Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,360, for Titus Smith, Massachusetts
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3-1776
Service                   Number
Mass. Smith, Titus  W. 15,360
                  Atarah  BL.M.31708_160-55
Contents
[In very light penciled writing]
Always [illegible] of Medfield, Norfolk [illegible] Mass. + died there Sept. 1, 1805
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Commonwealth of Massachussetts.
County of Norfolk Ss. I Jonathan H. Cobb, Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Norfolk hereby certify that Sherman Leland is Judge of said Court of Probate + that William Ellis is a Justice of the Peace [illegible] and of the [illegible] of said County of Norfolk + that their several [illegible][struckthrough] signatures [illegible] + the papers [illegible] are genuine + true.
In Testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this sixth day of April AD 1839.
Jonathan H. Cobb
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State of Massachusetts,
County of Norfolk, ss.}
On this  fifth](handwritten) day of [March](handwritten) A.D. 1839, personally appeared [in open Court](handwritten) before the Hon. Sherman Leland, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Norfolk, [Atarah Smith](handwritten with small dash to the right) a resident of [Medfield](handwritten) in said County, aged [seventy three](handwritten) 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 7th, A.D. 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows."
VIZ-I [Atarah Smith](handwritten) of [Medfield](handwritten) in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being [seventy three](handwritten) years of age, declare and say, that I am the Widow of [Titus Smith](handwritten) late of (illegible...maybe Fall?) Medfield.... deceased, who rendered military services to the United States in the Revolutionary war, and which according to my own recollection and the best evidence within my knowledge, were performed as follows, viz:-
Six months service as Soldier or fifer at Providence and other places in the State of Rhode Island in Capt " Haskins Company and Col Jacob's Regiment, that their service before about the first of June A.D. 1778 and ended in the month of December next following and ^[illegible]
Also nine months service as a Fifer at West Point [illegible] in the state of New York and at some place in the State of New Jersey in the Continental Line, in Capt "Redding's" Company and Col. Bradfords Regiment, Gen Patersons Brigade that their service began in The month of July AD. 1779 and ended in The month of April AD-1780-
Also Two months service as soldier in The [illegible]
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"Titus Smith and Atarah Hamant both of Medfield were joined in Marriage by the Rev. Thomas [illegible]entifs"
I Charles Onion of Medfield in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts being of Lawful age hereby certify and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of said Medfield at the present time and have the custody and keeping of the Books and Records of said Town, that the forgoing extract shewing the marriage of Titus Smith and Atarah Hamant is a time copy of the record thereof with the exception of the date, which is expuped on the record in fair legible letters and figures as follows
"August 22 1782"
Charles Onion [symbol] Clerk of the Town of Medfield
[different handwriting]
State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk
November 17 1838 then the above named Charles Onion Clerk of the town of Medfield and a credible witness [illegible] to and made Oath that the matter by him certified in the foregoing statement by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of the Peace
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I Thomas Smith of Dover in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts being of lawful age hereby testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Titus Smith and Atarah Smith his wife, of Medfield in said County, some years before the decease of said Titus Smith, & that said Titus Smight died at Medfield some time in the month of September in the year A.D. 1805. 

And I further testify and say that I am knowing to the fact, that said Atarah Smith the widow of said Titus Smith, has not intermarried since the death of her said husband, but remains the widow of said Titus Smith dec' at the present time, and resides in said town of Medfield.

Thomas Smith

State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS

March 23, 1839, then, Thomas Smith above named a credible witness personally appeared and subscribed to, and made Oath, that the matter set forth in the foregoing statement by him so subscribed, is true.

Before me [illegible, probably M or W] Ellis Justice of the Peace
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Commonwelth of Massachusetts

________

Secretary's Office, Boston, June 20th 1855.

I hereby certify, that at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed, Charles Hamant was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk

in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and out to be given, in and out of Court.

In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affized the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

E. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth

[note - there is a seal to the left of the signature; however, it is not legible]
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State of Massachusetts }
County of Norfolk, S.S. }

Medfield May 31, 1855

We, Harriet S. Hamant and Angeline E. Smith residents of [illegible] Medfield in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Attarah Smith, in our presence, and that we [crossed out: believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be] know her to be the identified widow of Titus Smith - who was [reported -?] to have been a soldier of the [?] the Revolutionary War - that she is a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and that she is now a widow.

Harriet S. Hamant
Angeline E. Smith

_________________________________________________

The foregoing declaration and affadivit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written ; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons ; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

Charles Hamant, Justice of the Peace
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Widow Revolutionary Pensioner's 
Application for Bounty Land
(By the Widow of a deceased person who has not had a Land Warrant,)

[sideways numbers in left margin] 174848

State of Massachusetts}
County of Norfolk}

On this thirty first day of May A.D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforeseaid, Attarah Smith, aged ninety years, a resident Medfield in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sowrn according to law declares that she is a widow of Titus Smith deceased, who was a [was a private and fifer] soldier in the [[crossed out: company commanded by Captain]] Revolutionary War & served as a private & fifer in manner particularly set forth in the papers on file in the Pension Bureau - in the matter of her application for pension under Act 2 February - 1848 - that she is now a Revolutionary pensioner of the [[crossed out: ___ in the __ Regiment of ____ commanded by ____ in the war with Great Britain declared by the Untied States on the 18th day of June, 1812]] United States at the rate of forty eight 44/100 dollars per annum _ that her pension Certificate was issued to her under date of 27 Janaury 1849 & that she is now a widow. She declares that she has not received a Warrant for County Land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor [[crossed out: that her said husband ___ on or about the ___ day of ___ A.D. ___ for the term of ___ and continued in actula service in said war for the term of ___ and was honorably discharged at ___ on the ___ day of ___ A.D.]]

[[crossed out: She further states that she was married to the said Titus Smith in ___ on the Twenty-Second day of August A.D. 17[?]2, by one Thomas Prentiss, a Clergyman and that 
her name before her said marriage was Attarah Hamant, that her said husband died at Medfield on the first day of September A.D. 1805 and that she is now a widow.]]

That her name is inscribed on the Roll of the Boston Mass Pension Agency at the rate of fifty eight 44/100 dollars per annum. 

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approvied March 3d, 1855. She prays that the Certificate of her Entitlement & Bounty Land may be sent for her to Ephraim Browne Jr Boston Mass.

Attarah Smith
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/MMM
April 4, 1930.
Mrs. Ida M. Payton
Route 1, Box 350
Seffner
Florida.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim W. 15360, it appears that Titus Smith served in the
Massachusetts troops as follows:
From June 1, 1778 six months as fifer in Captain Haskin's
Company, Colonel Jacobs' Regiment, and was in Sullivan's expedition
to Rhode Island. From July 1779 nine months as fifer in
Captain Redding's Company, Colonel Bradford's Regiment. In the
fall of 1780, two months in Captain Fisher's Company, Colonel
Howe's Regiment.
He died September 1, 1805 at Medfield, Norfolk County,
Massachusetts.
The soldier married August 22, 1782, at Medfield, Massachusetts
, Atarah Hamant or Hammant. They were both then of said
Medfield.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March
5, 1839, at which time she was a resident of Medfield, Massachusetts
, aged seventy-three years.
There is no reference to children.
The above noted Titus Smith is the only soldier of that
name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Hon. L.P Waldo 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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A Rogers Smith of Brandon in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont aged 77 seventy seven years living duly sworn testify and say that Titus Smith late of Medfield in the State of Massachusetts deceased, enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army of the U. States in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight for six months, under Capt. Haskins in Col. Jacobs Regiment under General Sullivan and served his six months in Rhode Island and was in the engagement where we fought ten miles on the retreat. In July seventeen hundred hundred and seventy nine said Titus enlisted for nine months under Capt. Redding in Col. Bradfords Regiment and joined the army under General Patterson at West Point in February after he was ordered out on a scouting party under Capt. Cooper and narrowly escaped with his life deeming for nine months service said Titusw was employed as a fifer and served his discharge at that point after having served his full time. And further say not. 
Rogers Smith

State of Vermont
Rutland County 
At Brandon in County on this 27th day of February AD 1839 personally appeared Rogers Smith of Brandon aforesaid. Made solemn oath and after that his foregoing affidavit by his subscribed was made agreably to truth. 
Before me B. Davenport Justice of the Peace
I also certify that said Smith is a credible witness and entitled to full credit. 
B. Davenport, Justice of the Peace
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A. smith
au
2961
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office Boston September 6th 1848
I hereby certify that at the date of this annexed attestation Jonathan Bishop was a Justice of the Peace of the County of Norfolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 

Wm Tufts Deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk County ] ss.

On this twenty eighth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, Attarah Smith, a resident of Medfield in the county of Norfolk aforesaid aged Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Titus Smith, who was a resident of Medfield and who was a private and fifer in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of fifty eight dollars and forty four cents per annum. 
She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, 
In presence of 
John P. Bishop
Joanna H. Smith

Before me, Atarah Smith

Jon P. Bishop, Justice of the Peace. 
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner as she declares.
Jon P. Bishop
Justice of the Peace.
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2943
Attarah Smith; Claim
Pension Act march 3 1843

Please to report the result to the subscriber at Dedham Mass tt. 

Wm Ellis
Amt 
58.44
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office July 19th 1843

I hereby certify that at the date of the attestation hereto attached, William Ellis was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 

Jno. A Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS
On this thirteenth day of April AD 1843 Personally appeared before he subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, Attarah Smith a resident of Medfield in said county of Norfolk, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed March 3 AD 1843- granting pensions to certain widows of officers and soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War. 

That she is the widow of Titus Smith- late of Medfield in said County dec. who was a fifer and private, rendered military services to the United States in the Revolutionary War, that for said military services She made application for a five year pension under the Act of Congress passed July 7th AD 1838 and in the month of April AD 1939 forwarded to the US Pension Department with said application, the requisite proofs of said Titus Smith, Revolutionary services, and the proof of her lawful marriage to him the said Titus Smith her late husband deceased and who died at said Medfield September 1st AD 1805. That on said application she received a certificate, granting her a pension of $58.44 per annum for a term of five years from March 4th 1836 to March 4th 1841. That she received the amount of said pension and at the last payment thereof surrendered her said certificate to the U.S. Agent for paying pensions in Boston in the State of Massachusetts. That she is the identical Attarah Smith who made application, and received the pension as aforesaid. That she has not intermarried since the death of her said husband, but remains the widow of said Titus Smith dec. and is now seventy eight years of age. 
Attarah Smith

Sworn to and subscribed by said Attarah Smith on the day and year, first above written. 
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of the Peace

And I further certify that the above named applicant Attarah Smith is personally known to me to be the identical person who was pensioned under the act of July 7th 1838 as she has above stated. 
Wm Ellis justice of the Peace

Not the word 'congress" in the fourth space from the top was inserted by me before the claimant subscribed to or made oath to this deposition. Wm Ellis
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James L Edwards Esq
US Com of Pensions
Washington City
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Dedham Mass tt April 9th 1839

Wm Edwards

Sir
Herewith is hammiths the Pension application of Atarah Smith the widow of Titus Smith dec. The Affidavit of Roger Smith I believe to be a lone document though a certificate does not accompany it from the Secretary of the State of Vermont. That Justice Davenport is a duly authorized Magistrate in and for the County of Rutland V.T. but considering the distance to be over two hundred miles to send for such and that the original receipts to be enough this application, appear to sustain the same tour of service describes in said Roger Smith testimony, I have forwarded it without such certificate, but if it should be yet found indispensable we will endeavor to obtain it from the State of Vermont. 

Very respectfully
Your obt servant 
Wm Ellis

James L. Edwards Esq. 
U.S. Com of Pensions
Washington City
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J.L. Edwards Esqre
Commissioner of Pensions
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Merchants Bank
Boston 6 Sept 1868

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Com of Pensions

Sir, 
Enclosed are the Declarations made by the following named widows. to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress of 2d July 1848. 
They with that their pension certificates may be sent to my care. 
Very Respectfully 
Your Obedt serv,
G.L. Bulfinch

List
Bullard H.
Burnham S.
Sawyer P.
Simmons S. 
Smith A.
Taylor L.
Johnson M.
Perkins E. 
Miller Jane 

Hon. J Grennell
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To James L. Edwards Esq-
Washington City

Six Receipts, or documents in aid of the claim of Mrs Atarah Smith
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Feby 1st 1930
Seffner Fla. 

My grandfather was Titus Smith born 1757-Deied 1815 at Deerfield Mass father of Samuel, Marilla, William, Stephen, Wyman and Joel. His wife I think was Jiporah Gunn was this Titus Smith a Revolutionary Soldier. I wish to establish a claim to the D.A.R if he was please give me necessary proof. 
I thank you
Mrs. Ida M. Payton

Present Address Seffner Fla
Rte 1 Box 250 

After May 1st
1537 12th Avenue
Moline Ill. 

Pension Offie
Feb 5 1930
US
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[Underlined] - 174-848
Attarah Smith
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174848

Attarah Smith
wid. of Titus Smith
Boynton Mar 13/16
Johnson
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Army Pension Agency
Boston 3 Dec 1855

Sir
I herewith forward certificate of Sec of State of Mass- of service of the husband of
Attarah Smith- Bounty Land application } No. 174- 848

Reply 

To the Hon 
Josiah Minot
Comm of Pensions} E Browness
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office, Boston
November 28, 1855

I Hereby certify that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Titus Smith is found on pay roll of Capt. Jesse Stone's Comp Col. Job Cushing's Regt from July 27 to Aug 29 1777 I month 9 days, travel included as a fifer. Roll dated Oxford, March 26, 1778. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 
W.M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Medfield July-22-1779
Received of Mep the Major Nathan Hardin and Elihu Chenery, a Committee of G Town, the sum of Four Hundred and sixty two pounds, a piece for each man for entering as soldiers for nine months in the United States Army. 
We say Rec'd by us

Titus Smith
John Moore
Rogers Smith
Billa Hills
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Medfield July-13-1778
Received of the Select Men of Medfield our Milliage to Providence in campment agreable to a Late Resolve of the General court of June-12-1778 it being 27 miles and 13/6 B Man
We Say Received by us

Jesse Ellis
Titus Smith
Rogers Smith
Warrick Green
Zimri Cleavland
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Medfield July 8th 1778
Received of the Towns Committee the sum of Fifty five pound twelve shiling there of the town
I say received by me Titus Smith

Medfield July 8th 1778
Received of the Towns Committee the sum of fifty five pound twelve shiling on the time of the town
I say received by me
Rogers Smith
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Titus Smith
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No. 3- Titus Smith
May-23- 1780 

Titus Smith
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Medfield July-22-1779
In Behalf of the Town of Medfield we then subscribers do promise to pay to Titus Smith the sum of Two Hundred and Eighty Two pounds in part for his time as a soldier for nine months in the continental Army on Demand, with lawful interest till paid.
As witness our hands

Asa Mason
Nathan Harding
Elihu Chenery

Committee of Medfield
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Principle- 282.00
Interest 14.20
296.2

Rec'd the above in full of this note
Titus Smith
May-23 1780

N-5
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To Eleazer Wheelock Town Treasurer 
We order you to pay Titus Smith the sum of Two Hundred and Eighty Two pounds it being for a note expecting in behalf of the town of Medfield, with its Interest. 
Dated July-22-1779
Medfield April-4-1780

Silvanus Plunyt
Oliver Ellis
Danl Perry 

Select Men of Medfield
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To Mr. John Metcalfe Town Treasr. Or Surfson 
We order you to pay Titus Smith the sum of Ninety pounds in full with what I have read before fore serving in the militia of Rhode Island under the command of Capt. Fisher. 
Medfield 31st May 1781

Barach Mason
Nathan Adams
James Morge 

Select Men of Medfield

75)90(1
75
15
20
75)300(4
300
000
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Army pension Office
Boston 17 June 1855

Sir
I herewith forward the application of Attarah Smith (a pensioner on the roll of this agency) for Bounty Land
Reply

Hon. L. R Maldo
Comm. of Pensions

E Browne
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Massachusetts 3535

Attarah Smith
widow of Titus Smith
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the 1st September 1805 of Norfolk in the State of Massachusetts who was a Priv. and Fifer in the Company commanded by Captain Reddings of the Regt commanded by Bradford in the Mass. line for 17 mon 1 day 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 58 Dollars 44 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of July '39 and Wm Ellis Deshaw 

Appears to the 4th of all as $175.32
Semi-annual allowance ending 29.22
$204.54

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Page 131
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2261
Massachusetts
Atarah Smith
widow of Titus Smith
who was a private and fifer
in the Massachusetts Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
58 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
25th day of Nov 1843
and sent to Wm. Ellis
Dedham, Mass.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book C,
Vol. 1, Page 54.