Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19050, for John P Smith, New York
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(3-1776)
Service
New York
Smith, John P.
Gertrude
Number
W 19050
Contents
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5495 New York
John. P. Smith
of Delaware in the State of New York
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Miller of the Regs. commanded by Col. Nan [illegible] in the New York 
line for 6 months and 5 days

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 20 Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued she 12 day of February 1833 and sent to [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $30.82
Semi = anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 10.27
$41.10

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by [illegible] Clerk,
Book D Vol. 5 Page 207
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3827
Albany, New York
Gertrude Smith
N.Y.
widow of John P. Smith
who was a pensioner under act. June 1832
who died on the 25th October 1840
of [illegible] Co. in the State of N. York
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Miller of the Regs. commanded by Col. Nan [illegible] in the N. York 
line for 6 months, 5 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 20 Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 26. October 1840.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of January 
1843 and sent to J.R. Orton
Binghampton, N. York

Arrears to the 4th of March 1843
Semi = annual allowance ending [illegible]

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book C. Vol. 1. Page 128
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Married May 2nd 1775.
Mr John Smith to Miss Gertrude Herder
Witness W Van Hess
at Claverack
Columbia Co. N.Y.
By Rev. John C Fryenmoet.
Certify the above to be a true extract from the
original church Records
Kinderhook 16th December 1842
B Van Zandt Pastor of R
P. Dutch chw.
Kinderhook
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John P. Smith 
New York
and
Honol
E Root
H. R.
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Brief in the case of John P. Smith
Delaware [illegible] in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 83
State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 17

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
[illegible]
5 or 6 weeks
about
next summer battle [illegible]
about
about 3 weeks

Rank
As a 
Private

Names of General and Field Officers 
under whom he served
Gen.
Col. Miller Oslo Van Nande
[illegible]

5. In what battle was he engaged?
Battle of Oneida

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
County of Colombia New York

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary and one living witness

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Correct, except the time of service is not stated

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

does not recollect the year
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1
1.5
1
2
6.5
George Sayeth
Examining Clerk
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no 5743

Gertrude Smith 
New York
act July 4th 1836

admitted
6 mo. 5 days
private
$20.55

J. R. Orton
Binghampton
n. york
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the third section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July, 1836
State of N. York
Broome County 

On this 26th day of December, 1842, personally appeared before me, William Seymour, first Judge of Broome Country, in the State of New. York, Mrs. Gertrude Smith, a resident of Binghamton in said County & State, aged eighty-four years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of John P. Smith, a private in the army of the Revolution, & a pensioner under the act of June 7. 1839.
She further declares that she was married to the said John P. Smith on the second day of May, in the year seventeen hundred & seventy - five; that her husband, the aforesaid John P. Smith, died on the twenty - fifth day of October, eighteen hundred & forty; & that she has remained a widow even since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Sworn and Subscribed to 
on the day & year above
written before Wm Seymour first
Judge of Broom
County Court

Gertrude Smith
mark

Broome County  I certify that Gertrude Smith the foregoing applicant for a pension from age and her family is in my opinion unable to attend personally in Court to make her Declaration Given under my hand December 26' 1842
Wm Seymour first Judge of
Broom County Court
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State of New York
Broome County

I John C. Moore, Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Hen. William Seymour whose name appears within and before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn and by whom the within certificate purports to have been made was at the dates of the same first Judge of the County Courts of said County duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to act as such And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and believe his signatures to the Jurat of  said affidavit & to said certificate on this half of this [illegible] to be genuine. Given under my hand, and official seal, at Binghamton, in said County this 28th day of December, A. D. 1842
John C. Moore, Clerk
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John P. Smith

Pension
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State of New York
Delaware County

On this 8th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Delaware now sitting John P. Smith a resident in the town of Davenport in the County of Delaware & State of New York aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officials & served as as herein states he resided in Claverack in the County of Columbia and syaye of New York in the fall of the year during the Revolutionary War but what year does not recollect and during his said residence as aforesaid was called out as a private soldier under Captain Miller Col. Henry Van Renselaer marched from Claverack to Oneida Lake in the state of New York was stationed there one month had a battle with the Indians and British regulars at Oneida was in the battle at the expiration of the month was dismissed & returned to Claverack in said county of Columbia
In the latter part of the fall or for part of the winter of the same year again called out under the command of the above named officers and marched from Claverack to Johnstown in the State if New York stationed at Johnstown for better than a month to guard against the Indians & British troops fought no battles during this campaign was dismissed & returned to Claverack.
Again called out under the command of the above named officials and General Robert Van Rensalaer in the fall of the year the next fall after he was stationed at Johnstown marched from Claverack in the county of Columbia to Sharon Flatts in the State of New York stationed at [illegible] Flatts five or six weeks to guard & defend the inhabitants of that region from the attacks of the Indians but had no battles with the enemy was dismissed & returned to Claverack
He was again called out in the winter cant tell the year under the command of Major Aselstine marched from Claverack to Newburgh on the north River stationed there about one month to and against the landing of the British. Had no battle with the enemy was dismissed & returned to Claverack
Called out the next summer summer after he was stationed at New burgh under the command of Captain Miller marched from Claverack to the town of Livingston in the county of Columbia stationed there a little over a month to prevent the tories from recapturing
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the spy called Filly who was executed at the town of Livingston during his station there. After the execution of Filly was dismissed and returned to Claverack. This was in the summer season. 
After the execution of the spy was again the same summer called out & marched from Claverack to Esopus in the county of Ulster under the command of a captain whose name is not recollected stationed at Esopus about one month to prevent the British from sailing up the Hudson river was in no battle - dismissed & returned to Claverack Col. Henry Van Renselaer commanded the regiment
In the fall of the same year was again called out under the command of Capt. Miller Col. Henry Van Rensalaer Gen. Robert Van Rensalair & marched from Claverack to Hurley in the state of New York on the West side of the Hudson River crossed the river at Hudson and marched down on the West side of the river stationed there about three weeks was dismissed & returned to Claverack. Had no engagement with the enemy during each of the several above mentioned services or campaigns he belonged to the regiment commanded by Col. Henry Van Ranselaer and the Brigade commanded by by General Robert Van Ranselaer that he always served under the command of Capt Miller but once when he was stationed at Livingston in the county of Columbia whether he served as a volunteer or drafted militia man does no recollect but believed that he was drafted. He cannot more explicitly than he had above describe the time of his several services nor the names of any other of his officers. 
He does not recollect that any of the regular troops served with the troops he served with. He has no record of his age but his Bible. There are no persons living except one Jeremiah Smith within his knowledge but his brother Jeremiah Smith by whom he can prove his services in the Revolutionary War. He had resided in the towns of Delhi & Davenport in the county of Delaware aforesaid for thirty years last past & for the last sixteen years in the town of Davenport where he now resides
Previous to his residence in the County of Delaware aforesaid he resided in Claverack in the county of Columbia N.Y.

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity
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annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state
Sworn and Subscribed 
The day & year aforesaid
John P. Smith
mark
C. B Sheldon Clerk

We, James Mason & Aaron Van Hazen 
residing in the town of Diller county of Delaware apreview
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John P. Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 83 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Aaron Van Hazen 
mark
James X Mason 
mark
Sworn & Subscribed by making their marks in my present on the day and year aforesaid
C. B Sheldon Clerk.

And the said court do rely declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogations [illegible] by the War Department that the above named [illegible] was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further states that it appears to them that Aaron Van Hazen & James Mason are residents in the town of Delhi & County of Delaware that they are [illegible] persons & that their statements are entitled to [illegible] 
And it is the opinion of this Court that a clergyman could not be produced in Court by the said applicant without too much expense & inconvenience to him
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I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Delaware, Do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John P. Smith for a pension

The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 9th day of October 1832
C B Sheldon
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Rev Widow, &c.

File No. 19050
Gertrude Smith
Wid. of
John P. Smith
Priv. Rev. War

Act: July 4, 1836
Index: - Vol. m, Page 223
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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5743 Jan 3 43.
n.y. 
July 4 1836
Gertrude Smith
James L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
City of Washington
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Binghamton, N.Y.
Ju 28. 1862
James L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Enclosed I forward you the Declaration & Certificate of marriage of Mrs. Gertrude Smith, widow of the late John P. Smith a Revolutionary Pensioner, with the view to obtain for Mrs. S the benefit of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.
Mr. Smith's Pension Certificate is endorsed as follows: "Recorded by John Cromwell, Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 5. page 207.
Your early attention is solicited to this claim, as Mrs. Smith is aged & in want.
your obt. Servt.
J. R. Orton
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John P. Smith
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State of New York
Delaware County Jeremiah Smith of the town of Davenport county of Delaware and state of New York being duly sworn deposes and say that he indeed acquainted with John P. Smith of the said town of Davenport and that the said John P. Smith did serve in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier and that he this despondent served with him in the Revolutionary War at Newburgh under Col. Henry Van Rensselaer and Capt Miller and that he also served with him at [illegible] and Capt Edmund in the same company with the said John P. Smith

Sworn and abridged before me this 15th day of September 1832
His Jeremiah Smith 
mark
J. A. Goodrich Justice of the Peace

I the undersigned justice of the heare do certify that on this 15th day of September 1832 the above named Jeremiah Smith at the said town of Davenport signed and swore before me to the above deposition that I am acquainted with the said Jeremiah Smith and that he is a reputable person and entitled to credit and belief Dated this 15th day of September 1832
J. A. Goodrich Justice of the Peace
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By consent of [illegible]
Root service estimate
Smith
6. mo. 5 days pre:
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State of New York
County of Delaware SS. L. Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the Said County do certify that Joseph A Goodrich before whom the within affidavits were Sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am 
well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name seeks Scrities to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature - In testimony whereof I have hereunto sat my hand and affixed the Seal of the said  County October 9th 1832.
C. B Sheldon Clerk