Court House Kentucky