Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,803, for Simeon Smith, New Hampshire
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
N.H. [New Hampshire]

Smith, Simeon
Mary

NUMBER
R. 9.803 .
B.L.Wt.13.432-160-55.

CONTENTS
b. [born] Feb. [February] 15, 1764 in Raymond, Rockingham Co. [County] N.H. res at enl. [residence at enlistment] Sandwich, Strafford Co. N.H. to d. [death] July 17, 1852 at Campton Grafton Co. N.H
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Mary Smith's Declaration
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State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton ss.
}

On this twenty seventh day of October 1852 personally appeared before me, Amos Flint -a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State. Mary Smith aged Eighty five years, a resident of Campton in said
County, who being duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 1, 1848, and of all other acts and resolutions relating to the class of pensions under which she claims:

That she is the widow of Simeon Smith late of said Campton, deceased, who was a pensioner under the act of June 28, 1838, at the rate of twenty dollars per annum; that she was married to the said Simeon Smith on the last day of December at Sandwich in the County of Carroll in said state; that she cannot state positively from recollection as to the year when she was married but it was in 1789 or about that time; that her name before her
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marriage was Mary Herriman; that her said husband died at said Campton on the seventeenth day of last July, and that she has been ever since his death and now is a widow, and she asks for a pension to the same amount
received by her late husband and arrearages .

Mary Smith X her mark

Witnesses
[crossed out: Lorenzo D. Smith]
Lorenzo Z. Smith


Grafton SS. October 27, 1852. 

Then personally appeared the said Mary Smith and made oath that the foregoing declaration by her subscribed, is true

Before me

Amos Flint Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss.

I J D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common  Pleas within & for said County of Grafton hereby certify that Amos Flint, before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been taken, was at the time of taking & certifying the same a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be the said Amos Flints is genuine in my belief

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 18th day of November Anno Domini 1852

J D Sleeper Clerk
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I Abigail True of Holderness in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire do testify & say: That I was present at the marriage of my Brother Simeon Smith, to Mary (then called Molly) Harriman & was an eye witness of the ceremony which took place at my Father's residence in Sandwich in the fall of 1789 I was then 18 years of age. I further testify & say that the above named Simeon Smith is the same that for many years lived, & recently died in Campton & was a Revolutionary Soldier & Pensioner

Abigail True


State of New Hampshire Grafton SS
Dec 14, 1854 

Then the above named Abigail True personally appearing made solemn oath that the above statements by her subscribed are true
according to the best of her recollection 

Before me Geo. [George] W. Downing Jus. [Justice] of Peace
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[crossed out: for the within information & attendant trouble I charge one dollar.  If any further information is wanting, which is in my power to obtain; I shall be happy to assist you without further charge  Yours Geo. [George] W. Downing]

State of New Hampshire 
Grafton County Ss.
}

I JD Heeper Clerk of the Court of Common Plea
within & for said County of Grafton hereby certify that George W. Downing within named before whom the written affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time of taking & certifying the same an acting Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Grafton duly commissioned & qualified and that the within signature purporting to be the said George W Downing is in my belief genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 10th
day of January Anno Domini 1853-

 LD Sleeper Clerk
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Secretary of State's Office

I, JOHN L. HADLEY, Secretary of State aforesaid; do hereby certify that William M. Weed is an acting [crossed out: Justice of the Peace] Notary Public in and for the [crossed out: County] State of New Hampshire duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgement of Deeds, &c. [etc.]  His Commission was dated on the 27th day of June 1851, and will expire on the 27th day of June 1856 and that his signature to the annexed instruments is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State this tenth day of November 1853

John S. Hadley Secretary of State.
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Simon [Simeon] Smith of Sandwich and Molly Harryman [Herriman] of Moultonborough, married December 31, 1789

By me Jacob Jewell Elder

Recorded March 13, 1791
Daniel Beede Town Clerk

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the original record

N. G. French
Town Clerk of Sandwich

Carroll ss November 3, 1852
Subscribed and Sworn to before me
Wm [William] M Weed - Notary Pub
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State of New Hampshire  County of Grafton

We Allen Willey and David Webster of Campton in s'd [Said] County having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Simeon Smith who was a citizen of Campton in Said County, whose widow now applies for bounty land,--that we knew him for more than twenty years before his death, which occurred at Campton aforesaid about three [crossed out: years] years ago,--that we know that he died about that time because * "We attended his funeral."

that we are residents of said Campton--that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried,--that her declaration was signed and acknowledged by her in our presence,--that she is the identical person she represents herself to be,--and that we are disinterested.

Allen Willey
David Webster

Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this 30th day of March A.D. 1855--

Sam'l [Samuel] Rogers} Justice of the Peace.

It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Allen Willey and David Webster of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Mary Smith is the widow, remaining unmarried of the late Simeon Smith who was a citizen of said Campton and that the said Simeon Smith died at said Campton on or about the 17th day of July A.D. 1852.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of March 1855.  I have no interest in this case.

Sam'l Rogers--Justice of the Peace.

*"We attended his funeral," or "were in the neighborhood at the time," or some equally good reason.
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State of New Hampshire County of Grafton

On this Thirtieth day of March, A. D., 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Mary Smith aged Eighty eight years, a resident of Campton in said County who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Simeon Smith deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _ in the _ commanded by _ in the war of the Revolution with Great Britain, crossed out: declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812] that her said husband was [crossed out: drafted] enlisted at Sandwich N.H. on or about the _ day of _ A.D. 18 _ for the term of six months and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of six months, lacking five days- and was honorably discharged at White Plains on or about the _ day of _ A.D. 18 _ , as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received [crossed out: no printed or] a written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, [crossed out: except that she received for the same service, under the [act?] of September [1850?], a 40 acre warrant] No. [crossed out: which she has legally sold and cannot return.] the evidence of my said Husband's service is on file in the War department for his Pension.-

She further states that she was married to the said Simeon Smith in sd. [said] Sandwich on the 31st day of December 1789 by Revd [Reverend] Jacob Jewell a Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Harriman- that her husband died at sd. Campton on the 17 day of July 1852 [crossed out: proof of which will be found on file with her previous application], [crossed out: her husbands for a pension] that she is still a widow, -- that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1855, and that she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to [crossed out: [illegible]] John B. Weed of Plymouth New Hampshire-

Mary Smith

Witness Saml. [Samuel] Rogers }

Subscribed and duly sworn to, the day and year first above written. I certify that she is the identical person above described. I have no interest in the case.

Saml. Rogers { Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County SS
}

I JD Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, a Court of Record hereby certify that Saml [Samuel] Rogers Esquire before whom the foregoing & annexed declaration & affidavits purport to have been taken, was at the time of taking & certifying the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Grafton duly Commissioned & qualified: and that all the signatures to the certificate thereon purporting to be the said Samuel Rogers are in my belief genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 19th day of April Anno Domini 1855.

JD Sleeper Clerk
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110.207

Mar [March] 3/53 [1853]
Apr [April] 30/55 [1855]

Mary Smith. Wd. [Widow] of Simeon Smith decd [deceased] Privt [Private]

N.H. Contl [New Hampshire Continental] line
Rev [Revolutionary] War

Pensioner
[illegible] 2d Feby [February] 48 [1848]
June 32-31521
N.H..

[C1d:160?] A [illegible] Dec: '31" 1855,
Boynton

John B. West Plymouth N.H.

No. 13432 iss [issued] Jany [January] 3/56 [1856]

Revy

Vol [Volume] S1, page 150.
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31.521
New=Hampshire

Simeon Smith

Grafton Co. [County] in the State of N.Hamp [New Hampshire] who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Livermore of the Regt [regiment] commanded by Col [Colonel] Scammel in the N. Hamp. line for 6 months. Private.

[In]scribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire [at the] rate of 20 Dollars [crossed out: Cents] per annum [to commence] mence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

[Certi]ficate of Pension issued the 12th day of Septem. [September] [obscured] 1838 and sent to Paul Wentworth, Sandwich, N.H.

[Ar] rears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 = | $150:00
[Se] mi=anl. [semi-annual] allowance ending 4 Mar. '39 + | 10:00
  | $160:00

Special {Revolutionary Claim, Act of June 18, 1838}

Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk, [Boo] k C,. Vol 1, Page 119.
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[Cross out begins] 
25th CONGRESS 2d SESSION

H.R. 192.

DECEMBER 22, 1837.

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

MR. KLINGENSMITH, from the Commitee [Committee] on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:

A BILL
[cross out ends]

An act For the relief of Simeon Smith/ of the State of New Hampshire.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of Simeon Smith, of the State of New Hampshire, on the revolutionary pension roll, and to allow him a pension of twenty dollars per annum during life, and to commence on the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

Approved, June 18th, 1838.  A true copy compared with the Roll in this office.

Dept. [Department] of Rolls
June 30th, 1838

A. Vail
Chief Clerk
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I HEREBY certify, that the accompanying pages numbered from one to seven, inclusive, are truly copied from the originals in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions, Department of War.

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

BE IT REMEMBERED, That JAMES L. EDWARDS, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions: and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.


B.F. Butler
Secretary of War and interior
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11,662

Simeon Smith

W.C.E

On Roll of [illegible] for 5 mos [months] & 15 days only

[illegible]
28 Mar [March] 1839

[Col Hon?] Jas. Farrington
Feb [February 20 1838

George Woodward E
Plymouth NH
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11.662 
BRIEF in the case of Simeon Smith of Campton [crossed out: of] Grafton Cy [County] in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? -
3. How old is he? 68
4. State his service, as directed [on the?] form annexed.

Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
1780 June | Years, 6 Months, Days. | As a private | Gen. Capt. Dl. [Captain Daniel] Beede LtCol [Lieutenant Colonel] H. Dearborn Capt Livermore

5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sandwich
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? a living Witness - Tradition-- no [Clergy?]
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right

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

H. C. Easton
Examining Clerk.
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March 1, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-S/MCS [illegible]
Simeon Smith, R. 9803

Mrs. N. G. Ford
1092 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers, Israel Gilman and Simeon Smith.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the
records fails to show such claim on file on account of the service of Israel Gilman.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, R.9803, based upon the military service of Simeon Smith.

He was born February 15, 1764, in Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and lived there until he was over ten years of age when he moved to Sandwich, New Hampshire.

While living in Sandwich, he enlisted early in June, 1780, as private in Captain Daniel Livermore's company in Colonel Scammell's Third New Hampshire Regiment and was discharged Dunember [December] 6, 1780.

After living in Sandwich about sixteen years he moved to Bath, New Hampshire. Three years later he moved to Lyndon, Vermont, and thirteen years later he moved back to Sandwich, six years later he moved to Moultonborough, thirteen years later he moved to Sandwich and one later he moved to Campton, New Hampshire.

He applied for pension on September 5, 1832, while living at Campton, New Hampshire. The claim was allowed.
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Simeon Smith died July 17, 1852, at Campton, New Hampshire.

While a resident of Sandwich he married there December 31, 1789, Mary or Molly Harriman or Herryman of Moultonborough, New Hampshire.

In 1852 he was eighty-five years of age and was living at Campton, New Hampshire, and was living there in 1855.

In 1852 Abigail True of Holderness, New Hampshire, stated that when she was eighteen she attended the wedding of her brother, Simeon Smith, at her father's home in Sandwich, New Hampshire.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Camp Soldier's Fortune
Decr. [December] 6, 1780

Simeon Smith Soldier in the 3d NHampshire Regt. [New Hampshire Regiment] Inhabitant of the State of NHampshire is hereby discharged and permitted to return to the above state.

To whom it may Concern

Ja. Wait Magr [Major] 3 NH
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All issuing commissarys [commissaries] are desired to supply the within Namd [Named] Simeon Smith with provissions [provision] on his way to NHampshire [New Hampshire]. None to be drawn by this order after the 16 Inst [Instant]

Jon. Wait Magr [Major] 3 NH

Simeon Smith
N.H.
R.9802
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N.H. [New Hampshire]

Smith, Simeon

R. 9.803
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HR 192

25th CONGRESS, 2d Session. ┃ [ Rep. No. 167. ] ┃ Ho. of REPS. [House of Representatives]

SIMEON SMITH.
[To accompany bill H.R.No. 192.]

DECEMBER 22, 1837.

Mr. KLINGENSMITH, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following

REPORT:

The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Simeon Smith, report:

That it appears, from the statement of the petitioner, that he is a resident of Campton, in the county of Grafton, State of New Hampshire; that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780, for six months, in the early part of June in said year; that he served in a company commanded by Captain Livermore, in the third New Hampshire regiment, continental line; that the said regiment was called Scammel's regiment, and, when he joined, it was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dearborn; that he marched to West Point, in New York, and on his way passed muster at Kingston, in New Hampshire, under the inspection of Josiah Bartlett; that he marched to, and lay at different places during his term of service; that he served the whole term of his enlistment, and was discharged at Soldier's Fortune. A copy of his discharge is hereunto annexed, viz:

"Camp, Soldier's Fortune, December 6, 1780. Simeon Smith, soldier in the third New Hampshire regiment, inhabitant of the State of New Hampshire, is hereby discharged, and permitted to return to the above State. To whom it may concern. John Wait, major third New Hampshire regiment.

"All issuing commissaries are desired to supply the within-named Simon Smith with provisions on his way to New Hampshire; none to be drawn by this order after the 16th instant. John Wait, major third New
Hampshire regiment."

The affidavit of Robert Glines fully proves the six month's service.

The committee think that the petitioner is entitled to a pension for six months' service, and therefore report a bill.

Thomas Allen, print.
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of any agency in any State - Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
(Appears crossed out)
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in this matter of the application of Simeon Smith of Campton in said county for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this ___ day of September A.D. 1832
(Appears crossed out)

of any agency in any state - that he served in all five months & received said discharge on the morning of the sixth day of December given in said discharge - that he has no documentary 
evidence other than what is hereto annexed & knows of no testimony which he can now obtain except that hereto annexed - that he was born in Raymond in the County of Rockingham
and said State of New Hampshire on the fifteenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred & sixty four lived there till past ten years of age - moved thence to Sandwich in said New Hampshire lived there about sixteen years - moved thence to Bath in sd New Hampshire lived there about three years & moved to Lyndon in Vermont lived there about thirteen years & returned to Sandwich & lived there about six years thence to Moultonborough where he lived about thirteen years thence returned to Sandwich & lived one year thence to Campton where he now lives & has lived ever since - that
he has a memorandum of his birth in a family record left by his father & in his new testament. Simeon Smith
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year first above mentioned
Geo Woodward Clerk
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We Samuel Kenniston & David Webster both
residing in Campton within mentioned hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Simeon Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age that he is respected in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Samuel Kenniston
David Webster
Sworn to subscribed the day & year
first aforementioned - Geo. Woodward Clerk
and said Court declares hereby their opinion after investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - and the Count certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Kenniston & David Webster who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Campton aforesaid are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Geo Woodward Clerk
----
11662
----
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings in the matter of the application of Simeon Smith for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this fifth day of September 1832.
Geo Woodward Clerk
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1935 Mar. 1  hist. to
Mrs. N.G. Ford.  M. Ct.


REJECTED
9803

P.O.____________________________________
Mary Smith

Service:_________________________________

Enlisted:____________________, 18
Discharged:________________, 18

Application filed:____________________, 18

Alleges: [stricken through]
Widow's pension claim filed too late to be entered on list of rejected claims printed in 1852
["Re-enlisted:" stricken out]

Attorney:_______________________________
P.O._____________________________________
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The Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir--

It has been suggested to me by Mr James F. McKinley, or as I should say, Maj. Gen'l McKinley of the Adj. General's Dept. that you may have some additional information for me in regard to the Rev. War Records of Israel Gilman [underlined] of Exeter and Sandwich New Hampshire and Simeon Smith [underlined] likewise of both places.  Information already from War Dept.

Israel Gilman [both underlined] (N.H.) Lt. Col. 3rd N.H. Reg. on Staff Col. John Stark's, Col. James Reed's and Col Enoch Poor's Regiments.  
[written in left margin beside the above wording:  "June 1st to Dec. 1775"]
Also Lt. Col. Ind. Continental Infantry Jan 1st to Dec. 31--1776.  

Simeon Smith [both underlined].  Records show several Simeon Smiths.  I want one from Exeter later Sandwich N.H.  I know he served as a private.  Was he later a Captain?

I want to know if the Israel Gilman noted above was the Israel Gilman of Sandwich, New Hampshire, whose
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later record I know about I understand he came to Sandwich after [underlined] the Rev War was over.  not sure of this--So he may be listed as from Exeter only.  This information is fm a town history soon going to press and I will appreciate an early reply.

Yours Truly
(Mrs N.G.) Lena Smith Ford
1092 Farmington Ave
West Hartford
Conn

Feb. 23--35
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