Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 40463, for William Smith, Virginia
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Service Virginia

Smith, Williams

Number S 40464

B.L.WT. 1630-100

Contents (Faded)
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Ohio ^5154
Private William Smith Waggoner
Virginia 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 28th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of December 1818 and sent to (Unknown) West Union Ohio.

Arrears to the 4th of September 1818 4 (Unknown) $33.86
Semi-annual. allowance ending 4 March 1819.

$48
$81.86
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818
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Notification sent to Wm Armstrong Esq 6 Nov 1820. West Union Ohio
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William Smith
No. 5154
Certificate issued the 31st December 1818

Wm Armstrong agent. West Union.

Joseph Darlinton
Clerk of the Court
adams. County Ohio
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State of Ohio
Adam County

On this eleventh day of August 1820 personally apeared in a open court being a court of record having the power of fine and imprisonment for the county and in the state aforesaid William Smith aged Sixty Eight years resides in Clermont in the land (illegible) who being first duey sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that he inlisted under Capt. Jno Langdon in Millerstown Shanadore County Va & afterwards served under Capt. John Waggoner of the 12th (illegible) regiment commanded by Col. Wood when he served for two years was then attached to the southern troops commanded by Gen. Green where he continued to serve four years until the expiration of the war when he was honorably discharged at the high hill of santee in South Carolina by Gen. Green in the fall of year in October as well as he (illegible) in 1782 he was in Brandywine Monmoth Guilford 676. Eutaw Springs in the south and in several small engagements that he was wounded at the battled of Guilford in his knee by a bayonet which to the present day (illegible) his walking considerably at times that he has been inscribed on the pension list certificate dated 31st day of December 1818 original declaration to 28th of Ap 1818. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift^date or in any manner disposed of my property per any hand therof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of (illegible) entilled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the naval (illegible) of the United States in the
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Revolutionary War" (Illegible) on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor had any person entrusted me any property or security contracts or debts due to memor have I any income other than what I contained in the schedule hereto announced and by me (illegible).

Schedule of Mr Smiths Property

1 Cow              12 00
2 Horse Beast  23 00
1/2 Doz Knives & fork   1 30
1/2 Doz plates  1 00
Spoons Cup & Saucer 1 00
1 pot & oven 2 00
1 plow & ropeharness 3 00
debt due to him in bad hands 8 50
(illegible) price scratched out

(Illegible)                          $54 00
                                           60 00

That his occupation is a labourer and his family consists of himself his wife named Hannah aged 54 Daughters Margaret aged fourteen Hannah aged 12 years son named William aged 18 years that his children who are come of age has left him some time and are doing for themselves say Jacob aged 4 George 22 Elizabeth 19 and that his age and infirmity rendering him inadequate of performing his necessary labor so as to maintain his family

(Illegible) to and declared in open county on the 11th day of August 1820

Joseph Darlington 6lk,.16
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J Joseph Darlinton clerk of the common pleas in and for the county of Adams and state of Ohio do herby certify that the foregoing oath & schedule thereto announced are truly copied from the records of the said (illegible) 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 aformaid schedule is fifty four dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on the 16th day of August in the year of our lord 1820.

Joseph Darlinton
Clerk of the Court for the County of Adams
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Wm Smith

Admitted
(Crossed out sections)
Suspended until Virginia rolls, Sc are received
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State of Ohio Adams County (illegible)

I do hereby certify that William Smith a citizen of the United States and of this state in which he has resided many years personally appeared before me the undersigned, a judge of the Court of common pleads in and for the county aforementioned and being duly sworn according to the law made the following declaration under oath.

First that the served seven years in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war against the common enemy that is in the Virginia line on continental establishments, 2d that he enlisted under Capt. Jonathan Langdon and served in and about two years under the said Capt. Langdon and that by some regulation in the fore to which he belonged Capt. Langdon was dismissed from the U.S. service and a certain Capt. Casie he thinks john the given name of the said Capt. Casie who ceeded Capt. Langdon in command and that he the said Smith served under the said Capt. Casie the remainder of his time for which he first enlisted say for three years;

3rd that immediately upon receiving his discharge that he again enlisted at a place called Middlebrook in the Jerseys for during the continuation of the war, and that he immediately obtained a furlow for one hundred and fourteen days and then retired from the service during the tenth of his said furlow; that upon his furlow having expired he went to the Colonel to which regiment he belonged say to Colonel Wood, then at Winchester Va. who ordered the said Smith to Petersburgh to join the regiment commanded by Col. Buford stationed at that place for winter quarters, the
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spring following the were ordered to south Carolina where he remained a considerable time under the commands of Capt. John Howard that he was in the engagement at the hanging rock in the wax katt settlement when Col. Buford's regiment was defeated, and that a soon after this engaigement he was transferred or placed under the command of Col. Campbell where he served in the 10th Virginia Regt commanded by Gen. Green and that he was in the engagement at the eutaw springs in south Carolina which place Col. Campbell was 
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Campbell was killed.

4th that upon Col. Campbell being killed a certain Mag. Ridley took the the command under whom he continued in the service of the united states until peace in 1782,

5th that in the spring of 1782 he attained a discharge from Gen. Mulinburgh who succeeded Gen. Scott in due form and left the army which discharge he has lost many years ago

6th that he is able to prove by Col. Neville and Col. John Wood if yet alive or Presly Neville the (illegible) of many of the aforesaid statements

7th that he served the whole of his time as a musician say a drummer in the service aforesaid.

8th that he never had or received any pension from the united states although wounded in the engagement at Guilford Court House.

9th and lastly that the circumstance of him this a Smith and so low as to require the aid of his country for the support of himself & family.

His William Mark Smith
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I certify that the foregoing deposition of William Smith was this day taken and subscribed and sworn to before me the undersighned a judge of the Court of Common Pleas indeed for the county aforesaid and I further Certify that the said William Smith has fully satisfied me by examination under oath that the facts as stated in the foregoing deposition are strictly true, that he served in the army of the united states in the revolutionary war against the common enemy and that by reason of his reduced circumstance in life he is in need of assistance from his country given under my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen

And (illegible)

State of Ohio
Adams County

Joseph Darlinton Clerk of Common Pleas and for the County aformaid do herby certify that the above named Andrew Livingston Esqr before the foregoing deposition of William Smith was taken & who has signed the above certificate was at the time of signing the same and still is a judge of the Court of
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Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid duty commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is due to his said Certificate as will in Courts of Justice as therout

In testimony where I have been to set my hand and affixed the seal of the said (illegible) at West Union this 30h day of April in the year of our lord 1818

Joseph Darlinton
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William Smith
N.1630
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land from the United States. 

The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:

State of Ohio
County of Adams

I, William Smith aged sixty eight years, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight I enlisted for the term of "during the war", and served in the regiment No. 19 Virginia under the command of Colonel John Neville moore of the Virginia line ; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the 12th Virginia regiment commanded by Colonel John Neville

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: therefore, 

Know all men by these presents, that I, William Smith aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint the (illegible), William Smith to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is herby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.

Attest, Ralph McClure -  His William Mark Smith

I, Joseph McMahon aged sixty seven years, do, upon oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with William Smith during the Rev War who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further, I know, or do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated.

Attest,
Ralph McClure   -   Joseph McMahan

Before me, Ralph McClure a justice of the peace for the county of Adams personally appeared the above named William Smith subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared Joseph McMahan who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability, and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this fourth day of March 1829

Ralph McClure Justice of the Peace.

In testimony that the abovewritten Ralph McClure was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Ohio Adams County at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at West Union this nineteenth day of may 1830

Joseph Darlinton C. Clerk of Adams County Ohio

This law expires 3d March, 1827.
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40463

INVALID

Rwy

File No. 40463
William Smith
In Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

Index:-Vol. 3, Page 467

Arrangement of 1870.
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Apr. 15. 1897. History
Mrs. J. H. Quinn
Hillsboro, O his
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West Union Ohio
June the 18th 1830

Sir
Yours of the 10th (illegible) is to hand covering land warrant No 1630 for William Smith who was a drummer in the Virginia line

Very respectfully
William Gordon Esqr your obt servant
William Rupert
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RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
MAR 16 1897
472425
WAR DEPARTMENT

mar. 13 1897

Mr Smith

form V Rev War.

MRS J H Quinn
Hillsboro, Highland Co
Ohio

Request (illegible) copy of papers of (illegible)
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I

Dear Sir
You will greatly oblige me by a sending a certified copy of enclosed name, Wm Smiths papers.
Please address Mrs I. H. Quinn
Hillsboro
Highland Co
Ohio

March 13th 1897
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Record and Pension Office
WAR DEPRTMENT
Washington, March 16, 1897.

Respectfully returned to,

Mrs. I. H. Quinn
Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio.

There were many different men named William Smith in various Virginia military organization in the Revolutionary army, but from the meager data submitted by you it is impossible for this Department to determine which,  if any, of them is identical with the subject of your inquiry.

If a statement be submitted showing the designation of the organization in which the soldier is supposed to have served, or the name of some officer under whom he served, the request will receive further consideration.

In view of the statement that the soldier resided in Highland County, Ohio, and drew a pension, it is probable that his full military history can be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. , who is the custodian of the pension records of all wars.

By authority of the Secretary of War: 
FC Ainsworth
Colonel, U. S. Army,
Chief of Office.
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Name
Smith Wm

County
Highland

Rank
Private

Description of Service
Virginia Continental

When placed in pension roll
Dec 31-1818

Under act of Congress
March 18-1818

This was taken from a list of Revolutionary Pensioners who resided in Ohio.
Compiled by Wm Holden from the "(Illegible) book"17 the Ohio Society of the sons of Revolution 1897
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RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
MAR 16 1697
472425
WAR DEPARTMENT

PENSION
MAR 24 1897
U. S.